The Team of the Week presented by Scoutware is D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll, in its 14th season of recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
Men | Pos. | Women |
---|---|---|
Brittain Purcelle, So. Elms |
G | Ariel Smith, Sr. Brooklyn |
Tony Mane, Sr. UW-La Crosse |
G | Morganna Machado, Jr. Newbury |
Matt Pebole, Jr. Hobart |
F | Kathryn Berger, Sr. Washington U. |
Javon Williams, Jr. Lasell |
F | Christine Slater, Sr. Grove City |
Phil Barera, Sr. Ithaca |
C | Meghan Boyle, Fr. Albright |
Men's
Brittain Purcelle
Purcelle totaled a career-high 31 in a double
overtime loss to Buffalo State. He also shot a stellar 19-of-23
from the free-throw line en route to a 24.6 points per game average
for the week that included wins over Wheaton (Mass.) and Worcester
State.
Tony Mane
Mane tied his career-high with 37 points in UW-L's win vs.
UW-Stout, scoring 29 points in the second half. He was 7-of-12 from
three-point range and became the school's career leader in
three-point field goals made (214). Mane had 20 points in the
Eagles' victory over UW-Platteville.
Matt Pebole
Pebole matched his season-high with 23 points and grabbed five
rebounds to lead Hobart to an 86-78 victory at Rochester. He was
8-of-13 from the floor, including 3-for-3 from beyond the
three-point arc. Pebole was perfect from the free throw line,
connecting on all four of his attempts. The victory ended Hobart's
11-game losing streak against Rochester.
Javon Williams
Williams began the week with a 22-point, six-rebound, five-steal,
two-assist and one-block performance against Babson in a two-point
loss. He then produced 12 points, eight boards, five steals and
three blocks in Lasell's first win of the season, against Nichols.
On Saturday, Williams scored 24, had eight rebounds, five steals
and one block against Norwich, shooting 9-for-17 and 6-for-7 from
the line to seal Lasell's first conference win. Williams averaged
19.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5 steals, and 1.6 blocks per
game.
Phil Barera
Barera helped the Bombers to a 3-0 week, including a pair of
Empire 8 victories, but scoring 51 points and pulling down 14
rebounds. He shot 24-for-40 from the floor.
Women's
Ariel Smith
Smith helped Brooklyn erase an 18-point deficit in a 79-78
come-from-behind win against SUNY-Purchase, recording a
double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Smith avereaged 23
points, nine rebounds and 4.3 assists in a three-game week.
Morganna Machado
Machado had a career high 26 points (21 in the second half) to
defeat Becker 71-63, going 5-for-8 from behind the arc and 7-for-8
from the free throw line. Morganna also had 11 points, four
rebounds, four assists and a block in an 82-74 win at
Rivier.
Kathryn Berger
Berger recorded back-to-back double doubles with 17 points and 11
rebounds in each of the Bears' games last weekend. She shot a
perfect 10-for-10 from the line and 6-for-12 from three-point
range.
Christine Slater
Slater averaged 23 points, eight rebounds and
three assists last week in helping Grove City earn wins over two
previously undefeated teams. She had 22 points (9-for-16 shooting)
and 11 rebounds in a 74-63 win at Hiram, then recorded 24 points
and five rebounds in a come-from-behind 65-63 win against
Waynesburg. Slater scored 17 of her 24 points in the second half to
help lead Grove City's comeback from a 32-24 halftime
hole.
Meghan Boyle
Boyle recorded her fifth and sixth double-doubles
of the season. She scored a career-best 18 points and pulled down a
career-best 16 rebounds in the win against Dickinson. She averaged
14 points and 14 rebounds, shooting 12-for-20 from the
floor.