Bacon and Drummond Win MAAC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards
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MAAC Player of the Week
RYAN BACON, SAINT PETER'S
Senior, Forward, 6-8, 205, Maplewood, N.J./St. Benedict's
Bacon, a senior forward, led the Peacocks to a pair of victories this week, averaging 18.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. He also shot nearly 67 percent from the field, and recorded five blocks and three steals. In the Peacocks' win over Marist, Bacon scored 15 points and had four blocks in just 23 minutes of action. Against Rider, he poured in 22 points and grabbed 12 boards for his second double-double of the season. Bacon also had an assist, a block and three steals in the win.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
JUSTIN DRUMMOND, LOYOLA
Freshman, Guard, 6-4, 190, Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist
Drummond, a freshman guard, posted his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds while adding a career-best four blocked shots in the overtime win over Iona. He finished the week as Loyola's leading scorer, averaging 13.0 points for the two games after scoring a team-high 12 points against Siena. Drummond shot 45.0 percent from the field (9-20), 40.0 percent from three-point range (4-10) and 80.0 percent from the foul line (4-5) for the week. Against the Gaels, he scored five points during Loyola's 8-0 first-half run to build the largest lead of the game at 38-29. Drummond's three-pointer with 1:44 remaining started Loyola's end-of-the-game run to overcome a six-point deficit.