DALLAS – Delaware’s
Ande’a Cherisier and MTSU’s
Blair Baugus earned Conference USA Women’s Basketball weekly honors. The 2025-26 Players of the Week are voted on by the league’s sports information directors.
CUSA Player of the Week – Ande’a Cherisier, Delaware – Jr. – C – Baltimore, Md.
Cherisier averaged a double-double in a 2-0 week for the Fightin' Blue Hens (9-10, 3-4 CUSA). The Baltimore, Md. native scored 18 points, including reaching double-figures in just the first seven minutes of the contest against MTSU. She added 13 rebounds for her team-leading fifth double-double this season. Cherisier helped UD snap the Blue Raiders' streak of 39-consecutive Conference USA home wins dating back to March 4, 2021. Cherisier rounded out the week by recording 17 points, going 8-for-11 from the floor to go with eight rebounds in the win over WKU.
CUSA Freshman of the Week – Blair Baugus, MTSU – G – Waynesboro, Tenn.
Baugus helped guide the Blue Raiders (11-9, 6-2 CUSA) to a 1–1 home week against Delaware and Liberty, highlighted by a 63–54 win over Liberty that marked Head Coach Rick Insell’s 500th career victory. She recorded 22 points, eight rebounds and a career-high six steals in MTSU’s 63-54 win over Liberty on Friday. The freshman guard shot an efficient 7-9 from the field, while connecting on 2-3 from downtown.
2025-26 CUSA Players of the Week
N10 Kaemyn Bekemeier, Missouri State
N17 Fanta Kone, Sam Houston
N24 Mary Moses Amaniyo, UTEP
D1 Ivane Tensaie, UTEP
D8 Rhema Collins, FIU
D15 Paris Bradley, LA Tech
D22 Morane Dossau, NM State
D29 Kaemyn Bekemeier, Missouri State
J5 Avery Mills, Liberty
J12 Kaemyn Bekemeier, Missouri State
J19 Rhema Collins, FIU
J26 Ande’a Cherisier, Delaware
2025-26 CUSA Freshmen of the Week
N10 Blair Baugus, MTSU
N17 Blair Baugus, MTSU
N24 Kailah Correa, Delaware
D1 Trinity Vance, Delaware
D8 Blair Baugus, MTSU
D15 Macie Phifer, MTSU
D22 Blair Baugus, MTSU
D29 Maiesha Washington, Missouri State
J5 Blair Baugus, MTSU
J12 Yu Han Lin, MTSU
J19 Kailah Correa, Delaware
J26 Blair Baugus, MTSU