Career-Highs Highlight #AEHoops Week #6 Honors
BOSTON – As the end of the semester approaches, #AEHoops programs stare down what will be the final slew of games before the holiday break. Four teams won games last week, including Stony Brook, whose 66-45 win over Wagner on Sunday was their sixth-straight and ninth overall. They join Binghamton as the only nine-win teams in #AEHoops. The Bearcats travel to #25 Miami Tuesday.
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Here are the conference’s week #6 women’s basketball awards of the 2019-20 season:
Co-Player of the Week
Dor Saar, Maine – Jr., Guard, Ma’anit, Israel
- Averaged 20.0 points per game in 1-1 week for the Black Bears.
- Scored a career-high 30 points on eight three-pointers in win over Green Bay.
- This is Saar’s first career Player of the Week honor after earning four Rookie of the Week awards in her debut season.
Co-Player of the Week
Te’yJah Oliver, UMBC – Sr., Guard, Clinton, Md.
- Scored 31 points in UMBC’s lone game, a win over Morgan State.
- Oliver hit the game-tying shot to send the game to overtime and sunk the winning points from the free throw line in the extra period.
- This is her second career Player of the Week nod.
Rookie of the Week
Anne Simon, Maine – Fr., Guard, Sandwieler, Luxembourg
- Averaged 13.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in a pair of games.
- Contributed a career-high 17 points in win over Green Bay.
- This is her first career #AEHoops weekly honor.
2019 Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 11 – Co-Players of the Week: Kai Moon, Binghamton & Blanca Millan, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Emma Utterback, Vermont
Nov. 18 – Player of the Week: Josie Larkins, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Denai Bowman, Binghamton
Nov. 25 – Player of the Week: Kai Moon, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Lyric Swann, UMBC
Dec. 2 – Player of the Week: Kai Moon, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Helena Delaruelle, New Hampshire
Dec. 9 – Player of the Week: Ashley Storey, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Emma Utterback, Vermont
Dec. 16 – Co-Players of the Week: Dor Saar, Maine & Te’yJah Oliver, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine
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