ST. JOSEPH – For the third straight week and fourth time this season, Missouri Western senior LaQuinta Jefferson has been named the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week.

Jefferson has now scored at least 24 points in six straight games after dropping 25 and 24 in two games this past week. The senior averaged 24.5 points and five rebounds while shooting 77.3 percent from the field in wins over the University of Saint Mary and Northeastern State. Jefferson shot 80 percent from three point range, making four of five and made all 11 of her free throw attempts last week. She added three steals and two assists, leading Missouri Western to its first 13-0 record since the 1998-99 season.

— MWSU Athletics —