Three Ladyjacks Earn Southland Postseason Honors
3/8/2025 2:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FRISCO, Texas- The Southland Conference announced postseason honors for women's basketball, Saturday afternoon. Three Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks earned their spot onto three of the postseason teams.
Senior, Faith Blackstone earned a spot on All-Southland First Team. Blackstone has been a professional scorer for the Ladyjacks all season. She leads the team and is second in the conference with 478 points and an average of 15.4 points per game. Blackstone also is second on the team with a 48.4 field goal percentage and free throw percentage at 75.9. She leads the conference in made free throws with 132 and is currently 8th all-time in made free throws in a single season in SFA history. Blackstone is second on the team with 192 rebounds, 69 assists, and 54 steals. She set her Division I career-high in points with 26 against San Diego State, in rebounds with 11 against ETAMU and Incarnate Word, in assists with five against Nicholls, and made free throws with 11 against Nicholls, San Diego State, and TAMUCC. She was named SLC Player of the Week on February 3rd.
Junior, Ashlyn Traylor-Walker earned a spot on All-Southland Second Team. Traylor-Walker has been a standout in her first season as a Ladyjack. She is second on the team with 425 points and averages 13.7 points per game. Traylor-Walker is also second on the team with a 45.1 field goal percentage, and a 75.2 free throw percentage. She tied her career high with 27 points against Colorado State and set a new career high in assists with 10 against UTRGV. She also passed 1,000 career points against Samford in November. Traylor-Walker and Blackstone are the only two Ladyjacks to have more than 100 made free throws this season. She leads the team and the conference with 145 assists and is ranked 38th nationally. Defensively, Traylor-Walker leads the 'Jacks with 71 steals and is first in the conference and 35th in the nation. She is also third on the team with 168 rebounds. Traylor-Walker set a new career high with four blocks against San Diego State and has tied her career high with five steals three times this season. Traylor-Walker was named SLC Player of the Week on February 17th.
Senior, Trinity Moore earned a spot on the Southland All-Defensive Team. Moore has made her presence felt this season for the 'Jacks. She leads the team with 203 rebounds. Moore is third on the team with 357 points and averages 11.5 points per game. She leads the team with a 52.7 field goal percentage and 42 blocks where she is second in the conference and 74th nationally. She set a new career-highs with 17 rebounds against TAMUCC, four assists twice this season, four steals twice this season, four blocks twice this season, and four three-pointers against Southeastern.
The Ladyjacks have earned the No. 3 seed in the Southland Conference Tournament and will await the winner of UTRGV/Nicholls on Tuesday, March 11th at 1:30 p.m.
2024-25 Southland Women's Basketball Superlative Awards
Player of the Year - Alexius Horne, Southeastern
Coach of the Year - Ayla Guzzardo, Southeastern
Defensive Player of the Year - Jalencia Pierre, Southeastern
Newcomer of the Year - Mya Blake, Northwestern State
Freshman of the Year - Atamah Vernell, Northwestern State
2024-25 Southland Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team
Akasha Davis, Lamar
Sabria Dean, Lamar
Alexius Horne, SLU
Mya Blake, Northwestern State
Faith Blackstone, SFA
Second Team
Nora Francois, New Orleans
Jalencia Pierre, Southeastern
Ashlyn Traylor-Walker, SFA
Kade Hackerott, UTRGV
Charlotte O'Keefe, UTRGV
2024-25 Southland Women's Basketball All-Defensive Team
Jasmin Dixon, Northwestern State*
Jalencia Pierra, Southeastern
Trinity Moore, SFA*
Paige Allen, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Charlotte O'Keefe, UTRGV
Dorian Norris, UIW
*tied for final spot
TICKET INFORMATION
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Senior, Faith Blackstone earned a spot on All-Southland First Team. Blackstone has been a professional scorer for the Ladyjacks all season. She leads the team and is second in the conference with 478 points and an average of 15.4 points per game. Blackstone also is second on the team with a 48.4 field goal percentage and free throw percentage at 75.9. She leads the conference in made free throws with 132 and is currently 8th all-time in made free throws in a single season in SFA history. Blackstone is second on the team with 192 rebounds, 69 assists, and 54 steals. She set her Division I career-high in points with 26 against San Diego State, in rebounds with 11 against ETAMU and Incarnate Word, in assists with five against Nicholls, and made free throws with 11 against Nicholls, San Diego State, and TAMUCC. She was named SLC Player of the Week on February 3rd.
Junior, Ashlyn Traylor-Walker earned a spot on All-Southland Second Team. Traylor-Walker has been a standout in her first season as a Ladyjack. She is second on the team with 425 points and averages 13.7 points per game. Traylor-Walker is also second on the team with a 45.1 field goal percentage, and a 75.2 free throw percentage. She tied her career high with 27 points against Colorado State and set a new career high in assists with 10 against UTRGV. She also passed 1,000 career points against Samford in November. Traylor-Walker and Blackstone are the only two Ladyjacks to have more than 100 made free throws this season. She leads the team and the conference with 145 assists and is ranked 38th nationally. Defensively, Traylor-Walker leads the 'Jacks with 71 steals and is first in the conference and 35th in the nation. She is also third on the team with 168 rebounds. Traylor-Walker set a new career high with four blocks against San Diego State and has tied her career high with five steals three times this season. Traylor-Walker was named SLC Player of the Week on February 17th.
Senior, Trinity Moore earned a spot on the Southland All-Defensive Team. Moore has made her presence felt this season for the 'Jacks. She leads the team with 203 rebounds. Moore is third on the team with 357 points and averages 11.5 points per game. She leads the team with a 52.7 field goal percentage and 42 blocks where she is second in the conference and 74th nationally. She set a new career-highs with 17 rebounds against TAMUCC, four assists twice this season, four steals twice this season, four blocks twice this season, and four three-pointers against Southeastern.
The Ladyjacks have earned the No. 3 seed in the Southland Conference Tournament and will await the winner of UTRGV/Nicholls on Tuesday, March 11th at 1:30 p.m.
2024-25 Southland Women's Basketball Superlative Awards
Player of the Year - Alexius Horne, Southeastern
Coach of the Year - Ayla Guzzardo, Southeastern
Defensive Player of the Year - Jalencia Pierre, Southeastern
Newcomer of the Year - Mya Blake, Northwestern State
Freshman of the Year - Atamah Vernell, Northwestern State
2024-25 Southland Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team
Akasha Davis, Lamar
Sabria Dean, Lamar
Alexius Horne, SLU
Mya Blake, Northwestern State
Faith Blackstone, SFA
Second Team
Nora Francois, New Orleans
Jalencia Pierre, Southeastern
Ashlyn Traylor-Walker, SFA
Kade Hackerott, UTRGV
Charlotte O'Keefe, UTRGV
2024-25 Southland Women's Basketball All-Defensive Team
Jasmin Dixon, Northwestern State*
Jalencia Pierra, Southeastern
Trinity Moore, SFA*
Paige Allen, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Charlotte O'Keefe, UTRGV
Dorian Norris, UIW
*tied for final spot
TICKET INFORMATION
Join SFA Women's Basketball at the Southland Conference Tournament in Lake Charles, Louisiana! Tickets including general admission, reserved seats, and courtside seats are available to the public. Click here to purchase tickets for all men's and women's tournament games.
FOLLOW THE LADYJACKS
For all the latest information on SFA Women's Basketball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Ladyjacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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