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, Twiiter account and blog! For links to all the media coverage and live stats, visit the full women's basketball schedule.
Upcoming Action
Wednesday, December 2
Boston U. at Brown 4 p.m.
- The Terriers begin a three-game road trip of the Ivy League with the Bears who Boston U. beat 81-54 at home last year.
- Rookie Caitlynn "Mo" Moran leads Boston U. in scoring (14.6 ppg), assists (3.0 apg), steals (2.2 spg), and three-pointers (1.4 3pg).
Albany at Canisius 7 p.m.
- Three of the Great Danes' top-four scorers are newcomers, including two rookies and a junior college transfer.
- UAlbany’s bench accounts for 32.2 of the team’s 61.4 points per game, which ranks fifth in the conference.
Stony Brook at Monmouth 7 p.m.
- Sophomore Destiny Jacobs has stepped up this year, corraling 8.0 rpg, good for fouth among conference leaders, while also hitting 76 percent of her foul shots, ranking 13th in America East.
- Junior Misha Horsey leads the team with 2.4 assists per game.
Navy at UMBC 7 p.m.
- The Retrievers' top-four scorers are in the league's top 15, led by sophomore Michelle Kurowski's 19.4 ppg.
- Kurowski and senior Carlee Cassidy combined for 62 points in UMBC's 85-77 victory over Navy last season.
Binghamton at Siena (Time Warner) 7 p.m.
- The Bearcats meet the Saints in Loudonville for the first meeting between these programs.
- Last year's all-rookie tandem of Andrea Holmes and Viive Rebane now lead the team in scoring (14.8 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg), respectively.
Recent Results
Tuesday, December 1
Hartford 68, at Sacred Heart 53
- Down by 13 at the half, the Hawks scored over twice as many points in the second stanza (47) than they did in the first (21), and shot 68% from the floor in the second half as opposed to 29% in the first 20 minutes.
- Center Diana Delva tallied a game-high 17 points, including 11 in the second half, going 8-for-9 from the field.
Sunday, November 29
at Quinnipiac 68, New Hampshire 54
- Senior Candace Williams scored a game-high 18 points and collected six rebounds, while sophomore Denise Beliveau finished with 13 points and a team-high seven boards.
- The Wildcats outshot the Bobcats, 36% to 29.5%, but lost the turnover battle, 22-13.
at Albany 80, Cornell 55
- The Great Danes extended a three-point halftime lead to twenty-five points by outscoring the visitors by nearly two times in the second stanza, 50-28.
- Three Great Danes scored in double-figures led by Ebone Henry who notched 14 points in 17 minutes off the bench. Henry also took away a career-high five steals.
UMBC 68, at Bucknell 63
- The Retrievers picked up their second straight win on the road, hanging onto a 13-point lead at the intermission.
- Sophomore Michelle Kurowski netted 29 points, just one shy of her career high, while classmate Katie Brooks and senior Carlee Cassidy added 12 and 11 points, respectively.