IRVING, Texas – The 2026 American Conference Postseason Honors and Major Awards were unveiled on Monday, with UTSA women’s basketball senior Cheyenne Rowe receiving recognition on the second team, while also making the All-Defensive squad.
Rowe received an all-conference designation for the first time in her career, after a league campaign that saw her average 14.7 points per game at a 44.4% clip. She hauled in 9.5 rebounds per game and also blocked 19 shots with 15 steals and 15 assists.
She concludes the campaign with the eighth-most points in the American, and the sixth-most rebounds. 1.12 blocks per game slotted her sixth, and her 6.82 defensive rebounds per game fifth.
Rowe and the Roadrunners are set to enter the American Women’s Basketball Championships in the Second Round, as the sixth seed. UTSA will take on the winner between No. 7 Seed Temple (14-16, 8-10 American) and the No. 10 Seed Tulane (11-19, 6-12 American) on Wednesday at 2 p.m., with the matchup set to be broadcast on ESPN+.
For more information about the 2026 American Basketball Championships, head to theamerican.org/feature/hoops-championships. Tickets can be purchased at goutsa.com/wbbtickets, and a tournament central page is available at goutsa.com/AmericanChamps.
The complete 2026 American Conference Postseason Honors and Major Awards can be found below:
Player of the Year
Victoria Flores, Jr., G, Rice
Defensive Player of the Year
Kennedy Fauntleroy, Sr., G, East Carolina
Megan Nestor, Sr., F, North Texas
Freshman of the Year
Mecailin Marshall, Fr., G, Tulane
Most Improved Player
Shelby Hayes, Sr., C, Rice
Sixth Player of the Year
Louann Battiston, Jr., G, Rice
Newcomer of the Year
Kennedy Fauntleroy, Sr., G, East Carolina
Ambassador Award
Hailey Adams, R-Jr., G, Rice
Coach of the Year
Lindsay Edmonds, Rice*
First Team All-Conference
Kennedy Fauntleroy, Sr., G, East Carolina
Megan Nestor, Sr., F, North Texas
Victoria Flores, Jr., G, Rice
Dominique Ennis, Sr., G, Rice
Hannah Riddick, R-Sr., F, Tulsa
Second Team All-Conference
Aysia Proctor, Jr., G, North Texas
Carla Brito, Sr., F, South Florida
Kaylah Turner, Jr., G, Temple
Cheyenne Rowe, Sr., F, UTSA
Mady Cartwright, Jr., G, Tulsa
Third Team All-Conference
Princess Anderson, Sr., G, Charlotte
Keanna Rembert, East Carolina
Shelby Hayes, Sr., C, Rice
Edyn Battle, Gr., G, South Florida
Stefanie Ingram, R-Jr., G, South Florida
All-Newcomer Team
Tanajah Hayes, Gr., G, Charlotte
Kennedy Fauntleroy, Sr., G, East Carolina*
Daejah Richmond, Jr., G, Memphis
Megan Nestor, Sr., F, North Texas*
Louann Battiston, Jr., G, Rice
Edyn Battle, Gr., G, South Florida
Katie Davidson, Gr., G, South Florida
Saniyah Craig, Jr., F, Temple
Kanija Daniel, Jr., G, Tulane
Mecailin Marshall, G, Tulane
Dora Toman, Fr., G, Tulsa
All-Defensive Team
Kennedy Fauntleroy, Sr., G, East Carolina
Daejah Richmond, Jr., G, Memphis
Megan Nestor, Sr., F, North Texas
Hailey Adams, R-Jr., G, Rice
Cheyenne Rowe, Sr., F, UTSA
* denotes unanimous selection
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