CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Albany women’s basketball stands as the lone unbeaten team in the America East with a 5-0 record as week three of college basketball season came to a close Sunday. Maine got off to its first 3-0 start since 1989 before losing at Syracuse Sunday. Here are the week three award winners:
Player of the Week
Shereesha Richards, So., Albany
Oceanview, N.J.
- Led Albany to a 2-0 week after averaging 25.0 points per game to lead the conference to go with six rebounds and three steals.
- Shot 66.7 percent from the field (20-30), good for fourth in the America East, and 90.9 percentage from the free throw line (10-11), the fifth-best percentage in the conference last week.
- Had 22 points, six rebounds and three steals on 9-of-16 shooting in a win over Cal State Fullerton.
- Tied her career-high with 28 points on 11-of-14 shooting in a win over Delaware State. Also had six rebounds and three steals.
Rookie of the Week
Kylie Butler, Fr., Vermont
Phoenix, Ariz.
- Averaged 14.0 points and eight rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field to be named to the TD Bank Classic All-Tournament team as Vermont went 1-1.
- Went for double figures in both games, scoring 12 points and pulling down seven rebounds in a win over North Florida.
- Poured in 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a loss to the No. 2 ranked Mid-Major team in the country, Wisconsin – Green Bay.
Around the League
- Albany has won 21-straight regular season games and the 5-0 start is the best for the team since 2010-11.
- Albany shot 63 percent from the floor vs. Delaware St. The Great Danes have the last two 60+ percent efforts in the America East, shooting 62 percent last season vs. Siena (12/1/12).
- Maine started 3-0 for the first time since 1989.
- Maine’s Ashleigh Roberts scored her 850th career point and registered her fourth-straight double figure scoring effort vs. Syracuse.
- Stony Brook eclipsed the 80-point mark for the first time since 2007 with an 83-79 win at Bradley, who was receiving votes in the mid-major poll.
- Stony Brook’s Brittany Snow became the first Seawolf to score 30+ points in a game since 2007 with 30 points and nine rebounds vs. Bradley.
Weekly Honors
Nov. 11 – Player of the Week: Shereesha Richards, So., Albany; Rookie of the Week: Kristina White, Fr., Vermont
Nov. 18 – Player of the Week: Shereesha Richards, So., Albany; Rookie of the Week: Sara Tarbert, Fr., UMBC
Nov. 18 – Player of the Week: Shereesha Richards, So., Albany; Rookie of the Week: Kylie Butler, Fr., Vermont