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, January 30
* at Albany 80, Binghamton 60
The Great Danes received double digit points from five different players, led by 15 points each from senior Sherri Mikus and junior TaNika Thrower... Albany earned 16 thefts for the game and collected 19 assists on 32 field goals.... Binghamton shot 57.7% in the second half to try to get back into the game, but fell short.... The only Bearcat lead of the game was 3-0 early in the first half... Sophomore Erica Carter had a team-high 14 points and went 3-for-3 from three-point range.
* at New Hampshire 70, Maine 55
Senior Wildcat Ashley Cerniglia notched her second consecutive double-double, her first two career double-doubles, with 19 points and 11 rebounds... Sophomore Amy Simpson netted a team-high 21 points, including five three-pointers... The Wildcats hit 12 shots from beyond the arc, a school record... Sophomore Colleen Kilmurray led the Black Bears on the offensive end with 16 points and 10 rebounds, including five offensive boards... Maine shot under 25% from the floor for the game.
* at Boston University 72, UMBC 62
The Terriers overcame a 16-point halftime deficit to capture their sixth home victory of the season... Sophomore Aly Hinton (23 points, 14 rebounds) and junior Amarac Umez-Eronini (13 points, 16 rebounds) each collected her first double-double of the season... Junior Jesyka Burks-Wiley also chipped in 13 points... UMBC guard Chantay Frazier scored a team-high 21 points, while all 17 of sophomore Carlee Cassidy's points came in the first half.
Tuesday, January 29
* Hartford 70, at Stony Brook 55
Senior Danielle Hood with 24 points paced a Hartford offense which had four players in double-digits... Hood also collected a team-high six rebounds, and added three assists and one block... The Hawks had to get the job done on the inside, as the top three scorers were post players and the team went 0-for-11 from three-point range.... For Stony Brook, senior Dana Ferraro picked up a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds... Kirsten Jeter was the Seawolves' high-scorer with 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting.
* - America East Conference Game
Upcoming Action
Saturday, February 2
* Binghamton at Maine (WABI) 12 p.m.A Pack the House Challenge game... The Black Bears defeated the Bearcats in Binghamton's trip to Orono last season, 59-56... Three Bearcats are averaging over 10 points per game: Laine Kurpniece (11.6 ppg), Laura Franceski (10.8), and Laura Sario (10.2)... Rookie Tanna Ross continues to lead the Black Bears in scoring with 10.2 ppg.
* Vermont at Boston University 1 p.m.A Pack the House Challenge game... The road team won each game in the series last season... Sophomore Catamount Courtnay Pilypaitis leads Vermont in scoring (15.0 ppg), rebounding (6.2 rpg) and assists (5.4 apg)... For the Terriers, junior Christine Kinneary leads Boston University and the conference in assists (7.16 apg).
* Stony Brook at Albany 4:30 p.m.The annual Big Purple Growl, the Great Danes and Seawolves play as part of a doubleheader with the men playing at 7 p.m... Stony Brook senior Dana Ferraro leads the America East with six double-doubles this season, with the most recent being a 10-point, 10-rebound performance against Hartford on Tuesday... Great Dane senior Kristin Higy and sophomore Britney McGee both average double digits in points with 10.9 and 10.3 ppg, respectively.
* New Hampshire at UMBC 7 p.m.The Retrievers swept the series last season with the Wildcats... UMBC is just 1-12 when being outrebounded by opponents this season, including a 29-50 deficit in that category against Boston University last time out... The Wildcats on the other hand have outrebounded opponents, or finished equal on the glass, in each of the last four games.
* - America East Conference Game