WBCA-D2CIDA Player of the Week

January 6, 2026

WBCA/D2CIDA Division II National Player of the Week – Erin Whalen, 5-10, Jr., Valdosta State

Whalen had a strong all-around week for the Lady Blazers as they recorded wins over Fort Lauderdale, Mississippi
College and Delta State, as she averaged 16.7 points, 11 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4.5 steals in those contests.
After opening the week with a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds in a 107-55 win over Fort Lauderdale,
she had 19 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and four steals to help VSU defeated Mississippi College 83-57.

On Sunday, Whalen had 18 points on seven-of-13 shooting from the field and two-of-five from three-point range
with a pair of free throws as the Blazers downed Delta State 70-62; her three-pointers came in the fourth quarter to
allow VSU to extend a four-point into double figures. Whalen finished the week by making 48.7 percent of her field
goal attempts (20-of-41), four three-pointers and six-of-seven from the free throw line to earn the Gulf South
Conference’s Player of the Week award.