LOCK HAVEN, Pa.  — After back-to-back stellar defensive performances to open divisional play, Terrell Pitts was named the PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon.
 
Going up against two of the top teams in the PSAC East, Terrell Pitts' lockdown defense helped the Warriors go 2-0 versus Millersville and Shepherd this week. The guard was tasked with defending Millersville's Day Waters and Shepherd's Marcus Banks, the now fourth- and fifth-highest scorers in the PSAC. In Wednesday's game at Millersville, Pitts shut down Waters, holding him to his first single-digit scoring game all season with nine points on 3-9 shooting from the field. Against Shepherd, Pitts guarded Banks all game, resulting in the Banks only putting up nine field goal attempts, his second-fewest on the season after averaging 13.1 in the games leading up to Saturday. Pitts' pressure led to Banks committing four turnovers, with Pitts getting credit for two steals while only committing two personal fouls. This is the first time Pitts has been named a PSAC East Athlete of the Week.
 
Pitts and the Warriors are back in action tomorrow night against Bloomsburg, taking on the Huskies at 7:30 p.m. at Koehler Fieldhouse.