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 |
---|---|---|
James Jones, Sr. Delaware Valley |
G | Cydni Matsuoka, Fr. Vassar |
Austin Claunch, Jr. Emory |
G | Katie DeWitt, Sr. Northwestern (Minn.) |
Robert Malone, Sr. Rockford |
F | Lacey Phillips, Jr. University of the Ozarks |
Spencer Gay, Sr. Washington U. |
F | Devin McGrath, Jr. St. Vincent |
Michael McClary, Sr. Olivet |
C | Danielle Duncan, Jr. Greensboro |
Men's
James Jones
Jones helped the Aggies go 3-0, including come-from-behind wins
against MAC Freedom foes Manhattanville and Wilkes. He scored 32 of
the team's 48 second-half points in the Wilkes game, finishing with
43 points. He shot 60 percent from the field, 50 percent from
3-point land and 95 percent from the foul line for the week,
averaging 31.0 points and 6.0 assists.
Austin Clauch
Claunch had a 21-to-4 assist-to-turnover ratio in a 2-0 week for
the Eagles. In wins against Case Western Reserve and Carnegie
Mellon, Claunch shot 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from the floor,
including 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from 3-point range, and averaged 21
points, 10.5 assists and 3.5 steals.
Robert Malone
Malone recorded career highs of 40 points and 16 rebounds in a
75-73 win against Concordia (Ill.), with his final rebounds and
point helping seal the win. He followed that with a 23 point effort
at Concordia (Wis.). He averaged 31.5 points and 11 boards,
while shooting 9-for-13 from three-point range.
Spencer Gay
Gay averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as
the Bears picked up a pair of road victories at NYU and Brandeis.
Gay tied his career high with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting from
the field and 8-of-8 from the foul line in an 80-76 win at NYU on
Friday. He followed that up with a career-best 23 points and six
rebounds on 10-of-15 shooting on Sunday at Brandeis. Gay hit
17-of-27 (63.0 percent) from the field and 11-of-11 at the
line.
Michael McClary
McClary posted back-to-back doubles, with a
school record 43 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 90-83 win over
Trine. He followed that performance with 39 points and 11 rebounds
in an 80-73 loss to Kalamazoo. He was 32-for-49 from the
floor and 18-for-23 from the line.
Women's
Cydni Matsuoka
Matsuoka averaged 19.3 points per game in a 2-1 week, including a
career-high 33 points against Hamilton on 12-of-15 shooting from
the field, 6-of-8 from 3-point range. For the week, she connected
on 22 of 35 shots for a 63 percent field goal mark and made nine of
15 3-pointers, a 60 percent clip. Matsuoka added 4.0 rebounds and
3.7 assists per game.
Katie DeWitt
DeWitt averaged 31.5 points in two games, including a 39-point
performance in a win against Northland. She shot 56 percent from
the field, 83 percent from the foul line and was 4-for-9 from
3-point range for the week.
Lacey Phillips
Phillips averaged 14.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4.0
steals in a pair of games, including just missing a triple-double
in the program's first-ever road win over Mississippi College.
Phillips had a 12-point, 10-rebound, nine-assist effort to fuel a
67-62 victory. Thursday against No. 20 Louisiana College, Phillips
drained two 3-pointers, went a perfect 2-for-2 from the free throw
line and scored 16 points.
Devin McGrath
McGrath posted game-highs of 26 points, 10 rebounds, and three
blocks in a 68-66 overtime loss to then-No. 3 Thomas More. She
followed up with career-high 27 points in a win against Thiel,
while also adding six steals and nine rebounds.
Danielle Duncan
Duncan averaged 21.7 points in a 3-0 week for the Pride, including
14 points and 13 rebounds against Christopher Newport, snapping the
Captains' 28-game USAC winning streak. She shot 61 percent from the
floor and 78 percent (25-for-32) from the line.
In leading the Vassar College Brewers to two league wins in three games last week against RPI and Hamilton, Matsuoka averaged 19.3 ppg, including a career-high 33 points against Hamilton on 12 of 15 shooting from the field, including 6 of 8 from 3-point range. For the week, she connected on 22 of 35 shots for a 63 percent field goal pmark and made 9 of 15 three-pointers, a 60 percent clip. In averaging 38 minutes of action, Matsuoka added 4.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. Behind Matsuoka, the Brewers are 9-6, 4-1 in the Liberty League, and are tied for first place for the first time in school history. Matsuoka is currently ranked 17th in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage (43.8 percent). |