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.

Don’t look now but the Albany women are 4-0 in conference play. And those Stony Brook Seawolves who were picked second in the men’s coaches’ preseason poll? They are 4-0, as well.

Both teams hit the road last night. Albany made its way its way to Durham to take on a tough New Hampshire squad and Stony Brook traveled to Baltimore for a date with a scrappy UMBC team. 

Stingy defense and consistent scoring led each to convincing wins as conference play stretches on.

Albany powered past New Hampshire, 60-44, thanks to seven steals and a defense that held the Wildcats to just 26.4 percent shooting. The Danes also received 23 points from Lindsey Lowrie while Ebone Henry scored her 1,000^th career point in the win. The Albany Times Union has more.

Stony Brook shot nearly 60 percent from the field, four players scored in double figures and the Seawolves head into Saturday’s game against Boston U. coming off a 89-49 win over UMBC. Bryan Dougher scored 15 points to lead Stony Brook including 3-for-3 from downtown. In his career at the RAC, Dougher is 14-for-24 from long distance. Newsday has the recap from this one. 

Next up for Albany is Maine on the road in Orono and the Seawolves head to Boston for a rematch up the 2011 championship game.

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