MIT Moves up to #12 in D3hoops.com Poll

After picking up two conference road wins this past week, MIT has moved up two spots to #12 in the newest D3hoops.com rankings. This marks the seventh consecutive week that MIT has appeared in the polls.

MIT appeared in the poll for the first time ever in this year's week 3 poll and have remained in the poll ever since. MIT reached their peak position in the poll two week's ago, at #8, before falling to #14 last week after losing their first game to a DIII opponent. They are currently 18-2 overall and 17-1 in DIII, the best start in the program's history.

Hollingsworth Named NEWMAC POW

For the fourth time this season, sophomore Noel Hollingsworth has been named the NEWMAC Player of the Week. He has won the award four out of the eight weeks the award has been given out this year.

Hollingsworth averaged 23 points and 5.5 rebounds per game this week, helping lead MIT to two conference road victories. In their win at Coast Guard last Wednesday, Hollingsworth poured in 25 points on 10-13 shooting, adding 7 rebounds, 3 asssists, and 2 blocks. Then on Sunday at WPI, Hollinsgworth again led all scorers with 21 points on 9-13 shooting, as MIT swept the regular season series with WPI for the first time in seven years.

For the season, Hollingsworth is averaging 20.5 ppg, 8.7 rpg, and 1.6 bpg, while shooing 58.2% from the field.