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Tim Tierney, Transylvania University, Men's Basketball
Transylvania University senior guard Tim Tierney (Ft. Wright, Ky./Covington Catholic) led the Pioneers to an upset win over No. 1 ranked Washington-St. Louis and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week.
Tierney scored a career high 28 points in a win over Mount Union and led Transy with 25 points, four rebounds, and five assists in a 73-69 win over the top ranked Bears of Washington-St. Louis in the first round of the Wooster Invitational. The senior netted 19 points in a championship game loss to Wooster, earning a spot on the all-tournament team.
For the week, Tierney averaged 24.0 points, three rebounds, and 4.3 assists, while shooting 52% from the field.
Transylvania (7-5, 3-1 HCAC) plays host to Defiance and Anderson in conference action this week.
| HCAC Men's Basketball Players-of-the-Week | |
| Week 1 Logan Wolfrum,
Defiance College | |
| Week 2 Will Conoley,
Franklin College | |
| Week 3 Andrew Jones,
Anderson University | |
| Week 4 Austin Weatherford, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | |
| Week 5 Mike Case,
Hanover College | |
| Week 6 No Player of the Week | |
| Week 7 Tim Tierney, Transylvania University | |
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