Men's basketball student-athlete Vlad
Moldoveanu has been selected as the American
University Student-Athlete of the Week presented by
GEICO. Moldoveanu led American to a 2-0 week as the
Eagles moved into second place of the Patriot League standings.
Moldoveanu scored a career-high 37 points on Wednesday in
American's 69-59 victory over Navy, shooting 10-of-17 from the
floor, 3-of-6 from three and 14-of-15 from the line. The
junior also grabbed nine rebounds and one assist.
Moldoveanu's 37 points marked the highest single-game output for a
Patriot League student-athlete since the 2007-2008 season and the
most points scored by an American student-athlete since Andre
Ingram, '07, scored 37 on February 19, 2005. His 14 free
throws are tied for the eighth most free throws made in a single
game in program history.
In Saturday's 76-66 victory against first-place Lafayette,
Moldoveanu led all scorers with 21 points. He was 7-of-12
from the floor, 2-of-6 from three and 5-of-6 from line while adding
six rebounds, one assist and one steal.
For the week, Moldoveanu averaged 29.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 1.0
apg. He shot an impressive 58.6 percent from the floor, 41.7
percent from three and 90.5 percent from the line. This is his
third American University Student-Athlete of the Week award of the
season.
The men's basketball team will return to action on Saturday,
February 6, when it hosts Lehigh in Bender Arena. Tipoff is
set for 2:00 p.m.
Past Recipients:
Jan.
25, 2010 - Mike Cannon (Wrestling)
Jan.
18, 2010 - Vlad Moldoveanu (Men's Basketball)
Jan.
11, 2010 - Michelle Kirk (Women's Basketball)
Jan.
4, 2010 - Steve Fittery (Wrestling)
Dec. 7, 2009 - Matt Pelletier (Swimming and
Diving)
Nov.
30, 2009 - Mike Cannon (Wrestling)
Nov.
23, 2009 - Kyle Borshoff (Wrestling)
Nov.
16, 2009 - Michelle Kirk (Women's Basketball)
Nov.
9, 2009 - Anne-Meike de Wiljes (Field Hockey)
Nov.
2, 2009 - Melissa Casale (Field Hockey)
Oct.
26, 2009 - Cooper Bryant (Men's Soccer)
Oct. 19, 2009 - Magdalina Tekiel (Volleyball)
Oct.
12, 2009 - Brooke Shepard (Women's Soccer)
Oct.
5, 2009 - Kelsey Brasher (Women's Soccer)
Sept. 28, 2009 - Mike Worden (Men's Soccer)
Sept.
21, 2009 - Claire Recht (Volleyball)
Sept.
14, 2009 - Anne-Meike de Wiljes (Field Hockey)
Sept.
8, 2009 - Daniel Shannon (Men's Soccer)
Aug.
31, 2009 - Mikaila Weaver (Women's Soccer)
2008-09
School Year
2007-08
School Year
