TROY, N.Y. – Junior
Jack Plesser of the Union College men's basketball team continued his early-season roll by earning Liberty League Performer of the Week honors for the third straight week, while senior
Jelena Perovic of the women's basketball team was named to the honor roll for the week ending on November 30, the conference office announced on Monday afternoon.
Men's Basketball Performer of the Week: Jack Plesser
Plesser was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Sig Makofski Invitational after averaging 22.0 points per game on 63.0 percent shooting in two games over the weekend. The junior led all scorers with 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting to go with five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in a first-round win over Manhattanville University, and then led the Garnet Chargers with 17 points and six rebounds in a hard-fought battle with #1 Trinity (Conn.) College in Sunday's championship game.
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Women's Basketball: Jelena Perovic
Perovic led Union with 14 points and seven rebounds against #5 Bowdoin College in the team's lone game of the week on Monday, hitting 4-of-7 shots from the field and 6-of-9 from the charity stripe.