Enderle, Talla Earn Championship Week POTW Honors
See who performed at their best this past week with our Players of the Week! These awards are based on performances for championship week for men's and women's basketbal, which ended on Sunday, March 2.
PSUAC Players of the Week are nominated by their individual campus and selected by the conference office from a list of nominees. Click on the award winners name for their full POTW profile!
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Katie Enderle, Penn State Beaver
First Year
Darlington, Pa.
Penn State Beaver guard Katie Enderle averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds in the playoffs, leading her squad to the PSUAC Championship. Enderle tallied a pair of double-doubles and shot 50% from the field across three playoff games, averaging 2.7 steals and one block per contest. Enderle earned Western Division Defensive Player of the Year and Second Team All-Conference honors. She finished in the top five in field goal percentage in the PSUAC, capping her standout rookie campaign with a conference title.
| Shooting per game | gp | gs | min/g | fg/g | pct | 3pt/g | pct | ft/g | pct | ppg |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 39.0 | 6.0-12.0 | 50.0 | 0.0-0.7 | 0.0 | 4.0-8.3 | 48.0 | 16.0 |
| Shooting totals | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 117 | 18-36 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 12-25 | 48.0 | 48 |
| Ball control per game | gp | gs | mpg | off/g | def/g | reb/g | pf/g | dq/g | ast/g | to/g | a/to | stl/g | blk/g |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 39.0 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
| Ball control totals | gp | gs | min | off | def | reb | pf | dq | ast | to | a/to | stl | blk |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 117 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0.8 | 8 | 3 |
MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Veron Talla, Penn State Mont Alto
Second Year
Lanham, Md.
Veron Talla led Penn State Mont Alto to a 75-67 win in the PSUAC Championship Game against Penn State DuBois. He led the game in both points and rebounds with 14 and 13, respectively.
Throughout the tournament, Talla averaged 18 points and 13.7 rebounds while shooting just under 50% from the floor. He also tallied 2.3 blocks per game. By winning the PSUAC Tournament, Penn State Mont Alto clinched an automatic berth to the USCAA Tournament.
| Shooting per game | gp | gs | min/g | fg/g | pct | 3pt/g | pct | ft/g | pct | ppg |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | 7.0-14.3 | 48.8 | 0.0-2.7 | 0.0 | 4.0-6.7 | 60.0 | 18.0 |
| Shooting totals | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 93 | 21-43 | 48.8 | 0-8 | 0.0 | 12-20 | 60.0 | 54 |
| Ball control per game | gp | gs | mpg | off/g | def/g | reb/g | pf/g | dq/g | ast/g | to/g | a/to | stl/g | blk/g |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Ball control totals | gp | gs | min | off | def | reb | pf | dq | ast | to | a/to | stl | blk |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 93 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0.6 | 1 | 7 |
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Katie Enderle, Penn State Beaver
First Year
Darlington, Pa.
Guard Katie Enderle, had an outstanding performance in the PSUAC Championship Game against Penn State Schuylkill. Enderle put up a total of 13 points and addded 15 rebounds, playing a large part in securing the win for her team. Penn State Beaver will play Miami-Hamilton on March 12 in a USCAA Division 2 small college national championship quarterfinal.
TEAMS OF THE WEEK
Penn State Mont Alto Men’s Basketball
The Penn State Mont Alto men’s basketball team defeated Penn State DuBois, 75-67, in the PSUAC Championship Game to claim its first conference crown since 2020, and the fifth in program history. Mont Alto’s Veron Talla scored a team-high 14 points. Overall, four Mont Alto players finishing with 10 points or more and two others scored nine as the team finished the week 3-0 to advance as the PSUAC's automatic berth into the USCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship tournament.
Penn State Beaver Women's Basketball
The Penn State Beaver women's basketball team reached the PSUAC Championship game by defeating the top-seeded team in the West and then defeated Penn State Schuylkill, No. 1-seed from the East to claim their second straight conference championship. With the 76-60 victory, the team moves on to face Miami-Hamilton on March 12 in a USCAA Division II Small College National Championship quarterfinal.