Every day throughout the 2006-07 season, America East will provide a men'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
Thursday, December 14
Stony Brook at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
The Seawolves look to win back-to-back games for the first time this season as they travel to Hanover, N.H. to take on the Ivy League's Big Green... Stony Brook is 1-1 versus Ivy League foes with a victory over Columbia and a loss to Cornell... America East squads are 8-3 against Ivy opponents with Hartford handing Dartmouth a 60-50 defeat back on Nov. 25.
Maine-Farmington at Maine, 7 p.m.
The Black Bears host UMaine Farmington at Memorial Gym in "Pack the Pit Night"... The contest marks the fourth-straight season Maine has played a game in "The Pit", including last season's outing versus Boston U... Throughout the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s, the Pit was one of the toughest arenas in New England, due to the proximity of the crowd and the deafening acoustics... The Black Bears have won four of their last six games.
RECENT RESULTS
Tuesday, December 12
Albany 79, at Harvard 76
The Great Danes got back to .500 on the season with a come-from-behind victory over the Ivy League’s Crimson... Brent Wilson and Jamar Wilson each netted 20 points apiece to lead Albany, while Jason Siggers chipped in with 17... Trailing 51-38 with 14:11 left in the ball game, Siggers scored 15 of his 17 points over the next six minutes to help Albany tie the game at 63 apiece with 8:07 to play... Albany’s Brian Lillis had a solid all-around game with nine points, seven rebounds, five assists and four blocks, including two in the final 20 seconds, to help preserve the win... America East improves to 8-3 on the season versus Ivy foes.
at George Washington 72, UMBC 51
The Colonials led wire-to-wire as they foiled UMBC’s hopes of winning back-to-back outings over Atlantic 10 teams... UMBC played a nervous first half, committing 13 turnovers and hitting just nine of 23 shots from the floor... Brian Hodges led the Retrievers with 17 points, while Justin Fry (13) and Mike Housman (10) also netted double-figures... UMBC’s starting three-guard rotation of Jay Greene (1-for-8), Chris Pugh (1-for-11) and Tom Young (1-for-7) combined for just nine points on 3-of-26 shooting with seven turnovers.
Monday, December 11
Hartford 66, at Yale 65 (OT)
Trailing by as many as 15 in the second half, the Hawks rallied to force overtime and topple the Ivy League's Yale... Hartford is now 5-4 on the season as the Hawks have won five of their last six outings... Freshman Joe Zeglinski netted a game-high 18 points to pace a trio of Hawks in double-figures... Bo Taylor (17 points) and Alex Zimnickas (11) also cracked the double-digit plateau... America East squads improve to 7-3 versus the Ivy League with Hartford's win... The Hawks forced 23 Bulldog turnovers, including two in the final 1:17 of overtime with Hartford clinging to a one-point lead... Zeglinski scored seven of Hartford’s eight points in the overtime stanza.
Stony Brook 65, at New Jersey Tech 61
America East's leading scorer Ricky Lucas (18.1 ppg) and Andre Vanterpool combined for 32 points and 14 rebounds to help the Seawolves snap their three-game losing streak... Lucas netted 17 points with nine boards, while Vanterpool dropped in 15 points with five rebounds... Stony Brook improved to a league-best 4-1 on the road and is now 4-5 on the 2006-07 season... In their most complete team offensive outing, four Seawolves scored in double figures in the contest.