Women’s Basketball

Blair Ripley  —  Emory University  —  Oak Park, IL (Oak Park and River Forest)

Junior Blair Ripley tallied a career-high 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting as Emory University defeated host Sewanee: The University of the South, 68-46. She added a season-high 11 rebounds to record her first double-double of the season and contributed a game-high three blocks.

Janean Cuffee  —  NYU  —  New York, NY (The Lawrenceville School)

Junior Janean Cuffee scored 34 points, including a three-pointer to open the scoring in overtime, as NYU defeated Wesleyan University, 93-91 on Sunday. In just 21 minutes, she hit four 3-pointers and netted 16 points in the Violets’ 103-50 victory over Baruch College on Wednesday.

Men’s Basketball

Cade Hoppe  — NYU  —  El Dorado Hills, CA (Oak Ridge)

Sophomore forward Cade Hoppe recorded career-highs in points, rebounds, and blocks to help lead NYU to an 88-73 win at Rosemont College. He hit 11 of 17 field goals and finished with 28 points, 13 rebounds, and six blocks.

Jack Nolan  — Washington University  —  Downers Grove, IL (Benet Academy)

Junior guard Jack Nolan averaged 24.0 points, hitting 10 three-pointers, as 15^th-ranked Washington University picked up a pair of wins. He scored a career-high 28 points to lead the Bears to a 73-70 home win over 17^th-ranked Augustana College on Sunday. Nolan shot 56.3 percent in the two contests.

Women’s Fencing

Jessica Morales  —  Brandeis University  —  Wilmington, MA (Wilmington)

First-year fencer Jessica Morales posted a team-best seven wins in the sabre at the Brandeis University Invitational on Sunday. She finished 7-3 with a 3-0 mark against St. John’s University, 2-0 against Yale University, and 2-1 versus Cornell University.

Men’s Fencing

Lucas Lin  — Brandeis University  —  Plano, TX (Plano West)

Brandeis University sophomore Lucas Lin led the Judges’ sabre squad to a 3-2 mark at their home invitational. He posted a 3-0 mark that led to a 5-4 upset win in the weapon over Harvard University in the Judges’ 16-11 team loss.
 

Athlete of the Week selections are drawn from nominees submitted by member institution coaches and sports information directors. UAA Athletes of the Week are selected in each sport in which the UAA sponsors competition. They are selected on the basis of their individual performances and contributions to team efforts during the past week in both Association and non-Association competition.