New for the 2011-2012 seasons, the America East Daily Word, a collaboration between AmericaEast.com and AEXtra will recap the previous day's games and on goings on our nine campuses and provide links to recaps, previews, features and exclusive coverage.

Yesterday Binghamton welcomed its new director of athletics, Patrick Elliot, in an official press conference at the Events Center.  Elliot will leave the same post at St. Peter’s College in New Jersey for his new gig in Vestal.  He replaces Jim Norris who has led the Binghamton athletic department since 2009.  The Vestal news, the Press and Sun Bulletin, the Pipe Dream and WICZ TV, flocked to the scene.

Two women’s soccer teams remain unbeaten in conference play.  One of those teams hasn’t lost a game all season. 

Hartford put its 12-game unbeaten streak on the line against visiting Stony Brook last night. For the second straight game, the Hawks scored three times en route to a shutout win over the Seawolves. Caitlin Alves scored twice and had an assist to lead Hartford.

No. 21 Boston U. traveled up I-95 to Durham to take on New Hampshire. The Terriers and Wildcats played through a scoreless first half.  Boston U.’s Jess Luscinski found Tiya Gallegos in the 61^st minute, though, for the only goal of the game and a 1-0 win for the Terriers.  Both Boston U. and Hartford are now 4-0 in America East conference play. 

Vermont and Maine took to the pitch yesterday afternoon in Burlington. The Catamounts came out in a flurry notching three goals and cruising to a 3-1 win over the Black Bears.  This was the first multi-goal win for Vermont and only the second time this season it has scored more than one goal.

In the final game of the evening, Albany and Binghamton squared off in the New York state capital. The Danes tallied the game’s only goal handing the Bearcats their seventh 1-0 loss of the season. 

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