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University of Maine women’s basketball junior Melissa Heon and men’s basketball freshman Kevin Reed were honored by the America East Conference Monday for their efforts last week.
Heon, a 5-foot-9-inch guard from Somersworth, N.H. led the red hot Black Bear women to their 11th and 12th consecutive wins and earned America East Player of the Week honors in the process.
She scored 19 points in a road win over the University of New Hampshire Feb. 5 and followed up with an even more impressive 22-point performance at the University of Albany Feb. 8.
Heon made all 11 shots she took against Albany, including 4-4 from three-point range and 4-4 from the free throw line. She also added three assists and did not commit any turnovers. Heon logged only 23 minutes in the 72-48 blowout.
The junior was almost as impressive in New Hampshire last Wednesday, shooting 8-12 from the field and 3-4 from behind the three-point arc.
Heon is second among her teammates in scoring and assists, averaging 11.9 points and 3.2 assists per game. She leads UMaine with 40 steals and is second in the conference in free throw shooting at 83.6 percent.
For the second time this season, Reed, a 6-foot-1-inch guard from Yarmouth, Mass., was named the America East Rookie of the Week, this time sharing the honors with Northeastern University’s Jose Juan Barea.
The freshman scored 15 points in UMaine’s win over New Hampshire Feb. 5 and added 14 more in the Black Bears’ third consecutive victory, an 82-71 decision at Albany Feb. 8.
Reed is tied for the team lead in scoring with senior Rickey White, averaging 13.3 points per game. He is the only Black Bear to start in all 23 games this season.
Reed leads the conference in both three-point field goal percentage (.414) and three-point field goals made (2.91 per game), and has made a three-pointer in every game this season. In addition, Reed has scored in double figures on 16 occasions, including the last eight games.
Compiled from staff reports
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