University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff junior Kori Diego won the Southwestern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week award for volleyball, the school announced Thursday.
Diego, a 6-foot middle blocker from Belmopan, Belize, scored a match-high five blocks against Prairie View A&M University and had two blocks to go with 17 kills against Texas Southern University. Diego currently leads the SWAC with 70 blocks on the season.
UAPB (9-13, 6-1 SWAC), will host UA Monticello and UA Fort Smith in its Roar Classic on Tuesday. Match times are 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively, with UAM and UAFS squaring off at 4 p.m.
UAPB’s match against Philander Smith College scheduled for today has been canceled.
BROWN SECOND-TEAM PRESEASON ALL-SWAC
UAPB fifth-year senior Khadijah Brown was named second-team preseason All-SWAC for women’s basketball.
The SWAC released its preseason honors Thursday. Brown, a 6-3 center from Miami, shot 50.9% from the floor and averaged 15.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game while starting all 19 of the Lady Lions’ games last season.