BALTIMORE, MD - Elizabeth City State University junior Sireann Pitts has been named CIAA Women's Defensive Player of the Year. Pitts, a native of Raleigh, NC, leads the CIAA at nearly two blocks per game and ranks second in the conference at 7.6 rebounds per game. The 6-1 forward also contributed over eight points per game.  Pitts was placed on CIAA all conference 2021-22 team and was a high scorer with 15 points for the Lady Vikings during the CIAA Tournament Championship. 

For the week ending January 16, Pitts was named Food Lion Women's Defensive Player of the Week, where she grabbed 12 total rebounds, including 8 defensive boards, along with 10 blocks and a steal during ECSU's two wins over Livingstone College and Shaw University. 

Pitts posted a game-high seven blocks against the Blue Bears. It was the second time Pitts has registered seven blocks in a game this season (West Virginia State), the most in a game by a CIAA player this season. Pitts leads the league at two blocked shots per game. 

The Lady Vikings finished the 2022 regular season with a 19-6 record and the number two seed heading into the conference tournament. ECSU posted a pair of wins to make it to the championship game, where they eventually lost to divisional-rival Lincoln. 

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