Albany, NY — Sage's junior guard Jalon Borders (Bartow, FL/Bartow) earned Empire 8 Co-Player of the Week honors on Monday for her efforts in the team's lone contest, a 76-69 win over Hartwick.
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CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Jalon Borders, Sage, Jr., G, Bartow, FL/Bartow
Borders helped the Gators to a 72-69 win on opening night over Hartwick. He scored a game-high 24 points to go along with eight rebounds, five assists, four steals and a block. Borders was clutch from the foul line, shooting 10-11 from the line.
On the 2019-2020 season, Borders led the Gators in scoring with a personal-best 424 points with a 16.3 ppg average. A first team Empire 8 performer, his 424 points in a season ranks third all-time for most points in a year, while his 16.3 ppg average is seventh best. After Monday's numbers, he ranks 11th on the Gators' career scoring list with 563 points.
The Gators are back in action on March 14 travelling to St. John Fisher College for a 2 p.m. Empire 8 contest with the Cardinals.
