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
Wednesday, December 12
Louisville 87, at Vermont 52
The Catamounts held the nation's top scorer, junior Angel McCoughtry (25.4 ppg) to a game-high 19 points... Sophomore Courtnay Pilypaitis finished with a team-high 13 points and five assists.
Central Connecticut 61, at Stony Brook 59
Senior Aly Young and freshman Kirsten Jeter each netted 12 points... Senior Dana Ferraro and Misha Horsey both tallied five assists...The conference's top blocker, senior Morgan Patrick, rejected four shots.
at Iona 92, New Hampshire 79
The Wildcats fell in a 20-point hole by halftime, but outscored (52-45) and outrebounded (17-10) the Gaels in the second stanza... Sophomore forward Candace Williams posted a career-high 22 points, 18 of which came in the second half.
Hartford 49, at Marist 32
The Hawks snapped Marist's 10-game win streak (second longest in the nation) and 26-game home win streak... Sophomore Diana Delva tied her career high with 16 rebounds... In the first half, the Hawks shot just 25% from the field while the Red Foxes shot 23.8%.
Tuesday, December 11
at Harvard 72, Boston University 62
Junior Jesyka Burks-Wiley nearly had her third double-double of the season with 19 points and eight rebounds... Junior guard Christine Kinneary finished with six assists... The Crimson won the battle on the glass, 44-34.
Sunday, December 9
at UMBC 74, Northern Iowa 72
Sophomore Carlee Cassidy captured Player of the Game honors with a game-high 25 points and five three-pointers.... Senior Kristin Drabyn hit 50% of her shots from beyond the arc (3-of-6) and notched 14 points, while the Retrievers as a team drained a season-high 12 three-pointers.
at Hartford 73, Hofstra 42
The Hawks shot 47% for the game from the field and held the Pride to just 27%... Hartford received 33 points from off the bench, including Katie Kelley's 10 points... Senior Danielle Hood's 11 points led the team in scoring for the seventh time this season.
Upcoming Action
Thursday, December 13
Binghamton at Villanova 7 p.m.
The Bearcats' only game against the Wildcats came on December 10, 2006, a 59-40 victory for Binghamton on its home court... Binghamton is 2-7 against Big East teams, while America East is 3-4 this year against the league.
Friday, December 14
Maine at St. John's 7 p.m.
Colleen Kilmurray and Brittany Boser are both among the conference's top rebounders with 6.6 and 6.3, respectively... Senior captain Kris Younan is third in the conference is both assists (3.13 apg) and steals (2.13 spg).
Dartmouth at Stony Brook 7 p.m.
The Seawolves are 0-1 against the Ivy League this year, dropping a decision to Yale last Friday night... Stony Brook fell to Dartmouth last season, 71-59.
Saturday, December 15
New Hampshire at Northeastern 2 p.m.
The Wildcats face their only Colonial Athletic Association squad of the season in the Huskies... Freshman Denise Beliveau is the top-scoring rookie in America East with 9.8 ppg.