EDISON, N.J. –  Redshirt-senior guard Kahlil Dukes was named MAAC Player of the Week for the second time in his career announced on Monday.

Dukes averaged a team-high 23 points per game while shooting 63.6 percent (14-for-22) from the field and 60 percent (6-for-10) from the 3-point line as the Purple Eagles picked up wins over Monmouth and Saint Peter's to extend their win streak to four games.

Dukes led all scorers with a game-high 25 points in the win over Monmouth. He drained three 3-pointers and had three assists. In the victory over Saint Peter's on Sunday, Dukes scored 21 points, including adding to his MAAC-leading 3-point totals with 3, and had a team-high three assists. Dukes now has 13 20-point games. Dukes averaged 3.0 assists per game and had a 2.0 assist/turnover ratio in the two games.

Dukes is second in the conference in points per game (20.8), and leads the MAAC in free throw percentage (89.6 percent), 3-pointers per game (3.1) and 3-point field goal percentage (43.9 percent).

The Purple Eagles, who have won five straight road games, are back on the road this week starting on Thursday, January 18 against Quinnipiac at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, January 20 against Fairfield at 1 p.m.

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