Women's Basketball

Watson Garners MAC Player of the Week Honors

MAC Women’s Basketball Players of the Week
Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Guard
Fifth-Year, Winder, GA (Winder-Barrow)

Chellia Watson did it all for the Bulls, averaging a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds per game while shooting a blistering 58% from the field, to lead Buffalo to a 2-0 record on the week. On Wednesday, Watson tied her season-high with 28 points on a season-best 12 made field goals to go with nine rebounds and four assists in a big win over Kent State. She followed that up with another big time performance on Saturday as she recorded her fifth career double-double with a game-high 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead UB to a road win at Miami (OH).

Watson is averaging 20.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game and has scored in double figures in all 26 games, including 18 20+ point performances. She leads the MAC in total points (529), points per game (20.3) and field goals made (199).

2024-25 MAC Women’s Basketball Players of the Week
Week 1: Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Guard
Week 2: Amy Velasco, Bowling Green Guard
Week 3: Mya Babbitt, Kent State, Guard; Madelyn Bischoff, Ball State, Guard
Week 4: Sisi Eleko, Eastern Michigan, Forward
Week 5: Enjulina Gonzalez, Miami, Guard
Week 6: Brooke Stonebraker, NIU, Forward
Week 7: Enjulina Gonzalez, Miami, Guard
Week 8: Alexus Mobley, Akron, Guard
Week 9: Ally Becki, Ball State, Guard
Week 10: Elise Stuck, Ball State, Forward
Week 11: Enjulina Gonzalez, Miami, Guard
Week 12: Ally Becki, Ball State, Guard
Week 13: Jenna Batsch, Kent State, Guard
Week 14: Alecia Doyle, Northern Illinois, Guard
Week 15: Ally Becki, Ball State, Guard; Chelby Koker, Northern Illinois, Guard
Week 16: Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Guard