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
Saturday, March 1
* Binghamton 59, at New Hampshire 47 (PackCast)
The Bearcats were led by by sophomore guard Erica Carter who finished with 12 points and six rebounds... Senior Laine Kurpniece joined her in double figures with 10 points, eight of which came at the free-throw line... Binghamton is guaranteed a winning America East record for the fourth time in seven seasons... Rookie Jacinda Williams scored a game-high 13 points on a 4-of-7 shooting effort... Classmate Denise Beliveau finished with nine points, 10 rebounds and five steals.
* at Hartford 67, Maine 45
Junior Lisa Etienne matched her career high of 17 points for the second game in a row... The guard also chipped in two steals and three rebounds... Sophomore Diana Delva put up a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double... Classmate Erica Beverly swatted away two shots, earned three steals, brought down seven rebounds and scored nine points... Sophomore Amanda Tewksbury put up a team-high 11 points for the Black Bears, while sophomore Christina Mosher joined her in double figures with 10 points.
* Boston University 70, at Stony Brook 58
Terrier senior Cheri Raffo scored a game-high 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field, including 5-of-8 from beyond the arch... Junior Christine Kinneary dished out eight assists, finished with five thefts, and netted 17 points... Boston U. scored 23 points off of 22 Stony Brook turnovers to defeat the hosts by 12 points... The Stony Brook senior tandem of Dana Ferraro and Aly Young combined for 24 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Seawolves in scoring and on the glass.
* Vermont 71, at UMBC 62
Twenty-four of sophomore Courtnay Pilypaitis' 29 points came in the second half, making up more than half of the Catamounts' offensive output in the second stanza... Pilypaitis hit five three-pointers, while classmate May Kotsopoulos sunk four of her own to finish with 18 points on the night.... UMBC shot 50% from the floor in the second half and had four players finish in double digit points, led by senior Amanda Robinson's season-high 14 points... Classmate Kristin Drabyn also netted 14 points, 12 of which came by way of the three-pointer.
* - America East Conference Game
Upcoming Action
Wednesday, March 5
* Stony Brook at Hartford 7 p.m.
With a win, the Hawks can clinch the #1 seed in the tournament for the third straight year... Hartford defeated Stony Brook last time around, 70-55... The match-up is the last road game for the Seawolves this year and a chance to snap an 11 game losing streak.... During that stretch, Stony Brook's leading scorer, Aly Young, has led the Seawolves in scoring in just one game.
* Albany at Binghamton 7 p.m.
The Great Danes defeated the Bearcats, 80-60 last time out in the Events Center... Albany is fourth in the conference scoring 62.4 ppg, but was held to 43 points against Hartford in its previous game... The Bearcats matched their longest win streak of the season with their third straight win last time out at New Hampshire... Neither team can enter the tournament lower than the #5 seed, but each could keep their hopes alive for the #3 seed with a win.
* Boston University at UMBC 7 p.m.
The Terriers still lead the conference with 68.7 ppg as well as free-throw percentage (77.6%)... Four Terriers are in the league's top-15 in rebounding, led by junior Jesyka Burks-Wiley with 6.0 rpg... UMBC sophomore Carlee Cassidy and senior Kristin Drabyn are lethal from beyond the three-point arc, combining for nearly five three-pointers per game and over 33% accuracy... Boston U. defeated the Retrievers up in Boston with a come-from-behind 72-62 victory.
* New Hampshire at Maine 7:30 p.m.
Because of a last weekend bye, the Black Bears play their regular season finale against the Wildcats... With a win, Maine can lock up a seventh or higher seed, avoiding the first round game of the tournament... New Hampshire has been held to 50 or fewer points the last three games, but defeated Maine the first time around, 70-55.
* - America East Conference Game