Team
of
the Week Top player at each position last week
Feb. 23-29, 2004
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players. This is the final Team of the Week for the 2003-04
season.
Men
Pos.
Women
Cory Nickel
Sr., Lakeland
G
Nikki Carden
Sr., Widener
Brandon Smith
So., Franklin & Marshall
G
Lora Trenkle
Sr., Bowdoin
David McDorman
So., Westminster (Mo.)
G
Dana Bear
Sr., Gettysburg
Sam Porter
Jr., Methodist
F
Jen Agosto
Sr., Hunter
Jonathan Pribble
So., Lycoming
C
DeeDee Arnall
So., Pacific
Nikki
Carden
Carden led Widener, sparking one of the biggest upsets in MAC Commmonwealth
Conference history, defeating nationally ranked Messiah. With a career
high of 31 points, Carden paced the Pioneers in their winning effort.
Lora Trenkle
Trenkle led the Polar Bears to their fourth straight NESCAC crown. Trenkle
scored 21 points in the NESCAC semifinals against Williams before posting
11 points, nine boards and five assists in the Championship game against
Bates. The top-ranked Polar Bears have won 26 straight games and remain
the only unbeaten team in Division III basketball.
Dana Bear
In her final collegiate game, Bear hit for a season high 28 points on
10 of 16 shooting, in a win at Dickinson. Bear came within one point of
her career high, and finished her collegiate career fourth in the program’s
all-time scoring list.
Jen Agosto
Hunter senior Jen Agosto crafted one of the most dramatic moments in team
history as she banked in a runner from 15 feet away with one second left
on the clock to lift the Hawks to a 58-56 victory over Staten Island in
the CUNYAC Championship game. The shot gave Hunter its third consecutive
conference crown. Agosto scored 25 points in the game and was named CUNYAC
Tournament MVP. She also scored 22 points in the semifinal round to lead
the Hawks to an 81-66 win over John Jay.
DeeDee Arnall
Arnall led Pacific in scoring in each game last week to lead the Boxers
to a 3-0 tally. The sophomore capped the week with a 21 point, 11 rebound
performance in a 58-56 upset of Pacific Lutheran. Overall, she averaged
22.7 points and 12.3 rebounds for the week, shooting 57% from the field
and 75% from the line.
Cory
Nickel
Nickel scored 34 points against Maranatha Baptist in the first round of
the Lake Michigan Conference Tournament, 23 against Edgewood, and 13 against
Wisconsin Lutheran in the final. Nickel played all but six minutes for
the Muskies in their winning efforts.
Brandon Smith
In Saturday’s Centennial Conference championship game, Smith nailed
four 3-pointers en route to a 16-point performance in the Diplomats automatic
bid-clinching win over Johns Hopkins. The sophomore also aided the winning
effort with five steals, prompting an investigation by local authorities.
David McDorman
McDorman averaged 27 points and four rebounds for Westminster. The sophomore
forward made 20 of 32 field goal attempts and connected on 13 of 14 chances
from the charity stripe.
Sam Porter
Porter was selected Most Valuable Player in the USA South Athletic Conference
Tournament as Methodist won the tournament championship. Porter recorded
three double-doubles last week, hitting for 18 points and 11 rebounds
in Methodist’s championship victory against Shenandoah.
Jonathan
Pribble
Pribble led Lycoming to its second conference championship in three seasons,
averaging 34 points per game during the conference tournament. On Wednesday,
he connected on eight 3-pointers and scored 34 points in a 74-63 victory
at King's. On Saturday, he scored another 34 points, including 21 in the
final 12 minutes of the first half, in a 78-70 victory over Wilkes. The
sophomore forward also pulled down 18 rebounds in the two games and shot
nearly 60% from the field.