Monday, February 5, 2007

PC’s Herren Named SAC Men’s Basketball Player Of The Week

Rock Hill, S.C. – Presbyterian College’s Grant Herren was named South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Player Of The Week, league officials announced today.

Herren, a senior forward from Oviedo, Fla., averaged 19.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in leading the Blue Hose to a 2-0 week with a pair of wins over Mars Hill (66-63) and Lenoir-Rhyne (75-72 in overtime) on Wednesday and Saturday.

Herren started the week with 13 points in a road victory over Mars Hill before scoring a career-high 25 points in PC’s overtime victory over Lenoir-Rhyne at the Templeton Center.

Herren was 13-of-15 from the free throw line in Presbyterian’s win over first-place Lenoir-Rhyne.

The Oviedo High School product shot 63% (10-of-16) from the floor and 86% (18-of-21) from the charity stripe for the week.

Herren, who is second on the team in scoring (10.9 ppg) this year, has led Presbyterian (14-7, 7-3) to its current second-place standing in league play.

He is shooting 60% from the floor on the year, which is good for second-best in the SAC.

Currently ranked 10th in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region, Presbyterian next travels to Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday, Feb. 7 for its first ever league tilt in Harrogate, Tenn. Tip-off between the Blue Hose and Railsplitters is scheduled for 8 p.m.

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