Albany, Maine Enter Final Week Atop #AEHoops Standings as Weekly Awards Announced
BOSTON – Entering the final week of the 2017-18 #AEHoops regular season, the playoff picture remains clouded. Several marquee matchups will take place Thursday and Sunday before the postseason begins with the First Round game on Wednesday, February 28.
Albany (11-3) and Maine (11-3) will square off on the final day of the regular season, a game that likely will decide the regular season champion. Binghamton (10-4) carries a four-game winning streak into a matchup with the Great Danes on Thursday. Stony Brook (9-6) is riding a win streak of equal length and enters a bye before concluding the season at Vermont (5-9). The host of the First Round game may not be defined until Sunday when UMass Lowell (1-13) hosts UMBC (2-12).
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Here are this week’s award winners:
Player of the Week
Carlie Pogue, New Hampshire – Sr., F, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Averaged 20.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Wildcats.
- Connected on 74 percent of shots, including a 12-for-14 showing in win over Hartford.
- Finished with 29 points and nine rebounds against the Hawks.
- It is her first #AEHoops Player of the Week honor this season.
Rookie of the Week
Jade Young, Hartford – Fr., G, Philadelphia
- Averaged 13.5 points and 6.5 assists in 1-1 week for the Hawks.
- Scored 17 points and notched a career-high eight assists in win over Vermont.
- Young grabbed six rebounds in the win and shot 53 percent in the two games combined.
- It is her third #AEHoops Rookie of the Week award this season.
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 13 – Player of the Week: Shania Johnson, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Paula Lopez, UMass Lowell
Nov. 20 – Player of the Week: Hanna Crymble, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Paula Lopez, UMass Lowell
Nov. 27 – Co-Player of the Week: Imani Watkins, Binghamton; Co-Player of the Week: Julie Brosseau, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Kyara Frames, Albany
Dec. 4 – Player of the Week: Sierra DaCosta, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: McKenzie Bushee, Stony Brook
Dec. 11 – Player of the Week: Janelle Harrison, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Patricia Conroy, Albany
Dec. 18 – Player of the Week: Mackenzie Trpcic, Albany; Rookie of the Week: India Pagan, Stony Brook
Dec. 26 – Co-Player of the Week: Jessica Féquière, Albany; Co-Player of the Week: Imani Watkins, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Patricia Conroy, Albany
Jan. 2 – Co-Player of the Week: Jessica Féquière, Albany; Co-Player of the Week: Imani Watkins, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Jade Young, Hartford
Jan. 8 – Co-Player of the Week: Lindsey Abed, Hartford; Co-Player of the Week: Hanna Crymble, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Jade Young, Hartford
Jan. 15 – Player of the Week: Jessica Féquière, Albany; Rookie of the Week: McKenzie Bushee, Stony Brook
Jan. 22 – Player of the Week: Blanca Millan, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Dor Saar, Maine
Jan. 29 – Player of the Week: Imani Watkins, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: McKenzie Bushee, Stony Brook
Feb. 5 – Player of the Week: Blanca Millan, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Dor Saar, Maine
Feb. 12 – Player of the Week: Shania Johnson, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Dor Saar, Maine
Feb. 19 – Player of the Week: Carlie Pogue, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Jade Young, Hartford
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