BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tennessee women’s basketball first-year performer Rennia Davis has been named the SEC Freshman of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Davis, a 6-foot-2 forward from Jacksonville, Fla., averaged 12.7 points and 8.3 rebounds in three games, as #12/14 Tennessee rolled to a 3-0 record at the Cancun Challenge.
The Ribault High School graduate shot 55 percent from the field and started all three games for the Lady Vols, who now stand 6-0 on the year for the first time since 2013-14. Davis has scored in double figures in five of six games and has posted double-doubles three times (consecutively).
Davis came up huge in the victory over #20/20 Marquette last Thursday, connecting on 7-of-13 shots to tally 14 points and 10 rebounds in the OT win. She then shot 50 percent from the field vs. Oklahoma State on Friday, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
In the finale vs. South Dakota on Saturday, Davis went 5-of-8 from the field, 1-of-1 on three-pointers and 1-of-1 on charity tosses for 12 points. She added five boards, three assists, a block and a steal and was UT’s co-leader in points and assists.
For the season, the rookie is third in scoring (12.7) and rebounding (8.5) for Tennessee and paces the squad in steals with nine. She is second among SEC rookies in scoring, rebounding and minutes played.
Davis and the Lady Vols return to action Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, as Central Arkansas comes to Thompson-Boling Arena to begin a four-game string of contests at home.
-UT Athletics
