Ian Converse of Woodstock, Conn., Tabbed WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week

2015 Dec 14

Ian Converse of the basketball team has been tabbed as the WPI Male Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, December 13th.

Converse was one of five players in double figures scoring as he he came off the bench to tossed in 16 points in nationally-ranked WPI's 84-69 road win at MCLA. The junior grabbed 15 rebounds on his way to recording his second double-double of the season and equaled the most boards in a game since the first contest of the 2007-08 season.

WPI (8-1) is off for final exams and the returns to the court on Tuesday, December 29th at Bates at 5:30pm.

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