Vermont senior forward Taylor Coppenrath is the America East Player while Boston University guard Matt Wolff and Vermont swingman Ryan Schneider share America East Rookie of the Week honors. The awards were announced Monday (December 20).
Coppenrath (West Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) scored 39 points and added 12 rebounds in an 83-53 win over Binghamton Sunday. The two-time America East Player of the Year was 12-of-17 from the floor and 15-of-17 from the line. He has scored in double figures in 30-straight games.
Wolff (Walpole, Mass.) scored 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting, including 3-of-5 beyond the arc in a 63-52 win at Michigan Tuesday.
Ryan Schneider (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland) Schneider came off the bench to score a season-high 14 points, including 11 points in the first half when the Catamounts closed the half on a 19-2 run. He made 4-of-9 three-pointers and is now shooting 41.4 percent (12-of-29) beyond the arc.