PEMBROKE – Athletics department officials from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke announced on Monday morning that women's basketball's Bre'Asia Washington and men's basketball's Nygell Verdier have been named the Scotland Health Care System Braves of the Week for the week ending on February 1, 2026.

A native of Lakeland, Fla., Washington helped the Braves erase a 24-point deficit on Wednesday at Barton with a career-high 31 points. The junior shot 41.6 percent from the field and went 11-for-15 from the free throw line. Washington added eight rebounds, six assists, and two steals in 39 minutes of work. 

A native of Charlotte, Verdier logged his first double-double of the season with a career-high 26 points and 10 rebounds at Barton on Wednesday. The redshirt senior shot 56.2 percent from the floor and was 2-for-3 from the perimeter. Verdier dished out three assists and had one steal in 39 minutes of action. 

 

BRAVES OF THE WEEK
Week		Student-Athlete	Student-Athlete	Summary
9/8		Malea Bennewitz	Tre Robinson	Release
9/15		Addie Decker	Donovan Woods	Release
9/22		Emily Collings	Marquis Raspberry	Release
9/29		Fabiana Pesce	Jamiel Davis	Release
10/6		Sofia Skidmore	Tre Robinson	Release
10/13		Eugenie Amidou	Justin Foreman	Release
10/20		Mercy Bell	Justin Foreman	Release
10/27		Malea Bennewitz	Ed Carney	Release
11/3		Mercy Bell	Isi Etute	Release
11/10		McKenna Hayes	Kelvin Kibet	Release
11/17		McKenna Hayes	Javonte Waverly	Release
11/24		Bre'Asia Washington	Quay Watson	Release
12/1		Keziyah Sanders	Moe Bangura	Release
12/8		Shaymiah Bailey	Avery Buonocore	Release
12/15		Britta Schwengle	Keegan Roberson	Release
12/22		Grace Ikenegbu	Demar Anderson	Release
1/5		Shaymiah Bailey	Avery Buonocore	Release
1/12		Tiana Spann	Nygell Verdier	Release
1/19		Grace Ikenegbu	Moe Bangura	Release
1/26		Natalie Evington	Nygell Verider	Release
2/2		Bre'Asia Washington	Nygell Verdier	Release