Lethbridge, AB - The Pronghorn Athletes of the Week for the week ending January 8, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week:
Morgan Duce– Men’s Basketball
College transfer Morgan Duce kicked off the second half of the season in style this past weekend. Duce scored a combined 33 points over the ‘Horns two game swing in BC and scored well over his season average in both contests.
Friday night, Duce scored 16 points in the ‘Horns loss to the Trinity Western Spartans in the opening game of the trip. He was tied for the team high with Daryl Cooper and hit on 5 of 9 shots from the field and collected 2 rebounds.
The next night in the ‘Horns victory over the CIS 9th ranked Fraser Valley Cascades, Duce scored another 17 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. He was again 5 of 9 from the field and 4 of 7 from behind the three point line.
On the season, Duce sits third on the ‘Horns scoring list, averaging 9.8 points per game