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, December 21
Lehigh 68, at Binghamton 67 (2OT)
Senior Bearcat Laine Kurpniece finished with 22 points and 10 of 11 from the free-throw line, including the two game-tying free-throws at the end of regulation... Classmate Laura Sario scored 18 points and took down 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.
Wednesday, December 19
at Richmond 73, Albany 62
Two Great Danes notched double-doubles in the effort, with senior Gia Sanders hitting 13 points and rebounding 12 shots and classmate Kristin Higy posting 10 points and 15 boards... Higy also recorded two steals and four assists... Sophomore Britney McGee tied her career high of 19 points.
at Towson 69, UMBC 61
A season-high 27 turnovers for the Retrievers negated a season-best 54.3% shooting against the Tigers... The team's leading scorer Carlee Cassidy scored a team-best 18 points, while Kristin Drabyn and Chantay Frazier each drained 14 points... UMBC went 4-for-7 from behind the arc for 46.7% shooting.
Sunday, December 16
at Vermont 80, Harvard 64
Catamount Head Coach Sharon Dawley captured her 200th career coaching victory with the win... Junior Amy Rosenkrantz netted a career-high 22 points and tallied five steals... Sophomore Courtnay Pilypaitis' 11 points and 11 assists is the first points-assists double-double in the conference this season.
at Binghamton 74, Colgate 26
The Bearcats allowed just seven points to the Red Raiders in the first half... The 48-point margin of victory was the largest of Binghamton's Division I era... Junior forward Laura Franceski blocked four shots to run up her career total to 100 blocks.
Maine 58, at St. Francis N.Y. 47
The Black Bears shot 50% from the field (23 of 46) and freshman guard Emily Rousseau netted a team-high 15 points... The victory snapped Maine's seven-game losing streak and marks the first road win of the season for the Blacks Bears.
Upcoming Action
Saturday, December 22
Maine at Boston College 12 p.m.The Black Bears are led in both scoring and rebounding by sophomore Brittany Boser (10.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg)... Rookie Tanna Ross is second in the conference in three-pointers made (2.20), while classmate Emily Rousseau is second in AE in three-pointer percentage (.444).
Vermont at Manhattan 1 p.m.The Catamounts captured a nine-point victory over the Jaspers last season, 74-65... Sophomore Courtnay Pilypaitis ranks 31st in the country with 5.2 assists per game.
Stony Brook at Northeastern 1 p.m.The Seawolves, usually known for their offense, leads the league in blocked shots (6.0 bpg) and is second in steals (9.40 spg).... Stony Brook is also 12th in country in rejections, while senior Morgan Patrick is 17th in the nation in that category.
Marist at Albany 2 p.m.The Great Danes return to SEFCU for their third home game of the season... Albany leads the conference with 11.0 steals per game and owns a +2.5 turnover margin.
Michigan State at Hartford (CSN) 2 p.m.The 24th-ranked Spartans are just the second ranked team to face the Hawks at Chase Arena... Hartford defeated the first ranked team on its home court, #22 Brigham Young, last season... Dave Shea and Sherry Levin will call the game live on Comcast Sports Net.