DALLAS – Middle Tennessee’s Blair Baugus and NM State’s Stacy Chovino earned Conference USA Women’s Basketball weekly honors. The 2026-27 Players of the Week are voted on by the league’s sports information directors.
 
CUSA Player of the Week – Blair Baugus, MTSU – So. – G – Waynesboro, Tenn.  
Baugus guided Middle Tennessee to a 1-1 record to open the 2026-27 season, averaging 19.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.0 assists per game. She recorded a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds in a 91-84 overtime win over Saint Louis. The sophomore guard added four assists and four steals while shooting 6-of-14 from the field and 11-of-12 from the free-throw line. Baugus led the Blue Raiders with 15 points in a 47-38 contest at Memphis, adding seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks. She shot 6-of-11 from the floor, including a perfect 2-of-2 from three-point range.
 
CUSA Freshman of the Week – Stacy Chovino, NM State – F – Paris, France
Chovino made an instant impact for the Aggies in her first pair of games for the Crimson & White, earning two starts and 67 total minutes on a 1-1 week for NM State. In her collegiate debut against San Diego, Chovino tallied six points, pulling down nine rebounds along with two steals, one block and one assist. In a thrilling home win over Southern Utah, Chovino erupted for 25 points (12-for-20 from the field), including 12 in the fourth quarter and the game-winning basket with just two seconds left. The Paris, France, native also added eight rebounds and two steals in 36 minutes of action.
 
2026-27 CUSA Players of the Week
N9      Blair Baugus, MTSU  
 
2026-27 CUSA Freshmen of the Week
N9      Stacy Chovino, NM State