MONTICELLO – True freshman Erika Brown has been named the Gulf South Conference West Division Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the final week of the regular season.
 
Brown (Shreveport, La.) led the Blossoms to a 1-1 split over the past week with an overtime loss at home to Christian Brothers and a win at Southern Arkansas to clinch the No. 4 seed from the GSC West.
 
“Erika has been one of the most consistent players for us all season,” UAM head women’s basketball coach Chris Ratcliff said. “She has battled all season long in both scoring and rebounding for us. There are a lot of great players in this conference who put up big numbers, and for her to be given this award really makes a great ending to the regular season.”
 
Brown scored 25 points in the loss to Christian Brothers, setting her career high, which was previously 20 points, scored in the overtime win at Henderson State. Also in the CBU game, Brown grabbed nine rebounds.
 
Two days later, Brown helped the Blossoms defeat SAU with 10 points and eight rebounds.
 
Brown and the Blossoms open up GSC Tournament play Wednesday, March 5 at 12:30 p.m. at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Miss. against Alabama-Huntsville, who finished the season as the No. 5 seed from the GSC East.
 
The game can be heard live on the radio at KHBM-FM 93.7, which will be streamed live through UAM’s athletic website by logging on to uamsports.com.