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
Monday, January 1
Siena at Vermont, 1 p.m.
In the Catamounts final non-conference game of the regular season, Vermont will play host to Siena... The 2-9 Saints lost earlier this year to Albany, 72-52, at the Pepsi Arena... Last year, Vermont lost at Siena 77-63.
Tuesday, January 2
St. Bonaventure at Albany, 7 p.m.
The Great Danes look to end the non-conference season on a positive note as they play host to St. Bonaventure... The 9-5 Bonnies have won five straight... Albany has won two of the last three.
Thursday, January 4 (FIRST NIGHT OF CONFERENCE PLAY)
*Hartford at Stony Brook, 7 p.m.
*New Hampshire at Maine,7 p.m.
*Albany at Binghamton, 7 p.m.
*Boston University at UMBC, 7 p.m.
Sunday, January 7
*Vermont at Boston University, 1 p.m.
*New Hampshire at Hartford, 2 p.m.
*Maine at Albany, 2 p.m.
*Stony Brook at UMBC, 4 p.m.
Monday, January 8
Binghamton at Cornell, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 10
*Hartford at Vermont, 7 p.m.
*Boston University at Stony Brook, 7 p.m.
*UMBC at Albany, 7 p.m.
*Maine at Binghamton, 7 p.m.
Dartmouth at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
RECENT RESULTS
Saturday, December 30
Syracuse 68, at Binghamton 65
With the game tied at 60-60, Syracuse came away with three consecutive baskets to take the lead for good and complete the 68-65 come-from-behind win over Binghamton... For the Bearcats, Laine Kurpniece finished with 16 points and six rebounds, while Thompson added 14 points and five rebounds... Muffy Sadler posted a career-high 11 points and eight assists.
No. 3 Duke 71, Boston U. 43,
(Blue Sky Restaurant Classic | Hanover, N.H.)
The Terriers fell to No. 3 Duke 71-43 in the championship game of the Blue Sky Classic... Katie Meinhardt finished with a team-high 12 points, while sophomore Christine Kinneary dished out three assists. For her efforts, Meinhardt was named to the all-tournament team.
St. John’s 85, at Stony Brook 74
Kelly Watson and Jessica Smith combined for 43 points, but it was not enough as the Stony Brook lost to St. John’s, 85-74, in its final non-conference game of the season... Watson, the America East Player of the Game, led the Seawolves with a season-high 22 points... Smith added 21 points and seven rebounds and Ford had 15 points in the loss.
at Lamar 56, Albany 43
Amanda Ward’s team-high 15 points were not enough as Albany was defeated, 56-43, at Lamar in a non-conference action... Kristin Higy tied a season high with 12 rebounds for the Great Danes, while Britney McGee scored 10 points, all in the first half.
Friday, December 29
Boston U. 77, vs. Dayton 74
(Blue Sky Restaurant Group Classic | Hanover, N.H.)
Katie Meinhardt scored a game-high 24 points, including the 1,000th of her career, to lead the Terriers to a 77-74 victory over A-10 foe Dayton in the opening round of the Blue Sky Classic... Aly Hinton netted 13 points, while Erica Kovach tallied 12 and Kristi Dini added 11 points... Meinhardt also registered seven rebounds and six assists.
Vermont 55, vs. Northeastern 47
(Hawk Classic | Philadelphia, Pa.)
Vermont used a strong second half effort to erase a six-point halftime deficit and earn a 55-47 victory over Northeastern in the consolation game of the Hawk Classic... Courtnay Pilypaitis led three players in double-figures with 12 points. She added 12 rebounds to post her first career double-double. May Kotsopoulos finished with 12 points and seven boards, while Amy Rosenkrantz chipped in 12 points.
Maine 79, vs. Northwestern State 63
(The Cavalier Classic | Charlottesville, Va.)
Ashley Underwood scored a season-high 23 points to lead three Black Bears in double figures to lift Maine to a 79-63 win over Northwestern State in the consolation game of the Cavalier Classic... Lindsey Hugstad-Vaa netted a career-high 17 points on 7-of-7 shooting, while Katie Whittier notched a double-double with season highs in points (17) and rebounds (12).
New Hampshire 63, vs. Winston-Salem St. 55
(Lady Luck Classic | Blacksburg, Va.)
Candace Williams and Danielle Flowers each scored 13 points to lead the Wildcats to a 63-55 victory over Winston Salem in the consolation round of the Lady Luck Classic... Flowers was named to the all-tournament squad.
UMBC 66, vs. Texas State 51
(Battle at the Border | Edinburg, Texas)
Kristin Drabyn connected on six three-pointers to lift the Retrievers to a 66-51 victory over Texas State at the University of Texas-Pan American Battle at the Border Holiday Tournament... Drabyn scored 20 points, setting a new career high... She shot 6-for-10 from the floor and went 2-for-2 at the charity stripe.
at No. 5 Connecticut 62, Hartford 36 (CPTV)
(Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Conn.)
Fifth-ranked Connecticut was too much for Hartford to handle as they handed the Hawks a 62-36 loss in front of 14,442 at the Hartford Civic Center... The Hawks were led by Lisa Etienne who finished the game with 12 points and four rebounds. The other leading scorers for the Hawks were Katie Kelley with nine and Danielle Hood with eight.
Thursday, December 28
Albany 58, at Sam Houston State 48
Sherri Mikus scored 14 points to lead three Great Danes in double figures as Albany won its second-straight 58-48 at Sam Houston State... The Danes jumped out to a 36-17 halftime lead powered by 51.6 shooting from the field and cruised to the double-digit victory... Amanda Ward netted 11 points for Albany, while Kristin Higy had 10 points and nine rebounds.
UMBC 66, vs.Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 43 (Edinburg, Texas)
Kristin Drabyn scored a game-high 18 points to lead three Retrievers in double-figures as UMBC earned a 66-43 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi... Sharri Rohde posted a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Brittnie Hughes had 13 points and eight assists.
Detroit 54, vs. New Hampshire 50 (Blacksburg, Va.)
Danielle Clark led the Wildcats with 16 points and seven rebounds, but it was not enough as Detroit on for the 54-50 win in the first round of the Lady Luck Classic... In addition to the 16 points by Clark, Danielle Flowers and Whitney Edwards each scored nine points.
at Virginia 86, Maine 66 (Charlottesville, Va.)
Lindsey Hugstad-Vaa and Kris Younan each netted a dozen points to lead four Black Bears in double figures, but Virginia won in convincing style 86-66 in the opening round of the Cavalier Classic.
South Florida 77, vs. Vermont 62 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
The Catamounts trailed by two at the half, but a 31.3 percent shooting performance in the second half allowed South Florida to pull away with the 77-62 win in the opening round of the Hawk Classic... Courtnay Pilypaitis scored a team-high 12 points and has four steals.
at Sacred Heart 77, Stony Brook 65
Jessica Smith and Mykeema Ford combined to score 35 points netting 19 and 16, respectively, but Sacred Heart captured the 77-65 win... Smith added nine rebounds and five steals, while Ford handed out three assists.