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
Sunday, January 9
Vermont at Boston University, 1 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video | Boston U. Radio | Vermont Radio
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Vermont and Boston U. meet in a rematch of last year's America East Championship game Sunday at The Roof.
- The Catamounts have won five straight, including that title game, and nine of the last 10 in the series.
- UVM outscored Albany, 38-26, and shot 50 percent (10-for-20) in the second half to move to 2-0 in conference play Thursday.
- Boston U. outscored UNH, 38-28, in the second half Tuesday to pick up its first conference win of the season.
- Senior John Holland, the league's leading scorer at 17.9 points per game, scored 15 of his game-high 20 points after halftime against UNH.
- Junior Patrick Hazel had his best game as a Terriers, scoring eight points, grabbing 10 rebounds and recording an America East season-high six blocks.
- UVM has held four opponents to 50 points or less this season, including both America East teams it has faced (Albany - 48, Stony Brook - 49).
- Senior forward Evan Fjeld ranks third among league leaders in scoring (17.0 ppg) and fifth in rebounding (6.9). He also leads the league in blocked shots (2.1 bpg) and field goal percentage (.570).
Albany at Hartford, 3 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video | Hartford Radio | Albany Radio
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Albany and Hartford renew their rivalry Sunday afternoon at Chase Arena, where the Hawks have won back-to-back games.
- The Hawks have won four of the last five in the series, including a sweep last season. The Great Danes won eight straight over Hartford from 2004-08.
- Hartford is seeking its first 2-0 start in league play the 2007-08 season.
- Albany sophomore Logan Aronhalt scored a game-high 21 points in Thursday's loss
to Vermont. He ranks fourth among league leaders averaging 16.1 points
per game.
- Hartford shot 57.7 percent in the second half and snapped an 11-game road losing streak with a win over Maine in its league opener Wednesday.
- Morgan Sabia had 19 points and six rebounds. He ranks fifth among league leaders in scoring (15.9 ppg) and third in rebounding (7.4 rpg.)
- The Great Danes, who have won seven of their last 11 games, have already surpassed last season's win total (7).
- Tim Ambrose ranks second among league leaders averaging 17.1 ppg and is the only player to reach double figures in every game this season.
Recent Results
Saturday, January 8
Binghamton 66, at New Hampshire 61 -- Box Score
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Binghamton forward Mahamoud Jabbi stole the ball from New Hampshire
guard Tyrone Conley with 12 seconds remaining to seal the victory for
Binghamton (4-10, 1-0 in America East).
- The Bearcats
shot 51.0 percent from the field, hitting 26 of 51 attempts. New
Hampshire (6-9, 0-3 AE) shot 40.7 percent on 24-of-59 shooting.
- New Hampshire outrebounded Binghamton, 36-25. The Wildcats grabbed 16 offensive rebounds and scored 15 second-chance points.
- Jabbi scored
17 points on 7-of-12 shooting to lead the Bearcats. Senior forward
Greer Wright added 16 points and grabbed a team-high five rebounds.
Senior forward Moussa Camara and sophomore guard Jimmy Gray each added
10 points.
- Conley led
New Hampshire in scoring with 16 points while grabbing six boards and
dishing out three assists. Sophomore guard Chandler Rhoads added 15
points.
Maine 82, at UMBC 67 -- Box Score
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Maine senior forward Troy Barnies scored led the Black Bears with 25
points and 13 rebounds. Barnies shot 9-for-11 from the floor and 6-for-7
from the free-throw line.
- Maine (8-7, 2-1 AE) scored 24 second-chance points off 12 offensive rebounds. Maine outrebounded UMBC (1-14, 0-2 AE), 39-25.
- Four Black
Bear starters scored in double figures. Along with Barnies, Gerald
McLemore scored 16 points, Raheem Singleton scored 15 and Terrance
Mitchell added 14.
- As a team, Maine shot 53.7 percent on 29-for-54 shooting from the field. The Black Bears hit nine three-pointers.
- UMBC was
paced by junior guard Chris De La Rosa with 24 points, eight assists and
four rebounds in 39 minutes. Freshman guard Chase Plummer added 13
points off the bench.
at Cornell 60, Stony Brook 52 -- Box Score
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Stony Brook (6-8, 1-1 AE) shot just 34.8 percent from the field and 15.4
percent from behind the arc in a loss to non-conference foe Cornell.
- The Seawolves turned the ball over 13 times while forcing only 10 Cornell turnovers.
- Junior guard
Bryan Dougher led the Seawolves with 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from
the field. Freshman guard Dave Coley added nine points.