DENVER Tulsas Jillian Robbins has been named the Western Athletic Conference Womens Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 21. This is the fourth WAC Player of the Week honor for the sophomore this season. Colorado States Becky Hammon is the only player to earn at least four player of the week honors in a season.
Robbins, a sophomore from Spring, Texas, scored 65 points and averaged 32.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game. She connected on 25-of-38 field goal attempts (.660) and was 15-of-18 (.833) from the free-throw line. Robbins turned in a record-breaking performance against Nevada. For the second-straight game, she finished the first half in double figures with 16 points. In the second half, Nevada built a 14-point lead and Robbins took over the game and brought the Hurricane back. She produced 22 points and 12 rebounds in the second half and scored the final eight points of the game to lead TU to a 62-57 come-from-behind victory.
Robbins broke the schools single-game scoring record with 38 points, which was also the fifth-best scoring total in the nation this season. Robbins finished 13-of-25 from the field (.520) and connected on 12 of 15 free throw attempts (.800). Robbins 38 points was the 11th highest in WAC history. She led Tulsa to a pair of home wins over Fresno State (81-69) and Nevada (62-57). Tulsas two wins catapulted it from sixth-place into a three-way tie for third-place in the WAC standings.
Other nominees included: Cassidy Blaine, Boise State; Krystal Frazier, Rice and Shalana Taylor, UTEP.