Colorado University Athletics
Brown, Leonard Earn CU Athlete of the Week Honors
December 20, 2016 | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
This week's Athlete of the Week is awarded to two Colorado basketball players after both the men and women came away with victories over this past weekend. Deleon Brown (men's basketball) and Kennedy Leonard (women's basketball) are deserving of this week's honors.
In the 81-71 win over Fort Hays State, Deleon Brown came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points in just 19 minutes of play. He made 4-of-6 from the field including 3-of-5 from 3-point range. Brown also tallied three rebounds, two steals and two assists, all either tying or setting personal bests.
As for Kennedy Leonard and the women's basketball team, they continue to run the tables after they won a hard-fought game against Mississippi Valley State by a score of 74-64. Leonard pitched in with 20 points. Astonishingly, 15 of those points came from the free-throw line – as she shot 15-of-20 from the charity strike. This tied the school record for makes, while her 20 attempts broke the Colorado school record. Leonard also added six of the team's season-high 19 steals in the victory.
In the 81-71 win over Fort Hays State, Deleon Brown came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points in just 19 minutes of play. He made 4-of-6 from the field including 3-of-5 from 3-point range. Brown also tallied three rebounds, two steals and two assists, all either tying or setting personal bests.
As for Kennedy Leonard and the women's basketball team, they continue to run the tables after they won a hard-fought game against Mississippi Valley State by a score of 74-64. Leonard pitched in with 20 points. Astonishingly, 15 of those points came from the free-throw line – as she shot 15-of-20 from the charity strike. This tied the school record for makes, while her 20 attempts broke the Colorado school record. Leonard also added six of the team's season-high 19 steals in the victory.
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