NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central junior forward Matt Cappelletti was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday. 

A native of Romeoville, Illinois and Romeoville High School (Management/Marketing major), Cappelletti helped lead the Cardinals to a 68-63 win over then No. 1-ranked Augustana at home on Thursday. It was the Vikings' first CCIW loss this season and it was also North Central's second win over a top-ranked opponent in program history and first since 2006. Cappelletti scored 11 of his 18 points in the second half as the Cardinals went on a 12-3 run late in the game to seal the victory. He also added seven rebounds, one assist and two steals. 

2018-19 CCIW Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Matt Cappelletti – North Central (2/4/19) 
Aston Francis – Wheaton (1/28/19)
Aston Francis – Wheaton (1/21/19)
Aston Francis – Wheaton (1/14/19)
Aston Francis – Wheaton (1/7/19)
Jake Rhode – Elmhurst (12/31/18)
Aston Francis – Wheaton (12/17/18)
Aston Francis – Wheaton (12/10/18)
Connor Raridon – North Central (12/3/18) 
Aston Francis – Wheaton (11/26/18)
Aston Francis – Wheaton (11/19/18)
DaVante Harrell – Millikin (11/12/18)
  The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2017-18 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,100 academic all-conference recipients, 15 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 28 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.