SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Lake Superior State men's basketball student-athlete Ke'Montrece Collins has been named the Madigan/Pingatore Insurance Athlete of the Week, as announced by the Lake Superior State athletic department on Monday, Dec. 9.
Collins, a senior forward from Toledo, Ohio, led the Lakers to a pair of conference wins at home this weekend over No. 10 Ashland University and Wayne State. Collins posted a career best 29 points in Lake State's 99-69 upset against the Eagles to secure the Lakers first conference win of the season. Collins would close out the weekend by recording 20 points in Saturday's 67-63 win over Wayne State to give the Lakers a weekend GLIAC sweep. In the pair of games, Collins converted on 50.8 percent of his shots from the field and 49.3 percent of his three point attempts. The criminal justice major totaled 19 rebounds this weekend, including 15 in the victory over Wayne State. This season, Collins leads the Lakers in scoring as he averages 17.5 points per game, which is eighth among all GLIAC players.
For his impressive weekend in conference play, Collins was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division Player of the Week, as announced by conference officials earlier today.
It is the first time that Collins has been named the Madigan/Pingatore Insurance Athlete of the Week.
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The Lakers will look to continue their conference success this Saturday, Dec. 14 as they host the No. 23 Ferris State Bulldogs at home. The game will be played in the Bud Cooper Gymnasium with a 3:00 p.m. tip off. .
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