GNAC Players of the Week: December 8

By Melissa Maitland

GNAC Sports Information Specialist

Iman Davis (Women’s Basketball, Emmanuel), Lamonte Thomas (Men’s Basketball, Johnson & Wales), and Sarah Wheeler (Women’s Swimming, St. Joseph (CT)) have been named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Players of the Week.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Women’s Basketball – Iman Davis, Emmanuel, Sr., Toms River, N.J.
Weekly Totals
Points (40/20.00 per game), Rebounds (19/9.50 per game), Assists (8/4.00 per game)

Davis led the Saints to another undefeated week, upsetting 14th ranked Brandeis College, 78-67, on Dec. 1 and defeating Endicott College, 59-55, on Dec. 5. The senior guard shot 52% from the floor and 86% from the free throw line in the two contents. Emmanuel is currently in 1st place in the GNAC standings with an undefeated 6-0 record. The Saints next take travel to face Amherst College on Dec. 8.

Men’s Basketball – Lamonte Thomas, Johnson & Wales, So., Providence, R.I.
Weekly Totals
Points (78/26.00 per game), Rebounds (14/4.67 per game) Assists (8/2.67 per game)

In a perfect 3-0 week, Thomas led the Wildcats in scoring with 26.0 points per game, including 21 points in an upset victory over Rhode Island College, 72-70, on Dec. 1. Thomas followed that performance by scoring 32 points, including 8 three pointers, in a win over Salve Regina, 71-53, on Dec. 3. Johnson & Wales also defeated Suffolk, 95-80, on Dec. 5 to round out its undefeated week. Johnson & Wales is currently in 1st place in the GNAC standings with a GNAC record of 2-0 and an overall record of 4-4. The Wildcats next face the Monks of St. Joseph’s (ME) on Dec. 9.

Women’s Swimming - Sarah Wheeler, St. Joseph (CT), Jr., Winchendon Springs, Mass.
Wheeler set three meet records, one pool record, and was the only swimmer to win four individual events at the GNAC Championship Meet on Dec. 6. Her winning time of 28.44 in the 50-yard butterfly broke her own meet record from 2008, as well as five year-old pool record. She also took first place in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2.21.20, and the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 57.88. Wheeler was also a member of the 400-yard medley relay team that finished in second place. St. Joseph (CT) finished the GNAC Championship Meet in 4th place with 114 points. Following the meet, Wheeler was named to the 2009 GNAC Swimming & Diving All-Tournament Team for her efforts in the 200-yard individual medley, 50-yard fly, 200-yard fly, and the 100-yard freestyle events.