Team of the Week

The Team of the Week was in its 11th season in 2007-08, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.

Dates: Jan. 7-13, 2008

Men Pos. Women
Waleed Farid
Sr., Stevens
G Lauren Boyle
Jr., Muhlenberg
Brody Jackson
Sr., Bethany
G Sarah Meisenberg
Jr., Franklin and Marshall
Uche Ndubizu
Sr., Rochester
F Kathryn Stockbower
Fr., Swarthmore
Charlie Averkamp
Sr., Edgewood
F Lindsay Ippel
Sr., Millikin
Ben Strong
Sr., Guilford
C Lindsey Newcombe
Fr., Hardin-Simmons

Men

Waleed Farid
Farid averaged 16 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 3.7 steals as 18th-ranked Stevens won three consecutive games last week. He shot 58.3 percent from three-point range (7-of-12).

Brody Jackson
Jackson averaged 26 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists while playing all 80 minutes in two games last week. In a 76-72 loss to Saint Vincent, he notched 24 points and four rebounds. He followed that up going 8-for-12 from behind the arc and 10-for-16 from the floor for 28 points, while also handing out seven assists, in a 73-53 victory over defending PAC champion Grove City.

Uche Ndubizu
Ndubizu was named the MVP of the JP Morgan Chase Tournament. In the semifinal and final, he had back-to-back double-doubles with 18 points and 11 rebounds in a 75-70 win over Brockport. Ndubizu had 22 points and 14 rebounds in the 87-75 championship game win over Nazareth. He made 78.2 percent of his field goals on the week (18-of-23).

Charlie Averkamp
Averkamp averaged 18.7 points, 10 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.3 blocks in helping the Eagles to a 3-0 week. He recorded his fourth-straight double-double in a 72-59 win over Benedictine.

Ben Strong
Strong was selected as the ODAC player of the week, averaging 24.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 3.7 blocked shots in the Quakers' 2-1 week. Against No. 17 ranked Virginia Wesleyan, he had 23 points, 15 rebounds, and four blocks in the 85-69 win, making 7-of-11 from the field and all nine of his free throw attempts.

Women

Lauren Boyle
Boyle averaged 21.5 points, eight assists, and six rebounds to lead Muhlenberg to wins against McDaniel and Gettysburg. She scored a game-high 21 points against McDaniel and narrowly missed a triple-double with 22 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds versu Gettysburg.

Sarah Meisenberg
Meisenberg averaged 24.5 points, seven rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 4.5 steals in two conference wins. She scored a season-high 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the victory over Swarthmore, before recording 20 points, eight assists and five steals versus Washington. Meisenberg went 15-for-16 from the foul line for the week.

Kathryn Stockbower

Stockbower registered three double-doubles, averaging 23 points, 14.6 rebounds, and two blocks in three games this week. She posted back-to-back career-highs for scoring at Cabrini (24 points) and versus Franklin and Marshall (26), corralling 16 boards in each contest. Stockbower completed the week with a 19-point, 11-rebound effort at Dickinson.

Lindsay Ippel
Ippel, the CCIW player of the week, helped Millikin to a 68-63 upset win at No. 5 Illinois Wesleyan. In doing so, she put her name atop Millikin's all-time scoring list. In two games this week, Ippel averaged 29.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and two blocks, while making 18-of-25 shots from the floor and attempting 31 free throws.

Lindsey Newcombe
Newcombe averaged 19 points and 15 rebounds to help the Cowgirls defeat Texas-Tyler and Texas-Dallas on the road. She shot 17-of-25 from the field (68 percent) and hit four of six free throw attempts.