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
Sunday, January 3
Maine at Massachusetts 12 p.m.
- Sophomore Samantha Wheeler was named to the UTSA New Year's Classic All-Tournament team earlier this week with averages of 16.5 ppg and 12.5 rpg over two games.
- The Black Bears own a 11-6 all-time series advantage, including last year's 54-45 win over the Minutewomen in Augusta.
Boston University at Boston College 2 p.m.
- These cross-town rivals last met in the second round of the postseason WNIT last season where the Eagles came out on top, 68-53.
- Three Terrier underclassmen rank in the league's top-12 scorers. Rookie Caitlynn Moran leads with 15.0 ppg (4th), sophomore Alex Young follows with 14.5 ppg (6th) and freshman Chantell Alford has 12.7 ppg (12th).
UMBC at Virginia Tech 2 p.m.
- This will be just the second-ever meeting between the Retrievers and Hokies, the last coming in 1997, and will be UMBC's non-conference finale.
- Senior Carlee Cassidy, the two-time reigning America East scoring champion, tallied 22.5 ppg, 48.3 field-goal shooting and nine treys in two games earlier this week at the Fordham Holiday Classic.
Recent Results
Saturday, January 2
Rhode Island 65, at Albany 60
- Freshman Julie Forster tallied her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 13 rebounds, including seven boards of the offensive variety.
- Sophomore Felicia Johnson scored a team-high 11 points and swiped a team-best four steals.
*Vermont 55, at New Hampshire 53
- Vermont senior guard Courtnay Pilypaitis had a standout game with 22 points, 17 rebounds, four assists and two steals. Her total on the boards was a conference season high.
- For UNH, sophomore Denise Beliveau tallied 17 points on 6-for-10 field-goal shooting, while adding two blocks and a steal.
- The Catamounts have won 10 straight meetings now against the Wildcats.
*at Hartford 65, Stony Brook 38
- Hartford senior center Diana Delva continues to improve upon her league-leading field-goal percentage, which now stands at .639, with a 7-for-9 afternoon for a game-high 20 points. She also added eight rebounds and four blocks.
- Juniors Misha Horsey and Kirsten Jeter each reached double-figure scoring for the Seawolves with 10 and 11 points, respectively. Horsey added four assists and a steal.
* America East contest