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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: 9-10

Opponent

Site

W/L

Score

MM:SS

Pts

Reb

Asst

Bks

Stl

Field
Goals

3pt FG

Free
Throws

Team Opp.

Midway (Ky.)

H

W

89-80

32:56

40

6

5

0

1

13-22

2-6

12-15

Asbury (Ky.)

A

L

90-98

35:38

33

3

1

0

2

10-23

0-2

13-13

Totals:

73

9

6

0

3

23-45

2-8

25-28

Averages:

36.5

4.5

3.0

0.0

1.5

0.511

0.250

0.893

Senior guard Blake Smith continued his exceptional play, leading the Eagles to a split in conference play. In a 89-80 victory against Midway University at home, Smith pumped in 40 points. He sank 13-22 field goals (2-6 3’s) and 12-15 free throws. Additionally, he grabbed 6 rebounds, dished off 5 assists, and had 1 steal.

In the tough 98-90 defeat at Asbury University, he bagged 33 points on 10-23 field goals and was a perfect 13-13 from the charity line. He added 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals.

For the week, he averaged 36.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.5 steals while sinking 51% from the floor and 89.2% from the foul line.