PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week for Dec. 10, 2007

Jesse Gutekunst (Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown) picked a good week to shine, guiding the Blazers to back-to-back conference victories and a share of first place in the conference.  Gutekunst recorded a double-double in each game including a game high 26 against St. Mary's (Md.) on Saturday.  With the game on the line the senior big man felt no pressure and hit two clutch free throws to add to a perfect 12-12 from the line.  The Blazer's center also grabbed 13 rebounds and had 2 blocks against the Seahawks, days after he recorded 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks against Gallaudet.   

For the season Gutekunst is second on the team in scoring (18.2 ppg) and team leader in rebounding (16.3 rpg), field goal percentage (.584), minutes played (36.6) and assists (23).  Hood (7-2) is off until December 18 when they will participate in the King's College Holiday Tournament at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Honor Roll (12/03/07-12/09/07)

Brandon Abney, Salisbury University, Junior, Guard, 6-3, 190, Annapolis, Md./Broadneck

Tyson Lesesne, St. Mary's (Md.), Senior, Guard, 6-0, 175, Edgewood, Md./Edgewood

Andrew Farber-Miller, JHU, Sophomore, Forward, 6-8, 230, Charlottesville, VA/St. Anne's-Belfield

Chris Prior, McDaniel, Senior, Forward, 6-4, 240, Westminster, Md./Westminster

2007-08 PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week Previous Winners

11/19 - Ryan Junghans, Hood, Junior, Guard, Derwood, MD/Magruder

11/25 - Brett Foelber, McDaniel, Senior, Guard/Forward, Sykesville, Md./Cardinal Gibbons

12/03 - Tyson Lesesne, St. Mary's (Md.), Senior, Guard, Edgewood, Md./Edgewood

About the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week Award

Entering its second year, the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week Award is granted on a weekly basis on behalf of the Pride of Maryland Tournament Committee. Each week, each of the nine Pride of Maryland schools has the ability to nominate one men's basketball player, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the previous seven days. An esteemed panel of media members vote to select the most outstanding player of the group. Simply, the student-athlete with the most votes becomes the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week. All student-athletes who receive votes, but are not named the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week, are then named to the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Honor Roll.

The award will be presented on Mondays, beginning on November 19, 2007, and concluding February 25, 2008, with a two-week hiatus on December 25, 2006.

The Pride of Maryland is comprised of the nine NCAA Division III schools in the state: Frostburg State University, Goucher College, Hood College, John Hopkins University, McDaniel College, Salisbury University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Villa Julie College and Washington College.

For more information on the Provident Bank Pride of Maryland Tournament, go to http://www.providentpride.com/.



About PrestoSports

PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the Provident Bank Pride of Maryland Tournament, and has created the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week Award to recognize the best athletic achievements in the state of Maryland. A Rockville, Md., based company, PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III.

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