Vermont, Stony Brook, Hartford Go Unbeaten, Week #13 Awards Handed Out
BOSTON – Vermont, Stony Brook and Hartford went unbeaten in league play last week. The Catamounts, who improved to 9-1 in the conference play with a pair of wins, sit at the top of the standings with the Seawolves a game back at 8-2 with three weeks to play.
#AEHoops MBB Last Week’s Results
Wednesday, February 6
Hartford 70, at UMBC 61
at Vermont 86, Maine 63
at UMass Lowell 72, New Hampshire 62
Stony Brook 85, at Binghamton 59
Sat., Feb. 9
Binghamton 68, at New Hampshire 61
at Vermont 67, UAlbany 49
at Stony Brook 76, UMass Lowell 65
Sun., Feb. 10
UMBC 67, at Maine 66
#AEHoops MBB This Week’s Schedule
Wednesday, February 13
Maine at Hartford, 7 p.m.
UMBC at Binghamton, 7 p.m.
UMass Lowell at UAlbany, 7 p.m.
New Hampshire at Vermont, 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 16
Stony Brook at New Hampshire, 1 p.m.
UMass Lowell at UMBC, 1 p.m.
Vermont at Hartford, 5 p.m.
Sunday, February 17
UAlbany at Maine, 1 p.m.
Around #AEHoops
- 2018-19 is the 40th men’s basketball season in America East history.
- Vermont (19-5) is ranked #14 in the CollegeInsider.com Top 25 while Stony Brook (18-5) is #17.
- The Catamounts have won 45 of their last 47 #AEHoops contests.
- Vermont has won a conference-record 23 straight conference road games, the second-longest active streak in the nation (Gonzaga).
- UMBC (15-10) has won six of its last seven games.
- Stony Brook (20-5) won its 20th game of the season Saturday. It’s the Seawolves first 20-win campaign in three seasons and seventh in program history.
- UMass Lowell (13-12) set a new Division I program record with its 13th win on Wednesday.
- The Vermont at UMBC game on Feb. 21 will air on ESPNU.
- Andrew Fleming scored a career-high 38 points on 18-of-20 shooting in Maine’s win at UMass Lowell Wednesday.
- The 18 field goals tied America East’s single game record and his 90 percent shooting effort was the best by any college basketball player with at least 20 attempts in the last 20 years.
- Hartford’s 19 three-pointers made Wednesday vs. Binghamton matched the conference’s single-game record.
- Vermont’s John Becker earned his 100th career #AEHoops win in just his 120th game Feb. 2 becoming the fastest coach to reach the mark (Bill Herrion, Drexel – 127 games).
- Stony Brook’s 11 road wins are the most in the country.
- America East teams have nine wins over Power 5/Atlantic 10 & Missouri Valley teams this season, including Stony Brook’s victory at South Carolina on Nov. 9 and Hartford over Boston College on Dec. 31.
- Juniors Anthony Lamb (Vermont) and Akwaski Yeboah (Stony Brook) were both named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List earlier this year. The award is given to the top mid-major player in the country.
- Lamb (21.0 ppg) ranks among the best in the nation in scoring.
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Here are the week #12 men’s basketball award winners:
Player of the Week
Anthony Lamb, Vermont – Jr., Forward, Rochester, N.Y.
- Averaged 25.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.0 bloack in a 2-0 week for Maine.
- Shot 64 percent from the floor (18-of-28).
- Had 26 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in a win over UAlbany Saturday.
- Collected 24 points and seven boards in a win vs. Maine Wednesday.
- This is Lamb’s league-best sixth #AEHoops Player of the Week honor this season.
Rookie of the Week
Sam Sessoms, Binghamton – Fr., Guard, Philadelphia, Pa.
- Averaged 21.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in a 1-1 week for Binghamton.
- Scored 28 points and added five rebounds and four assists in a win at New Hampshire Saturday.
- This is Sessoms’ league-best sixth #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor of the year.
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 12 – Player of the Week: Akwasi Yeboah, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton
Nov. 19 – Co-Players of the Week: Akwasi Yeboah, Stony Brook & Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Alex Rivera, UMass Lowell
Nov. 26 – Player of the Week: Andrew Garcia, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton
Dec. 3 – Co-Players of the Week: Jason Dunne, Hartford & Akwasi Yeboah, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Cameron Healy, UAlbany
Dec. 10 – Player of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton
Dec. 17 – Player of the Week: George Blagojevic, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Miles Latimer, Stony Brook
Dec. 24 – Co-Player of the Week: Christian Lutute, UMass Lowell & Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton
Dec. 31 – Co-Player of the Week: Christian Lutute, UMass Lowell & Andrew Garcia, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jules Moor, Stony Brook
Jan. 7 – Co-Player of the Week: J.R. Lynch, Hartford & Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton
Jan. 14 – Player of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Robin Duncan, Vermont
Jan. 21 – Player of the Week: Christian Lutete, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Jose Placer, UMBC
Jan. 28 – Player of the Week: Caleb Stewart, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Antonio Rizzuto, UAlbany
Feb. 4 - Player of the Week: Andrew Fleming, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Cameron Healy, UAlbany
Feb. 11 - Player of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton
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