SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Western Carolina women’s basketball player Kyla Allison has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3. The selection is made by the conference office.
 
Allison scored 14 second-half points en route to game-high 20 as Western Carolina topped Southern Wesleyan on Friday, 64-46. The graduate student from Orlando, Florida, also pulled down a game-best nine rebounds as the Catamounts won their final nonconference game of the regular season.
 
Allison went 8-for-15 from the floor (.533) and was 3-for-4 from the free-throw line (.750). She added two assists, a blocked shot and a steal and is averaging 16 points per game over her last four contests, scoring at least 10 points in each.
 
Allison is pursuing a master’s degree in social work and owns a 3.3 GPA.
 
Western Carolina (7-8) opens SoCon play Thursday at Samford (6-9) at 7 p.m. ET and visits Mercer (4-9) on Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
Also nominated: Abbey Cornelius (Chattanooga women’s basketball) and Lilly Hatton (Wofford women’s basketball).
 
2022-23 SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 7    Abigail Robertson, Sr., Furman women’s cross country
Sept. 14   Chandler Martin, R-Fr., LB, ETSU football
Sept. 21   Collin Ironside, R-So., QB, VMI football
Sept. 28   Nieva Gaither, Jr., MF, Furman women’s soccer
Oct. 5      Kennedy Smith, Sr., OH, Wofford volleyball
Oct. 12    Maggie Lloyd, Jr., F, Western Carolina women’s soccer
Oct. 19    Nadia Wilson, So., D, UNCG women’s soccer
Oct. 26    Tarik Pannholzer, Jr., F, ETSU men’s soccer
Nov. 2     Megan Marvin, Jr., Furman women’s cross country
Nov. 9     Reuben Lowery III, So., DB, Chattanooga football
Nov. 16    Annie Karle, Gr., OH, Mercer volleyball
Nov. 23    Julian Ashby, Jr., LS, Furman football
Nov. 30    Abbey Cornelius, Sr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Dec. 7     Lilly Hatton, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
Dec. 14    Erin Houpt, So., G, Mercer women’s basketball
Dec. 21    Helen Matthews, Jr., G, Wofford women’s basketball
Dec. 28    Abbey Cornelius, Sr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Jan. 4      Kyla Allison, Gr., G, Western Carolina women’s basketball