FRISCO, Texas — SFA's Faith Blackstone has earned Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week award, the conference office announced Monday.
Women's Basketball Player of the Week: Faith Blackstone, SFA – Sr. – G –Harrisburg, Pa. (Coppin State)
Blackstone led the 'Jacks to two conference wins over New Orleans and Lamar last week by scoring 35 points, shooting .550 from the floor and .813 from the free throw line. She also recorded 16 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals. In the game against New Orleans, Blackstone recorded her third double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Against Lamar, she shot 50 percent from the field with 20 points and six rebounds. She averaged 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds this past week.
2024-25 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Players of the Week
| Date |
Player of the Week |
| Nov. 11 |
Paige Allen, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Nov. 18 |
Tanita Swift, Nicholls |
| Nov. 25 |
Tanita Swift, Nicholls |
| Dec. 2 |
Nora Francois, New Orleans |
| Dec. 9 |
Jorja Elliott, UIW |
| Dec. 16 |
Jacei Denley, Lamar |
| Dec. 30 |
Mireia Aguado, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Jan. 6 |
Mya Blake, Northwestern State |
| Jan. 13 |
Sabria Dean, Lamar |
| Jan. 20 |
Vernell Atamah, Northwestern State |
| Jan. 28 |
Akasha Davis, Lamar |
| Feb. 3 |
Faith Blackstone, SFA |
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.