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Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) drives against Tennessee guard Nya Robertson (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Knoxville, Tenn, Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Michigan guard Olivia Olson (1) drives to the basket between UCLA defenders Angela Dugalić, left, and Gianna Kneepkens, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.
Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) drives against Tennessee guard Nya Robertson (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Knoxville, Tenn, Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Michigan guard Olivia Olson (1) drives to the basket between UCLA defenders Angela Dugalić, left, and Gianna Kneepkens, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.
The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 17 of the season:
The sophomore guard led No. 5 Vanderbilt to wins over Alabama and Tennessee last week, averaging 34.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists. She is the first SEC player in the past 26 years to have scored 30 or more points in a dozen games. She had 34 points against Tennessee and 35 against Alabama.
Olivia Olson, No. 8 Michigan. She led the Wolverines to wins over then-No. 13 Ohio State and 14th-ranked Maryland. Olson, a sophomore, had a career-high 31 points, including the game-winning layup in overtime, in the victory over the Buckeyes. She also had nine rebounds and four assists in that win. She followed that up with a 28-point effort against the Terrapins.
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame; Marta Suarez, No. 10 TCU; Riley Weiss, Columbia.
Marquette junior guard Skylar Forbes averaged 21.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in wins over Providence and Xavier. She had 24 in a road win over Providence, two off her career high. She scored 12 of her 19 points in the first half of a win over Xavier.
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