Babson Park, MA --- Senior men's basketball guard Jerome Kirkland has been named NEWMAC Player of the Week for the week ending February 1. Kirkland averaged 14.5 points on 60% shooting from the floor to lead WPI to home wins versus conference rivals MIT and Coast Guard that helped the Engineers remain undefeated and in first-place in the conference.

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(*NEWMAC Release*)

NEWMAC Men’s Basketball - Weekly Report #8
(Includes Games Through Sunday, February 1st)
 

NEWMAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week

Jerome Kirkland, WPI, G, 2009 (Boston, Mass.)

Kirkland was WPI’s top scorer in a week that saw the Engineers win a pair of NEWMAC contests, including a 68-55 victory over fellow conference unbeaten MIT. He averaged 14.5 points per game while connecting on 12-of-20 (60.0%) shots from the floor and draining 50.0% (5-of-10) of his 3-point attempts on the week. Kirkland registered 12 points, three rebounds and a pair of steals against MIT before posting a team-high 17 points in a win against Coast Guard. The senior also anchored a defensive effort that limited opponents to an average of 56 points last week.