University of New Hampshire Athletics
Lester Honored as Conference Player of the Week
2/10/2020 2:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BOSTON – Chris Lester (Barrington, Ill.), a senior forward on the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team, was named Player of the Week by America East on Monday.
Lester scored a career-high 22 points to lead four Wildcat double-digit scorers in UNH's 81-64 home win against Stony Brook University on Feb. 8. Lester made 8 of 13 field goal attempts, including 3-for-7 from 3-point range, and also made three free throws; his other stats included three rebounds, two assists and a steal in 29:12 off the bench against the Seawolves, who are second in the conference standings.
Lester scored 16 first-half points to propel New Hampshire to a 35-14 halftime lead. He scored five of the team's first seven points to give the 'Cats a 7-0 lead. Midway through the first half, he netted 10 of the points that put UNH in front 15-4. And with seven minutes left in the half, Lester accounted for 15 points in the 22-5 margin. He added one foul shot in the closing seconds, and those 16 points surpassed his previous career high of 15.
Lester's halftime statline was 16 points on 6-9 shooting (3-6 on 3's), two rebounds and an assist in 16:56.
It is the first conference weekly award in Lester's career. He is the second Wildcat to receive Player of the Week recognition this season; Nick Guadarrama (Newington, Conn.) was feted Dec. 23, 2019.
New Hampshire returns to action Feb. 12 (7 p.m.) at the University of Vermont. The Wildcats' next home game is Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) against the University of Hartford; tickets start as low as $3 and can be purchased online at unhwildcats.com, by calling (603) 862-4000 or by visiting the Whittemore Center box office.
Lester scored a career-high 22 points to lead four Wildcat double-digit scorers in UNH's 81-64 home win against Stony Brook University on Feb. 8. Lester made 8 of 13 field goal attempts, including 3-for-7 from 3-point range, and also made three free throws; his other stats included three rebounds, two assists and a steal in 29:12 off the bench against the Seawolves, who are second in the conference standings.
Lester scored 16 first-half points to propel New Hampshire to a 35-14 halftime lead. He scored five of the team's first seven points to give the 'Cats a 7-0 lead. Midway through the first half, he netted 10 of the points that put UNH in front 15-4. And with seven minutes left in the half, Lester accounted for 15 points in the 22-5 margin. He added one foul shot in the closing seconds, and those 16 points surpassed his previous career high of 15.
Lester's halftime statline was 16 points on 6-9 shooting (3-6 on 3's), two rebounds and an assist in 16:56.
It is the first conference weekly award in Lester's career. He is the second Wildcat to receive Player of the Week recognition this season; Nick Guadarrama (Newington, Conn.) was feted Dec. 23, 2019.
New Hampshire returns to action Feb. 12 (7 p.m.) at the University of Vermont. The Wildcats' next home game is Feb. 20 (7 p.m.) against the University of Hartford; tickets start as low as $3 and can be purchased online at unhwildcats.com, by calling (603) 862-4000 or by visiting the Whittemore Center box office.
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