Mason Wang of the men's basketball team and Marlise Newson of the women's basketball team are the Hood College Athletes of the Week for January 24, 2022.Â
Wang averaged 30.5 points per game. In the win over Messiah, Wang went 8-for-13 shooting to score a game-high of 27 points. In Saturday's win over Widener, the senior scored a game-high of 32 points, posting his third 30-point game of the year. The Williamsburg, Va. native became the first player in program history to reach 1,700 points. Â
Newson finished with a season-high 18 points on 8-of-17 shooting against No. 17 Messiah. At Widener, she scored 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting to finish the week averaging 16.5 points per game in two contests, shooting 48 percent from the floor.Â
