DALLAS – Players from six different schools are represented on the 2019-20 All-Conference USA women's basketball first team, featuring five seniors, two juniors and one sophomore. Four of the seniors are guards, including Charlotte’s Jade Phillips, Old Dominion’s Taylor Edwards, Rice’s Erica Ogwumike and UAB’s Rachel Childress, along with WKU forward Dee Givens.  Rice center Nancy Mulkey and WKU forward Raneem Elgedawy represent the juniors, while Middle Tennessee guard Anastasia Hayes is the lone sophomore named to the first team.  Four of the first team selections were also on last season’s All-C-USA first team (Ogwumike, Mulkey, Childress and Givens).

2020 WBB All-Conference Teams.(pdf)
 
Strong guard play in the league this season is reflected by seven of the 16 all-conference spots going to that position.  There are a pair of guard/forwards, four forwards and two centers that round out the 16-person squad.  Overall, 10 different schools placed at least one player on at least one of the two units. The group is compiled of 10 seniors, two juniors, three sophomores and one graduate student.
 
Middle Tennessee’s Aislynn Hayes, a seven-time C-USA Freshman of the Week selection, headlines the conference’s All-Freshman team, joined by standout rookie performers from Marshall, Rice, UTEP and UTSA.
 
The C-USA five member All-Defensive Team consists of a pair of stop down standouts from Rice, along with players from Charlotte, Old Dominion, and WKU.
 
The Conference USA Superlative awards for Freshman of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Sixth Player of the Year will be announced Tuesday. The C-USA Player of the Year and the Coach of the Year will be unveiled on Wednesday.
 
The 2020 Air Force Reserve C-USA Women’s Basketball Championship presented by Baylor Scott & White Sports Performance Center at The Star in Frisco tips off on Wednesday at 11 a.m. CT. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit ConferenceUSA.com.
 
2019-20 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM
Jade Phillips, Charlotte, R-Sr., G, Raleigh, North Carolina
Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee, So., G, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Taylor Edwards, Old Dominion Sr., G, Portsmouth, Virginia
Erica Ogwumike, Rice, Sr., G, Cypress, Texas (2018-19 first team selection)
Nancy Mulkey, Rice, Jr., C, Cypress Woods, Texas (2018-19 first team selection)
Rachael Childress, UAB, Sr., G, Rogersville, Alabama (2018-19 first team selection)
Raneem Elgedawy, WKU, Jr., F, Alexandria, Egypt
Dee Givens, WKU, Sr., F, Lexington, Kentucky (2018-19 first team selection)

2019-20 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM
Crystal Primm, Florida Atlantic, Gr., G, West Palm Beach, Florida
Charity Savage, Middle Tennessee, Sr., F, Memphis, Tennessee
Anisha George, North Texas, Sr., C, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Amari Young, Old Dominion, So., F, North Augusta, South Carolina
Ajah Wayne, Old Dominion, So., G/F, Birmingham, Alabama
Respect Leaphart, Southern Miss, Sr., F, Fort Myers, Florida
Miyah Barnes, UAB, Sr., G, Memphis, Tennessee
Katarina Zec, UTEP, Sr., G/F, Belgrade, Serbia
 
2019-20 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Savannah Wheeler, Marshall, Fr., G, Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Aislynn Hayes, Middle Tennessee, Fr., G, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Lauren Schwartz, Rice, Fr., F, Union, Kentucky
Katia Gallegos, UTEP, Fr., G, El Paso, Texas
Mikayla Woods, UTSA, Fr., G, Pflugerville, Texas
 
2019-20 CONFERENCE USA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Jade Phillips, Charlotte, R-Sr., G, Raleigh, North Carolina
Amari Young, Old Dominion, So., F, North Augusta, South Carolina
Nancy Mulkey, Rice, Jr., C, Cypress Woods, Texas
Erica Ogwumike, Rice, Sr., G, Cypress, Texas
Dee Givens, WKU, Sr., F, Lexington, Kentucky