April 1, 2008

NEW HAVEN, Conn.--Former Yale women's basketball star Erica Davis '07 completed her first professional season by leading Esperides/Glyfada Kalitheas to its third straight Greek Cup. Davis had 17 points in her team's 67-53 victory over Appolon Ptolemaidos in the Cup final and was named Final Four MVP.

Esperides finished the regular season in first place with a 20-4 record. Davis played in 22 games, averaging 10.8 points and 7.6 rebounds. She also had 11 blocks, 25 steals and shot .536 from the field.

A three-time All-Ivy selection, Davis was named to the First Team following her senior season at Yale. As a senior, she led the conference in rebounding (9.0), field goal percentage (.532) and blocks (2.25) and placed third in scoring (15.6 ppg). Davis is Yale's all-time leader with 182 blocks. She also ranks seventh on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list with 1,262 points and is fifth with 670 career rebounds.

While at Yale, Davis also competed as a thrower on the track & field squad. She is the school outdoor record-holder in the shot put and holds both the Yale and Ivy League record in the discus throw. As a senior, she was named First Team All-Ivy in the shot put and Second Team All-Ivy in the discus. She also won the ECAC Championship and competed in the NCAA Regionals in 2007 before moving on to her professional basketball career.

Report filed by Joe Clifford, Yale Sports Publicity