CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Just a couple days
removed from opening night, America East women's basketball teams hit the floor
for another full slate of games on Saturday afternoon.
Three games
tip at 2 p.m., including a battle between two teams ranked in the mid-major
top-25. Hartford (9-5, 0-1), which is ranked No. 9 in the CollegeInsider.com
Mid-Major Top-25, hosts Boston University (11-3, 1-0), which is ranked No. 10.
The Hawks are looking to bounce-back from a conference-opening loss at
Binghamton Wednesday night. On the other side, Boston U. enters the game red
hot, winning eight-straight contests as the Terriers are off to their best
start under ninth-year head coach Kelly Greenberg.
Albany
(10-3, 1-0) has also been on a roll and is coming off a historic offensive
performance in its America East opening win over UMBC. The Great Danes scored
87 points, the most points scored in a conference game in almost three years.
They travel to the Events Center to take on in-state rival Binghamton (2-12,
1-0) at 2 p.m. The Bearcats won their third-straight America East opener and
snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over Hartford Wednesday.
Maine (1-12,
0-0) opens its conference season at UMBC (4-10, 0-1). Maine is looking to stop
a nine-game skid while UMBC has lost eight of its last 10.
The late
game on Saturday features Stony Brook (8-6, 0-1) at New Hampshire (5-8, 0-1) at
4 p.m. in Durham, N.H. Both teams are coming off losses in their conference
openers. Both teams have been strong defensively, allowing less than 57 points
per game. The Wildcats' Cari Reed is the
third-leading scorer in the conference, averaging 13.1 points per game.
Saturday, January 5
Albany at Binghamton , 2 p.m. - Live Stats
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Boston U. at Hartford, 2 p.m. - Live Stats
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Maine at UMBC, 2 p.m. - Live Stats |
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Stony Brook at New Hampshire, 4 p.m. - Live Stats | Audio | Video