Sr., C, 6-3, Plattsburgh, NY/Beakmantown
STATS (Week 3): 2 starts, 19.0 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 4.5 bpg, .600 FG pct.
The NEC’s leading scorer and rebounder is 3-for-3 when it comes to weekly awards. Bjelko averaged a double-double during Bryant’s two-game sweep of St. Francis Brooklyn last week. Tipping off Northeast Conference play, the 6-foot-3 center put forth back-to-back 19-point efforts while shooting 60 percent from the field. The three-time Pilot Pen NEC Player of the Week led Bryant in scoring while pulling down 12 rebounds and blocking seven shots in Tuesday’s 89-88 overtime victory. Bjelko contributed 19 points, nine rebounds and two blocks during the second leg of the conference series – a 78-61 triumph on Wednesday. The Bulldogs’ veteran post presence has accounted for double-doubles in four of the season’s first six games.