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 previews, recaps, features and exclusive coverage.

November 1, 2011 – the one year anniversary of the birthday of Evan Fjeld’s mustache. The former Vermont Catamount tweeted earlier that you can’t force the mustache because that would “not be fair to the stash.”   

But the start of November also means Starbucks rolls out red cups for the holidays, Halloween decorations go back into storage containers and fall championships take center stage.

We didn’t get an overwhelming response to our championship pick ‘em polls yesterday but we heard enough to update you on who you think will win. We’ll keep those polls up throughout the championship season.

Yesterday’s women’s soccer semifinal between Hartford and Albany – a fiery tilt that the Danes won – had zero impact on how you voted for women’s soccer. All votes went in favor of Boston U., which is looking for its fifth straight conference title.

You thought field hockey was a toss-up between the two teams tied atop the standings when the regular season ended over the weekend. New Hampshire and Boston U., according to you, will play in the final next Sunday.

The men’s soccer poll went heavy to the Terriers, as well. Receiving 75% of the vote, Neil Roberts and company have the No. 1 seed in the tourney. Stony Brook, the No. 2 seed, received the other 25%.

Stony Brook’s Alicia Nelson has made plenty of top plays during her tenure with the Seawolves volleyball program. Eclipsing the 1,000 kill plateau earlier this season, Nelson chatted with the Apple Valley Patch about her career at Stony Brook.

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