INDIANAPOLIS – Central Washington University Women's Basketball senior guard Asher Cai has been honored with her first All-American distinction in her career the Division II College Conference Commissioners Association announced Wednesday afternoon.
 
"Asher has had a phenomenal career marked with great achievements that are just a reflection of her investment and hard work," CWU Head Women's Basketball Coach Randi Richardson said. "This is a big time honor that she should be very proud of, it's earned and so well deserved."
 
Cai can add this distinction to a plethora of accolades throughout her career. This season alone she was named the D2CCA West Region Player of the Year, GNAC Player of the Year, a unanimous First Team All-GNAC honoree, broke both the CWU and the GNAC career scoring record, and broke the GNAC career three-point field goal record, tied the CWU single game free-throw percentage record (14-14 at the line at Cal Poly Humboldt), tied the CWU single game made free-throw record (14 at CPH and against Mary), earned Academic All-GNAC for the third-straight season, and earned GNAC Player of the Week twice.
 
She has ranked among the best in NCAA Division II offensively this season averaging 22.8 points per game for a total of 662 points this season alone. She set a new career high for points against Mary on November 29, 2025, with 37, then matched that total in a thrilling overtime victory against Montana State Billings on February 12. She hit double-digits in points in every game this season but one and earned 20 or more points in 20 games and has earned 30 or more points in five games. She finished the GNAC leader in made field goals with 219 this season while shooting at a 43.1 percent clip from the floor while adding 75 three-point field goals which ranks in the top three in the GNAC this season, knocking them down at a 35.5 percent rate. She's been one of the best in the country at getting to the free-throw line, having 225 attempts while making 979 for an 87.6 percent free-throw percentage.
 
On top of her offensive output, Cai has added 5.8 rebounds per game, earning three double-doubles this season in the process. She's also been one of the best distributors in NCAA Division II, dishing out a GNAC-best 134 assists for another GNAC-best 4.2 assists per game. She's also added eight blocks, and 46 steals on the season.
 
Cai was the only player in the west region to earn First Team All-American honors while Western Washington's Olivia Hodges was the only other west region player to be named, landing on the ThirdTeam.
 
Joining Cai on the First Team is junior Talexa Weeter from Fort Hays State and seniors Olivia Reed Thyne from Colorado Mesa, Lili Wilken from Alabama-Huntsville, and Natalie Bremer from Minnesota State Mankato.
 
View the full D2CCA All-American teams: HERE