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: Dec. 13-19, 2004
| Men | Pos. | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Easterling Sr., Bridgewater (Va.) |
G | Tracie Robbins Sr., McMurry |
| Johnathen Maxwell Sr., Howard Payne |
G | Lindsey Koehn Jr., Millikin |
| Mike Spadafora So., Gettysburg |
G | F | Leigh Sulkowski Jr., Washington and Jefferson |
| Larry Welton Fr., Aurora |
F | Megan Wood So., Thomas More |
| Clint Driftmier So., Central |
C | F | Ally Stamatiades So., Baruch |
Women
Tracie Robbins
Robbins averaged 18.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals and shot better than 64% from the field in two American Southwest Conference victories, including a performance in which she scored a career-high 27 points propel the Indians past third-ranked Hardin-Simmons, on the road. The 17-point victory over the Cowgirls' snapped their 53-game home winning streak vs. conference opponents and ended an 11-game losing streak in the series for McMurry.
Lindsey Koehn
Koehn paced the Big Blue with 14.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and more than three assists and steals per game in a perfect week for Millikin.
Leigh Sulkowski
A D3hoops.com first team preseason all-American, Sulkowski lived up to her billing leading the Presidents to consecutive wins, extending an eight-game winning streak. Sulkowski averaged 25.5 points per game on 22 of 33 shooting from the field, while adding 7.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
Megan Wood
Wood missed her first three shots in TMC’s only game last week then hit 10 in a row to help the Saints overcome a 10-point second-half deficit to defeat Wittenberg. Wood added four rebounds, two assists, and two steals in the win.
Ally Stamatiades
Stamatiades led the Bearcats with 19 points in their upset win over No 2. New York University.
Men
Ricky Easterling
Easterling averaged 26.5 points, and five boards in the Eagles wins over Ferrum and Gallaudet. The senior guard shot 58 percent from the field while pacing Bridgewater to one of their best starts in history. BC is 8-1 with their lone loss coming against Division I UNC-Greensboro.
Johnathen Maxwell
A senior, Maxwell led the Yellow Jackets to their first two wins of the season against East Texas Baptist and LeTourneau in ASC action. Maxwell averaged 21 points, five rebounds, and three assists while extending his double-digit scoring streak to seven games.
Mike Spadafora
The sophomore tallied 12 of a career-high 26 points in the final four minutes of Gettysburg’s 75-69 victory against Division I Navy. Spadafora hit 15 of 16 attempts from the charity stripe to lead the Bullets to D3’s first win in the 2004-2005 season over a full D-I program.
Larry Welton
Welton led the Spartans to a 3-0 week with victories over Judson (Ill.), Webster, and Blackburn while averaging better than 27 points points per game. Just a freshman, Welton added seven rebounds per contest, shooting 66% from the field.
Clint Driftmier
Driftmier tallied 27 points, nine rebounds, and two blocks in Central’s 119-92 win over MacMurray. The sophomore connected on 12 of 14 shots from the field and three of five from the line in 19 minutes of play.