ASSOCIATION OF DIVISION III INDEPENDENTS
WEEKLY PLAYER AWARDS
Monday, January 31, 2005
MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MARK
WASHINGTON
New Jersey City University
Junior | Guard/Forward | East Orange, NJ / West Side HS
If
NJCU is going to make the 2005 NCAA Tournament, the play of junior swingman
Mark Washington will certainly be why. In a 2-0 week
for the Gothic Knights (12-6), who have won four straight and 8-of-10
since Washington played his first game of the season
on December 28, he averaged 17.0 points, 6.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds,
3.0 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game. He is the Association of Division
III Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the third time this
season.
In a game featuring two of the top independent teams in the nation,
NJCU trailed Lincoln by 10 with 1:41 remaining in the second half on
January 29. However, Washington hit two of the Gothic Knights four three-pointers
to force overtime, including the tying shot with nine seconds left,
as NJCU held off Lincoln University (PA), 76-70, in a thriller. He also
hit the go-ahead shot in overtime, finishing with 19 points (7-18) including
3-of-8 from three-point range, and added eight assists and four blocks
in 41 minutes. The win also snapped Lincoln’s six-game winning
streak.
When NJCU improved to 52-4 all-time against Rutgers-Newark with a 68-61
road win on Wednesday, January 26, Washington led the Knights with his
fourth double-double in nine games, finishing with 15 points (6-13),
10 rebounds (five offensive), five assists, and four steals in 34 minutes.
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| DATE |
AWARD WINNER |
SCHOOL |
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| 11/29/2004 | Michael Reich | Colorado College |
| 12/06/2004 | Fabian Lenox | University of Maine - Presque Isle |
| 12/13/2004 | Jon Pratt | Saint Joseph's College (ME) |
| 12/20/2004 | Tyler Lloyd | Finlandia University |
| 01/03/2005 | Mark Washington | New Jersey City University |
| 01/10/2005 | Kyle Myrick | Lincoln University (PA) |
| Mark Washington | New Jersey City University | |
| 01/17/05 | Chad Wachs | Thomas More College |
| 01/24/2005 | Kyle Myrick | Lincoln University (PA) |
| 01/31/2005 | Mark Washington | New Jersey City University |
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LATRESE
McNAIR
New Jersey City University
Sophomore | Point Guard | Elizabeth, NC / Elizabeth HS
In a
2-1 week for New Jersey City University (9-8), sophomore point guard Latrese
McNair, who ranks No. 2 in Division III in steals per game, averaged
16.3 points, 4.7 steals, 3.3 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game, while
shooting .513 from the field (20-39), and .889 from the line (8-9). She
is the Association of Division III Independents Women’s Basketball
Player of the Week for the third time this season.
On Saturday, January 29, when NJCU upended fellow D3 Independent Lincoln
University, 69-53, she tallied 17 points (7-13 FG), had six rebounds,
dished five assists, and chalked up three more steals. She is averaging
4.9 steals per game.
In a 55-36 rout of CCNY on January 24, McNair poured in a career-high
23 points, while shooting 11-of-16 from the field, and swiped five steals
with three assists.
Her six steals and nine points helped NJCU battle back from a 15-point
deficit to have a chance to defeat Rutgers-Newark in the final minute,
cutting the lead to two, before losing by four. NJCU has won five of its
last six games.
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2004-2005 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK |
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| DATE |
AWARD WINNER |
SCHOOL |
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Thomas More College |
| 11/29/2004 | Tarn Udall | Colorado College |
| 12/06/2004 | Rayshonna Hill | Lincoln University (PA) |
| 12/13/2004 | Lisa German | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| 12/20/2004 | Megan Wood | Thomas More College |
| 01/03/2005 | Latrese McNair | New Jersey City University |
| 01/10/2005 | Amanda Brecht | University of California-Santa Cruz |
| Gayle Sonoda | Chapman University | |
| 01/17/05 | Latrese McNair | New Jersey City Unviersity |
| 01/24/2005 | Nicole Hall | Meredith College |
| 01/31/2005 | Latrese McNair | New Jersey City University |
The Association of Division III Independents Player of the Week awards program begins on September 13, 2004 and runs through May 16, 2005 , and is based on nominations from the organization's member schools. For more information, please contact Ira Thor , the Director of Sports Information at New Jersey City University , at 201/200-3301 or e-mail via ithor@njcu.edu. |
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