Every day throughout the 2006-07 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 complete daily update.
UPCOMING ACTION
Wednesday, February 28
*Binghamton at Boston University, 7 p.m.
The Terriers look to close out the regular season with a win as they play host to Binghamton... Both teams sit jammed in the middle of the standings with six wins... The winner would put themselves in a good position for the postseason... The Bearcats won the first meeting of the year 70-64 back on Jan. 27.
*Stony Brook at Albany, 7 p.m.
Coming off a week of rest, the Great Danes hope to close out the home portion of its America East schedule on a positive note as they host in-state foe Stony Brook... The Seawolves are one of the league’s hottest teams having won five in a row and 11-of-12... Stony Brook capture a nine-point win in this year’s first meeting.
*Vermont at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
Vermont travels to Durham in a matchup of two of the league’s original members... These storied programs are trying to add another chapter just under a week away from the tournament... New Hampshire needs to win out to try to avoid the opening round game, while the Catamounts are trying to get back on track after dropping five of their last six.
Saturday, March 3
*Maine at Stony Brook, 4 p.m.
*New Hampshire at Binghamton, 1 p.m.
*Albany at Vermont. 1 p.m.
*Hartford at UMBC, 7 p.m.
* America East Conference game
2007 America East Women’s Basketball Championship
at Events Center (Binghamton, N.Y.)
Thursday, March 8: First Round
No. 8 vs. No. 9, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 9: Quarterfinals
12 noon, 2 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 10: Semifinals
5 p.m. - (AETV - NESN/TW3)
7 p.m. - (AETV - NESN/TW3)
Sunday, March 11: Championship
5 p.m. - (AETV - NESN - FSNY -MSG)
RECENT RESULTS
Tuesday, February 27
*at Hartford 58, Maine 40
The Hawks earned at least a share of the regular season title and top seed throughout the America East championship as they cruised to an 18-point win over the Black Bears... MaryLynne Schaefer netted a game-high 13 points for the Hawks... Hartford wins its second-straight regular season title and just its second in league history... Maine, despite the loss, remains in third place in the conference standings.
Saturday, February 24
*at Stony Brook 96, Vermont 87 (OT)
In this America East instant classic, Stony Brook erased a 76-71 lead in the final two minutes to force overtime and outscored the Catamounts 19-10 in the final frame to earn the win... Jessica Smith and Mykeema Ford combined to score 52 points... Smith scored Stony Brook’s first nine points in the overtime session and matched a career-high with 30 points... Andrea Cihal posted a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead Vermont.
*at Maine 79, UMBC 72
The Black Bears took over sole-possession of third place as they improved to 7-7 with a senior-day win over UMBC... Seniors Bracey Barker and Ashley Underwood scored 24 and 23 points, respectively, to lead Maine, while Sharri Rohde had 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Retrievers.
*at New Hampshire 71, Boston University 66
The Wildcats snapped a four-game skid with a five-point win over Boston U... New Hampshrie build a 19-point lead and converted on critical free throws in the final minute to preserve the win... Danielle Clark scored a game-high 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the floor... Katie Meinhardt scored a team-high 18 points fueled by 3-of-4 shooting for behind the arc for Boston U.
*Hartford 73 at Binghamton 66
Hartford built a 19-point second half lead and held on to win its 11th in a row... Binghamton trimmed the lead to four on four different occassions, but the Hawks made critical shots down the stretch to secure the win... Danielle Hood scored 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while Laine Kurpniece posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Bearcats.
Wednesday, February 21
*Stony Brook 71 at Binghamton 62
*at Albany 75, New Hampshire 68
* at Hartford 64, Boston University 60
* America East Conference game
Championship Seeding Tie-Breaking Procedures
Teams tied for first place will be deemed “co-champions.” Ties for chamionship seeding will be broken in the following manner:
a. Ties shall be broken from the top of the standings down.
b. In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the tie shall be broken using the following criteria in order.
c. The record in regular-season Conference play of the tied teams shall be determined against the other team(s) with which it is tied. The team with the highest winning percentage based on the results of their in-season head-to-head competition shall gain the advantage.
d. Record versus other Conference opponents in descending rank order. In the event of arriving at another pair of tied teams when comparing records, each team’s record against the combined tied teams is used rather than the performance against individual tied teams.
e. Conference record in road games. In the event a game was played on a neutral floor, the home team shall be considered to be the team which was originally awarded the home game when the Conference schedule was issued.
f. RPI ranking as determined by the College RPI Report (www.rpiratings.com) through the end of the regular season. The team with the highest ranking shall gain the advantage.
g. If the tie is not resolved, then the tie shall be broken by a coin flip or draw conducted by the Commissioner or his designee.
h. In the event of a tie between more than two teams, once the tie is broken and a team is awarded the highest seed among the tied teams, return to (a.) above.