The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced their Player of the Week Awards and for the first time in school history Hollins swept the women's basketball weekly honors. First year Leila Carter was named the ODAC Women's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week while senior Sarah Morales was named the Defensive Player of the Week.

The Hollins basketball team kicked off the 2026-27 season with a pair of wins in the Empowerment Classic. The Green and Gold opened the season with a 113-36 win over Warren Wilson and followed it by defeating Methodist 69-43. It is the third consecutive 2-0 start by a Hollins team that was picked 6th in the ODAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll.

Carter was named the Offensive Player of the Week after opening her collegiate career with 14 points, seven rebounds, and five assists against the Owls. The Columbus, Ohio native followed that up with the first double-double of her Hollins career, 18 points and 10 rebounds. For the tournament, Carter combined for 32 points 17 rebounds, and eight assists all while committing just a single turnover in 48 minutes of game action.

Morales completed the "double" by winning the Defensive Player of the Week honor. In the opener, Morales had 17 points, five rebounds, 10 assists, and six steals. On Sunday, Sarah added eight points, eight rebounds, six assists, and five more steals. Her 11 steals and 5.5 steals per game are leading the conference while 11 defensive rebounds where the third most on the opening weekend of play. Additionally, Morales has 10 more assists than any other player in the conference.