Faried Earns Fifth OVC Player of the Week Award

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2/8/2010 2:44:12 PM

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State junior forward Kenneth Faried was voted to his fifth Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball Player of the Week honor. It was also the fourth time since Jan. 1 and the third time in the past four weeks he’s earned the award.

Faried had two double-doubles last week to lead the Eagles to a 2-0 week. He had 12 points and 11 rebounds in just 20 minutes of play in a MSU offensive onslaught against Jacksonville State. He then scored 26 points, one shy of his career high and pulled down 17 rebounds in a key effort in lifting the Eagles over Tennessee Tech. He was 7-of-10 from the field in that game and high 66.7 percent of his shots for the week. He also registered two blocks and two steals in each game.

Morehead State travels to Eastern Illinois Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU

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Pepsi Athletes of the Week

Ty Proffitt

Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball senior Ty Proffitt recorded a team-high 18 points on 5-of-6 from the field, 4-of-5 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line in Tuesday’s 75-69 victory over Norfolk State.

He then registered a season-best 20 points on 6-of-10 from the floor, 4-of-7 from long range and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe in Saturday’s 56-50 win over Tennessee Tech.

The guard, who hails from London, Ky., connected on 69 percent from the field (11-of-16) and 67 percent from downtown (8-of-12) in addition to making all eight free-throw attempts. He also committed just four turnovers in 65 minutes last week.

Proffitt was also named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week for his performances this past week.

Brooke Helms

Women's Tennis

Junior women's tennis player Brooke Helms went undefeated in singles action over the weekend, as she tallied two individual match wins.

Helms clinched the come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Big East power West Virginia, a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 at number five singles. Helms then was only one of two Eagle netters to score a win in a 5-2 loss at Duquesne, winning 6-3, 6-4 at number five.

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