Team of the Week

The Team of the Week was in its 10th season in 2006-07, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.

Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2006

Men Pos. Women
Jimmy Curran
Sr., Lebanon Valley
G Crystal Hoewisch
Jr., Carroll
Jonathan Rumley
So., Averett
G Maria Tobin
So., Union
Tyler Nading
So., Washington U.
F Debbie Bruen
Sr., Mary Washington
Jake Baldwin
Jr., Piedmont
F Jessica Laing
Fr., Cortland State
Ben Strong
Jr., Guilford
C | F Kristen Daly
Jr., York (Pa.)

Men

Jimmy Curran
Curran twice scored 28 points and shot a blistering 72.4% from the floor to lead Lebanon Valley to a pair of MAC Commonwealth victories. In a 79-74 win at Albright, he connected on 11 of 13 shots while pulling down seven rebounds. In the 79-73 victory over Elizabethtown, he shot 4-of-7 from behind the arc, while handing out seven assists.

Jonathan Rumley
Rumley came two assists away from a triple-double in an Averett win over No.1-ranked Virginia Wesleyan. He scored 12, grabbed 10 boards, and added eight assists. He was only one assist shy of a triple-double in an 84-77 win over Lynchburg, tallying 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.

Tyler Nading
Nading earned MVP honors at the Lopata Classic after averaging 18.5 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in the Bears' two victories last week. He shot 68.4% from the field (13-for-19) and made good on five of six 3-pointers. Against Pomona-Pitzer, Nading had career-bests in rebounds (13) and assists (five).

Jake Baldwin
Baldwin was named MVP of the Roger Taylor Invitational after leading Piedmont to the tournament title.  He averaged 30.3 points and nine rebounds over three games. Baldwin scored a career-high and tournament record 42 points in the Lions' semifinal victory over Wesley, including 17-of-20 from the field. The Lions' lone loss came via a 72-68 road loss at Southern Poly, ranked No. 12 in the preseason NAIA poll.

Ben Strong
In an overtime victory against Greensboro, Strong racked up 23 points to go with 11 rebounds, three assists and a trio of blocked shots. He followed that performance with 24 points and 11 boards against Lynchburg in its ODAC opener. He added three more blocks against the Hornets as well. He was named conference player of the week for the second time this season.

Women

Crystal Hoewisch
Hoewisch scored 26 points in her team's 40-26 win against Lakeland. She scored a career-high 37 points against Grinnell, and followed that up with a 23-point effort vs. Monmouth to extend Carroll's win streak to four games. She shot 60% from the field for the week, averaging 3.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds.

Maria Tobin
Tobin had 20 points in a home win against Middlebury, and scored 24 with five rebounds, six steals and five assists in a victory at Elms. She had six rebounds vs. Williams and seven rebounds against New Paltz. For the week, she averaged 14 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.8 steals and 3.3 assists.

Debbie Bruen
Mary Washington defeated Marymount (69-41) in a rematch of last year's CAC Championship, with Bruen scoring a game-high 18 points, with six rebounds and five assists. The 11th-ranked Eagles also defeated Shenandoah, 80-69, with Bruen scoring 21 points to lead the way. On the week, she averaged 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and four assists.

Jessica Laing
Laing scored 28 points (10-for-13 field goals), the most by a Cortland freshman since March of 1975, and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 70-62 win at Oneonta. She recorded 21 points (7-for-10 from the floor, 3-for-3 on 3-pointers), 13 rebounds and three assists in 80-37 win versus SUNYIT. Laing finished the week with 11 points and eight rebounds in a 77-38 win against Clarkson.

Kristen Daly
Daly began the week with 22 points and 10 rebounds in a victory at Franklin & Marshall. Against Goucher, she had 22 points and seven rebounds. She was 8-for-18 from the field and 6-for-7 from the charity stripe. In the loss at Salisbury, Daly was again outstanding as she recorded 21 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and two blocked shots.