CAMBRIDGE, Mass-- Boston University's Kristi Dini (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley) and Vermont's Courtnay Pilypaitis (Ottawa, Ontario/St. Peter) received Co-Player of the Week honors from the conference office for the week ending January 6. For the second consecutive week, University of Maine's Emily Rousseau (Biddeford, Maine/Biddeford) nabbed the Rookie of the Week. Click here for full Weekly Release (PDF).
Dini, a junior guard, lit up in the second half against Hartford for 19 points, including the game-winning half-court buzzer-beater. Dini filled in with both of the Terriers' leading scorers on the bench, posting nine of the Terriers' last 12 points and shooting the ball with .08 seconds left on the clock to give Boston the victory over the defending regular season champions. The junior went 6-for-13 from the field and 4-for-9 from behind the arc.
In two games last week, sophomore guard Pilypaitis averaged 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 3.0 steals. She scored 23 points, 18 in the second half and one shy of her career high, to lead Vermont past Stony Brook in the America East opener. The sophomore also handed out five assists and grabbed eight rebounds. Pilypaitis posted her third double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 assists in a win over Colgate. She added five rebounds and four steals against the Raiders.
For the second consecutive week, University of Maine's Emily Rousseau (Biddeford, Maine/Biddeford) nabbed the Rookie of the Week. In the only game of the week for the Black Bears, Rousseau scored nine points, pulled down five rebounds and handed out a team-high four assists in Saturday's win over defending America East champion UMBC. The rookie guard also hit all four of her free-throw attempts.
Recent Results
Saturday, January 5
* Albany 62, at New Hampshire 52
The Great Danes won back-to-back games for the first time this season... Senior Kristin Higy scored a game-high 16 points for Albany and also posted eight rebounds, two blocks and four steals... Rookie Denise Beliveau was the leading scorer for UNH with 10 points.
* at Boston University 62, Hartford 60 (AE Zone)
Junior Kristi Dini scored all 19 of her points against Hartford in the second half, including her last second half-court buzzer-beater to lead the Terriers to their first win over the Hawks in three years... Sophomore Diana Delva notched 14 points and eight boards off the Hartford bench.
* Vermont 61, at Stony Brook 49
Sophomore Courtnay Pilypaitis netted 23 points and went 11-for-15 from the free-throw line. She also brought down eight boards and dished out five assists... Stony Brook senior Dana Ferraro completed a double-double with 12 rebounds and 10 points.
* at Maine 67, UMBC 55 (WABI)
The Black Bears outrebounded the Retrievers, 35-27... Three Maine players hit double-digit points, while UMBC's Carlee Cassidy scored a game-high 27 points... Maine shot 46.5% from the field for the game.
Wednesday, January 2
at Vermont 78, Colgate 41
The Catamounts closed out its non-league schedule with their largest margin of victory this season, 37 points... Sophomore Courtnay Pilypaitis put together a 10 points-11 assists double-double, while junior Amy Rosenkrantz scored a game-high 20 points.
Upcoming Action
Monday, January 7
Cornell at Binghamton 7 p.m.
The Bearcats play their last non-conference game against their first Ivy League opponent this season... Binghamton defeated Cornell, 60-59, on January 8, 2007.
Wednesday, January 9
New Hampshire at Dartmouth 7 p.m.
The Wildcats close out their non-league schedule with this intrastate rival... The Big Green defeated New Hampshire last season, 79-67... New Hampshire is trying to snap a six-game losing streak.
Saturday, January 12
* Boston University at Binghamton 2 p.m.
Each team won their home contest during last year's regular season series, however the Beacats got the better of the Terriers at the Events Center during the America East Championship, 63-58.
* Stony Brook at UMBC 4:30 p.m.
The Retrievers knocked off the Seawolves, 67-64, during the quarterfinals of the America East Championship last season... The league's top scorer, Carlee Cassidy, will match-up with the league's top shot-blocker, Morgan Patrick.
* - America East Conference Game