Monday, February 25, 2013

AEC Rewind: 2/25/13

It was a big weekend for America East basketball, with men's teams earning Bracketbuster wins over MAAC foes. It was also a big weekend for the standings, with the Stony Brook men and Albany women earning at least a share of the respective regular-season titles. Spring sports also continued to kick into gear and we'll have more on those sports for you tomorrow. For now, let's get all caught up on the weekend in basketball with today's AEC Rewind.

 Box Scores, Recaps and Highlights

 Men's Basketball

 Albany 58, at Fairfield 50*: Box/Recap
  • Top Performer
    • John Puk (Alb): 13 points (4-7 FG; 5-6 FT), 7 rebounds, 1 steal
  • Big Stat
    • While Albany usually puts up nearly 17 three-point attempts per game, against Fairfield it only attempted six shots from downtown. Instead, the Great Danes got to the free throw line, a lot. The key to winning the close game was nailing 70 percent of those free ones as a team.
  • Supporting Cast
    • Sam Rowley posted 13 points and four steals to help guide his squad to a win. Hats off to Derek Needham of Fairfield, who led the Stags with 15 points.
  • Local Media
Boston U. 68, at UMBC 59: Box/Recap
  • Top Performer
    • Maurice Watson Jr. (BU): 19 points (8-15 FG; 0-3 3FG; 3-3 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
  • Big Stat
    • The Terriers struggled from the three-point line in this one, but they made their free throws (11-13). On the other side, UMBC couldn't make the most of its 23 trips to the line, only converting on 13 of those attempts. The Retrievers were better in the second half, keying their comeback, it wasn't enough to overcome Boston U.
  • Supporting Cast
    • D.J. Irving also had a big game, piling up 17 points and nailing three from distance for the Terriers. Chase Plummer led UMBC with a big 18 point effort to go along with eight rebounds. Brian Neller (13), Ryan Cook (11) and Joey Getz (10) also reached double-digits.
at New Hampshire 68, Binghamton 56: Box/Recap/Highlights
  • Top Performer
    • Jordan Reed (Bing): 24 points (9-19 FG; 2-5 3FG; 4-4 FT), 16 rebounds, 5 assists
  • Big Stat
    • Though the Bearcats' top three scorers outscored the top three scorers from New Hampshire 48-44, the difference in this one came from the bench. The Wildcats had a 20 point edge in bench output, paving the way for a 12 point victory.
  • Supporting Cast
    • Patrick Konan had a big game to lead the Wildcats' victory, racking up 18 points and eight boards while shooting 50 percent from the field. Ferg Myrick also posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards. Brian Freeman (14) and Jimmy Gray (10) joined Reed in double-figures for the Bearcats.
  • Local Media
at Stony Brook 69, Maine 53: Box/Recap
  • Top Performer
    • Tommy Brenton (SBU): 13 points (3-9 FG; 7-9 FT), 20 rebounds, 7 assists
  • Big Stat
    • The Seawolves dominated the paint in this game, outscoring Maine 44-28 inside. This charge was led largely by the continued development of Jameel Warney. Stony Brook also racked up 20 bench points to the Black Bears' eight.
  • Supporting Cast
    • The aforementioned Warney had 15 points while continuing to shoot at a high percentage. Dave Coley also helped out with 12 points for Stony Brook. Alasdair Fraser led the Black Bears with 15 points while Justin Edwards chipped in 12 points.
  • Local Media
at Vermont 87, Canisius 79*: Box/Recap/Highlights
  • Top Performer
    • Ethan O'Day (UVM): 22 points (9-13 FG; 4-4 FT), 4 rebounds, 2 blocks
  • Big Stat
    • Vermont plays most of its games in the low 60's, slowing down the pace and getting big stops. But in this one the points were flying left and right and the Catamounts set a new season-high with 87 points. Shooting nearly 55 percent in the final 20 minutes didn't hurt anything either.
  • Supporting Cast
    • Five Catamounts, including O'Day, reached double-digits against Canisius. Trey Blue and Clancy Rugg both had 17, while Luke Apfeld (14) and Sandro Carissimo (10) also helped out. Harold Washington led the Golden Griffins with 29 points and four steals.
  • Local Media
* = Bracketbusters game

 Women's Basketball

 Albany 68, at Vermont 52: Box/Recap/Highlights

  • Top Performer
    • Shereesha Richards (Alb): 24 points (7-12 FG; 10-15 FT), 8 rebounds, 3 steals
  • Big Stat
    • The Albany defense was at it again, converting for 24 points off of 25 Vermont turnovers. Even without Ebone Henry, five Great Danes had at least one steal, including Lindsey Lowrie who led the way with six takeaways.
  • Supporting Cast
    •  Lowrie had 19 points while accounting for all five of Albany's three-pointers on the day. Julie Forster also had 12 points. For Vermont, Lauren Buschmann had a season-high 21 points while Niki Taylor also chipped in 15.
  • Local Media

Binghamton 55, at New Hampshire 42: Box/Recap

  • Top Performer
    • Jasbriell Swain (Bing): 11 points (2-8 FG; 0-1 3FG; 7-10 FT), 12 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
  • Big Stat
    • Both teams struggled from the field in the first half, but the Bearcats came out in the second half and knocked down 10 of their 25 shots (40%). While doing this, they were able to hold New Hampshire to just 13 of 57 shooting for the game, paving the way for their fifth win of the year.
  • Supporting Cast.
    • Mallory Lawes had 11 points on three triples for Binghamton while Kara Elofson also chipped in 10. For the Wildcats, Cari Reed led the way with 13 points and Kelsey Hogan had 12.
  • Local Media

at Boston U. 72, UMBC 51: Box/Recap/Highlights

  • Top Performer
    • Chantell Alford (BU): 26 points (9-17 FG; 2-6 3FG; 6-7 FT), 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 assists
  • Big Stat
    • Late in the second half, the Terriers went on a 15-2 run that sank the Retrievers, who had fought their way back into the game. With Alford and Mo Moran combining for 40 points, Boston leaned on its seniors in a big way to win this game.
  • Supporting Cast
    • Moran paired her 14 points with Alford's 26 to help lead the way and Rashidat Agboola nearly picked up a double-double with nine points and eight boards. For UMBC, Raven Harris led the way with 15 points and Ashley Lambert kicked in an even 10.
  • Local Media

Stony Brook 56, at Maine 53: Box/Recap/Highlights

  • Top Performer
    • Dani Klupenger (SBU): 18 points (6-9 FG; 6-9 3FG), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
  • Big Stat
    • This was a tale of two halves for the Seawolves, who shot just 21.9 percent in the first half. When the clock reset to start the final 20 minutes, however, Stony Brook came out firing and nailed 14 of 28 shots from the floor to overcome a halftime deficit.
  • Supporting Cast
    • Sabre Proctor had a game-high 19 points for Stony Brook and Gerda Gatling hauled in 13 rebounds. Lauren Bodine poured in 16 points to lead Maine while Liz Wood contributed 13 in the loss.
  • Local Media
Linked Up

Binghamton senior forward Javon Ralling has earned his spot with hustle, writes the Press and Sun.

Though it wasn't the career she had planned, New Hampshire senior Jilliane Friel has had a huge impact on her team.

Bearcats' freshman Jordan Reed earns a mention in Jon Rothstein's latest.


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