Team of the Week

Jan 06, 2020


*Jake Hahn, Hampden-Sydney* Photo courtesy of Hampden-Sydney Athletics

The Team of the Week presented by Scoutware is D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll, in its 23rd season of recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.

Men	Pos.	Women
Randall Walko, Sr. TCNJ	G	Tyria Heath, Jr. Grinnell
Jalen Weber, Sr. Texas-Dallas	G	Raenett Hughes, Jr. Texas-Dallas
Shawn Pardee, Jr. Olivet	G	Caitlin Navratil, Sr. Nebraska Wesleyan
Jacob Bates, Sr. Centre	F	Taite Anderson, Sr. Bethel
Jake Hahn, Jr. Hampden-Sydney	C	Karli Opalka, So. Roger Williams
Games of Dec. 30, 2019-Jan. 5, 2020 \| Previous seasons

Women's

Tyria Heath

Heath erupted for 40 points in an 84-62 win over Lake Forest. Heath's point total was the highest for the program since 2007 and her field goal total of 17 was one shy of the school record. She had another dazzling performance against Lawrence, where she scored 28 in an 80-77 win. Heath averaged 34 points, five rebounds, two points, and two steals per game this week on 57 percent shooting.

Raenett Hughes

Hughes averaged 24 points, five rebounds, four steals, and four assists per game as she led the Comets to three wins last week, including an impressive 69-55 road victory over No. 5 Mary Hardin-Baylor. Hughes topped 20 points in all three games for the Comets, including 28 points on 13-of-24 shooting Saturday in the upset of UMHB. She scored 24 points Monday in a home win over Rutgers-Newark and added 20 points Thursday in a road win over Concordia (Texas). She shot 61 percent from the field.

Caitlin Navratil

Navratil scored a career-high 40 points on the road at No. 23 Loras, including over half the team's points. She was 16-for-23 from the floor, 4-for-8 on 3-pointers and 4-for-4 at the free throw line. Navratil also led team with four steals and four assists.

Taite Anderson

Anderson averaged 25 points per game and seven rebounds leading Bethel to a pair of wins which improved them to a program-best 11-0 start. The MIAC's leading scorer put up a pair of 20-plus point efforts, scoring 24 against Salisbury and 25 against St. Mary's (Minn.). The senior found her rhythm from long distance, going a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point land while shooting 67 percent from the field.

Karli Opalka

Opalka averaged 24 points and 14 rebounds, shooting 63% over two games, also named to the all-tournament team at the Springfield College Invitational.

Men's

Randall Walko

Walko had another impressive week for TCNJ. The senior guard averaged 22 points and seven rebounds per game across a 2-1 week for the Lions. He shot 63 percent from the field and 67 percent from 3-point range.

Jalen Weber

Weber averaged 20 points and five assists per game last week as he led the Comets to a pair of road victories in ASC play. He drained the game-winning 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds on the clock to lift UTD to a 82-81 road win at Concordia, Texas, capping a 16-point performance. Weber then added 23 points along with six assists in an 89-77 road win over Mary Hardin-Baylor.

Shawn Pardee

Pardee led all players with 27 points in Olivet's 88-73 upset win over No. 18 Carthage. He also grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists, while committing only one turnover. He made 7-of-14 field goals, including 4-of-6 from behind the arc, and 9-of-10 free throws.

Jacob Bates

Bates veraged 26 points, six rebounds, and three assists per game across three Centre victories, shooting 58% overall while going 6-for-11 from 3-point range and 30-for-38 from the free throw line. He dropped 32 points against rival Transylvania in Centre's 86-71 win, adding nine rebounds and six assists. Bates finished the weekend with a remarkable 37-point outing in a 78-71 victory at Millsaps, hitting career highs with 16 free throws and five 3-pointers.

Jake Hahn

Hahn led H-SC to a pair of home wins as the Tigers' win streak has extended to six in a row. He led the team with a game-high 23 points against Sewanee to equal his career-high, adding a game-high 12 rebounds, along with four assists and three steals. Hahn also led the team with 14 points in an upset of No. 21 Guilford, adding game-high and career-high 16 rebounds, along with three assists.