Youngblood’s second Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week accolade comes after the freshman guard averaged 11.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals and hit 56.3 percent of his shot attempts in Monmouth’s 1-1 week. He first totaled 10 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in a last-second 64-63 setback at Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday. On Thursday, Youngblood recorded his first-ever double-double with 13 points and a career-high 12 boards as the Hawks evened their NEC record at 6-6 with a 70-63 win at Wagner. He sank 5-8 from the floor and added four assists and two steals. The Newark, NJ native has now scored in double-digits in nine straight games. He leads all NEC freshman in field goal percentage (.550; fourth overall) and steals (1.8 spg; fourth overall), and ranks second in points (11.7 ppg). Youngblood is also 14-24 (.583) from beyond the arc in league games to rank first in the conference in three-point accuracy.