The Team of the Week presented by Scoutware is D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll, in its 16th season of recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
Men | Pos. | Women |
---|---|---|
John DiBartolomeo, Sr. Rochester |
G | Evy Iacono, Sr. Case Western Reserve |
Ross Sponsler, Fr. Wabash |
G | Lauren Avant, Jr. Rhodes |
Blaise White, Sr. Birmingham Southern |
G | Enri Small, So. Wittenberg |
Richie Bonney, Jr. Hobart |
F | Samantha Retas, So. St. Joseph's (Bklyn.) |
Taylor Hall, Sr. Bethel |
F | Devin McGrath, Sr. St. Vincent |
Games of Dec. 31, 2012-Jan. 6, 2013 |
Men's
John DiBartolomeo
DiBartolomeo produced 23 points in 25 minutes against RIT. In
Saturday's UAA season-opening win over Emory, he had 34 points, 18
in the second half, including 10-10 from the line. His basket just
before the halftime buzzer gave UR a 47-43 lead at the break. He
averaged 5.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists and just one turnover, shooting
19-for-35 from the floor.
Ross Sponsler
Sponsler scored a season-best 29 points in the Little Giants'
69-61 loss to Hiram on Friday, including 6-for-10 shooting from
3-point range. The following day, Wabash defeated Allegheny 95-87
in triple overtime with Sponsler scoring 21 points. Sponsler
grabbed seven rebounds against Allegheny and handed out five
assists in versus Hiram. He averaged 5.5 rebounds and 4.5
assists.
Blaise White
White hit a three-pointer against Centre on Sunday with 16 seconds
left to make it a two-possession game and seal the 73-69 win. On
Friday, he scored a career high 25 points against Sewanee in an
88-80 win. White averaged 22.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals
while shooting 13-for-22 from the floor and 8-for-15 from 3-point
range.
Richie Bonney
Bonney led Hobart to a pair of come-from-behind victories,
averaging a team-high 34.5 points and 9.0 rebounds. Hobart opened
conference play with a 90-85 win at RPI behind Bonney's career-high
40 points and game-high 11 rebounds as the Statesmen rallied from a
16-point deficit. The next day he led the Statesmen on another
comeback, wiping out a 10-point deficit for a 67-66 overtime win at
Skidmore. Bonney sank a pair of free throws with 2.5 seconds
remaining in the extra session to cap a 29-point, seven-rebound
performance. Over the weekend, he shot 75 percent from the floor
(38-for-51).
Taylor Hall
Hall had an outstanding week, averaging 28.5 points, 13.0
rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game, while helping the Royals pick up
two conference victories. Hall shot 56.4 percent from the floor
(22-for-39), 2-for-3 from beyond the arc and 11-for-14 from the
line.
Women's
Evy Iacono
Iacono averaged 29.0 points in two games, including 38 in an 82-76
loss to Carnegie Mellon. She averaged 4.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and
3.5 steals.
Lauren Avant
Avant led Rhodes to a 2-0 week and its fifth and sixth consecutive
win, scoring 22 in a 55-53 win at Berry and 32 in a 65-49 win at
Oglethorpe. She shot 57 percent from the floor, 5-for-8 from 3-oint
range and 9-for-10 from the line, while adding 19 rebounds and
eight steals.
Enri Small
Small doubled her personal best with 14 rebounds against Hiram,
tied personal best with four assists, and tied her career high with
23 points against Allegheny on back-to-back nights. She averaged
21,5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 6.5 steals in the 2-0 week.
Samantha Retas
Retas averaged 27.0 points on 50.0 percent shooting from the field
(21-for-42) and 16.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks over a 1-1 week. Retas
opened her week with 31 points, four blocks (both career highs) and
15 rebounds in a victory over SUNY-Purchase and followed it up with
23 points and career-high 18 rebounds in a 76-71 loss to Albertus
Magnus.
Devin McGrath
McGrath averaged 21.5 points and 14 rebounds in a 2-0 week for St.
Vincent. She also had a pair of steals, two blocked shots and four
assists.