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UTEP Miners

2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

3 Ivane Tensaie

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Concordia Academy
  • Hometown Roseville, Minn.
  • Prev School Penn State

Biography

CUSA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)

2024-25 (SENIOR)
  • Earned All-CUSA Second Team Honors.
  • Started all but one game in 2024-25.
  • Led the team in minutes played (970) and minutes per game (32.3).
  • Also topped the team in points per game (12.6), three-point percentage (37.8) and free throw percentage (85.0).
  • Was ranked in the top 100 nationally in four categories: three pointers per game (2.63, 20th), three pointers (79, 40th), three-point attempts (209, 62nd), and three-point percentage (37.8, 65th).
  • Shot 38.2 percent from the floor.
  • Drained a career-high 27 points against UTSA (11/16/24).
  • Also tied the UTEP record for most threes in a game (seven) against the Roadrunners.
  • Matched her career-best of four rebounds on four occasions.
  • Dished out a career-high four assists at FIU (2/13/25).
  • Scored in double figures 19 times, including five with 20 points or more.
  • Made at least three three-point shots in 17 contests, including four with five or more.
  • Led UTEP in scoring on 13 occasions.
  • Shot 50.0 percent or better from the floor in eight games.
  • Shot 40.0 percent or better from beyond the arc 12 times.
  • Tallied 30 total assists and had seven multi-assist contests.
  • Snagged 16 steals on the year.

2023-24 (JUNIOR)
  • Appeared in 29 games for the Miners, including 17 starts.
  • Played 554 minutes (19.1 minutes per game).
  • Averaged 5.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.
  • Shot 37.1 percent (52-140) from the field, 36.9 percent (41-111) from beyond the arc, and 88.2 percent (15-17) from the charity stripe.
  • Ranked first on the team in free-throw percentage.
  • Drained a team-leading 41 3-pointers.
  • Dropped a career-high 18 points against WKU (2/15/24).
  • Made a career-best five threes on two separate occasions, against the Lady Toppers (2/15/24), and at Louisiana Tech (2/22/24).
  • Scored in double figures on five occasions, including dropping 17 at LA Tech (2/22/24) and 15 at eventual CUSA Champion Middle Tennessee (1/18/24).
PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Saw action in eight games with Penn State as a sophomore
  • Received multiple accolades her freshman season at NDSCS, including NJCAA Freshman Player of the Year, All-Region Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference, and First Team All-Region
  • Started all 32 games, averaging 20.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game
  • Posted 26 steals and eight blocks
  • Shot 88.9 percent (80-90) from the free-throw line and 42.3 percent from the field (227-537) and 42.3 from three (131-310)
  • Scored in double figures in all but one contest, racking up 20 or more points in 17 games and 30 or more in four games
  • Tallied a career-best 34 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists against Dawson Community College (11/06/21)
  • Poured in 33 points, including going 9-of-13 from beyond the arc against Lake Region State College (11/15/21)
  • Dropped 31 points against Iowa Western Community College (12/11/21), with 14 made free throws
  • Scored 31 to go with five rebounds and five assists against Bryant and Stratton College (12/03/21)
  • Posted three double-doubles against Dakota College at Bottineau (14 points and 10 rebounds, 11/05/21), Bismarck State College (23 points and career-high 12 rebounds, 11/07/21), and at United Tribes Technical College (24 points and 11 rebounds, 02/20/22).

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2023-24Junior

    Guard
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2024-25Senior

    Guard
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2025-26Graduate Student

    Guard
    5'7"
    3