Jade Davis, who helped lead
the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team to a 2-0
start and its first-ever victory over an SEC opponent, was named
the Southland Conference Player of the Week on Monday afternoon.
It is the first award of the season and is also Davis' first Player
of the Week honor in her career.
Davis scored 29 points in the Islanders 96-90 overtime comeback
victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday, giving the team
just its fourth win ever over an opponent from a BCS conference as
well as the team championship at the Holiday Inn Emerald Beach
Tip-Off Tournament.
In addition to the win over Alabama, the Islanders beat Air
Force to begin 2-0 for the first time since the 2004-05 season.
Davis averaged 19.5 points in the two games while adding eight
assists, four rebounds and one steal. She was 6-12 from behind the
three-point line this weekend with a 5-7 performance against the
Tide.
The Islanders will look to improve their record to 3-0 when the
travel to Houston this coming Saturday, Nov. 21 to take on Texas
Southern. The game is set for a 2 PM start.
