Mockevicius earns 4th MVC weekly award

Senior recorded his 1,000^th career rebound on Saturday

 

1. LOUIS – For the fourth time this season, University of Evansville senior Egidijus Mockevicius has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.  Mockevicius splits this week’s honor with Anthony Beane of Southern Illinois.

An unbelievable start to MVC play saw Mockevicius average 21.5 points and an 18.5 rebounds per game to lead the Purple Aces to a 2-0 start to its Valley season.  In the opener against Indiana State, Mockevicius drained 7 of his 10 shots on his way to 22 points.  He also grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked four Sycamore shots.

He followed that up by hitting 6 out of 7 shots on his way to 21 points in a road win at Missouri State.  Entering the game, Mockevicius had 979 career rebounds, just 21 short of 1,000.  An energized effort saw Mockevicius do exactly what he needed, posting 21 on his way to becoming the 15th player in MVC history to record 1,000 caroms in his career.  Mockevicius is also the only player in the nation to haul in 20 or more rebounds on two occasions this season, also recording 21 against Santa Clara.

Next up for the Aces is a trip to Wichita State to take on the Shockers on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.