Boston, Mass. – Suffolk Men’s Basketball freshman center Matt Pepdjonovic (Quincy, Mass.) started the second half of the season right where he left off in 2009 being named Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie of the Week on January 11.

Pepdjonovic, who has earned the conference weekly honor for the fourth time this season posted his sixth double-double in ten games, scoring 17 points and adding 12 rebounds in the Rams’ 84-74 overtime victory over Lasell College on Saturday afternoon.

Pepdjonovic has been one of the most dominating forces in the conference to start the season. The 6’6 center is currently the leading rebounder in the conference with a 12.3 rebounds per game average, and seventh among all NCAA Division-III players (as of January 3). His 16.0 points per game average also ranks tenth among leading scorers, while his .561 shooting percentage is ranked fifth.

The Rams (5-5 overall, 1-2 GNAC) head into a big stretch this upcoming week with four GNAC games in the next seven days. Suffolk will host Emmanuel College Tuesday evening at 7:30pm at the Regan Gymnasium and then welcome Norwich University on Thursday evening at 7:30pm. The Rams will travel to Newton on Saturday to take on Mount Ida College at 3:00pm before rounding off the week hosting Rivier on Monday the 18th at 3:00pm.