ROCK HILL, S.C. – Anderson's Diamond McDowell has been named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the eleventh week of the 2023-34 season, the Conference announced today.
McDowell, a junior from Asheboro, N.C., averaged 21.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, four assists and three blocks per game this week to help the Trojans knock off top-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne at home and defeat Lincoln Memorial on the road. McDowell shot 56.3 percent from the field and went 7-of-10 from the free throw line. McDowell currently ranks fourth in the SAC with 9.9 rebounds per game and eight in scoring with 16.8 points per game.
2023 SAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Nov. 13 – Diamond McDowell, Anderson
Nov. 20 – Diamond McDowell, Anderson
Nov. 27 – Diamond McDowell, Anderson
Dec. 4 – Kalisha Hill, Limestone
Dec. 11 – Caitlyn Ross, UVA Wise
Dec. 18 – Hannah Clark, Wingate
Jan. 2 – Lyrik Thorne, Catawba
Jan. 8 – Breanna Yarber, Emory & Henry
Jan. 15 – Emily Hege, Wingate
Jan. 22 – Nelliah Wilson, Anderson
Jan. 29 – 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.