Juniors Chaz Carr of Boston University and Taylor Coppenrath of Vermont share America East Player of the Week honors while Albany’s Jon Iati is the America East Rookie of the Week. The honors were announced Monday (February 9).
Carr (Manchester, Conn./Manchester) was 8-of-10 from the floor, including 5-of-6 behind the arc and scored a game-high 23 points with four assists in the 78-45 win over Hartford Saturday. He also scored a team-high 15 points in the 70-50 win at New Hampshire Wednesday. The 6-0 guard leads the Terriers in scoring with 12.6 ppg.
Coppenrath (West Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) scored 24 points and had 14 rebounds in the 70-51 win over Binghamton Wednesday. The 6-9 forward, who has won or shared America East Player of the Week honors five times this season, added 18 points, including 11 in the decisive second half, in a 67-65 win at Northeastern Sunday.
Iati (York, Pa./York Catholic) is the America East Rookie of the Week for the sixth time this season. The 5-9 guard scored a game-high 22 points in the 64-60 win at UMBC Wednesday. He also scored a team-high 16 points in the 60-54 loss to New Hampshire Saturday.