Women's Basketball Daily Update: November 24, 2007

Women's Basketball Daily Update: November 24, 2007

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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

Friday, November 23
Boston University 69, at UNC Greensboro 42

Junior Jesyka Burks-Wiley notched a season-high 19 points to lead the Terriers... Boston U. posted 24 points off of Spartan turnovers.

Hartford 83, Alabama-Birmingham 74

The Hawks ran their winning streak up to four games... Senior Danielle Hood matched her season-high of 27 points, which she also nailed against Providence.

Holy Cross 61, Albany 54
The Crusaders took their second America East victim this season... The Great Danes owned a seven-point lead at the half.

Ball State 83, Vermont 67

Arizona native Amy Rosenkratz hit a career-high 20 points in the first round of the Thanksgiving Tournament at Northern Arizona University... Sophomore Courtnay Pilypaitis contributed 14 points and five assists.

Harvard 82, at Maine 78

Colleen Kilmurray put up a career-best in points with 20 to lead the Black Bears... Brittany Boser earned her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Wednesday, November 21
at George Mason 58, UMBC 57

Sophomore Carlee Cassidy scored nine of her team-high 17 points in the final 5:40 of the game... The Patriots also had a one-point lead going into halftime.


Upcoming Action

Saturday, November 24
St. Peter's at New Hampshire 1 p.m.

Sophomore Amy Simpson leads the conference in three-point field goals made (2.67 pg)... The Wildcats hope to put together their first winning streak of the season.

Albany vs. Youngstown State 2 p.m.
The Great Danes will compete for third-place in the Long Island Turkey Classic... Albany is averaging five less turnovers per game than their opponents.

Boston University vs. North Carolina A&T 3 p.m.

Four Terriers are averaging double-digit points, while junior Jesyka Burks-Wiley leads the team in scoring (14.0 ppg) and rebounding (6.8 rpg).

Quinnipiac at Maine 3:30 p.m.
The Black Bears saw 2,105 fans come out for the first day of the Dead River Company Classic... Brittany Boser is the only player in America East with multiple double-doubles this season.

Mount St. Mary's at UMBC 4:30 p.m.
The Retrievers look to snap a three-game skid in their fourth home game of the season... Carlee Cassidy is averaging 14.6 ppg for third-best in the conference.

Stony Brook at Manhattan 7 p.m.
The Seawolves will dust of their shoes and hit the floor for the first time since last Friday night, an eight day lay-off.

Vermont vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 4:05 p.m.
Sophomore Courtnay Pilypaitis is a perfect 17-for-17 from the charity stripe and is hitting nearly 60 percent (.590) of her shots from the court.

Hartford at Hawaii 10:30 p.m.
Sophomore Diana Delva is the most efficient shooter in the conference, shooting at a .667 rate. Senior Danielle Hood is shooting .500.