TRAFFORD, Pa. (Feb. 12) – After helping the Bearcat men's basketball team to a pair of wins, Saint Vincent junior Mike Iuzzolino has been named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Player of the Week.
 
In wins over Bethany and Washington & Jefferson, Iuzzolino (Sewickley, Pa./Canterbury School) averaged 21.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds.
 
In Wednesday's 102-96 win over Bethany, Iuzzolino scored 21 points, going 4-8 from behind the arc and 7-8 from the foul line, and adding seven assists and three rebounds. Three days later, in the 87-84 win over W&J, Iuzzolino again scored 21 points, going 9-12 from the line and connecting on a pair of three-pointers.
 
Over the two games, Iuzzolino shot 53 percent from the field (10-19), 50 percent from behind the arc (6-12) and 80 percent from the foul line (16-20).
 
On the season, Iuzzolino is averaging 12.7 points and 2.5 assists per game, while he leads the PAC in free throw shooting (83.9 percent) and ranks second in the conference in three-point field goals made (56).
 
Iuzzolino is the third Saint Vincent player to earn PAC Player of the Week honors, joining teammate Jaden Gales, who was recognized on Dec. 11, and Dev Ostrowski, who earned the accolade on Nov. 20.
 
Iuzzolino and the Bearcats, who wrapped up the 18th 20-win season in program history with Saturday's victory over W&J, will be back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 14, traveling to Allegheny College for an 8 p.m. PAC bout.