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.
RECENT RESULTS
Wednesday, January 17
*at Albany 62, Vermont 59
The Great Danes downed previously unbeaten Vermont 62-59 in front of 1,130 fans on Albany’s NCAA Commitment to Education Day... Amanda Ward led three Albany players in double figures with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting... Vermont was led by Courtnay Pilypaitis, who netted 24 points on 10-of-22 shooting and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.
*at New Hampshire 58, Binghamton 55 (OT)
New Hampshire captured its first America East win by virtue of a 58-55 overtime-win over Binghamton... Seniors Whitney Edwards and Danielle Clark registered 16 points and seven rebounds apiece for the Wildcats... Brianna Thompson and Laura Sario netted 14 points each to fuel the Bearcats offense.
*at Hartford 58, UMBC 45
The Hawks extended their home win streak over America East foes to 18 with a 58-45 win over UMBC... Danielle Hood scored a game-high 19 points and pulled down seven rebounds, MaryLynne Schaefer scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting from behind the arc, while Katie Kelley had a career-high 16 rebounds for Hartford... Brittnie Hughes and Sharri Rohde each netted 10 points for the Retrievers.
*Stony Brook 79, at Maine 66
The Seawolves made it four-in-a-row and moved into first place with a 79-66 win over Maine... Mykeema Ford and Jessica Smith power the Stony Brook offense, once again. Ford scored a game-high 27 points paced by a perfect 11-of-11 from the charity stripe, while Smith posted a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds... Ashley Underwood scored a team-high 17 points to lead four Black Bears in double figures.
Sunday, January 14
*at Vermont 71, Maine 57
Vermont remains undefeated in league play with a 71-57 come-from-behind victory over Maine... Freshmen Courtnay Pilypaitis and May Kotsopoulos scored 19 points in a 21-0 second-half run to earn the win... Bracey Barker scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting for the Black Bears.
*at Boston University 72, Albany 64
Katie Meinhardt, Erica Kovach, and Cheri Raffo scored 17, 16, and 15 points, respectively to lift the Terriers to a 72-64 win over Albany... Britney McGee scored 15 points to lead for Great Danes in double figures. Kovach and Amanda Ward were named America East Players of the Game.
Saturday, January 13
*Stony Brook 85, at New Hampshire 66
The Seawolves won their third-straight conference game to improve to 3-1 with a win over New Hampshire... America East’s top to scorers Mykeema Ford (18.2 ppg) and Jessica Smith (16.3 ppg) led Stony Brook with 22 and 27 points, respectively... Danielle Clark led the Wildcats netting 18 points.
*at UMBC 60, Binghamton 50
Amanda Robinson scored a game-high 19 points to lift UMBC to the 10-point win over Binghamton... The Bearcats were held to just 28 percent shooting for the game and committed 20 costly turnovers... Laura Sario led Binghamton for the third-straight game with 18 points.
Wednesday, January 10
*at Stony Brook 69, Boston University 48
Mykeema Ford tallied a career-best 32 points and Leah Getz notched her second consecutive double-double to lift Stony Brook to a 69-48 victory over Boston U... Ford, America East Player of the Game, led all scorers, while Getz netted 10 points and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds... Cheri Raffo led the Terriers with 14 points and was named the Terriers’ America East Player of the Game.
*at Vermont 66, Hartford 64 (OT)
Vermont’s Sy Janousek hit four three-pointers to lift the Catamounts to a 66-64 overtime win over defending champion Hartford... Janousek, Vermont’s America East Player of the Game, finished with 13 points, while Danielle Hood was named Hartford’s America East Player of the Game with a season-best 22 points on 10-of-16 shooting.
*at Albany 70, UMBC 51
Kristin Higy led four players in double figures as Albany earned a 70-51 victory over UMBC... Higy finished with a team-high 14 points, while Gia Sanders, the America East Player of the Game for Albany, added 10 points, eight boards and two blocks... Sherri Mikus finished with a career-high 14 rebounds... Amanda Robinson led the Retrievers with a game-high 15 points, while senior forward Sharri Rohde, UMBC’s America East Player of the Game added 13 points.
*at Binghamton 54, Maine 49
In just her third game back from injury, Laura Sario scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to lead Binghamton to a 54-49 victory over Maine... Bracey Barker led the way for Maine with a team-high 13 points and six rebound, while Ashley Underwood finished with 12 points... Barker and Sario were named America East Players of the Game for their respective teams.
Dartmouth 79, at New Hampshire 67
Ashley Taylor and Koren Schram each scored 22 points to lead Dartmouth to a 79-67 victory over New Hampshire... The Wildcats were led by Danielle Clark, who netted 17 points and Whitney Edwards, who had 13 points and six assists.
Monday, January 8
Binghamton 60, at Cornell 59
The Bearcats snapped a three-game losing streak by capturing a 60-59 win over in-state foe Cornell to concluded their 2006-07 non-conference slate... Laura Sario led Binghamton with a career-high 25 points, which included 17 points in the first half to help the Bearcats build a 39-26 lead at the break. Laine Kurpniece added 10 points, marking the fifth consecutive game she has reached double figures in scoring.
* America East Conference game
UPCOMING ACTION
Saturday, January 20
*Vermont at Binghamton, 1 p.m.
The Catamounts and Bearcats look to get back on track after Wednesday setbacks... Vermont dropped its first conference game last time out against Albany, while Binghamton lost its last two in league play... The Catamounts lead the all-time series 9-3, however the Bearcats won both meetings in 2005-06.
*UMBC at New Hampshire, 1 p.m.
The Wildcats look to build on the success of its first conference win as they play host to UMBC... The Retrievers are still in search of their first America East road victory... They are 2-1 at home compared to 0-2 on the road... In 2005-06 the teams split with both teams winning on their home court.
*Hartford at Albany, 2 p.m.
The Great Danes and Hawks square off on Saturday at SEFCU Arena... Albany is coming off its biggest win of the season a 62-59 win over Vermont, while Hartford is coming off a 58-45 win over UMBC... Last year, the Hawks won both meetings and hold a slim 7-5 advantage in the all-time series.
*Boston University at Maine, 7 p.m.
Boston U. captured its first conference win last time out against Albany... On Saturday, they are in search of their first conference road win as they travel to Maine... In 2005-06 the teams split during the regular season as each team won at home... The Black Bears hold a 38-20 advantage in this long-running series.
Tuesday, January 23
*New Hampshire at Boston University, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 24
*Maine at UMBC, 12 noon
*Binghamton at Hartford, 7 p.m.
*Stony Brook at Vermont, 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 27
*Hartford at Maine, 12 noon
*New Hampshire at Vermont, 1 p.m.
*Boston University at Binghamton, 1 p.m.
*Albany at Stony Brook, 2 p.m.
* America East Conference game