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Wednesday night, Boston University, Hartford, Albany and Binghamton picked up wins to clinch seeds for the upcoming tournament or take a step forward in the overall picture. The Hawks solidified themselves as the 2 seed with a 57-47 win over Vermont, who will enter the tournament as the 3 seed. The Bearcats will definitely be playing in the 4-5 game for the fifth-straight year, as they clinched

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Boston University, with a 71-57 win over Maine on Sunday at Agganis Arena, clinched the top seed for the Championship and at least a share of the regular season crown. Terrier seniors Kristi Dini and Jesyka Burks-Wiley each scored 17 points to pace the home team. Dini went 5-for-9 from beyond the arc, including 4 treys in the first half. Burks-Wiley, who played the first half with a face mask

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Albany's Britney McGee went off for a career-high 30 points Wednesday night, including 7 three-pointers, leading the Great Danes to the 92-80 win over UMBC and snapping Albany's 10-game losing streak. Her fifth triple of the night pushed her into sole possession of second-place on the program's all-time three-pointer list. She now only trails alumnus Jen Schumacher's 197, which McGee should be

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Kristi Dini's 77th three-pointer of the season with 7 seconds left in regulation of last night's Boston University-Hartford game was doubly huge. The drained trey not only broke the America East single-season record (in 5 fewer games than the previous record), it also tied the game and sent it into overtime. The Terriers eventually won the game, 80-75, to give the Hawks their second consecutive

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Tonight's Boston U.-Hartford game is nothing we haven't seen before. This will be the 5th time over the past 2 seasons, 7th over the past 3 seasons, and 10th time over the past 4 seasons that the Terriers and Hawks have met, and one could argue that each of these meetings, if not all of them, had a lot on the line. This one should be no different, with the winner more than likely taking the top

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This weekend's games will feature three more Pink Zone events at University at Albany, Binghamton University and UMBC. So far, America East teams have raised over $16,000 for the campaign against breast cancer. The schedule of all America East schools' Pink Zone games are posted on the league web site, along with more information on the campaign.After this past week's games, we have a log jam in

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If you weren't inside the Events Center Wednesday night, and were just following along with the live stats, you would have gone to bed believing the outcome of the Binghamton-Boston University game was different than what actually took place. The live stats showed a 75-74 overtime win for the Bearcats, who finally welcomed senior center Laura Franceski back to the lineup from off the bench. The

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Vermont senior forward Kelli Poles ripped down 19 rebounds and scored 11 points in the Catamounts' 69-53 win at Stony Brook on Tuesday night. It was the second straight big game for Poles, as she was named America East Player of the Game last Saturday against Albany as well. The Seawolves, who were hosting their Pink Zone game and were wearing pink uniforms, got 23 points out of sophomore Kirsten

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Weekend action wrapped up on Sunday with three Pink Zone games, two of them televised. UMBC beat Maine, 77-74, at Alfond Arena on a regionally-televised game on WABI in Maine, while Boston U. swept New Hampshire at Lundholm Gym, 75-53.Kristi Dini led the Terriers to their 12th straight win with a game-high 20 points, including 6 three-pointers. Fellow senior Jesyka Burks-Wiley finished the

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The WBCA Pink Zone Initiative officially begins Friday, and the first America East Pink Zone game in Saturday at Vermont as the Catamounts host Albany. Vermont will have lots of "pink" action, including auctions of the Cats' pink uniforms and a ball autographed by both teams. Visit UVM's Pink Zone site to learn more. Stony Brook plays host to Binghamton on Saturday as well in a rematch of what

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The University of Maine can breathe a sigh of relief.... kind of. The Black Bears earned their first America East Conference win, a 57-49 victory over New Hampshire, Thursday night, which snapped their 16-game losing streak. It was the first time Cindy Blodgett and company felt that winning feeling since December 3 against Robert Morris. Junior Brittany Boser led Maine with 13 points, while the

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Teams ranked 1-3 in the conference standings entering Wednesday night pulled ahead from the pack by defeating the teams ranked 4th, 5th and 7th with ease. Boston University leads the group one game ahead of Hartford. Vermont is then two games behind the Hawks. The next team in the standings, Binghamton, is another two games behind the Catamounts and stands in 4th-place with a 5-5 record.Wednesday

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Stony Brook is riding a 3-game winning streak, its longest in nearly 2 years. Boston University is in the midst of the longest win streak--10 games--in program history. On Wednesday night, these two streaks will meet face-to-face when the Seawolves visit the Terriers at Case Gym. Stony Brook hung close to Boston U. in the first meeting this year, before dropping the game, 72-59. Amarachi

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In Head Coach Kristin Cole's second year with the University of New Hampshire program, the Wildcats have matched their America East win total from the last two seasons, when they finished 4-12 both years in the conference. Just 9 games into the 2008-09 conference slate, UNH picked up its fourth win with a 73-65 win over visiting UMBC on Sunday. The Wildcats used a 15-0 run in the last 5 minutes

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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

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Vermont, Maine and Albany have a second chance Saturday as they try to exact revenge on earlier losses this conference season. Saturday's previews are below.Boston University at Vermont 1 p.m.The Terriers have taken 3 of the last 4 meetings with the Catamounts, including a 58-47 win in Boston in January... The last match-up in Patrick Gymnasium between these two teams went in favor of the

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Those that work hard will be rewarded. That remains true off court as it does in-game. Late Thursday CoSIDA named the All-District Academic All-Americans in conjunction with ESPN The Magazine. Vermont's May Kotsopoulos and Maine's Brittany Boser were both honored in District I (New York & New England). Kotsopoulos, a business administration major with a 3.62 GPA, was named to the first team,

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Three of the four road teams got on the bus Wednesday night winners to close out the first half of the conference season. Two athletes in particular also went home feeling pretty good about themselves. Hartford's Erica Beverly swatted 5 blocks in the Hawks' 59-32 win at New Hampshire to break the school's single-season blocks record. The junior forward surpassed the career blocks record earlier

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It's hard to believe, but it's February 4 and the conference season is halfway over after tonight. Four games, all at 7 p.m., are scheduled tonight before teams start the second time through. Here are your previews for tonight.Vermont at Binghamton 7 p.m.Binghamton defeated Vermont, 73-69, last year at the Events Center and is currently 3-0 at home vs. conference opponents... Catamount

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Binghamton and Stony Brook both won their second straight games on Saturday to match or mark each team's longest win streak of the season. The Bearcats got the job done on the road at Maine, defeating the Black Bears, 62-49, and got a big game out of senior Laura Franceski. The center finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 8 blocks, which tied a school and conference record for single-game

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The Boston University senior class is making sure it makes its mark on the 2008-09 season. For the fifth straight game, at least three of the four seniors--Kristi Dini, Christine Kinneary, Amarachi Umez-Eronini, and Jesyka Burks-Wiley--finished with double figure points. It was also the 15th time this season, in an 84-57 rout of UMBC at Case Gym. All four of those seniors are in America East's

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Tuesday's games featured defense and low scores, while Wednesday night's games could see many more points up on the board. UMBC and Boston University meet in Boston with both teams averaging over 70 points per game. At the same time in Vestal, Binghamton and New Hampshire meet featuring some of the highest-scoring individuals in conference action so far.New Hampshire at Binghamton 7

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Erica Beverly played a key role in Hartford's 56-52 win at Vermont Tuesday night, collecting a crucial defensive rebound with 30 seconds left, and then hitting 2 free-throws with 5.6 seconds remaining to seal the victory. It ended up being a bittersweet night for the Catamounts, who saw junior May Kotsopoulos score her 1,000th career night and junior Courtnay Pilypaitis dish out her 400th career

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Retracing some footsteps to Sunday's blog entry, there needs to be a correction. Boston University's Jesyka Burks-Wiley (the America East Player of the Week for the 4th straight week as announced on Monday) became the newest member of the 1,000-point/500-rebound club on Saturday in Orono and the entry says Hartford's Erica Beverly is probably next to join that club.That may not be the

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Boston University senior Jesyka Burks-Wiley put together another superb performance on Saturday and hit another milestone. Just two games after breaking 1,000 career points, the forward collected her 500th career rebound, becoming only one of two active America East players as members of the 1,000 point/500 rebound club. Burks-Wiley finished with 13 rebounds and a career-high 32 points in Boston

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After a few days off, a full slate of games is back on Saturday. New Hampshire, which hosts Albany in a 1:00 game in Lundholm, boasts two of the top three scorers in conference season so far. Looking at the conference-only stats, junior forward Candace Williams, who has one player of the week under her belt so far this season, is tops with 23 points per game. Junior guard Amy Simpson, meanwhile,

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Over 900 elementary school kids watched as UMBC's Carlee Cassidy scored her 1,000th career point on a three-pointer late in the second half of the Retrievers' 76-63 win over Albany at the RAC Wednesday afternoon. Cassidy becomes the third America East player to hit that milestone this year, joining Vermont's Courtnay Pilypaitis and Boston University's Jesyka Burks-Wiley. "Midday Madness" was

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Before we get into today's match-ups, it's worth pointing out that Charlie Creme of ESPN posted his updated "bracketology" for the women's NCAA tournament. This of course changes widely throughout the season, and will continue to as conference season progresses. Creme currently has Boston University coming out of the America East and entering the tournament as a 13 seed playing #4 Notre Dame in

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Both Binghamton and Stony Brook scored season highs in points in a 91-86 affair at the Events Center that went the Bearcats' way. Binghamton moved to 2-2 in conference play, tied for 4th in the league standings, while Stony Brook fell to 0-3.Binghamton freshman Andrea Holmes exploded for a collegiate best 32 points, including an 11-for-13 effort at the charity stripe. It is now the 7th 30-point

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Congratulations to Boston University's Jesyka Burks-Wiley who recorded her 1,000th career point Saturday afternoon, at home, against New Hampshire. She is the second America East player to reach that mark this season. Vermont's Courtnay Pilypaitis did so in the very first game of the season. Now, on to the results....at Boston U. 79, New Hampshire 62 America East Players of the Game: Jesyka

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Four games are scheduled for this weekend, with three of them coming on Saturday. The temperatures may be cold outside (or just downright frigid in most Northeast areas), but teams are heating up the gyms inside.When Boston University hosts New Hampshire tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Case Gym, the Terriers will be riding the hottest win streak--four games-- in the conference and will be gunning for a

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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

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The battle of the "BU"s-- Boston University and Binghamton University-- is scheduled for this afternoon at 4:30 in Agganis Arena. It will be the first of two games the Terriers will play at the Commonwealth Ave facility during the 2008-09 season. Boston U. is trying to keep up with the Hartford Hawks, who moved to 3-0 last night, in the standings, while Binghamton enters the game with a 1-1 mark

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The UMBC offense that went into Tuesday night averaging a league-high 75 ppg was stifled by the Hartford defense. The Hartford offense didn't do such a bad job either. The Hawks led 57-16 at the half and went on to defeat the Retrievers, 85-52. Hartford won its 31st straight home game in the process. Hartford's 57 points before the break was the fourth-highest point total scored in one stanza in

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Tonight's UMBC at Hartford match-up puts forth an interesting question--what wins games, offense or defense? The contest pits the best scoring offense in America East (UMBC - 75.3 ppg) against the best scoring defense in the league (Hartford - 58.8 ppg). The Retrievers scoring a program-tying 95 points last time out, while the Hawks allowed only 46 points on the road. To add to the plot line,

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Saturday was the day to set a career high in scoring as that happened in each of the four America East conference games on Saturday. Boston University senior Jesyka Burks-Wiley posted a career-high 24 points to help the Terriers knock off preseason favorite Vermont at Case Gym, 58-47. In the other 1:00 game up in Orono, Hartford went into Alfond Arena and blew out Maine, 77-46, behind a

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Conference season rolls on as eight teams are in action on Saturday. Read previews of the four match-ups below or check out recaps of Wednesday night's games here. The Boston Globe's Julian Benbow highlights Vermont head coach Sharon Dawley's return to the Boston area in today's paper and also makes mention of Boston University freshman Caroline Stewart as a local athlete.Vermont at Boston

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The rest of the conference (except for Albany which begins league play Saturday at the Events Center) got America East play started Wednesday night. Hartford and Vermont won on their home courts, while Boston University won one on the road to all move to 1-0 in AE.Hartford 63, Binghamton 54America East Players of the Game: Ilicia Mathis (Hartford), Erica Carter (Binghamton)Mathis took her game to

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New Hampshire and Maine played the league's first conference contest last night at Lundholm Gym with the Wildcats coming out victorious, 51-47 behind 18 points from junior Candace Williams and 17 points from Amy Simpson (on her 21st birthday, no less). The Black Bears' top scorer was point guard Kristin Baker with 11 points, but junior Brittany Boser also chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds.Home

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The data doesn't lie. The University of Hartford has the fourth-toughest non-conference schedule in the country. And at 5-7 entering the America East season, that tough scheduling is what has kept the Hawks in the top echelon of the RPI rankings. The average RPI of Hartford's opponents through last week is fourth in the nation and the overall winning percentage of the Hawks' opponents is .6879 (

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After a rough first day back from the holiday break on Sunday (America East teams went 0-5) teams appeared to have shook the rust free by Monday. UMBC and Stony Brook both picked up wins at their respective tournament's consolation games in Virginia and Los Angeles. Freshman Michelle Kurowski scored a team-high 18 points for the Retrievers to help UMBC pick up the W over Rider (76-55) in its

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After a long holiday break, five teams have to get back to business on Sunday, all on the road. As is customary for this period between Christmas and New Year's, America East teams are off at holiday tournaments all over the country.Stony Brook gets the prize for most mileage as the Seawolves are out in Los Angeles playing in the Loyola Marymount Holiday Classic. They play former America

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University of Vermont senior guard Amy Rosenkrantz is among America East leaders at 15th in scoring and 6th in rebounding. She's also among the nation's leaders in the classroom. Rosenkrantz, a member of the 2007-08 America East All-Academic Team, was selected a finalist for the Lowe's senior CLASS women's basketball award. 30 men's basketball players and 30 women's basketball players were named

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The three-time America East Rookie of the Week, UMBC guard Michelle Kurowski, was featured by Newsday's Marcus Henry in Sunday's hometown spotlight. Kurowski comes from Hicksville, N.Y. on Long Island where she is the third-highest scorer in the area's girls basketball history with 2,581 points.

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The America East Conference's RPI slipped one spot from 21 to 22 out of 32 conference's in the unofficial report released this morning. Collegiate Basketball News releases a report each Monday.

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The UMBC Retrievers have nine new faces this year, yet they find themselves atop the America East standings early in the season with a 7-2 mark. They are the most inexperienced team in the conference, but UMBC SID Jessica Bernheim was curious how the Retrievers stacked up in that category with other Division I teams. With a little research and a little help from other Division I SIDs, Jessica

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As reported a couple of weeks ago, former University of Maine basketball standout Ashley Underwood was named Ms. Maine USA and will compete in the Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas next April. The Portland Press Herald ran a much more in-depth feature into Underwood's life now, and how she's always dreamed of competing in pageants despite being a tomboy. Underwood still is a regular at Black Bear

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Collegiate Basketball News puts together an unofficial RPI rankings (by subscription) each week beginning several weeks into the season and right up until the NCAA Championship Selection Special in March. Here are a few thoughts and observations on this week's rankings.America East is 21st of 32 conferences in RPI this week, which is the same ranking as the first RPI report last week as well as

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A tough slate of ACC, MAAC and Ivy opponents did America East teams in on Saturday, as Boston U., Binghamton and Stony Brook all fell by double digit points on the road. The Terriers fell to MAAC-favorite Marist, 73-62, the Bearcats dropped to Miami (Fla.), 72-37, and the Seawolves lost to Dartmouth, 59-47.Two home games are scheduled for Sunday afternoon. New Hampshire hosts Northeastern at 1

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A pair of Big East opponents did not treat America East squads kindly Wednesday night. 12th-ranked Louisville, and All-American Angel McCoughtry's triple-double, defeated Hartford in Kentucky, 42-70. In the meantime at the Events Center, Villanova came away the victor against Binghamton, 55-37.The only game Thursday night is Vermont at Harvard. The tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. It is the second

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Boston University cruised by Harvard Tuesday night 80-61. Jesyka Burks-Wiley finished with 23 points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal and Aly Hinton chipped in with 11 points, nine boards, two assists, two steals and a block. Boston earned its 13th straight win at Case Gym, moving into a tie for 10th on the NCAA Division I chart for home court win streaks.New Hampshire was further down

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The Stony Brook Seawolves became the last America East team to pick up its first win of the 2008-09 season, and they did it in dramatic fashion. Down for most of the game, and down by a game-high 11 points at the 10:48 mark of the second half, the Seawolves staged a comeback win, 73-68, over Yale at Pritchard Gym. Stony Brook's bench outscored the visitors' bench players, 37-9, led by Destiny

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This week's NCAA national DI rankings came out this afternoon and there are some America East players making a significant impact in some of the categories. UMBC junior Carlee Cassidy is ranked third nationally in scoring with 23.9 points per game.Binghamton's Laura Franceski is 5th in blocks (3.3 bpg), Hartford's Diana Delva is 5th in field goal percentage (63.8%), and Boston University's Kristi

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The Hartford Hawks, Vermont Catamounts and Binghamton Bearcats all won their early afternoon games on Saturday. Highlighting the early going was Catamount Courtnay Pilypaitis' second career triple-double at home in Vermont's 71-53 win over Holy Cross. The junior guard scored 18 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Diana Delva followed up her 30-point performance Wednesday night

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University of New Hampshire won its first game of the 2008-09 season, an 89-61 decision at Colgate Friday night. Five different Wildcats hit double figures, including junior Amy Simpson with a game-high 24 points. UNH shot 61.8% from the field and hit 14 treys for the game.Five teams are in action Saturday. Hartford hosts St. Joseph's for a 1 p.m. game on NESN. The Hawks will try to extend their

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UMBC defeated Navy, 85-77, in the first half of a women's-men's doubleheader in Catonsville. The win was backed by junior Carlee Cassidy's 32 points and freshman Michelle Kurowski's 30 points. The Terriers also won on their home court, 81-54 over Brown, extending their win streak at Case Gym to 15 games. Maine picked up its first win of the season at Alfond Arena over NEC foe Robert Morris, 54-52

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While Albany picked up its first win of the season, 62-49 over Detroit on Monday night, and Binghamton won on the road at Niagara, 83-65 earlier that day, all nine teams are off Tuesday.Seven teams are in action Wednesday. UMBC hosts Navy at home in a game televised by MASN. Tip-off is at 4:30 p.m. Hartford travels to Quinnipiac for an 8:00 contest to be aired on NESN. Also, Brown is at Boston U.

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Former University of Maine women's basketball star Ashley Underwood ('07) was named 2009 Ms. Maine USA over the weekend and will compete in the Ms. USA pageant in Las Vegas in April. Underwood holds several America East records, including best free-throw percentage in a season (.925, 2004-05).

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UMBC freshman guard Katie Brooks, the reigning America East Rookie of the Week, was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Iona Thanksgiving Classic where the Retrievers went 2-0. UMBC completed the undefeated weekend with a 92-70 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore. Junior guard Carlee Cassidy and freshman guard Michelle Kurowski were also named to the all-tournament team. Boston U. and Vermont

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Hartford defeated the Big South Champions, Liberty, 46-39, Friday afternoon in the George Washington Tournament and will play the Colonials Saturday at 5:30 p.m. for the tournament trophy. Erica Beverly posted her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 boards in the victory. Vermont also posted a win, 69-50 over Manhattan. The Catamounts have now won three-straight games after

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Vermont defeated Providence, 73-67, Wednesday night at Patrick Gym in the Catamounts' second straight overtime affair. Junior guard May Kotsopoulos scored a game-high 25 points, including 24 in the second half and overtime period.Albany fell at Colgate, 48-46, in the only other game before the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Hartford's upset over then-fifth-ranked Duke last Friday night has swept across the national women's basketball scene. Hawks head coach Jen Rizzotti is featured in the most recent episode of the "Shootaround with Beth & Debbie" podcast discussing the win.UConn head coach Geno Auriemma also had some kind words for Rizzotti's program after his own team's win over Rhode Island, just stopping short

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The Terriers, who faced a double-digit deficit in the second half, rallied to defeat Northeastern, 71-68, at Matthews Arena in a cross-town rivalry. Senior Jesyka Burks-Wiley notched a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds, while classmate Kristi Dini hit five treys and a foul shot for 16 points on the night.Hartford continued on a 10-day road trip in Columbus, Ohio, dropping a 63-45

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Vermont defeated Dartmouth in the consolation round of the TD Banknorth Classic, 82-77, taking three overtime periods to do so. Junior May Kotsopoulos finished with a game-high 24 points, along with five assists and three steals. Junior Courtnay Pilypaitis netted 21 points, while senior Amy Rosenkrantz finished with her first double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds.Maine picked

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The Hartford Hawks defeated the Duke Blue Devils Friday night, 53-51. Junior Lisa Etienne scored a game-high 15 points, while also recording 7 steals, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. The victory marks the fourth straight year Hartford has defeated a ranked opponent, and the highest-ranked team to fall victim to the Hawks.UMBC also picked up a tournament win Friday night, defeating Northern Illinois at

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ESPN.com's women's basketball blog included Friday's Duke-Hartford match-up and Saturday's Quinnipiac at Vermont contest as two of it's top 15 games of the weekend to watch.

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Jesyka Burks-Wiley scored a game-high 20 points to lead Boston University to an 84-62 win over Siena in its home opener . Amarac Umez-Eronini added 18, while Kristi Dini tallied 14 points, five rebounds and four steals for the Terriers, who canned half of their 3-point attempts (9-of-18). In other action, Kristin Baker stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, but

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The UMBC Retrievers poured in 89 points in their home opener to pick up their first win of the season over George Mason, 89-60. Junior Carlee Cassidy and freshman Michelle Kurowski each drained 22 points and combined for five three pointers. Kurowski also rebounded eight balls. The Bearcats were on the road at Colgate and defeated the host Raiders, 66-41. Junior guard Muffy Sadler scored a

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Diana Delva and Lisa Etienne each scored 17 points as Hartford defeated Providence, 69-50, on Tuesday to extend the Hawks' home winning streak to 28 games, the longest streak in Division I.A quintet of games can be found on the America East schedule Wednesday. UMBC plays its home opener when the Retrievers host George Mason. Albany and Binghamton stay in-state but travel to Cornell and Colgate,

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America East teams faced three perennial NCAA Tournament participants on Sunday. Former Maine head coach Joanne McCallie's No. 8 Duke Blue Devils defeated the Black Bears 98-31 at Durham. Michigan State defeated Stony Brook, 72-42 in East Lansing. Marist downed Albany, 74-56 at Poughkeepsie.Each of the nine America East teams will take Monday off before defending America East Champion Hartford

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Graham Hayes of ESPN.com wrote in his column Saturday that Hartford is still the team to beat in America East and should be considered among the top mid-major programs in the country.

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The Hartford Hawks unveiled the 2008 America East Championship banner prior to this afternoon's game against Dartmouth at Chase Arena and then proceeded to defeat the Big Green, 73-40. Junior Diana Delva was named the player of the game after posting game highs with 15 points and eight rebounds. Also in action was UMBC who fell to George Washington, 75-56, despite getting a career-best 31 points

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Courtnay Pilypaitis scored 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Amy Rosenkrantz added 24 points as Vermont defeated Massachusetts, 83-69, Friday night. Jesyka Burks-Wiley netted 16 points and added nine rebounds as Boston University also opened the season with a victory, posting a 50-45 win at Rhode Island.In other games, Albany fell 63-39 at No. 9 Cal, Quinnpiac defeated Stony Brook, 59-45,

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Graham Hays of ESPN.com has posted his list of teams and players to watch in 2008-09 and cites Courtnay Pilypaitis of Vermont as one of "five hidden gems" at the mid-major level.

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University of Vermont junior guard Courtnay Pilypaitis, a preseason mid-major All-American and reigning America East Player of the Year, was recently featured on Burlington's Fox News Affililate in a segment called "22 Seconds With A Catamount" that will feature a different UVM athlete each week. Check out the guard's rapid-fire responses here.

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Six America East teams are in action Friday as the basketball season begins. Preseason favorite Vermont plays host to UMass at 6 p.m. Stony Brook opens at home vs. Quinnipiac at 5 p.m. and New Hampshire entertains Bryant at 7 p.m. The other three America East teams take to the road as Albany travels cross country to play Cal (4 p.m. ET), Boston University is at Rhode Island (5 p.m.) and

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