WINONA, Minn. — Michael Burfeind (Lewiston, Minn.) enjoyed a pair of career performances last week — while turning more than a few heads and raising a few eyebrows around the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the process.

And Monday afternoon, the Saint Mary's University junior was rewarded for his efforts, as Burfeind was named the MIAC's Men's Basketball Player of the Week.

Burfeind kicked off his memorable week by recording his first collegiate double-double on Monday, scoring a then-career high 26 points and adding a career-best 12 rebounds in the Cardinals' loss at Saint John's.

Two days later, Burfeind was at it again, equaling his career-high 26-point output — with 12 minutes remaining in the second half against Concordia. Burfeind would add 12 more points in the game's final eight minutes en route to a 38-point effort — the highest individual offensive output since Will Wright poured in 41 points against MacMurray (Ill.) on Nov. 22, 2008.

Burfeind drained 19 of 20 free throws in SMU's two games last week — including 11 of 12 against Concordia — and has now made 27 of 29 free throws in his last three games. With his 26- and 38-point efforts last week, Burfeind has now scored in double figures in seven of the team's eight games, including four games of 20 or more points.

Burfeind, who averaged 32.0 ppg and 9.5 rpg last week, enters Wednesday's home game against Viterbo — the Cardinals' final contest before the Christmas break — averaging a team-best 20.3 ppg. He has also pulled down a team-high 50 rebounds (6.3 rpg), while shooting a team-leading 90 percent from the free throw line (56-for-62).