Starks pushed the Bulldogs out to a 2-0 start in NEC play by averaging 23.5 points in a pair of road wins over Robert Morris, 84-77, and Saint Francis U, 78-58. The two-time Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week award winner scored a career-high 29 points Thursday night against RMU, hitting 9-of-17 from the field and 7-of-12 from the long range to give Bryant its first-ever victory against the Colonials. The Duluth, MN product then knocked down 18 on Saturday against the Red Flash to make it nine wins in the last 11 outings for the Bulldogs, who are ranked 25th in the College Insider Mid-Major poll. For the week, he shot 46.9% from the field and 45% from beyond the arc. He also went 8-for-8 from the charity stripe and finished with 4.0 assist and 1.5 steals per game. The Bulldogs’ leading scorer at 17.9 points per game, he places fourth overall in that category among his league peers while ranking first in free throw percentage (.886) and 3-point field goals made per game (3.08).