Sophomore Stephen
Lumpkins has been named the American University
Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO, earning the award
for the first time in his career. Lumpkins recorded back-to-back
double-doubles while leading American to victories over Navy and
Lafayette and the fourth seed in the Patriot League Tournament.
On Wednesday, the sophomore scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting
in the Eagles' 80-77 double-overtime win at Navy. Lumpkins also
grabbed 11 rebounds, dished out three assists, blocked two shots
and registered one steal while going 5-of-7 from the line. In
American's 78-60 win over Lafayette on Saturday, Lumpkins notched a
career-high 24 points on 11-of-13 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds.
His 84.6 percent shooting from the field marked the highest
single-game performance for an Eagle since 2008. He also registered
two assists and one block.
For the week, Lumpkins averaged 22.5 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 2.5 apg and
1.5 bpg. He shot 79.2 percent from the field and went 7-of-11 from
the line. This is Lumpkins' first career American University
Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO honor.
American will now begin Patriot League Tournament play this
Wednesday, March 3, as the #4 seed when it hosts fifth-seeded Navy.
Tipoff from Bender Arena is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday's
game will be broadcast live online via Patriot League All*Access.
The Patriot League All*Access package is available for a price of
$7.95 per month, which allows subscribers to see the live action of
all available Patriot League men's and women's basketball games as
well as archived content for past games. To sign up for Patriot
League All*Access, click here.
Past Recipients:
Feb.
22, 2010 - Matt Pelletier (Swimming and Diving) and Erin Koch
(Women's Track and Field)
Feb.
15, 2010 - Liz Leer (Women's Basketball)
Feb.
8, 2010 - Colin Eustis (Men's Track and Field)
Feb.
1, 2010 - Vlad Moldoveanu (Men's Basketball)
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
