UMBC's Kurowski, Maine's Smith Garner Weekly Awards

11/29/2010 7:38:00 PM

America East Communications

Cambridge, Mass.-- UMBC's Michelle Kurowski (Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville) put together two dominant performances during a holiday tournament last week to pick up her first America East Player of the Week award this season. University of Maine's Amber Smith (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) took advantage of her first career starts on her way to the Rookie of the Week accolade. Both awards were for performances through Sunday, November 28.

Kurowski averaged 19.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game in three contests last week, all while shooting .541 (20-for-37) from the floor and .583 from long-range (7-for-12). The junior also went a perfect 10-for-10 from the charity stripe. To start the week, she scored eight points against George Mason, all in the first half, and added four rebounds and four steals. Kurowski then broke out of her early-season slump at the Iona Thanksgiving Classic, averaging 24.5 points and earning All-Tournament Team honors. In the first game against Toledo, she scored 24 points and matched career highs with seven assists, four steals and four treys. Then in UMBC's rout of Brown, she scored 25 points and added four assists and five rebounds to help snap the Retrievers' three-game winless streak. Kurowski raised her season scoring average from 8.4 to 13.0 in just two games, while also raising her season shooting percentage by nearly 100 points.

Smith made the first three starts of her career all last week, and became the first player in Maine history since Missy Traversi (2001-02) to open her first season with four double-digit scoring performances. The rookie averaged 12.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game last week and shot .538 (14-for-26) from the field and .500 (4-for-8) from three-point range. Smith opened the week with a 17-point performance against Central Connecticut on 5-for-8 shooting, including 3-for-3 on three-point attempts. In the first game of the Dead River Company Classic against Navy, she notched 12 points along with a career-high six rebounds, while adding two assists and two steals. Smith finished up the week against South Alabama with seven points and three rebounds. The freshman is averaging 13.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game.

Upcoming Action

Monday, November 29
New Hampshire at Syracuse 7 p.m. l Live Stats l Live Video l UNH Radio l

When the Wildcats and the Orange met last December, Syracuse earned the 58-48 win. UNH's last win over Syracuse came back in 1986.
As a team, the Wildcats rank second in the league with a free-throw percentage of .764. Sophomore Cari Reed leads America East with a perfect mark, while freshman Sarah Frankenberger is third with .900.
UNH, which leads America East with .433 field-goal shooting, has shot .400 or better in three of its first four games.

Tuesday, November 30
Monmouth at Stony Brook 7 p.m.

The Seawolves, who are looking to become 3-2 for the first time since 2005-06, are hoping to exact revenge after last year's 45-61 loss to Monmouth.
Stony Brook, which has a league-high 75.8 ppg, reached 81 points last time out and has not scored fewer than 72 points all season.
Junior Destiny Jacobs is having a breakout year, averaging 11.5 ppg and 6.8 rpg after averaging 6.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg as a sophomore.

Grand Great Danes

University at Albany is off to one of its best starts in program history. The Great Danes are 5-0 for the first time in its Division I history and first time since the 1986-87 season. The 1986-87 team, which competed at the Division III level, went 5-0 to open the season and finished with a 19-5 overall record. During this stretch to open up the season, Albany has held its opponents to a stingy 47.2 points per game.

This Week On TV

There's just one game involving an America East squad on television this week. New England Sports Network (NESN) will broadcast University of Vermont's trip to face Quinnipiac on Wednesday, December 1 at 3p.m. It will be the second of no fewer than 10 appearances on TV for the Catamounts, whose game at North Dakota was also broadcast earlier this season.

Raise A Cup

Vermont won its sixth consecutive America East Academic Cup in 2009-10. The Catamounts will have an Academic Cup presentation during their home game against Marquette on Saturday, December 4 at 4:30 p.m., part of a double header with the men's team.

Regional Foes

One-third of the league's non-conference games this year have come against opponents from the Ivy League and Northeast Conference, largely to do with regional factors. America East teams have played each conference eight times, posting a 5-3 record against the NEC and a 4-4 mark against the Ivies. Over half of the league's wins this year have come against these two conferences.

Half-Century Mark

A trio of underclassmen have reached the 500 career- point mark already this season, most recently achieved by Boston U. sophomore Chantell Alford (West Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross) this weekend. Juniors Erin Brown (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) of UMBC and Viive Rebane (Talinn, Estonia/Audentes School) from Binghamton have both eclipsed the half-century mark as well.

Jeter's A Keeper

Stony Brook senior Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y./Elmont), a unanimous preseason all-conference pick, is poised to finish her career with spectacular numbers. She is currently the league's active leader in points (1,128), rebounds (568) and steals (171), and has led the Seawolves to improvement in every season since her freshman year in 2007-08.

Triple Up

Boston University sophomore guard Mo Moran (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay) tallied a triple-double of 15 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists on November 17 at home against Yale, the first Terrier to accomplish the feat since 2004. It is also the third straight season America East has had a player notch a triple-double, as former America East Player of the Year Courtnay Pilypaitis ('10) from University of Vermont picked up a triple-double in each of the previous two seasons.

Dead River Returns

University of Maine continued a tradition last weekend with the 18th annual Dead River Company Classic. The tournament featured Florida, Navy and South Alabama.

Poll Position

University of Hartford, which finished last season #25 in the Associated Press Top-25 poll, entered this season with 17 votes in the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Hawks were the 11th team listed under those receiving votes.

Poll Position... Mid-Major Edition

CollegeInsider.com debuted its first-ever Women's Mid-Major Top-25 poll this year. Hartford, Vermont and Boston U. have all been a part of the poll already this year. In the latest edition of the poll from November 23, the Hawks are receiving 20 votes.

Historic Year

America East is coming off arguably its most successful season in the history of the league. Two teams represented the conference in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000, including Hartford's first-ever at-large bid. Vermont defeated Wisconsin in the first round, America East's third win in the tourney since 2006. Boston U. made it three teams in the postseason when it earned a spot in the postseason WNIT and hosted a game at Case Gym. For the year, the league finished 15th in the RPI, the league's highest finish since 2005-06. America East was the fifth-highest ranked non-FBS conference in the final 2009-10 RPI ratings.

Against The Best

To get into postseason tournaments - and then succeed in them - you must compete against the best teams. Over a third of the league's non-conference games last year (45 of 113) were against teams which qualified for the NCAA or WNIT postseason tournaments the previous season. Below is how the league fared against those teams.

vs. NCAA Teams    5-16 (.238)
      ->wins over Dartmouth (x2), Temple, Sacred Heart, Louisville
vs. WNIT Teams    7-17 (.292)
      ->wins over Central Conn., Harvard, Boston College, Coppin         St, Dayton, Bowling Green, Canisius
vs. All Postseason Teams    12-33 (.267)

So far during the 2010-11 season, 15 of 48 non-conference opponents competed in the 2010 postseason, including five NCAA participants and 10 WNIT competitors.

New Faces

America East welcomes three new head coaches this season. University at Albany hired Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, previously the associate head coach at Indiana and also a former assistant at University of Maine. University of New Hampshire brought on Maureen Magarity to head up its program. Magarity, who comes from Army where she was most recently associate head coach, is believed to be the youngest Division I coach--men's or women's--in the country. Finally, after two straight America East Championships, University of Vermont is rebuilding its team, including the coaching staff. During the offseason, the Catamounts hired Lori Gear McBride, a member of the 1994 North Carolina team which won the National Championship.

Blodgett Renews

Maine head coach Cindy Blodgett signed a two-year contract extension this fall. The new deal extends her four-year contract signed in 2007 through the end of the 2012-13 season. Blodgett is a 1998 Maine graduate and Black Bear legend who enjoyed a professional career in the WNBA and Europe. She returned to Maine three years ago following a successful stint as a Brown University assistant coach.

Atop Of The Class

The Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) recognized both the UMBC and University of Hartford women's basketball programs this summer with the release of the organization's Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. The Retrievers had the third-highest grade-point average (GPA) of all Division I programs for the 2009-10 year based on the nomination submitted by WBCA-member head coaches, while the Hawks ranked 23rd in the country. UMBC, led by Head Coach Phil Stern, finished the season with a team GPA of 3.578 and is making its first appearance on the Top 25 Honor Roll. Only Utah Valley University (3.630) and South Dakota State University (3.622) in Division I bettered the Retrievers' mark. Head Coach Jen Rizzotti’s Hawks compiled a team GPA of 3.321 for the 2009-10 campaign and made the honor roll for the second straight year. The Hawks were one of just nine 2010 postseason teams (NCAA/WNIT) honored academically this year.

Online Web Show Premieres

America East is proud to release its latest new media initiative, "America East Online". America East Online is a 20-minute web-only show which features all nine of the conference's campuses and highlights athletics, academics and leadership. The show, hosted by America East's Max Mandel, will be available on Wednesdays at least every other week throughout the academic year, including weekly during the basketball season. Fans can watch the web show at the America East Zone on AmericaEast.com, as well as on the league's social media web sites such as YouTube and Facebook.

AExtra Blog Covers It All

America East unveiled its new blog--"AExtra"--on Wednesday, September 1, just in time for the 2010-11 season. AExtra gives fans a unique perspective on the teams and student-athletes that make up the conference. In addition to the conference media relations staff, contributors to the blog include student journalists from member schools who will have inside access to the teams, the games and the storylines. AExtra features stories and recaps beyond just the boxscores, q&a's with student-athletes, coaches and beat reporters, a daily round up of web links of the conference in the news and a forum for fans to interact with each other and the conference. Photo galleries and videos will showcase the action.

Good Things Come In TV Packages

During the regular season, America East, in partnership with ESPN Regional Television, will produce seven women's basketball games, which will be distributed among regional sports networks and local carriers. Eric Frede returns as the play-by-play announcer for America East basketball. Leah Secondo, a veteran of America East television productions, will be alongside Frede as the color analyst.

The conference television slate begins Jan. 23 when the teams picked first and second, Boston U. and Hartford, battle at Case Gym live on Comcast Sports Net at 2 p.m. Three days later, the Terriers then host Binghamton, picked to finish the conference third, in a night game broadcast on Comcast Sports Net and on Time Warner. Hartford will host the next two AETV games. A Feb. 13 matchup features a rematch of the Terriers and Hawk on Comcast Sports Net, while UMBC makes the trek on Feb. 20 for a game to be televised on Comcast Sports Net in New England and Comcast Sports Net plus in the Mid-Atlantic.

Additionally, the America East Championship semifinals on March 6 will be produced by the conference in partnership with ESPN Regional.

As result of a partnership with Neulion, each of the conference-produced games will also be streamed and available for free at the America East Zone on www. AmericaEast.com.

Terriers Are Clearcut Favorites

With a wealth of young talent returning for the 2010-11 season, the Boston University Terriers are the team to beat for the 2011 America East Women’s Basketball Championship. The Terriers received all eight possible first-place votes in a poll of the league’s nine head coaches, with head coaches not permitted to vote for their own team. The conference office unveiled the preseason poll on October 14 at the 2010 America East Basketball Tip-Off Event at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, host city of the 2011 America East Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship presented by Newman’s Own.

Perennial powerhouse University of Hartford garnered the remaining first-place vote and received 56 points, eight points behind the Terriers. Binghamton University placed third in the poll with 50 points, followed by Stony Brook University (39), UMBC (37) and University of Vermont (30). University at Albany (18), University of Maine (17) and University of New Hampshire (13) rounded out the nine-team poll.

2010-11 Preseason Poll
Rank    Team (1st-place votes)    Total
1.    Boston University (8)    64
2.    Hartford (1)    56
3.    Binghamton    50
4.    Stony Brook    39
5.    UMBC    37
6.    Vermont    30
7.    Albany    18
8.    Maine    17
9.     New Hampshire    13

Youth Movement

Seven women’s basketball student-athletes earned preseason all-conference recognition as voted on by the league’s nine head coaches and announced at the America East Basketball Tip-Off Event on Thursday, October 14 at the Connecticut State Capitol Building. All seven student-athletes are first-time recipients of this distinction.

The preseason all-conference team, which includes three from the preseason favorite Boston University Terriers, consists of two sophomores, three juniors and two seniors, a stark contrast to last year’s preseason team which was exclusively seniors.

Leading the group as unanimous selections are Binghamton University junior guard Andrea Holmes (Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell), Boston University sophomore guard Chantell Alford (West Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross) and Stony Brook University senior forward Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y./Elmont). These three earned the maximum eight votes, as head coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.

Joining this trio are Terrier guards Mo Moran (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay) and Alex Young (Hickory, N.C./St. Stephen’s), University of Hartford senior guard Jackie Smith (Westfield, Mass./Holyoke) and University of New Hampshire junior forward Denise Beliveau (Framingham, Mass./Framingham). Seven were named to the team rather than the traditional five due to a tie in the voting.

2010-11 Preseason All-Conference Team
*Andrea Holmes, Binghamton, Jr., G
*Chantell Alford, Boston U., So., G
Mo Moran, Boston U., So., G
Alex Young, Boston U., Jr., G
Jackie Smith, Hartford, Sr., G
Denise Beliveau, New Hampshire, Jr., F
*Kirsten Jeter, Stony Brook, Sr., F
*unanimous selection

Hartford Hosts 2011 Tourney

The America East Conference has chosen the University of Hartford as host for its 2011 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. Just months removed from the first-ever combined men’s and women’s championship, the conference Athletic Directors chose to build off the momentum created from this past year and once again hold the tournament in Hartford.

The 2011 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will be held on March 3-6, 2011 at The Chase Family Arena at the Reich Family Pavilion on University of Hartford’s campus. The first, quarterfinal and semifinal rounds for both the men and women will be held at the combined tournament, while the title games will again both be held the following weekend at the site of highest seeds remaining.

Newman's Own Signs Title Sponsorship

Newman’s Own, Inc. announced it renewed partnership with the America East Conference as title sponsor of the men’s and women’s basketball championship, March 3-6, 2011, at the University of Hartford. This marks the second sponsorship year for Newman’s Own. The Westport, CT-based company will again engage championship fans in sponsorship-related arena activities along with the promotion of Newman’s Own Thin & Crispy Crust Frozen pizzas.

Elements of the sponsorship that were a priority to Newman’s Own last year will be replicated during the 2011 tournament, including arena signage for Newman’s Own Thin & Crispy Crust Frozen pizzas; product awareness and trial; extensive television exposure with a Newman’s Own 30-second commercial, a new avenue in Newman’s Own marketing; America East website presence; social media engagement; and, a continued growth in the awareness of the company’s philanthropic mission.

Over $100,000 Up For Grabs

Newman's Own Foundation announced the continuation of its Campus Community Service Challenge in partnership with the America East Conference. Launched last year at the Conference's preseason basketball tipoff, this unique program encourages the practice of philanthropy on America East campuses and in surrounding communities. One student group, chosen from each of the America East's nine member universities, will participate on behalf of its nonprofit partner for the top grant of $25,000. In total, over $100,000 will be awarded to nominated nonprofits and other charities. Judges for the challenge will include NBA legend and well-known philanthropist Dikembe Mutombo and ESPN basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo. For more information, visit www.NewmansOwnFoundation.org/Challenge.

ALBANY GREAT DANES (5-0, 0-0 AE)

Albany continued its best start as a Division I program, defeating St. Peter's, 65-48, at home, before posting a 62-43 win over Wagner on the road... The Great Danes are 5-0 for the first time since 1986-87... With the win over Wagner, head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson claimed her 100th win as a head coach... She posted a 95-61 record at Montana State before joining the Great Danes... Junior guard Cassandra Callaway (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne/Daytona State) led the Great Danes in the two wins, scoring 10 points against St. Peter's before having a break-out performance of 20 points against Wagner. She added six rebounds, three assists and three steals in the two games... Sophomore Ebone Henry (San Diego, Calif./Mater Dei Catholic) continued her strong play for the Great Danes, averaging 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in the two games... Henry reached double-digit scoring in both games this week, and just missed out on a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds, to go along with four assists, one block and one steal against Wagner... Sophomore forward Julie Forster (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) tallied her third double-double of the season with a 20-point, 13-rebound performance against St. Peter's... Albany will continue non-league play this week with a match-up at Sacred Heart on Wednesday before taking on crosstown-rival Siena on Saturday.

BINGHAMTON BEARCATS (2-3, 0-0 AE)

Jasbriell Swain (Memphis, Tenn./Horn Lake) averaged 12.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals at the Hilton Garden's Thanksgiving Tournament at Northern Arizona this past weekend. In the process, she continued to score in double figures every game this season. She currently ranks second on the Bearcats with 14.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest. She also ranks second with 2.6 steals per contest... Junior point guard Andrea Holmes (Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell) continues to pace Binghamton in scoring with 17.2 points per game. Like Swain, she too has reached double figures in all five games this season... Sophomore forward Kara Elofson (Minneapolis, Minn./Hopkins) averaged 13.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game this past weekend. Against Central Michigan on Nov. 27, she recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (1-4, 0-0 AE) l Boston U. vs. Harvard Highlights l

The Boston University women's basketball team went 1-2 last week as it fell to crosstown foe Harvard, 69-58, before taking part in the 2010 Courtyard LaGuardia Turkey Classic and advancing to the championship game after defeating Colgate, 78-56 on Friday ... In the championship, Boston U. took on host-school LIU but suffered a 71-59 loss after the Blackbirds came storming back in the second half... Sophomore Chantell Alford (West Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross) and senior Kerry Cashman (Newfields, N.H./Exeter) were named to the all-tournament team after turning in impressive performances over the tourney. In two games, Alford averaged 18.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg to go along with five steals, and nine assists, while Cashman contributed eight blocks - including a career-high five on Saturday - 18 rebounds, and 17 points. Boston U. will look to rebound from the loss on Wednesday (Dec. 1) when it takes on URI in Kingston, R.I. at 7 p.m. and St. John's on Saturday (Dec. 4) at Case Gym at 1 p.m.

HARTFORD HAWKS (1-6, 0-0 AE)

The Hartford women’s basketball team had a busy four-game week which included three games as part of the Caribbean Classic in Cancun... The Hawks began the week at home as they picked up their first win of the season, 62-53, over Sacred Heart... Sophomore Alex Hall (Pembroke, N.H./Pembroke Academy), who was named the America East Player of the Game, finished the game shooting 7-of-11 from the field, and was 3-of-4 at the free throw line to go along with six rebounds in 32 minutes. Her 18-point performance was the most for her since scoring 17 points in a home win over Northeastern in December of last season... In Cancun, Hartford dropped contests to #23 Green Bay, Utah and Penn State... One of the best efforts of the trip came in the finale against the Nittany Lions, which Hartford lost, 65-71. The Hawks and Nittany Lions were tied at the half, 37-37... Hartford was led by four guards in double figures with Daphne Elliott (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) leading all Hawks with 15 points. Elliott finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field on 6-of-12, including 3-of-4 from beyond the three point line... Joining her in double figures was Mary Silvia (Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial) with 12, Hall with 11 and Ilicia Mathis (Hamden, Conn./Hill Regional Career) with 10. The three combined to shoot 13-of-26 from the floor with Silvia leading all three going 4-of-5, with three three pointers... The Hawks have a few days off before traveling to Cambridge to take on Harvard on Friday, December 3 at 7 p.m.

MAINE BLACK BEARS (1-4, 0-0 AE) l Maine Highlights l

The Maine Black Bears dropped all three of their games last week... Maine played host to Central Connecticut State before Thanksgiving and the Dead River Company Classic after the holiday... Amber Smith (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) became the first player in Maine history since Missy Traversi in 2001-02 to open her freshman season with four double-digit scoring performances... Greer Babbe (Papillion, Neb./Pappillion-La Vista) and Rachele Burns (Gorham, Maine/Gorham)made career debuts last week... Babbe got in her first regulation game against Navy and played six minutes... Burns played in her first regulation game since her junior year of high school... She played 16 minutes and scored three points against South Alabama... Jaymie Druding (Orchard Park, N.Y/Orchard Park) also scored her first career points against Central Connecticut State... Maine found itself down by one point to the Blue Devils but could not grab the lead... Smith (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) scored 17 points, while Corinne Wellington (Rochester, N.Y./Wilson Magnet) added 9 points and five rebounds... Smith scored 12 points and Samantha Wheeler (Derry, N.H./Timberlane Regional) drained 11 in the loss to Navy... Wheeler followed that up with a career-high 19 points against South Alabama... She recorded her first made three pointer in the loss.

UMBC RETRIEVERS (2-5, 0-0 AE) l UMBC vs. Brown Highlights l

UMBC went 1-2 in three games last week… The Retrievers fell at George Mason, 54-38, on Tuesday… Junior center Topé Obajolu (Randallstown, Md./Archbishop Carroll) and junior guard Michelle Kurowski (Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville) combined to score 17 of UMBC’s 19 first-half points… Obajolu led the Retrievers with 11 points… After averaging just 48.4 points and shooting 30.7 percent as a team through the first five games of the season, the Retrievers got untracked at this weekend’s Iona Thanksgiving Classic, scoring 73.5 points per game and shooting 47.0 percent in a pair of contests… UMBC dropped its first game to Toledo, 77-72, on Saturday… After scoring just 38 points in the entire George Mason game on Tuesday, the Retrievers tallied 36 in the first half against the Rockets… Kurowski scored 24 points and matched career highs with seven assists, four steals and four three-pointers… Junior forward Erin Brown (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) scored 14 points and added five assists and six rebounds, while Obajolu tallied 11 points and four blocks… UMBC shot a season-high 49.1 percent from the floor in reaching 70 points for the first time since Dec. 20, 2009… The Retrievers snapped their three-game losing streak with a 75-55 rout of Brown on Sunday… Kurowski scored 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting… The back-to-back 20-point performances – her first two of the season – raised Kurowski’s scoring average from 8.4 to 13.0 points per game… Brown tallied 14 points against the Bears, while senior forward Meghan Colabella (Upper Montclair, N.J./Montclair) notched UMBC’s first double-double of the season and the sixth of her career with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds… Kurowski and Brown were tabbed to the All-Tournament Team… The Retrievers drained a season-high nine three-pointers in the game… UMBC hosts Bucknell on Saturday in its only action this week.

NEW HAMPSHIRE (1-3, 0-0 AE)

Last time out the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team fell to the College of the Holy Cross, 78-67, at the Hart Center on Nov. 23 ... Denise Beliveau (Framingham, Mass./Framingham) led UNH with a season-high 16 points and 13 rebounds. She finished the night with four assists and three steals... Cari Reed (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) was New Hampshire’s other double-digit scorer, finishing with 13 points, including a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe... Holy Cross outshot UNH, 40.4 percent (23-57) to 39.0 percent (23-59), however, the ‘Cats held the edge in the second half, 45.9 percent (17-37) to 42.9 percent (12-28)... New Hampshire outscored Holy Cross 48-42 in the second frame... In the game prior, UNH dropped a 66-54 decision to Brown University at Lundholm Gymnasium on Nov. 20... Reed poured in a career-high 14 points, including 11 in the second half … The Wildcats dropped just their second game all-time to the Bears on their home court, as they are now 6-2 at Lundholm Gymnasium against Brown… Reed was selected as the America East Player of the Game for UNH, rounding out the afternoon with a game-high seven rebounds… Sarah-Marie Frankenberger (Gross Gerau, Germany/Theresianum Mainz) chipped in with 10 points, three boards and three assists... The Wildcats return to action on Monday, Nov. 29 (7 p.m.) when they take on Syracuse University at the Carrier Dome.

STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES (2-2, 0-0 AE)

Stony Brook defeated Nicholls State, 81-77, at Pritchard Gymnasium on Wednesday afternoon in its only game of the week... Stony Brook rallied from an eight-point second-half deficit and moved to 2-2 for the first time since 2007-08... Making her first start of the season, sophomore Sam Landers (Springfield, Va.) scored a career-high 16 points in addition to dishing out five assists... Her three with 8:18 left put the Seawolves up for good and she then hit four free throws in the final 12 seconds to seal the game for Stony Brook... Senior Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) added 15 points and eight rebounds while junior Destiny Jacobs (Glen Burnie, Md./McDonogh School) recorded her fourth career double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds)... Stony Brook shot 43.9 percent for the game and forced Nicholls State into 24 turnovers... Nicholls had lost its previous game to Ole Miss by just four... Stony Brook held the Colonels to 36.4 percent shooting in the second after they shot 46.7 percent in the first half... Stony Brook out-rebounded Nicholls, 39-35, the first time this season that the Seawolves have out-rebounded their opponent... Stony Brook will now play three home games this week to close out its five-game homestand... SBU will be looking to improve to 3-2 for the first time since 2005-06.

VERMONT CATAMOUNTS (0-5, 0-0 AE)

Vermont fell to 0-5 on the season with a 66-51 loss at Dartmouth on Thanksgiving Eve... Junior Ashley Hoyt (Arlington, Vt./Arlington) leads the team in scoring at 9.4 points per game... Sophomore Lauren Buschmann (St. Catharine's, Ontario/Gov. Simcoe) is one of three players to start all five games and leads the team in rebounding (7.6 rpg)... Senior Tonya Young (Canaan, N.H./Mascoma Valley Regional) is four games shy of reaching the 100 mark in games played. She will be the 32nd Catamount to play in 100 career games... The Catamounts will play five of the next seven games on the road beginning with a trip to Quinnipiac on Wednesday (Dec. 1)... The 3 p.m. game will be broadcast on NESN... UVM will return home to host Marquette on Saturday (Dec. 4) at 4:30 p.m... The game is the second part of a basketball doubleheader as the UVM men's team hosts Yale at 1 p.m.

American East Conference

Events

Results