Cavness collects player of the week honor

Jan. 11, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Senior forward earns award for second time this year

Missouri Southern State University senior Orestus “O.C.” Cavness (Atlanta, Ga./Georgia Perimeter College) was named Wilson/MIAA Player of the Week today for the second time in the 2004-05 basketball season.

Cavness, a 6-foot-3 and 205-pound senior forward, averaged 24.7 points –– including a pair of 30-point efforts –– for the Lions in three games last week. He became the first Southern player since Terrance Sisson in 1995 to post back-to-back games with at least 30 points. Cavness scored a career-high 31 points in a 75-66 loss at Pittsburg State on Wednesday (Jan. 5), including 22 points in the second half as he tried to rally the Lions.

He finished 10-of-16 from the field, including 1-of-2 from the three-point line, and 10-of-13 from the foul line. Cavness also grabbed six rebounds in the process.

In a 73-63 win over Northwest Missouri State on Saturday (Jan. 8), Cavness improved on his new career-high by scoring 32 points with four rebounds and two steals. He was 11-of-14 from the field, making his only three-point try, while going 9-of-15 at the free throw line.

Cavness started the week with 11 points, two assists, one rebound and one steal in MSSU’s 89-85 loss at Missouri Western on Jan. 3.

For the week, he made 64.1 percent from the field, including 2-of-4 from long range, and 68.8 percent at the charity stripe.

Cavness also won the Wilson/MIAA honor on Dec. 28 after earning all-tournament honors at the Hoop ‘N’ Surf Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Cavness is a graduate of Marshall (Texas) High School and transferred to MSSU from Georgia Perimeter College.

Cavness and the Lions go for back-to-back wins on Wednesday (Jan. 12) when they host Central Missouri State in a 7:30 p.m. contest at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.


	Jan. 11, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cavness collects player of the week honor Senior forward earns award for second time this year Missouri Southern State University senior Orestus “O.C.” Cavness (Atlanta, Ga./Georgia Perimeter College) was named Wilson/MIAA Player of the Week today for the second time in the 2004-05 basketball season. Cavness, a 6-foot-3 and 205-pound senior forward, averaged 24.7 points –– including a pair of 30-point efforts –– for the Lions in three games last week. He became the first Southern player since Terrance Sisson in 1995 to post back-to-back games with at least 30 points. Cavness scored a career-high 31 points in a 75-66 loss at Pittsburg State on Wednesday (Jan. 5), including 22 points in the second half as he tried to rally the Lions. He finished 10-of-16 from the field, including 1-of-2 from the three-point line, and 10-of-13 from the foul line. Cavness also grabbed six rebounds in the process. In a 73-63 win over Northwest Missouri State on Saturday (Jan. 8), Cavness improved on his new career-high by scoring 32 points with four rebounds and two steals. He was 11-of-14 from the field, making his only three-point try, while going 9-of-15 at the free throw line. Cavness started the week with 11 points, two assists, one rebound and one steal in MSSU’s 89-85 loss at Missouri Western on Jan. 3. For the week, he made 64.1 percent from the field, including 2-of-4 from long range, and 68.8 percent at the charity stripe. Cavness also won the Wilson/MIAA honor on Dec. 28 after earning all-tournament honors at the Hoop ‘N’ Surf Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. Cavness is a graduate of Marshall (Texas) High School and transferred to MSSU from Georgia Perimeter College. Cavness and the Lions go for back-to-back wins on Wednesday (Jan. 12) when they host Central Missouri State in a 7:30 p.m. contest at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.