Kyle Gruhler Picks Up Third Offensive Player of the Week Honor

HELENA, Mont. - Montana Western men's basketball player Kyle Gruhler picked up his third Erck Hotels/ Frontier Conference Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week award of the season after leading the Bulldogs to a 2-0 start in league play. It is his fourth career player of the week award.

Gruhler had another high-scoring weekend, guiding No. 24 ranked Western to road wins over Valley City State and Mayville State. He led all players in scoring in both contests.

The senior dropped 26 points on 72.7 percent field goal shooting (8-of-11) in UMW's narrow 107-104 victory at VCSU. He drilled four three-pointers (66.7 percent) and sunk 6-of-6 at the line.

He followed that up with a career-high matching 32 points on 52.2 percent (12-of-23) shooting in the 85-72 win at MSU. Once again, Gruhler made four threes while going 4-of-5 from the charity stripe.

The Vancouver, Wash., native averaged 29.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. He was 20-of-34 from the field (58.8 percent), 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from downtown, and hit 10-of-11 free-throws (90.9 percent).

LOOKING AHEAD

Up next, the Bulldogs travel to Butte, Mont., Nov. 28 to face off against #6 Montana Tech. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. MT.