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Lynx Select Lindsey Moore and Ta'Shauna Rodgers with First Two Picks in 2013 WNBA Draft

April 15, 2013 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release


MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Lynx today selected Nebraska guard Lindsey Moore (12th overall) and Georgetown guard Ta'shauna Rodgers (14th overall) with their first two picks in the 2013 WNBA Draft. Minnesota still has two picks remaining in tonight's draft, the 24th and 36th overall selections. Second and third round coverage of the 2013 WNBA Draft is currently being broadcast on ESPNU.

Moore, 22, averaged 15.1 points and 5.7 assists per game as a senior last season, dishing out a career-high and school-record 195 assists en route to being named an Associated Press All-American honorable mention. She finished the season first in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.14), third in assists (5.7), eighth in scoring (15.1), eighth in three-point percentage (.382) and tenth in field goal percentage (.468). In the NCAA Tournament, Moore led Nebraska to the Regional Semi-Finals for the second time in her four-year career, becoming the first player in school history to start on a pair Sweet 16 squads.

One of the most decorated Cornhuskers in school history, Moore finished her four-year collegiate career with school records in victories (94), assists (699), minutes played (4,360) and consecutive starts (132), while ranking fourth in career three-pointers (173), ninth in steals (208) and 11th in points (1,673). She was a Wade, Naismith and Wooden Award candidate as a senior, while being a Nancy Lieberman Award finalist in both her junior and senior seasons.

Rodgers, 23, averaged career-highs in points (22.9), rebounds (6.9), assists (4.1) and steals (3.4) as a senior this past season. Her 711 points were the highest single-season point total in program history, while her 89 three-pointers ranked second, trailing her own mark of 96 set as a sophomore. In her last collegiate game, Rodgers scored a BIG EAST Tournament record 42 points against Villanova.

A four-time All-BIG EAST First Team selection, Rodgers finishes her collegiate career as the most decorated player in Georgetown history. Her 2,518 points are more than any male or female player in school history, while her career marks for steals (326), three-pointers (346) and scoring average (19.4) are all highs for Hoya women. Additionally, Rodgers wrapped up her career eighth in both assists (328) and rebounds (674), while ranking fourth in all-time games played (130).

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