PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced their weekly awards on Monday, naming UMES senior forward Mike Myers as the league's Defensive Player of the Week for February 9 to 15. Myers is the first Hawk to win the Defensive Player of the Week award this season.

Myers led the Hawks to an impressive road win at Norfolk State on February 9 by a final score of 82-64. The Camden, N.J. native recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Myers also added two blocks and two steals in the Hawks' victory. On Homecoming Saturday against rivals Delaware State, Myers fell one rebound shy of another double-double with 23 points and nine boards. Perhaps most impressively, Myers limited Hornets' center Kendall Gray, the top rebounder in the NCAA, to just four rebounds. Myers also notched a steal in the 91-85 loss to Delaware State.

For the week, Myers averaged 20.5 points and 11 rebounds per game. Myers has previously been recognized by the conference for as the MEAC Player of the Week for December 22 to 28. That same week, CollegeInsider.com also award Myers the Lou Henson National Player of the Week award, presented weekly to the top mid-major performer. Since then, Myers was placed on the Midseason Watch List for the Lou Henson Award, as one of the top 40 mid-major players in the nation.

The Hawks' senior leads the Hawks in both scoring (16.1 per game) and rebounding (7.1 per game). Myers is also in the top ten in the MEAC in both categories, sixth in scoring and ninth in rebounding. The big man also leads the Hawks in blocks, and ranks second on the team in steals.