Team of the Week

The Team of the Week was in its sixth season in 2002-03, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.

Men Pos. Women
Joseph Thomas
Sr., Montclair State
G J.Q. Stewart
Fr., Concordia (Wis.)
Ryan Hepp
Sr., Willamette
G Amanda Swanson
Jr., Thiel
Anthony Fitzgerald
Fr., Villa Julie
F Meghan Squires
Jr., Brockport State
Jared Mills
Sr., Randolph-Macon
F Stephanie Mathews
Fr., Eastern Mennonite
Steve Juskin
Jr., Franklin & Marshall
C Shelly Ulfig
Sr., Alma
Games of Jan. 6-12, 2003    

 

Men's

Joseph Thomas
Thomas helped No. 23 Montclair State remain unbeaten in a 2-0 week. Thomas had 24 points and seven rebounds, four assists and three steals as Montclair defeated Mass-Dartmouth in overtime, their second consecutive OT win. Thomas then had 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists as Montclair beat TCNJ and improved to 6-0 in the NJAC this season.

Ryan Hepp
Hepp averaged 24 points, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals in a 2-0 week for Willamette.

Anthony Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald collected a Division III season-high 24 rebounds and team leading 22 points while shooting 68.8 percent from the field in the Mustangs' 81-68 win against John Jay. Anthony is currently second in Division III in rebounds with 13.7 per game. He went 26-for-44 in a three-game week.

Jared Mills
Mills totaled game-highs of 22 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocked shots in a 59-57 win against Emory & Henry, shooting 8-for-11 from the floor (72.7 percent) and 5-for-5 from the foul line. In a win against Guilford, Mills scored 18 points, including six of eight foul shots, and grabbed four rebounds. In two games this past week, he averaged 20 points, seven rebounds, two blocked shots, and 1.5 steals per contest.

Steve Juskin
In three wins last week, Juskin averaged 17.6 points per game, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots as the Diplomats improved to 11-1, 2-0 in Centennial Conference play. He tallied 17 points against Goucher on 7-for-11 from the field, pulled down six rebounds and blocked five shots in an 82-49 win. Three days later, he chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds and five blocks as the Diplomats routed host Alvernia 101-61. He concluded the week vs. McDaniel, draining 11 of 18 from the field for 22 points with 10 rebounds to pace a 93-56 win.

Women's

J.Q. Stewart
Stewart helped keep Concordia undefeated and on top of the standings in the LMC. In two conference games this past week, Stewart averaged 18 points on 14-23 shooting, 6.5 steals, 5.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.5 blocks per contest. Stewart recorded her first double-double of the season in a 78-67 win against Marian with 29 points and 11 steals.

Amanda Swanson
Swanson led Thiel to a 2-0 week, averaging 22.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 6.0 steals. She scored a season-high 30 points in Thiel's 77-59 victory vs. La Roche and tallied her third double-double of the season (14 points, 10 rebounds) in the Tomcats 73-51 win at Penn State-Behrend.

Meghan Squires
Squires helped lead the Golden Eagles to three wins in three games in the week, to give Brockport a five-game winning streak. She had 34 points, 20 rebounds and 10 blocks in wins against D'Youville and conference rivals Oswego and Utica/Rome. Squires, who had seven blocks in the win at Utica/Rome, was 15-for-30 (50 precent) from the floor on the week.

Stephanie Mathews
Mathews, a converted point guard, averaged 12 points, 8.5 rebounds, and two assists in the Royals victories over Washington and Lee and Bridgewater. Mathews recorded her fifth double-double of the season this week in the Royals' 67-63 win against Bridgewater when she scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help the Royals pick up their ninth win of the season.

Shelly Ulfig
Ulfig had a career-high 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and had five assists in 83-71 win over Kalamazoo, then scored 16 points with nine rebounds in 59-56 win at Albion on Jan. 8. Ulfig shot 13-for-21 from the floor and 22-for-28 from the line.