Planutis put a bow on his star-studded career last Thursday, and in doing so, claimed the NEC Player of the Week honors for the first time. In a performance to remember, he buried a career-high 10 three-pointers en route to a season-best 32-point outing, leading Mercyhurst to a 90-68 win over Chicago State. The victory secured a winning conference record in the Lakers’ first year as a Division I and NEC member. The Hazleton, PA native came out firing, hitting 6-8 from deep by halftime, before finishing 10-13 from beyond the arc and 11-16 overall. His ten triples were just one shy of the NEC record for a league game and the most in a conference tilt since the Mount’s Sam Prescott hit 10 on February 14, 2013, more than 12 years ago. His long distance shooting barrage also tied for the second-most threes in a game nationwide this season. Across his five-year career at Mercyhurst, Planutis amassed 1,859 points and 227 three-pointers. This season, he ranks among the NEC’s best in scoring (15.5, third), free throw percentage (.885, third), three-point accuracy (.412, third) and made three-pointers (2.03/gm, fourth).