The Team of the Week was in its 11th season in 2007-08, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
Dates: Jan. 14-20, 2008
| Men | Pos. | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Wes Ladwig Jr., Carroll |
G | Melissa Beyruti Jr., Kean |
| Terrence Shawell Jr., Alvernia |
F | G | Lee Jennings Fr., John Carroll |
| Lawrence Avitabile Sr., Vassar |
F | Julia Fagan Fr., Southern Vermont |
| Chris Earley Sr., Moravian |
F | Asia Johnson Jr., William Paterson |
| Ian McCormick Sr., Swarthmore |
C | Jessica Bowie Jr., Millsaps |
Women
Jessica Bowie
Bowie helped the Majors snap a 15-game conference losing streak, averaging 18.5 points, 12 rebounds, and 6.5 blocks, in a weekend split at home. In a narrow loss to Oglethorpe, she Bowie recorded the first known triple-double at Millsaps with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 blocks. She followed that up with a game and career-high 22 points and 14 rebounds on Sunday to help the Majors defeat Sewanee 60-55.
Asia Johnson
Johnson, named the NJAC player of the week, averaged 22 points, 15.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocked shots, and two steals per game. She had a career-best 25 points, adding a game-best 16 rebounds and five blocked shots, in a 69-66 loss at Montclair State. Johnson posted her third straight double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds in a 70-43 win against New Jersey City.
Julia Fagan
In two games, Fagan filled the stat sheet with 28.5 points, 12 rebounds, seven steals, 4.5 assists, and 4.5 blocks per game. She nearly had a triple double with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and nine steals versus Vermont Tech. Fagan followed that with 33 points at Newbury.
Lee Jennings
Jennings tallied a career-best 28 points in a win over No. 17-ranked Baldwin-Wallace on the road Wednesday, then scored 18 points and made the game winning basket with 1.7 seconds left in a 69-67 victory over defending OAC champion Wilmington. On the week, she averaged 23 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Melissa Beyruti
Beyruti averaged 19 points per game, shooting better than 50 percent from the floor and nearly 44 percent from long range to help lead the Cougars to a pair of key victories last week. Against No. 7-ranked Messiah in non-conference action, she scored 15 first half points on 7-of-8 shooting, to stake the Cougars out to a 13-point halftime lead en-route to the 69-64 road win.
Men
Ian McCormick
McCormick averaged 26 points, 13 rebounds, 4.5 blocks, and four assists per game this past week. The senior shot 55.6% from the floor, including hitting six-of-10 from beyond the arc. McCormick posted 28 points, 12 rebounds, and seven blocks in an double-overtime thriller against Johns Hopkins.
Chris Earley
Earley, who was named the Landmark Conference player of the week, led the Greyhounds to a 2-0 record last week. He averaged a double-double at 17.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. Earley had his third double-double of the season in a 67-63 win vs. Catholic with 18 points and 11 rebounds, adding five blocks and three steals.
Lawrence Avitabile
Avitabile had back-to-back double-doubles, with a career-high 28 points against Hobart, along with 14 rebounds. In overtime against Hamilton, his play secured the victory with six points and five rebounds. For the week, Avitabile averaged 20 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists, while shooting 55% from the floor.
Terrence Shawell
Shawell averaged 32.7 points in three games, shooting 32-of-53 from the floor and 13-of-23 from behind the arc. He also pulled down a total of 15 rebounds, assisted on eight baskets, and picked off opponents seven times.
Wes Ladwig
Ladwig averaged 23 points per game in helping Carroll post a 3-0 record against a trio of MWC foes last week. He opened the week with 22 points and six rebounds against St. Norbert. Ladwig then tallied 26 and 21 points in a pair of 21-point victories over Knox and Illinois College.