Northeastern junior Jose Juan Barea and Vermont senior forward Taylor Coppenrath share America East Player of the Week honors. New Hampshire swingman Mike Christensen is the America East Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday (February 7).
Barea (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico/Miami Christian) scored a season-high 36 points, including a school-record 25 in the second half, as the Huskies rallied for a 73-67 win at New Hampshire Wednesday. He also added seven assists in that game. The 6-0 guard followed that with a 28-point effort in a 72-64 loss at Vermont Saturday.
Coppenrath (West Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) posted double-doubles in each game last week, leading the Catamounts to two wins. The 6-9 forward had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Vermont extended its winning streak to 14 games with a 72-64 win over Northeastern Saturday.
Mike Christensen (Reston, Va./Flint Hill) averaged 16.0 ppg and 7.5 rpg in two games. He had a season-high 19 points in 27 minutes of a 81-68 loss at Albany Saturday. He also scored 13 points with nine rebounds and four assists in a 73-67 loss to Northeastern Wednesday.