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pulling it out was big for us.”

“The Rochester game was a great win for us,” added Frilling. “The whole team had been looking forward to that game for a while since they beat us up pretty bad last time we played so it was really great to get the win and keep rolling. Josh [Levy] was huge in the Rochester game as well. All of us on the team know what he can do because we see it in practice everyday so I’m really glad he got to show our fans and everyone watching what he’s capable of. We’ve got a ton of great players on our team and I’m extremely happy for him.” a layup setting the score at 100-67 and ultimately finished the game 102-75.

Frauenheim also recorded a double-double, his second this season and the third of his career, with 11 points and 10 assists. Frilling scored 13 points and 9 rebounds and Trunley had 12 points.

Frauenheim added 23 points to the score and added another double-double to his record. Rashid matched his career-high with 21 points, shooting 7-10 from the floor. Third-year forward Ian Elam and Frilling led with 7 rebounds each. Overall, the Spartans shot 59.7% from the field with a total of 19 assists and 36 rebounds.

The YellowJackets responded with a 3-pointer to put the score at 88-87 with 29 seconds left. After an intense play, Rochester committed a technical foul with three seconds left by attempting to call a timeout when they had none left. This allowed Frilling to make 2 free throws to seal the game 90-87.

Overall, the team shot 43.4% from the field and recorded 44 rebounds and 23 assists. Levy, who had his first starting game of his career, led all players with 22 points.

Levy says, “It was an amazing game and definitely a night to remember.”

Prendergast recorded the first double-double of his career with 14 points and 10 rebounds. He applauded Levy’s play and stressed the importance of the win, especially during overtime, saying, “We came out really strong thanks to Josh [Levy]. It was also really good for us to get some late game practice too. We had only had one overtime game prior to this one and we lost, so getting another overtime and

Thornburn opened the Sunday game with a layup, giving the Spartans a lead they would never lose for the remainder of the evening. The closest Emory came to tying the game was after they made a layup with 10:21 left in the first half, putting the score at 18-20. However, after a steal by Frilling followed by Frauenheim’s layup, the Spartans went on a 12-2 run. This left the score at 32-20 with 6:59 left on the clock. Second-year forward Umar Rashid scored the last 4 points of the first half for the Spartans with a 3-pointer with 1:13 left and a free throw with 56 seconds left. The first half ended with the Eagles trailing by 15 points at 50-35.

The Spartans continued with great gameplay throughout the second half, leading by at least 13 for the rest of the way and 20 in the last 10 minutes. They took the largest lead of the game after Lewis made

Prendergast led the score with a season-high 29 points, shooting 7-12 from the 3-point range and 10-15 overall. He was named to the D3Hoops.com Team of the Week and earned the UAA Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week honor. Prendergast, however, emphasized the importance of team effort, especially their ability to just make the shots, saying, “We were able to hit a lot of shots. When we are hitting our 3’s, we are a tough team to beat. We also passed the ball really well and played very unselfishly which allowed us to get open looks. It was a really good weekend for us and now we are excited to go to St. Louis and play WashU for first place in the conference.”

Head Coach Todd McGuinness was selected as the NCAA Division III Coach of the Week after these two wins. This is the third time that Coach McGuinness has earned this award.

In their next away game against Washington University in St. Louis on Feb. 17, the Spartans will be competing for sole possession of the No. 1 seed in the UAA. They will also be facing the University of Chicago on Feb. 19 and Carnegie Mellon University on Feb. 25.