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.

In the midst of all the drama in baseball last night, three America East squads took to the playing surface for some non-conference action. 

The Boston U. men’s soccer team needed a win last night against Harvard heading into conference play this weekend.  Scoring a goal in each half, the Terriers held off a barrage of Crimson attacks in the closing minutes to get the win, 2-1.  Providence volleyball did not fare so well against Rhode Island.  The Friars dropped the match to the Rams in straight sets.  Vermont and Dartmouth clashed in a non-conference field hockey tilt in Burlington.  With the scored deadlocked at 3 with just about a minute to go, Vermont’s Emily Bastiaanse found the back of the cage to secure the win for the Cats.  

Eight women’s soccer teams are in action tonight as we’ve got four conference games on the schedule.  League-leading Hartford travels to Binghamton.  Both teams are coming off 3-0 wins in America East openers over the weekend.  Albany travels to Durham, N.H. for a date with the Wildcats.  Stony Brook hosts UMBC and Boston U. welcomes Vermont to Nickerson Field.

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