Women's Basketball

Women's #AEHoops Preview: Jan. 15-17

BOSTON – Binghamton and Bryant look to stay perfect against some tough opponents while Vermont and Maine battle for second in a great second week on conference play.
 
UAlbany (11-5, 1-2) at Binghamton (11-5, 3-0) – 11 AM
  • The Bearcats look to keep the hot start going when they host UAlbany, after taking down UVM and UMass Lowell last weekend. The Great Danes are coming off a 62-55 loss to Bryant last Saturday.
  • UAlbany has won eight straight against Binghamton and is 29-2 against the Bearcats dating back to 2012.
  • Binghamton currently leads the conference in scoring at 70.6 ppg, while ranking 7th in scoring defense (64.4). UAlbany, meanwhile, is 6th in scoring (60.9) and 2nd in scoring defense (53.9).

 UMass Lowell (6-11, 0-4) at NJIT (11-6, 2-2) – 11 AM
  • NJIT has split each of its first two weekend, including a 19-point loss at Maine last weekend, while UMass Lowell gave up 80 points to both Bryant and Binghamton last week.
  • The Highlanders have won three straight and 8 of 9 against UMass Lowell dating back to the 2021-22 season. UMass Lowell’s lone win was in New Jersey two years ago.
  • The Highlanders are last in the league in scoring defense (65.9), but rank 4th in scoring at 68.2 ppg. The River Hawks are 8th in scoring (59.8) and 8th in scoring defense (64.6).
 
Bryant (14-3, 4-0) at UMBC (6-9, 1-2) – 12 PM
  • The Bulldogs have been the hottest team in the league with victories over UMass Lowell and UAlbany last week. UMBC, meanwhile, earned its first conference win at UNH and looks for the upset on Thursday.
  • UMBC has owned Bryant, having won all six meetings all-time. Last year the Retrievers won by three points on the road and eight points at home.
  • Bryant owns the top scoring defense in the league (52.5) and is 2nd in scoring (69.4) for a scoring differential of 16.8. UMBC, meanwhile, is 5th in scoring (65.7) and 4th in scoring defense (60.1).
 
 Vermont (13-5, 2-1) at Maine (8-9, 3-1) – 6 PM
  • The Black Bears won both conference games at home by 15+ last weekend, including 86 points against NJIT. Vermont, meanwhile, lost 71-67 in its lone conference game last week to Binghamton.
  • The Catamounts are just 3-4 against Maine over the past two seasons, the only conference team with a winning record over them during that span. In 3 of Maine’s 4 wins, Vermont failed to reach 50 points.
  • Vermont ranks 3rd in the league in scoring (69.2) and is third in scoring defense (55.1) for the 2nd best scoring differential (+14.1). Maine is 7th in scoring (60.9) and 6th in scoring defense (62.2).
 
Saturday, Jan. 17
  • Maine at New Hampshire – 1 PM
  • Binghamton at UMBC – 2 PM
  • NJIT at Bryant – 2 PM
  • UAlbany at Vermont – 6 PM
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