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Tessa Towers Receives MAC Player of the Week Award
February 03, 2026 | Women's Basketball
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Senior Tessa Towers of the Ball State women's basketball team has earned Mid-American Conference Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career as a Cardinal. The announcement was made by the league office today.
Towers delivered a dominant week for Ball State, capped by a career-defining performance on national television. In a critical road swing, Towers anchored a Cardinals team that improved to 17-5 overall and 9-1 in Mid-American Conference play. The highlight of the week came on February 1 at Kent State. In a 101-91 victory broadcast on CBS Sports Network, Towers exploded for a career-best 29 points and 11 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season. She was particularly lethal in the third quarter, scoring 12 points to help the Cardinals create separation.
Earlier in the week, Towers was instrumental in a 76-70 road win at Central Michigan where she scored 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds against the Chippewas.
For the week, Towers averaged 22.0 points per game, 9.0 rebounds while shooting 56 percent (18-32) from the field and 72 percent (8-11) from the charity stripe.
The Ball State women's basketball team will host Northern Illinois Wednesday in Worthen Arena. Tipoff is set for 6:30 pm ET.
Towers delivered a dominant week for Ball State, capped by a career-defining performance on national television. In a critical road swing, Towers anchored a Cardinals team that improved to 17-5 overall and 9-1 in Mid-American Conference play. The highlight of the week came on February 1 at Kent State. In a 101-91 victory broadcast on CBS Sports Network, Towers exploded for a career-best 29 points and 11 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season. She was particularly lethal in the third quarter, scoring 12 points to help the Cardinals create separation.
Earlier in the week, Towers was instrumental in a 76-70 road win at Central Michigan where she scored 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds against the Chippewas.
For the week, Towers averaged 22.0 points per game, 9.0 rebounds while shooting 56 percent (18-32) from the field and 72 percent (8-11) from the charity stripe.
The Ball State women's basketball team will host Northern Illinois Wednesday in Worthen Arena. Tipoff is set for 6:30 pm ET.
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