SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts guard Taleyah Jones averaged 29.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg during a 2-0 week for the Golden Eagles earning her this week's Kwik Star Summit League Women's Basketball Peak Performer of the Week. This week's honor marks the third weekly award of the season for the junior.
 
In a 105-74 road win over Omaha, Jones set a season-high in points, scoring 30 points for ORU becoming the first Golden Eagle to drop 30 points in a game this season. In her season-high performance, she shot 52 percent (12-for-23) from the floor, pulled down five rebounds and dished out a pair of assists.
 
Jones followed up her 30-point game with a 28-point performance in the 109-88 victory over Kansas City. For the second consecutive game, she shot 52 percent (11-for-21) from the floor en route to her 28 points. Jones also grabbed six rebounds and tallied three assists in the win over the Roos.

Taleyah Jones, Oral Roberts
Jr | G | Broken Arrow, Okla.

• Collected the third weekly honor of her career and second of the season
• Led ORU to back-to-back 100-plus-point league wins for the first time since the 2010-11 season
• Averaged 29.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg in a pair of wins last week
• Shot 52.3 percent (23-for-44) from the field and 35.7 percent (5-for-14) from beyond the arc
• Dropped a season-best 30 points in the win over Omaha

Also nominated: Alayna Contreras (Kansas City), Avery Koenen (North Dakota State), Grace Cave (Omaha), Grace Larkins (South Dakota), Paige Meyer (South Dakota State)

2024-25 Women's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week
November 11
Jade Hill, St. Thomas
 
November 18
Ruthie Udoumoh, Oral Roberts
 
November 25
Jalei Oglesby, Oral Roberts
 
December 2
Grace Larkins, South Dakota
 
December 9
Marisa Frost, North Dakota State
 
December 16
Jade Hill, St. Thomas
 
December 23
Taleyah Jones, Oral Roberts
 
December 30
Amber Scalia, St. Thomas
 
January 6
Grace Larkins, South Dakota
 
January 13
Grace Larkins, South Dakota
 
January 20
Alayna Contreras, Kansas City
Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State
 
January 27
Abbie Draper, North Dakota State
 
February 3
Grace Larkins, South Dakota
 
February 10
Grace Larkins, South Dakota

February 17
Taleyah Jones, Oral Roberts
 
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