By: Brian Howard, Sports Information Director
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Grambling State University senior guard
Shakyla Hill was selected the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the second consecutive week, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Hill, a 5-foot-7 senior from Little Rock, Ark., averaged 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.3 steals per game during the Puerto Rico Classic. Grambling went 2-1 over the week, including a 65-62 win over previously unbeaten Indiana.
The SWAC's leading scorer began the tournament with nearly her second quadruple-double of her career. She scored 19 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, dished eight assists and made eight steals despite the Lady Tigers' loss. Grambling rebounded with the win over the Hoosiers, and Hill was instrumental in the victory, scoring 19 points with five rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals.
Hill concluded the week with a 25-point, five-rebounds, five-assist and three-steal line in a 62-61 win over Loyola Marymount. Overall, she shot 49 percent from the floor.
Grambling State will have one final game before opening SWAC play as the Lady Tigers visit Oklahoma State. Tip-off against the Cowgirls is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 30.
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