January 30, 2008
Eagles' Chris Hanson Earns GNAC Rookie of the Week Honors

(Nashua, N.H.) – Freshman shooting guard Chris Hanson of Salem, Mass. has earned his second Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s basketball Rookie of the Week of the Award. The accolade was announced by the GNAC conference office.

Hanson, who also earned the award this past November 20th, averaged 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals in two games last week. He notched 11 points and three rebounds at Norwich on January 21st, and followed with 21 points - his second highest output of the season - knocking down seven three pointers, tying his season high at Johnson & Wales on January 26th. He added 7 rebounds, three assists and three steals in the contest.

Hanson has appeared in 14 of 15 games this season and stands second in team scoring with 12.9 points per game. He is adding 4.9 rebounds, and is the squad’s top three-point shooter, hitting for 42.5% from beyond the arc (48-113).

Hanson is the fourth different – and fifth overall - DWC newcomer to earn the GNAC Rookie of the Week honor this season, joining Brian Inge (December 18), Tim Jackson (December 11), Arjok Guguai (December 4).

The Eagles, 3-12 overall under the direction of first year Head Coach Jeremy Currier, return to action Thursday, January 31st when they host Lasell in GNAC action at 7:00 p.m. DWC is one of the youngest teams in the region, sporting 15 newcomers and nine true freshmen.