Sheppard corrals his league-leading fourth Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week honor this season after averaging 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks, while shooting 57.7 percent from the floor, in the Terriers’ 1-1 week. He scored 24 points (10-15 FG) and added six rebounds and four blocks to earn Most Valuable Player honors as the Terriers defeated neighborhood rival Long Island, 77-68, in the annual "Battle of Brooklyn" game last Thursday. With St. Francis trailing 61-53 in the second half, Sheppard scored nine points in a 10-2 Terrier run to tie the game at 63-63. Two nights later, the New York City product tallied 11 points, three rebounds and a block in a narrow 62-61 setback to Wagner at the Pope Center. On the season, Sheppard leads all NEC newcomers with 11.8 ppg and 50.7 percent shooting from the field. In league play, he ranks 10th in the conference with 14.4 ppg.