CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
- Boston University clinched at-least a share of its sixth-straight America
East Conference regular-season title, while both Maine and New Hampshire
clinched spots in the America East Championship to highlight Sunday's action.
The Black Bears notched a, 2-1, win over the Wildcats, but both teams clinched
a playoff berth with a loss by Binghamton and a tie by UMBC. The teams join
Hartford as the only three squads to clinch spots in the 2012 championship.
Three of Sunday's games were decided by one goal, to go with one tie.
Upcoming Games
Sunday, October 14
Boston University
(11-5-1, 7-0-0 AE) 1, at Binghamton (6-8-1, 0-5-1 AE) 0
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Boston University clinched at-least a share of
its sixth-straight America East regular-season title with a, 1-0, win over
Binghamton on Sunday. The Terriers can win the title outright with a win in
their regular-season finale, or losses by Hartford in each of its last two
games.
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After a scoreless first half, Clare Pleuler
scored her second goal of the season just over a minute into the second half to
help the Terriers to the win.
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Andrea Green recorded her third-straight
shutout, making four saves for Boston U.
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It was the eighth-straight win for the Terriers
and 31st-straight in conference play.
at Maine (6-6-2, 3-3-1
AE) 2, New Hampshire (5-8-2, 3-2-1
AE) 1
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The Black Bears scored two goals in the
second-half to grab a, 2-1, win over New Hampshire on Sunday. Both teams
clinched a spot in the America East Championship, as UMBC tied and Binghamton
lost.
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After freshman Kirstyn Corder scored in the
first half to give the Wildcats the lead, Lisa Bijman and Maddie Hill scored
within five minutes of each other midway through the second half to give Maine
the win.
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Maine currently has the edge on the No. 2 seed
in the America East Championship, as both the Black Bears and Wildcats have 10
points with two games remaining, but Maine owns the advantage with the
head-to-head win.
Stony Brook (8-5-2,
2-3-0 AE) 1 at UMBC (1-9-4, 0-3-2) 1
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Bria Bass gave UMBC a, 1-0, lead in the first
half, but Sa'sha Kershaw converted a penalty kick in the second half to give
the Seawolves and Retrievers a, 1-1, tie on Sunday.
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UMBC had two draws over the weekend, and remains
in contention for a spot in the America East Championship.
Vermont (2-11-1,
1-3-1 AE) 2, at Albany (5-9-1, 2-3-0 AE) 1
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Vermont earned an important, 2-1, win over
Albany, giving the Catamounts seven points and putting them one point ahead of
Albany, and four ahead of UMBC with two games remaining.
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With the score tied at one, Alexandra Dezenzo
netted a goal in the 62nd minute of action to give Vermont the victory.
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It was the third-straight loss for Albany, who
is three points ahead of UMBC for the final spot in the America East
Championship.
Previous Games
Thursday, October 11
at Vermont (2-11-1, 1-3-1 AE) 0, UMBC (1-9-4, 0-3-2 AE) 0
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Neither team could find the back of the net in
110 minutes ended in a scoreless tie.
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The tie keeps Vermont two points ahead of UMBC
for the final spot in the America East Championship with three games left to
play for each team.
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Lauren Kadet made 10 stops in net for UMBC,
while Ally Ramos made seven for Vermont.
at Stony Brook (8-5-2, 2-3-0 AE) 5, Maine (6-6-2, 2-3-1 AE)
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Larissa Nysch scored two goals, while three
other Seawolves also found the back of the net to give Stony Brook a, 5-1, win
over Maine.
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Nysch scored two goals a minute apart in the
first half that would prove to be all Stony Brook would need.
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Raven Edwards, Taryn Schoenbeck and Aley
Leonardi also scored for the Seawolves, giving Stony Brook a, 5-0, lead at one
point.
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Alex Abrahams scored the goal for Maine.
Boston University (10-5-1, 6-0-0 AE) 1, at Hartford (9-3-3,
5-1 AE) 0
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Emma Clark scored in the 76th minute,
firing a low shot into the right-hand side of the net off a cross from Jessica
Morrow to give Boston University a, 1-0, win over Hartford in a match-up of
unbeaten teams.
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The win put Boston University alone in
first-place in the America East at 6-0, while Hartford sits second at 5-1.
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It was the seventh-straight win for the
Terriers, including the 30th-straight America East win. The loss
snapped Hartford's seven-game unbeaten streak.
New Hampshire 1, at Albany 0
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Meghan Ledwith broke a scoreless game in the 90th
minute, sending New Hampshire to a 1-0 road win over Albany.
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The victory put New Hampshire alone in third
place in the conference with 10 points, and just five points behind Hartford
for the No. 1 seed in the America East Championship.
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The Wildcats moved to 9-4-0 all-time versus the
Great Danes.