The Team of the Week was in its sixth season in 2002-03, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.

Men's

Brett Quayle
Quayle averaged 22.5 points in two MIAA victories for the Britons last week, scoring 22 vs. Adrian and 23 against Calvin. The senior guard averaged 30 minutes per game and did not commit a single turnover in his appearances.

George Thomas 
Thomas guided the Gothic Knights to two victories while averaging 27.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game, shooting 76.7 percent from the field. NJCU fought back from double-digit second half deficits behind the leadership of Thomas, who tallied a career high 34 points in a win versus TCNJ.

Matt Drahos
While just a freshman, Drahos has asserted himself as a leader for the Bison. Averaging 26 points, seven rebounds, and five assists, Drahos led Bethany to a pair of double overtime win on the road last week. In Bethany’s 105-99 win at Frostburg State, Drahos scored 15 of his career-high 32 points in the overtimes and hit a buzzer-beater in the 102-100 win at Grove City.

Nate Cramer 
Cramer averaged a double-double last week for Hartwick, tallying 23 points and 12.7 rebounds in the Hawks’ three games. In a 98-97 overtime loss to Skidmore, Cramer finished with 15 in each category, and helped his team fight back with a tight 78-75 win against Elmira, scoring 32 points. On Saturday, Cramer scored 22 against Ithaca, hitting eight of 13 shots from the floor.

Derek Reich 
Reich averaged 33.5 points and 13 rebounds as he led Chicago to a pair of UAA victories. After pouring in 40 vs. Brandeis, Reich came back with 27 over NYU, scoring ten of his points during a crucial 15-2 second-half run as the Maroons overcame a nine-point deficit en route to their eighth consecutive victory.

Women's

Amanda Poppleton
The senior guard keyed a second half rally against Trinity (D.C.), bringing her Gators back from 16 down at halftime to win, 67-64. Poppleton rated herself with 14.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 9.0 assists, and 4.3 steals per game while playing all 120 minutes in Notre Dame’s three contests.

Katrina Williams 
Williams notched 24.4 points, 3.7 assists, and 3.3 steals per game for Roanoke last week, scoring a career high 29 points in a win at Emory & Henry. Connecting at a 47 percent clip from beyond the arc, Williams also recorded her 1,000th career point during the week.

Amy Meggers
Meggers finished the week with 30.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in two contests. She shot 53.5 percent from the floor and 76.9 percent from the charity stripe in victories against Cornell and Coe. Meggers now ranks ninth in the nation in points per game this season with an average of 21.3.

Julia Knights
Knights broke the Maine Maritime record for points in a season on Saturday and averaged 22.5 points, 14 rebounds, 4.5 steals, 3.0 assists, and 3.0 blocks in two games for the Mariners. Her 18.1 points and 12.1 rebounds per game this season have propelled Maine Maritime to a perfect 11-0 conference record.

Jaquana Abdullah 
With an average of 19 points and 12.5 rebounds in two games for the Cougars, Abdullah is currently second in NJAC scoring, fourth in rebounding, and second in field goal percentage. She also added five steals for the week while playing 26 minutes per game.