Hermannsson collects his second NEC Rookie of the Week honor after sparking the red-hot Blackbirds to a pair of road wins at Robert Morris and Saint Francis U. Hermannsson averaged 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 53.8 percent from the floor and 83.2 percent from the line as the Blackbirds extended their win streak to four and moved into a fourth place tie in the NEC standings. Against the Colonials on Thursday, the 6-3 guard scored all 12 of his points and dished for three of his five assists after intermission of a come-from-behind 63-62 victory. The win secured LIU’s first home-and-home sweep of RMU since the 1997-98 season. Two days later, Hermannsson tallied 13 points, pulled down five rebounds and had three assists in a 79-74 overtime win over Saint Francis U. The Icelandic native hit a critical three-pointer with 39 seconds to go in regulation to give the Blackbirds a one-point lead, and went 4-8 from the field and a perfect 4-4 from the charity stripe in the victory. On the year, Hermannsson is LIU Brooklyn’s second-leading scorer at 10.3 ppg, and also supplies 3.8 rpg and 3.6 apg.