Week Ten Men Release

PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Manhattan College led by Darryl Crawford

WHITE PLAINS, NY (16 February 2009) – Manhattan College sandwiched a pair of home wins around a road loss and was led by this week’s PrestoSports/MBWA Player of the Week Darryl Crawford (All Hallows/Harlem, NY). The junior guard averaged 20.3 points and 6.0 rebounds as the Jaspers (15-11, 9-7 MAAC) beat Iona 52-39, lost at Siena 93-69, then beat Rider 73-68.
Crawford scored 13 points on Monday and converted 11-of-11 free-throw attempts to lift Manhattan to a 52-39 victory over local rival Iona. Crawford then delivered back-to-back 20-point performances to close out the week. On Thursday, he exploded for a team-high 22 points at Siena. Crawford followed with his fourth 20-point contest of the season when he scored a game-high 26 points en route to the victory over Rider on Sunday. He was 3-for-3 from behind the arc, including the game-tying trey with 1:38 remaining to even the game at 68-68. Crawford shot 42.5% (17-40) from the field, 55.6% (5-9) and 91.7% (22-24) from the free-throw line. Crawford converted his first 19 free-throw attempts of the week, which extended his streak to 25 straight attempts without a miss. Additionally, he grabbed six rebounds in all three contests last week.
Manhattan travels to face The College of William and Mary on Saturday as part of ESPNU’s BracketBuster.

This Week's Honor Roll
Gage Daye, Bloomfield College, Sophomore, Guard, 6’1”, 170 lbs., Newark, NJ/ St. Mary's of Elizabeth
Charles Jenkins, Hofstra University, Sophomore, Guard, 6’3”, 220 lbs., Queens, NY/Springfield Gardens
Jonathan Schmidt, LIU - C.W. Post, Senior, Guard, 6’0”, 185 lbs., Centereach, NY/St. Anthony's
John Mish, New York University, Senior, Center, 6’5”, 200 lbs., Holland, PA/Holy Ghost Prep

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	Week Ten Men Release PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK Manhattan College led by Darryl Crawford WHITE PLAINS, NY (16 February 2009) – Manhattan College sandwiched a pair of home wins around a road loss and was led by this week’s PrestoSports/MBWA Player of the Week Darryl Crawford (All Hallows/Harlem, NY). The junior guard averaged 20.3 points and 6.0 rebounds as the Jaspers (15-11, 9-7 MAAC) beat Iona 52-39, lost at Siena 93-69, then beat Rider 73-68. Crawford scored 13 points on Monday and converted 11-of-11 free-throw attempts to lift Manhattan to a 52-39 victory over local rival Iona. Crawford then delivered back-to-back 20-point performances to close out the week. On Thursday, he exploded for a team-high 22 points at Siena. Crawford followed with his fourth 20-point contest of the season when he scored a game-high 26 points en route to the victory over Rider on Sunday. He was 3-for-3 from behind the arc, including the game-tying trey with 1:38 remaining to even the game at 68-68. Crawford shot 42.5% (17-40) from the field, 55.6% (5-9) and 91.7% (22-24) from the free-throw line. Crawford converted his first 19 free-throw attempts of the week, which extended his streak to 25 straight attempts without a miss. Additionally, he grabbed six rebounds in all three contests last week. Manhattan travels to face The College of William and Mary on Saturday as part of ESPNU’s BracketBuster. This Week's Honor Roll Gage Daye, Bloomfield College, Sophomore, Guard, 6’1”, 170 lbs., Newark, NJ/ St. Mary's of Elizabeth Charles Jenkins, Hofstra University, Sophomore, Guard, 6’3”, 220 lbs., Queens, NY/Springfield Gardens Jonathan Schmidt, LIU - C.W. Post, Senior, Guard, 6’0”, 185 lbs., Centereach, NY/St. Anthony's John Mish, New York University, Senior, Center, 6’5”, 200 lbs., Holland, PA/Holy Ghost Prep 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--