AUBURN, Ala. – Following a stellar performance in Auburn's upset victory over No. 7 LSU, graduate student Honesty Scott-Grayson earned recognition from both the Southeastern Conference and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, it was announced Tuesday.
For the first time in her career, Scott-Grayson was named SEC Player of the Week; she shares the honor with Mississippi State's Jessika Carter.
She was also named one of five recipients of the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week honors, joining Caitlin Clark (Iowa), Sara Bejedi (Florida State), Ayoka Lee (Kansas State) and Anastasiia Boldyreva (Middle Tennessee).
Scott-Grayson scored a team-leading 21 points to help the Tigers pull off one of the season's biggest upsets as the Tigers defeated No. 7/4 LSU 67-62 Sunday at home, ending the 16-game win streak of the defending national champions.
In front of a record crowd of 7,720 at Neville Arena, Scott-Grayson hit clutch shot after clutch shot – three of her made field goals in the second half flipped the lead in Auburn's favor, including a layup at the 6:34 mark to give Auburn the lead for good. With a pair of steals, she helped lead an Auburn defense that held LSU to its lowest point total of the season and more than 30 points below their season average.
For the week, Scott-Grayson averaged 18.5 points over Auburn's two games, adding a 16-point effort at Ole Miss as the Tigers rallied from an 18-point deficit to get within a single point in the final minute before falling just short.
On the season, Scott-Grayson averages a team-leading 15.8 points per game, and she has scored in double-figures in 15 of the 16 games she has played.
Auburn continues SEC play this week with a road game at Vanderbilt Thursday night (6:30 p.m. CT) and then returns home for a Sunday showdown with rival Alabama at 2 p.m. Prior to Sunday's game, Auburn will honor former Tiger great DeWanna Bonner by retiring her number 24 in a pregame ceremony.