Atlantic East

Johnson Honored as AEC Defensive Player of the Week, Vinson Visits Weekly Honor Roll

Lancaster, Pa. – (12/4/2023) – Sophomore guard D.J. Johnson (Norristown, Pa.) spirited an early second-half run that separated Gwynedd Mercy University (3-3) from Salisbury University (4-4) by double digits, 52-42, with 11:33 still to play in the affair. He finished the 72-57 Red and Gold victory with 12 points, four rebounds, six assists, a block, and three steals to earn the Atlantic East Conference (AEC) Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week award. For the third straight week, Neumann University senior forward Jalen Vaughns (Tobyhanna, Pa.) was named the AEC Player of the Week, while Weekly Honor Roll mentions were given to Gwynedd Mercy University senior guard JoHaan Vinson (Philadelphia, Pa.), Marymount University first-year center C.J. Highsmith Jr. (Richmond, Va.), and Cabrini University junior forward Donoven Mack (New Castle, Del.).