BALTIMORE – Andrew Kostecka picked up another national award on Tuesday, garnering National Jesuit Player of the Week from the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight, an arm of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU).
 
Yesterday, Kostecka was named the Lou Henson National Player of the Week, an award given to the top mid-major performer, and he earned his third Patriot League Player of the Week recognition of 2018-19.
 
Last week, Kostecka propelled the Greyhounds to a pair of overtime victories against Boston University and at College of the Holy Cross. Loyola puts its three-game winning streak to the test Wednesday, January 23, at 7 p.m. when it plays at Bucknell University, the first-place team in the Patriot League.
 
Kostecka averaged 27.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game against the Terriers and Crusaders.
 
This year, Kostecka leads the Patriot League in points (20.4) and steals (2.2) per game. He is one of four players nationally to average more than 20 points and two steals per game, joining Duke University's Zion Williamson, St. John's University's Shamorie Ponds and the University of Louisiana-Monroe's Daishon Smith.
 
He opened the week by scoring 28 points to go with four boards and three steals on Wednesday night as Loyola rallied from 13 down to force overtime and beat the Terriers, 81-73.
 
Kostecka then went for 26 points, eight rebounds and four steals on Saturday in an overtime victory at Holy Cross. He saved his most dramatic moment for last, however, scoring the game-winning layup with two-tenths of a second left.
 
In the two games, the Germantown, Maryland, native made 23 field goals, shooting 59 percent from the field. He also knocked down three of six attempts from 3-point range.