The NCCAA announces its Student-Athletes of the Week nominees and recipients for January 16-22, 2012.
| Date: January 16-22, 2012 | ||||||
| Sport/Division: NCCAA Men’s Basketball Division II | ||||||
| Nominee | Year | Institution | Sport | Division | ||
| Latrell Alford | SR | Valley Forge Christian College (PA) | MBB | II | ||
| Joel Borchardt | JR | Maranatha Baptist Bible College (WI) | MBB | II | ||
| Kyler Gardner | FR | Northland International University (WI_ | MBB | II | ||
| Luke Peterson | SO | Baptist Bible College (PA) | MBB | II | ||
| Houston Sherrod | SR | The Crown College (TN) | MBB | II | ||
| Summary for Recipient: Luke Peterson, sophomore guard for Baptist Bible College (PA) averaged 20.6 points per game, 8.6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.6 steals for the week. He led his team in scoring with 22 in an upset win over Neumann University. During the week, he went 23-26 from the free throw line and had 2 double-doubles. | ||||||
| Date: January 16-22, 2012 | ||||
| Sport/ Division: NCCAA Women’s Basketball Division II | ||||
| Nominee | Year | Institution | Sport | Division |
| Jenna Bloodworth | FR | Moody Bible Institute (IL) | WBB | II |
| Autumn Carter | SR | Kentucky Christian University (KY) | WBB | II |
| Shianne Montgomery | JR | Trinity Bible College (ND) | WBB | II |
| Treva Nutter | JR | Trinity Bible College (ND) | WBB | II |
| Monica Paris | JR | Hillsdale College (OK) | WBB | II |
| Laci Peterson | SO | Maranatha Baptist Bible College (WI) | WBB | II |
| Kacee Rava | SO | Baptist Bible College (PA) | WBB | II |
| Summary for Recipient: Kacee Rava, sophomore center for Baptist Bible College (PA) averaged a double-double for the week with 23.3 points per game and 10.6 rebounds which led her team to a 2-1 record over the three game stretch. In her match up against Centenary College, she scored 36 points and grabbed 14 boards. On Saturday, Rava dropped 22 points and snatched 10 boards. She shot over 70% from the field and over 90% from the free throw line. | ||||
Nathan Roeder of North Central University broke the school record with 44 points against Crown College on January 17, and then followed that up with 19 points and 9 assists against providence on january 21. I don’t know anybody in the NCCAA that is playing better then him right now.
*34pts, 9reb, 8asst vs. Martin Luter on January 24 (just as a side note)
When people shoot 20-25 times a game, 44 sounds reasonable. That will work against teams that don’t have a lock down defender. When Regions and Nationals come, it could be a different story.
I am not arguing him for national player of the year, i am just saying respect the week he had. The rams have won four straight and you should check out his numbers over that span, not only is he scoring but also sharing the ball better then any one.
ur player of the week, luke peterson, went 6 for 16 from the field for 22 points, roeder went 15 for 25 for 44 pts. I will let you do the math. that is a pretty weak argument. only time will tell i guess, at least NCU will be playing at nationals unlike Baptist bible college.
I am a student at crown college and was at the game when Nathan Roeder put up 44 points. The guy is a great team player and is incredibly talented. To say that 44 points is reasonable for the amount of times he shot the ball is an understatement. As a team competing in the UMAC, I would assume a division 3 team has better on the ball defenders than 90% of the teams competing in NCCAA division 2. The truth is, he was on target that night and it would have been stupid not to pass him the ball. I did not see his other games but apparently he had a good week and did not receive the recognition he deserves.
Well it all boils down to efficiency. Not efficiency for 1 game but the total efficiency for the entire season so far. Sure, the crown performance was nice, the point I’m making is the games he had against Providence and CBC were not dynamite awe striking numbers. He’s a good player, but when better competition (Valley Forge, CBC, UWRF, etc) the number differential is varied significantly. Again, he’s a good player, but good teams know how to play him.