LACEY, Wash. – Back-to-back double-doubles in back-to-back big time wins for Jaden Nielsen-Skinner and the Saint Martin's men's basketball team earned the standout guard the GNAC Player of the Week award.
 
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Beginning with Western Washington on Thursday night, Nielsen-Skinner commanded the Saints with a 14 point, 10 assist, four steal performance. The point guard shot 6-of-9 from the field, along with grabbing seven rebounds. Saint Martin's knocked off the Vikings 82-71 to improve their win streak to six games.
 
On Saturday night, Nielsen-Skinner's 10 point, 12 assist showing led the way once again for the Saints' victory. Along with another double-double, he added four steals, and two rebounds as SMU improved to 11-3 overall, 4-1 in GNAC and their seventh straight win.
 
The award marks the first of Nielsen-Skinner's career.
 
Saint Martin's returns to action later today with a road game against Seattle Pacific at 3:00 PM.