Every gameday throughout the 2008-09 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 day's action.
Upcoming Action
Tuesday, January 6
*Maine at New Hampshire 7 p.m.
The Black Bears and Wildcats kick off the conference slate at Lundholm Gymnasium... New Hampshire swept last year's season series, defeating Maine by 15 points at home on January 30... Maine's Brittany Boser is averaging 17 ppg in the last three contests.
Wednesday, January 7
*Boston University at Stony Brook 7 p.m.
In the conference-opener for both teams, both squads come in going 1-1 in the last two games... Boston University picked up last season's game at Stony Brook on March 1 by a 12-point margin to finish the season sweep... The Seawolves are 1-3 at Pritchard Gym this season, while the Terriers are 3-3 on the road.
*Binghamton at Hartford 7 p.m.
The Hawks return home for the first time in over a month (December 6) with 29 straight home-court victories under their belts... Binghamton finishes up a season-long five-game road stretch with its visit to Chase Arena.
*UMBC at Vermont 7 p.m.
In a role reversal, the preseason favorite Catamounts host the first-place Retrievers for both teams' conference-openers... This game features four of the top-six scorers in America East this season (Carlee Cassidy, Michelle Kurowski, May Kotsopoulos and Courtnay Pilypaitis).
* - America East Conference Game
Recent Results
Monday, January 5
Binghamton 56, at Cornell 51
Rookie point guard Andrea Holmes had a big night for the Bearcats, leading the team in points (24), rebounds (5) and assists (4)... The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for Binghamton... The Bearcats held Cornell to just 15 points in the first half and forced the hosts into 20 turnovers.
Sunday, January 4
at Vermont 63, North Dakota 49
Junior guard Courtnay Pilypaitis netted a team-high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds and five assists... She surpassed the 500-rebound mark, having already reached 1,000 points earlier this season, and moved into fifth-place all-time in Vermont career assists history... Senior Andrea Cihal notched her second career double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Saturday, January 3
Albany 69, at Rhode Island 59
Junior Britney McGee led three Great Danes with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals... Sophomore Janea Aiken finished with 16 points and senior Tiffanie Johnson tallied 13 points... Albany shot 54% for the game from the floor, including 60.9% in the second half.
Friday, January 2
at Xavier 62, New Hampshire 36
Junior Candace Williams tallied a team-high 11 points and 6 rebounds for the Wildcats... Racheal Fowler matched Williams on the boards, also finishing with 6 rebounds... Freshman Abigail LaRosa dished out 4 assists.
Boston University 82, at Massachusetts 75
The Terriers became the third America East team to defeat the Minutewomen this year behind senior Jesyka Burks-Wiley's second double-double this season of 21 points and 10 rebounds... Senior Kristi Dini recorded a team-high 23 points and a career-high six treys... Seniors Christine Kinneary and Amarchi Umez-Eronini each haded out 7 assists as Boston went on to register 20 helpers on 27 field goals.
at Holy Cross 68, Maine 63
Despite leading for much of the way, and shooting 56.3% from the floor for the game, the Black Bears dropped their 12th game... Junior Brittany Boser netted a team and career-high 24 points... Kristin Baker also finished in double-digits with 10 points to go along with 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals.