Lady Tops’ Hayes named CUSA Player of the Week
Published 10:03 pm Monday, November 25, 2024
- Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes (10) shoots a layup as Kentucky State’s Khalia Bryant (0) and Amaris Timmons (10) reach to block in the Lady Tops’ 104-49 win over the Thorobreds at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Grace McDowell/grace.mcdowell@bgdailynews.com)
Western Kentucky junior guard Acacia Hayes has been named the Conference USA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
This is Hayes’ fourth weekly honor from CUSA in her career and the second Player of the Week award.
The Murfreesboro, Tennessee native has helped guide WKU to a 5-0 start to the season with a pair of wins last week. Hayes was the leading scorer against North Dakota on Sunday with 21 points and put up 14 points at Abilene Christian earlier in the week. She shot 50% from the field for the week, going 11-of-22 and made 6-of-14 shots from beyond the 3-point arc. The junior also posted 3.5 steals for the week after recording five at Abilene Christian.
Hayes is WKU’s leading scorer for the season, averaging 15.8 points per game. She is averaging 4.20 steals per game, which leads CUSA and is fourth in the country. She is shooting 60% percent from the field for the season, leading CUSA and 33rd in the nation.
Hayes and the Lady Toppers are 5-0 this season. It is only the sixth time a Lady Topper team has started a season 5-0 and WKU is one of 42 teams left unbeaten in the nation.
WKU continues a three-game homestand on Wednesday against Tennessee State at 4 p.m. at E.A. Diddle Arena.
