CLEVELAND, Ohio - For the fourth time this season, Cleveland State freshman guard Tyree Appleby has been named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week. Appleby earned the honor after helping the Vikings split a pair of home games against the two first place teams in the Horizon League last week.

Appleby's four Freshman of the Week honors this year are the second most in the League.

In two games last week, Appleby averaged 15.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.0 block.

In Thursday's 77-74 win over first place Wright State, he posted 17 points, four assists and two steals. He came back to score 13 points with three rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots in Saturday's setback to first place Northern Kentucky.

For the week, he shot 9-of-19 (.474) from the field and was 8-of-11 (.727) at the free throw line.

Appleby ranks 21st in the League in scoring (11.0), fourth in assists (3.7) and third in steals (1.5).

The Vikings are back in action for two games this week, staring with a 7:00 pm contest at IUPUI on Thursday (Feb. 8). CSU will also travel to UIC for an 8:00 pm ET game on Saturday (Feb. 10>