2006-07 NE-10 Men’s Basketball

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February 12, 2007

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Northeast-10 Players of the Week

Devon Sullivan, Southern Connecticut (Jr., F, Jamaica, NY) – Averaged 16 points and 11.5 rebounds, while shooting .714 from the field and combined for two double-doubles in a 2-0 week. Shot 8-for-11 from the floor for 16 points in the 77-75 win over Saint Michael's, while grabbing 12 rebounds. In a 73-57 win over Merrimack, finished with 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting and recorded 11 rebounds and one assist.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Paul Chergey, Southern New Hampshire (Fr., F, Bow, NH) - Averaged 21 points and eight rebounds during a 1-1 week. Went 4-for-7 from three-point, scored 29 points and also totaled eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals in a win over Saint Rose. Contributed 13 points and eight rebounds in a loss to Pace.


Weekly Honor Roll:

Courtland Bluford, Assumption (Fr., G, Ft. Washington, MD) - In a win against Saint Rose, scored 17 points (7-10 FG, 2-2 3FG) with five assists and four steals.

Pat Shea, Assumption (So., G, Salem, MA) - In the lone game of the week, scored 24 points (5-9 3FG) and had four assists in a win over Saint Rose.

Jeff Holmes, Bentley (Sr., F, Westbrook, ME) - Averaged 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and shot 67 percent from the floor in a 2-0 week. Had 14 points and nine rebounds in an 83-59 win at St. Michael's, and followed that with 15 points (7-8 FG), eight rebounds and two steals in a 68-51 victory against Stonehill.

Jason Westrol, Bentley (Fr., G, Brielle, NJ) - In a 2-0 week, averaged 11 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists while shooting .643 from the field. Against Saint Michael's, finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists. In a 68-51 win over Stonehill, recorded 12 points and eight rebounds.

Jon Ezeokoli, Bryant (Jr., G, South Orange, NJ) - Averaged 19 points and 7.7 rebounds in three games last week. Scored 16 points in an overtime win over Franklin Pierce and had 30 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the floor in a win at C.W. Post. Had 23 rebounds and eight assists in the three games and made 14-of-20 free throws.

Darryl Minnifield, Franklin Pierce (Sr., G, Boston, MA) - Averaged 13.5 points, seven rebounds, five assists and 1.5 steals in a 1-1 week. Canned 4-of-8 (50%) three-point attempts for the week. Scored 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists, a blocked shot and a steal in a win over Saint Anselm, knocking down the game-winning jumper with 1.6-seconds to play. Totaled 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in overtime setback at Bryant.

Laurence Ekperigin, Le Moyne (Fr., F, Cortlandt Manor, NY) - Averaged 10.5 points, 11 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots in a 1-1 week. Scored 15 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked four shots in a loss at Pace.

Phil Schoff, Le Moyne (Sr., F, Little Falls, NY) - Averaged 13 points and four rebounds in a 1-1 week. Scored 14 points in a win over UMass Lowell. Also scored in double figures in a one-point loss to Pace.

Kevin Carr, UMass Lowell (Fr., G, Lancaster, OH) - Posted averages of 14.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week. Opened the week with 23 points and six rebounds in a 72-68 overtime win against Stonehill while shooting 6-of-11 from the floor, 5-of-9 from three-point range and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Followed with nine points, five rebounds and three assists in a 65-59 loss at Le Moyne.

Ryan Williams, Pace (Jr., G, Centreville, VA) - Averaged 15.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, two assists and four steals in a 2-0 week. In a win over Le Moyne, tallied 16 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals, including nailing the game-winning three-point basket with 1.1 seconds left in the game. In a win over Southern New Hampshire, recorded 15 points, while adding five steals.

Junior Mitchell, Saint Anselm (Jr., G, Brooklyn, NY) - Scored 18 points, including four three-pointers, as Saint Anselm dropped a one-point decision at Franklin Pierce. Also added two rebounds, two assists and one steal.

Brian Monahan, Saint Michael's (Jr., F, Kinderhook, NY) - Averaged 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in an 0-2 week. Scored 19 points and recorded eight rebounds, along with two blocks and two steals, versus Bentley, and added 16 points, five rebounds and two assists at Southern Connecticut.

Clayton Longmire, Saint Rose (Sr., F, Rochester, NY) - Averaged 14.5 points and seven rebounds in a 0-2 week. Shot 52 percent (13-for-25) from the floor as well. In a 68-59 loss at Southern New Hampshire, scored 10 points and had five rebounds. Recorded 19 points and nine boards against Assumption.

Kevin Diffley, Southern Connecticut (Sr., C, Queens, NY) - Scored 21 points on 10-for-12 shooting from the floor while grabbing 13 rebounds in a 73-57 win over Merrimack. In the win against Saint Michael's, finished with four points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal.

Sam Carey, Southern New Hampshire (Jr., C, Manchester, NH) - Shot 68-percent (17-25) from the field and averaged 18 points and 7.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week. Made 9-of-10 shots and totaled 18 points and seven rebounds in a win over Saint Rose. Recorded 18 points (8-15 FG) and eight boards in a loss to Pace.

Weekly Notes:

ASSUMPTION: Head Coach Serge DeBari won his 300th career game in the victory over Saint Rose last Saturday. BENTLEY: Bentley's 23-game winning streak is now the longest in Northeast-10 history, surpassing the 21-game streaks amassed by Saint Anselm in 1996 and the Falcons two years ago. In addition, the 23-0 start is the best ever by a New England Division II team. Bentley has become the first NE-10 team in 15 years to win or share three straight regular season conference championships. The only others to do so were AIC (1983-85) and Assumption (1990-92). The win over Stonehill Saturday was the 92nd for Bentley's Class of 2007, breaking the school record for wins in a four-year period (91, 1975). PACE: In a win over Southern New Hampshire, Ryan Williams broke Pace’s single-season three-point record of 94 previously held by Jay Carlington set in the 2001-02 season. Williams currently has 96 three-pointers on the season. SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Junior center Sam Carey (Manchester, NH) became the 41st member of Southern New Hampshire’s 1,000-Point Club during the Penmen’s loss to Pace Saturday. He has totaled 1,008 points in 83 career games (12.1 pg) over his three-year career.