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 28
Richmond 64, UMBC 51 2
Sophomore Carlee Cassidy netted a team-high 21 points... The Spiders went to the charity stripe 19 times, 12 times in the second half, while the Retrievers went to the line just three times.
at Albany 70, St. Francis (N.Y.) 63
Senior Gia Sanders recorded her third double-double of her season with 18 points and 11 rebounds, including her 500th career rebound... Sanders also tallied four steals, three blocks and two assists for the title of America East Player of the Game.
at Providence 73, New Hampshire 41
Sophomore Amy Simpson rejected a career-high four shots, while also posting seven points and nine rebounds... Senior Ashley Cerniglia scored a team-high 12 points.
at VCU 76, Boston University 65 1
Junior Jesyka Burks-Wiley improved her season averages with 20 points and nine rebounds, both team-highs... Burks-Wiley earned all-tournament honors alongside junior Christine Kinneary who dished out 17 assists over the two games (four against the host Rams).
Thursday, December 27
Boston University 70, Georgia Southern 53 1
Junior guard Christine Kinneary fell one shy of her season high of 14 assists... Senior guard Cheri Raffo paced the offense with 16 points, while sophomore Aly Hinton finished with 14 points... The Terriers are now 2-0 against Southern Conference opponents.
Upcoming Action
Saturday, December 29
Stony Brook vs. Rhode Island 3 1 p.m.The Seawolves have not met an Atlantic-10 foe yet this season, but are 1-11 all-time against the conference... Senior Dana Ferraro has led the team in rebounding in 10 of 12 games this season... Senior Morgan Patrick was the rebounding leader in the other two games.
St. Bonaventure at Binghamton 2 p.m.A former Bearcat, Sarah Cartmill (1998-02) is currently an assistant coach for the Bonnies... Senior Laine Kurpniece needs 26 points to break into Binghamton's top-ten career scoring list.
Maine at Miami (Fla.) 4 5 p.m.The Black Bears and Hurricanes will meet for the first time since 1997 and the third time since the first meeting back in 1988... The all-time series is tied at 1-1... Freshman Tanna Ross is averaging a team-best 10.3 ppg.
Connecticut vs. Hartford (CPTV) 7 p.m.The top-ranked Huskies mark the second consecutive ranked opponent the Hawks haved faced and the first #1 team the program has ever played... Hartford is garnering the 26th-most votes in the country in the national coaches' poll and is receiving a program-best 49 votes in the AP media poll.
1 VCU Tournament (Richmond, Va.)
2 University of Maryland Terrapin Classic (College Park, Md.)
3 Lehigh Tournament (Bethlehem, Pa.)
4 University of Miami Tournament (Coral Galbes, Fla.)