Brittany Davis Crowned Southeastern Conference Player of the Week
2/22/2022 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The senior guard combined for 55 points and 12 rebounds in wins over then-No. 12/8 Tennessee and at Texas A&M
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Brittany Davis, University of Alabama women's basketball senior guard, was crowned the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week, it was announced by the league office Tuesday.
Davis helped Alabama down then-No. 12/8 Tennessee Thursday, Feb. 17, 74-64, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., before knocking off Texas A&M Sunday, Feb. 20, 81-79, in double overtime in Bryan-College Station, Texas.
She scored 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field, including 4-of-8 shooting from long range, against the Lady Volunteers, while she also recorded six rebounds. She had an even more impressive game in her next outing, scoring 32 points on 12-of-26 shooting from the field, including 7-of-15 shooting from the arc, at the Aggies, also grabbing six boards and making one steal.
Most notably, Davis contributed just three points on 1-of-10 shooting from the field, including 0-of-5 shooting from long range, in the first half at Texas A&M. Despite her slow start to the game, she came out of the locker room after halftime scoring 29 points on 11 of her 26 attempts from the field (68.8 percent), including seven of her 10 attempts from the arc (70.0 percent).
Her second half and overtime performance included perfect shooting in the fourth quarter (5-of-5 FG, 3-of-3 3FG) to help the Crimson Tide tie the Aggies at the end of regulation to force overtime and an eventual triumph.
Davis' 32 points and seven three-point field goals at Texas A&M are both a career high for the guard and the most points and three-point field goals of any player on the team this season. In fact, her seven 3-pointers mark the third time she has reset her career high in that category in 2021-22.
With her back-to-back games scoring 23-plus points and recording six rebounds, she has now…
- Recorded double-digit scoring in 23-of-25 games this season.
- Recorded 20-plus point games in seven of her last 10 games and on nine instances overall this season.
- Recorded at least six rebounds in four straight games.
Alabama's win against then-No. 12/8 Tennessee marked its sixth win over the national powerhouse in the last nine meetings, and its first win over a ranked opponent this season.
The Crimson Tide's win against the Aggies marked just its second win in the all-time, 12-game series, and its second straight win in Reed Arena. It also marked the Tide's second straight SEC road win in extra minutes this season, both of which were led in scoring by Davis.
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