NSU’s Candice Parramore claims Women’s Basketball Weekly honor

FRISCO, Texas – Northwestern State senior guard Candice Parramore is the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Southland weekly honors are presented by GEICO.

Parramore tallied back-to-back, 23-point performances to match her career high in games against Nicholls and New Orleans last week. The senior out of Dallas, Texas, went 13-15 from the free-throw line and drained five three-pointers. She also tallied five assists to match her career best in the 73-60 win over Nicholls and averaged 6.0 rebounds for the week.

The award marks the second weekly honor for Parramore this season and for her career. Northwestern State (11-13, 4-9 SLC) closes out its regular season at Southeastern Louisiana this Saturday at 1 p.m., before heading to Katy, Texas, for the first-round of the Southland Women’s Basketball Tournament on March 10. All games will be on ESPN+.

Women’s Basketball Player of the Week – Candice Parramore, Northwestern State – Sr. – Guard – Dallas, Texas
Parramore led the Northwestern State offense by matching her career high two times with a pair of 23-point games as the Lady Demons split games against intrastate rivals this week. The senior guard shot 44 percent from the field for the week and went 13-for-15 (.867) from the free throw line. She also matched a career high with five assists in the win against Nicholls and averaged 6.0 rebounds for the week.

Honorable Mention: Jaaucklyn Moore, UIW; Divine Tanks, McNeese; Jomyra Mathis, New Orleans; Morgan Carrier, Southeastern
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school’s sports information director. Voting for one’s own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.

Date WBB Player of the Week
Nov. 15 Jordan Todd, Northwestern State
Nov. 22 Timia Jefferson, HBU
Nov. 29 Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Dec. 6 Jiselle Woodson, Northwestern State
Dec. 13 Candice Parramore, Northwestern State
Dec. 20 Monette Bolden, Northwestern State
Dec. 27 Bryanna Washington, Nicholls
Jan. 3 DeArica Pryor, New Orleans
Jan. 10 Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Jan. 17 Chelsea Cain, Nicholls
Jan. 24 Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Jan. 31 Caitlyn Williams, Southeastern
Feb. 7 Caitlyn Williams, Southeastern
Feb. 14 Jordan Todd, Northwestern State
Feb. 21 Makinna Serrata, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Feb. 28 Candice Parramore, Northwestern State