Student Athlete of the Week (12-30)
MAAC Sports
Manny Thomas – Marist College - Men's Basketball
Junior - Forward - 6-5 - 190 - Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian
Thomas has been a solid performer on the court and in the classroom in his three years as a Red Fox. A key reserve, he has appeared in 72 games with a scoring average of 4.6 points per game and a three-point shooting percentage of .405 in his career (through Dec. 30). In the Red Foxes' 76-62 win over Penn on Dec. 22, Thomas came off the bench to drain four three-pointers, three of which came during Marist's 21-2 run in the first half. A 2013 selection to the MAAC All-Academic Team, Thomas is a member of Marist's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. He is majoring in Criminal Justice and minoring in Accounting.
Allison Skrec – Manhattan College – Women’s Basketball
Senior, Guard, 5-7, Sr., G, Roselle, N.J./Roselle Catholic
Skrec was sensational in Manhattan’s 72-56 win over Canisius on Sunday afternoon. She poured in a career-high 19 points on 5-for-7 shooting, and she helped ice the victory by going 8-for-9 at the free throw line. Skrec also had three assists and three steals in just 22 minutes before fouling out. Skrec broke into the Jaspers’ starting lineup as a junior, and this year is averaging 8.2 points and 5.5 assists per game. Was a four-year letterwinner and two-time Union County (N.J. ) Player of the Year at Roselle Catholic High School.