University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Andrew Rowsey Named BCBSNC Athlete of the Week
03.02.2015 | Men's Basketball
Sophomore Andrew Rowsey from the men's basketball team is this week's Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina Student-Athlete of the Week.
Each week the school selects a BCBSNC Athlete of the Week upon their performance from the previous week's action.
Andrew scored a season-high 39 points in a near upset of Big South Conference regular-season champion High Point on Thursday night. He tied a school record for three-pointers in a game with eight.
On Saturday, Andrew scored a game-high 27 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 95-77 road victory at Liberty. He went 14-of-15 from the charity stripe in the win and is ranked third nationally in free throw percentage at .928. Rowsey has made 40 of his last 41 free throws.
Andrew and the Bulldogs play again on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big South Championships against Liberty at Coastal Carolina with the game starting at 6 p.m.
