Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO Jan. 5, 2008

Senior Garrison Carr has been named the American University Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO, Department of Athletics officials announced Monday. Carr averaged 21.5 ppg and 2.5 apg last week while leading the Eagles to two double-digit wins.

Carr and the Eagles opened the week with a 50-48 win at Manhattan on Dec. 29. In the game, Carr scored a game-high 21 points on 6-of-17 shooting from the floor and shot 5-of-11 from behind the arc. The senior was also a perfect 4-4 at the free-throw line against the Jaspers and tallied two rebounds and one assist. He followed that performance by scoring a game-high 22 points in AU's 68-53 win over Brown on Jan. 2. Carr made 8-of-12 shots from the floor in the game and had a 5-of-7 performance from behind the arc. He also matched his career-high with four assists against the Bears and pulled down three rebounds.

For the week, Carr averaged 21.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 2.5 apg. Carr shot 48.3 percent (14-29) from the floor and 55.6 percent (10-18) from three. This is Carr's second PL Player of the Week honor of the season.