Women's Basketball

Women's #AEHoops Week 10: UAlbany & Maine Remain Unbeaten

BOSTON – UMass Lowell stretched its win streak to three with a pair of wins, while Vermont and Bryant also won twice last week. UAlbany and Maine each earned a victory in their lone contest to stay unbeaten in #AEHoops action.
  
The Week That Was
  • The River Hawks opened the week with a 70-67 victory over NJIT and followed it up with an impressive 59-46 win on the road at UMBC. Freshman Rayne Durant had 16 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday’s win.
  • UVM also went 2-0 last week, using an impressive second half to down UMBC 70-55 and then beat NJIT on the road 68-55.
  • Bryant improved to 2-2 in #AEHoops action with two wins last week. The Bulldogs beat Binghamton 62-51 and then edged UNH 55-54.
  • UAlbany won its only game of the week, edging Binghamton 60-58 for a 3-0 start to conference play and its 10th straight win overall.
  • Maine pushed its #AEHoops mark to 3-0 with a 78-52 victory over UNH, thanks to a dominant effort from Adrianna Smith.

Looking Ahead
  • The River Hawks look to keep up their winning ways this week with a pair of home games. They welcome unbeaten UAlbany on Thursday at 11 a.m. and then Binghamton on Saturday.
  • Maine is still unbeaten and hosts UMBC and NJIT this week.
  • Vermont seeks to extend its conference mark to 4-1 when the team hosts Binghamton on Thursday, while UNH is home against NJIT and UMBC this week.
  • Bryant welcomes UAlbany on Saturday, looking for its third straight win.

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The women’s #AEHoops preseason poll was announced on Oct. 19.
 
2023-24 Weekly Award Winners (Jan. 15)
Player of the Week
Adrianna Smith, Maine – Jr., Forward, Reston, VA
  • Totaled 28 points, 15 rebounds and four assists in a win over UNH.
  • Shot 69.0 percent from the floor and went 10-for-10 from the free throw line in the 32 minutes. Also added one steal and one block.
  • This is Smith’s second #AEHoops Player of the Week honor this year.
 
Rookie of the Week
Rayne Durant, UMass Lowell – Fr., Forward, New Haven, Conn.
  • Averaged 15.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 2.0 steals per game in a 2-0 week.
  • Finished with 14 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three blocks in a win over NJIT.
  • Had a career-high 16 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and two blocks in a win over UMBC.
  • This is Durant’s first #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor.

Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 13 – Player of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Mia Mancini, Bryant
Nov. 20 – Player of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Madilyn Dogs, NJIT
Nov. 27 – Player of the Week: Adrianna Smith, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Mia Mancini, Bryant
Dec. 4 – Player of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Mia Mancini, Bryant
Dec. 11 – Player of the Week: Kayla Cooper, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Mia Mancini, Bryant
Dec. 18 – Player of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Deja Evans, UAlbany
Dec. 26 – Player of the Week: Emma Utterback, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Nia Scott, Bryant
Jan. 2 - Player of the Week: Deja Evans, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Deja Evans, UAlbany
Jan. 8 – Player of the Week: Anne Simon, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Mia Mancini, Bryant
Jan. 15 – Player of the Week: Adrianna Smith, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Rayne Durant, UMass Lowell
 
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