Aaron Todd of York, Maine, Tabbed WACBA Men's Basketball Rookie of the Week

2015 Jan 13

WPI freshman Aaron Todd has been selected as the Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WABCA) Men's Rookie of the Week.

Todd headlined four Engineers in double figures in scoring with a career-best 10 points as nationally-ranked WPI opened NEWMAC conference play with a 73-53 victory over visiting Springfield Wednesday evening. The freshman, who connected on 4-of-5 shots from the field and grabbed four rebounds against the Pride, also added four points in a road loss Saturday at MIT.

The 13th-ranked Engineers (11-2, 1-1 NEWMAC) head to 15th-ranked Babson (12-1, 2-0 NEWMAC) Wednesday for a 7pm clash.

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