The latest standout in women’s college basketball is Mikayla Blakes from Vanderbilt, who has been named the Associated Press national player of the week for Week 13 of the season. Blakes, a freshman guard, made history by setting the NCAA freshman single-game scoring record with an impressive 53 points against Florida. This remarkable performance also established a new SEC single-game scoring record that had remained unbroken for over 22 years. Notably, Blakes is the sole NCAA Division I player, across both men’s and women’s basketball, to achieve the feat of scoring at least 50 points in a game this season. She maintained an outstanding average of 34.5 points in her two games while shooting an impressive 63.6% from the field.
