2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Moore, Payton

Jersey Number 24
Payton Moore
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Tri
- Hometown:
- New Castle, Ind.
Bio
NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATISTICS
2022-23
PRIOR TO BGSU
COACH FRALICK ON MOORE
"We are so excited about Payton joining the program. She has a lot of experience and production in her collegiate career. She will be a great fit on and off the court."
2021-22 AT ANDERSON
2020-21 AT ANDERSON
2022-23
- Played in 12 games off the bench, averaging 1.9 ppg and 1.3 rpg
- Shot 56.3% from the field, going 9-for-16
- Made her BGSU debut in the home opener vs. Wright State, and had four points in under four minutes of action
- Went 1-for-1 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line vs. the Raiders
- Played two minutes at #9/12 Indiana, blocking a shot and grabbing a rebound
- Had three rebounds in under three minutes in the win at Southern Indiana
- Again had three boards against Detroit Mercy, adding a steal in just under six minutes of action
- Scored three points in just over three minutes of action at Valparaiso
- Two points, a rebound and a steal vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
- Had two points and added three rebounds and a blocked shot vs. Findlay
- Scored four points and had a rebound in three minutes of work vs. Central Michigan
- Had four points in just over two minutes vs. Miami, adding a rebound and a steal
- Put back a teammate's miss, then immediately came up with a steal and breakaway layup
- Scored two points and added two rebounds in three minutes of action at Ohio
- Saw action vs. Buffalo on Senior Day at the Stroh
- Had two points and an assist in the MAC Tournament win over Eastern Michigan
PRIOR TO BGSU
- Joined BGSU after spending four years at Anderson (Ind.) University
- In 78 career games, including 60 starts, had 1,113 career points and 701 rebounds at Anderson
- Averaged nearly a double-double during her Anderson career
- Shot better than 45 percent from the floor every season, and added 115 blocks and 88 steals
- Became just the ninth player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark for her career
COACH FRALICK ON MOORE
"We are so excited about Payton joining the program. She has a lot of experience and production in her collegiate career. She will be a great fit on and off the court."
2021-22 AT ANDERSON
- Named to the All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) First Team
- Also was named the HCAC Defensive Player of the Year
- Averaged a double-double, with 15.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game
- Led the entire league in no fewer than six categories, including total rebounds (257), rebounds per game, defensive rebounds per game (8.7), blocked shots (53), blocks per game (2.2) and double-doubles (12)
- Ranked fifth in the conference in scoring and second in field-goal pct. (47.5%)
- Finished among the top-50 players in the nation in Division III in five categories -- defensive rebounds per game (11th), blocks per game (30th), total blocks (34th), rebounds per game (43rd) and total rebounds (50th)
- Was named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week in January of 2022
- Named to the HCAC All-Tournament team after averaging 15 points and 11 rebounds in a pair of games for the Ravens
- That tourney performance included a 20-point, 15-rebound effort in a win over Bluffton
2020-21 AT ANDERSON
- Played in three games, averaging 16 minutes per game
- Had 7.7 points and six rebounds per game
- Recorded 0.67 blocks per contest
- Converted 10-of-21 (47.6 percent) shots from the field
- Had a season-high 12 points vs. Defiance (Feb. 26)
- Scored in double digits twice
2019-20 AT ANDERSON
- Named to the All-HCAC First Team
- Played in 26 games, starting 25
- Ranked eighth in the HCAC with 13.8 ppg and fourth in the league with 8.0 rpg
- Converted 99-of-129 attempts from the line, ranking fifth in the HCAC with a .767 FT pct.
- Was sixth in the league in blocks, with 1.1 per game, and had 1.1 steals per contest
- Hit 128-of-283 shots from the field, ranking seventh in the HCAC with a .452 field-goal pct.
- Scored a season-high 27 points vs. Hanover
- Recorded a season-high 14 rebounds in two games
- Powered her way to a season-high five blocks vs. Defiance
- Scored 25+ points in two games, and had 20 or more points four times
- Recorded double-digit scoring in 19 games, and had seven games with double-digit rebounds
2018-19 AT ANDERSON
- Named the HCAC Freshman of the Year
- Earned second-team all-HCAC honors
- Named to All-HCAC Freshman team
- Played in 25 games, starting 13
- Averaged 14.5 ppg, and was fourth in the HCAC with 8.8 rpg
- Converted 128-of-270 (47.4%) shots from the field
- Blocked 1.28 shots per game
- Hit 95-of-128 (74.2%) attempts from the free-throw line
- Scored a season-high 31 points at Bluffton
- Had a season-best 17 rebounds vs. Manchester
- Tallied a season-high four blocks in two games
- Totaled seven 20+ point games, and scored in double digits 15 times.
CAREER HIGHS AT ANDERSON
- Points: 31 at Bluffton, Feb. 9, 2019
- Rebounds: 19 vs. Earlham, Dec. 11, 2021
- Assists: 3 (four times), MR: vs. Franklin, Jan. 8, 2022
- Steals: 4 (two times), MR: vs. Mount St. Joseph, Jan. 22, 2022
- 3-pointers: 2 (four times), MR: at Mount St. Joseph, Dec. 14, 2019
- Blocks: 6 at Hanover, Feb. 2, 2022
HIGH SCHOOL
- A four-year letterwinner at Tri H.S. ('18) for coaches Jeff Miller and Chelsea Killian
- Earned Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Small School All-State honors and AP All-State Honorable Mention as a senior
- Garnered IBCA All-State Honorable Mention as a junior
- A three-time All-Tri-Eastern Conference (TEC) selection
- Named to all-area team as a junior and senior
- Collected all-Henry County honors as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Team secured Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) 1A sectional title in her senior year, and earned the Henry County title for the second-straight season
- Posted averages of 16.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 1.5 steals as a senior
- That came on the heels of 16.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 2.0 steals as a junior
- Averaged 11.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.0 steals as a soph
- Played in 73 total games
- Turned in averages of 14.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 1.8 steals in her career
- Team went 24-5 during senior season, and put together a record of 54-19 during her final three years
- Had single-game bests of 32 points (as a senior), 20 rebounds (in her junior year) and six blocks (also as a junior)
- Competed in softball for four years, earning All-TEC honors as a junior
- Softball team finished second in IHSAA 1A State Tournament during junior season and earned IHSAA 1A sectional and regional titles in all four years
- Squad had an overall record of 78-24 in her four years
- Compiled a 40-6 career record with 365 career strikeouts as a pitcher
- Had a 1.88 career ERA, a 0.73 career WHIP and struck out 7.98 batters per seven innings in career
- Went 19-3 with 182 strikeouts as a senior
- Had a 1.78 ERA, a 0.67 WHIP and 10.11 strikeouts per seven innings as a senior
- Finished 19-3 with 157 strikeouts as a junior, with a 1.97 ERA, a WHIP of 0.74 WHIP and 7.54 K's per seven innings
- Went 126-for-310 at the plate during career, with 12 doubles, 13 triples, eight homers, 129 runs, 76 RBIs and 29 stolen bases
- Posted a career .406 batting average with a .456 on-base pct. and a .606 slugging pct.
- As a senior, went 42-for-94 with six triples, a homer, 43 runs and 20 RBI
- Had a .447 batting average with a .500 OBP and a .648 slugging pct. in her senior year
- As a junior, was 33-for-86 (.384) with four homers, three triples, 37 runs and 15 stolen bases
- Went 33-for-73 as a sophomore, with five doubles, three triples, three homers, 33 runs and 28 RBI
- Had a .452 batting avg., a .483 OBP and a .780 slugging pct. as a soph
- Hit .316 as a freshman, going 18-for-57 with a .418 OBP
- Softball team went 24-3 during her senior year after posting a 25-4 mark the prior year
- Also competed in volleyball for three years, and totaled 362 career blocks
- Plans to major in social work at BGSU
- Daughter of Greg and Angie Kuhn
- Has an older sister, Shelbi Montgomery
- Played AAU ball for Indiana Flight
- Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant
- Lists her sister as her biggest influence
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Thursday, March 06
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Thursday, February 27
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Wednesday, February 26
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Sunday, February 23