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Edward Onyia takes a layup at Assumption

Onyia Picks Up Sixth NE10 Rookie of the Week Honor

2/23/2026 12:58:00 PM

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass.  – Freshman Edward Onyia of the Saint Anselm College men's basketball team was named Northeast 10 Conference Rookie of the Week for a league-best sixth time this season, the league announced Monday.
 
Onyia has now won four of the past five Rookie of the Week recognitions, including back-to-back, as the freshman forward from Leicester, England, continues his strong play down the stretch for the Hawks. Saint Anselm split its two NE10 matchups last week and remains in first place in the conference with one game left in the regular season.
 
The Hawks are 20-7 with a 13-4 record in conference action, holding a one-game lead over 12-5 Bentley heading into Tuesday night's senior day matchup against Saint Michael's.
 
In Saint Anselm's midweek matchup at Assumption, Onyia scored a team-high 19 points, shooting 7-11 from the field with four rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block. The Hawks got back in the win column on Saturday at AIC, defeating the Yellow Jackets 76-63 as Onyia tallied his third double-double of the season, scoring 10 points with 11 rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block in his second consecutive start.
 
Onyia has recorded 18 double-digit scoring efforts this season, including four straight, and ranks second among freshmen in the NE10 in scoring, averaging 10.9 points per game.
 
Onyia ranks second on the team in three-point percentage at 35.6%, second in rebounding at 5.7 per game, third in free throw percentage at 84.1%, third in field goal percentage at 52.6%, and fifth in scoring at 10.9 points per game in 24.2 minutes per contest.
 
Onyia also ranks among the leaders in the NE10 in multiple statistical categories, as he is eighth in field goal percentage, eighth in free-throw percentage, and 15th in three-point percentage.
 
Onyia and the Hawks will play their regular-season finale at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium against Saint Michael's College (16-11, 10-7 NE10) in an NE10 matchup on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. With a win or a Bentley loss, Saint Anselm would claim the one-seed and the Northeast 10 Conference regular season title.

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