Suwanee, Ga. – Elizabeth Sigafoose, a junior guard on the Millsaps Majors Women's Basketball Team, has been named the SCAC Character and Community Student-Athlete of the Week for Week 22. Sigafoose was key part to the Majors success this past season as the team finished 22-6, but she also did many things off the court.
Sigafoose is a Biology major with a double minor in Chemistry and Psychology. She has been a Dean and President Scholar and on the SCAC academic honor roll selection. A member of Tri Beta, the Biology Honorary; Alpha Epsilon Delta, the Pre-Health Honorary; and a member of the Psychology Club, Sigafoose is the Women's Basketball representative on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and has participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Elizabeth volunteer at several local hospitals and medical centers, including the University Medical Center at the Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants, where she cares for newborns, and Mission First which is a non-profit medical clinic serving the Jackson community. She recently started volunteer work at the Methodist Specialty Care Center, where she help disabled residents with day to day activities.
Elizabeth has also volunteered at the Mississippi Basketball Association's after-school program for children. In this program, the children learn how to play basketball and receive help with their homework from staff members.
She also maintains a part-time job working in the Hall Activities Center and just completed playing in her third year for the Millsaps Basketball Team.