Dan Wanker, Penn State Behrend, Men's Basketball
Wanker led the Lions to 2-0 against conference rivals after averaging 19.0 points and 7.5 rebounds. Against Hilbert in the AMCC game of the week, Wanker shot 67 percent from the floor to notch a career-high 20 points, while also pulling down seven boards in the win. He continued his dominance by scoring 18 points, including a percent 6-for-6 from the charity stripe, in the one-point victory over Altoona.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Behrend F Dan Wanker led the Lions to 2-0 against conference rivals after averaging 19.0 points and 7.5 rebounds. Against Hilbert in the AMCC game of the week, Wanker shot 67 percent from the floor to notch a career-high 20 points, while also pulling down seven boards in the win. He continued his dominance by scoring 18 points, including a percent 6-for-6 from the charity stripe, in the one-point victory over Altoona.
BEST OF THE REST: La Roche G RayQuan Phifer averaged 16 points, six rebounds and three assists in two conference wins last week...PS-Altoona G Rich Bouknight provided lots of offense for the Lions in a 1-1 week of AMCC play, including a team-high 22 points while shooting 57.1% from the field against MAC, and then following that up with 13 points in the narrow 67-66 loss to Behrend...D'Youville F Juan Miguel Rosales recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Pitt-Bradford on Monday, scored a career-high 24 points against Alfred State on Wednesday, and then led the team with 13 points against La Roche on Saturday, averaging 16.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game...Medaille C Mike Hollenbeck helped Medaille go 2-0 in conference play while becoming just the 12th player in program history to earn 1,000 career points with a 22 point performance against Pitt Bradford, finishing the week averaging 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and one steal as the Mavs have now won three in a row in conference play...Franciscan C Matt Trent posted his third double-double of the season against Medaille (11 points, 11 rebounds) and shot 60.0% from the floor against Geneva...Pitt-Bradford G Christian Kelly-Perkins put together a pair of high-scoring games for the Panthers this week, dropping 14 points at D'Youville Monday and 24 points against Pitt-Greensburg Saturday, while also going 5-10 on three-point field goals during the week, tossing four assists and grabbing seven boards...Mount Aloysius G Julian Stover averaged 21 points, four assists, and three steals per game, while making his first career start on Saturday against Hilbert...Hilbert G Masia Phillips helped the Hawks to a 2-1 week, scoring 19 points in a come-from-behind victory against Nazareth College, then had a well rounded performance Saturday in a win over Mount Aloysius.