Vermont sophomore forward Taylor Coppenrath (West Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) and Maine guard Kevin Reed (Yarmouth, Mass./St. Thomas More) were named Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, by America East on January 20.
Coppenrath scored 27 points in the 63-53 win at Albany Wednesday (January 15). He hit three-straight three-pointers to start the second half after the teams were tied, 25-25, at the break. The America East scoring leader with 21.4 ppg, he has now scored 20 or more points in eight of his 14 games and 25 or more six times. He also had 16 points and eight rebounds in the win at Cornell Monday (January 13).
Reed made 6-of-10 three-pointers en route to a game-high 20 points in a 90-76 win at Northeastern Wednesday (January 15) night, then added 18 points, including four three-pointers, in a 79-64 win over Binghamton Sunday (January 18). He shot 53 percent behind the arc (10-of-19) last week.