Athletes of the Week for December 12, 2022
Women’s Basketball
Katie Titus — University of Rochester — Penfield, NY (Our Lady of Mercy)
University of Rochester graduate student forward Katie Titus averaged 35.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 2.0 blocks, and 2.0 assists per game in a pair of wins. She registered her third double-double of the season with 33 points and 11 rebounds in the Yellowjackets’ 83-66 victory over 17th-ranked Ithaca College on Wednesday, adding four steals and three blocks. Titus hit five 3-pointers and finished with 37 points and seven boards in a 67-54 win over State University of New York at Brockport on Saturday. In two games, she shot 58.7 percent from the field (27-for-46), 38.9 percent from three-point range (7-of-18), and 90.0 percent from the free throw line (9-for-10).
Men’s Basketball
Cinqué Stephens — NYU — Dallas, TX (Wilbraham & Monson)
NYU junior guard Cinqué Stephens recorded back-to-back career-highs in scoring as NYU posted two wins by more than 30 points. He scored 27 points, hitting eight of 10 three-pointers, and contributed six rebounds and four assists in a 98-62 victory over York (NY) College on Wednesday. Stephens topped that with 33 points, six boards, and five steals in a 138-92 win over Hunter College on Saturday. For two games, he shot 67.7 percent from the floor (21-for-31), 62.5 percent from three-point range (10-for-16), and 80.0 from the free throw line (8-of-10).
Wrestling
Hassan Khan — NYU — Elk Grove, CA (Franklin)
Junior Hassan Khan pinned both his opponents as NYU faced Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Johnson & Wales University. He pinned his WPI opponent in 2:39 before dispatching his Johnson & Wales opponent in just 40 seconds to move to 9-3 this season with six falls.
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.