Liz Sherwood Named 6th Woman by SEC

Liz Sherwood Named 6th Woman by SEC

2/28/2006

Three Commodores Honored By Southeastern Conference

A trio of Vanderbilt’s women’s basketball players earned postseason awards from Southeastern Conference coaches, as announced Tuesday by league officials. Juniors Dee Davis and Caroline Williams were named to the All-SEC team, while sophomore Liz Sherwood earned “Sixth Woman of the Year” honors.

Davis was named First-Team All-SEC after leading the conference with 6.9 assists per game, good for third nationally. The Cincinnati native also averaged 8.0 points and 2.2 steals per contest this season.

Williams earned Second-Team All-SEC honors for her impressive performance this year. The Rockmart, Ga., product averaged 12.7 points per game while leading the SEC in three-pointers made per game. Williams also ranked third in the conference in minutes played.

Sherwood was lauded with the league’s first “SEC Sixth Woman of the Year” award. The Castle Rock, Colo., native came off the bench in VU’s final nine SEC games to average 11 points per game while connecting on 81 percent of her free throws. Sherwood led the nation in field goal percentage this year, hitting 66.4 percent of her 238 shot attempts.

Kentucky’s Mickie DeMoss earned Coach of the Year honors for leading her team to a fourth-place league finish. LSU’s Seimone Augustus earned Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive year, while Tennessee’s Candace Parker was named Freshman of the Year.

The three Commodore standouts lead their squad into the 2006 Southeastern Conference Women’s Tournament at the ALLTEL Arena in Little Rock, Ark., this week. Vanderbilt opens play against 11th-seeded Alabama on Thursday, March 2, at 8:50 p.m. CT. The winner of Thursday’s game faces third-seeded Georgia on Friday at 8:50 p.m.

A complete list of 2006 honorees is below.

Coach of the Year
Mickie DeMoss, Kentucky

Player of the Year
Seimone Augustus, LSU

Freshman of the Year
Candace Parker, Tennessee

Defensive Player of the Year
Sherill Baker, Georgia

6th Woman of the Year
Liz Sherwood, Vanderbilt

Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Sara Lowe, Florida

First Team All-SEC
Dalila Eshe, Florida
*Sherill Baker, Georgia
*Tasha Humphrey, Georgia
*Seimone Augustus, LSU
*Sylvia Fowles, LSU
Armintie Price, Ole Miss
Candace Parker, Tennessee
Shanna Zolman, Tennessee
Dee Davis, Vanderbilt
*unanimous choices

Second Team All-SEC
Navonda Moore, Alabama
Marita Payne, Auburn
Sha Brooks, Florida
Cori Chambers, Georgia
Samantha Mahoney, Kentucky
Scolanda Hoston, LSU
Melanie Johnson, South Carolina
Alexis Hornbuckle, Tennessee
Caroline Williams, Vanderbilt

All-Freshman Team
DeWanna Bonner, Auburn
KeKe Carrier, Auburn
Sha Brooks, Florida
Marshae Dotson, Florida
Carly Ormerod, Kentucky
Robin Porter, Mississippi State
Demetress Adams, South Caroloina
Candace Parker, Tennessee