Oakwood’s Keys, Stillman’s Minter take home HBCUAC WBB Awards

NEW ORLEANS - November 4, 2024 - Oakwood University's Saniya Keys wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Offensive, Defensive and Freshman of the Week. Stillman College's Jaida Minter garners Newcomer of the Week for their performance from October 28-November 3.

Keys averaged 26 points and 17.5 rebounds per game in two contests last week. She put up 30 points and 18 rebounds to lead Oakwood to their first victory over Washington Adventist University on Saturday. For the week, Key shot 57.6 percent from the field. She leads the conference in points and rebounds per game.

Minter averaged 15 points, 3.5 rebounds and three assists per game in two contests. Her 13 points, four assists and three rebounds helped Stillman defeat Faulkner University for its first win of the 2024-25 season. Minter is tied for sixth in the conference in points per game and seventh in assists per game.

Additional women's basketball weekly nominees: Kewaysha Alsup (Wiley), Limaya Batimba (Stillman), Jayla Bibbs (Fisk), Morgan Bone (Oakwood), Ty'Shemia Bunkley (Voorhees), Talyia Cawthon (Rust), Laila Eliotti (Fisk), Brayland Ferguson (Tougaloo), Nedisha Ford (Voorhees), Jordan Harris (SUNO), Lelia Henderson (Stillman), Kaylan Jack (SUNO), Samya Johnson (Philander Smith), Ashlyn Kimble (Philander Smith), Mary Leday (Wiley), Cassidy Lowe (Dillard), Cameryn Morris (Rust), Jessica Nerestant (Wiley), Keeli Oliver-Burton (Fisk), Michaela Payton (Rust), Jinaye Pittman (SUNO), Imani Rothschild (Dillard), Jakhiya Smith (SUNO), Lauren Sutton (Tougaloo), Dasia Turner (Philander Smith), Morgan Williams (Tougaloo), Ari Winston (Philander Smith)

2024-25 Women's Basketball Players of the Week

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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.