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 this season already. Beverly also scored 13 points, while freshman guard Ilicia Mathis led Hartford with 16 points.
In Albany, Boston University won their school-record ninth straight game, 78-48 over the Great Danes. Senior point guard Christine Kinneary tallied five handouts and became the program's all-time assists leader. In the process, she also moved into fifth-place in America East history with 477 career assists. She'll now be gunning to pass current Maine coach Cindy Blodgett who finished her career with 487. Senior guard Amarachi Umez-Eronini scored a game-high 17 points to go along with nine rebounds, two assists and three steals to pace the Terriers, while the Albany defense mostly kept forward Jesyka Burks-Wiley in check with just nine points and seven rebounds.
Stony Brook won its season-best third game in a row, 57-39 over Maine, to move into a 6th-place tie in the conference standings at 3-5. Forward Kirsten Jeter, who's been hot averaging 14.8 ppg in AE play, netted a game-high 17 points and added six rebounds, six steals and three blocks. Sophomore Misha Horsey handed out a career-high eight assists. On the defensive side, the Seawolves forced Maine into 35 turnovers and turned them into 24 points.
Vermont and Binghamton entered the Events Center just one game apart in the standings, but the Catamounts flexed their muscles to earn a win on the road, 64-38. Senior Kelli Poles contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds from off the bench for her sixth career double-double, and junior Courtnay Pilypaitis was once again a triple-double threat with 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Of note, the Bearcats were playing without reigning Player of the Week Laura Franceski who had suffered a minor concussion earlier this week at practice. She'll be questionable for Binghamton's game at Albany on Saturday.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Eight Game Win Streak Alive & Well
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 top-13 scorers this season, led by Burks-Wiley's 18.6 ppg, which is one major reason the Terriers are undefeated in 8 games and are 7-0 in conference play.
Wednesday night against the Retrievers, who were led by junior Carlee Cassidy's game-high 33 points, Burks-Wiley finished with 21 points, 6 rebounds, a block and a steal. Kinneary stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, a career-high 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals. Umez-Eronini put up 17 points, while sophomore Kerry Cashman also got in on the scoring with a career-high 11 points. The efficient Terrier offense shot 50% or better in both halves, and wound up going 33-for-64 (.516) for the game.
Across the Northeast in Vestal, N.Y., Binghamton and New Hampshire battled it out in the Events Center. The Bearcats won their third straight home game, topping the Wildcats, 76-59. The teams moved into a tie for 5th-place with 3-3 conference records. Four Bearcats netted double-figure points, including senior Laura Franceski who had a solid night with 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks and a steal. The senior forward from Moscow, Pa. moved into third-place all-time in America East with 198 career blocks, one ahead of Delaware's Colleen McNamara (1991-95). Next up for Franceski: Northeastern's Katasha Artis with 220 rejected shots to her name. Binghamton's rookie point guard Andrea Holmes also continued to shine in conference play, finishing with 11 points, while adding 8 rebounds and 8 assists. The Wildcats, in the meantime, were led by juniors Candace Williams and Amy Simpson. Williams recorded her league-leading 7th double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Simpson registered 17 points.
Wednesday night against the Retrievers, who were led by junior Carlee Cassidy's game-high 33 points, Burks-Wiley finished with 21 points, 6 rebounds, a block and a steal. Kinneary stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, a career-high 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals. Umez-Eronini put up 17 points, while sophomore Kerry Cashman also got in on the scoring with a career-high 11 points. The efficient Terrier offense shot 50% or better in both halves, and wound up going 33-for-64 (.516) for the game.
Across the Northeast in Vestal, N.Y., Binghamton and New Hampshire battled it out in the Events Center. The Bearcats won their third straight home game, topping the Wildcats, 76-59. The teams moved into a tie for 5th-place with 3-3 conference records. Four Bearcats netted double-figure points, including senior Laura Franceski who had a solid night with 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks and a steal. The senior forward from Moscow, Pa. moved into third-place all-time in America East with 198 career blocks, one ahead of Delaware's Colleen McNamara (1991-95). Next up for Franceski: Northeastern's Katasha Artis with 220 rejected shots to her name. Binghamton's rookie point guard Andrea Holmes also continued to shine in conference play, finishing with 11 points, while adding 8 rebounds and 8 assists. The Wildcats, in the meantime, were led by juniors Candace Williams and Amy Simpson. Williams recorded her league-leading 7th double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Simpson registered 17 points.
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