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Photo: Proud Mom Carol, Carrie, Grandma Georgianna, Aunt Cheryl & Uncle Stephan at Senior Day.
Carrie Moore --best at WMU and in U.S.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
It would have been fitting if Carrie Moore, with three seconds left, had scored on a 3-point shot that would have forced overtime at Cleveland Tuesday in a Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament game between Western Michigan University and Ball State University. Sadly, Moore's shot bounced off the rim, and Ball State won the game, 56-53. Thus ended the Bronco season.
But, happily, Tuesday's loss in no way diminishes the most spectacular playing career in the history of Bronco women's basketball.
In her four years on the Bronco varsity, Moore has scored 2,216 points -- 813 of which were accumulated in this final season. She's the most prolific scorer in WMU women's basketball history.
The most prestigious of Moore's many accomplishments occurred this season. Moore is considered a shoo-in to win individual scoring honors in Division 1 of the NCAA. That's a huge achievement. With an average of 25.4 points per game, she will become the only Mid-American Conference female basketball player ever to capture the national scoring crown.
Those fortunate enough to have seen Moore perform have witnessed a truly great athlete. She's also a team player, strong on defense and an unselfish star who is popular among her teammates.
We at the Kalamazoo Gazette have a special interest in Moore, in that, as a journalism major, she completed an internship last summer in our sports department.
Moore, who played her prep basketball at Detroit Country Day, hopes to get a crack at making it in the Women's National Basketball Association, or to latch on to a team overseas.
She has endeared herself forever to Bronco sports enthusiasts, and to the greater Kalamazoo community. She's a splendid example of what a student athlete ought to be.
We wish the best of luck to this remarkable young woman.
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