The Team of the Week is D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll, in its 12th season of recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
Men | Pos. | Women |
---|---|---|
Aaron Trigg |
G | Marche Smith So., Concordia (Ill.) |
Ryan Wood, |
G |
Lindsay Bava |
Joey Verax |
F |
Callie White |
Derek Mitchell |
F |
Jessica Laing |
Jose Guitian |
C |
Mary Wilkowski |
Men's
Aaron Trigg
Trigg averaged 25.0 points and 4.5 assists per game in a 2-0 week for Gordon. He shot 20-for-29 from the floor and 10-for-12 from 3-point range.
Ryan Wood
Wood averaged 22.5 points per game while hitting on 71.4 percent of his shots from the field. He was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field including 2-of-2 from 3-point range to finish with 13 points in a win against Heidelberg. Wood followed with 32 points in just 31 minutes of action against crosstown rival Otterbein. He made 11 of 17 from the field including 6-of-10 from beyond the arc in the win.
Joey Verax
Verax set a school record by hitting all 10 of his field goal attempts for 26 points in Transylvania's win against Franklin, then came back with 39 points in a home win against No. 23 Anderson. In the 87-72 win over Franklin, Verax connected on both of his 3-point attempts and four of five free throws. In an 80-69 win over Anderson, Verax scored the game's first 11 points and had 18 of Transy's 34 points at halftime. He was 16-of-22 from the field and hit all four of his free throws. For the week, Verax averaged 32.5 points and four rebounds while shooting 81.3 percent (26 of 32) from the field and 88.9 percent from the line.
Derek Mitchell
Mitchell averaged 20.0 points, on 65 percent shooting from the floor, 16.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals in last week's action. In a 72-60 victory over USA South rival Averett, Mitchell contributed a team-high 22 points, a game-high 12 rebounds, one block and one steal. In a 79-71 loss to Methodist, Mitchell notched game-highs of 18 points and 20 rebounds.
Jose Guitian
Guitian shot 53.3 percent, producing two double-doubles in each of the GNAC wins. Guitian started the week with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists against Norwich, while adding three blocks and three steals. Guitian then produced 22 points and 14 boards against Emmanuel, while adding five assists. Guitian had a 5.5 assist-to-turnover ratio this week while going 100% from the free throw line.
Women's
Marche Smith
Smith scored a school-record 42 points in Concordia's game at Benedictine, including 6-for-8 shooting from 3-point range. She followed that outing with 27 points at Marian. Smith averaged 27 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in a three-game week.
Lindsay Bava
Bava led Loras to two IIAC wins on the week. She matched a career high with 30 points in a win vs. Cornell, shooting 10-for-12 from the field, 5-for-5 from 3-point range and 5-for-5 from the line. She followed that with a 17-point performance on 6-for-13 shooting in a win at Buena Vista. For the week she shot 64 percent from the floor, 73 percent from beyond the arc and was perfect from the line.
Callie White
White scored a career-high 24 points in Waynesburg's 66-56 loss to No. 25 Washington and Jefferson, including 22 points in the second half. She'd scored 20 points in the previous game, against Grove City. White shot 7-for-14 from 3-point range and 7-for-8 from the line.
Jessica Laing
Laing scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 72-38 home win vs. Buffalo State on Tuesday. On Friday, she recorded 16 points and five assists and matched her career high with 18 rebounds in an 83-59 win at SUNYIT. Laing has 11 double-doubles in 13 games this season and now ranks third at Cortland with 1,284 points and fourth with 777 rebounds.
Mary Wilkowski
With Hamline down 65-64 with 44 seconds to play against St. Benedict, Wilkowski was sent to the free throw line and made both shots, giving the Pipers a lead they would not relinquish. She averaged 20.5 points per game, putting up 23 points and pulling down eight rebounds against St. Catherine. She then had 18 points and six rebounds (five of them defensive) against the Blazers. Wilkowski shot 65 percent from the floor and was 7-for-10 from the line.