Burke became the first student-athlete to win three straight NEC Player of the Week honors in nearly seven years after guiding the Colonials to two more wins last week. The sophomore guard averaged 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals while shooting 53.8 percent from three-point territory. In RMU’s home opener on Wednesday, Burke supplied 15 points, a team-high eight rebounds and five assists to spark a 78-75 win over Rider. He sealed the win with a pair of free throws with two seconds to play. Four days later, Burke tallied a game-high 25 points to go along with four rebounds and five steals as the Colonials cruised past Drexel, 74-60. He set a career high with six three-pointers in eight attempts and was 9-15 overall from the field. Burke, who hails from Orange, NJ, leads Robert Morris and ranks fifth in the NEC with 16.4 ppg. He also paces the conference with 2.7 spg and is the eighth leading rebounder on the circuit with 6.4 per game. Former CCSU great Ken Horton was the last NEC player to claim three consecutive weekly honors back in February, 2011.