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Kurt Bennett, Amherst (Junior, Center - Placerville, Calif.) Bennett averaged 15.5 points and 7.5 rebounds while shooting an impressive .833 from the floor (15-for-18) over a pair of wins for the Lord Jeffs last week. On Tuesday against Emmanuel, Bennett was a perfect 12-for-12 for a career-high 24 points in a 98-76 victory. He followed with seven points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes of action during a 94-70 win at Lasell on Saturday. |
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Lauren Yanofsky, Bates (Senior, Forward - Belmont, Mass.) In only 23 minutes of action, Yanofsky had 22 points, 13 rebounds, six blocks, four assists, and four steals during a 96-80 win over Thomas on Monday. Down three points at halftime, Yanofsky helped the Bobcats to victory with 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and seven rebounds in the second half. She finished the game 11-for-16 from the floor (.688). |
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Martin Drolet, Middlebury (Sophomore, Forward - Lachine, Quebec) Drolet factored into six of the Panthers’ eight goals during a split weekend at the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout at Norwich. After earning an assist during a 3-1 setback to Plattsburgh St. on Friday, Drolet recorded two goals and three assists in a 7-3 victory over Wis.-Stout on Saturday. |
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Ryan Purdy, Williams (Sophomore, Goaltender - La Jolla, Calif.) Purdy stopped a lot of rubber in a 1-0-1 weekend for his team, making 98 saves on 103 shots (.951) as the Ephs earned a 4-4 tie with Babson at home on Saturday, then picked up a 5-1 road win at Manhattanville on Sunday. Purdy stopped 54 shots in the draw with Babson, followed by another 44 saves during Sunday’s win. |
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Torrey Taussig, Williams (Senior, Forward - Larchmont, N.Y.) Taussig played a part in five of the Ephs’ six goals during a 1-0-1 weekend on the road, scoring two and assisting on three others. On Saturday at Colby, Taussig helped out on each of the first three tallies during a 4-0 win. She followed on Sunday with both goals in a 2-2 tie at Bowdoin. Taussig leads her squad with six points on two goals and four assists. |
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Julia Baily, Tufts (Senior, Forward - Farmington, Conn.) Baily posted back-to-back 20-point, 15-rebound outings in road victories over Endicott on Tuesday, 75-64, and Brandeis on Sunday, 60-50. During Baily’s first double-double of the week, she went 9-for-17 from the floor (.529) and added in an assist, a block, and a steal. Against the Judges on Sunday, Baily shot .438 (7-for-16) and went 6-for-6 from the line. Twelve of her 15 rebounds in the win came off the defensive glass. Baily finished the week .485 from the floor (16-for-33) and 8-for-10 from the line (.800) while averaging 34.5 minutes per game. |
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Mike Russell, Colby (Junior, Forward - Wellesley, Mass.) Russell posted a double-double with 20 points and 20 rebounds to lead the Mules to an 80-75 victory over Maine-Fort Kent last Tuesday. Russell went 9-for-15 from the floor (.600), 2-for-3 from the foul line (.667) and grabbed 12 of his 20 boards on the defensive glass. He also had two assists and a block during 32 minutes of action. |
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James Wang, Williams (Sophomore, Guard - Sydney, Australia) Wang averaged 24.0 points on 16-of-22 shooting (.727) and 4-for-8 from three-point range during a 2-0 week for the Ephs, which included an 106-91 win over Wesleyan on Tuesday and an 83-62 victory at MCLA on Sunday. Against the Cardinals, Wang had a career-high 29 points, going 10-for-14 from the floor (.714) and 7-for-8 from the foul line. He also added in seven assists, four steals, and a rebound. |
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Marissa Simmons, Colby (Sophomore, Forward - Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Simmons had both Colby goals in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over New England College on Saturday. Simmon’s first goal came on the power play, just 1:30 after NEC opened the scoring in the second period. She potted the game-winner at 11:26 of the third period. |
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Wesley Vesprini, Trinity (Junior, Goaltender - Lexington, Mass.) Vesprini stopped 61 of 63 shots faced (.968) as he helped the Bantams pick up two road victories to start the season in NESCAC play. On Friday at Hamilton, Vesprini made 27 saves while allowing two goals in a 6-2 win for Trinity. Saturday afternoon at defending NESCAC champ Amherst, Vesprini turned aside 34 shots, including 15 in the first period, for a 2-0 shutout victory over the Lord Jeffs. |
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Colleen Hart, Tufts (Junior, Guard - Needham, Mass.) Hart averaged 23.0 points as she went 17-for-28 from the floor (.607) and 9-for-13 from beyond the arc (.692) during a 1-1 weekend for the Jumbos at the Rino’s Pizza Classic at New Paltz St. She had 31 points - one of the top 15 games in Tufts history - during a 80-78, double-overtime loss to the hosts on Friday. Hart also averaged 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game and was a perfect 3-for-3 on free throw attempts, as she earned All-Tournament Team honors. |
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Adam Choice, Colby (Senior, Forward - Newport, R.I.) Choice poured in 24 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to lead the Mules back from a 31-19 halftime deficit to a 75-62 win at Rhode Island Col. on Saturday. Choice went 8-for-12 from the floor in the second half and finished with a .421 shooting percentage (8-for-19). With Colby leading 59-57 in the second half, Choice scored nine of the Mules’ final 16 points to help them pull away. He also grabbed 11 rebounds, added six assists and two steals. |
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio - The Tufts University volleyball team’s historic 2009 season came to an end on Thursday afternoon when the Jumbos lost 3-1 to Hope College in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championship at John Carroll University. Down 2-0 after dropping the first two sets 25-17 and 25-23, the Jumbos battled back and won the third set 31-29. However, the Flying Dutch won the fourth set 25-15 to take the match. |
Offensive Player of the Week
Donald McKillop, Middlebury |
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Defensive Player of the Week
Burke St. John, Hamilton |
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Special Teams Player of the Week
Tim Costello, Trinity |
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