Northeastern freshman Ryan Pierson has been named the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Rookie of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday.

Pierson averaged 14.7 points and 5.3 rebounds to lead the Huskies to a 2-1 record at the Cancun Governor's Cup in Cancun, Mexico. The St. Louis native had a career-high 19 points and seven rebounds in Thursday's 77-67 win over East Tennessee State and followed with 17 points on 7-of-10 field goal shooting in Friday's 86-78 victory over Texas State. Pierson shot 17-of-31 (54.8 percent) form the floor and was 10-of-12 at the free throw line in the tournament.

Pierson has started all 10 games in his rookie season and averages 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, shooting 51.8 percent (29-of-56) from the field and 80.0 percent (16-of-20) from the free throw line.

Pierson is the second Northeastern freshman to earn the CAA's weekly rookie award this season. Classmate Alex Harris was tabbed as the conference's top freshman after the opening game of the season.

Pierson and the Huskies are back in action Wednesday, taking on Princeton at 9:30 p.m. in the semifinals of the UCF Holiday Classic in Orlando, Fla.