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January 12, 2010 - M/W Basketball
SLIAC ANNOUNCES BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 4-10
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the basketball players of the week for the week of January 4-10.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Webster University's Drew Moore, a junior from St. Louis, Mo. (Webster Groves), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 4-10.

Moore, a 6-3 forward, averaged 13 points and 4.3 rebounds in three games played last week. He also recorded seven blocks, six steals, two assists and shot 15-of-37 (.405) from the field, 6-of-17 (.353) from three-point range and 3-of-4 (.750) from the charity stripe.

Moore had 17 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and three steals in a 64-56 victory versus Eureka College. He played a big part for the Gorloks in keeping Eureka's scoring duo of Michael Zasada and Kameron Bell to 12-of-30 shooting from the field for a total of 29 points, 16 points below their combined scoring average in SLIAC games.

Moore also recorded 11 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a 75-56 win at Principia College. He added 11 points and three blocks in a 69-60 loss at nationally ranked #1 Washington University-St. Louis.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Westminster College's Whitney Meurer, a senior from St. James, Mo., has been named the SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 4-10.

Meurer, a 5-8 guard, averaged 18.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in two games played last week. She also shot 12-of-28 (.428) from the field, 8-of-16 (.500) from three-point range and 5-of-6 (.833) from the free throw line, while tallying seven steals, five assists and one block.

Meurer broke the Blue Jays record for three-point shots made in a half (6) and in a game (8) in Westminster's 80-37 win versus Greenville College. She finished with 28 points, five rebounds, six steals, four assists and one block in 27 minutes of play. She also shot 60 percent from the floor, including 57 percent from behind the arc.