Every day throughout the 2006-07 season, America East will provide a women's basketball update that features notes on that day's matchups as well as recaps of the previous days' action. Be sure to download the PDF for complete daily update.
UPCOMING ACTION
Sunday, December 10
Villanova at Binghamton, 1 p.m.
The Bearcats welcome in Big-East foe Villanova to the Events Center... This marks the first-ever meeting between the two schools... Earlier this season, Hartford catpured a Big-East win over Seton Hall... The Wildcats are the second women’s basketball Big-East foe to play at the Events Center... Back on Dec. 17, 2004, the Bearcats play host to St. John’s... The Red Storm won that matchup 73-72 in double overtime.
Boston U. at Delaware, 1 p.m.
Boston U. will travel to play the 7-1 Blue Hens... The Terriers are just 8-18 lifetime against Delaware... Delaware was a member of the America East Conference (formerly the North Atlantic Conference) from 1993-2001... They finished with an 85-80 record and won the league once in 2000-01... Boston U. defeated Delaware last time out, 61-59, back on Nov. 27, 2005.
Maine at St. Joseph’s, 2 p.m.
The Black Bears, winners of four of the last five, travel to St. Joseph’s... America East schools have five wins over the Atlantic 10 this season including Hartford’s 62-52 win over St. Joseph’s... This is Maine’s first game against an Atlantic 10 foe this season.
Albany at Wisconsin, 2:30 p.m.
Albany looks to get back on track against Big Ten foe Wisconsin... The Badgers are 9-1 out of the gate and are among the teams receiving votes in the national poll... America East schools are 0-2 against the Big Ten with a Hartford loss to Purdue and a Vermont loss to Minnesota.
RECENT RESULTS
Saturday, December 9
at New Hampshire 52, Colgate 44
Sophomore guard Danielle Flowers posted a team-high 13 points with six rebounds to lead New Hampshire past Colgate, 52-44... The Wildcats snapped a three-game losing streak... Danielle Clark scored all of her 10 points in the second half including a key three-point play with 2:37 remaining to extend the lead to 47-40... Ray Williams chipped in with eight points and six rebounds, while Whitney Edwards had five steals.
UMBC 57, at Longwood 49
UMBC started the second half on a 20-7 run to complete a 57-49 come-from-behind victory over host Longwood... Kristin Drabyn matched a career-high with 16 points to lead three Retrievers in double figures... Sharri Rhode finished with 13 points, while Morgan Hatten chipped in with 12 points... Amanda Robinson had six points and a team-high eight rebounds, while Brittnie Hughes had eight points and four steals.
Hofstra 82, at Stony Brook 67
Despite 17 points from Dana Ferraro, Stony Brook was defeated by fellow Long Island foe Hofstra 82-67... The Pride have won six straight, while the Seawolves dropped their third in a row... Mykeema Ford added 12 points, while Jessica Smith netted 10, which allowed her to move over 1,300 points for her career... The Seawolves caused 21 Hofstra turnovers.
at #20 Michigan State 58, Hartford 45
(Palace at Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Mich.)
The Hawks saw their three-game winning streak broken at the hands of the 20th-ranked Michigan State Spartans, 58-45, at the Palace at Auburn Hills...The Hawks offense was led by Ikea Witt and Danielle Hood, who both finished with 12 points... Katie Kelley added eight points and six rebounds...The game's attendance was 4,712.
Thursday, December 7
at Lehigh 70, Binghamton 49
Senior guard Rebecka Lindgren scored 11 points fueled by 3-of-4 shooting from behind the arc, but it was not enough as Lehigh earned the 70-49 win... Junior forward Juta Jahilo added 10 points and five rebounds, while junior forward Brianna Thompson chipped in with 10 points... Battling injuries, the Bearcats dressed only nine players for the game and started two freshmen in guards Muffy Sadler and Erica Carter for the first time since Rachael Laws and Jen Blues started the final game of the 2002-03 season against Vermont.
at Holy Cross 72, Maine 64
Ashley Underwood scored a team-high 21 points, but Maine fell to Holy Cross, 72-64, at the Hart Center... The Black Bears trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half, but mounted a late rally and got within six at 68-62 in the final minute... However, Holy Cross converted its free throws down the stretch to seal the win... Katie Whittier tallied a double-double for Maine with 12 points and 10 rebounds, marking her second-straight double-figure rebounding game. Freshman guard Amanda Tewksbury netted 11 points, marking her second-consecutive double-figure scoring contest.
Wednesday, December 6
at Boston U. 60, Brown 59 (Agganis Arena | Boston, Mass.)
America East Player of the Game Katie Meinhardt’s last second shot helped propel the Terriers over Ivy League opponent Brown, 60-59, at Agganis Arena... America East remains a perfect 7-0 against the Ivy League this season... Meinhardt scored a team-high 19 points... Kristi Dini netted 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds, while Erica Kovach had 10 points and eight boards...
at Hartford 68, Massachusetts 45
The Hawks won their third straight in convincing style with a 68-45 win over Massachusetts... Danielle Hood scored a team-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting... Hartford hands the Minutewomen just their second loss of the season... Hood was joined in double digits by MaryLynne Schaefer and Lisa Etienne... Schaefer added 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including a perfect 4-of-4 from long range... Etienne finished with a 5-of-8 effort from the field for 11 points.
Vermont 84, at Colgate 53
Freshmen Sofia Iwobi and May Kotsopoulos scored 14 points each to lead four players in double figures as Vermont cruised past Colgate, 84-53... The Catamounts are off to their best start (6-2) since the 2003-04 season... Vermont’s 31-point win was the biggest margin of victory since a 33-point triumph at Boston U. in on February 18, 2001... Head Coach Sharon Dawley collected her 180th win... Andrea Cihal and Brittney Cross added 10 points each for Vermont. Freshman Courtnay Pilypaitis nearly recorded the first triple-double in the program’s history with nine points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
at Buffalo 61, Albany 35
Buffalo jumped out to an early 15-4 lead out of the gate and maintained a double-figure advantage the rest of the way in its 61-35 win over Albany... Sherri Mikus scored a team-high 10 points for the Great Danes, while Gia Sanders had six rebounds, two blocks and a pair of steals... Albany had five blocked shots and six steals on the day and held a commanding 45-34 advantage in rebounding.
Navy 74, at UMBC 56
Senior Brittnie Hughes netted a career-high 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting, but it was not enough as Navy captured the 74-56 win... Hughes was named the America East Player of the Game... Kristin Drabyn added 10 points for UMBC... The Retrievers had 10 steals on the day.
at Temple 72, Stony Brook 55
Despite 16 points from Mykeema Ford and Jessica Smith, Stony Brook lost on the road to Temple, 72-58... Ford handed out five assists, while Smith grabbed seven rebounds... Dana Ferraro added a team-high 10 rebounds for the Seawolves.
Tuesday, December 5
at Boston College 50, New Hampshire 31
Despite holding the Eagles to a season-low 50 points, the Wildcats were defeated by Boston College 50-31... Amy Simpson scored eight points, pulled down four rebounds, and recorded a pair of steals, while Ray Williams netted eight points in just 17 minutes for the Wildcats... Danielle Clark’s 13-game double-digit scoring streak was ended as she went scoreless on the night... UNH owned a 7-4 lead with 12:33 remaining in the opening half after two free throws by Williams, but BC went on a 14-6 run to close out the half... Freshman forward Candace Williams notched a career-high seven points on 3-of-6 shooting in the losing cause, as UNH’s third leading scorer in the game.
Monday, December 4
Hartford 58, at St. John’s 46
Ikea Witt scored a season-best 22 points to lift the Hawks to a 58-46 win over St. John’s... The Hawks become the first America East school to reach the six-win mark... America East schools have won three games against Big East foes over the past two seasons with the Hawks winning two of those games... Witt was one of two players in double digits, joined by Danielle Hood, who finished with 10 points. Witt finished the game shooting 64.3 percent from the floor on 9-of-14... The Hawks forced 20 turnovers and held the Red Storm to just 34 percent shooting for the contest.