UNO’s Pryor, Calderon earn Southland Conference postseason honors

FRISCO, Texas – DeArica Pryor earned All-Southland honors and Alexis Calderon snagged a spot on the All-Defensive Team as the Southland All-Conference honorees were announced on Saturday morning.

Pryor made the All-Conference second team for a second consecutive year after she finished the regular season in the top five in points and steals. Pryor averaged 14.3 points, which was fourth best in the Southland. Her 1.9 steals per game ranked tied for third in the conference.

The senior guard became the 18th student-athlete in program history to surpass 1,000 career points at New Orleans. She was also one of three players who earned multiple Southland Player of the Week awards, joining Akasha Davis and Sabria Dean. This year, Pryor had 10 games of 20 or more points.

The Urbandale, Iowa native recorded her first collegiate double-double against Texas A&M-Commerce when she posted totals of 32 points and 13 rebounds.

Calderon earned a spot on the five-player All-Defensive Team. The junior guard led the conference in steals for the regular season. She had 72 steals on the year which was nine more than Mireia Aguado who was second in the league in that category.

The Jacksonville, Texas native only went four games without a steal on the year. She native had a season-best five steals against UCF. Calderon had 20 games of at least three steals during the 2023-24 campaign.

For the third consecutive season, the Privateers have a representative on the All-Defensive Team. Pryor earned a spot in each of the last two seasons.

Lamar swept Player and Coach of the Year awards as Akasha Davis won Player of the Year and Aqua Franklin earned Coach of the Year. Jalencia Pierre (Southeastern) was named Defensive Player of the Year. Jordyn Newsome (Texas A&M-Commerce) won Newcomer of the Year and Britiya Curtis (Nicholls) won Freshman of the Year.

The Privateers will start the Southland Tournament on Monday when they take on 7-seed Nicholls at 1:30 p.m.

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SOUTHLAND POSTSEASON HONORS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Akasha Davis, Lamar
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jalencia Pierre, Southeastern
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Jordyn Newsome, Texas A&M-Commerce
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Britiya Curtis, Nicholls
COACH OF THE YEAR: Aqua Franklin, Lamar

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SECOND TEAM

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM