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Watching the Connecticut/Georgetown game should have been enough of a clue that some interesting things were likely to happen on Saturday. In what was essentially two games for the price of one the Hoyas came back to win 72-69 at the Verizon Center, their fourth consecutive win over the Huskies. The first twenty minutes went about as well as the Huskies could have hoped, shooting 50% from both the field and from three (4-8) on their way to a seemingly commanding 40-25 lead. Georgetown shot just 29.6% from the field and had eight turnovers to just four assists.

The first rotation through conference play in the Metro Atlantic is complete and there were few surprises over the weekend. Undefeated are the three favorites (Niagara, Rider and Siena) and Fairfield, who picked up wins over Marist and Saint Peter's. Canisius, Manhattan and Saint Peter's all split their two games while Iona, Loyola and Marist will head back into non-conference play with 0-2 records.

The first week of December also marks the beginning of conference play in leagues like the Metro Atlantic who play their conference tournaments the first weekend in March as opposed to the second. The conference picked up some good results in the first month of the season, with Rider opening the season by beating Mississippi State in Starkville and beating St. Joseph's earlier this week.

Weekly Honors

America East: Stony Brook F/G Tommy Brenton was named to the conference's Honor Roll due to his averages of 10.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game last week. The Seawolves are 3-0 for the first time since 1994. 

Atlantic 10: Fordham F Chris Gaston was named to the Honor Roll due to his averages of fifteen points and ten rebounds per game in three games. The freshman has a pair of double-doubles to his credit thus far.

The MAAC race should be quite exciting with Niagara, Rider, and Siena all legitimately pushing for the conference title. Expect all three to consistently appear in mid-major rankings.

Atlantic 10

Colonial

Conference USA

Horizon

MAAC

MVC

MWC

Sun Belt

WAC

WCC

Fairfield

Niagara

Rider

Siena

Other (Iona, Manhattan, SPC, etc)

Overall Rank: #34

Conference Rank: #1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Overall Rank: #65

Conference Rank: #2 MAAC