Every
day throughout the 2007-08 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
the complete daily update.
Recent Results
Tuesday, November 20
Hartford 70, at Brigham Young 59
The Hawks won their third straight game after losing their season opener. During the win streak, Hartford has held opponents to 60 points or less.... The Hawks outrebounded the Cougars 31-23 on the defensive end.
at Canisius 65, Binghamton 56
The Bearcats have lost their first three games by a combined total of 16 points... Junior Laura Franceski netted a career-high 16 points, while Laura Sario and Erica Carter chipped in 14 and 10 points, respectively.
Monday, November 19
at Boston University 94, Northeastern 84
Sophomore Aly Hinton put up a career-high 35 points, shooting 13-for-16. Hinton played just 27 minutes... Junior Christine Kinneary dished the ball for 14 assists.
at La Salle 70, Albany 59
The Great Danes are now 0-2 against Atlantic 10 opponents this season... Rookie Jenea Aiken led the offense with 14 points.
Sunday, November 18
New Hampshire 71, Tennessee-Martin 59
After 23 points Saturday, sophomore Amy Simpson posted 13 points and four assists in the win, earning a spot on the USF Shootout All-Tournament Team... Freshman Denise Beliveau notched 17 points and eight boards.
Holy Cross 79, at Maine 50
Colleen Kilmurray led the Black Bears in the loss, putting up team-highs of 15 points and seven rebounds.... Kilmurray also shot 9-for-10 from the charity stripe.
at Vermont 66, St. John's 48
Sophomore Courtnay Pilypaitis was two assists shy of the program's first-ever triple--double (16 pts, 13 rebounds, 8 assists)... The win is the program's first over a BIG EAST school since defeating Providence in 2002.
Upcoming Action
Wednesday, November 21
UMBC at George Mason 2 p.m.
The Retrievers return to the road for just the second time this season to face their second consecutive Colonial Athletic Association team.
Friday, November 23
Boston University at UNC Greensboro 1 p.m.
The Terriers enter the UNC Greensboro Tournament with the top-ranked conference scoring offense (77.2 ppg) but the worst scoring defense (72.2 ppg).
Hartford vs. Alabama-Birmingham 3 p.m.
The Hawks hope to extend their win streak to four games. Hartford's longest win streak against non-conference opponents in 2006-07 was three games.
Albany vs. Holy Cross 4 p.m.
The Crusaders have already split a pair of games against America East opponents, falling to Vermont and defeating Maine... The match-up is game two of the Long Island Turkey Classic, also featuring Youngstown State and the host Black Birds.
Vermont vs. Ball State 6:05 p.m.
The Catamounts and Cardinals play game one of the La Quinta Inn and Suites Thanksgiving Tournament... The tourney is the second straight the Catamounts have participated in, winning the TD Banknorth Classic title last week.
Harvard at Maine 7 p.m.
Maine hosts the Crimson, Quinnipiac and Hofstra in their own Dead River Company Classic Tournament at Alfond Arena.