Thomas More’s Sydney Moss (St. Albans, W.Va./Boone County) has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 15.
Moss, a 5-10 junior guard/forward from St. Albans, W. Va., averaged 30.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.5 blocks in a pair of Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) wins. She shot 47.6 percent (20-of-42) from the field, 45.4 percent (5-of-11) from three-point range and 75 percent (15-of-20) from the foul line.
Thomas More is undefeated (23-0, 16-0) and ranked No. 1 in the D3hoops.com Top-25 Poll.
On Wednesday, Moss had 17 points, seven assists, five rebounds, two steals, and two blocks in a 90-40 win over Geneva College (4-19, 2-14). She followed that on Saturday with a season-high 43 points (14-for-26 FG, 4-for-9 3FG, 11-14 FT) – the fourth-highest single-game total in NCAA Division III this season – in a 91-70 win versus Washington & Jefferson College (17-6, 11-5).
Moss also had 13 rebounds, five assists, two steals, and a block in recording her seventh double-double of the season. The Saints have now won 65-straight conference games.
Each Tuesday, the USBWA is selecting men’s and women’s Division III National Players of the Week. This is the first season that the USBWA will recognize national players of the week from Division III.
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. With some 900 members worldwide, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball. It has selected an All-America team since the 1956-57 season.
From Thomas More Athletics