(St. Louis, MO) – Veteran players reasserted their places in last week’s “Valleys” activities. No one was better than UM-St. Louis’ Aareon Smith. The Great Lakes Valley Conference school swept two games, and the Lafayette High School graduate set personal bests in scoring in back-to-back games.
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Smith scored a career high 28 points in a win over Quincy, and topped that with 38 points in a Saturday victory at Truman State. The senior forward also cracked the 1,000 point plateau for his four seasons with the Tritons. For all that work, Smith was named the GLVC’s Player of the Week.
Wichita State guard Ron Baker picked up his third player of the week award in the Missouri Valley Conference for his overall floor game in the Shockers’ two wins. Baker averaged 15.5 points and 11 rebounds for the week. The junior went past the 1,000 point (1.066) the previous week.
Another recent 1,000 point (1,064) achiever, Craig Bradshaw took home the Ohio Valley Conference’s weekly honor. Bradshaw averaged 21 points and six rebounds in Belmont’s two wins. He led the Bruins in scoring in both victories that pushed Belmont into first place in the OVC East Division.
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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
