COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  Fort Lewis College sophomore guard Stewart Erhart claims both Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards, presented by Genesee Nutrition, the conference announced Monday.
 
Offensive & Defensive
Stewart Erhart, Fort Lewis (Redshirt Sophomore, Guard, Tanana, Alaska)
Erhart had an outstanding weekend for the Skyhawks, leading his squad to a pair of wins against Western Colorado and Westminster. Against the Mountaineers, the redshirt sophomore notched 17 points on 50% shooting, including a three-pointer. When he wasn’t scoring himself, Erhart was dishing the rock to his teammates, collecting six assists. Defensively, the Tanana, Alaska, native was hounding the Western Colorado guards, as he tallied seven steals, leading to Fort Lewis’ 24 points off turnovers. Behind Erhart, Fort Lewis defeated Western Colorado 89-63. In the Skyhawks’ second matchup of the week, Erhart once again dominated both sides of the ball, recording a game-high 27 points on 35/40/85 percent shooting splits. In his 36 minutes of action, Erhart added four more assists to his week’s total, as well as nabbing seven of Fort Lewis’ 17 steals across 22 forced turnovers. With Erhart at the forefront of the attack, the Skyhawks defeated the Griffins 87-77 in an overtime thriller.

For the week, Erhart totaled 44 points, 14 steals, 10 assists, and eight rebounds (six defensive) while shooting 15-of-36 (41.7%) from the floor, 3-of-6 (50%) from beyond the arc, and 11-of-13 (84.6%) at the free throw line. Erhart currently leads all of NCAA Division II and ranks third across all three divisions of the NCAA, with 3.73 steals per game, and is dominating the RMAC with 6.0 steals per game in league play.
 
Offensive Players Nominated: Jayce King, Adams State; Cam Lowe, Black Hills State; Jadon Cool, Chadron State; Pierce Brazil, Colorado Christian; Clayton Jewell, Colorado Mesa; Shelton Henton, Colorado School of Mines; Jordan Blair, CSU Pueblo; Logan Threatt, MSU Denver; Marcus Pierce, New Mexico Highlands; Luke Soden, Regis; Jason Lee, South Dakota Mines; Cole Kadoguchi, Westminster.

Defensive Players Nominated: Luke Williams, Adams State; Cam Lowe, Black Hills State; Blessing Adesipe, Chadron State; Ty Allred, Colorado Mesa; Alex Romack, Colorado School of Mines; Kyren Allen, CSU Pueblo; Brian Unachukwu, MSU Denver; Caileb Parham, New Mexico Highlands; Matt Yost, Regis; Gray Thompson, South Dakota Mines; Michael Frazier, Westminster.

About the RMAC
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 70 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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