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 for contests, polls and interaction with fellow fans. 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.
Additionally, conference staffers will take you behind the scenes with
coach and player interviews, in-depth features and so much more.
Upcoming Action
Wednesday, December 22
Albany at Colgate, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video | Albany Radio
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The Great Danes go for their third straight win when its plays at Colgate Wednesday.
- Albany shot 50 percent for the fourth time this season in a win over Mount St. Mary's Saturday.
- After starting 0-3 and 1-5, Albany has won five of its last six games.
- Senior Tim Ambrose (19 pts) and sophomores Logan Aronhalt (19 pts) and Mike Black (18 pts) combined for 56 of Albany's 77 points against the Mount.
- Aronhalt leads the league with 17.9 points per game, while Ambrose ranks third with 17.3 ppg.
New Hampshire at Central Conn. State, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video
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UNH returns to action at Central Conn. State Wednesday.
- Rhode Island converted 17 UNH turnovers into 16 points en route to the win Saturday.
- Senior Tyrone Conley scored a team-high 16 points and added four rebounds.
- Freshman DeAndray Buckley tallied a career-high 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting off the bench.
- New Hampshire leads America East and ranks among the nation's best in scoring defense, holding opponents to just 58.3 points per game.
UMBC at #22/20 Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video | UMBC Radio
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UMBC next travels to South Bend to face #24/23 Notre Dame. Irish head coach Mike Brey won two America East titles while at Delaware and was named the league's Co-Coach of the Year in 1998.
- UMBC dropped its 11th straight despite 20 points, 11 assists and five rebounds from junior Chris De La Rosa.
- De La Rosa ranks eighth nationally averaging 6.8 assists per game, which also leads the league. He also ranks eighth among America East leaders in scoring (14.8 ppg).
Vermont at Iona, 7:30 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video | Vermont Radio
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The Catamounts winners in six of their last eight games, return to action Wednesday at Iona.
- Fairfield scored 20 second-chance points en route to a win over Vermont Monday.
- Sophomore Brendan Bald scored a career-best 16 points and senior Joey Accaoui added 14. The tandem made 6-of-9 three-point attempts.
- Vermont leads the conference in scoring (70.6 ppg) and field goal percentage (.462).
Recent Results
Tuesday, December 21
Maine 74, at Penn State 64 -- Box Score
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Maine put together an impressive performance in its
74-64 victory at Penn State.
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Sophomore forward Murphy Burnatowski led the
Black Bears on the offensive end of the court, scoring a team-high 20 points in
the win.
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Maine received a huge boost off the bench from
senior guard Terrance Mitchell, who scored 17 points to give the Black Bears a spark
in the victory.
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This victory marks the second for an America
East team over a Big 10 opponent in the past two years and the league's eighth over a "Big Six" opponent since 2008.
at Boston University 85, St. Joseph's 79 -- Box Score
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A 27-6 second-half run helped propel Boston University
to a huge 85-79 victory over St. Joseph's at Agganis Arena.
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Junior guard Darryl Partin came off the bench to
score a game-high 29 points in only 31 minutes of action to help Boston
University seal the victory.
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The Terriers received a strong performance in the
paint from junior forward Jake O'Brien, who scored 11 points and pulled down a
team-high nine rebounds in the win.
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Boston University closes out its two-game
homestand with a visit from Quinnipiac on Wednesday, Dec. 29.
St. Peter's 61, at Binghamton 56 -- Box Score
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Binghamton saw its two-game winning streak come
to an end with a 61-56 home loss to St. Peter's.
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Senior guard Greer Wright led the Bearcats on
the offensive end of the court, scoring a team-high 18 points in 36 minutes of
action.
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The Bearcats received a dominant performance in the
paint from senior forward Mahamoud Jabbi, who scored five points and pulled
down a game-high 14 rebounds in the loss.
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Binghamton kicks off a three-game road trip with
a visit to Marshall on Tuesday, Dec. 28.