GORHAM, Maine  –   Graduate student Liz Cote (Conway, N.H./Kennett) and freshman Dakota Shipley (Bath, Maine/Brunswick) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies' women's basketball team have each earned weekly accolades from the Maine State Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (MWBCA).  Cote was named the Player of the Week, while Shipley was named the Rookie of the Week. Cote is earning Player of the Week honors for the second time this season from the MWBCA, while Shipley is taking her third honor, and second consecutive.
 
Cote and Shipley combined for 42 of the Huskies' 74 points in a 74-68 upset win over No. 21/23 UMass Dartmouth in Southern Maine's lone game of the week.  The win ended a 14-game losing streak to the Corsairs, and ended UMD's bid for an undefeated season in the Little East Conference.
 
Both Cote and Shipley were recently recognized by the Little East Conference with Player and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively. Cote went 7-for-12 from the field, draining 4-of-8 from three-point range for 20 points.  Scoring 15 of her 20 points in the opening half, Cote stretched the Corsairs defense early with long-range shooting. Repeating at the MWBCA Rookie of the Week, Shipley notched the third double-double of her career scoring a season-best 22 points and snagging 10 rebounds.  Shipley scored 14 of her 22 points in the second half, including a critical 12 points in the fourth quarter as both teams entered the final frame tied at 50.
 
Southern Maine (14-9, 10-4 Little East) is on the road for its final two regular-season contests, and will play Plymouth State on Wednesday, February 19 (5:00 pm), and VTSU-Castleton on Saturday, February 22 (12:00 pm). The Huskies will then prep for the 2025 Little East Conference Championship Tournament which begins on Tuesday, February 25 (tba). 
 
2024-2025 Huskies' Women's Basketball Weekly Awards
 
Little East Conference
Liz Cote                                       February 17               Player of the Week
Vanessa Vaughan                       November 18              Player of the Week
 
Lucy Wiles                                  November 11              Rookie of the Week
 
Dakota Shipley                             February 10               Rookie of the Week
                                                   February 17               Rookie of the Week
 
Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association
 
Liz Cote                                       December 3               Player of the Week
                                                   February 18               Player of the Week
 
Lucy Wiles                                   December 3               Rookie of the Week
                                                  December 11              Rookie of the Week
                                                    January 28                Rookie of the Week
 
Dakota Shipley                             January 14                Rookie of the Week      
                                                   February 11               Rookie of the Week
                                                   February 18               Rookei of the Week
 
New England Women's Basketball Association
Dakota Shipley                             February 11               Rookie of the Week      
 
 
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