#AEPlayoffs Quarterfinal Hosts Set, Week #15 Awards Bestowed
BOSTON – With just three dates left in the regular-season, the four sites for the quarterfinals of the #AEPlayoffs are known as Albany, Hartford, UMBC and Vermont will all host quarterfinal contests on March 3. Hartford snapped a pair of Vermont’s impressive win streaks with its win in Burlington Sunday. The loss ended UVM’s 15-game win streak and was their first loss in 34 regular-season games again America East foes.
Vermont (12-1) still remains in the driver’s seat for the league’s regular-season title and the #AEPlayoffs #1 seed. UMBC (10-3) is two games back, while Hartford (9-4) is in third. Albany (8-6) rounds out the top four.
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Here are the 2017-18 week #15 award winners:
Player of the Week
Jason Dunne, Hartford – Jr., Guard, Matawan, N.J.
- Averaged 22.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in a 2-0 week for Hartford.
- Had 26 points and five boards to help hand Vermont its first #AEHoops loss in 34 games.
- Scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a win over Maine Thursday.
- With the wins, Hartford secured a top-four seed for the #AEPlayoffs for the first time since 2014.
- This is Dunne’s first-ever #AEHoops Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell – Fr., Guard, Frederick, Md.
- Scored 12 key points and added three rebounds in UMass Lowell’s key win over Binghamton Sunday.
- Averaged 8.0 ppg and 2.0 rpg for the week.
- This is Noel’s league-best fifth Rookie of the Week honor of the season (2/5, 1/22, 12/26, 11/13).
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
Feb. 19 – Player of the Week: Jason Dunne, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell
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