2024-25 CUSA WBB Postseason Awards (PDF)
 
DALLAS – Conference USA has announced its postseason Women’s Basketball All-Conference, All-Freshman, All-Defensive Teams along with the Superlative Awards (Newcomer, Sixth Player, Defensive, Freshman, Player and Coach). The CUSA awards are voted on by the league’s coaches, sports information directors and a media representative from each school.  
 
NM State’s Molly Kaiser became the first Aggie to be named CUSA Player of the Year. LA Tech’s Paris Bradley, who won eight Freshman of the Week awards this season, is the league’s Freshman of the Year. MTSU’s Rick Insell claims his second Coach of the Year honors.
 
Kaiser led the league in scoring (21.6) and 30-point performances with four during league action. The fifth-year guard also ranked fifth in minutes played (35.9) and seventh in field goal percentage (46.5). She scored in double-figures in all but three games all year. Kaiser has 1,845 points across her career and ranks third all-time in scoring in NM State’s history. The Watauga, Texas, native is currently the active leader in career points among CUSA players.
 
Bradley is tabbed as the league’s Freshman of the Year after earning eight weekly honors in her rookie campaign. The Carrollton, Texas, native ranks fifth among all CUSA players this year in scoring while leading all freshmen with 14.5 points per game. Bradley became the first Lady Techster freshman with 400 points since the 1996-97 season. She tallied six 20-point games on the year, recording four straight from Feb. 22-Mar. 8.
 
Insell guided the Lady Raiders to their third consecutive regular season title, becoming just the second team in CUSA to three-peat, joining Rice (2018-21). He led MTSU to the longest win streak in CUSA history, with 33 consecutive conference wins spanning three seasons. The Lady Raiders rank first nationally in field goal percentage defense (32.5) and second in scoring defense (51.6).
 
MTSU’s Anastasiia Boldyreva repeats as Defensive Player of the Year. The center from Moscow has played a crucial role in the Lady Raiders having the top scoring defense in CUSA (51.6). On the season, Boldyreva is second in the league in rebounds with 9.8 rebounds per game and leads the nation in blocks with 117 and blocks per game with 3.77. Her 117 blocks are more than 283 Division I teams have in 2024-25.
  
Jax State’s Clara Gonzalez Planella picked up the Sixth Player of the Year award after leading the Gamecocks in scoring (8.4) while coming off the bench in 22 games, shooting 32.2 percent from the field, 35.9 percent from three, and 77.8 percent from the foul line. During league play, she averaged 9.3 points per game in 24.7 minutes per game. She is also averaging 3.5 rebounds per game and has 15 of her 25 assists on the year in conference play.
 
FIU’s Isnelle Natabou, a Sacramento State transfer, garnered Newcomer of the Year honors in a sensational first year with the Panthers. During Conference USA play, Natabou ranked first in the league in field goal percentage (66.5), fourth in scoring (16.2) and sixth in rebounding (7.7). The senior center ranks first in the nation in field goal percentage through all games with 67.2 percent. She recorded seven 20-point scoring performances this season, including a season-high 26 at LA Tech.
 
The CUSA All-First Team consisted of FIU’s Natabou, Kennesaw State’s Prencis Harden, Liberty’s Bella Smuda, LA Tech’s Bradley, MTSU’s Boldyreva and Ta’Mia Scott, NM State’s Molly Kaiser and WKU’s Alexis Mead.
 
The CUSA All-Second Team consisted of FIU’s Parris Atkins, Liberty’s Asia Boone and Emma Hess, MTSU’s Jalynn Gregory, Sam Houston’s Deborah Ogayemi, UTEP’s Ivane Tensaie, and WKU’s Josie Gilvin and Destiny Salary.  
 
The five honorees for the All-Defensive Team were Liberty’s Smuda, MTSU’s Boldyreva, Sam Houston’s Fanta Kone and WKU’s Gilvin and Mead.   
 
FIU’s Fantasia James, Liberty’s Avery Mills and Emmy Stout, along with LA Tech’s Bradley and Jordan Marshall were named to the All-Freshman team.  
 
Please see the attached PDF for the full list of awards.