Mason Blankenberg, Penn State Behrend, Men's Basketball
Blankenberg avearged 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds, while going 7-for-14 from three-point range in a pair of AMCC wins for the Lions. He tallied a season-best 23 points to go along with eight rebounds, three assists and a steal in the win at Pitt-Bradford. He followed that up with 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists in the victory over Carlow. For the week, he shot 52 percent from the floor and 50 percent from long range to help the Lions stay a perfect 9-0 in AMCC play.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Behrend G Mason Blankenberg avearged 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds, while going 7-for-14 from three-point range in a pair of AMCC wins for the Lions. He tallied a season-best 23 points to go along with eight rebounds, three assists and a steal in the win at Pitt-Bradford. He followed that up with 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists in the victory over Carlow. For the week, he shot 52 percent from the floor and 50 percent from long range to help the Lions stay a perfect 9-0 in AMCC play.
BEST OF THE REST: La Roche F Major Rainey helped lead the Redhawks to a 2-0 week, as he started the week with a double-double in a victory over Pitt-Greensburg, scoring 10 points to go alongside 12 rebounds, three assists and four blocks on the defensive end, then on Saturday's win at Hilbert, he contributed with another double-double, scoring 13 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and adding four more blocks...PS-Atloona G Rasheed Daniels led all scorers with 21 points in Wednesday night's home win over AMCC rival Mount Aloysius, shooting 64.3 percent from the floor overall, while also chipping in two rebounds and one steal...Hilbert G Iyan Bremer had a great week with the Hawks, as he started both games and helped the Hawks go 1-1 on the week, averaging 6.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.