Anderson's McDowell Brings Home SAC WePlayed Sports Women's Basketball Player of the Week
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Anderson forward Diamond McDowell has been named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played during week 15 of the 2024-25 season, the Conference announced today.
McDowell, a forward from Asheboro, N.C., led Anderson to wins over Wingate and Emory & Henry last week as she recorded her 14th and 15th double-doubles of the season and her seventh straight. Against Wingate, McDowell poured in 28 points and ripped down 17 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. She followed up with a 27-point, 13-rebound performance continuing her stellar play. For the week, she averaged 27.5 points and 15.0 rebounds to go with 3.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game.
Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 11 – Sable Burnside, UVA Wise
Nov. 18 – Ni'Kiah Chesterfield, Tusculum
Nov. 25 – Shawnteanna Tillman, Coker
Dec. 2 – Lia Anderson, Wingate
Dec. 9 – Lia Anderson, Wingate
Dec. 16 – Jess Tompkins, Newberry
Dec. 23 – Alexa Smiddy, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 6 – Janiya Foskey, Catawba
Jan. 13 – Sable Burnside, UVA Wise
Jan. 20 – Jennifer Sullivan, Carson-Newman
Jan. 27 – Shawnteanna Tillman, Coker
Feb. 3 – Janiya Foskey, Catawba
Feb. 10 – Diamond McDowell, Anderson
Feb. 17 – Janiya Foskey, Catawba
Feb. 24 – Diamond McDowell, Anderson
WePlayed Sports 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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