MEAC ANNOUNCES 2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON HONORS
B-CU’s Scott Named Preseason Player of the Year; NSU and B-CU Named Preseason Favorites
NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 22, 2020 – Bethune-Cookman University senior forward Amaya Scott was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, presented by TowneBank, the conference announced today. Norfolk State was selected as the preseason favorite to win the MEAC’s Northern Division, while Bethune-Cookman was tabbed to win the MEAC’s Southern Division.
All awards were voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
Scott, a First Team All-MEAC honoree who helped lead the Lady Wildcats to the regular-season title and a 15-1 mark in conference play in 2019-20, led the MEAC in field goal percentage last season – hitting 52.5 percent of her shots from the floor. She also ranked top 10 in the league in scoring (8th, 12.9 ppg) and rebounding (10th, 6.6 rpg).
In MEAC play, Scott led the MEAC in field goal percentage (.545) and was tied for fifth in scoring (15.9 ppg).
Joining Scott on the Preseason All-MEAC First Team are teammate Daniella Hatcher, Jayla Thornton of Howard, Morgan State’s Dahnye Redd and North Carolina Central’s Anissa Rivera.
The 2021 MEAC Basketball Tournament will be held March 8-13 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.
2020-21 Preseason All-MEAC Teams
As voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors
Preseason Player of the Year: Amaya Scott, Bethune-Cookman
First Team
Name Pos. Ht. Class School Hometown
Daniella Hatcher G 5-8 r-Sr. Bethune-Cookman Orlando, Fla.
Amaya Scott F 6-1 Sr. Bethune-Cookman Sunrise, Fla.
Jayla Thornton G 5-9 Sr. Howard Newark, N.J.
Dahnye Redd F 5-11 r-Sr. Morgan State Darby, Pa.
Anissa Rivera F 6-1 So. N.C. Central Capitol Heights, Md.
Second Team
Name Pos. Ht. Class School Hometown
Sharajah Collins G/F 5-7 Sr. Delaware State Winter Haven, Fla.
Ashia McCalla G 5-6 Jr. Morgan State Greenbelt, Md.
Deja Winters F 5-11 Sr. N.C. A&T State Cleveland, Ohio
Kieche White G 5-4 Sr. N.C. Central Washington, D.C.
Heniaya Moton G 5-7 Sr. S.C. State Washington, D.C.
Third Team
Name Pos. Ht. Class School Hometown
Aliyah Lawson G 5-7 Jr. Coppin State Whitby, Ontario
Lyric Turner G 5-7 Sr. Delaware State Mansfield, Texas
Krislyn Marsh F 6-0 Jr. Howard Houston, Texas
Brooklyn Bailey G 5-4 Jr. Maryland E. Shore Rock Hill, S.C.
Jayla Jones-Pack F/C 6-3 Sr. N.C. A&T State Amityville, N.Y.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) celebrates its 50th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2020-21 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.
(Story and Information courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
