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reports from student-media correspondents at all nine of our campuses.
Additionally, conference staffers will take you behind the scenes with
coach and player interviews, in-depth features and so much more.
Upcoming Action
Friday, November 26
Hartford vs. Utah (Cancun Caribbean Challenge) 12 p.m. l WWUH Radio l
- Hartford faces its first challenge of back-to-back games this season when it takes on Utah from the Mountain West Conference. This is the first all-time meeting between Hartford and Utah
- The Utes fell to Penn State, 70-58, on day one of the tournament.
Boston U. vs. Colgate (LIU Turkey Classic) 4 p.m. l Live Stats l WTBU Radio l
- The Terriers haven't met Colgate since the 1999-2000 season, however, Boston U. does lead the series, 4-1.
- Sophomore Mo Moran has distributed the ball well this season, leading the league with 4.8 assists per game and the team owning an assist-turnover ratio second only to Stony Brook.
- Host Long Island will play McNeese State in the other tourney matchup.
Navy at Maine (Dead River Company Classic) 6 p.m. l Live Stats l Live Video l Maine Radio l
- The 18th annual Dead River Company Classic includes Florida, Navy and South Alabama. The Gators are the 2000 champions of the tournament.
- The Black Bears and Midshipmen have met only once before, a 92-55 Maine win in 1988.
- Maine has two players averaging double-digit points. Redshirt-freshman Amber Smith leads the way with 16.7 ppg, while junior Samantha Wheeler has 11.3 ppg, along with 7.7 rpg.
Binghamton at No. Arizona (No. Arizona Tournament) 8:35 p.m. l Live Stats l WBNF Radio l
- The Bearcats sit above .500 for the first time since the end of the 2005-06 season and hope to remain so after a matchup with the host Lumberjacks. Potential second round opponents are Central Michigan or Drake.
- Binghamton is a three-point shooting threat with a league-leading .393 (22-for-56) three-point percentage.
- Both Andrea Holmes (20.7 ppg) and Jasbriell Swain (16.3 ppg) rank in the top five scorers in the league this season.
Recent Results
Thursday, November 25
No. 23 Wisconsin- Green Bay 78, Hartford 44- Box Score
- Over the course of the game, the Hawks shot just 13-for-49 from the field, including just 2-for-18 from behind the three-point line.
- Junior guard Ilicia Mathis was the lone Hartford player to score in double-figures. Mathis scored 15 points in 19 minutes of action. Mathis scored 12 of her 15 points at the free throw line.
- Junior Nikkia Smith collected a team-high nine rebounds, which included six on the offensive glass.
Wednesday, November 24
Stony Brook 81, Nicholls State 77 -- Box Score
- Stony Brook (2-2) trailed by as much as eight points in the second half before coming back to win by four points at home against Nicholls State.
- Destiny Jacobs scored 14 points and pulled down 10 boards off the bench as she led a group of Stony Brook substitutes that scored 31 of the Seawolves' 81 points.
- Sam Landers scored 16 points to lead the Seawolves. She also added a team-high five assists. Kirsten Jeter added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Seawolves.
- Stony Brook grabbed 12 offensive rebounds that led to 14 second-chance points.
Dartmouth 66, Vermont 51 -- Box Score
- Vermont (0-5) traveled to Dartmouth in search of its first win of the season. However, the Catamounts had trouble on the offensive end in the second half, shooting 31.8 percent from the field after the break.
- Center Lauren Buschmann led the Catamounts as she recorded a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds. Buschmann also hit 8-of-10 from the free throw line.
- Lauren Wheeler also reached double figures in scoring, dropping 11 points.