CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Strong all-around performances by two of America East's top guards have earned Maine's Xavier Pollard and UMBC's Rodney Elliott America East weekly awards for week 13:
Player of the Week
Xavier Pollard, Jr., Guard, Maine
- Averaged a league-best 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in two Maine wins last week.
- Scored 20 points and also added four boards and five thefts in a win over UNH Wednesday.
- Had 18 points, five rebounds, seven assists and three blocks in Maine's win over UMBC Saturday.
Rookie of the WeekRodney Elliott, Fr., Guard, UMBC
- Contributed 17.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in two UMBC contests last week.
- Recorded his first career double-double and nearly had a triple-double (14 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists) in a win over Binghamton Wednesday.
- Scored 21 points, his fourth 20-plus point effort of the years, while also adding seven boards and three assists in a loss to Maine Saturday.T
Around the League
- Vermont (8-1) and Stony Brook (8-1) are tied for first place atop the league standings.
- The Seawolves have won seven of their last eight games and 23 consecutive league contests at home dating back to the 2010-11 season.
- The 23-straight league wins are home is the third-longest active streak in the nation.
- Vermont has won 10 of its last 11 games.
- SBU and Vermont are receiving votes in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
- Albany (5-4) and UMass Lowell (5-4) are tied for third in the league standings.
- Vermont's Brian Voelkel sits in fifth place on the league’s all-time rebound list (1,096) and is 19 shy of surpassing Tommy Brenton and Mark Halsel for third on the all-time chart.
- Voelkel became Vermont's all-time assist leader Saturday.
- Stony Brook's Jameel Warney leads the nation shooting 65.5 percent from the field.
- Four different Binghamton players have earned Rookie of the Week honors this season, the first time in America East history four players from one team have earned the honor.
- America East is youth driven as six of the top 15 scorers are freshmen or sophomores.
2013-14 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards
Nov. 11 - Player of the Week: Anthony Jackson, Stony Brook
Rookie of the Week: Nick Madray, Binghamton
Nov. 18 - Co-Players of the Week: Jordan Reed, Binghamton/Chris Pelcher, UNH
Rookie of the Week: Rodney Elliott, UMBC
Nov. 25 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook
Rookie of the Week: Magnus Richards, Binghamton
Dec. 2 - Player of the Week: Peter Hooley, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Kurt Steidl, Vermont
Dec. 9 - Co-Players of the Week: Jordan Reed, Binghamton/Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
Rookie of the Week: Marlon Beck, Binghamton
Dec. 16 - Player of the Week: Sam Rowley, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Rodney Elliott, UMBC
Dec. 23 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook/Sandro Carissimo, Vermont
Rookie of the Week: Dallas Ennema, Albany
Dec. 30 - Player of the Week: Dimitry Akanda-Coronel, Maine
Rookie of the Week: Marlon Beck, Binghamton
Jan. 6 - Player of the Week: Dimitry Akanda-Coronel, Maine
Rookie of the Week: Rodney Elliott, UMBC
Jan. 13 - Player of the Week: Akeem Williams, UMass Lowell
Rookie of the Week: Yosef Yacob, Binghamton
Jan. 20 - Player of the Week: Gary Johnson, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Ahmad Walker, Stony Brook
Jan. 27 - Co-Players of the Week: Wes Cole, Hartford/Chris Pelcher, UNH
Rookie of the Week: Ahmad Walker, Stony Brook
Feb. 3 - Player of the Week: Xavier Pollard, Maine
Rookie of the Week: Rodney Elliott, UMBC