We award the Men’s Student-Athlete of the Week honor to Manchester, Kentucky senior Blake Smith for his impressive play in two River State Conference basketball contests last week.
Team Record: Week:1-1 Overall: 10-11
|
Opponent |
Site |
W/L |
Score |
MM:SS |
Pts |
Reb |
Asst |
Bks |
Stl |
Field |
3pt FG |
Free |
|
Team Opp. |
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|
WVU Tech |
H |
L |
85-88 |
39:54 |
35 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
13-34 |
2-6 |
7-11 |
|
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
A |
W |
83-77 |
31:26 |
32 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10-18 |
1-1 |
11-13 |
|
Totals: |
67 |
15 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
23-52 |
3-7 |
18-24 |
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|
Averages: |
33.5 |
7.5 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.442 |
0.429 |
0.750 |
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Senior Blake Smith continued his incredible play as he led ALC to a split in conference action.
In a difficult 88-85 overtime loss to Division Leading West Virginia Tech University, the guard poured in 35 points, handed out a career-high 11 assists, and nabbed 5 rebounds. He also had 1 block and 1 steal. Additionally, during the contest, he became just the fourth Eagle in school history to surpass the 2000-point mark for his career.
Next, in an 83-77 road victory over Rio Grande University, he led everyone with 32 points and had his second double-double of the week by grabbing 10 rebounds. He also sank 6 consecutive free throws in the last minutes to seal the win.
For the week, he averaged 33.5 points while adding 7.5 rebounds and 6 assists. He also had two double-doubles. On the season, Smith is currently third in the nation in scoring (27ppg) and shooting 49.4% from the floor
*For his efforts, he was also just named NCCAA DI National Player of the Week as well as River States Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.