CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In the lone women's basketball game on Sunday afternoon, first-place Albany (20-3, 11-0) looks to stay unbeaten against Hartford (17-8, 8-4) on ESPN3 at 2 p.m. in West Hartford, Conn.
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The two teams battled to overtime in the first meeting, with the Great Danes shutting out the Hawks in the extra session to hang on for the win. Albany leads the conference in almost every major category, including ranking second in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 47 points per game.
The Hawks have had a spark since the return of Amber Bepko, who is coming off a career-high 21 points including five 3-pointers against Maine. Hartford hit a school record 14 3-pointers in the team's last game, an 82-56 win over Maine.
Boston U. (22-4, 12-1) closed the game on a 25-6 run to top New Hampshire (9-15, 4-8), 59-45, on Saturday. Danielle Callahan led the Terriers with 15 points while Rashidat Agboola had 12 points and nine rebounds. The Wildcats held a 26-24 lead at halftime after shooting 47.8-percent from the floor and holding Boston U. to 32.1-percent. The Terriers turned it around in the second half, outscoring New Hampshire 35-19 in the second half by shooting 41.4-percent.
Vermont (8-17, 5-7) edged past Stony Brook (13-13, 5-8), 46-43, at Patrick Gymnasium. The Catamounts improved to 7-3 at home this season. Neither team shot well from the floor and Vermont held a 24-14 lead at halftime. The Catamounts led by as many as 13 in the second half at 36-23 following a layup from Sam Siminonis. Siminonis finished with a team-high 11 points, hitting three 3-pointers. Stony Brook closed to within three in the final seconds with a 12-3 run, but Chikilra Goodman's last second shot fell short. Jessica Previlon notched her eighth double-double of the season for the Seawolves, with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Liz Wood had a double-double with a game-high 22 points to go with 13 rebounds to lead Maine (3-22, 2-10) past Binghamton (4-22, 3-10), 74-68. It was the first road win of the year for the Black Bears who hit 19-of-31 from the charity stripe while Binghamton converted just 6-of-16 to make for the difference in the game. Binghamton was led by Jasbriell Swain's double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Sunday, February 17
Albany at Hartford, 2 p.m. - ESPN3| Live Stats | Audio
Saturday, February 16
at Boston U. 59, New Hampshire 45 - Box Score | Recap
at Vermont 46, Stony Brook 43 - Box Score | Recap
Maine at Binghamton, 4 p.m. - Box Score | Recap