ST. JOSEPH – For the third time in four weeks, and the second week in a row, Missouri Western guard LaQuinta Jefferson has been named the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the week.

The senior from Murfreesboro, Tennessee averaged 30 points a game this weekend to go along with 4.5 rebounds per game. Jefferson scored 31 at Lindenwood on Friday, including the final four points of the game that tied and gave Missouri Western the lead in the final minute. On Sunday at Lincoln, Jefferson added 29 points. She shot 65 percent from the field and 73 percent at the free throw line in the two wins.

On the season, Jefferson is averaging 23.8 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per contest. She leads all MIAA scorers by more than three points per game.

Missouri Western is ranked 16th in the USA Today WBCA Top 25 poll as they are 11-0 on the season and 6-0 in the MIAA.  They’re back in action a week from Thursday when they host Saint Mary at 7:00 p.m. in their final non-conference game.

— MWSU Athletics —