KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee wing player Rennia Davis has been named the SEC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league office in Birmingham announced on Tuesday morning. It marks the second such recognition of her career.
A 6-foot-2 junior from Jacksonville, Fla., Davis led unranked Tennessee to a 3-0 start in the Kellie Harper era, averaging 16.7 ppg., 8.3 rpg. and 1.7 apg. while shooting 44 percent from the field and 43 percent from the three-point arc for the week. Davis had double-doubles in two of her three contests, upping her career total to 20. That number tied her for 16th all-time at UT.
Davis capped her week on national television Monday night, tying her career high in points with 33 on the road against No. 16/14 Notre Dame, as the Lady Vols won in Purcell Pavilion for the first time since 2008. The UT triumph, which came after UT lost leading scorer Zaay Green to an ACL tear two days earlier in practice, also marked the first loss at home by the Irish outside of UConn over the last 114 contests. The Irish were 110-3 during that span heading into the game.
Against the Fighting Irish, Davis hit 12 of 20 shots, including 5-of-9 marksmanship from long range, to tie her career best for three pointers made in a game. She also added 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season, plus an assist and a blocked shot.
Davis also posted a double-double in the season opener vs. ETSU, firing in 13 points and pulling down 10 caroms. She also added a pair of assists vs. the Buccaneers in the season opener.
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