The Team of the Week presented by Scoutware is
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll, in its 17th season of recognizing
the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous
week.
Men | Pos. | Women |
---|---|---|
Sam Annorh, So. SUNY-Canton |
G | Cassidy Burkholder, Jr. Bridgewater (Va.) |
Chris Cook, Sr. Hood |
G | Amber Keys, Sr. Cabrini |
Drew Mumford, Sr. Thomas More |
F | Samantha Retas, Sr. St. Joseph's (Bklyn.) |
Ed Reddick, Sr. Bridgewater (Va.) |
F | Alyson Caiazzo, Sr. Manhattanville |
Victor Ljuljdjuraj, Sr. Albertus Magnus |
C | Stefanie Lang, Sr. Olivet |
Games of Dec. 15-21, 2014 |
Women's
Cassidy Burkholder
Burkholder averaged 22.0 points, six rebounds, three assists and
2.5 steals as the Eagles finished 1-1 at Transylvania's tournament.
She scored 24 points and grabbed five rebounds in a one-point loss
to Maryville. She added 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists
in the Eagles' win over Blackburn. Burkholder shot 57.6 percent
from the floor and 55.6 percent from 3-point range in the two
games.
Amber Keys
Keys led the Cavaliers to a pair of wins, averaging 18 points, 13
rebounds and 3.5 blocks. In a 62-61 OT win over Richard Stockton,
Keys played 43 of 45 minutes, recording 23 points, 15 rebounds and
five blocked shots. She added 13 points, 11 rebounds and a pair of
blocked shots as Cabrini handed No. 6 Scranton its first loss of
the season 37-35.
Samantha Retas
Retas was two blocks shy of a triple-double, tallying 14 points, a
game-high 17 rebounds and a Lady Bear single-game record eight
blocks in a win over sibling school St. Joseph's (L.I.) on December
18. The eight blocks broke a previous St. Joseph's (Bklyn.) record
of six, which was previously held by her and teammate Taylor
Raccuglia.
Alyson Caiazzo
Caiazzo posted the ninth triple-double in Division III this year
with 19 points along with a career-high 27 rebounds and 10 assists
to go with five blocks and a steal in a 75-65 win over Farmingdale
State on Wednesday. The 27 boards were one shy of the program
single-game record set in 1987 and gave her 17.3 rebounds per game
this season, the highest per-game average in the entire NCAA this
year.
Stefanie Lang
Lang averaged a double-double in leading Olivet to a 2-1 record
against non-conference opponents last week. She scored an average
of 22.3 points in the three games and added 11.0 rebounds per
contest while adding a total of three blocked shots.
Men's
Sam Annorh
Annorh recorded a game-high 27 points on 8-for-13 shooting and
added six rebounds and four assists in SUNY-Canton's 72-64 win
against Vaughn at the Barclays Center. The sophomore point guard
hit on three of his five attempts from long distance and went
8-for-10 from the charity stripe in just 24 minutes of action in
his only game of the week.
Chris Cook
Cook set career-highs in points in two games, reaching 30 points
for the first two times in his career. He scored 30 against
Frostburg State, then added 31 in a win over Piedmont. His 16 made
free throws in the win vs. Piedmont set both a BB&T Arena and a
tournament record.
Drew Mumford
Mumford helped lead the Saints to a 2-0 record. He averaged 25
points and 2.5 rebounds, while adding three assists, one block and
four steals. Mumford shot 69.2 percent (18-of-29) from the field,
including 5-for-5 from behind the arc. In the Saints' win over
cross-river rival Mount St. Joseph he shot 9-of-13 from the field,
including 4-for-4 from deep range and made eight of nine free
throws to lead the team with 30 points.
Ed Reddick
Reddick led the Eagles to a 2-1 record on the week as he averaged
20 points and 9.7 rebounds in three games. Reddick started the week
scoring 28 points and grabbing eight rebounds in a win over
Averett. He posted a pair of double-double efforts at the Daytona
Beach Shootout. He scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a
73-72 victory over Oneonta State. He added 15 points and 13
rebounds in a 58-51 loss to 10-1 Dubuque. Reddick shot 57.1 percent
from the floor in the three games and 85.7 percent from the foul
line.
Victor Ljuljdjuraj
Ljuljdjuraj tallied 31 points in the Falcons' 18-point win over
Western Connecticut. He shot 86.7% from the field (13-of-15),
while pulling down 15 rebounds, including 12 on the defensive end.
He also had eight blocks and two steals in 29 minutes of play.