BOSTON – A trio of sweeps from three of the top-four preseason picks headline last week in women’s basketball.
UAlbany and Stony Brook won a pair of home games while Maine stretched its win streak to seven on the road. Maine senior Dor Saar became the second student-athlete this season to eclipse 1,000 points for her career. Full schedule/results
On Sunday evening, the conference announced that it has reworked the schedule and will release it in two-week increments for the rest of the season. The change was made in order to maximize scheduling flexibility to best position programs in light of COVID-19 issues (Release). Any schedule changes will be announced on Twitter @AEHoopsNews.
Vermont women’s basketball has made the decision to discontinue its season. The decision was made by the student-athletes with the full support of their coaches, athletic department and the conference.
Here are the week #9 women’s basketball awards:
Player of the Week
Blanca Millan, Maine – Sr., Guard, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Started the weekend with 20 points and six steals against Binghamton.
- Scored a team-high 17 points in the series finale.
- Averaged 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the series.
- Millan has now been awarded Player of the Week 13 times in her career, tying Rachel Bouchard for third-most all time.
Rookie of the Week
Lyzi Litwinko, NJIT – Fr., Guard, Berlin, Conn.
- Averaged 8.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game against Stony Brook.
- Made six of her 15 shots over the course of the weekend.
- This is Litwinko’s season-high fourth 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
Jan. 25 – Player of the Week: Blanca Millan, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Lyzi Litwinko, NJIT
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