BOSTON – UMass Lowell and Vermont punctuated last week in #AEHoops with unblemished records in league play and are now both 4-2 in the conference season. The River Hawks took two from NJIT while Vermont swept UMBC.
New Hampshire snapped Maine’s 15-game winning streak on Saturday with a 58-57 victory. The Black Bears earned a series split on Sunday as senior Kelly Fogarty scored 30 points, making 10 of her 17 three-point shots. She tied the league record for most made threes in a game. Full schedule/results
Stony Brook remains on pause but four series are scheduled to start Saturday with UMBC hosting New Hampshire, Hartford hosting UMass Lowell, Maine hosting NJIT and Vermont hosting Binghamton. Any schedule changes will be announced on Twitter @AEHoopsNews.
Here are the week #6 women’s basketball awards:
Player & Rookie of the Week
Anna Olson, Vermont – Fr., Forward, Monticello, Minn.
- Led Vermont to a pair of wins over UMBC with 18.5 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per game.
- Olson paced the Catamounts' rebounding effort in both games, while also blocking a game-high four shots on Sunday.
- She shot a torrid 70 percent in the two games combined.
- This is the third time in league history and first since 2007 that a student-athlete has received women's #AEHoops Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors in the same week.
- This is Olson's first career Player of the Week award and third consecutive Rookie of the Week award.
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
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