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: Jan. 8-14, 2007

Men Pos. Women
Mike Hoyt
Sr., Mount St. Mary
G Meia Daniels
Jr., Howard Payne
Steve Discher
So., Northwestern (Minn.)
G Ashley Farrell
Jr., Rhodes
Jeremiah Lawrence
Jr., Shenandoah
F | G Crystal Hoewisch
Jr., Carroll
Dave Smith
So., Gwynedd-Mercy
F Lacey Kennedy
Sr., Mississippi College
Jesse Gutekunst
Jr., Hood
C Tamika Curtis
Jr., Benedictine

Men's

Mike Hoyt
Hoyt had back-to-back 40-point games for the Blue Knights, averaging 39 points and four rebounds during the 2-1 week. He made 35-of-41 from the free throw line (85%) and 14-of-44 from behind the arc (32%). Hoyt eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for his career.

Steve Discher
Discher averaged 29 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Eagles in a 2-0 week. His 34 points against Northland was a career high, making good on 13-of-17 field goals. In 67 minutes of play, he only committed one turnover.

Jeremiah Lawrence
In a winless week for the Hornets, Lawrence had 27 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks in an 84-81 overtime loss to Christopher Newport, then had 30 points and 16 rebounds in a 87-79 defeat at the hands of N.C. Wesleyan. He played 84 of the possible 85 minutes for SU, shooting 56% from the floor and 81% from the free throw line.

Dave Smith
Smith led Gwynedd-Mercy to a 3-0 week and ran their PAC record to 5-1. He averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds and 2.3 blocks, while shooting 69% from the field. In a 76-64 win over Immaculata, Smith had 21 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks.

Jesse Gutekunst
Gutekunst recorded the program's first ever triple-double with 26 points, 12 rebounds, and school record 12 blocks in an 83-74 double overtime win against Marymount. He had eight points, three rebounds and two blocks in the second overtime.

Women's

Meia Daniels
Daniels led HPU to a 2-0 week, averaging 24 points, nine rebounds, 3.5 assists, and three steals. She had a season high 32 points, eight rebounds and five steals in only 25 minutes against Texas Lutheran.

Ashley Farrell
In a 2-1 week, Farrell averaged 22 points, 5.3 rebounds, three assists, and three steals for the Lynx. In a 79-48 win over UT-Dallas, she recorded 36 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field, 4-of-5 from behind the arc, and 12-of-14 from the charity stripe.

Crystal Hoewisch
Hoewisch helped run the Pioneers record to 11-2 on the season with a 3-0 week. She recorded 25 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and four steals -- all team highs -- in a 76-59 win over St. Norbert to take over sole possession of first in the MWC. Hoewisch shot 20-of-21 from the free throw line on the week.

Lacey Kennedy
Kennedy posted 28 points and nine rebounds in a 61-58 win against UT-Dallas this past week. She made the go-ahead jumper with 1:08 remaining in the game. In a 79-72 loss to UT-Tyler, Kennedy had 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting from the field and 7-of-7 from the free throw line.

Tamika Curtis
Curtis, who earned her second straight NAC player of the week honor, averaged 21.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Eagles during a 2-1 week. She had 26 points and 16 rebounds in a 68-59 loss to Wisconsin Lutheran. Curtis was 29-of-42 from the floor, shooting 69% on the week.