CLARKSON ATHLETE of the WEEK
- March 3, 2008

MEN'S BASKETBALL Elson Pickering Junior, Forward - Brookyln, NY - After missing nearly four games with a shoulder injury, Elson Pickering averaged 20.5 ppg (24 points vs St. Lawrence, 17 vs Hamilton) to help Clarkson capture its first ever Liberty League Championship.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY Marie-Jo Gaudet Junior, Forward - Sherbrooke, QUE -  Marie-Jo Gaudet scored both goals in Sunday’s deciding 2-1 victory over Princeton in the ECAC quarterfinals, sending the Knights to the league’s championship tournament for the first time.

MEN'S HOCKEY Matt Beca Sophomore, Forward - Mississauga, ONT - Clarkson’s leading scorer, Matt Beca tallied six points (2-4) in the Knights’ weekend sweep, which clinched the ECAC Hockey Regular season title for the Knights. He scored one goal and two assists in each win, and netted his fourth shorthanded goal of the season in Saturday’s victory over Quinnipiac. Beca finished with a +5 over the two wins.

MEN'S SWIMMING Corey Curtis Senior - Erieville, NY -  Corey Curtis finished out his college athletic career in style, placing sixth in the 200 breaststroke to pace Clarkson to a ninth place showing at the Upstate New York State Collegiate Athletic Association (UNYSCAA) meet on Saturday at Nottingham High School. Curtis was the top performer for the Knights on Saturday with his sixth-place showing, racing in a time of 2:14.22.

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