Posted: Feb 03, 2026

Scranton's Scutt Notches 1,000th Point, Joined by Payne and Perez as Players of the Week

See who performed at their best this past week with our Players of the Week! Here are your Players of the Week for the week ending Sunday, February 1st, 2026.

All individual award winner's announcement can also be found on their respective sport pages and in Player of the Week archives.

PSUAC Players of the Week are nominated by their individual campus and selected by the conference office from a list of nominees. Click on the award winners name for their full POTW profile!

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK 10

Dariana Perez, Penn State Mont Alto

Third Year

Harris, Texas

Guard Dariana Perez scored 67 points in two games this past week. Perez helped lead her team to victory with a 40-point, 14-rebound outburst against Penn State Hazleton and scored 27 points in a non-conference victory over Trinity Washington. Perez went to the free throw line 17 times against Hazleton, making 15, and shot over 55 percent from the field and behind the arc. Perez leads the conference, averaging 26.1 points per game.

Shooting per game	gp	gs	min/g	fg/g	pct	3pt/g	pct	ft/g	pct	ppg
Overall	1	1	40.0	11.0-20.0	55.0	3.0-5.0	60.0	15.0-17.0	88.2	40.0

Shooting totals	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Overall	1	1	40	11-20	55.0	3-5	60.0	15-17	88.2	40

Ball control per game	gp	gs	mpg	off/g	def/g	reb/g	pf/g	dq/g	ast/g	to/g	a/to	stl/g	blk/g
Overall	1	1	40.0	2.0	12.0	14.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	0.3	1.0	1.0

Ball control totals	gp	gs	min	off	def	reb	pf	dq	ast	to	a/to	stl	blk
Overall	1	1	40	2	12	14	0	0	2	7	0.3	1	1

MEN’S BASKEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK 10

Fhenyx Scutt, Penn State Scranton

Fourth Year

Abington, Pa.

Guard Fhenyx Scutt led Penn State Scranton to two home wins against Penn State Lehigh Valley (97-90) and Penn State Schuylkill (105-100)l, during the week. He scored a combined 48 points in the games with eight three-pointers. Against Lehigh Valley, it was 17 points, along with five rebounds, three assists and a steal. During the game against Schuylkill he reached 1,000 career points and finished with a game-high 31 points, his second 30-point game of the season.

Shooting per game	gp	gs	min/g	fg/g	pct	3pt/g	pct	ft/g	pct	ppg
Overall	2	2	34.5	6.5-13.0	50.0	4.0-8.5	47.1	7.0-8.5	82.4	24.0

Shooting totals	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Overall	2	2	69	13-26	50.0	8-17	47.1	14-17	82.4	48

Ball control per game	gp	gs	mpg	off/g	def/g	reb/g	pf/g	dq/g	ast/g	to/g	a/to	stl/g	blk/g
Overall	2	2	34.5	1.0	4.5	5.5	3.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	4.0	0.5	0.5

Ball control totals	gp	gs	min	off	def	reb	pf	dq	ast	to	a/to	stl	blk
Overall	2	2	69	2	9	11	6	0	8	2	4.0	1	1

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Noah Payne, Penn State Fayette

First Year

St. Marys, Oh.

Penn State Fayette guard Noah Payne helped catapult his team to the top of the West Division standings with two big wins last week. Payne scored 12 points in a win over Penn State New Kensington, then added 19 in a thrilling 88-87 road win over Penn State Shenango. Payne finished the week 5-for-12 from behind the arc, accounting for nearly half his points. Payne also averaged three assists and 1.5 steals per game as Fayette now sits at 8-4 in PSUAC play.

Shooting per game	gp	gs	min/g	fg/g	pct	3pt/g	pct	ft/g	pct	ppg
Overall	2	0	29.0	5.5-13.5	40.7	2.5-6.0	41.7	2.0-2.0	100.0	15.5

Shooting totals	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Overall	2	0	58	11-27	40.7	5-12	41.7	4-4	100.0	31

Ball control per game	gp	gs	mpg	off/g	def/g	reb/g	pf/g	dq/g	ast/g	to/g	a/to	stl/g	blk/g
Overall	2	0	29.0	1.0	2.5	3.5	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	3.0	1.5	0.5

Ball control totals	gp	gs	min	off	def	reb	pf	dq	ast	to	a/to	stl	blk
Overall	2	0	58	2	5	7	2	0	6	2	3.0	3	1

TEAM OF THE WEEK

Penn State Scranton Men's Basketball

The Penn State Scranton men's basketball team went 2-0 on the week, creating additional separation in the playoff seeding race with their two opponents. Scranton opened with a 97-90 home win over Penn State Lehigh Valley and added 105-100 victory against Penn State Schuylkill. Jaiden Wiggins and Elijah Bryant led the way as both players notched 20-point performances in both games. The team moved into sole possession of third place in the East Division.