Two Undefeated Teams Set for Wednesday Tilt in #AEHoops Following Week #12 Awards
BOSTON – For the first time in league history, two teams with 7-0 conference records will collide Wednesday night as Stony Brook and UMass Lowell pit their records against each other on Long Island.
Neither team has ever started conference play 7-0 and a lengthy win streak will fall one way or the other. The Seawolves have won 16-straight games, the second-longest active streak in the nation. The River Hawks have won their last eight and 11 of 13 heading into Wednesday. Tip-off is 6:31 p.m. on ESPN+.
Three other games can be viewed on ESPN+ on Wednesday with more action following this Saturday. For the second-straight year the top eight teams in the standings will earn #AEPlayoffs berths with the top four teams garnering home quarterfinal games.
Check out the full #AEHoops women’s update for league standings, scores, notes and more: #AEHoops Women’s Basketball Update
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Here are the conference’s week #12 women’s basketball awards of the 2019-20 season:
Player of the Week
Te’yJah Oliver, UMBC – Sr., Guard, Clinton, Md.
- Averaged 24.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in 2-0 week for UMBC.
- Oliver scored 25 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in a win at Maine.
- This is her third Player of the Week honor of the season and fourth of her career.
Rookie of the Week
Lyric Swann, UMBC – Fr., Guard, Elkridge, Md.
- Averaged 14.0 points behind 45 percent shooting to help the Retrievers to their first two conference wins of the season.
- Swann tied a career-high with 16 points against Maine.
- This is her second #AEHoops 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
Jan. 6 – Player of the Week: India Pagan, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine
Jan. 13 – Player of the Week: Hanna Crymble, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Carmen Villalobos, Hartford
Jan. 20 – Player of the Week: Hanna Crymble, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine
Jan. 27 – Player of the Week: Te’yJah Oliver, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Lyric Swann, UMBC
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