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. It was the second straight week that he had received the weekly award.
He averaged 23.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 1.0 blocks per game to lead (RV) Montana Western to another 2-0 weekend. He shot 51.7 percent (15-of-29 field goals), 64.3 percent from the 3-point line (9-of-14 3-pointers, and 87.5 percent from the free-throw line (7-of-8 free-throws).
Gruhler posted a team-high 19 points (5-of-8 3-pointers), including 15 points from beyond the arc in Bulldogs’ 77-70 win over MSU-Northern. He followed that with a game-high 27 points (8-of-13 field goals and 4-of-6 3-pointers) in UMW’s 83-74 victory over Providence (Mont.).
This is Gruhler’s seventh career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.