BOSTON – Maine and NJIT each completed sweeps last weekend in women’s #AEHoops. For the Black Bears, it was their second consecutive sweep of a conference opponent, giving them five-straight wins.
NJIT swept an opponent for the first time this season and will travel to Stony Brook this weekend. Stony Brook senior India Pagan reached the 1,000 career point plateau on Sunday to become the second active #AEHoops student-athlete to eclipse the mark. Full schedule/results
A full slate of conference games is scheduled for this weekend with UMBC hosting UMass Lowell, Binghamton hosting Maine, Stony Brook hosting NJIT, UAlbany hosting New Hampshire and Vermont hosting Hartford. Any schedule changes will be announced on Twitter @AEHoopsNews.
Here are the week #8 women’s basketball awards:
Player of the Week
Blanca Millan, Maine – Sr., Guard, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Led Maine to a series sweep with 21.5 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game.
- Millan shot 52 percent from the field including 44 percent from beyond the arc.
- Led Maine on Sunday with 27 points, six rebounds, three steals and 4-for-8 shooting from three-point range.
- Millan moved into a tie with Courtnay Pilypaitis for fourth-most Player of the Week honors all-time with 12 after earning her fourth award this season.
Rookie of the Week
Lyzi Litwinko, NJIT – Fr., Guard, Berlin, Conn.
- Led NJIT to a sweep of Hartford with 9.5 points per game and 11.0 rebounds per game.
- Litwinko notched her first career double-double in the series finale Sunday behind a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line.
- She also averaged 4.5 assists in the two games.
- This is Litwinko’s season-high third Rookie of the Week honor.
2020 Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 30 – Player of the Week: Asiah Dingle, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Alexia Nelson, UMBC
Dec. 7 – Player of the Week: Amanda Torres, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Lyzi Litwinko, NJIT
Dec. 14 – Player of the Week: Blanca Millan, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Lyzi Litwinko, NJIT
Dec. 23 – Player of the Week: Blanca Millan, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Anna Olson, Vermont
Dec. 29 – Player of the Week: Juliet Esadah, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Anna Olson, Vermont
Jan. 4 – Player & Rookie of the Week: Anna Olson, Vermont
Jan. 11 – Player of the Week: Blanca Millan, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Lilly Anderson, NJIT
Jan. 19 – Player of the Week: Blanca Millan, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Lyzi Litwinko, NJIT
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