LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the Men's Basketball Players of the Week on Tuesday for games from December 19th to January 1st. Cabrini swept the weekly honors as Ahmadu Sarnor was tabbed Player of the Week with Ryan Byars eared Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Player of the Week:
Name: Ahmadu Sarnor
School: Cabrini
Class: Sophomore
Position: Guard/Forward
Hometown: Coatesville, Pa.
High School: Ranney School
Brief Outlook of Week: Sarnor averaged 18.67 points and 10.33 rebounds to lead the Cavaliers to a 2-1 week. The sophomore top performance was on December 19th as he tallied 23 points and 12 rebounds. He then added 16 points against No. 7 Christopher Newport. Sarnor closed out the week with a 17 point 14 rebound showing against Averett. On the week the sophomore also added seven stelas, and three blocks.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Name: Ryan Byars
School: Cabrini
Class: Senior
Position: Guard
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
High School: New Town
Brief Outlook of Week: Byars had a strong defensive week to help Cabrini to a 2-1 week. The senior tallied 14 defensive rebounds in three contests. He also added three steals for the week as the Cavaliers faced No. 7 Christopher Newport as they held them to under 76. In their two other games they held opponents Goucher and Averett to 60 and 51 points respectively.
Weekly Honor Roll:
Mason Mendygral (So., Guard, Marywood): Mendrygral averaged 16.5 points per game to lead the pacers to a 1-1 record over the break. He scored 17 points in a win over Mount St. Mary (N.Y.). Mendygral made five three pointers and contributed six rebounds and two steals. He added 16 points and four rebounds in a loss to Alvernia.
Tim Schultice (Sr., Forward, Immaculata): Schultice had five rebounds and three steals vs. Wilson on December 20th. He also added eight rebounds and two steals vs. Defiance on December 21st. In the final game of the week he added four rebounds against 24th ranked Swarthmore on December 30th.
Previous Players of the Week:
11/14/22 – Jalen Vaughns, Neumann & Trevor Seitz, Marywood
11/21/22 – Marcus Stubbs, Marymount & Jalen Vaughns, Neumann
11/28/22 – Jason Holman, Marywood & Jalen Vaughns, Neumann
12/5/22 – Jalen Vaughns, Neumann & Ryan Byars, Cabrini
12/12/22 – Jalen Vaughs, Neumnan & Wyatt Hockenberry, Marymount
12/19/22 – Caleb Vigil, Marywood & Tim Schultice, Immaculata