Jan. 22, 2006

AMHERST, Mass. - Freshman point guard Chris Lowe (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) earned his second A-10 Rookie of the Week honor with a sensational week as UMass beat Fordham and Temple. Lowe, in his first two collegiate starts, averaged 8.5 points and 8.0 assists. He has moved to fifth in the A-10 in assists per game (4.2).

In his first career start, Lowe had a career-high 14 points along with seven assists in a 74-61 win over Fordham on Jan. 21. He earned his second start on Jan. 21 and had three points and a career-best nine assists in the Minutemen's 60-34 win over Temple. He played 39 minutes in each game.

Lowe also earned Rookie of the Week on Dec. 25 after the Siena game on Dec. 23.