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Nominations are due at 9 p.m. EST on Mondays
and should include games of the previous Monday through Sunday. Only SIDs
and coaches may nominate
players.
Men
Pos.
Women
J.D. Byers
Sr., Lebanon Valley
G
Mandy Pearson
Sr., Concordia-Moorhead
Derick Grant
Sr., New Jersey
G
Chiresse Paradise
Fr., Baruch
Santo Provenzano
So., Hood
F
Oneisha Staples
Sr., Mount St. Mary’s
John Smith
Sr., Staten Island
F
Kristen Lucek
Jr., Simmons
Nick Kane
Jr., Franklin
F
Jennifer Northcott
Sr., Lebanon Valley
J.D. Byers
Byers averaged 28.5 points, 5.0 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game in
a 2-0 week for Lebanon Valley. He scored a game-high 30 points in a 68-59
win over Delaware Valley while shooting 9-for-18 from the field. In an
80-76 overtime win at No. 5 Franklin & Marshall, Byers posted game-highs
of 27 points and seven assists to go with seven rebounds. With the game
tied at 76, Byers hit four straight free throws in the final 14 seconds
of overtime for the upset win.
Derick Grant
The Lions were paced by the scoring touch provided by Grant in three road
victories for the Lions. The senior averaged just more than 26 points
and 6 rebounds, including 31 against Wesley in a 24-point victory. In
that contest, Grant nailed 6 of 11 from beyond the arc.
Santo
Provenzano
Hood played just one game this past week, but Provenzano made the most
of it. The sophomore guard-forward scored 44 points in Hood's 87-78 loss
to Bethany on 17-for-20 shooting from the floor. The mark is a new program
record, breaking the previous school record of 34 he initially set last
year against Bethany. Provenzano is now averaging 29.4 points per game
and has not scored less than 23 points in a game yet this season.
John Smith
Smith led the Dolphins to a 3-0 week, improving to 6-2 on the season,
with a hot shooting hand and strong play on the boards. The senior averaged
23 points and 18 rebounds in the wins over Lehman, Brooklyn, and New Jersey
City.
Nick Kane
It was a busy week in numerous categories for Kane. The junior had a school
record eight blocked shots in a tough 104-97 loss at Tri-State before
tallying 14 rebounds in a win against Indiana-Northwest and then hitting
on 10 of 11 field goals over Alma. For the week, Kane averaged 22 points,
9.6 rebounds, and 6.6 blocks per game.
Mandy Pearson
Mandy Pearson became the first player in Concordia-Moorhead women's basketball
history to record 1,000 points and 500 assists as she scored 25 points
and added eight assists in the Cobbers' 77-76, overtime win at St. Mary's
(Minn.). The victory was part of a weekend, road sweep for Concordia.
On Saturday, Pearson scored 16 points and added another eight assists
in the Cobbers' 75-54 win at St. Olaf. For the week, Pearson averaged
20.5 points and 8.0 assists. She also collected seven total rebounds and
six steals.
Chireese
Paradise
Paradise, just a freshman, averaged better than 22 points, six rebounds,
six steals, and five rebounds in a 3-0 week for the Bearcats. After some
easier wins over John Jay and CCNY, Paradise nailed two free throws with
seven seconds remaining to defeat Kean, 77-76.
Oneisha
Staples
Staples led the Knights in their 2-1 week, including an upset win over
Union and a narrow five-point defeat at New York University. A senior,
Staples drained a three-pointer in the final 30 seconds that brought the
Blue Knights to within three points as they attempted to pull off the
road upset — in a game that neither team led by more than six points
throughout. For the week, Staples had a tremendous stat line while averaging
20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.0 steals.
Kristen Lucek
Lucek led the Sharks with 23 points and nine rebounds per game in wins
over Roger Williams and Anna Maria. Interestingly enough, her highest
output of the week, 29 points against Bates, was the only loss of the
week.
Jennifer
Northcott
Northcott posted 14.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game in
a 2-1 week for Lebanon Valley. In a 76-73 win at Delaware Valley, she
had 21 points, 18 rebounds, and four blocks while shooting 8-for-10 from
the floor. She followed up with another double-double, recording 10 points
and 12 rebounds in a 58-52 loss to No. 24 McDaniel. Northcott finished
the week with
a 10-point, nine-rebound effort in a 57-45 win at Neumann.