CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Albany sophomore Shereesha Richards earned her sixth Player of the Week honor after averaging a double-double, tying the most awards in a single season in America East history. Vermont freshman Kylie Butler took home her second Rookie of the Week honor. Stony Brook is off to its best 11-game start in program DI history at 8-3. Here are the week seven award winners:
Player of the Week
Shereesha Richards, So., Albany
Oceanview, N.J.
- Averaged a double-double, scoring 22.5 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting 65.5 percent in a 1-1 week for the Great Danes.
- Led the conference in scoring, ranked fifth in rebounding, and finished third in field goal percentage for the week.
- Scored 24 points on 12-of-20 shooting and pulled down seven rebounds in a loss at No. 2 Duke.
- Recorded her sixth double-double of the year with 21 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Colgate.
Rookie of the Week
Kylie Butler, Fr., Vermont
Phoenix, Ariz.
- Led all freshmen last week in scoring and rebounding, averaging 15.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game to go with 3.7 assists.
- Scored a career-high 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting and dished a career-high six assists in a loss at Lehigh.
- Recorded 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds along with three assists and three steals in a loss to Youngstown St.
- Helped UVM to a win over Canisius to start the week with nine points and eight rebounds.
- Named to Christmas City Classic All-Tournament Team.
Around the League
- Stony Brook is off to its best 11-game start in school Division I history at 8-3 after winning both games of the Seawolves Holiday Classic.
- New Hampshire guard Kelsey Hogan reached the 300-assist mark to rank 11th in program history.
- The Seawolves have won four-straight games, the team’s longest winning streak since rattling off seven-straight in 2006-07.
- Stony Brook’s Sabre Proctor also averaged a double-double with 19.5 points and 10.0 rebounds last week.
- Albany’s Shereesha Richards has six Player of the Week awards, tying her with multiple players for the most in a single season.
- Seven different America East players recorded double-doubles in 13 games last week.
- Albany’s Shereesha Richards made 15 field goals vs. Dartmouth, the most for an America East player since New Hampshire’s Morgan Frame made 15 at wagner on 12/21/2011.
- Vermont’s 95 points vs. UMass Lowell are the most for any America East Conference team since the Catamounts posted 92 vs. Albany on Feb. 10, 2010.
- Maine started 3-0 for the first time since 1989.
- 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. 25 – Player of the Week: Shereesha Richards, So., Albany; Rookie of the Week: Kylie Butler, Fr., Vermont
Dec. 2 – Player of the Week: Niki Taylor, Jr., Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sara Tarbert, Fr., UMBC
Dec. 9 – Co-Players of the Week: Shereesha Richards, So., Albany & Sabre Proctor, Jr., Stony Brook ; Rookie of the Week: Kori Bayne-Walker,Fr., Stony Brook
Dec. 16 – Players of the Week: Shereesha Richards, So., Albany; Rookie of the Week: Nicole Hayner, Fr., UMass Lowell
Dec. 23 – Players of the Week: Shereesha Richards, So., Albany; Rookie of the Week: Kylie Butler, Fr., Vermont