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MOUNT VERNON — Cornell’s Michael Tierney (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) has been named the Iowa Conference’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 13.
 Tierney averaged 20.5 points while shooting 54.1 percent (13-of-24) from the field and 12-of-12 from the foul line in two games last week. The junior point guard tossed in a career-high 29 points – 24 after intermission – in leading Cornell to a 74-67 home win over Simpson Jan. 9 to propel the Rams to a 3-0 record in Iowa Conference play, the school’s best start since joining the league in 1997-98. Tierney made 10-of-10 free throws to help Cornell snap an eight-game losing streak in the series against Simpson.
Tierney added 12 points in an 81-70 loss to Loras Jan. 12 in Dubuque.
Tierney, who missed five games in December due to an injury, is averaging 12.0 points and a team-high 3.3 assists per game this season. He leads the IIAC in free throw percentage (93.1), going 27-of-29 from the foul line and currently with 14 in a row.
Tierney is the second Ram to receive the weekly honor this campaign. Backcourt mate Griffin LaDew (Pewaukee, Wis./Waukesha Catholic Memorial) was recognized Jan. 6 and Dec. 9.
The Rams (5-8 overall, 3-1 IIAC) stand third in the league race, one game back in the loss column to Buena Vista (5-0) and Loras (4-0). Cornell hosts Wartburg at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 and visits Buena Vista at 4 p.m. Jan. 19 in Storm Lake.
Tierney, a 2005 graduate of Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School, is the son of Rod and Ann Tierney, Cedar Rapids.
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