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Men | Pos. | Women |
---|---|---|
Jontae Koonkaew, Sr. UW-River Falls |
G | Ariel Smith, Sr. Brooklyn |
Ian Jackson, So. Trine |
G | Becky Christofferson, Jr. Dominican |
Matt Johnson, Jr. Chicago |
F | Emily Meyer, Sr. Ripon |
Robert Malone, Sr. Rockford |
F | Emma Purfeerst, Fr. Carleton |
Jonathan Jones, Sr. Kean |
C | F |
Nijah Townsend, Fr. Bronx, N.Y. |
Women's
Ariel Smith
Smith garnered Brooklyn's first triple-double since 2003, with 23
points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 77-65 win over Briarcliffe.
Smith, who led her team to a 3-0 week, just missed a triple double
on Tuesday, as she put up 10 points, 12 boards and eight assists
against Medgar Evers.
Becky Christofferson
Christofferson has the Stars off to their best
start since the early 1990s at 6-1. On Saturday, she dropped a
season-high 33 points in leading the Stars to a 73-68 win over
Lakeland. Earlier in the week, Christofferson scored 24 as
Dominican knocked off neighborhood rival, Concordia Chicago, for
just the second time under coach Mike Lane. Chrisofferson shot over
66 percent from the field, going 22-of-34 in the two wins and
7-of-15 from behind the three-point stripe.
Emily Meyer
Meyer recorded her ninth and 10th career double-doubles last week,
as she helped the Red Hawks improve to 2-0 in conference play for
the third consecutive season. Her four three-pointers in Ripon's
victory over Grinnell give her 78 for her career, which ranks sixth
on Ripon's career list.
Emma Purfeerst
Purfeerst averaged 15.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.0
assists, and 2.0 steals for the week. She twice notched
double-doubles as Carleton recorded a pair of victories during the
first week of MIAC action. She tallied 18 points and 12 rebounds in
a 71-65 road win at Hamline on Wednesday. In Saturday's home
opener, she notched her third double-double of the campaign with 13
points and 10 rebounds as the Knights defeated Augsburg
77-67.
Nijah Townsend
Townsend posted 22 points and 10 rebounds in a 65-52 loss to Keuka
then helped Morrisville State pick up wins against St. Elizabeth
and Wilson. Nijah went for 23 points and nine rebounds while
shooting 10-for-17 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the line in a
80-65 win against St. Elizabeth. She followed that up the next day
with 14 points, 17 rebounds and 2 steals while playing the entire
40 minutes of a 59-54 win against Wilson.
Men's
Jontae Koonkaew
Koonkaew led the Falcons in the team's 73-60 win over No. 1 ranked
UW-Stevens Point on Saturday. He scored 20 points, shooting
8-for-14 from the field, including 1-for-2 from three-point range.
He was a perfect 3-3 at the line. Koonkaew led the team with four
assists and had three rebounds, one block and one steal with no
turnovers. In 28 minutes of action the point guard did not commit a
turnover. In two WIAC games Koonkaew scored 29, shooting 11-for-24
(.458) from the field, 2-for-3 from behind the arc. He was 5-for-5
at the line.
Ian Jackson
Jackson scored 54 points in two games last week
as the Thunder ran their winning streak to six. He scored 21 in
leading Trine to a 71-70 win against Ohio Northern, then came back
with 33 points and six rebounds in an 83-74 win at North Park.
Jackson made 21-of-36 shots from the field (58 percent), was 4-of-8
on 3-pointers and 8-of-11 on free throws (73 percent) for the
week.
Matt Johnson
Johnson scored a career-high 28 points to lead
Chicago to an 83-78 upset over second-ranked and previously
undefeated Illinois Wesleyan. He connected on 10 of 18 shots from
the field and was 6-for-7 from the foul line to help the Maroons
snap a four-game losing skid. Earlier in the week, Johnson scored a
team-high 16 in a 95-67 loss to No. 21 Wheaton (Ill.).
Robert Malone
Malone averaged 29.5 points and 11 rebounds while playing all 40
minutes of both games in a 2-0 week. Malone led the Regents to
their first defeat of Aurora in six years with his second 30-13
game of the season. He followed that with a 28-point, nine-rebound
performance against Marian.
Jonathan Jones
Jones posted three double-doubles in a 2-1
week for the Cougars, as Kean opened the NJAC season with wins
against TCNJ and NJCU. In an 88-78 win vs. TCNJ, Jones scored a
career-high 32 and grabbed 16 rebounds, while adding four steals
and hitting 8-of-9 from the foul line. He closed out the week with
25 points and 17 rebounds, as the Cougars posted the 70-67 win on
the road at NJCU. Earlier in the week, the senior forward had 28
points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and three steals in a
non-conference loss (80-77) to Stevens.