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
Wednesday, January 24
*Maine at UMBC, 12 noon
After a three-game road trip, the Retrievers return home to play host to Maine in a Mid-Day Madness noon tilt... The Black Bears are just 1-2 in conference road games, while UMBC is 2-1 in America East home games... Maine holds a 5-1 advantage in the all-time series, but the Retrievers won the last meeting 60-47 on Feb. 22, 2006.
*Binghamton at Hartford, 7 p.m.
In a rematch of last year’s America East semifinal game, Binghamton takes on Hartford... The Hawks won that meeting 57-46 and have won the last 18 home games against America East foes... Hartford holds a 7-4 advantage in the all-time series.
*Stony Brook at Vermont, 7 p.m.
In a critical early-season matchup Stony Brook travels to play Vermont... The Seawolves have won four straight heading into the game, while the Catamounts are a 7-1 at Patrick Gym this season having won seven straight after dropping their season-opener... The teams last met in the America East quarterfinals, a 59-52 win for Stony Brook.
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.
Wednesday, January 31
*Hartford at Boston University, 11 a.m.
*Albany at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
*Binghamton at Stony Brook, 7 p.m.
*Vermont at UMBC, 7 p.m.
* America East Conference game
RECENT RESULTS
Tuesday, January 23
*at Boston University 67, New Hampshire 57
Boston U. captured a 67-57 win over New Hampshire behind double-digit scoring efforts from Amarachi Umez-Eronini and Cheri Raffo... Umez-Eronini led the Terriers with 14 points on 3-for-3 shooting from the floor and 8-for-10 from the charity stripe, while Raffo added 13 points and four rebounds... Danielle Clark netted a game-high 26 points on 11-of-20 shooting for the Wildcats.
Saturday, January 20
*at Binghamton 64, Vermont 55
Brianna Thompson tallied 13 points and eight rebounds to lead three Bearcats in double figures as Binghamton knocked off Vermont 64-55... Laura Franceski and Laura Sario each netted 12 points for the Bearcats... May Kotsopoulos scored 14 points, while Courtnay Pilypaitis added 13 point for the Catamounts.
*UMBC 59, at New Hampshire 56
Danielle Clark matched a career-high with 27 points fueled by 6-of-12 shooting from behind the arc, but it was not enough as UMBC earned the 59-56 road win... Carlee Cassidy scored a team-high 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting, while Kristin Drabyn added 11 points for the Retrievers... UMBC climbs above .500 for the first time this season.
*Hartford 60, at Albany 42
The Hawks jumped out to a 27-8 halftime lead and went on to earn the 60-42 win over the Great Danes... Danielle Hood scored 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting, while Diana Delva netted 10 points and pulled down six rebounds for Hartford... Charity Iromuanya scored a team-high 10 points and took away six steals, while Gia Sanders netted nine points and had six rebounds for Albany.
*at Maine 78, Boston University 73
Bracey Barker scored a game-high 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor and a perfect 7-of-7 from the charity stripe and Ashley Underwood added 20 points to lift the Black Bears to a 78-73 win over Boston U... Kristi Dini converted 5-of-6 from behind the arc and scored a team-high 17 points to lead four Terriers in double figures... The teams played in front of a season-high 1,996 fans at Alfond Arena.
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.
* America East Conference game