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January 19, 2020 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 South Carolina 5-0 1.000 2-0 3-0 10-1 .909 4-1 4-0 2-0 W7 Phone: (205) 458-3000 Georgia 4-1 .800 2-1 2-0 12-1 .929 8-1 5-0 0-0 W5 Texas A&M 4-1 .800 2-0 2-1 13-1 .923 7-0 5-1 0-0 L1 THIS WEEK IN THE SEC January 21 (Thursday) Tennessee 3-1 .750 1-1 2-0 9-2 .818 6-1 3-1 0-0 W1 *Georgia at South Carolina SEC Net 6:30 p.m. ET Alabama 4-2 .667 1-2 3-0 11-2 .846 5-2 6-0 0-0 L1 *Kentucky at Auburn SEC Net 8:30 p.m. ET LSU 4-2 .667 2-1 2-1 6-6 .500 3-2 2-1 1-3 W2 Connecticut at Tennessee ESPN 7 p.m. ET Kentucky 3-2 .600 2-1 1-1 10-3 .769 8-1 2-2 0-0 W1 January 24 (Sunday) Mississippi State 3-3 .500 1-2 2-1 8-4 .667 6-2 2-2 0-0 L2 *Auburn at Alabama ESPNU 1 p.m. CT Arkansas 2-4 .333 2-1 0-3 11-5 .688 7-1 3-3 1-1 L1 *South Carolina at LSU SEC Net 12 p.m. CT *Florida at Ole Miss SECN+ 2 p.m. CT Missouri 1-3 .250 0-2 1-1 5-4 .556 4-2 1-2 0-0 L1 *Texas A&M at Missouri SEC Net 4 p.m. CT Ole Miss 1-4 .200 1-2 0-2 7-4 .636 6-2 1-2 0-0 L3 *Kentucky at Tennessee ESPN2 2 p.m. ET Florida 1-5 .167 1-2 0-3 8-6 .571 7-2 1-4 0-0 W1 January 25 (Monday) Auburn 0-4 .000 0-1 0-3 5-7 .417 5-3 0-4 0-0 L5 *Arkansas at Georgia SEC Net 7 p.m. ET Vanderbilt 0-3 .000 0-2 0-1 4-4 .500 3-2 1-2 0-0 L3 *SEC Game. Games and times subject to change. Player of the Week: Florida’s Lavender Briggs con- bounds against Alabama for her fifth double-double of tinued to showcase her impressive scoring ability as she the season and fourth in the last seven contests. LAST WEEK IN THE SEC poured in a career-high 41 points at No. 17 Arkansas, • The Gamecocks outpaced the Razorbacks on the glass January 14 (Thursday) the most scored by an SEC player this season. Registering 50-29, marking the third SEC game, and sixth overall this *Florida at Arkansas SEC Net AR 84-80 the fourth-most points in a single game in program history season in which South Carolina finished with a 20+ re- *Texas A&M at LSU SECN+ LS 65-61 (OT) and the most ever by any UF sophomore, Briggs connect- bound margin. *Missouri at Ole Miss SECN+ MO 86-77 ed for a career-best 17 field goals including a career-high *Alabama at Mississippi St. SECN+ UA 86-78 six 3-pointers. Becoming just the fourth player in NCAA Watch Lists: *Georgia at Tennessee SEC Net UG 67-66 *South Carolina at Vanderbilt SECN+ SC 106-43 Division I this season to eclipse 40-point plateau, the • Nancy Lieberman Award: Destiny Slocum, Arkansas; *Kentucky at Auburn SEC Net Postponed 6-foot-1 guard recorded 16 points in the fourth quarter Myah Taylor, Mississippi State. in Fayetteville as she went head-to-head in an entertain- • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award: Chelsea Dungee, Arkan- January 17 (Sunday) ing score display between herself and Chelsea Dungee. sas; Zia Cooke, South Carolina; Destiny Pitts, Texas A&M. *Tennessee at Alabama SECN+ UT 82-56 Briggs added 18 more points in UF’s win over Auburn • Cheryl Miller Award: Rhyne Howard, Kentucky; Rickea *Auburn at Florida SEC Net UF 68-54 which was its first SEC victory. The Utah native averaged Jackson, Mississippi State; Brea Beal, South Carolina Ren- *Ole Miss at Georgia SEC Net UG 73-57 29.5 points for the week and through six SEC games she nia Davis, Tennessee; Kayla Wells, Texas A&M. *Vanderbilt at Kentucky SEC Net UK 80-73 is putting up 23.2 points per game. She has scored 15+ • Katrina McClain Award: Jasmine Walker, Alabama; *Mississippi St. at Texas A&M ESPN2 AM 69-41 in 11-straight games overall. Unique Thompson, Auburn; Jessika Carter, Mississippi State; N’dea Jones, Texas A&M. January 18 (Monday) Freshman of the Week: Georgia’s Sarah Ashlee • Lisa Leslie Award: Shakira Austin, Ole Miss; Aliyah Bos- *LSU at Missouri SEC Net LS 66-64 Barker played one of the best games of her young career ton, South Carolina. *Arkansas at South Carolina ESPN2 SC 104-82 during Sunday’s win against Ole Miss. Barker knocked • Naismith Trophy: Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas; Destiny in a trio of 3-pointers in the second quarter and led the Slocum, Arkansas; Rhyne Howard, Kentucky; Rickea Jack- *SEC Game. Lady Bulldogs with nine points in that period to give her son, Mississippi State; Jessika Carter, Mississippi State; Ali- team a 36-23 halftime lead. The Birmingham, Ala., native yah Boston, South Carolina; Zia Cooke, South Carolina; finished one point off her career high with 11 points off Rennia Davis, Tennessee; N’dea Jones, Texas A&M. a 4-for-8 shooting performance. It marked Barker’s third • Wade Watch List: Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas; Destiny game in double figures this season as she finished third on Slocum, Arkansas; Rhyne Howard, Kentucky; Rickea Jack- the team in scoring against the Rebels, leading Georgia son, Mississippi State; Jessika Carter, Mississippi State; Ali- to its fourth-straight win. Barker ended the game with two yah Boston, South Carolina; Zia Cooke, South Carolina; steals and a pair of assists. One assist was on a made Rennia Davis, Tennessee; N’dea Jones, Texas A&M. Jenna Staiti layup that gave Georgia a 22-10 lead – its • Wooden Award (Mideseason): Unique Thompson, Au- largest of the game to that point. Behind a deep rotation burn; Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas; Destiny Slocum, Arkan- of players, which includes Barker, Georgia is off to a 12-1 sas; Rhyne Howard, Kentucky; Rickea Jackson, Mississippi start and 4-1 record in league play this season. State; Aliyah Boston, South Carolina; Zia Cooke, South Carolina; Rennia Davis, Tennessee; N’dea Jones, Texas Notes: A&M. • The Vanderbilt team announced their decision to not continue play for the 2020-21 season. • Georgia recorded its first win in Knoxville since 1996 with a 67-66 victory. • Against Missouri, the Rebel’s Shakira Austin scored a career-high 26 points alongside 10 rebounds, her 18th career double-double and third of the season. • Tennessee’s Rennia Davis tallied 21 points and 10 re- 2020-21 Women’s Basketball • 2020-21 Women’s Basketball • 2020-21 Women’s Basketball • 2020-21 Women’s Basketball • 2020-21 Women’s Basketball • 2020-21 Women’s Basketball • 2020-21 Women’s Basketball • 2020-21 Women’s Basketball SEC BASKETBALL MEDIA SERVICES SEC Release SEC Basketball Media Contacts The conference basketball release will be available each day of play begin- Alabama – Jessica Paré www.rolltide.com ning via the league’s websites. SEC standings and results will be updated each Email: [email protected] Office: (205) 348-3523 weekday, while conference statistics will be updated as often as needed based Twitter: @AlabamaWBB on the schedule of play. Information is also available via the school’s Media Arkansas – Mario Bravante www.arkansasrazorbacks.com Contacts. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @RazorbackWBB; @CoachNeighbors Weekly Awards Auburn – Wes Todd www.auburntigers.com Email: [email protected] 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; @CoachLZ 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. Adobe Reader, which is used to read Email: [email protected] Office: (225) 578-1869 the Adobe Acrobat file, can be downloaded for free on your computer on the Twitter: @LSUwbkb; @lsunikkifargas adobe.com website. 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