Stewart claims the first NEC Player of the Week award of his career after sparking the Colonials to a 74-71 win over defending MAC champion Buffalo at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. He tallied 18 points, a game-high seven assists, three rebounds and a steal in 34 minutes in RMU’s non-conference finale. Stewart contributed 14 points and five assists in the second half as the Colonials rallied from a six-point deficit. The Paterson, NJ product hit two free throws and had two assists - the second coming on an Aaron Tate slam with 1:01 to play - to spark an 8-0 run that gave the Colonials a 68-62 edge. He hit three more from the stripe, including a pair with 19 seconds remaining to keep RMU’s advantage at three points. Stewart ranks fourth in the NEC with 3.8 apg and is the league’s active leader with 434 dimes. He is also second in the conference with 1.92 spg and is RMU’s second-leading point producer with 11.0 ppg.