Meet the SWAC women’s basketball player of the week

The SWAC named Mississippi Valley State forward Ashley Beal its women’s basketball player of the week.

For the second straight week, a Valley player earned the honor.

The senior scored a game high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double, and also had five steals in Valley’s 76-64 loss to No.18 Colorado on Dec. 17.

Beals, 6-footer from Canton, is averaging 12 points and seven rebounds a game for the Lady Devilettes.

Two years ago, Beals was named SWAC freshmen of the year in women’s basketball.

This story was originally published December 21, 2016 at 3:45 PM with the headline "Meet the SWAC women’s basketball player of the week."