DENVER ?“ Louisiana Tech?™s Ty Moore has been named the Xbox Live Western Athletic Conference Women?™s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 9. This is the second Player of the Week honor of the season for the junior and the Lady Techsters third of the season.
Moore, a junior from Shreveport, La., averaged 16.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game, leading Louisiana Tech to a pair of WAC wins over Boise State and Idaho. Moore hit 60 percent (12-for-20) of her field goals and 73 percent (8-for-11) of her free throws for the week, while also pulling down 14 offensive rebounds in two games. In a 75-61 win over Boise State, Moore registered a double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots against the Broncos. Two nights later, Moore scored 16 points, added 12 rebounds and 3.0 steals in the 75-68 win over Idaho. With Louisiana Tech leading 66-63 with less than two minutes remaining, Moore pulled down her seventh offensive rebound and scored to give Tech a 68-63 lead. On Tech' s next possession, Moore pulled down her eighth offensive rebound and pass the ball out to Aarica Ray-Boyd who hit a three-pointer to seal the win.
Other nominees included: Janievia Taylor of Hawai'i scored 20 points in a win over Nevada … Leilani Mitchell of Idaho averaged 24.5 points as the Vandals split games last week … Lamisha Augustine of San Jose State scored 32 points as the Spartans won two WAC games last week … Sherell Neal of New Mexico State averaged 12.0 points and 8.5 rebounds as the Aggies went 1-1 in the first week of conference play ... Jessica Freeman of Utah State averaged nine points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks as the Aggies dropped its first two WAC games.