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Boldyreva named CUSA Player of the Week, Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
12/2/2024 1:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DALLAS – Following a trio of strong performances against Florida A&M, Purdue and No. 15 Iowa State, Middle Tennessee center Anastasiia Boldyreva was named the Conference USA Player of the Week, as announced by the league office Monday afternoon.
Boldyreva, a senior from Moscow, Russia picked up her fifth career weekly accolade and first of the season – she was previously named Player of the Week twice in 2023-24 and Freshman of the Week twice in 2021-22.
The 6-7 center was sensation this week, logging 52 points, 23 rebounds and seven blocks on the week.
Boldyreva logged a season-high 19 points, seven rebounds and a block in Middle Tennessee's 80-54 win over the Rattlers. She played a nearly perfect game, going 8-of-9 from the field, including 1-of-1 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe in just 22 minutes of action. She followed that performance up with a season-high 19-point, 10-rebound double-double in MTSU's 54-49 win over the Boilermakers, where she went 6-of-11 from the field, including 1-of-1 from beyond the arc and 6-of-8 from the free throw line to go along with four blocks, an assist and steal. With the win, Middle Tennessee picked up Conference USA's first win over a Power-4 program this season. Boldyreva concluded the week with 14 points, six rebounds, two blocks and a steal against the Cyclones. She went 7-of-16 from the field and 5-of six from the charity stripe and recorded her third consecutive game with a triple.
She was named to the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team along with:
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Ashlyn Watkins, South Carolina
Audi Crooks, Iowa State
Destini Lombard, Purdue
The center is averaging 16 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game on the season.
Up Next
Following their spell of games in Fort Myers, Fla., the Blue Raiders return to Murfreesboro for a meeting with the SIUE Cougars on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Murphy Center at 11 a.m.
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