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Lindsey Moore

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Updated: October 18, 2012

Scouting Profile


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Position:   
 Guard
Height:
 5'9
Hometown:
 Covington, Wash.



One of the nation’s best point guards, Lindsey Moore returns for her fourth year as a starter to lead the Huskers in to the 2012-13 campaign.A Wade and Naismith national player-of-the-year candidate in 2012-13, the 5-9 senior from Covington, Wash., also will likely be a contender for the Nancy Lieberman Award presented towards the nation’s top rated point guard. As a junior in 2011-12, Moore was a single of eight finalists for the Lieberman Award and one of 32 players named nationally towards the Naismith Trophy Midseason 32. She joined teammate Jordan Hooper on the prestigious Naismith list, creating Nebraska one particular of only 10 teams nationally with two players named for the list.Potentially the best point guard in Nebraska background, Moore has began 98 consecutive games because arriving on campus because the 2009 Washington High School Player of your Year. As a freshman, Moore was at the controls with the most effective group in Husker background, assisting National Player-of-the-Year finalist Kelsey Griffin plus the Huskers towards the NCAA Sweet 16, a Massive 12 title and a No. 1 seed inside the NCAA Tournament.

Soon after losing a trio of first-team All-Big 12 players to graduation, plus a fourth to injury for the duration of her sophomore season, Moore transitioned from a pass-first point guard to a key scoring threat in 2010-11.

As a team in 2010-11, the Huskers missed the postseason, but Moore a lot more than doubled her individual scoring typical from her freshman campaign, even though also nearly doubling her rebounding total. She also dished out more assists as a sophomore than a freshman, even though playing a school-record 1,164 minutes in just 31 games.

As a junior in 2011-12, Moore fueled Nebraska’s return to national prominence. The Huskers returned towards the NCAA Tournament, although Moore led NU to the second Linked Press final top-25 ranking in school background. Nebraska’s 24 wins trailed only NU’s 32 victories in 2009-10 for by far the most in school history. Moore, a Husker captain, has also played a major role in the improvement of honorable-mention All-American and first-team All-Big Ten forward Jordan Hooper and Big Ten All-Freshman forward Emily Cady.

Moore enters her senior season hoping to possess Nebraska back in top-25 contention even though generating noise inside the postseason.

Moore ranks No. four on NU’s career list with 504 assists. She also ranks eighth on NU’s career three-point list with 121. She ranks 16th in school background with 1,160 points.

She is in position to challenge school records for games started (127) and profession assists (696). Moore is also in position to close her career ranked among the top rated 10 Huskers in background in points, steals, three-pointers made, absolutely free throws produced and cost-free throw percentage. She already owns the distinction of being the only player in school history to record a triple-double, which came against Florida A&M on Jan. 2, 2011.

Moore will contend for All-Big Ten honors following claiming second-team All-Big Ten accolades in 2011-12. In Nebraska’s 1st season inside the Large Ten, Moore ranked No. 2 within the conference and 29th nationally with 5.1 assists per game. She also ranked fifth inside the Huge Ten in steals (2.2 spg) and seventh within the conference in scoring (15.7 ppg). She guided a resurgent Nebraska group back for the NCAA Tournament just after finishing with a 10-6 regular-season Massive Ten mark.

Moore was also the catalyst inside the Huskers’ run to the Significant Ten Tournament championship game. In four tournament games, Moore averaged 18.8 points, 4.8 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals. She capped the tournament run with 27 points, five assists and four rebounds against No. 21 Purdue inside the title game. That followed a 26-point effort that included six assists and five steals in a quarterfinal win over Iowa. For her efforts, she was 1 of five players named to the Major Ten All-Tournament Group.

As a junior, Moore scored 20 or extra points on ten occasions, including a season-high 31 points to go along with nine assists and six rebounds at Northern Arizona on Dec. 10, 2011. Seven of her 20-point efforts in 2011-12 came against Huge Ten competition, including four games with 25 or far more points against league foes.

She owns 16 games with 20 or more points for the duration of her career (all the past two seasons), including a career-high 33 at Kansas on Feb. 26, 2011. Twelve of her career 20-point efforts have come against conference foes.

“Lindsey is a classic floor leader. She is an excellent passer and decision-maker as a point guard, and she can score in a variety of ways,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “I love her competitiveness around the court.”

Honors & Awards

Wade Watch List (1 of 25, 2013)
Nancy Lieberman Award Candidate (2013)
Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Nominee (2013)
Naismith Trophy Midseason 32 (2012)
Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist (1 of 8, 2012)
Big Ten All-Tournament Team (1 of 5, 2012)
Second-Team All-Big Ten (2012)
No. 2 in Big Ten Assists (5.1 apg, 29th in NCAA)
No. 5 in Big Ten Steals (2.2 spg)
No. 7 in Big Ten Scoring (15.7 ppg)
Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 21, 2011)
No. 16 on Nebraska Career Scoring List (1,160)
No. 4 on Nebraska Career Assist List (504)
No. 8 on Nebraska Career 3FG Made List (121)
No. 5 on Nebraska Season Assist List (183, 2011)
No. 3 on Nebraska Junior Season Assist List (167, 2012)
Tied for No. 4 on Nebraska Junior Steals List (72, 2012)
98 Consecutive Starts (NU Freshman Record 34 in 2010)