SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Davidson’s Sophia Aleksandravicius has been named the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games through January 28, the league office announced today. It’s her second Player of the Week nod of the season.                                                      

Aleksandravicius had a monster week averaging a double-double while leading Davidson to a 3-0 week with wins over UNCG (88-48), Elon (77-62) and Western Carolina (65-56). The forward averaged 19 points and 11.3 rebounds, while shooting 53.7 percent from the floor and 76.5 percent (13-17) at the charity stripe. She also added eight blocks, seven assists and five steals during the week.

Aleksandravicius had a pair of double-doubles to push her season total to 10, while her career mark moved to 40. The senior started the week off with a 14-point, eight-rebound and four-block game in a 40-point victory at home versus UNCG, the largest win in the all-time series versus the Spartans. She also played a big part in the Wildcats next two wins starting with 21 points and season-high tying 15 rebounds Saturday against Elon, in which she scored 10 of her 21 points in the second half, including five straight in the final five minutes as Davidson closed on a 22-7 run to pull away from the Phoenix. She followed that game up with an impressive 22 points and 11 rebounds in guiding the Wildcats to a comeback win versus Western Carolina Monday evening. The forward scored 18 of her points in the second half when Davidson erased a nine-point deficit in the early goings of the second period on a 19-9 run, with Aleksandravicius scoring eight of those points. She finished 10-for-14 from the field to give her a 22-for-41 showing during the week. With her 11 rebounds, Aleksandravicius moved to within just three rebounds from 1,000 for her career.

The senior paces the team with averages of 14.9 points and 10.1 rebounds to go with 57 blocks.

Other top performers last week were Appalachian State’s Maryah Sydnor, College of Charleston’s Alyssa Frye, Elon’s Ali Ford, Furman’s Kaitlin Murphy, Georgia Southern’s MiMi DuBose, UNCG’s Lucy Mason, Samford’s Jazmine Martin, Chattanooga’s Taylor Hall, and Western Carolina’s Lindsay Simpson.

2012-13 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week

Nov. 13             Taylor Hall, Chattanooga

Nov. 20             Anna Freeman, Appalachian State

Nov. 27             Daniella Motley, Wofford

Dec. 4              Courtney Freeman, Appalachian State

Dec. 11             Ashlen Dewart, Chattanooga

Dec. 18             Daniella Motley, Wofford

Jan. 2               Latisha Harris, College of Charleston

Jan. 8               Sophia Aleksandravicius, Davidson

Jan. 15             Maryah Sydnor, Appalachian State

Jan. 22             Ali Ford, Elon

Jan.29              Sophia Aleksandravicius, Davidson