Natalie Achonwa (Guelph, ON) – Notre Dame, Jr.

Natalie Achonwa and the Fighting Irish played the first women's game played on an aircraft carrier - the USS Yorktown against Ohio State. Achonwa starred  for the Irish as she collected her second career double-double (17 points and 10 rebounds). The 7th ranked Irish took down the 19th Ohio State, 57-51.  

Kayla Alexandrer (Milon, ON) – Syracuse, Sr.

Alexander and the Syracuse Orange kicked-off her season with a win over Fairleigh Dickinson 94-47. In the game, Alexander almost earned herself a triple-  double, but had to settle with a double-double by scoring 20 points, notching ten rebounds and adding eight blocked shots.

Mike Allison (Lynden, ON) – Maine, Sr.

Mike Allison notched a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds but the University of Maine men's basketball team fell to Dartmouth in its season  opener by the score of 67-54. In 34 minutes of action, Allison shot the ball efficiently by going 5-of-9 in the game.

Jordan Bachynski (Calgary, AB) – Arizona State,  Jr.

In Arizona State’s opening game of the season, Bachynski flirted with a triple-double, but fell one block short of achieving this feat. Bachynski shot 8-of-10  from the field for a game-high 17 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and broke a school record with 9 blocks in the contest, which helped secure a 79-64 for the  Sun Devils.

Murphy Burnatowski (Waterloo, ON) – Colgate, Sr.

In Burnatowski’s first game in a Colgate uniform, he led all scorers with 23 points against Illinois, but it wasn’t enough as they lost 75-55. In his second game  against Marquette on the weekend, he had a bigger game where he recorded a double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Unfortunately, it again wasn’t  enough as Colgate dropped to 0-2 with an 84-63 loss.

Michelle Plouffe (Edmonton, AB) and Taryn Wicijowski (Regina, SK) – Utah Jr. and Sr.

In Utah’s opening game of the season, Utah was led by their Canadian front court featuring honourable mention AP All-American, Michelle  Plouffe and Taryn Wicijowski. Plouffe recorded 29 points (a point shy of tying her career-high) and a team-high 8 rebounds. Wicijowski backed  up Plouffe with a 16 point, seven rebound and seven assist (career-high) output. Utah went on to down Denver, 75-60.

Dwight Powell (Toronto, ON) – Stanford,  Jr.

In the opening game for the Cardinals, Dwight Powell came ready to play against San Francisco. Showing off his extra 15 pounds to his frame, he used it to  his advantage by shooting 9-of-14 from the field including 2-of-3 from behind the arc. In the end, Powell scored a career-high 27 points and added seven  rebounds, a pair of assists and a steal and a block. Stanford went on to win 74-62.

Micaëlla Riché (Gloucester, ON) – Minnesota, Jr.

In Minnesota's season-opener on Saturday, Riché posted career highs with 29 points and 14 rebounds in a double-overtime victory against Washington  State, a game in which she played 49 minutes. The double-double was the second of her career. She also added career-highs with 10 field goals on 17  attempts and nine free throws on 15 attempts. She was also named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week.

Kyle Wiltjer (Portland, OR) – Kentucky, So.

As the Wildcats began their title defense,   Wiltjer earned his first career start for John Calipari’s squad. As the veteran on the team, he helped guide  Kentucky to a narrow win over Maryland, 72-69. Wiltjer shot the ball well making a career-high 4 3-pointers in the contest. He finished the game with a team-  high 19 points and added another career-high in blocks with 3. Wiltjer was named SEC Player of the Week.

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