Men's Release Week Four

PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CW Post’s Jonathan Schmidt Wins Weekly Honor

WHITE PLAINS, NY (5 January 2009) – The C.W. Post men’s basketball team is off to a school record 9-0 start, including a 3-0 mark in the East Coast Conference, and is ranked sixth in the nation, largely due to the play of this week’s PrestoSports Player of the Week. Jonathan Schmidt (Centereach, NY/St. Anthony’s) paced the Pioneers in a 3-0 week, as C.W. Post defeated St. Rose 74-61, Assumption 84-59 and Goldey-Beacom 93-63.
The senior guard averaged 24.3 points per game, scoring in double figures in all three games. Against Assumption, he led the team with 25 points and followed that up with a career-high 35 point effort against Goldey-Beacom.
Schmidt was also named the East Coast Conference Player of the Week for his efforts.
CW Post travels to face Lincoln University tomorrow, then will host Concordia on Saturday.

This Week's Honor Roll
Paris Horne, St. John's University, Sophomore, Guard, 6’3”, 185 lbs., Wilmington, DE/Bridgton Academy (Maine)
Bryan Dougher, Stony Brook University, Freshman, Guard, 6’1”, 185 lbs, Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch-Plains Fanwood
Matt Hueber, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Sophomore, Forward, 6’4”, 210 lbs., Alexandria , VA/Gonzaga College High School
Nicholas Hamilton-Lopez, York College, Junior, Guard, 5’10”, Woodside, NY/ Pfeiffer University

About the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Player of the Week Award
Celebrating its fifth season, the Player of the Week Award is granted on a weekly basis by the New York Area Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Each week, each of the nearly 75 schools that play college basketball in the Tri-state area have the ability to nominate one male and one female student-athlete, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the previous seven days. An esteemed panel of media members votes to select the winners from the nominations. All players who receive votes, but are not named the Player of the Week, are then named to the Honor Roll.

About PrestoSports
PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the college basketball in the New York area, and specifically the MBWA. We are pleased to recognize the best athletic achievements in the Tri-state area. A Maryland-based company, PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III.

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Home About Men's Nomination Form Women's Nomination Form 2004-05 Winners 2005-06 Winners 2006-07 Winners 2007-08 Winners 2008-09 Winners	Men's Release Week Four PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK CW Post’s Jonathan Schmidt Wins Weekly Honor WHITE PLAINS, NY (5 January 2009) – The C.W. Post men’s basketball team is off to a school record 9-0 start, including a 3-0 mark in the East Coast Conference, and is ranked sixth in the nation, largely due to the play of this week’s PrestoSports Player of the Week. Jonathan Schmidt (Centereach, NY/St. Anthony’s) paced the Pioneers in a 3-0 week, as C.W. Post defeated St. Rose 74-61, Assumption 84-59 and Goldey-Beacom 93-63. The senior guard averaged 24.3 points per game, scoring in double figures in all three games. Against Assumption, he led the team with 25 points and followed that up with a career-high 35 point effort against Goldey-Beacom. Schmidt was also named the East Coast Conference Player of the Week for his efforts. CW Post travels to face Lincoln University tomorrow, then will host Concordia on Saturday. This Week's Honor Roll Paris Horne, St. John's University, Sophomore, Guard, 6’3”, 185 lbs., Wilmington, DE/Bridgton Academy (Maine) Bryan Dougher, Stony Brook University, Freshman, Guard, 6’1”, 185 lbs, Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch-Plains Fanwood Matt Hueber, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Sophomore, Forward, 6’4”, 210 lbs., Alexandria , VA/Gonzaga College High School Nicholas Hamilton-Lopez, York College, Junior, Guard, 5’10”, Woodside, NY/ Pfeiffer University About the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Player of the Week Award Celebrating its fifth season, the Player of the Week Award is granted on a weekly basis by the New York Area Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Each week, each of the nearly 75 schools that play college basketball in the Tri-state area have the ability to nominate one male and one female student-athlete, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the previous seven days. An esteemed panel of media members votes to select the winners from the nominations. All players who receive votes, but are not named the Player of the Week, are then named to the Honor Roll. About PrestoSports PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the college basketball in the New York area, and specifically the MBWA. We are pleased to recognize the best athletic achievements in the Tri-state area. A Maryland-based company, PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III. --MBWA--