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QBSN: James Johnson

QBSN Athlete of the Week: James Johnson

This week’s QBSN Athlete of the Week honors are awarded to James Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) of Quinnipiac University’s men’s basketball team.

Johnson, a junior guard, continued his outstanding play this past week, helping the Bobcats recover from a tough home loss against the University of Massachussets to win two straight home games against Mount St. Mary’s and Lehigh. Johnson tallied 25 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, along with 5 threes in the game. Johnson shined in the latter stages of the game, where he scored 8 points in the final minute of the game.

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Johnson hit two major, three pointers, including one that tied up the game with 28 seconds left. Then, with the game tied at 75 and the Bobcats needing a stop, Johnson stole the ball away from Julian Norfleet of the Mountaineers with 5 seconds remaining and hit a game winning layup as time expired to give the Bobcats their first conference win of the season.

Against Lehigh on last Tuesday night, Johnson put up 18 points, with 6 assists, 3 rebounds, and another 4 steals. Johnson’s leadership helped the Bobcats win their second game in a row with a 84-78 victory, improving Quinnipiac’s overall record on the year to 6-2, 1-0 in the NEC.

On the year, Johnson is averaging 18.3 points, 5 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 2.1 steals. Johnson entered the year as one of the top players in the NEC, with many publications listing him, along with senior forward Justin Rutty (Newburgh, N.Y.) as the best guard – forward combo in the league. Johnson averaged 12.1 points, along with 4 assists and 3 rebounds last season for the Bobcats.

Quinnipiac ends their five game home stand this Saturday, when they take on the University of Rhode Island Rams at the TD Bank Sports Center at 3 p.m. The Rams are 6-3 on the season, coming off of a 79-63 win over Northeastern University. All the action can be caught right here on the Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network.

(courtesy of Marc "Palatial" Schwartz)

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Athlete of the Week

QBSN Athlete of the Week: Kate Wheeler

This week’s QBSN Athlete of the Week honors are presented to Kate Wheeler (Oakville, Ontario) of Quinnipiac University’s women’s ice hockey team.

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Wheeler, a junior forward, was voted MVP of the Nutmeg Classic Tournament this past weekend after her big two games against Sacred Heart University and Yale University. In a 9-1 rout of the SHU Pioneers, Wheeler netted one goal to go along with three assists.

With that win, the Bobcats advanced to the Tournament Championship against Yale. With just five seconds left in the first period against Yale, Wheeler got her second goal of the weekend to help the Bobcats get the win. Quinnipiac’s victory over Yale earned the Bobcats their second-ever Nutmeg Classic Tournament Championship. The two weekend wins improved the Bobcats record on the season to 11-6-1 overall.

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In addition to QBSN’s Athlete of the Week honors, Wheeler was also awarded the ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Player of the week. This is the third time this year that Wheeler has won this award.

On the season, Wheeler is second on the team in goals (8), points (18), and tied with Erica Uden Johansson for second on the team in assists (10). This comes a year after Wheeler finished fifth on the team in points (14).

The Bobcats are home this weekend at the TD Bank Sports Center, hosting ECAC rivals Brown University and Yale University. Both games are set to drop puck at 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, respectively. Both games will be broadcasted live here on the Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network.

(courtesy of Marc "Palatial" Schwartz)

Basketball Broadcasts

Listen in to the women's basketball game against Vermont right now!

Marc Schwartz and Robin Schuppert have the call.

At 7 pm, Miles McQuiggan and Andrew Gau have the call of the men's basketball game against UMASS.