College players of the week recognized - Jan. 2 — Tennessee Sports Writers Association

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – There were still some exciting performances during the holiday break as the Tennessee Sports Writers Association picked Lipscomb senior forward Jacob Ognacevic as its Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and Vanderbilt sophomore forward Khamil Pierre as the Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games between Dec. 16 and 29.

Ognacevic, a senior from Sheboygan, Wisc., had three strong games during the holiday session as he recorded 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting with six boards, two assists, one steal and four blocks against in-state foe Middle Tennessee.

He also recorded 25 points on 10-for-13 shooting with 12 rebounds to complete the double-double against Asbury with four assists and a steal. Ognacevic also recorded 14 points with six rebounds and a steal against Truett McConnell.

For the two-week span, Ognacevic compiled 71 points with 24 rebounds, six assists, three steals and four blocks, averaging 23.4 points and 8.0 rebounds.

On the women’s side, Pierre collected two double-doubles in three contests as the Commodores maintained a 13-1 record on the season. The Phoenix, Ariz., native has scored in double figures for the 16th straight game, which is the seventh-longest streak since 1999-00 and the longest since Christina Foggie had 19 consecutive games with 10 or more points in 2013-14.

Against Dayton, Pierre scored 14 points with 10 rebounds, five assists and four steals. She followed that up with 23 points, 10 boards, three assists, three steals and a block against West Georgia. Pierre came back from the Christmas holiday with a 29-point, seven-rebound performance against Alabama A&M with four assists, four steals and a block.

Over the three-game span, Pierre scored 66 points (22.0 per game), pulled down 27 rebounds (9.0 per game), with 12 assists (4.0 per game), 11 steals (3.7 per game) and two blocks (0.7 per game).