University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s LaVontay Fenderson (Racine, Wis.) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. The senior forward led the Rangers back from a 27-point second-half deficit in UW-Parkside’s 91-88 win over visiting Indiana-Northwest on Monday. 

The Rangers trailed 74-47 with 11:32 to play before rallying to claim the victory behind a 44-14 run to close the contest.

With the score tied, 88-88, Fenderson drained the game-winning three-point basket from the top of the key with 1.1 second remaining on the clock.

Fenderson, who scored 28 points in the game-winning run in the last 11 minutes of the contest, finished with a career-high 44 points on 14-of-26 (.538) shooting. He was 4-for-12 (.333) from behind the three-point line and knocked down 12-of-13 (.923) free throw attempts. In addition, he added six rebounds, two assists and three steals.

His 44-point effort was the fourth highest single-game output in UW-Parkside history.

On the year, Fenderson currently leads the GLVC in scoring and is averaging 25.4 points per game. He is also averaging 5.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

UW-Parkside snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory and is now 3-6 overall this season. The Rangers, who are 0-2 in the GLVC this year, will next host top-ranked Findlay on Dec. 29.