Women's Basketball | November 9

INDIANAPOLIS – Laniah Davis (Michigan City, Ind./Marquette Catholic) of the Northern Illinois University women's basketball team has been named the Horizon League Freshman of the week, the conference office announced on Monday.
 
Davis averaged 12.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game last week in her first two collegiate games against Indiana State and Bradley. The freshman scored 20 points in her debut last Monday night, a 76-71 NIU win over Indiana State. Davis scored 11 straight points in the second quarter, including back-to-back-to-back three-pointers. She was 8-for-12 from the field and tied for the team-lead in rebounds with five.
 
Davis is the first freshman since Lindsay Secrest in 2000 to score at least 20 points in her collegiate debut. With Leah Middleton's game-high 22 points against Indiana State, NIU had a pair of 20-point scorers in the season opener for the first time since 2009.
 
NIU heads to Chicago Wednesday night to take on DePaul. Tip-off at Wintrust Arena is at 6 p.m.
 
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