America
East will have the 2010-11 season covered from every angle. Visit
AmericaEast.com every gameday for game previews and recaps, scores,
statistics, videos and much more. Follow us on Twitter (@AmericaEast)
for in-game updates and become a fan of us on Facebook because we're
giving away a fan pack to our 1,000th fan! New to the fold this season,
AExtra, the conference's blog, will take you even closer to the action
with reports from student-media correspondents at all nine of our
campuses. Additonally, conference staffers will take you behind the
scenes with coach and player interviews, in-depth features and so much
more. Be sure to check out AExtra throughout opening week as America
East interns Max and Keith embark on the Tip-Off Take-Off, an eight-day,
12-game whirlwind with coverage from games in Albany to Baltimore to
Philadelphia and back.
Now, sit back, relax and enjoy the coverage all season long.
Upcoming Action
Friday, November 19
Marist at Vermont (TD Bank Classic) 7 p.m. l Live Stats l Live Video l WVMT Radio
- The Catamounts continue their streak of three-straight conference champion opponents to open the season. Marist was the MAAC Champion a year ago.
- Junior Ashley Hoyt has stepped up to average 14.0 ppg in the first two games this season. Hoyt averaged less than a point per game in 2009-10.
- Vermont is hosting the TD Bank Classic for the 15th since 1993, however, the Catamounts and the Red Foxes have not met since 1990.
Albany at Manhattan 7 p.m. l Live Stats l Live Video l Live Audio
- Albany, which is 2-0 for the first time since opening the 1999-2000 season with two-straight wins, is looking for its third win in as many games.
- All-rookie picks Ebone Henry and Julie Forster have not slumped early in their sophomore campaigns. Both have opened the season with two-straight double-doubles.
- The Great Danes' defense has shut down opponents, allowing just 48.5 ppg while forcing 20 turnovers per game.
Maine at Bryant 7 p.m. l Live Stats l Live Video l Live Audio
- The Black Bears are the final America East team to get game #2 under their belts, and they will do so as they hit the road for the first time this season.
- This will be the first all-time meeting between Maine and Bryant, who recently made the move from DII to DI and joined the NEC.
- Through just one game, sophomore Corinne Wellington picked up her second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the season opener against Harvard.
Recent Results
Thursday, November 18
Hofstra 84, at Stony Brook 72 - Boxscore
- Stony Brook couldn't overcome a six-point halftime deficit, as it fell in the game one of its five game homestand.
- Senior guard Jodie Plikus shot the ball with great confidence from the perimeter, hitting 4-of-11 from behind the three-point line to score a team-high 14 points.
- Sophomore guard Sam Landers came off the bench to dish out a team-high seven assists and score 11 points in 28 minutes of action.
Wednesday, November 17
at Boston U. 83, Yale 64
- Sophomore guard Mo Moran recorded the first triple-double by a Boston University player since 2004, scoring 15 points, grabbing a team-high 12 rebounds and dishing out a team-high 11 assists in the win. It was the first triple-double in America East since Vermont's Courtnay Pilypaitis on Jan. 10, 2010.
- Senior center Kerry Cashman dominated on both ends of the court for the Terriers, scoring a career-high 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting and grabbing 10 boards for the double-double.