MEAC Announces Weekly Women's Basketball Honors

NORFOLK, Virginia — Howard junior Sarah Edmond and Bethune-Cookman senior Angel Golden were selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week, the conference office announced today. Savannah State’s Myasia Jones earned Rookie of the Week honors, while Savannah State sophomore Jacquece Alston was named Defensive Player of the Week.


 
Edmond (G, 5-9, Jr., Freeport, N.Y.) averaged 18.7 points per game in helping the Bison open the 2018-19 season with a 2-1 mark this past week. After opening the season with 22 points and five steals against La Salle, Edmond added 18 points and four assists in a win over NJIT. She closed out the week with a 16-point effort at William & Mary, and for the week, Edmond was 19-for-41 (46.3 percent) from the floor.
 
Golden (G, 5-8, Sr., Tampa, Fla.) scored 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting in the Wildcats’ 81-76 overtime win over Liberty, highlighting a week in which the MEAC Preseason Player of the Year averaged 19.0 points per contest and was 13-for-29 (44.8 percent) from the floor. She opened the season with an 18-point performance against Edward Waters.
 
Jones (G, 5-10, Fr., Lavonia, Ga.) began her college career by dropping 28 points against Wesleyan College, a game in which she also had six rebounds, five steals and four assists. She followed that up with a 19-point, five-steal, four-rebound performance against Carver College, and for the week, Jones averaged 23.5 points a game and shot 43.9 percent (18-for-41) from the floor.
 
Alston (G, 5-6, So., Fairburn, Ga.) averaged nine steals per game in helping Savannah State to a pair of decisive wins this past week. In the season opener against Wesleyan College, she grabbed 12 steals – to go along with 12 assists and 13 points for a triple-double (and she grabbed seven rebounds). She had six more steals in a win over Carver College, while also grabbing four rebounds on the defensive end.
 
Other Top Performers
Chasimmie Brown (B-CU) grabbed double-digit rebounds in wins over Edward Waters (13) and Liberty (18).
 
Kiana Williams (B-CU) had nine points and seven assists against Liberty.
 
Chance Graham (CSU) had 17 points and 11 rebounds at West Virginia.
 
E’mya Price (CSU) scored 11 points at Maryland.
 
NaJai Pollard (DSU) recorded a double-double (19 points, 11 rebounds) against Temple.
 
Krislyn Marsh (HOW) had a double-double (11 points, 17 rebounds) against La Salle.
 
Ciani Byrom (MDES) averaged 17.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in three contests.

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