BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Gulf South Conference announced the Top Ten Award winners for the 2023-24 season and Union University's Shanique Lucas was among the selections. The Top Ten Award consists of the top five female and the top five male athletes from this season.

These athletes are finalists for the GSC Commissioner's Trophy, honoring the top male and female athletes from this year. The GSC Top Ten Award winners will be presented at an awards ceremony hosted by the GSC, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Pensacola, Florida. At this ceremony, the 2024 Commissioner's Trophy winners will be announced. 

Lucas becomes the fifth athlete from Union University to make the GSC Top Ten since Union joined the league in 2012-13 and the second from the women's basketball team. She joined Amy Philamlee, 2024-15 (women's basketball), Jacob Whitney, 2016-17 (men's cross country), Janey Berends, 2017-18 (women's cross country), and Meghan Delaney, 2020-21 (volleyball). Union has yet to have an athlete win the Commissioner's Trophy. 

Lucas played five years of women's basketball at Union, leaving as one of the most decorated athletes in program history. She scored 1,941 points, had 645 rebounds, 191 made 3-pointers, 376 assists, 322 steals, and shot 49 percent from the field for her career.

During her career she was named preseason All-GSC three times, GSC Player of the Week five times, GSC Freshman of the Week five times, first-team All-GSC three times, GSC All-Tournament four times, GSC Tournament MVP twice, GSC All-Acadmic four times, D2 CCA All-Region twice, CSC Academic All-District three times, GSC Honor Roll five times, and the Union Female Athlete of the Year recognized by the JMCSHOF. 

Lucas was also awarded the Fred Delay Award, given to the most outstanding graduating athlete from Union University each year. 

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