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Defensive Player of the Week |
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Rookie of the Week |
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Juanye Colon, Dist. Columbia (Gr, G - Acworth, Ga.)
Colon led the Firebirds' offense, scoring 20+ points in all three games on the week to average 22.3 points per game. He shot at 45.2 percent from the three point line, knocking down a total of 14 threes on the week. He also shot at 51.1 percent from the field and grabbed 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. He scored a season and game-high 26 points in the game against Lincoln, where he shot 60 percent from behind the arc. In the game against Bluefield, he had 20 points, five rebounds, and two steals.
Sunnie Diamond, Queens (So, G - Hiram, Ga.)
Diamond stole the show as the sophomore notched a triple-double of 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in the comeback victory over Alliance Wednesday evening. Diamond posted the first triple-double by a Knight since the 15-16 season. The sophomore finished the week averaging 15.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 5.5 assists.
Darren Fergus, Molloy (So, G - Freeport, N.Y.)
Fergus led the Lions with 29 points against SCSU in Molloy's lone game last week. The sophomore shot nearly 50 percent in the contest while adding four rebounds, three steals, and one assist.
Nick MacDonald, Daemen (Sr, G - Amherst, N.Y.)
Shot 50-percent (13-26) from the field and averaged 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals in a 1-1 week. Made 4-of-8 three pointers and scored a career-high 20 points in an 82-60 loss at Slippery Rock and capped the week with 15 points, six rebounds, and three steals in a 76-65 win over Alliance.
ECC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Date | Player | Defensive | Rookie |
11/14 | Joey Atkins, Daemen | Messiah Mallory, Staten Island | James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas |
11/21 | James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas | Micah Campbell, Dist. Columbia | James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (2) |
11/28 | Antonio Vendola, St. Thomas Aquinas | Jayden Dewaal, Mercy | Sean Conroy, Mercy |
Standings
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GP | Record | Win % | PF | PA | GP | Record | Win % | GF | GA | Last 10 | Streak | ||
St. Thomas Aquinas 1. * | 16 | 15-1 | 0.938 | 1410 | 1160 | 31 | 26-5 | 0.839 | 2622 | 2243 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |
Daemen 2. | 16 | 12-4 | 0.750 | 1239 | 1058 | 28 | 20-8 | 0.714 | 2091 | 1830 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |
Dist. Columbia 4. | 16 | 10-6 | 0.625 | 1304 | 1222 | 27 | 13-14 | 0.481 | 2203 | 2144 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |
Molloy 3. | 16 | 10-6 | 0.625 | 1229 | 1223 | 29 | 11-18 | 0.379 | 2135 | 2298 | 4-6 | Lost 3 | |
Roberts Wesleyan 6. | 16 | 7-9 | 0.438 | 1232 | 1322 | 26 | 10-16 | 0.385 | 1939 | 2092 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |
Staten Island 5. | 16 | 7-9 | 0.438 | 1158 | 1217 | 28 | 9-19 | 0.321 | 2010 | 2168 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |
Queens (N.Y.) | 16 | 5-11 | 0.313 | 1196 | 1216 | 28 | 8-20 | 0.286 | 2003 | 2064 | 2-8 | Won 1 | |
Mercy | 16 | 3-13 | 0.188 | 1191 | 1408 | 26 | 6-20 | 0.231 | 1896 | 2148 | 4-6 | Lost 1 | |
D'Youville | 16 | 3-13 | 0.188 | 1163 | 1296 | 25 | 4-21 | 0.160 | 1749 | 2092 | 1-9 | Lost 3 |
Last Week's Results
Upcoming Games
NCAA Statistical Rankings
ECC Single Game-Highs
Individual
Points: 29 - Darren Fergus, Molloy (vs. Southern Conn. St., 11/22)
Rebounds: 16 - Micah Campbell, Dist. Columbia (vs. Bluefield St., 11/27)
Assists: 14 - James Chestnut, Staten Island (vs. Saint Michael's, 11/22)
Steals: 5 - Two times (Last: Jahmir Marable-Williams, Dist. Columbia vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/16)
Blocks: 6 - Two times (Last: Micah Campbell, Dist. Columbia vs. Alliance, 11/14)
Field Goals Made: 10 - Luke Theisen, D'Youville (vs. Saint Michael's, 11/25)
Free Throws Made: 10 - Two times (Last: Joey Atkins, Daemen vs. Alliance, 11/27)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 7 - Luis Armas, Staten Island (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/12)
Team
Points: 99 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/16)
Rebounds: 55 - St. Thomas Aquinas (vs. Alliance, 11/12)
Assists: 25 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/16)
Steals: 16 - Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Edinboro, 11/21)
Blocks: 9 - Two times (Last: Molloy vs. Southern New Hampshire, 11/16)
Field Goals Made: 35 - Three times (Last: St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/27)
Free Throws Made: 28 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/16)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 18 - Staten Island (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/12)
ECC Team Notes
Daemen: Daemen: Daemen (3-2, 0-0 ECC) went 1-1 last week. The Wildcats suffered an 82-60 loss at Slippery Rock and capped the week with a 76-65 win over Alliance at Daemen. The Wildcats have now won 12 straight games against CACC teams at Lumsden Gymnasium. Junior forward Justin Hemphill (Buffalo, N.Y.) recorded his first career double-double (13 pts, 11 rebs) in the win over Alliance. The Wildcats were ranked fourth in the second D2SIDA East Region poll of the season. Daemen opens conference play this weekend when they host Molloy (12/2) and Queens (12/4). |
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District of Columbia: UDC went 1-2 on the week picking up a win against Bowie State for the first time ever on their home court on Wednesday. They then suffered two heartbreaking one point losses to Lincoln and Bluefield State over the weekend. This upcoming week they will open up conference play hosting STAC on Wednesday and then heading to N.Y on the weekend to match up against Mercy |
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D'Youville: No team notes submitted. |
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Mercy: The Mercy College men's basketball team went 1-1 on the week with a win over Bridgeport and a loss to Caldwell. The win over Bridgeport was the program's first since 2013. Mercy was led by graduate student Sean Smith Jr. who averaged a team-high 16.0 points per game. Mercy resumes action on Wednesday when they play at Staten Island at 7:30 p.m. |
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Molloy: Molloy fell to SCSU on Wednesday (Nov. 22), 83-60, in the team's lone game of the week to sit a 0-6. The Lions return to action tonight (Nov. 28) against Assumption before opening league play this weekend at Daemen (Dec. 2) and D'Youville (Dec. 4). |
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Queens: The Knights went 1-1 on the week as Sunnie Diamond tallied a triple-double to help Queens defeat Alliance before the Thanksgiving break. Queens opens ECC play in Buffalo as they match up against D'Youville (Dec. 2) on Friday and conclude the upstate trip against Daemen on Sunday (Dec. 4) |
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Roberts Wesleyan: Roberts Wesleyan dropped its home opener to Edinboro, 87-77. The Redhawks will host Alliance University on Monday at 6 p.m. |
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Staten Island: The Dolphins defeated St. Michael's College on Tuesday and fell to Pace University on Sunday in a 1-1 week. Chris Velasquez hit the game-winning shot for the Dolphins on Tuesday and followed up that performance with 21 points against Pace on Sunday. |
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St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Basketball team (5-1) went 2-0 last week, beating Post 83-74 (OT) and Goldey-Beacom 95-70. STAC will next be in action on November 30 (7:30 p.m.) at UDC and December 3 (3:00 p.m.) vs. Staten Island. |
Polls
D2SIDA Division II Top 25
D2SIDA Division II East Region
NCAA East Region Poll (First poll released February 16)
ECC Preseason Poll
Previously in the Polls
NABC Top 25 PollPRE | WK1 | |
Daemen | RV | - |
St. Thomas Aquinas | 25 | RV |
D2SIDA Top 25 Poll
PRE | WK1 | WK2 | |
Daemen | - | RV | - |
St. Thomas Aquinas | RV | - | - |
D2SIDA East Region Poll
PRE | WK1 | WK2 | |
Daemen | 6 | 4 | 4 |
St. Thomas Aquinas | 5 | 5 | 5 |