We award the Men’s Student-Athlete of the Week honor to Manchester (KY) senior Blake Smith for his impressive play in two River State Conference basketball away contests last week.
Team Record: Week:1-1 Overall: 8-9
|
Opponent |
Site |
W/L |
Score |
Minutes |
Pts |
Reb |
Asst |
Bks |
Stl |
Field |
3pt FG |
Free |
|
Team Opp. |
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|
Ohio Christian (Ohio) |
A |
W |
78-66 |
29:00 |
34 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
15-23 |
2-4 |
2-4 |
|
IU East (Ind.) |
A |
L |
78-86 |
27:18 |
28 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
11-23 |
1-1 |
5-11 |
|
Totals: |
62 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
26-46 |
3-5 |
7-15 |
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|
Averages: |
31.0 |
7.5 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.565 |
0.600 |
0.467 |
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Senior guard Blake Smith had a fantastic week in leading the Eagles to a conference split on the road.
In a match-up at Ohio Christian University, he lifted the Eagles to a 78-66 victory by leading all scorers with 34 point on 15-23 field goals (2-4 3FGs). He completed the double-double as he grabbed 10 rebounds. Additionally, he added 3 assists.
In a tough 86-78 defeat at Eastern Division leading IU East, he once again led all scorers with 28 points on 11-23 field goals and 1-1 3FG. He added 3 assists and 2 steals.
For the week, he averaged 31 points on 56.5% field goal shooting (including 60%from long range) while adding 7.5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal.
For his effort, he was also just named River States Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.