Cameron Morse Named Horizon League Player of the Week

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INDIANAPOLIS — After leading their respective clubs to unbeaten weekends in league play, Youngstown State’s Cameron Morse and Wright State’s Loudon Love were named Horizon League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week, respectively.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cameron Morse | Youngstown State | Sr. | Guard | Flint, Mich.
Morse led the Penguins to a 2-0 week with wins over Milwaukee (72-63) and Green Bay (85-74) and gave YSU its first 3-0 start in Horizon League play since joining the conference in 2001-02. The Flint, Mich., native averaged 22 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game while shooting 51.6 percent from the field and 47.4 percent (9-for-19) from 3-point range. Against Milwaukee, Morse scored 25 points with five rebounds, six assists and four steals while going 9-of-16 from the floor with five 3-pointers. In the win over Green Bay, he scored 19 points with four 3-pointers and five assists. Through three league games, Morse’s 7.3 assists-per-game average leads the conference.
 
2017-18 Players of the Week
Nov. 13 – Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Nov. 20 – Lavone Holland II, Northern Kentucky
Nov. 27 – Kameron Chatman, Detroit Mercy
Dec. 4 – Martez Walker, Oakland
Dec. 11 – Jalen Hayes, Oakland
Dec. 18 – Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Dec. 26 – Jalen Hayes, Oakland
Jan. 2 – Sandy Cohen III, Green Bay
Jan. 8 – Cameron Morse, Youngstown State
 
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Loudon Love | Wright State | R-Fr. | Center | Geneva, Ill.
Love posted two double-doubles to lead the Raiders to a Michigan sweep over the weekend, with road wins over Detroit Mercy (80-73) and Oakland (86-81 OT). On Friday, the Geneva, Ill., native notched his fifth double-double of the season with 13 points and 14 rebounds, a career high rebounding mark at that point. He added one assist and one steal in the contest — a seven-point win at UDM. At Oakland on Sunday, he recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 25 points and 17 rebounds — both career highs — and added five blocks and two steals.  Overall, the redshirt-freshman center averaged 19 points and 15.5 rebounds and shot 15-of-24 (.625) from the field and 8-of-11 (.727) from the foul line, helping the Raiders begin league play at 4-0 for the first time since 2012-13. His season average of nine rebounds per game is the top mark in the Horizon League. Love has earned the Freshman of the Week honor in three of the past four weeks.

2017-18 Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 13 – Everett Winchester, Wright State
Nov. 20 – Jermaine Jackson Jr., Detroit Mercy
Nov. 27 – Everett Winchester, Wright State
Dec. 4 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Dec. 11 – Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Dec. 18 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Dec. 26 – Loudon Love, Wright State
Jan. 2 – P.J. Pipes, Green Bay
Jan. 8 – Loudon Love, Wright State