The 2015 America East champion Albany Great Danes will take the floor in the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon. The Danes will battle No. 4 seed Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium at noon on ESPN2. Maine is also playing a postseason game today as the co-regular season champions travel to Villanova for the WNIT.
NCAA Tournament
No. 13 Albany at No. 4 Duke
Noon, ESPN2
- Albany is making its fourth-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.
- Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie was the head coach at Maine from 1992-2000 winning four America East titles and making six NCAA appearances with the Black Bears.
- Albany head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson was an assistant under McCallie from 1992-94 at Maine.
- The pair are the only two coaches in America East history to win four-straight America East titles.
- An America East team has not won an NCAA game since 2010 when No. 10 Vermont upset No. 7 Wisconsin.
WNIT
Maine at Villanova
7 p.m. - Nova Nation All-Access ($)
- Maine is making its fourth WNIT appearance but its first since 2004.
- The Black Bears are 1-4 all time in the WNIT and are making back-to-back postseason appearances.
- America East teams are 7-17 all-time in the WNIT but have not won a true road game. The last victory game in 2013 when Boston U. beat Sacred Heart.
WBI
at Siena 53, Stony Brook 46
- Stony Brook's season came to an end in the first round of the WBI, 53-46, at Siena.
- The Seawolves finished the season 17-14 overall.
- Christa Scognamiglio led Stony Brook with 16 points while Kori Bayne-Walker added 12 points and six rebounds.