El Darwich Leads Maine to 2-0 Week, Earns #AEHoops Player of Week Honor
BOSTON – Sergio El Darwich had a career week that powered Maine to a pair of wins. The senior nearly recorded a triple double in Wednesday’s win over UMass Lowell, scoring 36 points and adding nine rebounds and 10 assists. He then had 26 points, five rebounds and nine assists Sunday vs. Binghamton.
Through one quarter of the season, Stony Brook sits atop the standings at 4-1 followed by a trio of 3-1 teams, Vermont, UAlbany and Hartford.
The top eight teams in the standings will earn #AEPlayoffs berths with the top four teams garnering home quarterfinal games. Getting off to a strong start is crucial as only four times in the league’s 40-year history has a team finished outside the top two in the final regular-season standings and gone on to win the conference championship.
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Here are the week #11 men’s basketball awards:
Player of the Week
Sergio El Darwich, Maine – Sr., Guard, Dekwaneh, Lebanon
- Averaged 31.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 9.5 assists and 2.5 steals in a 2-0 week.
- Nearly recorded a triple double in a win over UMass Lowell on Wednesday, racking up 36 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.
- Had 26 points, five rebounds and nine assists in a win over Binghamton on Sunday.
- This is El Darwich’s first career #AEHoops Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Connor Withers, UMass Lowell – Fr., Forward, Manassas, Va.
- Had 13 points, six rebounds and three steals vs. Maine on Wednesday.
- Shot 83 percent (5-of-6) from the field.
- This is Withers’ first career #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor.
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 11 – Player of the Week: Christian Lutete, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: P.J. Hunter, Hartford
Nov. 18 – Player of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: George Tinsley, Binghamton
Nov. 25 – Player of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Brenton Mills, Binghamton
Dec. 2 – Player of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: George Tinsley, Binghamton
Dec. 9 – Player of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Moses Flowers, Hartford
Dec. 16 – Player of the Week: Ahmad Clark, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Trey Hutcheson, UAlbany
Dec. 23 – Player of the Week: Nick Guadarrama, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Miroslav Stafl, Hartford
Dec. 30 – Player of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Miroslav Stafl, Hartford
Jan. 6 – Player of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Moses Flowers, Hartford
Jan. 13 – Player of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Brenton Mills, Binghamton
Jan. 20 – Player of the Week: Sergio El Darwich, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Connor Withers, UMass Lowell
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