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The Terriers will return to the hardwood this Friday
evening when they face Green Mountain College in a North Atlantic Conference
semi-final match up. Thomas earned the right to host the North Atlantic
Conference Championships after completing the regular season on top of the
conference rankings. The 4th seeded Eagles advanced to the
semi-final round after defeating Johnson State 86-77 in first round play on
Tuesday. The second match up of the day will place 2nd seed Husson
College against 3rd seed University of Maine at Farmington. The
Beavers of Farmington advanced to the semi-final round following a 58-53 win
over Maine Maritime Academy. Thomas and Green Mountain will tip-off at 6:00
p.m. in Larry Mahaney Gym. The Husson versus University of Maine at Farmington
match up is slated to begin at 8:00 p.m.
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February 25, 2009
DUNCANSON, RODGERS AND MAINES EARN
TOP NAC HONORS
North Atlantic Conference honors were announced today and
Terriers Andrew Duncanson was named Player of the Year while teammate Shawn
Rodgers was named conference Rookie of the Year. Head Coach T. J. Maines
rounded out the awards for the Terriers being named Coach of the Year.
Thomas sophomore guard Andrew Duncanson was named the North
Atlantic Conference Player of the Year in a vote by the conference coaches.
Duncanson, the 2008 NAC Rookie of the Year, led the league in scoring averaging
21.6 points per conference contest and was among the league leaders in assists
(4.2 apg), steals (1.8 spg), free throw percentage (81.6%) and field goal
percentage (47.7%). Duncanson was named to the North Atlantic Conference First
Team and classmate Isaiah Brathwaite earned Honorable Mention recognition.
Terrier freshman forward Shawn Rodgers earned NAC Rookie
of the Year honors. The first year forward led the conference in rebounding
averaging 10.9 caroms per conference contest. Rodgers, who averaged 11.7 points
while shooting 58.1% from the field, teamed with Duncanson to engineer a
turnaround at Thomas that saw the Terriers improve nine wins in conference play
from a season ago.
After leading his team to the top seed in the NAC
tournament, Thomas’ T.J. Maines was named the NAC Coach of the Year. Maines led
his team to a conference 11-3 record and a first place seed in the NAC
Conference Championship this weekend.
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