Rhodes College women's basketball junior Kiera Downey becomes just the second Lynx in program history to be named a Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-American. Her former coach, Lauren Avant Sumski, was the only other Lynx earning the honor from the WBCA back in 2014. 
 
Recently tabbed as the second D3hoop.com South Regional Player of the Year, also the second in program history, Downey picked up her second straight SAA Player of the Year honor in 2021.
 
"Kiera has been such an instrumental part of our team," said head coach Rodney Rogan. "Her leadership on and off the court has made Rhodes women's basketball into a championship program. Kiera is a great player because she combines talent and work ethic in the best way. Her style of play elevates her teammates, and we can't wait for next season."
 
The Brentwood, Tenn. native is one of 10 individuals named to the team, and only one of three juniors earning first team All-American honors. She guided the Lynx to an SAA Tournament Championship this season where the Lynx defeated two top-10 teams to earn the title and finished the year 10-3 overall.
 
She led the SAA in the following categories: 36 minutes per game, 2.8 assist to turnover ratio, 33 steals, 2.4 three-point field goals made per game, and 243 points on the season.
 
In total, Downey averaged 18.7 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game, 2.5 steals per game, and 1.2 assists per game.

The full list of 2021 WBCA All-Americans, including those on the honorable mention team, can be found at the link above.