Terriers, Hawks and Catamounts Pull Away From The Pack

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 night, Boston University upended Stony Brook, 89-71. The Terriers, who never trailed in the game, extended their winning streak to 11 and snapped the Seawolves' winning streak at 3. Senior Jesyka Burks-Wiley led five Terriers in double-figure points with 28 points in addition to 9 rebounds and two steals. Burks-Wiley also went 11-for-13 from the foul line, while Boston U. finished 23-for-29 from the line on the night.

Hartford also had five players in double-figures on its way to a 74-54 win at Binghamton. Freshman Ilicia Mathis led the charge with a game-high 14 points, including 2 treys on 4 attempts. Junior Erica Beverly and senior Lisa Etienne followed with 13 points apiece. Junior Diana Delva and senior Katie Kelley each recorded a team-high 6 rebounds.

Vermont senior Amy Rosenkrantz became the 3rd Catamount to reach 1,000 career points this season in UVM's 73-49 victory over UMBC in Baltimore. Rosenkrantz needed 13 points to reach the mark and she scored game-high-tying 14 points, while also collecting a team-high 8 rebounds and handing out 5 assists. Junior Courtnay Pilypaitis finished with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

Thursday night, action continues with New Hampshire traveling north to take on Maine in Orono. Tipoff is at 7:00. The Wildcats won the last match-up, 51-47 behind a big night by junior guard Amy Simpson (17 points, 4 blocks, 5 three-pointers).