Burley garners HBCUAC Newcomer of the Week

After posting two double-digit scoring performances that led to two wins for Wiley University women's basketball, Moriah Burley won Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Newcomer of the Week for December 1-7, the conference announced on Monday.

 

In Thursday's victory over Southern University at New Orleans, she recorded a double-double with season-highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds. She made a season-high six shots, including three 3-pointers, which helped Wiley overcome an early 12-point deficit. She followed with 13 points against Dillard University on Saturday. For the week, she hit six three-pointers, grabbed 11 rebounds and tallied five assists. The games were her third and fourth double-digit scoring performances this season.

 

The award is the sixth won by the Lady Wildcats this season. They enter Saturday's game against Philander Smith University on a five-game winning streak and are one of five teams unbeaten in HBCUAC play.

 

For more coverage on the Lady Wildcats visit https://www.wileyathletics.com/sports/wbkb/index.

 

About Wiley University Athletics
Wiley University sponsors 13 varsity sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field, softball and baseball. It competes in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) and the Continental Athletic Conference for men's and women's soccer.

 

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