Women's Basketball: Second Semester Opens With Three Games On Saturday

Women's Basketball: Second Semester Opens With Three Games On Saturday

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Every gameday throughout the 2009-10 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. Fans can also follow basketball action throughout the season at the America East Facebook page, Twitter account and blog! For links to all the media coverage and live stats, visit the full women's basketball schedule.


Upcoming Action
Saturday, December 19
Miami (FL) at Binghamton 2 p.m.

• The Bearcats will seek revenge for a 72-37 loss to the Hurricanes down in sunny Miami last December.
• Binghamton leads the league in three-pointers per game (7.8) and in three-point percentage (.367), while senior guard Erica Carter is hitting 4.0 three's per game to lead America East.

Army at Albany 2 p.m.
• Albany is 3-0 against teams which it lost to last season, and will get a chance to improve on that stat against the Black Knights. The Great Danes fell at West Point last year, 54-69.
• The Great Danes are 3-0 at home, winning by a margin of 17.7 points per game at SEFCU Arena.

Hartford at Marist (TW6) 7:30 p.m.
• The Hawks fell to the Red Foxes in overtime last season in front of a national audience on ESPN2, 73-78. The only loss in Hartford's last five games has come to top-ranked UConn.
• Junior Mary Silvia has been back from injury for five games, and has averaged 10 points, 1.6 assists and 3.4 rebounds from off the bench since her return.

 

Recent Results
Sunday, December 13
at Hartford 68, Northeastern 63 (OT) (CTSN)

• The Hawks outrebounded the Huskies, 48-34, and outshot the vistors from long-range (32.3%-13.6%). Hartford hit a season-high 10 three-pointers for the game.
• Senior center Diana Delva tallied her third double-double of the season, leading three Hawks in double-figures with 21 points. Ten of her 14 boards came on the offensive end.

Oklahoma State 68, at Vermont 63
• Senior guard May Kotsopoulos finished with a team-high 20 points on 7-of-14 field-goal shooting and a 5-for-6 effort from the foul line.
• Junior Tonya Y oung came off the bench to score 16 points, knock down four of her seven three-point shots, and collect six rebounds.