PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mike Baker, Franklin & Marshall (Sr, F, Maryland Heights, MO / Whitfield School)
Baker averaged a double-double with 17.5 points and 11.0 rebounds while shooting 50.0 percent from the field in a 2-0 week. He poured in 21 points, collected 16 rebounds and blocked two shots vs. Ursinus and tallied 14 points and six boards vs. Muhlenberg.
Around the Conference
Storylines
Wednesday – F&M head coach Glenn Robinson goes for his 800th career win at Gettysburg. In the same game, Gettysburg senior Andrew Powers (Boyertown, PA / Boyertown) can become the school's career scoring leader. He needs 12 points to surpass Ron Warner '62 mark of 1,880 points that has stood for nearly a half-century. Dickinson travels to Muhlenberg, looking for its first win at Memorial Hall since 2003.
Saturday – Shakeout Saturday features two huge games between teams battling for playoff spots as Haverford visits Dickinson and Muhlenberg travels to McDaniel.
Academics – Three players were selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team – Johns Hopkins' Tim McCarty (Warrington, PA / Germantown Academy) and Muhlenberg's Spencer Liddic (Clarks Summit, PA / Abington Heights) were named to the first team, while Ursinus' Jon Ward (Allentown, PA / Parkland) was a second-team choice.
Dickinson
The Red Devils' nine Centennial wins equals the most ever by the program (1997, 2001, 2008). Dickinson finished 4-19 last season and its 11-10 mark at this point of the season is +8 from a year ago, just three shy of the Conference record. Senior Matt Dolan (Chalfont, PA / St. Joseph's Prep) averaged 16.0 points in a 2-0 week, including 20 with nine boards and four assists vs. Washington.
Franklin & Marshall
Junior Georgio Milligan (Spring Valley, NY / Don Bosco Prep, NJ) scored 24 points, grabbed nine rebounds (eight offensive) and handed out four assists vs. Muhlenberg. Senior Mike Baker (Maryland Heights, MO / Whitfield School) posted 26 points with 16 rebounds vs. Ursinus.
Gettysburg
Senior Andrew Powers (Boyertown, PA / Boyertown) is on the verge of becoming the school's career leader in points and assists. He needs 12 points and nine assists to take over the No. 1 spot in both categories.
Haverford
Junior Ian Goldberg (Manhattan, NY / Poly Prep) drained six treys for a game-high 26 points vs. McDaniel. He needs nine more "threes" to become the seventh Haverford player to make 100 in a career. The Fords shot 59.6 percent from the field and are now 7-1 when making 50 percent or better of their shots.
Johns Hopkins
Freshman Daniel Corbett (Louisville, KY / Trinity) was named the Jays' MVP of the annual Wall-O'Mahony game after tallying eight points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals vs. Swarthmore. Aleksandar Nikolic (Louisville, KY / DuPont Manual) has 27 blocks on the season, the second most by a freshman in school history. Hopkins tied a school record with 11 blocks vs. the Garnet.
McDaniel
The Terror allowed Haverford to connect on 59.6 percent of its shots – the highest percentage surrendered by McDaniel since Jan. 12, 2008 when Ursinus shot 62.8 percent. Junior Devon Lesniak (Westminster, MD / Winters Mill) averaged 18.0 points in a 0-2 week.
Muhlenberg
Freshman Kevin Hargrove (Queens, NY / Chaminade) had a big week, averaging 16.0 points and 12.0 rebounds with a pair of double-doubles. He set a school record for single-season blocks and now has 59. The Mules lost the rebounding battle at F&M – just the second time this season that 'Berg has been outrebounded in a game.
Swarthmore
Sophomore Will Gates (Willseyville, NY / Candor Central) scored 21 points vs. Johns Hopkins and was named the Garnet's MVP on JHU's annual Wall-O'Mahony game. He has now scored more points through his freshman and sophomore seasons (811) than any player in program history.
Ursinus
The Bears went 30-of-33 at the line in the win at Gettysburg. It is the third time in five games that Ursinus has made 30+ free throws. Sophomore Jon Ward (Allentown, PA / Parkland) has scored in double digits in all 21 games this season.
Washington College
Junior Sal Schittino (Ellicott City, MD / Loyola Blakefield) scored a career-high 20 points at Dickinson. Classmate Kevin Breslin (Hagerstown, MD / St. Maria Goretti) has 972 career points and is 28 shy of 1,000.