HILLSBORO, Ore. — The Northwest Conference dished out its weekly award winners on Monday with Pacific Lutheran University men's basketball's Noah Gathings landing Player of the Week.

Gathings secures the award after leading the Lutes to a pair of home wins and leading the team in almost every stat category. The senior transfer from Earlham College (Ohio) dropped 26 points in the Lutes' (2-0) 88-82 come from behind win over Azusa Pacific University in Friday's season opener. The Indianapolis native shot a blistering four-for-six from three-point range in the win while dishing out eight assists and hauling in seven rebounds.

Gathings was back at it on Saturday night, dropping 18 points including the game clinching three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining as the Lutes held on for a 79-78 victory over Augsburg University. Gathings was a perfect eight-for-eight from the free throw line in the win while dishing out four assists and grabbing three steals.

He finished the week shooting 50 percent from the field (12-for-24), 54.5 percent from three-point range (six-for-11), and was a perfect 14-for-14 from the charity stripe. Gathings currently leads the Lutes in scoring (22.0 points per game), rebounding (5.5 per game), assists (6.0 per game), and steals (2.5 per game).

The Lutes are back in action on Saturday, traveling to Portland, Oregon to face Warner Pacific University. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.