Maine, Boston, Binghamton & UMBC Host League Games Saturday

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 University 1 p.m.
An early test for both teams, the Terriers hope to start a new homecourt winning streak after watching a 13-game streak come to an end last week... Vermont junior Courtnay Pilypaitis averaged 20.3 ppg in league contests last year, and netted 28 points in the conference opener this year... Boston U. won 2 of 3 match-ups last year, including a Championship semifinal in double overtime.

Hartford at Maine 1 p.m.
The Hawks took both meetings with the Black Bears last year, including by a 56-38 score last year at Alfond Arena... Some of the better scorers from the post position are involved in this game, led by Hartford's Diana Delva (12.8 pgg) and Maine's Brittany Boser (9.7 ppg)... Hawk Erica Beverly (9.9 ppg) and Black Bear Samantha Baranowski (9.1 ppg) also fit into that category.

Albany at Binghamton 2 p.m.
The Great Danes, playing their America East opener, took all three meetings with the Bearcats a year ago, including a quarterfinal match at Chase Arena at last year's Championship... Binghamton freshmen Viive Rebane and Andrea Holmes have combined to lead the Bearcats in scoring in 3 of the last 5 games.

New Hampshire at UMBC 4:30 p.m.
These two teams split last year's series with the road team winning each time... A high-scoring affair may be the result of this match-up as the Wildcats and Retrievers represent the two lowest-ranked scoring defenses in America East this season... Junior Carlee Cassidy leads UMBC with 22.1 ppg, while junior Candace Williams is the high scorer on the other side of the ball at 15.1 ppg.