December 31, 2007

Abercrombie Garners MIAA Player of the Week Honors

    Overland Park, Kan. -- Pittsburg State University forward/center Cory Abercrombie garnered Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Player of the Week honors Monday (Dec. 31).
    Abercrombie, a 6-foot-7, 243-pound senior from Piedmont, S.C., averaged 19.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.67 steals in three wins for the No. 16 Gorillas since Dec. 17, as PSU completed December as the MIAA’s only undefeated team.
    He scored a game-high 20 points and hauled in a career-best 15 rebounds in a 58-54 win over Angelo (Texas) State Dec. 18 in the St. Mary's (Texas) River City Classic. Abercrombie hit the go-ahead bucket with 17 seconds left to stake Pitt State to a two-point lead.
    The night before against the host Rattlers, he scored 16 points with eight rebounds, going 8-of-10 at the foul line as the Gorillas collected a 63-54 win.
    Abercrombie logged his second double-double in as many games and league-best third of the season (tied with SBU's Matthew Rogers) with 21 points and 10 boards in a 93-58 home win Saturday (Dec. 29) over Southwestern (Kan.).
    For the week, he was 21-of-37 (56.8 percent) from the floor and 15-of-20 (75 percent) at the free throw line.
    Abercrombie is a graduate of Palmetto High School, and transferred to PSU from Independence (Kan.) Community College.

    Other Players Nominated: De'Andre Byrd, G, UCM; Gus Moss, G, MWSU; Matthew Rogers, C, SBU; Brady Sisk, F, WU; Lance Sullivan, G, NWMSU; DeAndre Townsend, G, ESU.
    Previous Winners: 11/19 -- Reggie Bunch, F, MWSU; 11/26 -- Hunter Henry, F, NWMSU; 12/3 -- Jim Grabowski, F, SBU; 12/10 -- DeAndre Townsend, G, ESU; 12/17 -- Banks Estridge, G, TSU.