BOSTON - Conference play hits the midway point this week and Vermont is left standing as the lone unbeaten team in league play. The Catamounts improved to 6-0 for the first time since the 2004-05 season with wins over New Hampshire and UMass Lowell last week. Stony Brook (5-1), UMBC (4-2), New Hampshire (4-2) and Albany (3-3), which was the lone team to go 3-0 last week, follow the Catamounts in the standings. Here are the week #11 award winners:
Player of the Week
David Nichols, Albany - So., Guard, Chicago, Ill.
- Led Albany to a perfect 3-0 week by averaging a league-best 23.7 points in the three wins.
- Shot 65.9 percent from the field (29-for-44).
- Scored 28 points on 12-of-19 shooting in a win over Maine Sunday.
- Had 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting and added five assists in a win over Binghamton Thursday.
- Contributed 18 points and four steals in a win at UMBC Monday.
- This is Nichols' second Player of the Week honor of the season and his career (11/28).
Rookie of the Week
Anthony Lamb, Vermont - Fr., Forward, Rochester, N.Y.
- Averaged 13.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in a pair of wins last week.
- Shot 10-of-19 from the field.
- Recorded his first career double-double, scoring 14 points and pulling down a career-best 14 rebounds in a win over UMass Lowell Thursday.
- Had 13 points in just 16 minutes of action in a victory at UNH Monday.
- This is Lamb's league-best fourth Rookie of the Week honor of the year (11/14, 11/29, 12/19).
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 14 - Player of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Nov. 21 - Player of the Week: Jairus Lyles, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Arkel Lamar, UMBC
Nov. 28 - Co-Players of the Week: David Nichols, Albany & Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Dec. 5 - Player of the Week: Bobby Ahearn, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Andrew Fleming, Maine
Dec. 12 - Co-Player of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany & Jaleen Smith, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Akwasi Yeboah, Stony Brook
Dec. 19 - Player of the Week: Jalen Ross, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Dec. 26 - Player of the Week: Jairus Lyles, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Andrew Fleming, Maine
Jan. 2 - Player of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Andrew Fleming, Maine
Jan. 9 - Player of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Fard Muhammad, Binghamton
Jan. 16 - Player of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Akwasi Yeboah, Stony Brook
Jan. 23 - Player of the Week: David Nichols, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont