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ECC Men's Basketball Report - Week Six

ECC Men's Basketball Report - Week Six

Player of the Week
Billy Reyes, Molloy (So, G - Breezy Point, N.Y.)
Reyes averaged 20.0 points per game by tallying a career-high 20 points in each of Molloy's two games last week. The guard shot 48.3 percent from the field (14-for-29) and 40 percent from three-point range (8-for-20), including hitting five from long distance in a win over Holy Family. On the week, he also averaged 2.5 rebounds per game.

Defensive Player of the Week
Nicholas Johnson, Roberts Wesleyan (Sr, F - Silver Spring, Md.)
In his only action last week, Johnson pulled down 11 rebounds and added one steal and one blocked shot in helping the Redhawks pick up an ECC win over Molloy. 

Rookie of the Week
James Chestnut, Staten Island (Fr, G - Watervliet, N.Y.)
Chestnut was on the court for the full 40 minutes in both games he played this past week for the Dolphins, averaging 11.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 8.5 assists. He shot 7-for-12 and scored 17 on Wednesday against Alliance, his second-highest scoring game of the season. He also had nine assists in that game and added eight more on Saturday against Georgian Court.


ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Joey Atkins, Daemen (Sr, G/F - Watervliet, N.Y.)
Led the Wildcats to an 87-57 win over Clarion in their lone game last week. Totaled 14 points, five rebounds, two blocks, and a steal.

Jamal Barnes, St. Thomas Aquinas (Jr, G - Temple Hills, Md.)
Barnes averaged 18.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in two contests last week. The junior guard recorded 23 points, four rebounds and three steals against Assumption, before posting a 13-point, three-rebound effort versus Pace.

Rian Carter, Roberts Wesleyan (Gr, G - Rochester, N.Y.)
Carter averaged 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game in a 1-1 week for the Redhawks. His best outing came in an ECC win over Molloy in which he tallied 22 points on 8-for-12 shooting that included hitting 4-of-7 from behind the arc. 

Jahmir Marable-Williams, Dist. Columbia (Sr, G - Philadelphia, Pa.)
Marable-Williams stuffed the stat sheet in the Firebirds' lone game of the week. He posted a double-double of 15 points and 10 assists. He shot at 63.6 percent from the field while also grabbing four rebounds and three steals.


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
12/5 Darren Fergus, Molloy  Tyler Carey, Queens James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (3)
12/12 Messiah Mallory, Staten Island  DeVante Jamison, St. Thomas Aquinas        James Chestnut, Staten Island 
12/19 Billy Reyes, Molloy  Nicholas Johnson, Roberts Wesleyan James Chestnut, Staten Island (2) 

Standings

  Conference
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Overall
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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

Tuesday December 13, 2022
Wednesday December 14, 2022
Friday December 16, 2022
Saturday December 17, 2022
* Conference


Upcoming Games

Monday December 19, 2022
Thursday December 29, 2022
Friday December 30, 2022
Saturday December 31, 2022
Alderson Broaddus
Saturday, December 31
Postponed
Philippi, W.V. | Rex Pyles Arena


NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through Games December 18


ECC Single Game-Highs

Individual
Points: 32 - Darren Fergus, Molloy (vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 12/11)
Rebounds: 17 - Tyler Carey, Queens (vs. D'Youville, 12/2)
Assists: 14 - James Chestnut, Staten Island (vs. Saint Michael's, 11/22)
Steals: 5 - Three times (Last: DeVante Jamison, St. Thomas Aquinas vs. D'Youville, 12/11)
Blocks: 6 - Two times (Last: Micah Campbell, Dist. Columbia vs. Alliance, 11/14)
Field Goals Made: 12 - Messiah Mallory, Staten Island (vs. Dist. Columbia, 12/6)
Free Throws Made: 11 - Darren Fergus, Molloy (vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 12/11)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 7 - Two times (Last: Andrew Mason, Daemen vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 12/9)

Team
Points: 99 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/16)
Rebounds: 55 - St. Thomas Aquinas (vs. Alliance, 11/12)
Assists: 27 - Daemen (vs. Mercy, 12/11)
Steals: 16 - Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Edinboro, 11/21)
Blocks: 11 - Queens (vs. Daemen, 12/4)
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 (5-5, 1-3 ECC) played just one game last week, posting an 87-57 win over Clarion. The Wildcats were scheduled to play Assumption Saturday (12/17), but the game was postponed due to weather. That game will now be played Monday, Jan. 9 at Daemen. After shooting just 33-percent (47-143) from the field overall and making just 5-of-41 three-pointers during back-to-back losses to Molloy and Queens, the Wildcats have shot over 50-percent from the field overall and have canned 35-of-73 (48%) three-point attempts over the last three games. Daemen plays one game this week, as the Wildcats travel to Pace Monday (12/19) for a non-league game. Both teams are currently ranked in the D2SIDA East Region media poll.

District of Columbia: UDC dropped their lone game of the week, falling to Wilmington (Del) 80-86 on the road. Next Up they will host Holy Family on Monday in a non-conference match up.

D'Youville: No team notes submitted.

Mercy: The Mercy College men's basketball team went 0-1 on the week with a loss to Saint Michael's. The Mavericks were led by graduate student Sean Smith Jr. who had a team-high 14 points. Mercy resumes action on December 29th when they play at Southern Connecticut State at 3:30 p.m.

Molloy: Molloy went 1-1 on the week, defeating Holy Family in non-conference action, 78-69, before suffering its first loss in league play at Roberts Wesleyan, 83-76. The Lions will conclude the 2022 calendar year at the University of New Haven on December 29 at 7:00 p.m.

Queens: Men’s Basketball fell to Saint Rose in their lone game of the week as the late comeback fell short. The Knights conclude the fall semester with a non-conference game Monday evening as Saint Michael’s come to town.

Roberts Wesleyan: Roberts went 1-1 last week with a non-conference loss to Mercyhurst, 88-50, and a home ECC win over Molloy, 83-76. The Redhawks are 4-7 overall and 2-1 in the ECC. After returning from the break Roberts will head to Mercy on Jan. 6 to play Mercy.

Staten Island: The Dolphins went 0-2 this week in non-conference competition losing to Alliance on Wednesday and to Georgian Court on Saturday. In Wednesday's game, JJ Chestnut had 17 points and nine assists, but the Dolphins could not overcome foul trouble and a large first-half deficit in the loss. On Saturday, 20 points and 12 rebounds from Messiah Mallory wasn't enough to close out the Lions who beat the Dolphins behind a 14-0 run in the closing minutes of the GCU win.

St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Basketball team (10-2, 4-0 ECC) went 1-1 last week, splitting a pair of home contests against Assumption (Win, 72-58) and Pace (Loss, 79-77) STAC will next be in action on December 19 (3:00 p.m.) vs. Saint Rose.


Polls

NABC Division II Top 25
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 Poll

  PRE     WK1     WK2    WK3     WK4
Daemen         RV - - - -
St. Thomas Aquinas     25 RV RV 25 23

D2SIDA Top 25 Poll

  PRE     WK1     WK2     WK3     WK4     WK5
Daemen - RV - - - -
St. Thomas Aquinas     RV - - - RV 25

 
D2SIDA East Region Poll

  PRE     WK1     WK2     WK3     WK4     WK5
Daemen 6 4 4 5 9 10
St. Thomas Aquinas     5 5 5 4 3 3

 

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