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 9
*Stony Brook at Binghamton (TW) 2 p.m.
- This intrastate rivalry will be broadcast regionally on Time Warner Sports. Last year's televised match-up from the Events Center between the Bearcats and Seawolves went in favor of the hosts, 91-86.
- Binghamton sophomore Viive Rebane has averaged 12.7 points and 10.3 rebounds in the past four games. She set her current career high of 15 rebounds last year against Stony Brook.
- Stony Brook won the last meeting between these two squads, 62-51 last February. The Seawolves are trying to capture their second straight league victory after defeating UNH earlier this week.
*Hartford at New Hampshire 4 p.m.
- The Wildcats held the Hawks to 58.5 ppg in last year's season series, but fell to Hartford twice. In those games UNH forward Candace Williams averaged 13.5 ppg.
- Hartford seniors Diana Delva and Erica Beverly, along with New Hampshire junior Jill McDonald, are the top three shot-blockers in the conference. Between them, they have blocked over 100 shots this season, each of them averaging over two rejections per game.
- Williams leads the Wildcats in scoring with 12.6 ppg, while Delva paces the Hawks with 15.1 ppg.
* America East contest
Recent Results
Thursday, January 7
*Boston U. 68, at Binghamton 57
- The Terriers netted more free throws (25) than field goals (19) on their way to their second consecutive league victory on the road. They attempted 34 foul shots, making 73.5% of them count.
- Boston U. sophomore Alex Young scored a game-high 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting. Freshman Mo Moran stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals.
- Binghamton sophomore Viive Rebane finished with a double-double of 14 points and 15 rebounds, with 11 of those boards coming on the offensive glass. Junior Jackie Ward and senior Erica Carter scored 13 and 11 points, respectively.
*at Vermont 80, Maine 49
- Vermont seniors May Kotsopoulos and Courtnay Pilypaitis scored 24 and 22 points, respectively, each going 8-for-13 from the field. Pilypaitis also added nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals with a 4-for-5 effort from beyond the arc.
- Sophomore Samantha Wheeler led the Black Bears with 13 points and seven rebounds. Teammates Corinne Wellington and Brittany Williams matched Wheeler's rebounding peformance with seven a piece.
* America East contest