NASHVILLE --- Tusculum University guard Mya Belton has been named the Tennessee Sportswriters Association (TSWA) Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

Belton, a graduate student from Blythewood, South Carolina, recorded three double-doubles in leading Tusculum to a perfect 3-0 record last week. She averaged 17.7 points and 11.7 rebounds per contest as the Pioneers extended their winning streak to 10 in a row.

Belton posted 18 points and 10 rebounds in TU's 92-33 rout of Brescia. She followed with 13 points, 12 boards and a season-high six blocked shots in a 63-39 league victory over Emory & Henry in a battle of Mountain Division foes. She closed the week with 22 points and 13 rebounds in a Southeast Region win over Southern Wesleyan. On the week, she averaged 2.3 assists, 3.0 steals and 3.3 blocks per game as

The Tusculum women improved to 12-1 overall and 4-0 in SAC play. Belton is averaging 13.8 points (14th in SAC), 8.6 rebounds (3rd in SAC) and 2.2 blocked shots per game (2nd in SAC). TU is off to its best start to a season since the 2008-09 campaign.

The Pioneers return to action on Dec. 31 when they host Milligan University for a 2 p.m. contest.