DENVER San Jose States Tatiana Taylor has been named the Western Athletic Conference womens basketball Player of the Week for the week of March 1-7. This is the first career WAC Player of the Week honor for the senior. Taylor is the third Spartan to earn player of the week honors with Cricket Williams and Teoma Taylor also earning the honor.
Taylor, forward from San Francisco, Calif., scored a career-high 34 points in a double overtime win over Nevada. The 34 points is the most scored in the WAC this season and the best single-game scoring performance in Spartan history. Taylor had double-doubles in both games with 34 points and 14 rebounds against Nevada and 13 points and 10 rebounds against Fresno State.
In the final two regular season games, the senior averaged 24 points and 12 rebounds, as San Jose State went 1-1. Taylor shot .750 from the free throw line and had a field goal percentage of .667. She also added five assists and three steals.
Also nominated: Aritta Lane, Fresno State; Jade Abele, Hawaii; Trina Frierson, Louisiana Tech; Michelle Woods, Rice; Noni Wharemate, UTEP and Jillian Robbins, Tulsa.