Women's Basketball

Watson Earns Third-Straight MAC Player of the Week Honor

MAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Guard
Redshirt Senior, Winder, Ga. (Winder-Barrow)

Senior guard Chellia Watson turned in a pair of solid performances as she averaged 20.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game to lead UB to a pair of victories on the week. On Wednesday, Watson recorded her second straight double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds and followed that up with another solid performance on Saturday, recording a game-high 22 points in a double-digit win over Southern Miss.

Watson has now scored in double figures in 21 of 22 games, including 16 20+ point performances, two 30-point efforts and a 40 point performance. She leads the MAC and ranks in the top five in the nation in scoring (24.5 ppg), total points (538), field goals (213) and field goals made per game (9.7) while also ranking second on the team in assists (71). She was named to the Dawn Staley Award Later Season Watch List and is one of only two mid-major players on the prestigious list.

She has taken her game to another level in MAC play as she is averaging 27.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while shooting nearly 45% from the floor in league action.

2023-24 MAC Women’s Basketball Players of the Week
Week 1: Reagan Bass, Akron, Forward
Week 2: Reagan Bass, Akron, Forward
Week 3: Reagan Bass, Akron, Forward
Week 4: Reagan Bass, Akron, Forward
Week 5: Corynne Hauser, Kent State, Guard
Week 6: Morgan Sharps, Bowling Green, Guard
Week 7: Ally Becki, Ball State, Guard
Week 8: Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Guard
Week 9: Ally Becki, Ball State, Guard
Week 10: Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Guard
Week 11: Ally Becki, Ball State, Guard
Week 12: Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Guard
Week 13: Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Guard
Week 14: Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Guard