CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference announced its Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Players of the Week on Monday afternoon. Eastern Oregon University swept both the men's and women's basketball player selection.
Earning Women's Basketball Player of the Week honors was
Beverly Slater for the second week in a row. On the men's side
Max McCullough was the Player of the Week selection.
McCullough scored over 20 points in each of the Mounties' two wins over Multnomah University. He flirted with a triple-double in the second win, falling three boards and one assist shy. He was 8-for-9 in made free throws in the second win and played 27 minutes in both wins, averaging 24.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game.
Slater had a pair of double-digit performances as EOU went 1-1 over the weekend. She posted a double-double on Saturday with a career-high 16 rebounds and played over 30 minutes in both games for the Mountaineers. Slater averaged 14.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game over the week.
Both of the Mountaineers basketball teams will be back on the road this upcoming weekend as they get set to begin CCC play. They will head to Portland to take on Multnomah University on March 19 and 20.
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