Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Hayes named freshman all-American
4/23/2020 10:05:00 AM | Women's Basketball, BRAA
Stellar guard second in program history to be so honored
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee standout guard Aislynn Hayes has been named to the Her Hoops Stats Fab 15 Freshmen All-America team, as announced by the officials with the organization Thursday.
Hayes is the second freshman all-American in program history and the first since Ebony Rowe was so honored in 2010-11.
The players were selected from the nation's 32 conference freshmen of the year recipients. These 15 players dominated their conferences and ranked highly among freshmen and all players in the nation in various statistical categories.
"To be named to an all-America team is a tremendous honor and Aislynn certain is extremely deserving," Lady Raider Head Coach Rick Insell said. "She had a tremendous season for our basketball team, one of the best seasons of any freshman in the country and there are several.
"There are more and more freshmen making an immediate and significant impact in the women's college basketball. I appreciate those who put this outstanding team together as these players are deserving of such recognition based on their contributions."
Her Hoop Stats Release
Hayes was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year and was a seven-time winner of the league's freshman of the week honor, which is second most in C-USA history. Hayes also became the first player ever to be named United States Basketball Writers Association National Freshman of the Week.
"I was really surprised and honored when I was informed of the news," Hayes said. "I was excited to be able to contribute to our team's success and play a role in my first year. To be recognized as an all-American is icing on the cake. I appreciate my teammates and coaches for believing in me, and those responsible for this team for considering me."
Hayes, the daughter of Arnett and Sherry Hayes, was the Lady Raiders' second-leading scorer with 14.1 points per game. She was ranked among C-USA's Top 10 for minutes (2nd, 36.8), 3-point field goals made (2.0, 6th), assist-turnover ratio (1.1, 8th), assists (3.1, 9th) and scoring (14.1, 10th).
The 5-foot-6 guard scored in every game, including 23 in double figures. She had eight games of 20-plus points and posted her career high of 25 twice – against UTSA and WKU.
Part of the criteria for inclusion on the all-American team included being a conference freshman of the year, as well as standing within the respective conferences and NCAA statistics.
Her Hoop Stats aims to provide consistent, reliable and easy to access data about women's basketball for both mobile and desktop environments.
Her Hoops Frosh Fab 15
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Haley Cavinder, Fresno State
Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
Abby Feit, Evansville
Alex Fowler, Portland
Aislynn Hayes, Middle Tennessee
Jada Holland, Grand Canyon
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Ila Lane, UC Santa Barbara
Ayoka Lee, Kansas State
Ashley Owusu, Maryland
Kyla McMakin, Longwood
Kayla Padilla, Penn
Alissa Pili, USC
Maddy Siegrist, Villanova
Honorable Mention
Sam Brunelle, Notre Dame
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Leilani Correa, St. Johns
Abbey Hsu, Columbia
Rickea Jackson, Mississippi State
Taylor Jones, Oregon State
Hayes is the second freshman all-American in program history and the first since Ebony Rowe was so honored in 2010-11.
The players were selected from the nation's 32 conference freshmen of the year recipients. These 15 players dominated their conferences and ranked highly among freshmen and all players in the nation in various statistical categories.
"To be named to an all-America team is a tremendous honor and Aislynn certain is extremely deserving," Lady Raider Head Coach Rick Insell said. "She had a tremendous season for our basketball team, one of the best seasons of any freshman in the country and there are several.
"There are more and more freshmen making an immediate and significant impact in the women's college basketball. I appreciate those who put this outstanding team together as these players are deserving of such recognition based on their contributions."
Her Hoop Stats Release
Hayes was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year and was a seven-time winner of the league's freshman of the week honor, which is second most in C-USA history. Hayes also became the first player ever to be named United States Basketball Writers Association National Freshman of the Week.
"I was really surprised and honored when I was informed of the news," Hayes said. "I was excited to be able to contribute to our team's success and play a role in my first year. To be recognized as an all-American is icing on the cake. I appreciate my teammates and coaches for believing in me, and those responsible for this team for considering me."
Hayes, the daughter of Arnett and Sherry Hayes, was the Lady Raiders' second-leading scorer with 14.1 points per game. She was ranked among C-USA's Top 10 for minutes (2nd, 36.8), 3-point field goals made (2.0, 6th), assist-turnover ratio (1.1, 8th), assists (3.1, 9th) and scoring (14.1, 10th).
The 5-foot-6 guard scored in every game, including 23 in double figures. She had eight games of 20-plus points and posted her career high of 25 twice – against UTSA and WKU.
Part of the criteria for inclusion on the all-American team included being a conference freshman of the year, as well as standing within the respective conferences and NCAA statistics.
Her Hoop Stats aims to provide consistent, reliable and easy to access data about women's basketball for both mobile and desktop environments.
Her Hoops Frosh Fab 15
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Haley Cavinder, Fresno State
Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
Abby Feit, Evansville
Alex Fowler, Portland
Aislynn Hayes, Middle Tennessee
Jada Holland, Grand Canyon
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Ila Lane, UC Santa Barbara
Ayoka Lee, Kansas State
Ashley Owusu, Maryland
Kyla McMakin, Longwood
Kayla Padilla, Penn
Alissa Pili, USC
Maddy Siegrist, Villanova
Honorable Mention
Sam Brunelle, Notre Dame
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Leilani Correa, St. Johns
Abbey Hsu, Columbia
Rickea Jackson, Mississippi State
Taylor Jones, Oregon State
Players Mentioned
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