Monmouth's Justin Robinson & Quinnipiac's Mikey Dixon Take Home LifeStorage Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
Player of the Week
Justin Robinson, Monmouth
Sr., 5-8, G, Lake Katrine, NY/Kingston
Robinson was the catalyst of a 3-0 week for Monmouth to take over first place alone in the MAAC, including topping Canisius on the road to move into first and a victory over Fairfield in what would be MU’s largest margin of victory against a Division I school ever. He netted 68 points in three games, an average of 22.7, while hitting the 20-point marker in all three contests. He did so while shooting 48.7% from the field and 52.9% from beyond the arc, pitching in 11 boards, 14 assists and six steals. He had two four-point plays and added four three-pointers in consecutive games, scoring 20 against Fairfield in just 22 minutes. Robinson was also 77.8% from the foul line on the week.
Rookie of the Week
Mikey Dixon, Quinnipiac
Fr., 6-2, G, New Castle, De/Sanford School
In Quinnipiac’s only game this week, Dixon broke the school record for most points in a game by a freshman at the Division I level (since 1998-99) with 29 as the Bobcats earned a 95-90 home win over Canisius. He had 23 points with 1:30 to play, and then hit dagger three-pointers on back-to-back possessions to help seal the win. With Quinnipiac clinging to a three-point lead, he hit a step back three from the right wing with 1:14 to go to put the Bobcats up by six, and after Canisius scored to make it a 86-82, Dixon hit another three from the top of the key to stretch the lead to seven with 45 seconds left. His 29 points broke the previous school Division I freshman mark of 27, which he tied last week against Iona, and moved him into ninth nationally in scoring average among freshmen at 16.6 ppg.