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, February 20
*Stony Brook at Boston U. 1 p.m. l Live Stats l Live Video l WTBU Radio l WUSB Radio l
- The Terriers, who are looking to break a three-game skid, won the last meeting, 82-57. Sophomore Chantell Alford finished with a game-high 24 points in that game along with six boards and five steals.
- Boston U. leads the league with 62.9 ppg, while Stony Brook is second with 59.5 ppg.
- Stony Brook junior Destiny Jacobs, who has 8.8 ppg and a team-high 7.3 rpg this season, reached 500 career points last time out against Albany.
*UMBC at Hartford (Comcast/MASN - AETV) (Pink Zone) 1 p.m. l Live Stats l Live Video l WWUH Radio l
- The January 20 meeting between the Retrievers and Hawks was a double overtime thriller in Baltimore which UMBC won, 67-60. UMBC has never swept the regular season series with Hartford since joining the league.
- UMBC juniors Michelle Kurowski (15.0 ppg) and Erin Brown (13.9 ppg) rank first and sixth in the conference in scoring.
- Hartford uses a tough perimeter defense, ranked 33rd in Division I with teams shooting just .281 from outside the arc against the Hawks.
*Vermont at Maine (WABI) 1 p.m. (Pink Zone) l Live Stats l Live Video l Maine Radio l WVMT Radio l
- The Catamounts secure a 57-48 victory when these teams last met last month. Vermont sophomore Lauren Buschmann tallied 14 points, eight boards, three assists and four blocks against the Black Bears.
- Vermont sophomore Kristine Lalonde has 4.6 assists per game over the last five contests, and ranks sixth in America East with 3.4 apg on the season.
- Maine freshman Ashleigh Roberts is the highest-scoring rookie in the league this year with 11.0 ppg. She's also averaging 4.4 rpg, 6.1 rpg in league play.
*Binghamton at Albany 3 p.m. (Pink Zone) l Live Stats l WNBF Radio l
- Binghamton captured a 50-44 win against Albany on January 20 and will look for the season sweep.
- With a win, the Great Danes would clinch their first winning record since joining the America East Conference. Albany has already set the program Division I record with 15 wins this season.
- The Bearcats rank 28th in the nation with a scoring defense of 55.1 and 26th with a field-goal percentage defense of 35.5.
* America East Conference Game
Recent Results
Thursday, February 17
*at UMBC 62, Boston University 52 - Boxscore
- UMBC moved into first place in the America East conference standings with an impressive 62-52 home victory over Boston U.
- Junior 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.
- 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 - Boxscore
- Vermont used a dominant defensive performance, limiting New Hampshire 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 - Boxscore
- Sophomore guard Ebone Henry netted a game-high 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Albany to the 65-55 home win over Stony Brook.
- 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 - Boxscore
- Hartford used a stifling defensive performance, limiting Binghamton 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.
* America East Conference Game