NEW YORK (Feb. 1, 2022) ---
Kaitlyn Davis of Columbia has been named Division I Women’s Player of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Association for the second consecutive week.
The designation, for games played Jan. 24-30, is unique in that it encompasses players from 21 Met area schools across Division I.
A 6-0 junior guard-forward from Norwalk, CT, Davis --- who also was named Ivy League player of the week for the second consecutive week and fourth time overall this season --- averaged 18.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals in a 2-0 week as the Lions (15-3) edged visiting Penn 61-56 and defeated homestanding Dartmouth 65-46.
Davis nailed 68% of her shots from the field (17-of-25) in helping Columbia extend its best overall and best Ivy League (6-0) start in program history.
Davis started her week by registering 16 points, 12 rebounds, a career-high four blocks and two assists in a come-from-behind victory over Penn. She scored 12 of her 16 points in the second half on 6-of-7 shooting as the Lions rallied from 10 points down in the third quarter. It was Davis’ third consecutive double-double as she finished with 8-of-12 accuracy from the field.
The triumph was Columbia’s first over Penn since 2011, snapping an 18-game series losing streak.
Davis next scored a game-high 20 points on Saturday at Dartmouth, adding seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals. She began the game a perfect 7-of-7 from the field on her way to 15 points at halftime and concluded the contest with 9-of-13 shooting prowess.
Heading into this week, when the Lions meet co-Ivy League leading Princeton (both 6-0 in the conference) on Saturday in New Jersey, Davis ranks No. 6 in the league in scoring (13.8 ppg), No. 3 in rebounding (9.2 rpg), No. 3 in field goal accuracy (48.8%) and No. 3 in blocks (1.7 bpg).
Players receiving MBWA Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Sidney Cooks, Seton Hall; Anna DeWolfe, Fordham; Earlette Scott, Stony Brook.
Previous MBWA 2021-22 Div. I Women’s Players of the Week: Dec. 7:
Anna DeWolfe, Fordham; Dec. 14:
Anna DeWolfe, Fordham; Dec. 21:
Kendrea Williams, Saint Peter's; Jan. 11,
Dee Dee Davis, Manhattan; Jan. 18,
Lenaejha Evans, Rider; Jan. 25,
Kaitlyn Davis, Columbia.
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