University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Davis Named to All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
2/27/2023 2:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEW ORLEANS – Southern Miss junior guard Domonique Davis receives First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors on heels of the best season of her career. Davis leads the Lady Eagles in three categories (points, assists and steals) and is a finalist for the 2023 Gillom Trophy.
Voted on by all 14 coaches of the Sun Belt Conference, Davis joins James Madison's Kiki Jefferson, Texas State's Da'Nasia Hood, Georgia Southern's Terren Ward and Coastal Carolina's Aja Blount as one of five First-Team All-Confernce nominees. See the full list of award winners below.
2023 Sun Belt Women's Basketball End-of-Year Awards
Coach of the Year: Zenarae Antoine, Texas State
Freshman of the Year: Kelsey Thompson, South Alabama
Newcomer of the Year: Izzy Higginbottom, Arkansas State
Player of the Year: Kiki Jefferson, James Madison
Defensive Player of the Year: Emma Merriweather, ULM
Sixth Woman of the Year: Peyton McDaniel, James Madison
All-Conference Teams
First Team
Kiki Jefferson, James Madison
Da'Nasia Hood, Texas State
Terren Ward, Georgia Southern
Domonique Davis, Southern Miss
Aja Blount, Coastal Carolina
Second Team
Makayia Hallmon, Troy
Roshala Scott, Marshall
Kennedy Taylor, Texas State
Amari Young, Old Dominion
Izzy Higginbottom, Arkansas State
Third Team
Ja'Mia Hollings, Troy
Lanay Wheaton, Louisiana
Tai'Sheka Porchia, Troy
Deaja Richardson, Coastal Carolina
Emma Merriweather, ULM
The Lady Eagles are back in action in Pensacola, Fla. in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Friday, March 3, at 5 p.m.
Voted on by all 14 coaches of the Sun Belt Conference, Davis joins James Madison's Kiki Jefferson, Texas State's Da'Nasia Hood, Georgia Southern's Terren Ward and Coastal Carolina's Aja Blount as one of five First-Team All-Confernce nominees. See the full list of award winners below.
2023 Sun Belt Women's Basketball End-of-Year Awards
Coach of the Year: Zenarae Antoine, Texas State
Freshman of the Year: Kelsey Thompson, South Alabama
Newcomer of the Year: Izzy Higginbottom, Arkansas State
Player of the Year: Kiki Jefferson, James Madison
Defensive Player of the Year: Emma Merriweather, ULM
Sixth Woman of the Year: Peyton McDaniel, James Madison
All-Conference Teams
First Team
Kiki Jefferson, James Madison
Da'Nasia Hood, Texas State
Terren Ward, Georgia Southern
Domonique Davis, Southern Miss
Aja Blount, Coastal Carolina
Second Team
Makayia Hallmon, Troy
Roshala Scott, Marshall
Kennedy Taylor, Texas State
Amari Young, Old Dominion
Izzy Higginbottom, Arkansas State
Third Team
Ja'Mia Hollings, Troy
Lanay Wheaton, Louisiana
Tai'Sheka Porchia, Troy
Deaja Richardson, Coastal Carolina
Emma Merriweather, ULM
The Lady Eagles are back in action in Pensacola, Fla. in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Friday, March 3, at 5 p.m.
Players Mentioned
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