Men’s Players of the Week
Xaivian Lee
Lee has had an outstanding last two games, putting up 23 points in Princeton’s win against Drexel on Tuesday. The sophomore guard had a season high nine rebounds and six assists, shooting 100% from the free throw line. He shot 45% from the field and 37.5% from beyond the arc. On Sunday, the Tigers suffered their first loss of the season at St. Joseph's, losing 74-70. Lee still put up a fight, scoring 20 points, shooting 46.7% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc. He tied his career high nine rebounds and had two assists.
Noah Fernandes
The week started on a sour note for Rutgers as it lost to Wake Forest 76-57. Fernandes managed to score 13 points, shooting 30.8% from the field and 16.7% from beyond the arc. He grabbed two rebounds and two assists as well. On Saturday, Fernandes had an outstanding game against the Seton Hall Pirates in the Garden State Showcase. Fernandes put up 19 points, tying his season high while shooting 45.5% from the field and 60% from beyond the arc. He was able to collect two rebounds and two assists.
Kadary Richmond
Seton Hall had a tough week, losing back-to-back games against Baylor and Rutgers. Amidst the losses, Richmond had a positive personal week. Against Baylor, the senior guard posted 18 points, shooting 61.5% from the field and 100% from beyond the arc. He also had four rebounds and six assists. On Saturday against Rutgers, Richmond scored 21 points tying his season high. He shot 44.4% from the field, had nine rebounds and four assists.
Women’s Players of the Week
Kaylene Smikle
Smikle had another outstanding week for Rutgers. In the Scarlet Knights 98-67 win over La Salle on Tuesday, Smikle scored 21 points and collected 11 rebounds. She shot 41.2% from the field but did not have as much luck from beyond the arc, shooting 25%. Rutgers suffered a tough loss against University of Indiana on Saturday, losing 66-56, but Smikle still managed to score 19 points, shoot 44.4% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc. She was able to grab four rebounds and two assists.
Madison St. Rose
Last Sunday, the Princeton Tigers lost their second game of the season to the University of Rhode Island 60-58. St. Rose scored 17 points, shooting 33.3% from the field and and impressive 80% from beyond the arc. She collected three rebounds and had one assist. The Tigers had a 79-70 win against Quinnipiac on Wednesday, St. Rose recorded 17 points, one rebound and four assists. She shot 70% from the field and 50% from beyond the arc.
Team of the Week
Rutgers Men’s Basketball
The Scarlet Knights men's basketball team had a really good week despite their loss on Wednesday. They were able to beat Seton Hall for the first time since 2019 and started to show real team cohesion. Clifford Omoruyi stepped up and dominated on defense, helping to slow down a tough Pirates offense. Omoruyi and Fernandes played well together and used their skills to benefit each other.
As a team the Scarlet Knights shot 39.3% from the field and 40.9% from beyond the arc this week. They collected 69 rebounds as a whole as well. Rutgers will take on Long Island University on Saturday where they will look to keep this positivity alive and secure another win.
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