Blake Smith
We award the first Men’s Student-Athlete of the Week honor of 2019 to Manchester, Kentucky, junior Blake Smith for his play over two conference match-ups.
Team Record: Week:1-1 Overall: 7-9
|
Opponent |
Site |
W/L |
Score |
MM:SS |
Pts |
Reb |
Asst |
Bks |
Stl |
Field |
3pt FG |
Free |
|
Team Opp. |
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|
Ohio Christian (Ohio) |
H |
W |
86-77 |
33:13 |
32 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
13-18 |
2-2 |
4-4 |
|
IU East (Ind.) |
H |
L |
74-80 |
37:00 |
32 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
13-21 |
3-5 |
3-6 |
|
Totals: |
64 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
26-39 |
5-7 |
7-10 |
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|
Averages: |
32.0 |
5.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.667 |
0.714 |
0.700 |
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Junior guard Blake Smith led the Eagles to a split in conference play with an impressive week. In the victory over Ohio Christian University, the junior poured in 32 points on 13-18 field goals (2-2 from deep) and 4-4 from the charity stripe. He added 5 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist. Smith followed that up with a big game against #16 IU East. In that close contest, he poured in 32 points on 13-21 field goals (3-5 from deep) and 3-6 from the charity stripe. He added 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 3 assists. For the week, he averaged 32 points (66.6% FG%; 71.4% 3FG; 70%FT), 5.5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block per game.