OAKWOOD'S KEYES NAMED HBCUAC PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR

NEW ORLEANS – Oakwood University center/forward Saniya Keys was named the HBCU Athletic Conference's Preseason Player of the Year, league officials announced Wednesday.   Keys, a 6-0 sophomore from Cottonwood, dominated the conference as a freshman last season, averaging 19.1 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. She won 18 HBCUAC weekly awards a year ago.   Joining Keys on the Preseason All-HBCUAC First Team was Rust College's Patsy Johnson, Stillman College's Jaida Minter, Wilberforce University's Laniya Early and Jordan Harris from Southern University at New Orleans.   Oakwood senior guard Trenisha Adams was named to the second team along with Dillard's D'Mya Ferguson, Wilberforce's Makyla Tucker, Tougaloo's Makaila Brown and Kashay Bass from the University of the Virgin Islands.   Oakwood was picked to finish sixth in the 2025-2026 Predicted Order of Finish.   The Ambassadors received one first-place vote and 130 points.   Stillman College, the defending regular season champion, was picked to win the league. The Tigers received five first-place votes and 185 points.   Dillard was picked to finish second, followed by Philander Smith, Fisk, Tougaloo, Oakwood, Rust, Wiley, Talladega, Wilberforce, Talladega, Wilberforce, Paul Quinn, Huston-Tillotson, SUNO, Virgin Islands and Voorhees.   2025-2026 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (First-Place votes in parentheses) Stillman College 185 (5) Dillard 185 (2) Philander Smith 162 (2) Fisk 158 Tougaloo 136 Oakwood 130 (1) Rust 127 (1) Wiley 120 Talladega 110 (1) Wilberforce 96 Paul Quinn 94 (1) Huston-Tillotson 93 SUNO 89 (1) Virgin Islands 62 (1) Voorhees 53 See more details on HBCUAC Preseason teams and rankings at HBCU Athletic Conference reveals 2025 Preseason All-HBCUAC Teams, Rankings - HBCU Athletic Conference. Follow the Ambassadors Visit the official home of Oakwood University athletics at Oakwood University - Official Athletics Website.    
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