The Team of the Week presented by Scoutware is D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll, in its 18th season of recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
| Men | Pos. | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Rezendes, Sr. Mass-Dartmouth |
G | Cassidy Burkholder, Sr. Bridgewater |
| Michael Murray, Sr. Rockford |
G | Liz Rehberger, Jr. North Park |
| Joey Flannery, Jr. Babson |
F | Jess Rheinheimer, Sr. Eastern Mennonite |
| Keegan Ryan, Jr. St. John Fisher |
F | Lisa Murphy, Jr. Carnegie Mellon |
| Andy Orr, So. Lebanon Valley |
F | Megan Kuether, Jr. Ohio Wesleyan |
| Games of Jan. 4-10, 2016 | ||
Women's
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| Andy Orr Lebanon Valley athletics photo |
Cassidy Burkholder
Burkholder averaged a double-double as the Eagles split a pair of conference overtime games. She averaged 20.5 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and 4.5 steals in the two games. She scored 24 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and also had four assists and six steals in a 112-107 double-overtime loss to EMU. Burkholder scored 17 points to go along with nine rebounds, six assists and three steals in a 78-75 overtime win over E&H. She shot 48.6 percent from the floor and 100 percent from the line in the two games.
Liz Rehberger
Rehberger averaged 31 points per game in back-to-back victories which put the Vikings in possession of first place in the CCIW. She connected on nearly 50 percent of her field goals in both games and nearly 80 percent of her free throws.
Jess Rheinheimer
Rheinheimer led EMU's women to a pair of key wins last week, averaging 27.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in the process. She played all 50 minutes in the Royals' 2-OT win against rival Bridgewater, scoring a season-high 35 with 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. Rheinheimer scored eight points in the second OT session, including EMU's final six points. She followed that up with a 9-for-13 shooting performance, scoring 20 points, in EMU's 66-51 win at Guilford, handing the Quakers their first ODAC loss.
Lisa Murphy
Murphy led CMU to two 24-point wins, including a UAA-opening win at Case Western Reserve. Murphy shot 90.5% (19-21) from the field with a 9-for-9 performance at Penn State Behrend and a 10-for-12 performance at Case. She recorded her fifth and sixth double-double as she averaged 26.5 points and 14.5 rebounds. Against Case Western Reserve, Murphy tallied 33 points, 24 coming in the second half, to record her fifth game with 30 or more points this season. The junior has scored 20 or more in 11 out of 12 games.
Megan Kuether
Kuether averaged 29.7 points and 3.3 assists in three games for the Battling Bishops. She tied her career high with 34 points and established a career best with six assists vs. Wooster, including a pair of free throws to put OWU ahead to stay during the second overtime period. She added a career-high 37 points at Allegheny and led the team with 18 vs. Baldwin Wallace.
Men's
Jordan Rezendes
Rezendes averaged 30 points, five rebounds and seven assists in two wins for the Corsairs last week. He was 7-for-16 from 3-point range and shot 87.5 percent from the free throw line, hitting key foul shots at the wire in both games.
Michael Murray
Murray led Rockford to a pair of wins with his eighth and ninth double-doubles of the season. Murray scored a season-high 31 points with 13 rebounds, three steals and two blocks against Concordia-Chicago. He then concluded his week with 25 points, a season-high 19 rebounds, four assists and four blocks vs. Edgewood. For the week Murray averaged 28 points on 51.4% shooting, 16 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals.
Joey Flannery
Flannery averaged 28.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting 50 percent from the floor, 41.7 percent from 3-point range and 86.7 percent at the free throw line as the Beavers opened conference play with a pair of double-digit wins. The wing went 9-of-17 from the floor, scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half, and added five rebounds and three assists in an 80-63 victory over Emerson on Wednesday. On Saturday, Flannery scored 23 first-half points, including five 3-pointers, and finished with 28 and nine rebounds in a 91-76 win over Springfield.
Keegan Ryan
Ryan averaged a double-double and shot 76 percent from the floor in a 2-0 week. He recorded his 21st career double-double and fifth of the season in Friday's win over Elmira, tying his career-high with 26 points in the win. In a win over Houghton, he scored 13 of his team-high 24 points in the first half. Ryan averaged 25 points and 11 rebounds.
Andy Orr
Orr led Lebanon Valley to a 2-0 week thanks to a career night in a win over conference rival Stevenson and a strong effort in a victory at Wilkes. He scored a career-high 33 points and nine rebounds to go along with his game-high five blocks. He followed it up with 17 points, eight boards, a block, and a steal in a win over the Colonels three days later. For the week, Orr averaged 25 points on 61.3 percent shooting from the field, 8.5 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks.