BOSTON – The 2020-21 women’s #AEHoops regular season concluded on Tuesday and the Hercules Tires #AEPlayoffs are set to begin in just five days.
Regular season champion Maine earned the number-one seed in the tournament for the third time in four years and topped New Hampshire last Friday in its regular season finale. Stony Brook swept UAlbany in the final series of the season. The Black Bears and Seawolves earned byes to the semifinals as the league’s top-two seeds.
The playoffs are scheduled to start on Sunday with quarterfinal action as UMass Lowell hosts NJIT and UAlbany hosts New Hampshire. Check out the full details and visit Hercules Tires #AEPlayoffs Central for complete tournament information.
Here are the week #13 women’s basketball awards:
Player of the Week
Anne Simon, Maine – So., Guard, Sandweiler, Luxembourg
- Led Maine with 21 points and nine rebounds on Saturday.
- Simon shot 44 percent from the field in the single game against UNH.
- She also added three steals and a pair of assists.
- This is her first #AEHoops Player of the Week award after being named Rookie of the Week seven times last season.
Rookie of the Week
Kayla Cooper, UAlbany – Fr., Guard, Frederick, Md.
- Averaged 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in the series at Stony Brook.
- Cooper made 40 percent of her shots in the two games combined.
- Her four rebounds on Monday were tied for a team best.
- This is the second time she has been deemed Rookie of the Week this season.
2020-21 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
Feb. 1 – Player of the Week: India Pagan, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Kayla Cooper, UAlbany
Feb. 8 – Player of the Week: Blanca Millan, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Lyzi Litwinko, NJIT
Feb. 15 – Player of the Week: Denise Solis, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Adara Groman, New Hampshire
Feb. 23 – Player of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Kayla Cooper, UAlbany
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