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Maya Moore

Maya April Moore (born June 11, 1989) is an American basketball forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA and Ros Casares Valencia of Euroleague.

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Oh Maya ! Moore dazzles with career-high 41 points as UConn tops Florida State for 89 in a row

With a minute left, Maya Moore stood up on the bench and whirled a towel above her head, the grin on her face so bright it could light up all of Connecticut.

Just when it seems there's nothing more she can do, the senior All-American finds a way to dazzle anew. In a game for the ages, Moore put on a performance that was more than equal to the occasion."Every night when you need her to be at her best, she's at her best," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said.And because of that, top-ranked UConn has surpassed the 88-game winning streak set by John Wooden's UCLA men's team from 1971-74. Moore had a career-high 41 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday night, setting the tone as Connecticut blew by No. 22 Florida State 93-62 for win No. 89 in a row."You take those 41 away and it's a little better ballgame," Seminoles coach Sue Semrau said. "She's as tough as nails."Moore has been the constant in these 89 games, a streak that has spanned 2½ seasons and two national titles. Like Diana Taurasi, Rebecca Lobo...

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  1. UConn's Maya Moore is AP player of the year

    Maya Moore is The Associated Press player of the year for the second time in three seasons after leading Connecticut to another spectacular year.The senior averaged ...

  2. Maya Moore scores 38 points and UConn women beat Syracuse 87-66 for 67th straight win

    SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Maya Moore had a season-high 38 points and a career-high 20 rebounds to help top-ranked Connecticut beat Syracuse 87-66 on Wednesday night for ...

  3. Maya Moore leads Connecticut to 68-63 win over Georgetown in regional semifinals

    Maya Moore had 23 points and 14 rebounds to help Connecticut rally from a seven-point second half deficit and beat Georgetown 68-63 on Sunday in the regional semifin...

  4. Rite of spring: Maya Moore of Connecticut is an AP All-American for 3rd straight season

    This is now an annual rite of spring for Maya Moore , who is fast joining some of the greatest players in women's college basketball .The Connecticut junior was hono...

  5. Maya Moore's second-half surge preserves UConn's streaks _ 78 straight wins, 2 straight titles

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — His team whipped like never before, Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma walked off the court at halftime so slowly that there was no one else around h...

  6. Sylvia Fowles scores 23 points, UConn's Maya Moore adds 12 as US beats WNBA All-Stars 99-72

    UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Sylvia Fowles scored 13 of her 23 points in the third quarter and the U.S. national team beat the WNBA All-Stars 99-72 on Saturday in this y...

  7. Maya Moore leads No. 1 Huskies within a game of UCLA record, 79-47 over Marquette.

    Connecticut needs just one more win to match one of basketball's greatest feats.Maya Moore scored a season-high 31 points and Connecticut beat Marquette 79-47 on Thu...

  8. Maya Moore leads No. 2 Connecticut to 87-51 rout of No. 3 Duke

    A day after Duke's third-ranked men were routed in New York, the school's third-ranked women met a similar fate a bit further north.Maya Moore scored 29 points and N...

  9. UConn's Maya Moore scores 32 points in scrimmages at training camp for 2010 World Championship

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — It doesn't matter what team Maya Moore plays for or what uniform she wears. The UConn All-American usually ends up on the winning side.Even wh...

  10. UConn star Maya Moore taken first by Minnesota in WNBA Draft

    Maya Moore is used to winning titles at Connecticut.Now she's ready to bring that same mentality to her new team — the Minnesota Lynx, who took her with the first pi...

  11. Three student-athletes, including UConn's Maya Moore , juggle schoolwork and hoops at worlds

    Juggling school and basketball has been a bit difficult for Maya Moore over the past few weeks.She's playing for Team USA. And she's in another country.The Connectic...

  12. Minnesota Lynx sign franchise's future Maya Moore , 1st pick in WNBA draft and ex-UConn star

    The Minnesota Lynx have signed Maya Moore , the first pick in this year's WNBA draft.The team announced the signing on Thursday. Terms were not disclosed.Moore won t...

  1. Maya Moore , UConn face familiar Big East opponent in Georgetown

    Maya Moore isn't expecting UConn's third meeting with Georgetown to be any different than the first two this season — a giant challenge.The two Big East teams are pl...

  2. Former UConn star Maya Moore wins Honda-Broderick Cup for 2nd straight year

    Former Connecticut star Maya Moore has won the Honda-Broderick Cup for the second straight year as the top female college athlete.Moore, the No. 1 overall draft pick...

  3. Maya Moore and UConn women stand 1 victory away from matching 88-game record by UCLA men

    Maya Moore was embarrassed to admit it: She didn't know much about the vaunted UCLA men's basketball teams.It would be easy to forgive her since the Bruins' historic...

  4. Maya Moore bounces back to help No. 1 UConn rout Rutgers and reach Big East title game

    Coming off one of the worst offensive games of her stellar career, Maya Moore wasn't about to let it happen twice in a row.Moore scored 22 points and Kelly Faris add...

  5. Maya Moore's brilliant UConn career ends with 72-63 loss to Notre Dame in national semifinals

    The cheers rang in Maya Moore's ears as she took a seat on the Connecticut bench for the final time. Just 1.1 seconds remained in her college career and the ending w...

  6. Maya Moore , defending champ UConn are coaches' preseason picks in Big East

    Connecticut forward Maya Moore, the Big East's top player the last three seasons, was once again the coaches' choice as the league's preseason player of the year on ...

  7. UConn's Maya Moore leads AP All-America team again

    Make it a perfect 4 for 4 for Maya Moore.The Connecticut star became only the second four-time All-American when she was honored by The Associated Press on Tuesday.S...

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