Catawba's DeShazo Named Astroturf Women's Basketball Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) –The South Atlantic Conference announced the AstroTurf Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the fifth week of the 2019-20 season. Catawba's Taisha DeShazo earns this week's Player of the Week honor.

A junior forward, DeShazo helped lead the Indians to a big conference win with 42 points, seven rebounds, two assists and seven three-pointers verses UVa-Wise. Overall the Martinsville, Va. native shot 50.0 percent from the floor and went 9-for-12 from the free-throw line. DeShazo's career high game led to a new school record for the most points recorded in a come-from-behind game. This is DeShazo's first Player of the Week honor of the season.

2019-20 SAC AstroTurf Women's Basketball Players of the Week 

Nov. 11 – Alex Mollenhauer, Anderson

Nov.18 -  Kayla Marosites, Carson-Newman

Nov. 25 -  Madeline Hardy, Lenoir-Rhyne

Dec. 2 – Cynita Webb, UVa-Wise

Dec. 9 – Taisha DeShazo, Catawba

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.  

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