Matt Simmons (12/20/2011) - Athlete Awards

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12/20/2011
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Men's Basketball
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Matt Simmons earned Athlete of the Week for his performance in a 84-65 win over visiting Northwest Missouri State on Saturday (Dec. 17). Simmons totaled a game-high 19 points and nine rebounds to narrowly miss a double-double.

The 19 points were a season-high for Simmons, who averages 9.0 points per game this season. Simmons finished the game 8-of-10 from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from the free throw line. He also added two steals and two assists in the victory.

The senior forward leads the Tigers in rebounds this season, averaging 10.0 per game. He also is second on the team in assists with 30 on the season.

The Tigers, who are No. 15 in the latest polls. are 9-1 on the season and 3-1 in the MIAA. FHSU takes to the road for their next two games on Jan. 2 at Truman and Jan. 4 at Central Missouri.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
9/14/2015	Shaquille Cooper	Football
9/7/2015	Jordan Hester	Women's Soccer
9/7/2015	Drew O'Brien	Football
8/20/2015	Trey Page	Men's Wrestling
8/20/2015	Kate Lehman	Women's Basketball
4/20/2015	Brittney Ricci	Women's Tennis
4/20/2015	Justin Hersch	Baseball
4/13/2015	Cooper Langley	Baseball
4/13/2015	Camille Caron-Bedard	Women's Tennis
4/6/2015	Estefania Lopez	Women's Track and Field
4/6/2015	Andre Vieyra	Baseball
3/30/2015	Kevin Czarnecki	Baseball
3/30/2015	Madison Wolf	Women's Track and Field
3/23/2015	Paxton Duran	Softball
3/23/2015	Chase Newman	Baseball
3/11/2015	Amanda Vaupel	Softball
3/11/2015	Caleb Cherryholmes	Baseball
2/23/2015	Tyler Patty	Baseball
2/23/2015	Beth Bohuslavsky	Women's Basketball
2/18/2015	Tori Beltz	Softball