The Team of the Week started in the 1997-98 season, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
| Men | Pos. | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Egli, Rose-Hulman |
G | Suzy Venet, Mount Union |
| Jeremy Thompson, Ohio Northern |
G | Jessica Ott, UW-Stevens Point |
| Mark Gonsalves, Bridgewater State |
F | Katie Montague, Wooster |
| Richard Williamson, Thiel |
F | C | Alia Fischer, Washington U. |
| David Meulenberg, Hope |
C | Ronda Jo Miller, Gallaudet |
This was a week for centers, especially on the women's side, where two new centers made the squad. On the men's side, there were, again, a surplus of quality forwards. Thanks to all who nominated, and we hope nobody's nomination got lost in yesterday's server difficulties. The scoop on our honorees:
Mount Union senior guard Suzy Venet scored 54 points in two games, but knew how to take the ball (16 steals) and dish it (18 assists). She was 17-for-20 from the foul line for the Purple Raiders.
UW-Stevens Point guard Jessica Ott put points on the board as well, scoring 57 of them in two games while shooting 20-for-37 from the floor and 10-for-19 from 3-point range. Ott was a member of our inaugural Team of the Week two weeks ago.
Wooster forward Katie Montague, left, also returning from two weeks ago, averaged 25.5 points over two games, shooting 20-for-39 from the floor and 10-for-14 from the foul line while blocking three shots.
Washington University sophomore center Alia Fischer tallied 47 points in 62 minutes over two games, shooting 16-for-23 from the floor and 15-for-19 from the line. Fischer averaged 10 rebounds.
Gallaudet sophomore center Ronda Jo Miller averaged 33.3 points, 14.3 rebounds, 5.3 blocked shots and four steals in three games last week, including a 39-point performance against Franklin & Marshall on 18-for-26 shooting and 36 points against conference rival Salisbury State. It will be intriguing to match these two 6-2 sophomore centers come All-America time!
Rose-Hulman's Bryan Egli, right, starts off the men's team. The junior guard shot 22-for-38 from the floor en route to 54 points in only 64 minutes of action in two games. He also added five rebounds and four assists per contest.
Ohio Northern's Jeremy Thompson defined the term shooting guard, going 14-for-26 from 3-point range and averaging 32.5 points in two games. Thompson scored 37 against Baldwin-Wallace and 'only' 28 against John Carroll, breaking his streak of three consecutive 30-point games.
Bridgewater State junior forward Mark Gonsalves has been on fire, shooting 64 percent from the field and scoring 88 points (29.3 average) in a 3-0 week. He also averaged seven rebounds.
At the power forward position is Thiel junior Richard Williamson, who averaged 21 points and 12.7 rebounds over three games last week while adding a total of eight steals and five blocked shots.
Hope senior center David Meulenberg was near-perfect from the floor in two games, shooting 17-for-19 from the field en route to 46 points in two games. This also included a 41-minute performance against Calvin in which he did not turn the ball over once.