America East Online Episode 2 Looks at Championships & Breast Cancer Awareness - AmericaEast.com

America East Online Episode 2 Looks at Championships & Breast Cancer Awareness - AmericaEast.com

America East today released episode two of its latest new media initiative, "America East Online". America East Online is a 20-minute web-only show which features all nine of the conference's campuses and highlights athletics, academics and leadership.

The second episode of America  East Online begins with a look at the upcoming America East Field Hockey Championships. As part of the preview for the championship in Durham, N.H., the show discusses the four participants and includes interview with New Hampshire head coach Robin Balducci and senior midfielder Kara Connolly.

The show continues with a look at men's soccer. This segment opens with a look at the six participants in the upcoming America East Championship. Following the preview of quarterfinal action, this portion of the episode concludes with interviews with UMBC men's soccer coach Pete Caringi and Boston University men's soccer coach Neil Roberts.

Up next is a preview of the upcoming America East women's soccer championship game between Boston University and Maine. After highlighting the semifinal action, the championship game is previewed through interviews with Maine women's soccer head coach Scott Atherley and Boston University junior defender Lina Cords.

Finally, the show concludes with the Best of U. feature. Best of U. highlights the accomplishments of America East student-athletes away from the playing surface. In this episode, the fundraising efforts for breast cancer research and awareness by three different teams are profiled.

The show, hosted by America East's Max Mandel, will be available on Wednesdays at least every other week throughout the academic year, including weekly during the basketball season. Fans can watch the web show at the America East Zone on AmericaEast.com, as well as on the league's social media web sites such as YouTube and Facebook.