America East's newest web feature, #AEToday, will offer quick hits on what's happening in the conference, including upcoming conference games, key results, must know facts and much more!
Need To Know
- UMBC faces Maryland in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship Sunday at 5 p.m. in College Park. The two teams tied 0-0 on Sept. 5.
- UNH beat Albany, 3-1, to win its second-straight America East volleyball title Sunday.
- UMass Lowell outlasted NJIT, 63-61, for its second win in a row.
- John Carroll scored a career-best 17 points to lead Hartford to its third-consecutive victory, a 65-62 win at Niagara.
- UNH women won its second game in a row, downing Brown, 60-57, behind 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists from Elizabeth Belanger.
- Three women’s teams play on Sunday, including UMBC and Maine at home in games that can be seen on AmericaEast.TV.
- Three men’s teams are also in action, including Binghamton vs. Navy on ESPN3.
What's On Tap
Men's Basketball
Maine vs Valparaiso, 9:30 a.m.
Binghamton vs. Navy, 5:30 p.m.
UMass Lowell at Fordham, 6 p.m.
Women's Basketball
Robert Morris at UMBC, 1 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Maine, 1 p.m.
Hartford at Lafayette, 2 p.m.
Volleyball
UMBC at Maryland, 5 p.m. (NCAA 2nd Round)
That Happened
Men's Basketball
UMass Lowell 63, at NJIT 61
vs. Manhattan 78, Binghamton 63
at St. Joseph's 68, Vermont 60
Quinnipiac 76, at Albany 73 (OT)
Hartford 65, at Niagara 62
at Minnesota 69, UMBC 51
Women's Basketball
Central Connecticut 81, at UMass Lowell 58
at Boston University 66, at Boston University 61
at New Hampshire 60, Brown 57
Xavier 89, at Binghamton 73
Volleyball No. 1 New Hampshire vs. No. 3 Albany, 2:00 p.m.
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Three (Pillars) Facts
- UMBC seeks to become the first America East men’s soccer team to get past the second round since Hartford in 1996. Eleven teams have reached the second round in the last 14 years.
- Hartford men’s hoops are off to a 3-1 start, its best in 18 seasons.
- UNH women’s 3-0 start is its first since 2005-06.
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