Former MTSU women\u2019s basketball star Cheyenne Parker-Tyus became just the second Blue Raider to win the WNBA Finals on Friday night, as the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 to finish a four-game sweep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The program\u2019s single season blocks leader with 88, Parker-Tyus made eight appearances for the Aces this year, including playing minutes in a pivotal victory in game two of the finals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A native of Queens, New York, Parker-Tyus spent the 2014-15 season as a Blue Raider and was drafted fifth overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2015 WNBA Draft, becoming the highest drafted Blue Raider in program history. The six-foot-four forward signed with the Aces this past offseason after spending six years with the Sky, and four seasons with the Atlanta Dream.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first MTSU women\u2019s basketball player to ever record a triple-double, Parker-Tyus is also the first former MTSU player to become a WNBA all-star, after earning the nod in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Parker-Tyus becomes just the second\u00a0Blue Raider to win the WNBA championship, following three-time champion Alysha Clark, who last won with the Aces in 2023. This was the third championship for the Aces in the last four years. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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