FRISCO, Texas — UTRGV's Charlotte O'Keefe has earned this week's Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week award, the conference office announced Monday.
Women's Basketball Player of the Week: Charlotte O'Keefe, UTRGV - Forward - Senior - Overland Park, Kansas
O'Keefe had two double-doubles to lead UTRGV as it extended its winning streak to six games this week. She averaged 15.5 points per game with 14 rebounds per game, two blocks and 3.5 assists per game. O'Keefe became the UTRGV program record holder for career blocks after her four-block weekend, and is now tied for fourth in SLC history for career double-doubles after bringing her season total to a SLC-leading 10. She dropped 17 points with 12 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and one steal to lead the Vaqueros to a comeback victory at Nicholls. The senior forward went on to score 16 points with 14 rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal at New Orleans. O'Keefe leads the Southland in all rebounding categories and is second in the nation averaging 13.6 rebounds per game. She is also top 20 in the nation in all rebounding categories.
2025-26 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Players of the Week
| Date |
Player of the Week |
| Nov. 10 |
Vernell Atamah, Northwestern State |
| Nov. 17 |
Key Roseby, SFA |
| Nov. 24 |
Lihi Azouri, Southeastern |
| Dec. 1 |
Cha Gardner, SFA |
| Dec. 8 |
Vernell Atamah, Northwestern State |
| Dec. 15 |
Kamryn McLaurin, HCU |
| Dec. 22 |
Nya Valentine, Northwestern State |
| Jan. 5 |
Dakota Howard, McNeese |
| Jan. 12 |
Jalayah Ingram, UTRGV |
| Jan. 19 |
Charlotte O'Keefe, UTRGV |
| Jan. 26 |
Marie Kenembeni, Nicholls |
| Feb. 2 |
Reza Po, East Texas A&M |
| Feb. 9 |
Charlotte O'Keefe, UTRGV |
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school's sports information director. Voting for one's own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.