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Elijah Childs Named Valley Player of the Week

For the second time this season, sophomore forward Elijah Childs has been honored as Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week after averaging a double-double in a pair of games.

Childs tallied 18.5 points and 11.0 rebounds against Drake and Evansville, shooting 57.1 percent from the field with three blocks and three assists. He scored a career-best 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting versus the first-place Bulldogs on Tuesday before adding his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 boards versus the Purple Aces.

The forward also collected the weekly accolade on Nov.