Vanderbilt freshman Mikayla Blakes knows each time she drops the ball in the basket it will bring more attention. That's what happens when someone scores 53 points, then sets the NCAA freshman single-game scoring record with 55 just 17 days later.

Vanderbilt freshman guard Mikayla Blakes has outdone herself, scoring 55 points in a 98-88 overtime win Sunday at Auburn to break both the SEC single-game scoring mark and Division I freshman scoring record — records she previously set with a 53-point outburst in a Jan. 30 win at Florida.

Vanderbilt freshman Mikayla Blakes knows each time she drops the ball in the basket, it will bring more attention.

Mikayla Blakes is The Associated Press women's college basketball player of the week. The freshman guard set the NCAA freshman single-game scoring record with 55 points against Auburn.