Hillsdale's Cooper, Ohio Dominican's Weaver Collect GLIAC Player of the Week Honors

Hillsdale's Cooper, Ohio Dominican's Weaver Collect GLIAC Player of the Week Honors

BAY CITY, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced weekly men's basketball awards following the competition on the second to last week of the regular season. Hillsdale senior forward Kyle Cooper captured GLIAC North Division Player of the Week honors for the fifth time this season and back-to-back weeks, while Ohio Dominican senior forward Trent Weaver collected GLIAC South Division Player of the Week accolades for the first time this season.


GLIAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week - Week 14
North Division
Kyle Cooper Hillsdale Forward Sr.

Highlights: Hillsdale senior Kyle Cooper led the way as Hillsdale extended its winning streak to 4 games with a pair of great performances last week. In Thursday's 88-70 road win versus Ferris State, Cooper delivered 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, going 8-for-9 from the free throw line. Saturday, he helped Hillsdale clinch a spot in the GLIAC Tournament by scoring 20 of his game-high 26 points in the second half in a 77-70 win over Grand Valley State. He drained 3-pointers on consecutive possessions as part of a 17-0 run that gave the Chargers an 11-point lead after trailing by 6 with less than 4 minutes to play. For the week, Cooper averaged 22.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while shooting 55 percent from the field and 46 percent from 3-point territory.

South Division
Trent Weaver Ohio Dominican Forward Sr.

Highlights: Ohio Dominican senior Trent Weaver shot 73.7 percent as the Panthers fell by seven to #18 Ashland and defeated Lake Erie 95-71. Weaver finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Storm and tallied 20 points and eight board against the Eagles. He averaged 18.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game during the week. Weaver now has 12 double doubles on season and ranks third in GLIAC with 9.3 rebounds per game.

Honor Roll

North Division: Aaron Hayes (GVSU), Nick Spitzley (NU), Jared Stolicker (FSU), Bryan Heath (MTU), C.J. Turnage (SVSU), Akaemji Williams (LSSU)

South Division: Ronald Booth (WSU), Sean Howard (LEC), Adrian Cook (AU), Brian Stone (MU), Martyce Kimbrough (UF), Jesse Hardin Jr. (WU)


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