Spartanburg, S.C. -- The Southern Conference today named Davidson’s women’s basketball player Tia Washington as the TIAA-CREF Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of December 13.

Washington, a senior from Charlotte, N.C., helped guide the Wildcats to a 75-69 victory against cross-county rival Charlotte in their only game of the week. She scored nine points, pulled down four boards and dished out a season-high six assists.  The guard has recorded at least one or more assists in 41 straight games.  She ranks fourth in the league with 37 assists on the year.

Off the court, Washington boasts a 3.504 GPA and is majoring in sociology.  She is a two-time member of the Southern Conference Academic All-Conference team. 

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