Lamar's Sabria Dean wins opening SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award,

FRISCO, Texas – Lamar's Sabria Dean has won the opening SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week award for the 2023-24 season, as announced by the conference office on Monday.

Player of the Week: Sabria Dean, Lamar – Sr. – Mineola, TX (Mineola High School)
Dean averaged 20.0 points per game in Lamar's first two contests of the season. After a 10 point effort in the season-opener against Texas College, she poured in a mammoth 30 points on the road at UT-Arlington to help the Cardinals knock off the Mavericks. Dean was 9-of-15 from the field and went 11-of-13 at the free throw line, en route to the Cardinals starting the season with back-to-back victories. This was Dean's second career 30-point game. Dean was the SLC Freshman of the Year in 2021, and came into this season having averaged 13.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game last year. Lamar are 2-0 to start the year for the first time since the opening weekend of the 2018-19 season.

(Honorable Mention: Lexi Alexander, Nicholls)

2023 Southland Women’s Basketball Players of the Week

Date	Player of the Week
Nov. 13	Sabria Dean, Lamar

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.

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