Cormier and Andujar Claim MAAC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
Player of the Week
Dylon Cormier, Loyola, So., G, 6-2, 176, Baltimore, Md./Cardinal Gibbons High School
Cormier helped the Greyhounds extend their school Division I record best start to 8-1 with two victories in non-conference action last week, both on the road. He averaged 20.5 points, 10 more than his career average, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in the wins. On Wednesday night, Cormier helped Loyola defeat the Atlantic-10 Conference's George Washington on the Colonials' home court. The sophomore guard scored a career-high 26, eclipsing the 22 he had in the Greyhounds' previous game at Siena. He was 10-of-13 from the free throw line and made seven field goals, two from 3-point range. Cormier also came up a rebound shy of a double-double, logging a career-best nine against George Washington to go with a team-high four assists. On Saturday at Mount St. Mary's, Cormier scored 15 points in 27 minutes of action, making 6-of-9 shots from the field, with 2-of-3 from behind the arc. He also had five rebounds and a steal for the Greyhounds. During the week, Cormier shot 59.1-percent from the field and 66.7-percent from 3-point range.
Rookie of the Week
Emmy Andujar, Manhattan, Fr., F, 6-5, 205, Bronx, N.Y./Rice
Andujar led Manhattan to consecutive victories against archrival Fordham and at Hofstra. In two starts, he averaged 12.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. Andujar shot 60% (9-15) from the field and he had five steals as he helped extend Manhattan's win streak to four games, the Jaspers longest win streak in nearly five years. He earned the John "Doc" Johnson Most Valuable Player Award after delivering the best all-around performance of his young career in an 81-47 rout of Fordham on Wednesday. He exploded for 14 points, seven rebounds and a career-high seven assists against the Rams. Andujar shot 71.4% (5-7) from the field and had three steals. He posted 10 points, grabbed six rebounds, dished out five assists and made two steals in the Jaspers' 68-59 victory at Hofstra on Saturday. It was the fourth time this season Andujar scored in double-digits. He finished the week with a team best 2.4:1 assist-to-turnover ratio in two starts.