Junior guard Kavon Stewart of the basketball team earns the Giant Eagle RMU Male Student-Athlete of the Week accolade for Jan. 27, 2016, after helping the Colonials sweep a pair of games in New England last weekend. In road wins over Central Connecticut (1/21/16) and Bryant (1/23/16), Stewart averaged 16.5 points, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 54.5 percent (12-for-22) from the field and 70 percent (7-for-10) at the free-throw line. In a 59-45 win over the Blue Devils, Stewart tied for game-high honors in scoring with 15 points while recording four assists and a steal. Two days later in a 65-54 victory over the Bulldogs, Stewart paced Robert Morris with 18 points, dished out five dimes and recorded a pair of thefts. On the 2015-16 campaign, Stewart is supplying the Colonials with averages of 9.6 points and 4.8 assists per contest.
