Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Boldyreva named CUSA Player of the Week
1/15/2024 1:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Second weekly award of the year for Anastasiia Boldyreva
DALLAS – Following strong performances against LA Tech and Sam Houston, Middle Tennessee center Anastasiia Boldyreva was named the Conference USA Player of the Week, as announced by the league office Monday afternoon.
Boldyreva, a junior from Moscow, Russia picked up her fourth career weekly accolade and second of the season – she was previously named Freshman of the Week twice in 2022.
The 6-6 center helped guide Middle Tennessee to a pair of road CUSA wins to open league play. The junior posted back-to-back double-doubles, shooting 73.3 percent from the field on the week, to go along with 22 rebounds and six blocks. She became the first Lady Raider to post back-to-back double-doubles since 2020.
She tallied a career-high 32 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in an overtime win over the Lady Techsters. Her 32 points mark the second most points scored by a CUSA player this season. With a pair of buckets to open overtime, she provided the spark to help lift MTSU to a 64-61 win over LA Tech. Boldyreva followed that performance up with a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double in the Lady Raiders rout over Sam Houston, where she was a perfect 7-of-7 from the field, including 1-of-1 from beyond the arc.
Boldyreva currently leads the league in Field Goals Percentage (.572) and Blocks (50). She also ranks fifth in the nation in Blocks and third in the league in rebounds (130).
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The Lady Raiders return to Murfreesboro to host UTEP on Thursday, Jan. 18. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. CT and the game will broadcast on ESPN+.
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