Jeremy VanDuluitgaarden, D'Youville College, Men's Basketball

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: D'Youville G Jeremy VanDuluitgaarden capped off the final regular season of his career in dominant fashion, leading the Spartans to their first postseason trip since 2014-15. VanDuluitgaarden averaged 27.3 points, 15.7 rebounds, 2.0 blocks, and 2.0 assists in three games. He began the week with 19 points and 19 rebounds in a four-point loss to Medaille. He added three steals and three assists in the game. Then on Wednesday in a 77-76 win over Hilbert, VanDuluitgaarden tied a career high with 32 point and five rebounds, adding 13 rebounds as he hit the game-tying and game-winning free throws with 0:00.4 on the game clock. VanDuluitgaarden then went for 31 and 15 rebounds in the loss to Franciscan on Saturday. At the end of the regular season, VanDuluitgaarden ended the season leading the conference in scoring and rebounding at 18.5 points per game and 10.3 rebounds per game. 

BEST OF THE REST: Franciscan G Sean Hickey led the Barons to a nearly impossible 3-0 week on the road, clinching the first postseason berth in program history for the Barons, as he opened the week with 26 points against Bradford, nailing six three-pointers and setting the Barons' single-season three-pointers made, the Barons then turned around and defeated Pitt-Greensburg on Wednesday in a thrilling 75-74 overtime win as he nailed the game-winning three as time was expiring to clinch the playoff berth for the Barons, and then adding 15 points as the Barons defeated D'Youville in the regular season finale 89-82...Medaille G Meghale Ford averaged 19.0 points per game in a 2-1 week, as he started out the week with a career-best 30 point effort in a come from behind win against D'Youville College, scoring seven of the team's final nine points to close out the victory, and then finished out his week with a 22 point effort in a 71-70 win against Mount Aloysius, where he scored the final bucket with Medaille trailing with under one second remaining to pull out the one-point win and clich the #3 seed...Hilbert G Hunter Martineau led the Hawks by averaging 11.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 7.5 assists per game, as the junior guard shot 42.9 percent from the field and 84.6 percent from the foul line...PS-Behrend G Andy Niland averaged 16.5 points and 6.5 assists for the Lions this week, breaking the all-time assists record with nine helpers against Medaille on senior night, as he also drained eight triples and shot 47.6 percent in a pair of games...Mount Aloysius F Carlos Palacio averaged 23.5 points and six rebounds per game despite losing two games to top competition last week, as he scored 19 points and pulled in nine rebounds as a Mount Aloysius upset over La Roche attempt fell just short, he was then the focal point of the Mountie offense in the AMCC game of the week as he scored 28 points on 10-15 shooting as the Mounties fell at the buzzer...Pitt-Bradford G Reggie Rogers averaged 15.3 points per game and seven assists per game in a three-contest week for the Panthers, as his 15 points led the Panthers to a thrilling 74-70 victory over Behrend in the season finale Saturday, and on Wednesday he recorded a double-double of 16 points and 11 assists with a 3.7 assist-to-turnover ratio against Altoona...La Roche G Austin Hannes averaged 12.5 points and shot 63% from the field in a 2-0 week for La Roche...PS-Altoona G Jalen Archie-Davis had a strong week in his return from injury, helping the Lions to a 1-1 week of AMCC play in the senior's final two career games, as he finished with 11.0 points, 8.5 assists, 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 steal, and 0.5 blocks per game.