By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)

Pronghorns Overwater named U SPORTS Male Athlete of the Week

Jan 17, 2018 | 12:39 PM

LETHBRIDGE – Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball player Zac Overwater has been named U SPORTS Male Athlete of the Week for the period ending Jan. 14, joining Female Athlete of the Week Alison Keough of the Cape Breton Capers.

Overwater, a fourth-year guard combined for 64 points, 17 rebounds, five assists, four steals and two blocks to help the Pronghorns to a weekend split against the UBC Thunderbirds.

On Friday night (Jan. 12), the Didsbury native picked up 15 points, five rebounds, an assist, steal and block in Lethbridge’s 84-71 loss to the Thunderbirds.

The next night, Overwater set a new school record for points in a game while leading the Pronghorns to a 106-101 overtime win over the T-Birds.

His 49 points broke the program’s mark of 43 points that was shared by Perry Mirkovich, Al Chapple and Danny Balderson.

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His point total was tied for the sixth highest in Canada West single-game history, and the first 40-plus point performance in the conference since Showron Glover posted 50 for Saskatchewan in January 2009.

Overwater completed the double-double, grabbing 12 rebounds to go along with four assists, three steals, and a block in the win.

On the season, Overwater sits second on the Pronghorns in scoring, averaging 17.6 points per game to go along with 7.3 rebounds per game.