Missouri Baptist's Jessica
Moore has been selected as the NAIA Division I
Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the NAIA announced Tuesday. Moore was selected based
on her performances from Feb. 1 - 7. The winner is chosen out of a pool
of conference player of the week selections among 12 conferences and
independents.
Moore, a forward from Belleville, Ill., posted 25 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks to
lead Missouri Baptist to a 75-74 double-overtime win over American
Midwest Conference
foe Park
(Mo.) on Feb.
4. She followed that up with a season high 32 points and eight rebounds against
AMC rival Stephens (Mo.)
on Feb. 6. Moore
leads the AMC in scoring, averaging 18.5 points per game while shooting 55.6
percent from the field.
The 6-1 junior's 18.5 points per game rank 10th nationally,
while her field goal percentage of 55.6 percent ranks 14th
nationally. Moore
has scored 20 or more points in her last five games and 12 total times this
season. She has also posted six double-doubles this season.
Prior to joining the Lady Spartans this season, Moore played for two seasons at Lewis & Clark Community College in Belleville, Illinois. She graduated from Belleville West High School.
Moore's NAIA Player of the Week nod is the first for a MBU women's basketball player since LaTrice
McMichel earned the honor during the 2005-2006 campain. Missouri Baptist is currently 14-8 overall, 6-4 in the
American Midwest Conference.
