DENVER – New Mexico State guard Shanice Davis has been named Western Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 12 through Jan. 18.
Davis, a junior from Kileen, Texas (Harker Heights HS), helped lead the Aggies to a pair of home wins over Bakersfield and Seattle U. On Thursday against Bakersfield, she exploded for 32 points on 12 of 20 shooting, including four three pointers as NM State erased a 20-point deficit to win in overtime. Against Seattle U, she had an outstanding overall game, scoring 13 points, bringing down six rebounds and dishing out eight assists in a 10-point win over the Redhawks.
Other nominees included: Texas-Pan American forward Shawnte’ Goff averaged 19.5 ppg on the week as the Broncs earned a pair of big wins over Seattle U and Bakersfield…Missouri-Kansas City forward Grace Mitchell scored 20 points and brought down 10 rebounds in a come-from-behind win at Chicago State…Utah Valley center Sam Loggins led the Wolverines to a win over Grand Canyon on Saturday, scoring 10 points and grabbing five rebounds…Grand Canyon guard Jessica Gajewski led all players with 18 points in a two-point loss at Utah Valley.