Sophomore forward Devon Bruce (Altamont, NY/Guilderland) picked up the first UCAA honor of the year for the men's basketball team. Bruce was named the conference's “Forward of the Week” after helping the Dutchmen improved to 3-1 by defeating Utica, 63-48, and Hartwick, 74-64, on the road last week.
Bruce shot 74% from the field (14-19) in the two games while scoring a combined 30 points with 15 rebounds. He netted 14 points with eight boards against Utica and had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Hartwick.
The Dutchmen conclude the 2002 portion of their schedule with games at Goucher (Baltimore, MD) and Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA) on December 14 and 16, respectively. The Garnet begins the 2003 calendar year at home against Plattsburgh on January 6 before playing their first home game of the season on January 10 and 11 as hosts of the annual Union Invitational.
The women's hockey team was recognized by the ECAC as Molly Flanagan (Simsbury, CT/Loomis Chaffee) and
Courtney Riepenhoff (Skillman, NJ/Choate Rosemary Hall) were both selected to the Honor roll. had three goals and two assists last Friday and Saturday while Riepenhoff netted four goals and four assists as the Dutchwomen swept Salve Regina, 10-0 and 9-1, to improve to 4-1-1 in the ECAC (fourth place) and 5-4-1 overall.