The Team of the Week was in its eighth season in 2004-05, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
Dates: Nov. 22-28, 2004
Men | Pos. | Women |
---|---|---|
Jeremy Cross So., Puget Sound |
G | Missy Magyar Sr., Kean |
Jordan Atchison Sr., Wartburg |
G | Kelly Wescott Sr., Rochester |
Thad Davis Sr., Baldwin-Wallace |
F | Lindsay King Fr., Caltech |
Matt Gustafson Sr., Swarthmore |
F | Sharon Billips Sr., SUNY-Farmingdale |
Dan McClanahan Sr., Cornell |
F | Joanna Conner Jr., Millikin |
Men's
Jeremy Cross
The sophomore paced the fifth-ranked Loggers to two wins at the Surf's Up Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. UPS defeated UC Santa Cruz and Cal. Lutheran as Cross was named the Surf's Up Most Valuable Player for his two-day performance. Cross led the Loggers in scoring both nights, averaging 31.5 points.
Jordan Atchison
Atchison turned in a career-high 36 points on 14-of-15 shooting and added a career-high 12 rebounds in a narrow loss to Grinnell on Nov. 27. The performance was just the third, 30-point tally for a Wartburg player since 1999-00 and the first since 2001-02.
Thad Davis
Davis continues to shine for the Yellow Jackets leading B-W to a 2-0 record with wins over Thiel and Case Western Reserve last week averaging 33 points, 14 rebounds, six blocks and three steals. The senior currently leads the Ohio Athletic Conference in scoring and blocks.
Matt Gustafson
The senior paced the Garnet to wins over Neumann and Drew with 36 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Gustafson earned Player of the Week honors in the Centennial Conference recording the back-to-back double-doubles.
Dan McClanahan
McClanahan tallied 38 points, 10 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game in two wins for Cornell against MacMurray and Grinnell, the first victories of the season for the Rams, all while playing just a total of 46 minutes.
Women's
Missy Magyar
Magyar scored a career-high 27 points, including five three-pointers, in the Cougars' 62-57 victory over William Paterson in the NJAC opener for both teams. Magyar scored 20 of her points in the second half, including eight points in a 17-4 run to open the period, as the Cougars broke a 23-23 halftime tie.
Kelly Wescott
Wescott scored 21 points in 21 minutes in a 71-59 victory over Hartwick as the Yellow Jackets returned from an eight-day layoff. She broke the 1,000-point career plateau and is now 7th in scoring with 1,005 points.
Lindsay King
Just a freshman, King averaged almost as many points in Caltech’s last two games as the entire team averaged in the 2003-2004 season. King pushed the Beavers to their first win in 23 months averaging 13.5 points and eight rebounds in the long-awaited victory against Southwestern.
Sharon Billips
Billips posted 49 points and 13 rebounds for the Rams of SUNY-Farmingdale at the NYU Invitational against Cortland State and Staten Island. In a 56-55 heartbreaking loss to Cortland State, she tallied 23 points, including 3-for-4 from behind the arc. Against Staten Island, she finished with 26 points, 10 boards and shot 12-for-20.
Joanna Conner
Conner made the most of the Big Blue’s lone game last week, a 60-41 win on the road at Aurora, tallying 24 points, 15 rebounds, six blocks, and three steals.