Oakwood, Tougaloo pair win Week 13 HBCUAC Women's Basketball Honors

Oakwood and Tougaloo picked up key HBCUAC victories.

January 26, 2026

NEW ORLEANS - Oakwood University forward Trenisha Adams captures Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Offensive Player of the Week. Tougaloo College's forward Brayland Ferguson garners Defensive Player of the Week. Shalayne Morgan takes Newcomer of the Week. The women were honored for their performance between January 19-25, the conference announced on Monday.

Adams posted 24.5 points and 3.5 assists per game, helping the Lady Ambassadors to a victory over Wilberforce University on Thursday. She put up 18 points on an 8-for-13 shooting performance against Stillman College on Thursday. On Thursday, Adams tallied 31 points and five assists. She added two offensive rebounds and finished the week with seven assists.

Ferguson recorded 29 rebounds, eight steals and one block in two games, leading the Lady Bulldogs to a victory. She had 12 rebounds with six on defense and three steals in Thursday's game at Dillard. On Saturday, she grabbed 17 rebounds with 13 on defense and stole the ball five times, to lead Tougaloo to a 77-67 victory over Southern University at New Orleans. This is Ferguson's second honor.

Morgan averaged 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and three steals per game in two contests last week. She scored 21 points and two rebounds in Thursday's game at Dillard. On Saturday, she put up 20 points, seven rebounds and four steals in a victory over Southern University at New Orleans.

Additional women's basketball weekly nominees: Lauren Bennett (Rust), Talyia Cawthon (Rust), Jordan Harris (Stillman), Patsy Johnson (Rust), Kameron Jones (Talladega), Mya Jones (Stillman), Sommer Joseph (Voorhees), Tierra Slyvas (SUNO), Kyren Wilson (SUNO)

2025-26 HBCUAC Women's Basketball Players of the Week

Date	Offensive	Defensive	Freshman	Newcomer
Oct. 20-26	Brandy Jones, Wiley	Wilhasia Burleson, Huston-Tillotson	Camille Miles, Talladega	Brandy Jones, Wiley
Oct. 27-Nov. 2	Kayla Lee, Fisk	Keshara Romain, Virgin Islands	Katelynn Wilson, SUNO	Keshara Romain, Virgin Islands
Nov. 3-9	Wilashia Burleson, Huston-Tillotson	Wilhasia Burleson, Huston-Tillotson	Katelynn Wilson, SUNO	Jordan Harris, Stillman
Nov. 10-16	Kierra Diggs, Voorhees	Hannah Cornelius, SUNO	Bre'Nai Amos, Tougaloo	Shalayne Morgan, Tougaloo
Nov. 17-23	Patsy Johnson, Rust	Jakhiya Smith, SUNO	Ari Branch, Fisk	Shalayne Morgan, Tougaloo
Nov. 24-30	Kelechi Dike, Wiley	Kelechi Dike, Wiley	Bre'Nai Amos, Tougaloo	Alexis Foster, Wiley
Dec. 1-7	Saniya Keys, Oakwood	Makaila Brown, Tougaloo	Bre'Nai Amos, Tougaloo	Moriah Burley, Wiley
Dec. 8-14	Jaida Minter, Stillman	Kayla Lee, Fisk	Ari Branch, Fisk	Zaire Brown, Paul Quinn
Dec. 15-21	Ari Branch, Fisk	Kayla Lee, Fisk	Ari Branch, Fisk	Harmonie Bolton, Fisk
Dec. 22-Jan. 4	Brayland Ferguson, Tougaloo	Makaila Brown, Tougaloo	Ari Branch, Fisk	Harmonie Bolton, Fisk
Jan. 5-11	Ari Branch, Fisk	Kayla Lee, Fisk	Ari Branch, Fisk	Lauren Bennett, Rust
Jan. 12-18	D'Mya Ferguson, Dillard	Makaila Brown, Tougaloo	Ari Branch, Fisk	Davielis Berroa, Dillard
Jan. 18-25	Trenisha Adams, Oakwood	Brayland Ferguson, Tougaloo	N/A	Shalayne Morgan, Tougaloo

About the 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), Huston-Tillotson University (TX), Oakwood University (AL), Paul Quinn College (TX), 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 soccer, 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.