Lady Dawgs Start Three-Game Homestand Against Oakwood
NASHVILLE – The Fisk University Lady Bulldogs (8-6, 5-1 GCAC) look to keep their winning ways going when they take on the Oakwood University Lady Ambassadors (4-9, 2-3 GCAC) in Gulf Coast Athletic Conference action from Nashville.
This week, power forward Maya Buckhanon won GCAC Player of the Week for the sixth time this season. The Talladega, Alabama native scored 29 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in the 86-50 road win over the University of the Virgin Islands. Jayla Bibbs has been a great compliment to Buckhanon. Bibbs scored 12 points in the game. The game against Oakwood is the first in an important three-game homestand, as Fisk tries to keep pace with first-place Rust College who also is 5-1 in conference play but is 1-0 against the Lady Bulldogs.
The WMG "Pick 2 Click" is Zipporah Davis. Davis will look to get her shooting eye back, playing in her home gym.
Game 15: Oakwood University (4-9, 2-3 GCAC) at Fisk University (8-6, 5-1 GCAC)
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 9 | 5:00 p.m. (CST)
Watch: HBCU Plus
Location: Henderson A. Johnson Arena
Crawford Charisma
Head coach Victoria Crawford has gained a lot of ground in the community after only being in Nashville for a little over a year. She put on a fundraising golf tournament this summer that was well attended. Crawford has crossed with some of the Who's Who of the Nashville scene, including Johari Matthews of the Tennessee Titans, politicians like Deputy Mayor Brenda Haywood, State Representative Dr. Harold Love, and Criminal Court Clerk Howard Gentry. When she arrived to play at the University of Memphis, she followed Nashville Judge Rachel Bell there.
Maya's Many Accolades
Maya Buckhanon returns this season after being named to the NAIA All-American Second Team. Buckhanon was the GCAC Most Valuable and Defensive Player of the Year. So far this season, she has been named the GCAC Player of the Week five times, the TSWA Player of the Week twice, and she was voted as the NAIA National Player of the Week once.
Hanging With Coach Cooper
Last season, Anthony Cooper was named the GCAC Assistant Coach of the Year. Cooper is one of the hottest prospects around the country for a head coaching job.
Gibbs Giving Game
Liz Gibbs came to Fisk this season as a highly touted transfer from Division I Austin Peay State University. After a slow start, she has been on fire for the past two games, scoring 16 points in each game and earning the final GCAC Newcomer of the Week award for 2023.
Eliotti Excels
Junior Laila Eliotti has represented Fisk well on and off the court. The Computer Science major spent part of her last two summers in Seattle, Washington, interning with the Meta University Software Engineering Academy and Zillow.
Zip, Fast and in a Hurry
Senior Zipporah Davis is the lone returner named to the GCAC all-preseason team. She is ranked second in returner scorers on the team at 9.3 ppg. Her quickness on the defensive end will also be depended upon for the Lady Bulldog's success this season.
Old Faces, Same Spaces
Some old faces are back on the court for Fisk. After taking a year off, junior post player De'Lesia Scott and classmate power forward Mya Robinson are back in uniform. They, along with A'NIya Young and Eliotti, were part of the Notorious Nine recruiting class of 2021.
NEXT UP:
The Lady Bulldogs will continue their homestand with a game against GCAC foe Dillard University on January 12.