Vermont Remains Unbeaten in #AEHoops Play, Week #11 MBB Awards Handed Out
BOSTON – Vermont remains unbeaten through three weeks of conference play after posting wins over Maine, New Hampshire and Hartford last week. The Catamounts, winners of nine in a row overall, extended their league-record conference win streak to 27 games, the longest-active win streak in the country. UMBC and New Hampshire, winner of five of its last seven since starting the year 3-10, are two games back in second place at 4-2.
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Here are the 2017-18 week #11 award winners:
Player of the Week
Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont – Sr., Guard, Toronto, Ont.
- Averaged 18.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in a 3-0 week for Vermont.
- Shot 56 percent (18-of-32) from the field.
- Had 18 points and five assists in a win vs. Maine Monday.
- Scored 18 of his 20 points after halftime in a win vs. UNH Thursday.
- Capped his week with a 17-point, six-rebound, four-assist performance vs. Hartford Sunday.
- This is Bell-Haynes second Player of the Week honor of the season and third of his career (1/16/18, 11/23/15).
Rookie of the Week
Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell – Fr., Guard, Frederick, Md.
- Averaged 8.7 points., 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in three games last week.
- Scored 10 points in UMass Lowell’s win at Binghamton Sunday.
- This is Noel’s third Rookie of the Week honor of the season (12/26/17, 11/13/17)
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 13 – Player of the Week: Greig Stire, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell
Nov. 20 – Player of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Elijah Jordan, New Hampshire
Nov. 27 – Co-Players of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany & Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook
Dec. 4 – Player of the Week: Thomas Bruce, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook
Dec. 11 – Player of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tyler Stewart, Binghamton
Dec. 18– Player of the Week: Jairus Lyles, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Stef Smith, Vermont
Dec. 26– Player of the Week: Jaron Cornish, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell
Jan. 2 – Player of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Josh Hopkins, New Hampshire
Jan. 8 – Co-Player of the Week: Aaron Calixte, Maine & Ernie Duncan, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Josh Hopkins, New Hampshire
Jan. 15 – Co-Player of the Week: Travis Weatherington, Hartford & Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Daniel Akin, UMBC
Jan. 22 – Player of the Week: Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell
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