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December 15, 2008

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Laurence Ekperigin, Le Moyne (Jr., F, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) - Scored a career-best 40 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the 82-61 victory over Saint Michael's. Knocked down 15-of-17 shots from the field and 10-of-14 free throws. Also added three blocks and a pair of assists.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Isiah Wallace, American International (Fr., G, Springfield, Mass.) - Averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds, 4.5 assists and two steals in a 2-0 week. Scored a career-high 29 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and 12-of-13 shooting from the free throw line in a win over Franklin Pierce. Also notched nine rebounds, four assists and three steals against the Ravens. Then scored 15 points and grabbed a career-high 15 boards with five assists in a win over Dowling.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Adrian Hynes-Guery, American International (Fr., G, Montreal, Que.) - Averaged 16 points, five rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in a 2-0 week. Scored a career-high 21 points with five rebounds and four assists in a win over Franklin Pierce and netted 11 points with five rebounds and three assists in a win over Dowling.

Savoy Fraine, Assumption (So., F, Granada Hills, Calif.) - In a game against UMass Lowell scored 17 points, had four rebounds and two blocked shots.

Lew Finnegan, Bentley (Sr., F, Lexington, Mass.) - In a 2-0 week, averaged 24 points and five rebounds, tied the Bentley single game record with eight threes against Saint Rose and became the 44th 1,000-point scorer in school history. Had a career-best 29 points in the Saint Rose game, and scored 17 of his 19 points against Concordia in the first-half of a 96-65 rout. Shot .517 from the field, made 11-of -21 three-pointers and converted seven of eight free throws. Also had four steals and four assists in the two games.

Jason Westrol, Bentley (Jr., G, Brielle, N.J.) - In a pair of wins this past week, averaged 21 points, six rebounds, 3.5 assists and three steals, and shot 60 percent from the floor (18-30). Had 21 points, seven rebounds and three steals in a 78-51 win at Saint Rose, and 21 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals against Concordia in a 96-65 victory.

Craig Shepherd, Franklin Pierce (Sr., F, Grantham, N.H.) - Posted a season-high 12 points to go with six rebounds and two steals in the team’s lone game of the week at American International. Made 5-of-9 shots from the field, including 2-of-4 three-pointers.

Kyle Caiola, UMass Lowell (Fr., G, Parma, Ohio) - Scored 19 points and recorded four rebounds and three steals in a 74-65 victory over Assumption. Shot 6-for-11 from the floor (2-6 from 3-point range) and 5-of-7 from the free throw line.

Max Kerman, UMass Lowell (So., G, Watertown, Mass.) - Registered 15 points, eight rebounds and two steals in a 74-65 win over Assumption. Shot 4-for 4-from the field (all from 3-point range) and 3-of-4 from the free throw line.

Cassius Chaney, New Haven (Jr., F, Old Saybrook, Conn.) - Scored 23 points on 8-of-12 from the field, including 1-of-1 from three-point range, and added six rebounds in a victory over Southern Connecticut. Averaged 17 points, seven rebounds and one block per game for the week.

Nate Birr, Saint Michael's (So., G, Burnsville, Minn.) - In a 0-1 week, scored 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting to go along with four rebounds.

Shea Bromirski, Saint Rose (Fr., G, Cambridge, N.Y.) - Scored 19 points in a 78-51 setback versus Bentley in the team’s lone game of the week. Connected on his first four 3-pointers of the contest en route to a 5-for-9 effort from beyond the arc. Wound up going 7-for-14 from the floor and added an assist.

John Mazzarella, Southern Connecticut (Jr., C, Wallingford, Conn.) - Averaged a double-double in two games this past week with 10 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Also totaled seven blocks and six assists. Scored 12 points off 6-of-10 shooting from the field and grabbed 13 rebounds in the loss to Stonehill.

Tory Stapleton, Southern New Hampshire (So., F, Rahway, N.J.) - Averaged 13 points and 8.5 rebounds in a 2-0 week. Totaled 17 points on 8-of-17 shooting against New Haven, then finished with nine points and 12 rebounds against Mercy.

Stephen Wood, Southern New Hampshire (Jr., F, South Jamaica Queens, N.Y.) - Recorded a pair of double-doubles and averaged 17.5 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two steals per game while shooting .474 from the floor. Recorded 12 points, 10 assists and six assists in a win over New Haven, then recorded career-highs of 23 points and 14 rebounds while also adding three steals in a win over Mercy.

A.J. Rudowitz, Stonehill (Jr., F, Monroe, N.J.) - Averaged 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds while shooting .542 in a 2-0 week. In a win over Southern Connecticut had 15 points and eight rebounds then had 14 points and seven rebounds in a win over Concordia.

Randall Stallworth, Stonehill (Jr., G, Toms River, N.J.) - Averaged 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists during a 2-0 week. Pumped in 21 second-half points in a win over Southern Connecticut, that included 13 straight and 19 in the final 6:54. Then in a non-league win over Concordia, recorded eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: Senior Lew Finnegan became the third player in Bentley history to make eight three-pointers in a game, doing so in Monday’s 78-51 win at Saint Rose. In the same game, Finnegan became the 44th 1,000-point scorer in the program’s history. Sunday’s 96-65 victory over Concordia extended Bentley’s best-in-Division II home winning streak to 41 games. The Falcons dropped out of the top 25 this past week, ending their string of consecutive appearances in the rankings at 30.

LE MOYNE: Junior Laurence Ekperigin scored a career-best 40 points in the 82-61 victory over Saint Michael's on Saturday. His 40 points were one point short of the school’s individual game points record of 41 shared by Richard Kenyon '56 and Philip Harlow '73.