Missouri State’s Lexi Hughes was honored Monday afternoon as the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week in women’s basketball, the league office announced.
Hughes scored a season-high 22 points, including 18 in the second half, and shot 7-for-12 from the floor in Sunday’s win at Wichita State. The guard went 3-for-5 from 3-point range and scored 13 points in the final 13 minutes, including a 5-for-5 showing at the foul line in the last five minutes of the game. She added two rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes of playing time.
The senior from Kansas City, Kan., made several key buckets to help the Lady Bears rally from a 46-38 deficit, answering WSU’s eight-point lead with a 3-pointer with 2:58 left in the third quarter, converting a 3-point play for a 57-55 lead with 4:55 left, hitting a triple for 60-57 at the 2:42 mark, and knocking down four free throws in the final 18 seconds.
Hughes and the Lady Bears (11-10, 7-3 MVC) host Southern Illinois at 7 p.m. Friday.
