SFA’s Zya Nugent Tabbed Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
FRISCO, Texas – Stephen F. Austin’s Zya Nugent is the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Southland weekly honors are presented by
Hercules Tires.
Nugent pushed the Ladyjacks to an 8-2 record last week with 23 points, six rebounds and six assists in a 100-61 win at home against Texas Southern. She went 2-for-3 from beyond the arc and finished the game 9-of-12 from the field, improving her season field-goal average to a blistering 51 percent.
The award marks the first of her Southland career. Nugent and the Ladyjacks are back in action Saturday, Jan. 2 for their conference opener against New Orleans. Tip is set for 2 p.m. in Nacogdoches inside William R. Johnson Coliseum.
Women’s Basketball Player of the Week – Zya Nugent, Stephen F. Austin – So. – Guard – Denison, Texas
Nugent’s breakout performance against Texas Southern pushed the Ladyjacks to an 8-2 non-conference record and featured 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting. She also pulled six rebounds, two steals while dishing out six assists in the victory. The sophomore currently leads the Ladyjacks roster averaging 13.6 points and ranks second on the team with 27 assists through 10 games.
Honorable Mention: Mary Delgado, New Orleans.
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school’s sports information director. Voting for one’s own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.