(St. Louis, MO) – Two more first time weekly winners were honored by the Missouri Valley Conference. There have been eight different ‘Player of the Week’ winners and six different ‘Newcomers of the Week’.
Player of the Week
Holiday weeks and semester breaks thin team’s playing schedules. In Northern Iowa’s only game senior Wyatt Lohaus contributed 23 points during the Panthers’ loss to Stony Brook. The 6’2 senior connected on a season high nine field goal attempts, making five of nine shots from long distance. Lohaus is one of eight first time weekly winners of the ‘Player of the Week’ award.
Newcomer of the Week
Ryan Fazekas – valpoathletics.com
Valparaiso’s Ryan Fazekas became the sixth player to be named ‘Newcomer of the Week’ for scoring 19 points in the Crusaders’ win over Purdue Northwest. The Providence transfer added five rebounds and he too, wen five of nine from long distance.
Drake’s Nick Norton is one of the eight different players to win the weekly ‘Player of the Week’ award and has won the ‘Newcomer’ honor three times. He is the only MVC player with multiple awards.
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Three more road wins so far in @ValleyHoops as @BradleyUMBB @BelmontMBB & @UIC_MBB capture road wins. Looks like @DrakeBulldogsMB will do so too. #FatherHarry
Well @RacersWBB followed the men's example and swept Iowa in the @ValleyHoops race! Racers are 6-1 & if @BelmontWBB holds on to their Iowa sweep, the Bruins and Racers will be tied for first. What a trip for those two teams! #FatherHarry
After today's action, @EIUWBB is 8-0 in @OVCSports play. 4 teams @usiwbb @TTUWBB @LRTrojans @LindenwoodWBB are tied at 6-2. Six other teams are under .500. Great race to the finish lies ahead. #FatherHarry
Really entertaining game between @BelmontMBB & @UEAthletics_MBB. Under four minutes left in a one point game. Gabriel Pozzato back in the Aces' lineup. Rogers is playing like I've expected. Triples are dropping. It's fun and @kylejpeach bringing it on #ThePlus #FatherHarry
