Jalen Smith, Medaille College, Men's Basketball
Smith is starting to hit his grove for the Mavericks, helping Medaille get two big wins over Hilbert and Penn State Altoona. Against the Hawks, Smith dropped 23 points and grabbed three rebounds to go along with four assists and two steals. He was just as good against the Lions, going 5-9 from beyond the three point line and 6-10 from the floor. His 19 points made it eight straight in double digits, and he assisted on six more buckets in the win.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Medaille G Jalen Smith is starting to hit his grove for the Mavericks, helping Medaille get two big wins over Hilbert and Penn State Altoona. Against the Hawks, Smith dropped 23 points and grabbed three rebounds to go along with four assists and two steals. He was just as good against the Lions, going 5-9 from beyond the three point line and 6-10 from the floor. His 19 points made it eight straight in double digits, and he assisted on six more buckets in the win.
BEST OF THE REST: Pitt-Greensburg G Cam Seigfreid poured in a career-high 23 points and also hauled down eight rebounds against Mt. Aloysius and followed with 16 points and five rebounds at D'Youville, connecting on 8-of-14 from the field and 4-of-9 from three-point distance against the Mounties...La Roche F Arnes Bajgora averaged 18 points and 8.5 rebounds in a 2-0 week, including eight points, six rebounds and two assists in a 80-52 win over Franciscan on Wednesday, and then breaking out with 28 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in a 78-65 win at Hilbert on Saturday...D'Youville G Jeremy VanDuluitgaarden began the weekend with a season-high 25 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and then scored 17 points against Penn State-Altoona on Sunday with four rebounds and four assists...PS-Behrend G Derrick Clark led the Lions' offense to double-digit victories with a 56.25 shooting percentage for 14.5 points, 2.5 assists, and 2.5 steals, burying a career-best five field goals for 15 points, while dishing out five dimes in the win over D'Youville, and then scoring 12 of his 14 points in the fist half to give Behrend a comfortable double-figure halftime lead against Mt. Aloysius...Pitt-Bradford G/F Dylan Mitchell had a big week as the Panthers' leading scorer, dropping 10.5 points per game, including a team-high 14 against Franciscan, as he went 7-9 at the free-throw line and also grabbed three boards per game with a pair of blocks...PS-Altoona G Jalen Archie-Davis had an all-around strong week for the Lions in a 1-1 week of AMCC play, as he averaged 11.5 points per game, 5.5 assists per game, a 3.7 assist-to-turnover ratio, and 3.0 rebounds per game...Hilbert G Hunter Martineau led the Hawks last week by averaging 13.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game, with his best effort coming in the loss to Medaille as he led the Hawks with 21 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds...Franciscan G Keoni Sablan averaged 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, as he shot 61.5% from the floor and added four assists in a 1-1 week for the Barons
