Tom Newman Named Enterprise RENT-A-CAR Athlete of the Week
Penn State
Behrend senior Tom Newman (Girard, Pa./Northwestern) was named the
Enterprise RENT-A-CAR Athlete of the Week for the week of February
9, 2009.
Newman was a key part to the Behrend Lions 2-0 week against
AMCC opponents. Newman was 5-for-8 from three-point range against
Hilbert on Wednesday. Newman would finish the game with 21 points and
add eight rebounds and three assists.
With his aggressive and hard nosed defense Newman got three steals and
cleaned up the glass for five boards against conference foe Penn State
Altoona on Saturday. He would chip in seven points and four assists in
the 77-60 win to keep the blue and white atop the conference standings.
Newman is averaging 5.5 rpg and 7.8 ppg in his senior year. Newman is nine points away from reaching 800 points for his career. Newman has also accumulated 420 rebounds to date in his four years as a Behrend Lion.
The blue and white will play the next three of its final four games on the road against AMCC opponents. They will be back on the Junker Center hardwood to close out the season on February 21 against Pitt-Bradford at 8 p.m.