UMBC Moves Into First Place, Hartford Secures Key Victory

UMBC Moves Into First Place, Hartford Secures Key Victory

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Recent Results

Thursday, February 17

At UMBC 62, Boston University 52- Box Score

  • UMBC (17-10, 11-3 America East) moved into first place in the America East conference standings with an impressive 62-52 home victory over Boston University (13-12, 10-3 America East).
  • Junior guard/forward Erin Brown led the way for the Retrievers, scoring a game-high 18 points and pulling down a team-high 11 rebounds for the double-double.
  • Junior center Tope Obajolu added 17 points and six rebounds in the win.
  • The Retrievers were excellent on the defensive end, limiting Boston University to only 32.2 percent shooting from the field.
  • Boston U. was led by junior forward Caroline Stewart, who scored 16 points and grabbed six boards. Junior guard Alex Young added 13 points.

At Vermont 58, New Hampshire 47- Box Score

  • Vermont (5-22, 5-9 America East) used a dominant defensive performance, limiting New Hampshire (8-18, 5-9 America East) to only 30.8 percent shooting from the field, to secure the 58-47 win.
  • The Catamounts were led by sophomore forward/center Lauren Buschmann, who scored 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in the win.
  • Freshman guard Sam Simononis added 12 points and seven rebounds to lead UVM.
  • New Hampshire was led by junior forward Denise Beliveau, as she scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds in the loss.

At Albany 65, Stony Brook 55- Box Score

  • Sophomore guard Ebone Henry netted a game-high 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Albany (15-11, 8-5 America East) to the 65-55 home win over Stony Brook (5-20, 2-11 America East).
  • Albany sophomore forward Julie Forster added 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field.
  • The Great Danes were excellent on the defensive end, limiting Stony Brook to only 33.9 percent shooting.
  • Senior forward Kirsten Jeter scored a team-high 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Seawolves.

Hartford 55, At Binghamton 37- Box Score

  • Hartford (12-14, 9-4 America East) used a stifling defensive performance, limiting Binghamton (16-10, 9-4 America East) to 24.4 percent shooting from the field, to earn the 55-37 victory.
  • The Hawks were led by senior guard Mary Silvia, who scored a game-high 13 points, including 3-of-6 shooting from behind the arc.
  • Hartford shot the bell extremely well from behind the three-point line, hitting 8-of-18 attempts as a team.
  • Junior forward Viive Rebane scored six points and grabbed a game-high 14 boards for Binghamton.