Stony Brook Enters Conference Play 12-1; #AEHoops Week #8 Awards Announced
BOSTON – With conference play looming on Thursday, only two non-conference games remain before the calendar flips to 2020. Stony Brook won a double overtime thriller on Sunday against Bucknell to stretch their winning streak to nine games. The Seawolves’ 12 non-conference wins are the most by any #AEHoops team since the 1991-92 season and are tied for second-most in league history.
Eight teams will begin conference play on Thursday with four more league games following on Sunday. For the second-straight year the top eight teams in the standings will qualify for the #AEPlayoffs with the top four teams earning home quarterfinal games.
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Here are the conference’s week #8 women’s basketball awards of the 2019-20 season:
Player of the Week
Te’yJah Oliver, UMBC – Sr., Guard, Clinton, Md.
- Scored 30 points in her second consecutive game to guide the Retrievers to a 65-58 win over Lafayette.
- Oliver eclipsed 1,000 points for her career in Sunday’s win.
- This is her second Player of the Week honor in a three-week span.
Rookie of the Week
Denise Solis, UMass Lowell – Fr., Forward, Windsor, Conn.
- Solis’s first career double-double guided the River Hawks to victory against Fairleigh Dickinson.
- She scored 21 points on 50 percent shooting while securing 14 rebounds.
- This is her first career Rookie of the Week award.
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
Dec. 23 – Player of the Week: India Pagan, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Emma Utterback, Vermont
Dec. 30 – Player of the Week: Te’yJah Oliver, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Denise Solis, UMass Lowell
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