College players of the week honored by TSWA - Jan. 6 — Tennessee Sports Writers Association

NASHVILLE – Rhodes College’s Phil Dotson earned TSWA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors, posting 29.0 points and 4.0 assists in two games for the Lynx, as announced Tuesday by the organization.

He netted 42 points in just 27 minutes of action against Westminster College, hitting 15-of-22 shots overall, including 9-for-14 from 3-point range, adding three rebounds and two assists. He followed that with 16 points and six assists in the conference opener versus Millsaps College.

Dotson is averaging 21.8 points and 3.1 assists in 12 games this season with seven outings of 20-plus.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes was voted Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, averaging 33.5 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals in wins at Arkansas and versus LSU.

She opened the week by matching her season-high in scoring with 35 points and matched her career-best with eight assists at Arkansas in the SEC opener, connecting on 13-of-26 shots overall with three 3-pointers. She added four rebounds and three steals against the Hogs.

Blakes netted 32 points and four assists in a home win over LSU, including 15 points in the fourth quarter with a pair of 3-pointers. She registered 10 of Vanderbilt’s final 13 points to close out the game. She also assisted on the go-ahead 3-pointer by Aubrey Galvan with 2:05 remaining, giving the Commodores a lead they would never relinquish.

She is posting 25.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 15 games this season.