BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alcorn Women's Basketball has been selected to finish 11th in the Preseason Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Predicted Order of Finish, as announced by the league office on Monday. The all-conference honors and preseason poll was voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
Jackson State was tabbed as the favorite heading into the 2022-23 season. The Lady Tigers were followed by Alabama State (2nd), Southern (3rd), Alabama A&M (4th) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5th) to round out the top five preseason poll selections.
Grambling State (6th), Prairie View A&M (7th), Texas Southern (8th), Bethune-Cookman (9th), Florida A&M (10th), Alcorn State (11th), and Mississippi Valley State (12th) were tabbed to finish 6-12, respectively.
Alcorn finished the 2021-22 season at 3-22 overall and 2-16 in the SWAC.
Zn'Nyia White ended the season ranked 24th in the league in scoring with 213 points (9.7 per game). In addition to White's scoring prowess, teammates
Maya Claytor and
Tyginae Wright each ended the season amongst the top 20 players in the SWAC for three-point field goals per game. Claytor averaged 1.3 per game, while Wright contributed with 1.1 per contest.
Cayla Obillo was ranked 21st in the SWAC for assists with an average of 2.1 assists per game.
JSU led all preseason poll selections garnering 19 first place votes, followed by Southern (1), Alabama A&M (1), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1), Prairie View A&M (1), and Mississippi Valley State (1) with each tallying one first place vote.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Zaay Green was named Preseason Player of the Year, while Jackson State's Daja Woodard claimed Preseason Defensive Player of the Year recognition.
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
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