Nationality American Role Basketball Player Name Liz Moeggenberg Career start 2006 | Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg) Weight 88 kg Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Height 1.85 m Positions Basketball positions | |
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Born May 25, 1984 (age 39)
Empire, Michigan ( 1984-05-25 ) High school Glen Lake (Maple City, Michigan) College Michigan State (2002–2006) WNBA draft 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall | ||
Education Michigan State University | ||
Elizabeth Ann “Liz” Moeggenberg (born Shimek May 25, 1984 in Empire, Michigan) was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, was then traded to the Houston Comets and then weeks later traded to the Chicago Sky where she played for two seasons.
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Shimek attended college at Michigan State University and graduated in 2006. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 18th overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft.
She married Lucas Moeggenberg in October 2006. The couple has one son.
In 2012, Liz Shimek Moeggenberg returned to her alma mater, and now coaches the Glen Lake girls junior varsity basketball team, the Lakers.
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WNBA career
Moeggenberg played two seasons for the Chicago Sky (2006, 2007).
USA Basketball
Moeggenberg was a member of the team representing the USA at the 2005 World University Games Team in Izmir, Turkey. In the game against China, she led her team in scoring with 23 points. In the semi-final against Russia, she led the team with 25 points, helping the team win 118–67. Moeggenberg averaged 7.3 points per game, and 6.6 rebounds, second best on the team while helping the team to a 7–0 record, resulting in a gold medal at the event.