Home Teams Continue To Win

Winning on your own home court is so important in America East Conference play. With over 2/3rds of the home teams winning during 2007-08, winning on the road can be difficult, which proves to be the case this year as well. Through Wednesday night's games, home teams are 10-2 in league play. That was the case on Wednesday as Boston University defeated Binghamton, 81-63, in Agganis Arena, and Vermont came on strong against Stony Brook at Patrick Gym to win 77-42.

Earlier in the day in Boston, the Terriers, now 3-0 in the conference, pulled way in the first half, led by senior Christine Kinneary's 18 points in the first 20 minutes. Kinneary went on to finish with 22 points, one shy of her career high. Senior Jesyka Burks-Wiley also recorded 22 points and added 11 rebounds to complete the double-double. Burks-Wiley is now just 17 points away from the 1,000-point milestone. Binghamton's junior Erica Carter scored a team-high 12 points for the visiting Bearcats, who drop to 1-2 in AE play.

Vermont bounced back after a loss in Boston on Saturday and defeated the Seawolves convincingly. Senior Amy Rosenkrantz recorded a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, while also swiping away 6 steals, a conference-high in league play. The Catamounts scored 38 points in the paint, led by senior Kelli Poles' team-high 17 points. For Stony Brook, sophomore Kirsten Jeter and junior Joia Daniels each posted 11 points, while junior Sarah Kazadi brought down a game-high 13 rebounds and blocked 2 shots.

Teams are now quiet until Saturday.