Women's Basketball Daily Update: December 4, 2007

Women's Basketball Daily Update: December 4, 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

Monday, December 3
at Loyola (Md.) 58, UMBC 56

Senior Kristin Drabyn sunk a season-high 6 three-pointers, tops in the conference for a single game, en route to her game-high 24 points... The Retrievers remain winless on the road.

Sunday, December 2
at Fairfield 76, Maine 54

Sophomore Amanda Tewksbury led the Black Bears in scoring for the second straight game, notching 12 against the Stags... Colleen Kilmurray picked up her first double-double of the season.

Saturday, December 1
at New Hampshire 75, Colgate 70

Rookie forward Denise Beliveau packaged together 18 points, six boards and six steals for a career night... Twelve of senior Ashley Cerniglia's 16 points came by way of the three-pointer.

at Binghamton 71, La Salle 61
Just a game after a season-low shooting performance as a team, the Bearcats shot a season-high 50.9%... Senior Laine Kurpniece hit the 20-point mark (20 points) for the first time since the season-opener.

at Massachusetts 72, Hartford 60

Sophomore Erica Beverly notched a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds... Senior Danielle Hood's 11 points signaled her fourth-straight game in double figure points.

Vermont 63, at Kent State 53
Junior Amy Rosenkrantz netted 16 of her career-high 20 points in the first half... The Catamounts forced 19 turnovers and stole the ball away eight times in the winning effort.

at St. John's 76, Boston University 69

Junior Christine Kinneary, already the conference leader with over 7.0 assists per game, earned a game-high eight assists... Classmate Jesyka Burks-Wiley posted her second consecutive double-double (21 points, 12 rebounds).

at Siena 71, Albany 60
The Great Danes pulled to within three points, 46-43, on an 11-0 run with 5:48 left in the game... Tanika Thrower accounted for 18 of Albany's points on 8-of-11 shooting.


Upcoming Action


Tuesday, December 4
Binghamton at Duquesne 7 p.m.

Three Bearcats are averaging over 10 points per game this year, Laine Kurpniece (12.2 ppg), Laura Sario (11.0) and Laura Franceski (10.7).

Army at New Hampshire 7 p.m.
The Wildcats are shooting hot from beyond the arc this season, leading the conference with 38.5% accuracy and twice hitting 11 three-point field goals in a single game.

Stony Brook at Hofstra 7 p.m.
Game will be broadcast live on FSNY... The Seawolves fell last season to Hofstra, 82-67... Senior Aly Young is leading the offense with 8.7 points per game.

Wednesday, December 5
Boston University at Brown 7 p.m.

The Terriers claimed a one-point victory, 60-59, in 2006 at Agganis Arena... The Bears are the first Ivy League squad to square-off with Boston U. this season.

Buffalo at Albany 7 p.m.
The Great Danes return to SEFCU for the first time since November 15... Albany defeated Colgate, 86-62, in its last home game.

UMBC at Navy 7 p.m.
The Retrievers travel to Annapolis for the second of three games in a seven-day span... UMBC fell to Navy last season, 56-74.