Hartford Continues Win Streak; Three Programs Earn WBB #AEHoops Awards

Hartford Continues Win Streak; Three Programs Earn WBB #AEHoops Awards

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BOSTON – The majority of #AEHoops squads earned a league win last week, headlined by Hartford’s 2-0 stretch. The Hawks are now one of eight Division I programs with an active win streak of at least nine games.
 
#AEHoops WBB Results – Wed., Jan. 23
Hartford 66, at New Hampshire 48
UAlbany 54, at Stony Brook 49
Vermont 58, at UMBC 44
Binghamton 70, at UMass Lowell 50
 
Sat., Jan. 26
Hartford 82, UAlbany 35
Stony Brook 67, at Vermont 61
UMBC 64, New Hampshire 62
 
Sun., Jan. 27
Maine 95, Binghamton 66
 
#AEHoops WBB Schedule – Wed. Jan 30
New Hampshire at UAlbany, 11 a.m. (ESPN+)
Hartford at Binghamton, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)
UMass Lowell at Maine, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
UMBC at Stony Brook, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
 
Sat., Feb. 2
Maine at New Hampshire, 1 p.m. (ESPN3)
Stony Brook at Hartford, 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
UAlbany at Binghamton, 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
UMass Lowell at Vermont, 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
 
Around #AEHoops
  • Hartford is 7-0 in conference play for the first time since 2009-10 when the Hawks finished America East play 16-0 and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
  • The Hawks rank second in the nation in total steals.
  • Maine (13-7, 6-1 AE) is ranked 25th in the College Insider Mid-Major Top-25.
  • The Black Bears have the eighth-fewest turnovers in the country.
  • America East teams have four wins over Power 5/Atlantic-10 teams this season, including Maine’s win over North Carolina and Stony Brook’s win over Penn State.
  • Stony Brook’s 11-2 non-conference record is its best since the 1993-94 season. It is also the best win percentage for an #AEHoops program in non-conference games since Vermont in 1992-93.
  • Stony Brook has the 10th-most assists in the nation and is averaging 18.1 per game.
  • Stony Brook senior Shania Johnson ranks second in the nation with 7.9 assists per game.
  • Johnson set a new single-game league record with 15 assists against New Paltz earlier this season.
  • Vermont set a single-game conference record with 14 blocks in the team’s first league win of the season against UAlbany.
  • Vermont senior Candice Wright moved into the league's top-five in career blocks last week. She ranks fifth in the country with 3.1 blocks per game.
 
All season long, #AEHoops home games will air on ESPN3 and ESPN+. View the full schedule
 
Here are the conference’s weekly award winners:
 
Co-Player of the Week
Jerell Matthews, Stony Brook – Sr., Guard, Chicago, Ill.
  • Averaged 16.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in 1-1 week.
  • Had a game-high 19 points on 50 percent shooting in win over Vermont.
  • Assisted on four baskets in each of her two games played.
  • This is Matthews’s first Player of the Week award of her career.
 
Co-Player of the Week
Blanca Millan, Maine – Jr., Guard, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • Scored 29 points on 58 percent shooting in win over Binghamton Sunday.
  • Also grabbed six rebounds.
  • Millan eclipsed 25 points for the sixth time this season.
  • This is her fourth Player of the Week honor of the season and sixth of her career.
 
Rookie of the Week
Kari Brekke, New Hampshire – Fr., Guard, Appleton, Wisc.
  • Averaged 16.0 points, shooting 46 percent from three-point range in a pair of games.
  • Scored a career-high 20 points on Saturday against UMBC.
  • Brekke is averaging 14.0 ppg in her last six games.
  • This is her second Rookie of the Week nod this season.
 
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 12 – Player of the Week: Janee’a Summers, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Paula Rubio, UMBC
Nov. 19 – Co-Player of the Week: Shania Johnson, Stony Brook; Co-Player of the Week: Blanca Millan, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Anastasia Warren, Stony Brook
Nov. 26 – Player of the Week: Shania Johnson, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: O’lesheya Braxton, UMBC
Dec. 3 – Co-Player of the Week: Blanca Millan, Maine; Co-Player of the Week: Shania Johnson, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Rose Caverly, Vermont
Dec. 10 – Player of the Week: Blanca Millan, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Kari Brekke, New Hampshire
Dec. 17 – Player of the Week: Jade Young, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Anastasia Warren, Stony Brook
Dec. 24 – Player of the Week: Te’yJah Oliver, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Kayla Jackson, UMBC
Dec. 31 – Player of the Week: Shania Johnson, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Anastasia Warren, Stony Brook
Jan. 7 – Player of the Week: Parise Rossignol, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Anastasia Warren, Stony Brook
Jan. 14 – Player of the Week: Shania Johnson, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Kali Grimm, New Hampshire
Jan. 21 – Player of the Week: Lindsey Abed, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Jordan McLemore, Hartford
Jan. 28 – Player of the Week: Jerell Matthews, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Kari Brekke, New Hampshire
 
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