Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Contreras Named Preseason All-CUSA, Blue Raiders Picked Third
10/9/2025 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
DALLAS – Middle Tennessee senior guard Alayna Contreras has been named to the 2025-26 Conference USA Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team, while the Blue Raiders were picked third in the league's preseason poll, the conference office announced Thursday.
Contreras, a transfer from UMKC, is set to make her Blue Raider debut following a standout 2024-25 campaign in the Summit League. The Minneapolis, Minn., native earned Second Team All-Summit League honors last season after starting all 33 games and leading the Roos in scoring (17.3 ppg), minutes, field goals, three-point field goals and free throws. She posted 28 double-digit scoring performances, including 16 straight games in double figures, 13 games with 20 or more points and four 30-point outings.
This marks just the sixth time in Head Coach Rick Insell's 21 seasons that Middle Tennessee has not been tabbed the preseason favorite — and only the fourth such instance in CUSA.
The Blue Raiders will host a pair of exhibition games against Fisk on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 1 p.m. and Life on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m., before opening the 2025-26 season at home on Monday, Nov. 3, against Tennessee State for their annual Education Day game. Tipoff is set for 10:30 a.m. The game will air on the Blue Raider Network and broadcast on ESPN+.
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CUSA Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
Paris Bradley, G, LA Tech
2025-26 CUSA Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team
Parris Atkins, G, FIU
Mya Barnes, F, Jax State
Keyarah Berry, G, Kennesaw State
Avery Mills, G, Liberty
Emmy Stout, C, Liberty
Paris Bradley, G, LA Tech
Jordan Marshall, F, LA Tech
Alyana Contreras, G, MTSU
Faith Lee, F, Missouri State
Deborah Ogayemi, F, Sam Houston
Ivane Tensaie, G, UTEP
2025-26 CUSA Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
1. LA Tech (5) – 128 pts
2. Liberty (5) – 125 pts
3. MTSU (2) – 123 pts
4. Missouri State – 107 pts
5. WKU – 96 pts
6. FIU – 74 pts
7. Sam Houston – 59 pts
T-8. UTEP – 57 pts
T-8. Kennesaw State – 57 pts
10. NM State – 51 pts
11. Delaware – 36 pts
12. Jax State – 23 pts
