Tommy DiRienzo, Penn State Behrend, Men's Basketball

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Behrend G Tommy DiRienzo averaged 21.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game in two Behrend victories last week. He scored a game-high 27 points to go along with seven rebounds and two assists against Alfred State, delivering 17 of his 27 points in the second half. On Saturday vs. Pitt-Greensburg, DiRienzo registered his fourth double-double of the year, finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds. He also dished out a game-high six assists against the Bobcats.

BEST OF THE REST: Pitt-Bradford G/F Jamarion Butler averaged 24.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per game as the Panthers went 1-1 in AMCC play this week, as he scored 23 points and collected six rebounds in the Panthers' win over Penn State-Altoona, he then added 25 points against Mount Aloysius, including making two clutch free throws to give the Panthers a lead in the final minute...La Roche G Bryce Epps continued his stretch of strong play, helping La Roche go 2-0 on the week, extending its win streak to six games and take over the top spot in the AMCC, as he led the Redhawks with 15 points in Wednesday's 79-59 win over Carlow, he then followed that performance in Saturday's 85-69 victory over Alfred State with a 21 point performance, to go alongside seven rebounds and a game high four assists...PS-Altoona G Mason Bush led the Lions in scoring last week, as he led the Lions in points and rebounds at UPB with 22 and 10, respectively, for his third double-double of the season, then followed that up on Saturday at Hilbert with 17 points, two rebounds and two assists...Mount Aloysius F De'Von Haggans led the Mounties and solidified their one-point victory at Pitt-Bradford with a pair of free throws in the closing seconds (was 12-for-13 from the line for the game), helping to keep the Mounties in the AMCC tournament race, as he averaged 19.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game on the week...Alfred State G Paris Jamison led ASC this week as he averaged 18 points per game on 55.2% shooting, as he recorded 12 points and four rebounds against PS-Behrend, then followed with a 24 point game against La Roche where he also added five steals, three rebounds, and a block...Hilbert G Quran Briggs was one point away when he drilled a 3-pointer and finished with a free throw to break 1,000 career points in the 81-71 victory over Altoona, as he averaged 16 points per game, hitting 57% from the field including 60% beyond the arc...Carlow G Byron Gaskins led the Celtics with an average of 17 points per game in two conference games last week, as he put up 13 points against La Roche on Wednesday, before pouring in 21 points against Wells on Saturday...Wells G Terrance Clayton-Murphy averaged 26.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, two steals, and two assists per game as the Express won three straight conference games last week.