Falkenberg, a junior guard from Wadsworth, Ohio, was selected as the American Mideast Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season after averaging 23.5 points, 5.0 assists, and 1.5 rebounds while shooting 58.6 percent from the field (17-for-29), 50.0 percent from three-point range (8-for-16), and 83.3 percent from the free throw line (5-for-6). The former Wadsworth High School star scored a game-high 23 points with five assists in a 78-72 upset of NAIA Division II No. 2 Walsh University as he had 19 points in the second half when MVNU rallied from a 17-point deficit. He added a game-high 24 points and five assists in an 87-69 victory at Urbana University.

Falkenberg continues to lead the Cougars in scoring at 20.9 points per game to go with a career-high 100 assists, 39 rebounds, and 25 steals. He is shooting 48.2 percent from the field (186-for-386), 43.3 percent from three-point range (107-for-247), and ranks second in NAIA Division II at 91.4 percent from the free throw line (85-for-93). He has moved into sixth place on the MVNU career scoring list with 1,896 points, and he ranks third with 335 career three-pointers made and fifth with 317 free throws made.

Thomas, a junior forward from Lithopolis, Ohio, was named the National Christian College Athletic Association Player of the Week for the second time this year after averaging 21.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks while shooting 45.2 percent from the field (14-for-31), 58.3 percent from three-point range (7-for-12), and 100 percent from the free throw line (8-for-8). The former Columbus West High School standout scored 20 points with nine rebounds and three blocked shots in the comeback win over Walsh. He added 23 points, 10 rebounds, and a career-high six blocked shots in the victory at Urbana.

Thomas ranks second for the Cougars in scoring at 15.3 points per game, and he leads the team in rebounding (7.8 boards per game) and blocked shots (48). He is shooting 53.4 percent from the field (164-for-307), 44.0 percent from three-point range (22-for-50), and 68.1 percent from the free throw line (64-for-94).

MVNU is currently 22-5 overall and 9-4 in the AMC South Division. The Cougars, who are ranked No. 17 in the latest NAIA Division II poll, will close out the regular season with a conference game at Ohio Dominican University on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.