WESTWOOD, Mass. – Wheaton College (Mass.) men's basketball player Eoin Morrissey (Watertown, Mass.) was named the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Athlete of the Week for the week of November 27 to December 3, it was announced today by the league.
The sophomore was outstanding in a pair of games for the Lyons, averaging a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds per game to go with a 55% (11-20) field goal percentage. The forward began the week by ripping down a career-high 16 rebounds to go with 10 points for his first career double-double, while shooting 6-10 from the floor in a 70-55 victory over Lasell University in a home contest on November 28. The Catholic Memorial High School product capped the week by scoring a career-high 14 points and added eight boards to help Wheaton take a 73-51 triumph over visiting Bridgewater State University on December 2. Morrissey was integral in a defensive effort that saw the Lyons hold Lasell 20 points under its season scoring average before limiting Bridgewater State to 32 points under its season scoring prowess as well.
For the season, Morrissey has started every game and ranks third in the NEWMAC with 9.1 rebounds per game, while standing ninth with 0.7 blocks per game with five in seven contests. The Nursing major is averaging 8.1 points per game to go with 1.9 assists per outing and owns a 42.4% (25-59) field goal percentage, while making 71.4% (5-7) of his free throw attempts. The front court player has pulled down six or more rebounds in every game this season, including three double-digit efforts.
Morrissey has been a key contributor for Wheaton since his first day on campus, starting 30 of 32 games he's appeared in, while grabbing 7.4 rebounds to go with 6.0 points per game. The second-year standout has posted a 46.6% (81-174) field goal mark as well.
The Lyons have won four straight games and are currently 5-2 on the season. Wheaton returns to action on Wednesday, December 6 when it travels to Worcester, Mass. to open the conference slate at Clark University for a 7:00 p.m. match-up.
