Terriers Continue To Roll

Boston University, Hartford and Binghamton all swept season series on Saturday afternoon to start off the second half of the conference season. In the first game of the day, the Terriers won their 10th straight, and 9th consecutive America East game, up in Burlington in an overtime thriller. Vermont's Courtnay Pilypaitis tied the game at 54-all with a layup at the end of regulation, and then heaved a desperation 3 up at the end of the extra period, but failed to convert the last play, giving Boston U. its second win over the Catamounts this season, 64-61. Terrier senior guard Amarachi Umez-Eronini led the charge with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 6 steals and 4 assists. Junior Aly Hinton and senior Jesyka Burks-Wiley both recorded double-doubles. On the Catamount side, Andrea Cihal also finished with a double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds) to pace Vermont.

For Hartford, who posted its largest margin of victory in the program's Division I history, junior Diana Delva had a well-rounded afternoon of 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 steals and 2 assists. The Hawks extended their home court winning streak to 34 games with the 82-34 victory over Maine at Chase Arena. Black Bear junior point guard Kristin Baker put up a team-high 8 points, while freshman Samantha Baranowski led the effort on the glass with 5 boards.

At the Big Purple Growl in Albany, the Bearcats spoiled the Great Danes's afternoon with a 66-63 victory. Rookie Andrea Holmes tallied a game-high 24 points for Binghamton. The Bearcats scored the final 6 points of the game and Holmes scored 5 of them to cap the game off, while also netting her team's final 9 points. Jaki Goldner, who played in place of senior center Laura Franceski, scored a career-high 13 points with 5 rebounds. Sophomore Janea Aiken continued to be the one Albany looks to on offense, scoring 21 points for a team high. Tiffanie Johnson and Charity Iromuanya also finished in double figure points.

UMBC and UNH meet up in Durham Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. for the second game of their season series. The Retrievers won the first contest, 95-85.