Johnson Named SWAC Defensive Player of the Week

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – It was announced Tuesday afternoon that Briana Johnson is the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Defensive Player of the Week for the period of October 25-31, with the announcement coming from the league headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
Johnson, a 5-foot-5 redshirt freshman from Inglewood, California, was instrumental in helping Alcorn keep two clean sheets over the weekend courtesy a goalless draw away to Alabama State, as well as a 1-0 win away to Alabama A&M.
 
She won all her one-on-one duels over the weekend, as well as never being dribbled past in 180 minutes of playing time on the pitch.
 
Currently, Alcorn is riding a school-record five-match unbeaten streak, breaking the earlier record of four games unbeaten (three wins ad a draw) set in 2011.
 
The Braves have qualified for the SWAC Championships for the first time since the COVID rearranged 2020-21 season.
 
Alcorn concludes the regular season Friday, Oct. 28, when the Braves travel to in-state opponent Mississippi Valley State in Itta Bena at 2 p.m.
 
Other SWAC weekly awards announced were Jackson State's Kendyl Terrell (Offensive Player of the Week) and Mississippi Valley's McKenzie McCarthy (Goalkeeper of the Week).
 
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About the SWAC
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.

Women's competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.
 
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