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PC's Ben Bentil wins Big East Player of Week honors


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    PROVIDENCE - Ben Bentil's breakout season continues to earn the Providence College sophomore plenty of praise.
    This is the second time this season that Bentil has been named Big East Player of the Week and it weas certainly an easy call for the conference. Bentil led the Friars to two wins over ranked teams last week as he averaged 25.5 points and 10.0 rebounds. He was 16-of-20 (80%) from the free throw line and 17-of-33 (52%) from the field in the two games and averaged 42.