Saintil became the third LIU Brooklyn player to win NEC Player of the Week honors after leading the Blackbirds to a road sweep over Wagner and Bryant teams that occupied a share of first place at the time. He averaged 21.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 52.0 percent from the field, 50.0 percent (5-10) from beyond the arc and 92.3 percent (12-13) at the stripe. The 6-0 guard broke out of a recent slump with a career-high 27 points as LIU rallied from 17 down in the second half to beat Wagner, 71-70, on Thursday. Saintil scored 20 points after intermission and hit a number of key shots down the stretch. The West Orange, NJ native finished with 16 points on 6-10 shooting, and added four rebounds and four assists in LIU’s 79-61 win over Bryant on Saturday. Saintil is averaging 13.6 ppg, and ranks in the NEC top-five in assists (4.5, third), steals (1.9, third), free throw percentage (.827, fourth) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.51, fifth).