Men's Athlete of the Week: Sammy Tornabene (University of Scranton)
Sammy Tornabene delivered a pair of standout performances to lead The University of Scranton men’s basketball team to victories over Ursinus College and Nazareth University at the York Spartan Classic. Tornabene scored 15 points with five rebounds in an 89–77 win over Ursinus before following with a dominant 30-point, 13-rebound performance against Nazareth. He averaged 22.5 points and nine rebounds on the week, and shot .750 from the field.
Women's Athlete of the Week: Julia Roth (Susquehanna University) Julia Roth pulled down her 500th career rebound and posted three double-doubles in Puerto Rico while leading the River Hawks to three pivotal wins this week. Against Eastern, Roth scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. She then scored 11 points to go along with 11 rebounds against Union, while also recording her third double-double of the week against Montclair State, including the game-winning basket after scoring 20 points with 12 rebounds in the 63-61 victory.