Tabbed the Giant Eagle RMU Male Student-Athlete of the Week for Jan. 18, 2017, is sophomore guard Matty McConnell of the basketball team. In a pair of games last week, McConnell averaged 13.5 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting 40.9 percent (9-for-22) from the field, including 40 percent (8-for-20) from beyond the arc. He also added three blocks and seven steals. McConnell paced the Colonials against Saint Francis U (1/12/17) with a season-high 15 points, then posted his first career double-double @ Wagner (1/14/17) courtesy of 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. He also added three assists, two blocks and three steals against the Seahawks. McConnell, who is tied with Darian Anderson of Fairleigh Dickinson in steals per game against Northeast Conference foes at 2.50 per contest, has registered 58 steals in 24 career league games, an average of 2.42 per contest.
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