CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --
The 2012-13 America East basketball season got underway over the
weekend and standout performances have earned UMBC's Ryan Cook and Stony
Brook's Jameel Warney the conference's first weekly honors of the
season.
Cook picked up Player of the Week honors after
registering his second career double-double in the Retrievers' lone game
of the week, while Warney had two impressive games to earn Rookie of
the Week accolades. The first awards of the 2012-13 season were
announced Monday afternoon.
Cook (Laurel, Md.) tied his career
high with 28 points and added 11 rebounds in UMBC's 80-75 loss at Penn
Friday. The senior guard shot 10-of-19 from the floor and helped UMBC
build a 21-point first-half lead on the Quakers. Cook's double-double,
the second of his career, is his second consecutive double-double as he
finished the 2011-12 season with 15 points and 10 rebounds vs.
Binghamton in the America East tournament last year.
Warney (Plainfield, N.J.)
had a solid debut over the weekend as he averaged 12.0 points and 7.0
rebounds in two Stony Brook wins. The freshman forward had eight points
and five boards in a road win at Marist Friday and then turned in a
16-point, nine-rebound performance vs. Mount Ida on Sunday. Warney shot a
perfect 8-for-8 from the floor against the Mustangs and shot 78 percent
(11-for-14) for the week.
America East Notes... in 140 Characters or Less - #AEHOOPS America
East teams went 5-7 on opening weekend with Albany, UNH, Stony Brook
and Vermont picking up wins ... On Friday, Albany beat the Atlantic 10's
Duquesne while SBU and UVM each posted wins over MAAC programs ...
Albany's Mike Black averaged 17.5 points per game last week and
surpassed the 300-assist for his career Friday ... Stony Brook is off to
its first 2-0 start since the 2009 campaign ... The Seawolves haven't
lost at Pritchard Gym since Feb. 19, 2011, a span of 15 games ... For
the second time in three years, Stony Brook will play in ESPN’s Season
Tip-Off Marathon Tuesday, at Rider at 6 a.m. on ESPN ... Vermont plays
at UConn on Tuesday in a game that will be televised on SNY and ESPN3
... Only UConn has more wins among the 20 Division I programs in New
England than UVM’s 215 since the start of the 2001-02 season ...
Vermont's Brian Voelkel was named a Lou Henson preseason All-American
prior to the season... UMBC hosts Eastern in its home opener Monday and
Boston U. heads to Canisius.
2012-13 America East Women’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 12 – Player of the Week: Ryan Cook (UMBC); Rookie of the Week: Jameel Warney (Stony Brook)
Recent Results - Sunday, Nov. 11
at Stony Brook 93, Mount Ida 51 -- Box Score | Recap
Brown 58, at Binghamton 49 -- Box Score | Recap
#4 Ohio State 82, Albany 60 -- Box Score | Recap
Upcoming Action - Monday, Nov. 12
Boston U. at Canisius, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Video | Audio
Eastern (Pa.) at UMBC, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Video | Audio