General | 11/27/2023 10:25:24 AM
Below are the Empire 8 Players of the Week, released on November 27, 2023, for games played from November 20 – November 26. It is the 13th Empire 8 weekly honors release of the 2023-24 season. Sports featured include men’s and women’s basketball.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Luke Bourgault, Utica, Sr., F, Troy, NY/LaSalle Institute
Bourgault starred in Utica’s 71-56 win over SUNY Poly last Monday evening with a Pioneer career-high of 21 points, including shooting 3-for-6 from beyond the arc and 4-for-4 from the foul line. He also was effective on defense with four steals and active on the glass with five rebounds and a block.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Khalel Noteman, Russell Sage, Fr., F/C, Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie
Noteman registered a career-high 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes action on Tuesday at Mount St. Mary College. It is his second E8 weekly accolade of 2023-24.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Isabella Astorino, Hartwick, Sr., F, Warwick, NY/Warwick
Astorino excelled in Hartwick's 82-60 win over SUNY Morrisville on Tuesday evening, dropping a career-high 25 points on 11-of-20 shooting from the floor. She completed the double-double with 10 boards and nearly completed a triple-double as the forward tallied seven assists to go along with two steals and a block across 30 minutes of action.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Joleen Lusk, St. John Fisher, Fr., F, Cherry Valley, NY/Cherry Valley Springfield
Lusk led the Cardinals with 22 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the floor, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals in St. John Fisher’s 76-61 win over Penn State-Behrend on Tuesday afternoon. It is her second straight E8 weekly accolade of the 2023-24 season.
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com.
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