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.
Fans can also check out the all-new women's hoops digital media guide, now online!
Upcoming Action
Saturday, January 30
*Albany at Binghamton 2 p.m.
- The Bearcats took both meetings last season by a combined seven points.
- Binghamton senior Erica Carter is ranked third in Division I with 3.8 three-pointers per game, as well as sixth with a .478 three-point-shooting percentage.
- Albany senior Charity Iromuanya is just four steals away from 200 for her career, the third-highest total of active America East players. She is averaging 2.7 per game this season, while also leading her team with 9.7 points per game.
*Maine at Boston U. 2 p.m.
- Terrier rookie Caitlynn Moran is the only freshman ranked in the league's assist/turnover ratio, earning a mark of 1.7 in league games, good for third. She is also second with 5.0 assists per game.
- Both sophomore Samantha Wheeler and senior Kristin Baker are averaging double-figure points for Maine this season with 11.6 and 11.5 ppg, respectively. Wheeler is averaging 13 ppg against AE teams.
- Boston U. took the first meeting this season, 71-65, behind a then-career-high 26 points from freshman Chantell Alford.
*Hartford at Stony Brook 4 p.m.
- The Hawks have strung together 10 straight wins, the program's longest win streak since a 10-game streak in 2007-08 that led the team to an America East Championship title and an NCAA First Round victory.
- The Seawolves fell victim to Hartford in the first meeting this season, 65-38 at Chase Arena. Hartford's Diana Delva led all scorers with 20 points.
- Stony Brook's Kirsten Jeter, a junior, is on pace to become a member of the 1,000-point, 500-rebound club this season. She now sits at 932 points and 471 rebounds.
* America East contest
Recent Results
Thursday, January 28
*Maine 61, at Albany 58
- Sophomore Samantha Wheeler scored 18 points to lead the Black Bears. Wheeler went 7-for-10 from the floor and 4-for-5 from the charity stripe.
- The Black Bears went 18-for-25 from the foul line, while the Great Danes only shot 9-of-19, including 1-of-9 in the second stanza.
- Rookie Ebone Henry led Albany with 18 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Freshman Julie Forster and senior Charity Iromuanya added 10 points apiece, along with a combined 17 boards and five steals.
*Stony Brook 74, at UMBC 56
- Seawolf junior Kirsten Jeter collected her fourth double-double of the year with 24 points and 12 rebounds. She added four assists, two steals and a block.
- Stony Brook shot 43.1% from the field for the game, including 58.3% from beyond the three-point arc, and dominated the boards, 51-35.
- UMBC sophomore Michelle Kurowski finished with a team-high 13 points and three steals. Senior Carlee Cassidy netted 12 points.
*Boston U. 66, at New Hampshire 59
- The Terriers came back from an eight-point halftime deficit to snap their two-game losing streak. Boston U. shot 10 percent (40.7%) better from the field in the second half than they did in the first frame.
- Boston U. freshman Caitlynn Moran scored a game-high 20 points, including 11 from the charity stripe in 13 chances. She went 8-for-8 in final two minutes to wrap up the win.
- UNH senior Candace Williams finished 5-for-11 from the field with a team-high 14 points. She went 2-for-2 from both downtown and the foul line.
Tuesday, January 26
*Hartford 38, at Vermont 36 (NESN)
- In a hard-fought defensive battle, Hartford senior center Diana Delva led all players with 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting. She added 12 rebounds and five blocks to her stat line. Two of her points came on a putback basket with 2.2 seconds remaining to seal the win for the Hawks.
- Vermont senior May Kotsopoulos netted a team-high nine points, and rookie Lauren Buschmann took home her team's Player of the Game honors with seven points and 11 rebounds, along with a 5-for-6 effort from the foul line.
* America East contest