New for the 2011-2012 seasons, the America East Daily Word, a collaboration between AmericaEast.com and AExtra, will recap the previous day's games and on goings on our nine campuses and provide links to previews, recaps, features and exclusive coverage.
Some nice wins for our women’s basketball teams
highlighted the weekend events.
We’ll start first in Hartford as the Hawks looked to
take down an ACC foe in Boston College. The deck was seemingly stacked against
the Hawks. Jen Rizzotti and company were without leading scorer Ruthanne
Doherty and Hartford had never beaten Boston College.
But the Hawks played one of their most complete games
all season to defeat the Eagles, 54-45.
Daphne Elliot proved more than capable to handle the
scoring load in Doherty’s absence as she finished with 20 points including four
3-pointers. The Hartford Courant has all the postgame reaction for you.
Meanwhile, Boston U. took on a perennial mid-major power
in Marist on Saturday. The Red Foxes entered the game ranked 10th in
the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll.
The Terriers were up to the test playing stingy defense
and getting some much needed contribution from Mo Moran en route to the 49-36
win. The Daily Free Press went in depth on Moran’s afternoon, which saw the junior
go off for 16 points to lead Boston U.
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