CAMBRIDGE,
Mass. - University at
Albany senior Ebone Henry earned America East women's basketball Player of the
Week honors for the first time this year, while teammate Shereesha Richards was
named Rookie of the Week as the Great Danes swept the conference's weekly
awards, the conference office announced on Monday.
Henry (San Diego, Calif.) was outstanding in her return to
her home state, helping Albany finish third in the Beach Classic in Long Beach,
Calif. She led the conference in scoring, averaging 24.5 points per game as the
Great Danes went 1-1. The senior also averaged 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and
2.5 steals per game. In an overtime loss to Sam Houston State, Henry
scored a career-high 29 points on 12-of-25 shooting from the floor, including
four 3-pointers. She also added seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
In a win against Canisius, Henry scored 20 points to go along with five boards,
five helpers, three steals, and one block. She shot 46.5 percent (20-43) in the
two games.
Richards (Oceanview, N.J.) earned her third-straight Rookie of the Week after
averaging 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in the two contests. After a
slow outing in the overtime loss to Sam Houston State, where she managed just
two points, two rebounds, one assist, and one steal, Richards was back to form
against Canisius. She scored 15 points against the Golden Griffins, to go along
with seven boards and a career-high seven assists. Richards shot 57.1 percent
(8-14) from the floor in the two games, and did not commit a turnover in 33
total minutes of action.
America East Notes (In 140 characters
or less #AEHoops)
Albany's Julie Forster became the program's all-time leading rebounder
with 977 career boards vs. Sam Houston State... Hartford sold out Chase Family
Arena for the first time in the regular-season against No. 2 Connecticut on
Saturday... New Hampshire scored a season-high 77 points in its win over Wagner
on Dec. 17... Albany is 1 of only 2 mid-major teams to rank in the top 40 of the
country in both field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense... Boston
U. has the top-three players in the conference in minutes played per game this
season (Moran, Alford, Agboola)... Hartford has had seven different leading
scorers through 11 games... Boston U. beat No. 17/15 St. John's Saturday, marking
the 1st non-conference win over a ranked team for the America East since 2009... Hartford
is ranked 11th, Boston U. ranked 14th and Albany is receiving votes in the
latest Mid-Major Top-25.... The Terriers are averaging 8.5 3-point FGs per game
and are on pace for 240 this season. The America East record is 223 set by UMBC
is 07-08... Four teams (Albany, Stony Brook, Boston U. and Hartford) are ranked
in the top-100 nationally of scoring defense... Stony Brook has a +7.7 rebounding
margin. The Seawolves have not finished the year with a positive rebounding
margin since 2006-07 (+1.0)
2012-13 America East Women's Basketball Weekly
Award Winners
Nov. 12 - Player of the Week: Chantell
Alford (Boston U); Rookie of the Week: Morgan Murphy (Binghamton)
Nov. 19 - Player of the Week: Chantell Alford
(Boston U); Rookie of the Week: Brittany Snow (Stony Brook)
Nov. 26 - Player of the Week: Megan Craig
(Albany); Rookie of the Week: Katie Roth (Hartford)
Dec. 3 - Player of the Week: Chantell Alford
(Boston U); Rookie of the Week: Liz Wood (Maine)
Dec. 10 - Player of the Week: Chikilra
Goodman (Stony Brook); Rookie of the Week: Shereesha Richards (Albany)
Dec. 17 - Player of the Week: Chantell Alford
(Boston U);Rookie of the Week: Shereesha Richards (Albany)
Dec. 24 - Player of the Week: Ebone Henry
(Player of the Week);Rookie of the Week: Shereesha Richards (Albany)