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, February 27
* Hartford 57, at Albany 43
Senior Danielle Hood and junior Lisa Etienne each scored 17 points, with all 17 of Etienne's coming in the first half and 11 of Hood's in the second half... Sophomore Erica Beverly notched her sixth double-double of the season with 12 boards and 11 points... The Great Danes struggled in the second half offensively, hitting just five field goals on 26 attempts (19.2%)... Senior Gia Sanders was the only Great Dane in double figures with 11 points.... Classmate Kristin Higy finished with 11 boards and nine points.
* Binghamton 73, at Stony Brook 72
The Bearcats shot 75% in the second half to pull out just their second win on the road this season... Senior Laura Sario netted a game-high 23 points and handed out two assists, while classmate Juta Jahilo pulled down a game-high 10 boards... Stony Brook freshmen Jodie Plikus and Kirsten Jeter scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, while senior Aly Young also posted double-digits with 12 points... The Seawolves went to the charity stripe 38 times where they shot 65.8%.
* at Boston University 66, New Hampshire 39
The Terriers used a 20-0 run in the second half lasting about nine minutes to distance themselves from the Wildcats... Junior Christine Kinneary finished with 12 points, eight assists and five rebounds, while senior Kasey Devine put up 14 points and eight rebounds... Boston U. handed out 22 assists on 27 of its field goals on the night... New Hampshire sophomore Candace Williams was the only Wildcat to hit double figures with 10 points... Rookie Denise Beliveau was held to two points, but earned a game-high 11 boards.
* Vermont 74, at Maine 52
The Catamounts won their sixth straight game one the strength of a conference-high 58% field goal shooting for the game... Sophomore Courtnay Pilypaitis led Vermont with 21 points, and added five boards, three assists, three steals and a block... Classmate May Kotsopoulos notched 14 points and a game-high seven assists... Sophomore Amanda Tewksbury netted 13 points for the Black Bears on 5-of-7 shooting and 3-for-3 from the free-throw line... Tewksbury also finished with a game-high seven boards.
* - America East Conference Game
Upcoming Action
Saturday, March 1
* Binghamton at New Hampshire (PackCast) 1 p.m.
Two seniors lead these squads in scoring... Binghamton's Laine Kurpniece averages 12.5 ppg, while New Hampshire's Ashley Cerniglia is having a career year with 11.6 ppg... The Bearcats took the first game in Vestal, 82-74... The Wildcats have been able to pull down 39.8 rebounds per conference game this season, second in America East, led by sophomore Candace Williams with 7.4 rpg in league play.
* Maine at Hartford 2 p.m.
The Hawks are still riding one of the longest home-court win streaks in the nation at 21 games... Last game out for the Black Bears, sophomore Amanda Tewksbury led Maine in scoring and rebounding for the fourth time this season... Hartford senior Danielle Hood has achieved the same feat three times this season, while leading the Hawks in scoring in 17 of 26 games. Hartford is a perfect 17-0 in those games Hood paces the offense.
* Boston University at Stony Brook 4:30 p.m.
Six Terriers hit double figures in points in the 89-40 romp of the Seawolves at Case Gym earlier this season... Stony Brook leads the conference in rebounding, offensive rebounds and blocked shots this season, while Boston U. leads the league in scoring, free-throw percentage, assist-to-turnover ratio and three-point field goal defense.
* Vermont at UMBC 7 p.m.
The Catamounts defeated the
Retrievers, 65-55, last time they met to avenge a tournament loss last
season... The top two scorers in the conference will be on the floor as
sophomore guards Carlee Cassidy (17.2 ppg) and Courtnay Pilypaitis
(16.6) will battle for the upper hand... The two were each held to 12
and 14 points, respectively, in their January 20 meeting.
* - America East Conference Game