ROCKFORD, Ill. - Rockford University's Anaya Davis was honored with a pair of major accolades on Tuesday afternoon, when the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference announced its 2022 postseason awards. Davis was named both the NACC Freshman of the Year and selected First Team All-NACC. She becomes the first RU women's basketball player to win both awards in the same season and just the fifth women's basketball player in the history of the NACC to accomplish the feat. Davis is also just the second Regent women's basketball player to be named the NACC Freshman of the Year (Taylor May, 2016-17) and the first RU women's basketball player to be named First Team All-NACC since the 2011-12 season (Britney Curry). 

Anaya Davis recently concluded one of the most remarkable seasons in recent memory for any Rockford University women's basketball player. She was voted the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week three times and also selected to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week on one occasion. Davis corralled an incredible 20 rebounds in four games and had a trio of 20-point, 20-rebound performances. She also broke the Rockford University and tied the NACC single-game record with her 23-rebound effort at Aurora University.

At the conclusion of the NACC Tournament, Davis led the country in two statistical categories and was ranked in the top ten in four more. She was leading all NCAA Division III women's basketball players in double-doubles (21) and offensive rebounds per game (6.8). She was also ranked third in total rebounds (346), fourth in free throw attempts (192), sixth in rebounds per game (13.8) and tenth in made free throws (131). Additionally, Davis finished the year leading the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference in both scoring (18.3 ppg) and rebounding (13.8 rgp), while ranking fifth in steals (2.2 spg), seventh in field goal percentage (47.7%) and eighth in blocks (0.9 bpg).