DENVER Tulsas Megan Moody has been named the Western Athletic Conference womens basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 23-29. This is the first career WAC Player of the Week honor for the sophomore this season. The Golden Hurricane have been awarded the honor three times this year.
Moody, a guard/forward from Frankston, Victoria, Australia, came off the bench in both games last week and put together one of the best back-to-back shooting performances of the season. Moody nailed five three-pointers against both Hawaii and San Jose State, and was the leading scorer in both games. She concluded the week 10-of-13 (.770) from behind the three-point line and connected on a total of 11-of-18 (.611) field goal attempts. For the week, she averaged 16.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game.
Against Hawaii, Moody tied her career scoring mark with 17 points, hitting 6-of-8 (.750) field goal attempts, but more importantly, nailed 5-of-6 (.833) three-pointers, and also contributed six rebounds and three blocked shots. She nailed a total of three three-pointers in the second half, including two during a 12-0 run for Tulsa that broke a 31-31 tie and gave the Hurricane a commanding 12-point lead, which it did not relinquish. Moody's five three-pointers in each game ranks fifth on Tulsa's single game list.
Also nominated: Amisha Carter, Louisiana Tech; Lauren Neaves, Rice and Sarah Davis, SMU.