January 1, 2019 SEC COMMUNICATIONS Conference Overall Tammy Wilson (Women’s Basketball Contact) W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Strk [email protected] @SEC_Tammy www.SECsports.com Kentucky 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 13-1 .929 10-0 0-1 3-0 W4 Phone: (205) 458-3000 Auburn 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 12-1 .923 6-0 4-1 2-0 W9 Mississippi State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 12-1 .923 7-0 5-1 0-0 W2 THIS WEEK IN THE SEC January 3 (Thursday) Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 11-1 .917 7-1 2-0 2-0 W3 *Florida at Alabama SEC Net+ 7 p.m. CT Texas A&M 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 11-2 .846 7-1 2-0 2-1 W7 *Mississippi State at Arkansas SEC Network 6 p.m. CT Arkansas 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 11-3 .786 6-1 3-1 2-1 W6 *Tennessee at Auburn SEC Net+ 6 p.m. CT *LSU at Georgia SEC Net + 7 p.m. ET Missouri 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 11-3 .786 5-2 4-0 2-1 W3 *Vanderbilt at Kentucky SEC Net+ 7 p.m. ET LSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 9-3 .750 7-2 2-1 0-0 W4 *Ole Miss at Missouri SEC Net+ 7 p.m. CT Georgia 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 9-4 .692 8-0 0-3 1-1 W3 *South Carolina at Texas A&M SEC Network 8 p.m. CT South Carolina 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-4 .667 5-2 2-0 1-2 W4 January 6 (Sunday) Alabama 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-5 .615 6-1 1-1 1-3 L1 *Auburn at Florida SEC Network 1 p.m. ET Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-8 .429 6-4 0-1 0-3 W1 *Alabama at South Carolina ESPNU 12 p.m. ET *Texas A&M at LSU SEC Net+ 2 p.m. CT Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-8 .385 4-2 1-3 0-3 W1 *Arkansas at Ole Miss SEC Network 2 p.m. CT Florida 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-9 .308 4-3 0-5 0-1 W1 *Kentucky at Mississippi State SEC Network 4 p.m. CT *Missouri at Tennessee ESPN2 2 p.m. ET *Georgia at Vanderbilt SEC Net+ 2 p.m. CT • Player of the Week: Ole Miss’ Crystal Allen scored cred Heart was the most in a game for a Wildcat since a career-high 34 points vs. North Florida, the most points Evelyn Akhator had 23 rebounds against Ohio State on *SEC Game. scored by any SEC player this season. She shot 11-of-17 March 19, 2017. from the field and 9-of-15 from three, the second-most • Mississippi State’s Teaira McCowan pulled down threes in school history and the most by anyone in the 11 rebounds against UL-Lafayette for her 10th double- SEC this year by two. She set the women’s Pavilion records double of the season, the most in the league. in both points and three-pointers, while her nine three- • Missouri’s Cierra Porter has decided to return to the pointers rank tied for the third-most in a single game in basketball court to complete her final year of collegiate the NCAA this season. She hit five of her nine threes in eligibility. the first quarter alone. She had the highest scoring output by a Rebel since Torri Lewis scored 36 vs. New Orleans Watch Lists: on Dec. 14, 2015, the same game she set the Ole Miss • Wade Throphy: Caliya Robinson, Georgia; Teaira Mc- three-pointer record with 10 treys (still tied for third-most Cowan, Mississippi State; Sophie Cunningham, Missouri; in NCAA history). She currently ranks second in the SEC at Tyasha Harris, South Carolina; Chennedy Carter, Texas 18.2 PPG and leads the conference in total threes made A&M. (42). She also ranks within the SEC top-10 in threes per • Wooden Award: Caliya Robinson, Georgia; Anriel game (second, 3.0/game), minutes (third, 34.8/game), Howard, Mississippi State; Teaira McCowan, Mississippi three-point percentage (fifth, .408) and free throw per- State; Sophie Cunningham, Missouri; Rennia Davis, Ten- centage (seventh, .796). She ranks 11th nationally in both nessee; Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M. total points (255) and threes made (42) and is on pace • Naismith Trophy: Caliya Robinson, Georgia; Maci to make 90 three-pointers by season’s end, which would Morris, Kentucky; Anriel Howard, Mississippi State; Te- rank as the second-best in a single season ever at Ole aira McCowan, Mississippi State; Sophie Cunningham, Miss. Missouri; Tyasha Harris, South Carolina; Alexis Jennings, • Freshman of the Week: Auburn’s Brooke Moore South Carolina; Rennia Davis, Tennessee; Evina West- led the Tigers with a career-high 23 points in an 83- brook, Tennessee; Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M. 50 win over Alabama State on Dec. 29. Her 23 points • Nancy Lieberman Award: Taja Cole, Georgia; Tya- marked the highest scoring total for an Auburn player so sha Harris, South Carolina; Evina Westbrook, Tennessee; far this season. Moore set a career-high with five made Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M. 3-pointers, tying fellow freshman Robyn Benton for the • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award: Maci Morris, Kentucky. most in a game by an Auburn player this season, while • Cheryl Miller Award: Sophie Cunningham, Missouri; playing a season-best 23 minutes She also closed out the Rennia Davis, Tennessee; first half with a half-court shot to give the Tigers a 37-20 • Lisa Leslie Award: Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State; lead at the break. She missed the team’s first five games of Mariella Fasoula, Vanderbilt. the season with injury, but is averaging 9.6 points off the • Katrina McClain Award: Caliya Robinson, Georgia; bench in seven games played since coming back. Moore Anriel Howard, Mississippi State; Alexis Jennings, South has made nine 3-pointers in her last two games – 4 at Carolina. Elon on Dec. 22; 5 vs. Alabama State on Dec. 29 – and • Senior CLASS Award: Teaira McCowan, Mississippi has 17 in seven games so far. State; Sophie Cunningham, Missouri. • The win over North Florida was Ole Miss’ Head Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin 100th career win. • Georgia’s Taja Cole has five or more assists in 11 of the team’s 13 games this season. Cole ranks first in the league and eighth nationally in assists. • Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard’s 15 assists against Sa- 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball SEC BASKETBALL MEDIA SERVICES SEC Release The conference basketball release will be available each Monday beginning SEC Basketball Media Contacts in early November via the league’s websites. Any media representative wishing Alabama – Zach Rhodes www.rolltide.com to receive information via e-mail should register on www.secsportsmedia.com. Email: [email protected] Office: (205) 348-6084 SEC standings and results will be updated each weekday, while conference Twitter: @AlabamaWBB statistics will be updated as often as needed based on the schedule of play. Arkansas – Jeri Thorpe www.arkansasrazorbacks.com Information is also available via the school’s SIDs. Email: [email protected] Office: (479) 575-5037 Twitter: @RazorbackWBB; @CoachNeighbors Weekly Awards Auburn – Wes Todd www.auburntigers.com Email: [email protected] Office: (334) 844-9800 The SEC will name a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week in wom- Twitter: @AuburnWBB en’s basketball each Tuesday of the season. Selections will be announced in the Florida – Sam Stolte www.floridagators.com weekly release, the SEC website and on social media platforms. Nominations Email: [email protected] Office: (352) 375-4683 x6133 for the award are made each week by the women’s basketball media relations Twitter: @GatorsWBK; @camnew contacts and are selected by a vote of the SEC Communications staff. Georgia – Tray Littlefield www.georgiadogs.com Email: [email protected] Office: (706) 542-9342 Internet Twitter: @UGA_WBB General SEC basketball information can be accessed on the Web at www. Kentucky – Evan Crane www.ukathletics.com secsports.com. The basketball section is updated with new material daily on Email: [email protected] Office: (859) 257-8431 the page, with standings, statistics, game previews, notes and other important Twitter: @KentuckyWBB; @UKCoachMitchell information. The SEC basketball release can also be printed off of the secsports. LSU – Judy Willson www.lsusports.net com website in an Adobe Acrobat file. 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