LORETTO, Pa. – Josh Cohen (Lincroft, N.J.) and Maxwell Land (Cincinnati, Ohio), members of the Saint Francis University men's basketball team, have been named Northeast Conference (NEC) Prime Performers for the Week for the week February 21-27. It is the second-straight week Cohen has been honored and the fifth time this season, while Land nabs his first Prime Performer recognition this season.
 
Cohen averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game in the two games in the Nutmeg State. He shot 53.6 percent from the floor (15-for-28), and 62.5 percent from the foul line (62.5). The redshirt sophomore posted 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the 79-63 win against Central Connecticut on Thursday. He followed that performance up with 21 points and eight rebounds against Sacred Heart on Saturday. Cohen is averaging 21.7 points and 7.7 points in his last three games. The redshirt sophomore has posted three 20-point games in his last seven tilts and is averaging 18.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in that stretch.
 
Land posted 20 points and five rebounds in both games this week and shot 51.9 percent (14-for-27) from the field, 53.3 percent (8-for-15) from 3-point land and 4 of 5 (80.0 percent) from the free throw line. The sophomore helped put the game away in the second half against Central Connecticut State with three baskets from behind the arc during a 17-7 run in the second half in the 79-63 win. He then registered 18 of his 20 points against Sacred Heart in the first half on Saturday. Land is the first player since Keith Braxton in 2019-20 to post back-to-back 20-point performances. Land has four 20-point games this season including hitting the mark in three out of the four games against the Nutmeg State.  The sophomore is averaging 14.0 points in the 11 games with the two 20-point games against the Pioneers book ending the stretch.
 
Cohen ranks second in the circuit in field goal percentage (57.5) and second in offensive rebounds (2.77), 10th in rebounding (7.0 rpg.) and 14th in scoring (12.9 ppg.). Land is fourth in the NEC in minutes played (33.93), 10th in 3-pointers made (1.79) and 21st in scoring (11.4 ppg.).
 
Cohen is the only player on the team to earn NEC Player of the Week honors this season when he shared the honor on Dec. 13. The New Jersey native was also named a Prime Performer on Nov. 29, Dec. 13, Feb 7 and Feb. 21.
 
Dixon-Conover (Nov. 15, Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Dec. 27, Jan. 10), redshirt senior Mark Flagg (Fairless Hills, Pa./Pennsbury) (Nov. 15), sophomore Ronell Giles, Jr. (Brandywine, Md./Charles H. Flowers) (Nov. 29, Dec. 20), and senior Myles Thompson (Camden, N.J./Camden) (Jan. 25) have also received Prime Performers this season along with Cohen and Land.
 
Saint Francis returns to action in the NEC Tournament Quarterfinals at No. 2 Wagner College on Wednesday. Game time is 7 p.m.