PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week for Jan. 14, 2008

After being down by 13 points with 10 minutes left in their game against Marymount, Villa Julie cut the lead to one point which is when the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week, Greg Woody (Baltimore, MD/Mt. St. Joe) provided the Mustangs with a much needed spark.  Woody drained a three-pointer, his fifth of the contest, which ended up paving the way to a 73-66 victory for the Mustangs.  The sophomore guard led the team with game high points of 20, along with 7 assists and 4 steals.  He also enabled smooth transitions from defense to offense.  

With this conference win Villa Julie improved their record to 4-10 (2-3).  They are looking to get to the .500 mark in the conference when they take on Salisbury at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16.

PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Honor Roll (01/07/08-01/13/08)

Jade Belt, Frostburg State, Senior, Center, Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall

Tim Kohlrus, Washington College, Junior, Guard, Fairfax, VA/W.T. Woodson

Pat O'Connell, Johns Hopkins, Sophomore, Guard, Baltimore, MD/Loyola Blakefield

Mike Smelkinson, St. Mary's (Md.), Senior, Guard, Elkridge, Md./Long Reach

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

1/7 - Brian Green, Frostburg, Senior, Guard, Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley

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

12/10 - Jesse Gutekunst, Hood, Senior, Center, Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown


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.