MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week
Kai Cipalla (York / Sr., F / LItitz, Pa.) had another big week as the Spartans maintained a share of first place in the Commonwealth. In the battle against Albright, Cipalla had 22 points and six rebounds in his 43 minutes of action. He was 9-for-15 from the floor including 2-for-3 from three and 2-for-4 from the stripe. He followed that with 26 points and five rebounds in the Spartan win over Messiah. Cipalla was a blistering 10-for-12 from the floor including 2-for-2 from three and 4-for-4 from the line. For the week, Cipalla averaged 24 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. He shot 70.4% from the floor, 80% (4-for-5) from three and 75% (6-for-8) from the free throw line as he averaged 35.5 minutes per game. For the season, Cipalla is averaging 20.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. He is shooting 56% from the floor, 32.3% from three and 66% from the stripe. He is averaging 34.7 minutes per game in addition to 1.9 assists per game.