Courtesy of PatriotLeague.org
Lids Team Sports Patriot League Player of the Week
Andre Walker, LOYOLA MARYLAND So., G, 6-0, 170; Westbury, N.Y./Christ the King
Walker scored a career-high 31 points and hit the game-winning free throws with 3.9 seconds left to lift Loyola to a 100-99 win in double overtime at Army West Point on Saturday and cap off a week where he averaged 19.3 points, 4.7 assists and 3.7 rebounds in three contests. Walker made a living at the line against the Black Knights with a 15-of-16 clip and also totaled five rebounds and four assists in the contest. He made his last 14 free throws and scored 29 of his 31 points after halftime, with 12 in the two overtime periods. The 31-point effort eclipsed his previous career high by 10 points. Walker began the week with 17 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals in a 68-65 win over Colgate on Monday and also had 10 points, five assists and two boards in a 71-66 loss at Lehigh on Wednesday. He made 23-of-25 free throws (92%) in the three games. Walker is up to 10th in the Patriot League with 13.7 points per game for the season.
Lids Team Sports Patriot League Rookie of the Week
Kyle Leufroy, LEHIGH Fr., G, 6-3, 195; Pasadena, Calif./Benicia
Leufroy averaged 16.0 points to help Lehigh win a pair of games at home last week as the Mountain Hawks moved over .500 in the Patriot League for the first time this season. He made 7-of-10 shots from the field in scoring 20 points in a 71-66 win over Loyola on Wednesdaywhile adding a pair of rebounds and steals in the game. Leufroy followed it up with 12 points, four rebounds and three assists in a 72-49 win over American on Saturday as the Mountain Hawks won consecutive Patriot League games for the first time this season. He made 12-of-20 shots and 4-of-8 three-pointers in the two contests. Leufroy is named Lids Team Sports Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season to take the most honors for the year among his freshman peers.
Honorable Mention
Nathan Dieudonne, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., F, 6-7, 235; Louisville, Ky./Trinity
Dieudonne averaged 11.0 points and 15.5 rebounds in a pair of road wins for the Terriers, and came up big with 14 points, 17 rebounds and the tying free throws in the final seconds of regulation in an 89-82 overtime victory at Lafayette on Saturday.
Nana Foulland, BUCKNELL So., C, 6-9, 225; Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic
Foulland averaged 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while making 13-of-22 field goals as Bucknell split a pair of road contests.
Jordan Swopshire, COLGATE So., F, 6-7, 210; O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt South
Swopshire averaged 18.0 points and 6.0 rebounds as Colgate split a pair of games last week, and recorded 20 points and nine rebounds while making 7-of-11 field goals and 5-of-7 three-pointers in a 58-55 win at Navy on Saturday.
Kevin Ferguson, ARMY WEST POINT Sr., C, 6-10, 200; Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston (USMAPS)
Ferguson had double-doubles in a pair of overtime games for Army West Point, notching 17 points and 10 rebounds in an 84-81 win at Lafayette on Wednesday and 17 points with 14 boards in a 100-99 loss to Loyola on Saturday.
Kyle Foreman, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Fr., G, 6-1, 170; Clyde Hill, Wash./Bellevue
Foreman averaged 15.0 points and 3.0 assists in a pair of road wins for the Terriers last week.
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