Schmidt wins this honor for the second time this season, leading the Statesmen to an undefeated week and first place in the GSC. Delta State has now won five straight games, running its conference record up to 7-2. DSU defeated UAH this week to earn its spot atop the standings, and Schmidt had a career-high 47 points in the upset win over the No. 21 Chargers. For the week, Schmidt averaged 29.3 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game. Schmidt is second in the league, and fifth in the nation, in scoring, averaging 24.9 points per game. In his career, Schmidt has 2,246 points, which is second in GSC history. He is 323 points behind Larry Wilson of Nicholls State, who finished his career in 1979 with 2,569 points.