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Stillman's Haskins, Lumpkin take first HBCUAC Softball Weekly Honors

Stillman's Lauren Haskins and Avary Lumpkin rose to the top of the conference in Week 1.
Stillman's Lauren Haskins and Avary Lumpkin rose to the top of the conference in Week 1.
February 11, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - February 11, 2025 - Stillman College's Lauren Haskins wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Softball Player of the Week and Avary Lumpkin claims Pitcher of the Week. The ladies were recognized for their performances from January 27 to February 9, the conference announced Tuesday.

Haskins, the 2025 Preseason Player of the Year, hit .615 and stole seven bases in four games. In three games, she recorded multiple steals. Haskins scored four runs and posted a .643 on-base percentage, leading Stillman to two victories. Last season, she earned National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-American Third Team and was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference.

Lumpkin won her debut in the circle, holding Blue Mountain Christian College to a run on three hits and struck out two, earning her first win. She limited the Lady Toppers to a .130 batting average.

 

Additional softball weekly nominees: TeYana Towner (Voorhees)

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About HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Oakwood University (AL), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.