Offensive Player of the Week: Kyle Gruhler, Montana Western
Gruhler, a senior guard from Vancouver, Wash., was selected as the Offensive Player-of-the-Week.
He had another high scoring weekend as No. 24 ranked Montana Western opened their Frontier Conference play with a 2-0 record on the road. He led all players in scoring in both games.
Gruhler dropped 26 points on 8-of-11 field goals (72.7 percent), including 4-of-6 from the 3-point line, and hit all six free throws in 107-104 victory at Valley City State (N.D.). He followed up with 32 points on 12-of-23 field goals (52.2 percent) in UMW’s 85-72 victory at Mayville State (N.D.).
For the week, Gruhler averaged 29.0 points and 1.5 assists per game for the Bulldogs. He was 20-of-34 from the field (58.8 percent), 8-of-15 from the 3-point line, and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line.
This is Gruhler’s fourth career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.