The Team of the Week was in its ninth season in 2005-06, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
Dates: Nov. 18-20, 2005
| Men | Pos. | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Shattuck So., Ursinus |
G | Leigh Sulkowski Sr., Washington and Jefferson |
| Justin Cichon So., Utica |
G | Megan Silva Sr., Randolph-Macon |
| Jeff Carpenter So., Rivier |
F | Courtney Childress So., Sewanee |
| Anthony Fitzgerald Sr., Villa Julie |
F | Lindsay Ippel So., Millikin |
| Tyler Rhoten Sr., Trinity (Conn.) |
F | C | Caitlin Humbach Sr., John Carroll |
Women
Leigh Sulkowski
Sulkowski averaged 27.5 points, seven rebounds, and six steals, as the Presidents’ split their two games in the Holiday Inn Meadow Lands Classic. She recorded 20 points, 10 rebounds, and seven steals in her team’s 77-48 win over Penn State-Altoona. Sulkowski scored 35 points in an overtime losing effort to Otterbein. She was named tournament MVP.
Megan Silva
Silva was named to the All-Classic Team in the R-MC Tip-Off Classic this past weekend. In two games, she totaled 41 points (20.5 ppg), 12 rebounds (6.0 rpg), 11 assists (5.5 apg) and five steals (2.5 spg). She shot 60.0% from the field including 71.4% from behind the arc.
Courtney Childress
Childress came off the bench to lead the Tigers to the Transylvania Tip-Off Classic title. She averaged 15 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and two assists in only 20.5 minutes of action in her team’s wins over Maryville and Indiana Southeast.
Lindsay Ippel
Ippel averaged 19.5 points and 14.5 rebounds in the first two games of the season, both team highs. In Millikin's first game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament against Webster, Ippel put up a double-double of 29 points and 11 rebounds in just 29 minutes of play in the 75-53 win. She recorded a second double-double (18 rebounds, 10 points) in the 77-56 win over UW-Eau Claire.
Megan Rulon
Rulon averaged 18.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks in her team’s two games in the Jim Crawley Classic. After leading Division III in blocks per game last season (4.2), she recorded six in her first game against the tournament’s host school Frostburg State.
Men
Nick Shattuck
Shattuck averaged 25 points on 79.2 percent (19-for-24) shooting from the floor at the Rose City Classic at Drew this weekend. He also made five of his six three-point attempts and went 7-for-9 from the charity stripe in the two games. He added 12 rebounds and five steals to his tournament totals. Shattuck scored a game-high 26 points on 10-for-11 shooting in the win over Immaculata.
Justin Cichon
Cichon tallied a career-high 39 points on 14-of-21 shooting as Utica defeated the host school 90-77 in the championship game of the SUNYIT Tip-Off Tournament. Cichon was named the tournament's MVP.
Jeff Carpenter
Last year’s GNAC Rookie of the Year totaled 48 points on 21-of-33 shooting from the field (64%) and added 23 rebounds in Rivier’s two wins at the Raider Tip-Off Tournament. He was named tournament MVP for his efforts.
Anthony Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald led the Mustangs to a 3-0 weekend to win the first annual Pride of Maryland Tournament over Johns Hopkins. Fitzgerald played 122 minutes over three games due to two overtime wins, including the finals. He was named tournament MVP averaging 21 points, 17 rebounds, 2.3 assists, shooting 58.7% from the field.
Tyler Rhoten
Rhoten averaged 27 points, six rebounds, and three steals as his team won the Sponaugle Tournament at Franklin and Marshall. He was a perfect 14-of-14 from the foul line. Rhoten was named tournament MVP.