Spalding Player of the Week: Maine sophomore forward Heather Ernest (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue) was named Spalding Player of the Week. She led Maine with 23 points versus Stony Brook and 14 points in win over Binghamton … She notched double-doubles in both games … She averaged 18.5 points and 10 rebounds over two games … Her two free throws with 15 seconds remaining tied the Binghamton game at 56-56 … She added two more FTs with 48 seconds left in OT to tie the game at 62-62 … Her 23 points versus SB was a season-high … Ernest has scored ten or more points in nine straight games … She has four double-doubles this season … She is averaging 15.7 ppg, and 8.7 rpg in her last nine games … She leads UMaine with 12.7 ppg.
Spalding Rookie of the Week: Freshman forward Monica Peterson of Maine (Wilmington, Del./A.I. DuPont) was named America East Rookie of the Week ... She tied career-highs with 14 points and 14 rebounds in the win over Binghamton… Peterson added 11 points and four rebounds at Stony Brook … She averaged 12.5 points and 9.0 rebounds over two games … She leads Maine with 7.9 rpg and .454 FG pct. … She had an assist and a layup in Maine’s game-ending 7-0 run that tied the BU game and sent it into overtime … She added a go-ahead basket in the the OT.