Vermont Secures Top 4 #AEPlayoffs Seed, Week #14 #AEHoops Awardees Honored
BOSTON – Vermont (11-0 AE) became the first #AEHoops team to secure a top-four seed for the 2018 #AEPlayoffs with its win over UMass Lowell Sunday. The Catamounts, winners of 14 in a row overall, extended their league-record conference win streak to 32 games and have the best RPI (44) of any #AEHoops team since the 2004-05 UVM squad finished the season at #25. UMBC (9-3), winners of eight of its last 10, took over sole possession of second place. Hartford (7-4) and. Albany (7-5) round out the top four. The top four teams in the #AEHoops standings at the end of the year will host quarterfinal contests of the #AEPlayoffs.
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Here are the 2017-18 week #14 award winners:
Player of the Week
Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont – Sr., Guard, Toronto, Ont.
- Averaged 23.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in wins over Albany and UMass Lowell last week.
- Had 20 points and five assists to lead Vermont from 17 down to beat Albany Thursday.
- Contributed 27 points, four assists and three steals in a win over UMass Lowell Sunday.
- This is Bell-Haynes’ third Player of the Week honor of the season (1/22, 1/15) and fourth of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook – Fr., Guard, Frederick, Md.
- Led Stony Brook to a 2-0 week by averaging 10.0 points and 6.0 rebounds.
- Had 11 points and six rebounds in a win at Maine Sunday.
- This is Olaniyi’s third fourth Rookie of the Week honor of the season (12/4, 11/27).
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-Players of the Week: Aaron Calixte, Maine & Ernie Duncan, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Josh Hopkins, New Hampshire
Jan. 15 – Co-Players 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
Jan. 29 – Co-Players of the Week: Jairus Lyles, UMBC & Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Daniel Akin, UMBC
Feb. 5 – Player of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell
Feb. 12 – Player of the Week: Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook
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