The UConn women’s basketball team is 24-1 on the season and one of the big reasons why their record is what it is is because of the improvement from point guard Moriah Jefferson.
Each year she has gotten better, especially having spent the first two years of her college career learning from Bria Hartley. But in the 2014-15, she has taken her game to a whole new level.
Through her first 25 games this season, she’s averaging 11.7 points, 4.6 assists and 2.4 steals (the latter two lead the team). She’s made 33 three-pointers this year, which matches her total from the 2013-14 season.
And with Jefferson getting better, so does the team.
With weapons like All-Americans Breanna Stewart and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis as well as Kia Nurse and Morgan Tuck among others, Jefferson’s job is easy. One could say that those players make Jefferson better and you could definitely argue it either way and be right.
Watch and/or listen below as UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma, South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley, Stewart and Mosqueda-Lewis talk about the play of Jefferson (note: video was shot after UConn beat South Carolina on 2/9/15).
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcTRK4ztMSg?rel=0]photo credit: ©2015 Ian Bethune
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