AEC Rewind

Alasdair Fraser

The first full weekend of conference basketball is in the books, and what a beautiful thing it is. There's just something about conference play, with everything on the line each game, that is special. We had some excellent games this weekend and some even better performances. Let's take a look back at each game in today's AEC Rewind.

Men's Basketball

Hartford 77, at Boston U. 74: Box/Recap/Highlights

• Top Performer
• Nate Sikma (Hart): 19 points (5-11 FG; 3-8 3-PT; 6-6 FT), 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal.
• Big Stat
• Hartford won this game at the foul line, going a perfect 17 for 17 from the charity stripe. On the other side, the Terriers missed four free ones. 

at Maine 81, UMBC 66: Box/Recap/Highlights

• Top Performer
• Alasdair Fraser (Maine): 17 points (7-12 FG; 1-2 3-PT; 2-5 FT), 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks.
• Big Stat
• Maine's entire starting lineup finished the game in double figures, out scoring UMBC's starters 70-39. Also give props to Black Bear point guard Xavier Pollard for running the offense efficiently, racking up seven assists while committing no turnovers.
• Local Media
• Bangor Daily News

at Stony Brook 65, New Hampshire 49: Box/Recap

• Top Performer
• Jameel Warney (SBU): 18 points (7-8 FG; 4-7 FT), 4 rebounds, 4 blocks.
• Big Stat
• While Stony Brook only had one scorer in double figures, it had 10 different players get into the scoring column, compared to seven for New Hampshire. Of those 10 players, four of them scored at least nine points.
• Local Media
• Newsday

at Vermont 70, Albany 45: Box/Recap/Highlights

• Top Performer
• Trey Blue (UVM): 15 points (7-10 FG; 1-1 FT), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
• Big Stat
• Vermont came out on fire, shooting 62.5 percent from the floor in the first half to lead 35-19. Combined with the excellent shooting, Vermont's defense was again stellar, as it moved to 7-0 when holding its opposition under 60 points.
• Local Media
• Burlington Free Press
• Albany Times Union

Women's Basketball

Boston U. 45, at Hartford 39: Box/Recap/Highlights

• Top Performer
• Rashidat Agboola (BU): 26 points (11-21 FG; 4-5 FT), 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks.
• Big Stat
• Boston U. had a great defensive effort to win despite making a season low two three-pointers. The Terriers make nearly near per contest on the year, so getting the win on an off-shooting day was huge.

Albany 72, at Binghamton 47: Box/Recap/Highlights

• Top Performer
• Shereesha Richards (ALB): 18 points (8-10 FG; 2-3 FT), 6 rebounds, 1 steal.
• Big Stat
• Albany held the Bearcats to just 29.6 percent shooting in the second half, which was key to extending the lead, as Binghamton trailed by just nine points going into the half.
• Local Media
• Troy Record
• Press and Sun

at UMBC 54, Maine 50: Box/Recap

• Top Performer
• Bria White (UMBC): 15 points (6-15 FG; 1-3 3-PT; 2-3 FT), 4 rebounds
• Big Stat
• White gave the Retrivers a big boost off of the bench, outscoring the Maine bench by herself 15-13. Raven Harris also had five steals to disrupt the Blackbear offense.
• Local Media
• Baltimore Sun
• Bangor Daily News

Stony Brook 48, at New Hampshire 44: Box/Recap

• Top Performer
• Chikilra Goodman (SBU): 18 points (7-8 FG; 4-8 FT), 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals.
• Big Stat
• New Hampshire had just four made field goals in the second half thanks to the swarming Seawolves defense. Stony Brook was also able to make due without making a single three pointer on the day.
• Local Media
• Newsday

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