Press Release Written by Sports Information Graduate Intern Mary Kate Rumbaugh
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After a career-high performance this past weekend, Wilmington University men's basketball's Jermaine Head was named Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Player of the Week, announced by the conference this Monday.
Redshirt senior Jermaine Head combined for a total of 66 points through two games played last week for the Wildcats. Head would knock down 9-20 shots, while going 5-12 from the three point line with nine rebounds and five assists against USciences in the beginning of the week.
He then would go on for a career-high 41 points to help WilmU comeback to defeat cross division foe Nyack on the road in the second game of the week. Head's 41 points is the second most points scored in a game in the NCAA era of the Wilmington University men's basketball team, following Taurean Temple, who scored 44 points back on February 25, 2006 against Dominican.
The six-foot guard would go 14-20 from the floor, 4-5 from behind the arc, and 9-11 from the free throw line, while grabbing two rebounds, dishing out five assists, and making three steals against Nyack.
He would finish the week shooting 58 percent from the floor, 60.8 percent from the three point line, and 85 percent from the free throw line. Head also had 33.0 points per game, 5.0 assists per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, and 2.0 steals per game, all while playing 40.0 minutes per game.
Head continues to lead the league in points per game with 23.9 and free throw percentage, shooting 87.4 percent from the line. He also sits tied for third in the league with 4.7 assists per game, and 2.0 steals per game.
On the women's side, Sabreen Muslim earned a spot on the CACC's Honor Roll this week after averaging 16.5 points throughout two games played. Muslim secured a double-double with 22 points and a season-high 15 rebounds against No. 24 USciences last week. She finished the week shooting 68.4 percent from the floor, and 87.5 percent from the free throw line while averaging 9.0 rebounds per game.