Girls basketball athlete of the week: Karlie Samuelson, Mater Dei

Karlie Samuelson

Mater Dei

The Stanford-bound guard had 22 points and seven rebounds in an 89-67 victory over No. 21 Ossining, N.Y., she had 18 points and four 3-pointers in a 57-54 victory over No. 1 St. Mary's of Phoenix, and she had 38 points, seven 3-pointers and 11 rebounds in a 96-74 victory over Riverdale Baptist of Upper Marlboro, Md., to lead Mater Dei to Nike Tournament of Champions Mike Desper Division E title.