PJ Gourley, Penn State Behrend, Men's Basketball
Gourley scored over 20 points in wins over La Roche and Penn State Altoona this past week, including 26 tallies for a career-high against the Altoona Lions while also finishing one rebound shy of a double-double. Gourley finished the week with a 60.7 percent success rate from the field (17-28) and is currently third in the conference in field goal percentage (57.1). Gourley was also perfect from the free-throw line, going 13-for-13 on the week. The senior forward averaged 24.0 points and six rebounds per game to help the Lions remain undefeated and move into first place in the AMCC.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Behrend F PJ Gourley scored over 20 points in wins over La Roche and Penn State Altoona this past week, including 26 tallies for a career-high against the Altoona Lions while also finishing one rebound shy of a double-double. Gourley finished the week with a 60.7 percent success rate from the field (17-28) and is currently third in the conference in field goal percentage (57.1). Gourley was also perfect from the free-throw line, going 13-for-13 on the week. The senior forward averaged 24.0 points and six rebounds per game to help the Lions remain undefeated and move into first place in the AMCC.
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