Fort Bend athletes in action: Women's basketball

The following women's basketball players with Fort Bend high school ties have scheduled action this week:

Brittney Matthew, Stephen F. Austin State University
Position: Guard
High school: Ft. Bend Hightower HS
This week: Saturday, Dec. 1, at Grambling State University
About Matthew: Matthew is a sophomore guard for Stephen F. Austin State University. She is a 2011 graduate of Fort Bend Hightower High School in Missouri City, where she was MVP. The biomedical sciences major from Houston is the daughter of Sheku and Giselle Turbe.

Alycea Price, East Central University
Position: Forward
High school: Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated High School
This week: Saturday, Dec. 1, at Henderson State
About Price: Price is a junior forward for East Central University. She is a 2010 graduate of Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated High School. The psychology major from Houston is the daughter of Marcell and Natalie Price.

Azalea Hall, Texas Southern University
High School: Hightower High School
This week:
Thursday, Nov. 29, at University of Arkansas
Saturday, Dec. 1, at Oklahoma State University
About Hall: Hall is a 2010 graduate of Hightower High School. She is a junior on the women's basketball team at Texas Southern University.

Carolyn Davis, University of Kansas
High School: Fort Bend Bush High School
This week:
Wednesday, Nov. 28, vs. Grambling State University
Sunday, Dec. 2, vs. University of Minnesota
About Davis: A 2009 graduate of George Bush High School in Houston, Texas, Davis averaged 25 points and 15 rebounds per game as a senior on her way to earning First Team All-District honors. She turned in 19 points and 11 rebounds per game for her George Bush High School team as a junior. She earned four letters in basketball, with two coming at GBHS under Christina Rankin. She also competed in volleyball, earning three letters. Davis is the daughter of Beatrice Johnson.

Morgan Simmons, Texas Southern University
High School: Fort Bend Austin High School
This week:
Thursday, Nov. 29, at University of Arkansas
Saturday, Dec. 1, at Oklahoma State University
About Simmons: Simmons, a 6-foot-1 sophomore for Texas Southern University, is a 2011 graduate of Austin High School. She is a La Marque native.

Diamond Ford, Texas State University
Position: Guard
High School: Hightower High School
This week:Saturday, Dec. 1, vs. UT-El Paso
About Ford: Ford, a 5-foot-9 senior guard for Texas State University, is a 2009 graduate of Hightower High School. She earned TABC All-State and TABC All-Star honors for coach Deb Mize during her senior year. The Houston native is the daughter of Wilbert Ford and Monique Nichols.

Emoney Brown, Colorado Northwestern Community College
Position: Guard
High School: Lamar Consolidated High School
This week:
Tuesday, Nov. 27, vs. Central Wyoming College
Friday, Nov. 30, vs. Spartan Classic - Stone Child College
Saturday, Dec. 1, vs. Spartan Classic - Stone Child College
About Brown: Brown is a freshman guard for Colorado Northwestern Community College. The Rosenberg native is a 2012 graduate of Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated High School.

Anabel Canell, Northwood University
Position: Guard
High School: Stafford
This week:Thursday, Nov. 29, at Allen County Community College
About Canell: Anabel Canell is a senior guard for Northwood University. She is a 2009 graduate of Stafford High School. The banking and finance major is from Stafford and is the daughter of Jesse and Cynthia Canell.

Ashley Ezeh, Texas State University
High School: Fort Bend Bush High School
This week:Saturday, Dec. 1, vs. UT-El Paso
About Ezeh: Ezeh, a 6-foot junior for Texas State University, is a 2010 graduate of Bush High School. There she played for coach Christina Rankin and was ranked one of the top 10 players in the Houston area coming out of high school by Houston Prep Report, and one of the top 100 players in Texas by the FCP Report. The Houston native graduated Cum Laude and is the daughter of Boniface and Mercy Ezeh.

Alexis Watson, Grambling State University
High School: Travis High School
This week:
Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Wichita State University
Wednesday, Nov. 28, at University of Kansas
Saturday, Dec. 1, vs. Stephen F. Austin State University
About Watson: Watson, a 5-foot-6 senior guard for Grambling State University, is a 2009 graduate of Travis High School. The Katy native is the daughter of Alonzo Watson and is a business management major.