For the second time this season and the third time in his career, Valparaiso University men’s basketball standout Ben Krikke (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada / Jasper Place) was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week on Monday.

Krikke averaged 29.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists over two games this week, shooting 61.1 percent from the floor (22-of-36), 40 percent from 3-point range (2-of-5), and 80 percent from the free-throw line (12-of-15). Krikke's week was highlighted by a career-high 34 points on Sunday at UIC, the second-highest single game scoring output by a Missouri Valley Conference player this season.

Krikke went 14-of-19 from the field, 2-for-2 from 3 and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line. The 14 made field goals were the most by an MVC player this year and tied for the most by a Valpo player in the last decade. Sunday's game also saw Krikke pull down 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.

Krikke had 24 points and went 8-of-10 at the foul line on Tuesday vs. SIU. The Edmonton native eclipsed the 1,500-career-point milestone on Tuesday before cracking the program's all-time top 10 and moving all the way up to eighth in program history in career scoring on Sunday. 

Krikke leads the conference in scoring average, both overall (19.6 ppg) and in conference only games (21.0 ppg). The Beacons will return to action on Wednesday at 6 p.m. as Bradley comes to the Athletics-Recreation Center for Senior Night and the final home game of the season.