Team of the Week

Jan 02, 2023

Makayla Anderson, Concordia-Moorhead
Photo by Larry Radloff, d3photography.com

The Team of the Week presented by Scoutware is D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll, in its 26th season of recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.

Men	Pos.	Women
Raheem Anthony, Sr. Saint Mary's (Minn.)	G	Belle Pellecchia, So. NYU
Spencer Freedman, Gr. NYU	G	Renee Chong, Fr. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Josh Angle, Sr. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	G	Elyce Knudsen, Jr. Millikin
Tevin Ali, Sr. Olivet	F	Makayla Anderson, So. Concordia-Moorhead
Emerson Halbleib, Gr. Bridgewater State	C \| F	Mikaila Carpenter, Sr. Denison
Games of Dec. 12, 2022 - Jan. 1, 2023 \| Previous seasons \| All-time honorees

Women's

Belle Pellecchia

Pellecchia paced NYU to a pair of wins over the holidays, averaging 18 points on 62% shooting with six rebounds, six assists, three steals, and two blocks per game. She delivered 22 points, nine assists, six rebounds, four steals, and a block, as well as the go-ahead bucket with 20 seconds left, to lead the Violets in a 78-75 victory over Bowdoin.

Renee Chong

Chong had a huge role off the bench, helping Claremont-Mudd-Scripps to a pair of non-conference wins. She had 27 points in a 79-77 overtime win over Illinois Wesleyan, scoring nine (of 11 team points) in overtime. With the Athenas down three, she hit three-pointers on two straight possessions to flip the scoreboard and put CMS up by three. Chong also had team-highs with 15 points and six assists in a 65-59 win over Lewis & Clark.

Elyce Knudsen

Knudsen averaged 23 points, five rebounds, and four steals per game in three holiday contests, including a 31 point performance against Carroll. She shot 57% from the floor, 47% from the three point line, and 88% from the charity stripe.

Makayla Anderson

Anderson was a key component in Concordia-Moorhead going 2-0 at the D3hoops.com Classic, being named Most Outstanding Player of the women's portion of the tournament in Las Vegas. Anderson scored 23 points and had 13 rebounds against No. 6 Amherst, shooting 9-for-15 from the floor. Her day included a 3-pointer at the top of the arc with 34 seconds to tie the game at 59 and help send it into overtime, where the Cobbers eventually prevailed in the second OT.

Mikaila Carpenter

Mikaila Carpenter averaged 18 points and eight rebounds per game while shooting 74% from the field during two games at the Bluffton Holiday Tournament. Carpenter began the tournament with 15 points and 10 rebounds against No. 25 Ohio Northern University before matching her career-high with 20 points in a 54-43 victory over tournament host Bluffton University on Friday.

Men's

Raheem Anthony

Anthony continued a great run for Saint Mary's (Minn), averaging 28 points and 11 rebounds over the last two games. He kicked things off with a 14-point, seven-rebound showing in leading the Cardinals to a 73-66 upset of No. 12 UW-La Crosse, then scored a career-high 41 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer from just inside half-court with 1.5 seconds remaining in regulation to lift SMU to an 83-82 win over North Park.

Spencer Freedman

Freedman averaged 20 points, five assists, and four steals, shot 50% from the floor and from three, plus hitting all his free throws and leading NYU to the Cregger Invitational title at Roanoke over the holidays. Against Roanoke, he scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half.

Josh Angle

Angle continued to lead the way for No. 13 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps as the Stags picked up two non-conference wins around the winter break. He averaged 24 points on 64% shooting. Angle had 26 points in 22 minutes, shooting 6-6 from three, in a win over Haverford and added 22 points in a win over Pacific (Ore.).

Tevin Ali

Ali averaged a double-double, 13 points and 11 rebounds over five holiday games. His best effort was a 32-point, 23-rebound performance in an 83-80 overtime win against Wittenberg at the Music City Classic. He shot 50% from the floor and 76% from the free throw line.

Emerson Halbleib

Halbleib earned All-Tournament honors at the Guilford Holiday Classic as he averaged 15 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocks per game while shooting 75% (12-16) from the floor and 67% from behind the arc. He was named both the MASCAC player and Rookie of the Week.