CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- The America East Conference office named Hartford senior forward Danielle Hood (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Walter Panas) the Women's Basketball Player of the Week and Maine freshman guard Tanna Ross (Newburgh, Maine/Hampden Academy) the Rookie of the Week for the week ending December 23. Click here for full PDF Weekly Release.
Hood received her third America East Women's Basketball Player of the Week award this season. She led the Hawks to the first upset of a ranked opponent in America East this season, a 54-51 win over #23/24 Michigan State University at Chase Arena on Saturday afternoon. Hood was the only Hawk player in double figures, with 19 points on 9-of-19 from the field. She also grabbed eight rebounds, including four offensive boards, and added two assists and a steal to her credit. In addition the senior Hawk had the tough job of guarding and shooting against the 6'9" Allyssa DeHaan who leads the NCAA in blocks.
Ross turned in a superb performance against Boston College for this week's Rookie of the Week award. Ross scored in double-figures, 17 points, for the fourth-straight game and led Maine in scoring for the fourth time this season. She made five three-pointers in the game, marking the second time in the last four games that she made at least five treys in a contest. Ross also pulled down a team-best seven rebounds. This is the third weekly honor this year for Ross.
Next week's awards will be released on Wednesday, January 2. The weekly releases will return to its normal Monday afternoons beginning Monday, January 7.
Recent Results
Saturday, December 22
at Boston College 68, Maine 56
Rookie Tanna Ross paced the Black Bear offense with 17 points, including five treys... Maine led, 36-33, at halftime and held leads as high as seven points.
Vermont 78, at Manhattan 57
Sophomore May Kotsopoulos recorded 18 points, three assists and four steals... Junior Amy Rosenkrantz netted a team-high 20 points, and added four assists, two steals and six rebounds.
at Northeastern 82, Stony Brook 69
The Seawolves' bench pitched in 43 points for the game, or a little better than 62% of the total Stony Brook offense... Senior Aly Young set a career high with 21 points in 34 minutes.
Marist 75, at Albany 71
Senior Gia Sanders finished with 10 points and four rebounds... Sophomore Britney McGee netted 17 points and also recorded six rebounds and three steals.
at Hartford 54, #24 Michigan State 51 (CSN)
The Hawks improved to 2-0 all-time against ranked opponents at home and extended their home winning streak to 15 games... Senior Danielle Hood led Hartford with 19 points and eight rebounds.
Friday, December 21
Lehigh 68, at Binghamton 67 (2OT)
Senior Bearcat Laine Kurpniece finished with 22 points and 10 of 11 from the free-throw line, including the two game-tying free-throws at the end of regulation... Classmate Laura Sario scored 18 points and took down 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.
Upcoming Action
Thursday, December 27
Boston University vs. Georgia Southern 1 5 p.m.
The Terriers have met the Eagles just once before in a 70-55 Boston U. win in Boston on November 18, 2001... Five Terriers are in the league's top-25 scoring leaders.
Friday, December 28
UMBC vs. Richmond 2 1 p.m.
Sophomore Carlee Cassidy has led the Retrievers' scoring seven times this season... Melissa Book is shooting a team-best .550 from outside the arc.
Boston University vs. Morgan State/VCU 1 5/7:30 p.m.
Boston U. will meet either Morgan State or host VCU in the second round of the tournament... It will be the second game in as many days for the Terriers who entered the tournament coming off a 16-day layoff.
St. Francis (N.Y.) at Albany 7 p.m.
Seniors Gia Sanders and Kristin Higy have recorded double-doubles in the same game twice this season, at Indiana and last time out against Marist... Sophomore Britney McGee has led the Great Danes in scoring for two consecutive games now.
New Hampshire at Providence 7 p.m.
The Wildcats hope to pick-up their first road win of the season at Providence... New Hampshire has four players averaging double-digit points, led by sophomore Amy Simpson (11.9).
1 VCU Tournament (Richmond, Va.)
2 University of Maryland Terrapin Classic (College Park, Md.)