PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bianka Beardon - St. Augustine’s, JR, G, 5'10, New Orleans, LA
Beardon had an outstanding two-game week, finishing with 56 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals and a blocked shot. Her best performance was against Johnson C. Smith where she displayed her skills scoring 29 points, pulling down 5 rebounds, handing out 7 assists, and stealing the ball twice.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Tiffany Mitchell - Shaw, JR, G, 6’2, Martinsville, VA
In the game against Voorhees, Mitchell had 19 points, 17 rebounds, and a steal. Mitchell finished the week with 44 points, 27 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocked shots.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Marsha Tennant - Shaw, FR, F, 6’1, Maplewood, NJ
Tennant finished the week with 35 points, 34 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a blocked shot. Her best game came against N.C. Central where she scored 16 points, pulled down 19 rebounds, stole the ball twice and blocked a shot.
COACH OF THE WEEK
Eric Tucker -Fayetteville State
Coach Tucker guided the Lady Broncos to wins over Livingstone, 76-66, and Norfolk State 77-74. His win over Norfolk State was his second this season and the first time FSU has had back to back wins over NSU since the 1981-82 season.
NEWS NOTES
Rashida Brooks, Bowie State, finished the week with 43 rebounds (14.3 rpg) in three games.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lafonte Moses - St. Augustine's, SO, F, 6'7, 195, Goldsboro, NC
Moses had an outstanding three-game week scaring 73 points, pulling down 17 rebounds, dishing out 4 assists, stealing the ball four times and blocking one shot. His best performance came against Johnson C. Smith where he had 30 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a blocked shot.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Bernard Heard- St. Augustine's, FR, F, 6'7,195, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
In three games last week, Heard scored 35 points, grabbed 28 rebounds, handed out 6 assists, stole the ball 4 times and blocked 4 shots. His best game came against Johnson C. Smith where he had 11 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and a blocked shot.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Marquis Johnson - N.C. Central, FR, G, 6'1, 175, Zebulon, NC
Johnson finished the week with 29 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal. In the game against Bowie State, he had 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and one steal.
COACH OF THE WEEK
Ed Joyner - St. Paul's
Coach Joyner led the Tigers to an undefeated week recording wins against conference opponents Virginia Union, 60-57, and Norfolk State, 66-63. The wins placed St. Paul's first in the Northern Division.