Anderson's Dillard Named South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Women's Basketball Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Anderson forward Alexis Dillard has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played Feb. 19-25, the League announced today.

Dillard, a senior from Taylors, S.C., led the Trojans to a 2-0 record last week, and helped them secure the No. 3 seed in the SAC Women's Basketball Championship. She opened the week with a 13 point, 11 rebound performance in Anderson's 76-66 win over Tusculum. She also shot 80 percent from the field and 62.5 percent from the charity stripe. In her second game of the week, Dillard led Anderson to a 75-55 win over Coker, scoring 13 points and grabbing 12 boards. During the Coker game, Dillard became Anderson's all-time leading rebounder with 908 for her career. She is also one of just two players in Anderson history with 1,000 points and 900 rebounds.

For the week, Dillard averaged 13 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 56.3 percent from the floor and 61.5 percent from the free throw line.

This is Dillard's second Player of the Week selection this year. 

2017-18 AstroTurf SAC Women's Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 14 – Mika Wester, Carson-Newman
Nov. 20 – Haris Price, Carson-Newman
Nov. 27 – Haris Price, Carson-Newman; Shelby Britten, Newberry
Dec. 4 – Alexis Dillard, Anderson
Dec. 11 – Serena Brown, Catawba
Dec. 18 – Marta Miscenko, Wingate
Jan. 2 – Qua Hines, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 8 – Mia Long, Tusculum
Jan. 16 – Marta Miscenko, Wingate
Jan. 22 – Haris Price, Carson-Newman
Jan. 29 – Terri Rogers, Catawba
Feb. 5 – Janea Williams, Coker
Feb. 12 – Madi Suddreth, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 19 – Mika Wester, Carson-Newman
Feb. 26 – Alexis Dillard, Anderson

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