Junior Taylor Coppenrath (West Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) of Vermont and freshman Troy Hailey (Hyattsville, Md./Montrose Christian) of Binghamton were named America East Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, on Monday (December 22).
Coppenrath scored 25 points and added eight rebounds in leading the Catamounts to a 62-57 win, Vermont’s third straight, at Marist Sunday. The 6-9 forward continues to lead America East in scoring with 23.9 ppg and is No. 7 in the conference in rebounding with 6.9 rpg.
Hailey scored 18 points and added three assists without a turnover in the Bearcats’ 61-53 win at St. Francis (N.Y.) Wednesday. The 6-1 point guard is second among America East’s rookie scorers with 10.9 ppg. He is also No. 10 in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.16).