DENVER Tulsas Jillian Robbins has been named the Western Athletic Conference Womens Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 10. This is the third WAC Player of the Week honor for the sophomore this season.
Robbins, a sophomore from Spring, Texas, helped the Golden Hurricane even their WAC record at 2-2 with wins against Boise State and UTEP. Robbins had back-to-back games with a double-double. For the week, Robbins averaged 21.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.0 blocks and 1.5 steals per game. She was 16-of-23 from the field for an outstanding 70-percent.
In Tulsas first WAC win of the year against Boise State, Robbins was nearly unstoppable as she drained a career-high 11 field goals, shooting 79-precent (11-of-14) from the field to finish with 25 points. She also pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds, adding seven blocked shots and two steals in 34 minutes. Robbins notched her seventh 20-point effort of the year and posted the third-highest point total of her career.
Against UTEP, Robbins hit 5-of-9 field goals (.560) and 8-of-10 free throw attempts (.800) to finish with 18 points, and she also collected 10 rebounds for her third-straight game with a double-double and her sixth in Tulsas last seven outings. Robbins also accounted for three blocked shots in 30 minutes of action. Robbins has seven double-doubles this season and has scored in double figures in nine of 13 games
Other nominees included: Tasha Crain, Louisiana Tech; Talisha Anderson, Nevada; Michelle Woods, Rice and Amber Jackson, San Jose State.