[2022-2023 MIAA Women's Basketball Athletes of the Week: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its 11th MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week, presented by Shift Group, for the 2022-23 season.
 
MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week – Katie Wagner – Fort Hays State       
Katie Wagner averaged a double-double over the weekend, putting up 19.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game against Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri. The sophomore totaled 20 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in FHSU’s 82-81 double overtime loss to the Griffons. The game was the sophomore’s second-straight 20-point double-double. Wagner then led the team with 19 points and three steals in the Tigers 50-49 win over the Bearcats. On the week, Wagner knocked down 41.9 percent from the floor, 66.7 percent from behind the arc and 73.3 percent from the free-throw line.
 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
Lacy Stokes – Missouri Southern       
Lacy Stokes led the way in three wins at home for the Lions. The sophomore guard averaged 17.3 points, 5.3 assists and 3.0 steals a game while shooting 51.6 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from three and had a 5.33 assist-turnover ratio for the week. To begin the week, Stokes finished with 14 points, four assists and four rebounds in MSSU’s 39-point victory over Lincoln while shooting 50.0 percent from the field and from three. In a 76-46 win over the Jets, Stokes went for 14 points, six assists and four steals while shooting 66.7 percent from the field. She ended the week with 23 points, six assists and four steals in a 85-71 over Central Oklahoma while shooting 50.0 percent from three and went 9-of-10 from free throws. Among MSSU program ranks, Stokes is now tied for third in career steals, fifth in assists and is nearing 1,000 career points as well. Among MIAA ranks this season, Stokes is first in steals, assists, assists per game, assist-turnover ratio, second for steals per game and fifth for points per game.
 
Tre’Zure Jobe – Emporia State
Tre’Zure Jobe averaged 22.5 points, 4.5 assists, 3.5 steals and 3.5 rebounds and became just the fifth Lady Hornet to score 1,900 career points. She started the week with 22 points, five steals, five rebounds and five assists in ESU’s 72-53 win over Northeastern State. She came back to score 23 points with four assists and two assists as the Lady Hornets defeated Rogers State 68-43. Jobe shot .514 from the field and did not miss a free throw on the week. She now has 1,907 career points to rank fifth all-time at ESU.
 
Connie Clarke – Missouri Western
Connie Clarke remained a persistent presence down low in the paint this weekend, averaging 14.5 points per game against the likes of Fort Hays State and No. 13 Nebraska Kearney. Clarke scored 16 points in a double overtime win over the Tigers, scoring points 15 and 16 with the game-winning layup just two seconds before the buzzer sounded. Against the Lopers, the junior guard scored 13 more and snagged four steals in the process.
 
Shiloh McCool – Nebraska Kearney
Shiloh McCool shot 65.0 percent from the field and averaged 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists as No. 13 Lopers rank their home win streak to 14 in a row. McCool has now been in double digits in six straight and 11 of the last 12 games.
 
ALSO NOMINATED
Britney Ho (Newman), Yiibari  Nwidadah (Washburn), Aspen Williston (Central Oklahoma), Grace Pyle (Pittsburg State), Brooke Littrell (Central Missouri)

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