Turner, Coppenrath Earn Spalding Men's Basketball Honors

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Junior Matt Turner (West Haven, Conn./St. Thomas More) of Boston University and Taylor Coppenrath (West Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) are the Spalding Player and Rookie of the Week announced November 26 by America East.

Turner scored 31 points in the Terriers' lone game last week, a 70-58 win over St. Peter's on Sunday. He made 11-of-15 field goals, including seven-of-10 three-pointers. The 5-9 guard tied his own Case Gym record with seven treys and also added three assists, a block and a steal.

Coppenrath averaged 15 ppg and 7.5 rpg last week. The 6-8 forward had his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in the 73-54 win at Dartmouth on Tuesday. He added a season-high 17 points with four rebounds in the 72-69 loss to Cleveland State Saturday.