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Howard’s Saniyah King named Rookie of the Week for 10th time

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image via Rodney Pierce The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) uncovered its women’s basketball weekly awards where Howard University freshman guard Saniyah King (Washington) received the league’s Co-Rookie of the Week. The announcement came Monday afternoon. King led the Bison to a perfect 2-0 week after wins over Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and at Morgan State (MSU), averaging 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals. Monday (Feb. 17), she tallied 24 points, five boards and a pair of steals against the Hawks. In Saturday’s road win at MSU, the D.C. native registered 25 points…

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MEAC announces women’s basketballers of the week

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title image via the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina Central’s Kyla Bryant and Norfolk State’s Diamond Johnson were named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Co-Players of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. Howard’s Saniyah King was named Rookie of the Week, while Norfolk State’s forward Kierra Wheeler earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively.   Bryant (G, 5-8, Gr., Salisbury, N.C.)  The Salisbury, N.C. product averaged 27.0 points, 8.5 assists, and 6.0 rebounds in 1-1 week for the Eagles. Playing all 40 minutes against Morgan State, Bryant recorded her…

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MEAC announces Week 6 women’s Basketballers of the Week

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Norfolk State guard Diamond Johnson was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. Howard’s guard Saniyah King was named Rookie of the Week, while Norfolk States’s forward Kierra Wheeler earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively. Diamond Johnson (G, 5-5, Gr., Philadelphia, Pa.)  led the Spartans to a 2-0 record averaging 16.5 points, 7.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 steals. Johnson had a standout performance in the win over Shaw where she scored 22 points, dished out 10 assists, and shot 53 percent from the field. Saniyah King…

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