Austin Peay State University Governors sports coverage.
It is the second time during Horton’s career he has earned Player of the Week honors—he was co-Player of the Week in Week 1 a year ago.
The Govs will take a break for the Christmas holiday and return to action Jan. 10.
Austin Peay will take the upcoming week off for finals.
The Governors finished the game shooting 46 percent (26 of 57) from the floor.
APSU’s field and track team will be opening the indoor season at Vanderbilt.
The Govs shot 41 percent (11 of 27)—with zero three pointers.
Austin Peay begins a four-game road trip with a 4 p.m., Saturday contest at Western Kentucky.
The victory was the third straight for the 3-4 Governors, who halted 5-2 Samford’s five-game winning streak in the process.