Freeman, Boldyreva garner TSWA Player of the Week honors — Tennessee Sports Writers Association

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lincoln Memorial freshman forward Elyjah Freeman had a tremendous week for the Railsplitters, earning this week’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.

Named the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the Division II National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, Freeman averaged 35.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 66 percent from the field as the No. 11-ranked LMU team claimed a pair of victories last week.

The Palm Beach, Fla., native scored a game-high 36 points with 11 rebounds and four assists in a victory over Carson-Newman, then scored 35 points and pulled down 12 rebounds against Coker. For the week, he shot .659 from the field, including 4-of-6 from 3-pointers and 13-for-19 from the 3-point line.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Middle Tennessee’s Anastasiia Boldyreva led the Blue Raiders to a pair of Conference USA victories as she collected 47 points, 21 rebounds and nine blocks as they defeated Kennesaw State and Jacksonville State.

Against the Owls, Boldyreva collected a season-high 26 points with eight rebounds, three blocks and an assist. She was 12-for-17 from the field and was 2-for-3 at the line. She followed that up against the Gamecocks with a team-best 21 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks for her fifth double-double of the season as she was 8-for-13 from the field and 5-for-6 at the line.