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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
Monday, January 3
*UMBC at Stony Brook 7 p.m. l Live Stats l Live Video l WUSB Radio l
- Both teams play in their conference openers. The Seawolves swept last year's home-and-home series with 74-56 and 59-48 victories.
- The Retrievers have won five of their last seven games, with the only losses coming against Maryland and Virginia, while the Seawolves have been trending in the opposite direction, losing the last six straight.
- UMBC junior guard Michelle Kurowski, who is second in the league averaging 14.2 ppg, is just 19 points shy of the 1,000 career point milestone.
- The only active 1,000-point scorer in the league will be on the other side of the court in Stony Brook senior forward Kirsten Jeter. Jeter has started all 12 games for the Seawolves and is averaging 11.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg and 2.6 spg.
Cornell at Binghamton 7 p.m. l Live Stats l Live Video l WNBF Radio l
- The Bearcats routed Cornell last January, 74-42, and are hoping to clinch their first winning season against non-conference opponents since 2005-06 with a victory.
- Tonight's game at the Events Center is the first of a season-high three-game homestand for Binghamton. The Bearcats are 3-0 at home this season.
- Binghamton typically goes the way preseason all-conference guard Andrea Holmes goes. In six wins this season, Holmes is averaging 17.0 ppg and 24 turnovers. In six losses, the junior averages just 9.3 ppg and has committed 41 turnovers.
* America East Conference Game
Recent Results
Sunday, January 2
*at Boston U. 78, Maine 40 - Boxscore
- Boston U. held Maine to .267 shooting from the field on the afternoon. Offensively, the Terriers shot at a .484 clip.
- The Terrier defense forced 26 turnovers and scored 38 points off those miscues. Boston U. also outscored Maine in the paint, 32-6.
- Four Terriers cracked double digits in scoring, paced by sophomore guard Chantell Alford with 22 points. Junior Alex Young and senior Kerry Cashman each added 12 points each while sophomore Mo Moran scored 10 points and dished out five assists.
- Freshman guard Ashleigh Roberts went 8-for-9 from the free throw line and scored 12 points to lead the Black Bears.
*Hartford 62, at Vermont 49 - Boxscore
- Hartford shot .500 from the field (23-of-46) and .455 from behind the arc (5-of-11) to defeat Vermont in a rematch of last year's America East title game.
- The Hawks forced the Catamounts into 21 turnovers, stealing the ball 12 times. Hartford turned the ball over 14 times.
- Sophomore guard Alex Hall led the Hawks with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field. Junior Ilicia Mathis and sophomore Daphne Elliott each added 14 points.
- Vermont was led by senior forward Tonya Young, who scored a team-high 18 points and grabbed four rebounds. Freshman guard Jasmine Cooper added 15 points for the Catamounts.
Fordham 48, at Albany 43 - Boxscore
- Albany had two chances to tie the game at 46 in the closing seconds, but missed a pair of three-point attempts.
- The Great Danes shot just .293 percent from the field and turned the ball over 21 times.
- Sophomore guard Ebone Henry scored a team-high 11 points and also grabbed seven rebounds. Junior guard Felicia Johnson added 10 points for the Great Danes.
- Sophomore forward Julie Forster ripped down a game-high 15 rebounds. She also scored eight points.
Saturday, January 1
at New Hampshire 88, Rhode Island 74 (3OT) - Boxscore
- New Hampshire outscored the visiting Rams, 18-4, in the third overtime period to close out its non-conference schedule on a high note.
- Junior forward Denise Beliveau scored a team-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win. Senior center Jill McDonald added 22 points, a team-high 12 boards and five blocks.
- The Wildcats drained a season-high 13 three-pointers, shooting .464 (13-from-28) for the game. Sophomore Cari Reed, who was the third Wildcat to finish with 20+ points (21 points), went 5-for-10 from long-distance.
* America East Conference Game