Former Hermantown Standout Bri Davis Named WIAC Player of the Week

Jan 31

Northland Sports Online

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has named Yellowjacket junior Bri Davis (Hermantown, Minn.) as its women’s basketball athlete of the week for the week of January 17-23. Davis had a big week, helping the Yellowjackets to a split last week, including their first conference win of 2010-11.

“This is a tremendous honor for Bri and a testament to her development as a player here at UW-Superior,” Head Coach Don Mulhern said. “She has put in a lot of hours and a lot of hard work since arriving here and it is no accident that Bri has turned herself into a very solid, two-way basketball player for us. She’s having a tremendously consistent year and I am excited for her that other coaches in the WIAC recognized that. She definitely earned this award.”

Davis has indeed been a consistent offensive player throughout the year, and last week was no exception, as she averaged a “double-double” in two games. On Wednesday at UW-Stout, Davis scored 16 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, but the Yellowjackets came up short, falling 73-68 to the Blue Devils. On Saturday, Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping the ‘Jackets go on a 13-0 run to end the game and come away with a 63-57 win over Platteville.

In addition to the 33 points and 25 rebounds, Davis also had three assists and four steals in 69 minutes played in the two contests.

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