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Northeast-10 Co-Players of the Week

Laurence Ekperigin, Le Moyne (Jr., F, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) - Averaged 22 points, while shooting at a 90.5-percent clip, 12 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game in a pair of victories for the Dolphins. Scored 24 points (19 in the second half), grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked two shots in a 91-74 victory over Felician. Tallied 20 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks, while scoring his 1,000th career point, in a 70-53 win over Southern New Hampshire.

Darren Duncan, Merrimack (Jr., G, Briarwood, N.Y.) - Averaged 24 points, nine assists and 5.7 rebounds during a 3-0 stretch. Scored 26 points and dished out eight assists in the win against Franklin Pierce. In the win versus Bridgeport scored 24 points while shooting 7-of-11 from the field. Recorded seven assists and five rebounds. Recorded a double-double in the win versus Post with 22 points and 12 assists. Also grabbed six rebounds.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Adrian Mills, Pace (Fr., G, Woodbridge, Va.) - Averaged 17 points and 3.8 rebounds, while shooting 49.1-percent (26-for-53) from the field during a 2-2 span. Shot 10-for-18 from the field, finishing with 22 points and four rebounds against Philadelphia. Went 6-for-11 from the field for 18 points, three boards and five assists in a win over Mercy. Tallied 20 points and four rebounds on 6-for-10 shooting in a win over New Haven.

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Mike Baldarelli, Assumption (So., G, Sutton, Mass.) - In a 2-1 week, averaged 19 points and five rebounds per game. In a win over New York Tech had 24 points including a buzzer beater to win the game. Added two assists and four steals as well as having seven rebounds. In a game against C.W. Post scored 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal. In a win over Southern Connecticut scored 17 points had two assists and one steal.

Kinard Dozier, Franklin Pierce (So., G, Dedham, Mass.) - Averaged 15 points, 8.5 rebounds, two blocks, two steals and 1.5 assists in two games over the holiday break. Shot a combined 47.8-percent (11-for-23) from the field. Recorded a double-double with 15 points and career-high matching ten rebounds against Merrimack. Posted 15 points, a game-high seven rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals against Adelphi.

Chris Johnson, Le Moyne (Fr., G, Lindenhurst, N.Y.) - Averaged 18 points and two assists in a pair of victories. Scored 17 points (14 in the second half) and dished out four assists in a 91-74 victory over Felician. Tallied 19 points, while connecting on five three-pointers, in a 70-53 win over Southern New Hampshire.

Kyle Caiola, UMass Lowell (Fr., G, Parma, Ohio) - Posted averages of 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and two steals per game while shooting .667 from 3-point range (4-6) in a 3-0 week. Opened the week with 17 points and seven rebounds in an 80-67 win over Bloomfield in the Pace Holiday Classic opener (Did not play in the second round win over Mercy - 85-41). Followed with 16 points (all but one in the first half), six steals and three assists in the 83-47 win over Saint Michael's.

Victor Colon, UMass Lowell (Jr., F, Chicago, Ill.) - Averaged 17 points and seven rebounds while shooting .450 from 3-point range (9-20) and .714 from the free throw line (10-14) in a 3-0 week. Opened with 16 points and five rebounds, hitting 4-7 3-point attempts and followed with 16 points (4-8 FGs, 2-5 treys and 6-8 free throws) and eight rebounds in the 85-41 win over Mercy. Capped the week with 19 points (7-15, 3-8, 2-2) and eight rebounds in an 83-47 victory over Saint Michael's.

Max Kerman, UMass Lowell (So., G, Watertown, Mass.) - Named Most Valuable Player of the Pace Holiday Classic with averages of 16.5 points and 12.0 rebounds while shooting .500 from the field (11-22), .600 from long range (3-5) and .727 from the free throw line (8-11). Registered 14 points and 11 rebounds (4-8 from the field, 6-8 from the line) in the 80-67 win over Bloomfield and followed with career-highs of 19 points (7-14 FGs, 3-4 treys) and 13 rebounds in an 85-41 win over Mercy. Also chipped in four points and two rebounds in the 83-47 win over Saint Michael's.

Cassius Chaney, New Haven (Jr., F, Old Saybrook, Conn.) - Averaged 15.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game over a three-game span. Recorded a double-double against Pace, scoring a game-high 28 points and collecting 12 rebounds. Shot a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line and averaged two assists over the last three games.

Laurence McGhee, Pace (Jr., G, Linden, N.J.) - Averaged 14.8 points, 5.5 assists, three rebounds and 2.3 steals during a 2-2 stretch, while shooting 51.4-percent (18-for-35) from the field. Recorded 12 points, three rebounds and five assists against Philadelphia. Tallied 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting to go along with seven rebounds, nine assists and three steals against Bloomfield. Also shot 10-for-14 from the free throw line. Posted 20 points, two rebounds and six assists in a win over New Haven. Shot 6-for-10 from the field and a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe in the win.

Thomas Baudinet, Saint Anselm (So., G, Watertown, Conn.) - Averaged 18 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals in a 2-0 week, while shooting 6-for-11 from three-point land. Had 17 points and six rebounds versus Bloomfield, followed by an 18-point, nine-rebound, five-assist showing versus Holy Family.

Pat Luptowski, Saint Anselm (So., G, Keene, N.H.) - Averaged 18.5 points, four rebounds and one steal in a 2-0 week. Shot 55 percent from three-point land, hitting 11-of-20 attempts. Had 16 points, four rebounds and three steals in a win over Bloomfield. In a win over Holy Family, knocked down seven second-half three-pointers in a 21-point outburst to defeat the Tigers.

Branimir Zeko, Saint Anselm (Jr., F, Mississauga, Ontario) - Averaged a 15-point, 13-rebound double-double in a 2-0 week, while shooting 56.3 percent from the field. In a win over Bloomfield, had 16 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks. Followed that with a 14-point, 13-rebound effort in a victory over Holy Family.

Jermaine Clark, Saint Rose (Jr., G, Perth Amboy, N.J.) - Averaged 15 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists in a 2-1 stretch over the holiday break. Shot 47.2 percent (17-for-36) from the field, including a 7-for-18 effort from beyond the arc. Poured in a career-high 28 points in a 68-49 triumph over New York Tech at the C.W. Post Holiday Invitational. Hit 10-of-14 shots from the field and was 5-of-8 from long range. Converted the front end of a one-and-one with three seconds left to give the Golden Knights a 74-73 overtime win versus American International. Finished with 13 points, seven boards and six assists in the contest.

Tory Stapleton, Southern New Hampshire (So., F, Rahway, N.J.) - Averaged 15 points and seven rebounds per game in a 1-2 week. Poured in a career-high 23 points while grabbing nine rebounds in a one point setback to Bridgeport.

A.J. Rudowitz, Stonehill (Jr., F, Monroe Township, N.J. - Averaged 17.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, two steals and one block while shooting 64 percent during a 3-0 stretch. Scored a career-high 25 points and added 10 rebounds and five steals in a win over Molloy. Posted 14 points and seven rebounds in the win over Concordia. Recorded 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists in the win over Bentley.

Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: Bentley’s school-record and best-in-Division II 42-game home winning streak ended on Saturday with a 78-65 loss to Stonehill. In that same game, junior guard Jason Westrol (Brielle, N.J.) became the 45th player in the program’s history to reach the 1,000 career point plateau, and the 16th to do so as a junior.

LE MOYNE: Laurence Ekperigin became the 35th member of Le Moyne's 1,000-point club and 13th player to record 1,000 points and 600 rebounds.

MERRIMACK: Merrimack is 9-1, marking the best ever start in the 29 year coaching history of Bert Hammel.

PACE: In a win over Mercy on December 29, senior forward Randy Wilson became the 17th player in school history to total 500 career rebounds. He currently has 517 for his career.

STONEHILL: The win for Stonehill over Bentley ended a pair of streaks - a 15-game losing stretch to the Falcons and Bentley's 42-game home court winning streak. Dave McLaughlin now has 96 career wins at Stonehill Only three men have more in program history. Randall Stallworth (Toms River, N.J.) now has 340 career assists.

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Johannah Leedham, Franklin Pierce (Jr., F, Ellesmere Port, England) - Averaged 23.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.3 blocked shots as the Ravens posted a 3-1 record over the last two weeks. Made 26-for-43 of her shots from the field and converted 12-of-14 of her free-throws in the three games. Scored a game-high 27 points (20 first half) in 23 minutes in the win over #15 Shippensburg. Netted a game-high 26 points in win over Wilmington.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Alex Fiola, Southern Connecticut (Fr., G, Fall River, Mass.) - Finished with a career-high 29 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor, 4-of-6 from behind the three-point line and 7-of-7 from the charity stripe in the victory over Assumption. Scored 12 points on 4-of-6 from behind the arc in the loss to Holy Family

Weekly Honor Roll:

Kayla Parker, Assumption (Jr., F, Sanford, Maine) - Averaged 16 points per game in two games this past week. In a game against Adelphi scored 22 points including 10-of-12 from the floor and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, while grabbing four rebounds. In a game against Southern Connecticut scored ten points and had four rebounds as well as adding three assists and two blocked shots.

Kristy McLean, Bentley (Sr., G, Staten Island, N.Y.) - In a 2-1 week, averaged 17.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals. Shot 50 percent from the field and made 12 of 16 free throws. Posted double-doubles against Bridgeport (22 points, 10 rebounds) and Dowling (15 points, 12 rebounds), and had 15 points against nationally-ranked Stonehill.

Vanessa Power, Franklin Pierce (Sr., G, Mildura, Australia) - Averaged 11 points and 2.3 rebounds off the bench as the Ravens went 3-1 over the last two weeks. Made 11-of-18 (61.1%) three-pointers over the four games as part of an overall 58.3% (14-24) shooting effort from the field, also making 5-of-6 (83.3%) free-throw attempts. Netted a season-high 27 points (one shy of her career-best), aided by 6-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc, against Grand Canyon.

Courtney Coryea, Le Moyne (Jr., F, Mooers Forks, N.Y.) - Averaged 18.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in a 2-1 week. Scored 16 points in a 59-56 victory over Texas Woman's at the San Diego Surf N' Slam Classic. Tallied 14 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots in a 69-66 double-overtime loss to Molloy at the Surf N' Slam Classic. Registered a career-high 26 points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked three shots in a 54-49 home victory over Southern New Hampshire.

Alysia Saunders, New Haven (Jr., F, Bronx, N.Y.) - Averaged a double-double over a 2-1 span. Put up an average of 12 points and 10 rebounds per contest. In the two-day Pace Holiday Classic, scored 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against NYIT and followed up with a 13 point and 10 rebound performance against Caldwell the following day.

Jen Valente, UMass Lowell (Jr., F, Prospect, Conn.) - Posted averages of 13.3 points and 5.7 rebounds in a 1-2 week. Named to the All-Tournament Team at the San Diego Surf N’ Slam Classic, opening with 14 points and six rebounds while shooting .583 from the field (7-12) in a 57-54 loss to Wisconsin-Parkside. Followed with nine points, seven rebounds and two assists in a 70-60 victory over Mercyhurst and capped the week matching her season-high of 17 points (6-12 field goals, 2-4 treys and 3-4 free throws) and four rebounds in a 63-62 loss to Saint Michael's.

Brittany Shields, Pace (Fr., F, Cold Spring, N.Y.) - Averaged a double-double with 14.3 points and 12.7 rebounds in a 3-0 week. Shot 48-percent (12-for-25) from the field and 79.2-percent (19-for-24) from the free throw line, while also averaging 4.3 steals and two blocks in three games. Totaled 11 points and 16 rebounds along with three steals in a win over Caldwell. Posted 16 points, 12 boards, six steals, while shooting 8-for-10 from the charity stripe in a win over New York Tech. Netted 16 points, 10 rebounds, along with four assists, four blocks, and four steals, while shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line, earning a conference victory over New Haven.

Courtney May, Saint Anselm (Jr., F, Lakeville, Mass.) - In the team's lone game of the week, posted a 15-point, 13-rebound double-double in the 61-46 win over Bridgeport. Was 7-for-8 from the field, and had two assists, two blocks and three steals.

Michelle Otey, Saint Michael's (Jr., F, Southborough, Mass.) - In a 2-1 week, averaged 11.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

Ashley Anderson, Saint Rose (Sr., F, Portland, Maine) - Registered a double-double in a 60-44 win versus American International. Wound up with 16 points and 15 rebounds in the game to go with two assists and two steals. Hit 7-of-12 shots from the floor and was 2-for-3 from the stripe as well.

Lexi Allen, Southern Connecticut (Sr., F, Southbury, Conn.) - Totaled 14 points against Assumption, including a game-winning jump shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in the game. Finished 6-of-13 from the floor, 2-of-5 from behind the three-point line and tallied five steals in the victory.

Stephanie Houghton, Southern New Hampshire (Sr., G, Manchester, N.H.) - Averaged 11.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in a 2-1 week. Went 4-of-6 from three-point land and totaled 17 points and six rebounds in a win over Bridgeport.

Kristen McWhirter, Stonehill (So., G, Melvin Village, N.H.) - Averaged 16.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in three victories during the holiday break. Had 17 points, five rebounds, five assists in a win at Adelphi, then had a career-high 19 points, six rebounds and five assists in a win over Dominican. Wrapped up the stretch with four three pointers and 14 points and three steals in a win over Bentley.

Kelsey Simonds, Stonehill (Jr., F, Middleboro, Mass.) - Averaged 15.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 2.3 assists on 49 percent shooting in a 3-0 stretch. Had 16 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Adelphi, 20 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Dominican then had 11 points and eight rebounds in a comeback win over Bentley. Scored her 1,000th point in win over Dominican and had seven points and seven rebounds in the key second half in the win over Bentley.

Bethany Tighe, Stonehill (Sr., F, North Easton, Mass.) - Averaged 12.7 points and 10 rebounds in a 3-0 stretch. Had back-to-back double doubles, including a 10 -point, 12-rebound effort in win over Adelphi. Then had 16 points and 10 rebounds on a perfect 7-for-7 shooting in win over Dominican. Had 12 points and eight rebounds in win over Bentley. Shot 58 percent from the floor (15-for-26) and made two of three triples as well as all of her free throw attempts (6-for-6).

Weekly Notes:

FRANKLIN PIERCE: Head Coach Mark Swasey picked up his 100th victory at Franklin Pierce with the Ravens 76-44 win over Merrimack just before Christmas. Swasey is now 102-83 (.551) over his seven seasons at the University, posting an overall coaching record of 158-109 (.592) in ten years. Junior All-American Johannah Leedham became just the third player in program history to reach the 1,500 career point mark over the holidays. Her 1,544 career points are 74 shy of Juanita Brown (1,618) for second all-time in program history. Senior Jennifer Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England) became just the fourth player in program history to collect 200 career steals with her two thefts against Wilmington on Sunday. Her 201 career steals are 40 behind younger sister, Johannah Leedham's career record total of 241.

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Senior Stephanie Houghton moved into third place on SNHU's career three-point list Saturday. Her two threes against Le Moyne gives her 122 for her career.

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Ryan Mero, Saint Michael's (Sr., F, Peekskill, N.Y.) - In a 0-1-1 week, the senior forward tallied two goals and three assists.

Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Week

No Nominations

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Taylor Larsen, Assumption (Fr., F, Blackstone, Mass.) - Was selected the Assumption College Holiday All-Tournament team after scoring the game tying goal in the semi-finals against Johnson &Wales.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Chris Healey, Saint Michael's (Sr., F, Salem, N.H.) - In a 0-1-1 week, recorded a goal and two assists, and was also named to the Saint Michael's College Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team.

Weekly Notes:

SAINT MICHAEL’S: Senior Chris Healey was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Saint Michael's College Holiday Classic held on Jan. 2-3.

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Northeast-10 Men’ s Swimming Athlete and Freshman of the Week

Ryan Brauer, Saint Rose (Fr., Clifton Park, N.Y.) - Posted victories in the 100 butterfly and the 400 freestyle to lead the Golden Knights men’s squad in a 121-62 loss versus top-ranked Wayne State. Swam the 100 fly in 1:04.98 and recorded a 4:29.12 clocking for the 400 free. Was also part of the winning 400 medley relay quartet that posted a 4:34.85 clocking.


Northeast-10 Women’s Swimming Athlete of the Week

Anne Kaduboski, Bentley (So., Dedham, Mass.) - Extended her string of individual event victories in dual meets to 28 by placing first in the 50 freestyle (26.68), 100 backstroke (1:03.71) and 400 individual medley (4:48.04) against Plymouth State. Also led off Bentley’s winning 400 medley relay team (4:23.68).

Northeast-10 Men’s Diving Athlete of the Week

No Nominations

Northeast-10 Women’s Diving Athlete of the Week

Emily Travers, Bentley (So., Brentwood, N.H.) - Swept the diving events in a dual meet against Plymouth State, with scores of 201.25 on the one-meter and 222.75 on the three-meter.

Northeast-10 Women’s Freshman of the Week

Susie Boretti, Bentley (Fr., Westford, Mass.) - Against Plymouth State, finished first in the 200 freestyle (2:07.65) and the 100 breaststroke (1:15.23). Also finished third in the 400 individual medley (5:14.12) and swan a 28.90 first leg in the 200 free relay.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Lynne Tutunjian, Bentley (Sr., Shrewsbury, Mass.) - In Bentley’s win over Plymouth State, finished first in both the 50 yard butterfly (29.57) and the 100 fly (1:05.71), and participated on winning 400 medley relay team (4:23.68). Also helped Falcons finish second in the 200 free relay (1:51.87), swimming the lead leg in 27.62.

Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: Sophomore Anne Kaduboski extended her string of individual wins in dual meets to 28 with three victories against Plymouth State.