Maine Goes 2-0 for Second Straight Week; Moon Named #AEHoops Player of the Week
BOSTON – Maine had the lone 2-0 record in America East women’s basketball last week while Stony Brook won its lone contest, stretching the nation’s longest win streak to 21 games. The Black Bears have won five consecutive in their own right.
Entering the final two weeks of the regular season, Stony Brook leads the pack at 12-0 in league play. UMass Lowell and Maine are both 9-4 and within striking distance while Binghamton (6-6) holds the final spot of the top-four by a slight margin.
For the second-straight year the top eight teams in the standings will earn #AEPlayoffs berths with the top four teams securing home quarterfinal games. Stony Brook has already earned the right to host in the opening round and can clinch the regular season title and top seed with a win over Vermont Wednesday.
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Here are the conference’s week #15 women’s basketball awards of the 2019-20 season:
Player of the Week
Kai Moon, Binghamton – Sr., Guard, Chicago, Ill.
- Averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals in two games.
- Was the leading scorer in both games, the second of which was a 76-53 win over Vermont.
- This is Moon’s fourth Player of the Week award this season and first since December.
Rookie of the Week
Anne Simon, Maine – Fr., Guard, Sandweiler, Luxembourg
- Averaged 13.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in Maine’s 2-0 week.
- Simon led the Black Bears in scoring with 17 points at UAlbany.
- This is her fifth Rookie of the Week award in the last seven weeks and sixth overall.
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
Feb. 3 – Co-Players of the Week: India Pagan, Stony Brook & Karlee Krchnavi, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine
Feb. 10 – Player of the Week: Maeve Carroll, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine
Feb. 17 – Player of the Week: Kai Moon, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine
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