Feb. 27, 2007
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four members of the Vanderbilt women’s basketball team were honored by the Southeastern Conference Tuesday. Seniors Dee Davis, Carla Thomas and Caroline Williams each earned All-SEC honors, while junior Liz Sherwood was named the league’s Sixth Woman of the Year for the second consecutive season.
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Thomas was one of five unanimous selections to the All-SEC first team, joining Georgia’s Tasha Humphrey, LSU’s Sylvia Fowles, Ole Miss’ Armintie Price and Tennessee’s Candace Parker, who was selected as SEC Player of the Year.
A native of Mechanicsburg, Pa., Thomas had a career year for the Commodores, averaging 16.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. She closed the season in fine fashion with game-high performances against No. 7 LSU and No. 2 Tennessee.
Davis joined Thomas on the first team, along with Auburn’s DeWanna Bonner and Tennessee’s Alexis Hornbuckle. Davis has led the conference in assists per game all season. The Cincinnati, Ohio, product set Vanderbilt’s career assists record this season while also joining the school’s 1,000-point club.
Williams is one of eight student-athletes on the All-SEC second team. She has averaged 12.9 points per game this season while leading the nation in three-point field-goal percentage. The Rockmart, Ga., native returns to her home state this week for the 2007 SEC Tournament at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth.
For the second year in a row, Sherwood has been honored as the SEC’s Sixth Woman of the Year. The 6-4 center earned the inaugural award in 2005-06 after averaging 12.2 points per game. This season she again leads the SEC in field-goal percentage, connecting on 64.8 percent of her shot attempts.
Tennessee’s Pat Summitt was named Coach of the Year after leading her team to an undefeated 14-0 league record. Price and her 109 steals earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, while Georgia’s Ashley Houts was named Freshman of the Year. The Lady Bulldogs’ Christy Marshall joined Sherwood as the Co-Sixth Woman of the Year, and Arkansas’ Sarah Pfeifer was lauded as the league’s most outstanding Scholar Athlete.
The Commodores open SEC Tournament play on Friday night, facing the winner of Mississippi State and Florida at 8:30 p.m. CT.
First Team All-SEC
DeWanna Bonner, Auburn
Tasha Humphrey, Georgia*
Sylvia Fowles, LSU*
Armintie Price, Ole Miss*
Alexis Hornbuckle, Tennessee
Candace Parker, Tennessee*
Dee Davis, Vanderbilt
Carla Thomas, Vanderbilt*
Second Team All-SEC
Lauren Ervin, Arkansas
Marshae Dotson, Florida
Cori Chambers, Georgia
Sarah Elliott, Kentucky
Samantha Mahoney, Kentucky
Quianna Chaney, LSU
Sidney Spencer, Tennessee
Caroline Williams, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman Team
Donica Cosby, Arkansas*
Jordan Greenleaf, Auburn
Ashley Houts, Georgia
Christy Marshall, Georgia
Angel Robinson, Georgia
Allison Hightower, LSU
Alliesha Easley, Ole Miss
Alexis Rack, Mississippi State*
* denotes unanimous selection
Coach of the Year
Pat Summitt, Tennessee
Player of the Year
Candace Parker, Tennessee
Freshman of the Year
Ashley Houts, Georgia
Defensive Player of the Year
Armintie Price, Ole Miss
6th Woman of the Year (tie)
Christy Marshall, Georgia
Liz Sherwood, Vanderbilt
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Sarah Pfeifer, Arkansas
