Ball State University Athletics
Athlete Awards
22
Tessa Towers
- Award:
- Student-Athlete of the Week
- Week:
- 1/5/2026
- Sport:
- Women's Basketball
- Bio:
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For her role in leading the women’s basketball team to a 2-0 record last week, power forward Tessa Towers has been named the Pridemark Construction Student-Athlete of the Week.
Towers opened the week with a career-best 22 points in the New Year’s Eve 102-73 victory at Akron, while adding 13 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season. She followed with a team-high 17 points and nine rebounds in Saturday’s 74-56 victory at NIU.
For the week, Towers averaged 19.5 points per game and 11.0 rebounds while shooting 65 percent (19-29) from the floor. Towers has helped the Cardinals start MAC play with a 3-0 ledger.
Towers opened the week with a career-best 22 points in the New Year’s Eve 102-73 victory at Akron, while adding 13 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season. She followed with a team-high 17 points and nine rebounds in Saturday’s 74-56 victory at NIU.
For the week, Towers averaged 19.5 points per game and 11.0 rebounds while shooting 65 percent (19-29) from the floor. Towers has helped the Cardinals start MAC play with a 3-0 ledger.
Date | Athlete | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1/26/2026 | Carley Stalder | Gymnastics |
| 1/19/2026 | Armoni Zeigler | Men's Basketball |
| 1/12/2026 | Zoe Middleton | Gymnastics |
| 1/5/2026 | Tessa Towers | Women's Basketball |
| 12/15/2025 | Joey Hart | Men's Basketball |
| 12/8/2025 | Alana Springer | Track & Field |
| 12/1/2025 | Tessa Towers | Women's Basketball |
| 11/24/2025 | Payton Kelly | Women's Swimming and Diving |
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