D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 21st season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Eureka College junior guard Kendall Davis (Peoria, Ill./Limestone H.S./Illinois Central) hit a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds remaining, his ninth field goal of the second half, to help the Red Devils erase a 14-point second-half deficit and defeat Spalding, 87-84, Saturday afternoon in Louisville, Ky.
EUREKA, Ill. -- Playing at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena for the first time, Eureka College junior guard Kendall Davis (Peoria, Ill./Limestone H.S./Illinois Central) erupted for 37 points and eight rebounds, igniting the Red Devils in a 92-78 victory over Rockford. The contest marked Eureka’s home opener for the 2016-17 season.
EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College seniors Dustin Fritsch (Sterling, Ill./Sterling H.S./Sauk Valley) and Mark Lessen (Delavan, Ill./Delavan H.S.) each produced double-doubles, leading the Red Devils to their biggest non-conference victory over an NCAA Division III opponent in nearly three years in Friday's 82-63 rout of Rockford at the Reagan Center. The victory improves Eureka to 3-0 for the first time since the 1990-91 season.
EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College fifth-year guard Jordan Kindred (Chrisman, Ill./Chrisman H.S.) scored his 1,000th career point midway through the second half, hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 6.5 seconds remaining and swatted away Monmouth's potential game-tying layup as time expired, sending the Red Devils to an 82-80 non-conference victory over the Fighting Scots, Tuesday night at the Reagan Center. The decision marked Eureka's first victory over Monmouth since Feb. 24, 1976.
LINCOLN, Ill. -- Eureka College senior center Mark Lessen (Delavan, Ill./Delavan H.S.) led all scorers with 25 points and went 11-for-11 from the free throw line, leading the Red Devils to a season-opening 89-65 victory over Lincoln Christian, Thursday night at the Laughlin Center in Lincoln, Ill. The 24-point margin of victory marked Eureka's largest margin of victory over the Red Lions in Lincoln since 1976, and the biggest win for EC in a season opener since 1978.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Eureka College men’s basketball juniors Dustin Fritsch (Sterling, Ill./Sterling H.S./Sauk Valley) and Mark Lessen (Delavan, Ill./Delavan H.S.) have each been named to the All-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team, according to an announcement from SLIAC Commissioner Will Wolper Thursday night at the SLIAC Tournament in St. Louis, Mo. Additionally, junior guard Jordan Kindred (Chrisman, Ill./Chrisman H.S.) received All-SLIAC Honorable Mention.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – Eureka College junior forward Dustin Fritsch (Sterling, Ill./Sterling H.S./Sauk Valley) led all players with 18 points and 13 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the campaign, but host MacMurray overcame a sluggish start to earn a 76-62 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over the Red Devils, Tuesday night in Jacksonville, Ill.
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – For the second time this season, Eureka College junior center Mark Lessen (Delavan, Ill./Delavan H.S.) has been selected as the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week, according to an announcement from the league office Monday night. Lessen averaged 24.0 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting 86 percent from the field in two EC victories last week.
EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College junior guard Jordan Kindred (Chrisman, Ill./Chrisman H.S.) scored 17 points and distributed a career-high 10 assists to move into sixth place on Eureka’s all-time list, driving the Red Devils to an 86-71 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over Fontbonne, Saturday afternoon at the Reagan Center. Senior guard Austin Nicholas (Brownsburg, Ind./Manitou Springs H.S./Lamar) started and scored 14 points in his final regular season home game.
EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College junior center Mark Lessen (Delavan, Ill./Delavan H.S.) recorded game-highs of 33 points and 15 rebounds and junior forward Dustin Fritsch (Sterling, Ill./Sterling H.S./Sauk Valley) tacked on 28 points, leading the Red Devils to a 99-70 non-conference triumph over Lincoln Christian, Wednesday night at the Reagan Center.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Eureka College junior guard Rian Nailor (Rock Falls, Ill./Rock Falls H.S./Sauk Valley) scored the final five points of the game, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:16 remaining in overtime, helping the Red Devils earn a 83-80 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over league-leading Webster in overtime, Saturday afternoon at Grant Gymnasium in St. Louis, Mo.
EUREKA, Ill. – The Eureka College men’s basketball team will play the 2,000th game in program history when the Red Devils visit Webster for a 3 p.m. St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tip-off on Saturday in St. Louis, Mo. The 2011-12 campaign marks the 91st season of Eureka men’s basketball.
EUREKA, Ill. – The Eureka College men’s basketball team used a 14-0 blitz midway through the first half Wednesday night versus Blackburn, turning a slim advantage into a double-digit lead that would hold up for the remainder of the game in the Red Devils’ 88-59 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over the Beavers. Eureka junior center Mark Lessen (Delavan, Ill./Delavan H.S.) compiled game-highs of 18 points and 14 rebounds to pace the Red Devils.
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – Less than 48 hours removed from his 40-point effort that led the Red Devils to a come-from-behind victory at Greenville, Eureka College junior guard Jordan Kindred (Chrisman, Ill./Chrisman H.S.) has been named the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week. Kindred is the third different Red Devil to earn the award during the 2011-12 season.
GREENVILLE, Ill. – Eureka College junior guard Jordan Kindred (Chrisman, Ill./Chrisman H.S.) scored a career-high 40 points, the best offensive showing by a Red Devil in more than two years, helping EC overcome a 12-point halftime deficit and notch a 101-97 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at Greenville, Saturday afternoon at H.J. Long Gymnasium.
EUREKA, Ill. – MacMurray sophomore Clayton Whitlock scored a game-high 21 points, as the visiting Highlanders held off a late rally from the Eureka College men’s basketball team to earn a 64-60 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Red Devils, Wednesday night at the Reagan Center. Eureka’s defeat snaps a four-game winning streak.
ELSAH, Ill. – The Eureka College men’s basketball team won its third game in six day to improve its St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record to 7-2 with an 88-55 victory over Principia, Saturday afternoon at Hay Field House in Elsah, Ill. Eureka junior center Mark Lessen (Delavan, Ill./Delavan H.S.) led the Red Devils with 22 points.
CARLINVILLE, Ill. – Eureka College junior center Mark Lessen (Delavan, Ill./Delavan H.S.) set new career-bests with 34 points and 18 rebounds, leading the Red Devils to an 84-62 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Blackburn, Wednesday night in Carlinville, Ill.
EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College senior guard Austin Nicholas (Brownsburg, Ind./Manitou Springs H.S./Lamar) delivered the go-ahead basket with 2:05 remaining, while junior guard Niko Rivera (Sterling, Ill./Sterling H.S./Sauk Valley) anchored a last-second defensive stand, lifting the Red Devils to a 63-61 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over Spalding, Monday night at the Reagan Center.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Eureka College senior guard Austin Nicholas (Brownsburg, Ind./Manitou Spring H.S./Lamar) scored a career-high 20 points in his first start of the season, one of four Red Devils to score in double-figures, driving EC to an 87-74 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Fontbonne, Saturday afternoon in St. Louis, Mo. Eureka junior Dustin Fritsch (Sterling, Ill./Sterling H.S./Sauk Valley) added a game-high 27 points in the win.
EUREKA, Ill. – Webster sophomore Stefan Whittingham led all scorers with 27 points and made four of the Gorloks’ 12 3-point baskets, sending the visiting Gorloks to a 99-83 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference triumph over the Eureka College men’s basketball team, Tuesday night at the Reagan Center. The Red Devils’ defeat snapped a six-game home winning streak dating back to February 2011.
EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College junior guard Niko Rivera (Sterling, Ill./Sterling H.S./Sauk Valley) was one of all five starters to score in double-figures with a career-high 18 points, and the Red Devils put forth their best effort from 3-point range in more than three years in an 87-77 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over defending league co-champion Westminster, Saturday afternoon at the Reagan Center.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eureka College junior guard Jordan Kindred (Chrisman, Ill./Chrisman H.S.) led all scorers with 23 points for his best offensive output in more than a year, but the Red Devils’ second-half comeback wasn’t enough in a 70-64 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference defeat at Spalding, Wednesday night at Derek Smith Gymnasium in Louisville, Ky.
MACOMB, Ill. -- Eureka College junior guard Jordan Kindred (Chrisman, Ill./Chrisman H.S.) knocked down two of the Red Devils' nine 3-pointers and dished out six assists to reach 10th place on the all-time EC list, but Division I Western Illinois overpowered the Red Devils down the stretch for a 73-52 non-conference victory, Tuesday night at Western Hall in Macomb, Ill.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Eureka College men’s basketball team trailed by one possession at halftime of Thursday’s non-conference game at Rose-Hulman, but the Fightin’ Engineers slowly pulled away from the Red Devils in the second half to earn a 92-70 victory at Hulbert Arena in Terre Haute, Ind. Eureka’s defeat snaps a four-game winning streak.
EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College junior center Mark Lessen (Delavan, Ill./Delavan H.S.) recorded his sixth career double-double with game-highs of 26 points and 13 rebounds, lifting the Red Devils to a 96-90 non-conference victory over Robert Morris-Springfield, Wednesday night at the Reagan Center. The triumph extends Eureka’s winning streak to four games, the Red Devils’ longest stretch without a defeat since January 2010.
LINCOLN, Ill. – Eureka College junior point guard Rian Nailor (Rock Falls, Ill./Rock Falls H.S./Sauk Valley) recorded game-highs of 18 points and five assists, lifting the Red Devils to their third consecutive victory in a 78-73 non-conference triumph at Lincoln Christian, Wednesday night at the Laughlin Center in Lincoln, Ill.
EUREKA, Ill. – On an afternoon in which Eureka College recognized its most successful men’s basketball teams in program history, the 2011-12 Red Devils did their part to add to the celebration with an 85-57 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Principia, Saturday afternoon at the Reagan Center. Eureka junior center D.T. Thornton (Normal, Ill./Normal West H.S./Carl Sandburg) paced the Red Devils with a career-high 15 points and seven rebounds in just 14 minutes of action off the bench.
Team of the Week
January 22, 2018D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 21st season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
