UCCS Athletics

Alex Welsh was named the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in the last three weeks after he averaged 22 points and 68 percent from the field in a 2-0 road weekend at Chadron State and Regis.

Welsh scored 30 points with a 12-of-14 performance from the field at Regis on Saturday night in his third 30-point game since Jan. 30. He was two-of-three at the three-point line and a perfect four-of-four at the free throw line. Welsh scored 14 points with eight rebounds on Friday night at Chadron State and played only 20 minutes in the 100-69 victory. The Mountain Lions reached the 100-point mark in both games.

Welsh has 1,835 with three regular season games left and Is 77 points away from tying the UCCS career scoring record of 1,912. He is third in UCCS single season records with 576 points and is on pace to finish third in record books with 22.2 points per game. Welsh already holds the UCCS career rebounding record with 840 and is sixth in career assists with 215.

Welsh is second in the RMAC in scoring and with 7.2 rebounds per game. He is fourth in Division II with 220 made field goals, No. 11 with 576 points and 248 rebounds, and No. 18 with 7.19 defensive rebounds per game. The Mountain Lions are leading the RMAC with 84.5 points per game and 50.9 percent from the field.