TCCC Release

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Senior forward Sam Herrick (Duxbury, Mass.) of the Wentworth men's basketball team has been named The Commonwealth Coast Conference Player of the Week for the week ending January 16, 2011.

In a 2-0 week for the Leopards, Herrick averaged 13.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game, while shooting 11-for-21 (.524) from the floor.  He began the week with a 14-point, 10-rebound performance in an 80-59 win at Eastern Nazarene after shooting 6-for-9 from the floor.  Herrick followed that performance up with a 13-point, 13-rebound performance in a 64-46 win over Roger Williams in a battle of undefeated conference foes.

Herrick, who has recorded four consecutive double-doubles, has started all 14 games for the Leopards, and is averaging 11.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 1.2 blocked shots per game.  Wentworth (8-6 overall, 3-0 The Commonwealth Coast Conference) is riding a five-game winning streak and is at Western New England on Wednesday (Jan. 19).