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NO NAME POS HT Yr PPG RPG AST

2 Kerry Cashman F 6-2 Sr. 7.6 8.6 33

4 Kasie Carbacio G 5-8 Jr. 0.8 0.5 35 Melissa Gallo G 5-10 Fr. 2.4 1.0 210 Alex Young G 5-9 Jr. 12.6 2.5 4814 Kirsten Sims G 5-10 So. 3.7 2.3 1120 Kat Briggs G 5-8 Sr. 1.4 0.6 1321 Rashidat Agboola F 6-1 Fr. 2.7 2.2 922 Krystyn McIntyre G 5-9 Sr. 5.0 3.0 132 Chantell Alford G 5-8 So. 15.0 3.9 7733 Jacqueline Kuczynski F 6-1 So. 2.1 1.4 334 Caroline Stewart F 6-0 Jr. 8.1 7.5 5142 Whitney Turner F 6-0 Fr. 1.0 1.3 344 Mo Moran G 5-7 So. 9.8 2.9 120

NO NAME POS HT WT Yr PPG RPG AST

1 Darryl Partin G 6-6 190 Jr. 14.9 3.4 462 Matt Grifn G 5-10 180 Jr. 19.2 2.5 493 H.J. Gaskins G 5-8 150 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.05 Mike Terry Jr. G 6-0 180 Fr. 1.1 1.6 913 D.J. Irving G 6-0 165 Fr. 7.9 2.7 11715 Dom Morris F 6-7 240 Fr. 5.5 4.6 1521 Jake OBrien F 6-8 220 Jr. 11.6 5.8 6.023 John Holland G/F 6-5 205 Sr. 19.2 5.7 5024 Travis Robinson F 6-5 190 Fr. 1.3 1.4 725 Patrick Hazel F 6-6 220 Jr. 4.5 5.8 1743 Chris Kurz F 6-8 210 Jr. 0.0 0.2 1.0

Boston University

Record: 18-13Conference Record: 12-14

Player to Watch:Matt Grifn

America EastChampionships Won: 5

Years Won: 2002

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BU mens basketball ght for No. 1By Charlie PaullinStaff Writer

Make way for the big, bad Terriers,

Connecticut, Boston University iscoming to University of Hartford asthe No. 2 seed entering the AmericaEast mens basketball tournamentand are looking to leave as numberone.

Poised and ready as ever before,head coach Patrick Chambers inhis second season with the Terriersis looking to take the America Easttournament crown and earn a spotin the NCAA tournament and witha regular season record of 18-13overall and 12-4 in the AmericaEast, Boston University could verywell do so.

Over the course of the regularseason Boston University enduredprobably the toughest schedule of

any America East school with op-ponents from all over the country,including two top 10 nationallyranked teams.

Pre-conference competition al-lowed the Boston University toexperience the taste of sweet vic-tory against George Washington,

Nevada, Cornell, and St. Josephswhile Northeastern, No. 6 Vil-lanova, Hampton University, No.10 Kentucky, Bucknell, handed

the Terriers the bitterness of defeat.At that point in the season Bostonhad a record of 6-9, not exactly whatthe Terriers were looking for goinginto the start of conference play.However the battletested Terriers,pre-season favorites tonish numberone in the America East, shrugged thedirt off their shoulders as if none of itever happened and started gatheringthose expected victories.

After losing to Maine, the numberthree seed in the tournament, Bostonwent on to win three straight againstNew Hampshire, Vermont, andAlbany. Then starting with loss, aseries of losses followed by winsoccurred against UMBC, StonyBrook, Hartford, Binghamton, and

New Hampshire. Boston looked tobe falling out of form again, but didthey? The month of February camearound and at no better of a time forBoston as the Terriers went 8-0 forthe remainder of the season withvictories over Maine, Stony Brook,Albany, Hartford, UMBC, Cansius

(BracketBusters), Binghamton, andVermont, nishing only one gameshort of being crowned regularseason champions.

Credit for such success can easilybe awarded to Boston Universitysvery own version of the Big 3consisting of No. 23 senior JohnHolland and juniors No. 21 JakeOBrien and No. 1 Darryl Partin.

Due to a foot injury OBrien hassat out the entire season since Jan.31 and will continue to do so untilnext season. The teams leadingscorers for the tournament now

consists of the number one scorerin the conference followed by thenumber four scorer, Holland with19.2 and Partin with 14.9.

Both are certainly worth keepingeyes on, along with reboundingsupport from junior Patrick Hazel,totaling 180 boards and averagingjust under two blocks a game fortwo seconds in the conference, onthe season, and three-point scoringsupport from Matt Grifn, avg. 44

percent from beyond the arc to leadthe conference in three-point eld-goal percentage.

At this years tournament theTerriers are looking to be crownedtournament champions for a sixthtime, with their most recent con-ference tournament championshipvictory occurring in 2002. Althoughgoing through a dry spell for tour-nament championships since then,from 2002 to 2005, Boston hasearned post-season berths in theNCAA tournament or NIT. Post-season national berths are verypossible after being snubbed oftheir projected honor by one gamewhen being chosen as the preseasonfavorites to nish the season asnumber one.

Starting their tournament voy-age on Saturday, March 5 at 6:05p.m. against the recently beatenby tournament host Hartford, NewHampshire Wildcats, Boston Uni-versity will be a dominating forceto reckon with.

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Terriers reach America East, despite tough opponentsBy Charlie PaullinStaff Writer

Someone is going to have to callthe dog pound to try and tame thewomen of Boston University.

Equal to their male counterparts,the Terriers will be entering theAmerica East Tournament this weekas the number two seed looking towalk away as crowned victor.

A regular season record of 15-13overall and 12-4 within the confer-ence is what it took for coach KellyGreenberg to nish second in the

conference, which unfortunately isjust one game short ofnishing as

Boston was expected to during thepreseason, rst.

The hard fought Terriers haveended up where they are now afterbattling erce opponents. Right atthe start of the season a loss wassurrendered to their instate mem-bers of the ACC, Boston College.However Ivy League opponentYale was no match for the Terriersas Boston earned theirrst victory.The quick turnaround was shortlived as the Terriers surrendered

more losses to No. 19 Texas andHarvard, another Ivy League op-

ponent. A momentary jump forjoy occurred with a win againstColgate but more losses followed,coming from Long Island, RhodeIsland, St. Johns, and Northeastern.Redemption against another in-stateopponent was gathered after beatingMassachusetts, however two morelosses were surrendered to Maristand Providence before out of con-ference competition came to a close.

Despite having played a wide ar-ray of opponents from all over the

country, at 3-9 Boston Universitywas nowhere near where they wantedto be at the start of conference play.

None of that mattered though, asthe Terriers came out of the newyear winning against Vermont,Albany, UMBC, Stony Brook,Hartford, Binghamton and twiceagainst New Hampshire and Mainefor a total of 10 wins and no lossesto start conference play. Seednumber one would have been eas-ily secured, if a brief losing streakto Albany, Hartford, and UMBCnever ensued. However it did

occur, and although beating StonyBrook and Vermont in thenal threegames, number one slipped awaywith a loss to Binghamton.

If Boston is to nish the tourna-ment as victors it will be their fourth

conference championship and theirrst since 2003.

The tried and tested womensteam of Boston University maynot have the best record to showfor it, but prepare for them towreak havoc in the America EastTournament with theirrst gameon Friday at 12:05.

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Forward Kerry Cashman provides much needed support tothe team having 244 rebounds so far this season.

John Holland, one of the Terriers leading players has scoredan average of 19.2 points per game this season.


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NO NAME POS HT Yr PPG RPG AST1 Orla OReilly G 6-0 Jr. 8.0 2.6 38

2 Emilie Vachon G 5-9 Fr.4 Viive Rebane F 6-0 Jr. 11.3 8.4 675 Sinead OReilly F 6-1 Jr. 1.2 2.3 1210 Kyra Aloizos F 6-1 Fr. 0.3 0 011 Andrea Holmes G 5-6 Jr. 14.3 5.3 9212 Kara Elofson F 5-19 So. 8.6 7.6 2414 Simone Thomas F 6-1 So. 0.9 0.8 121 Jackie Ward G 5-8 Sr. 6.9 2.3 3922 Stephanie Jensen F 5-11 Fr. 0.4 0.3 125 Jasbriell Swain G 5-8 Fr. 8.1 7.9 6150 Emma Cronk G 5-5 Jr. 3.1 3.2 0.3


1 Moussa Camara F 6-6 Sr. 9.5 2.6 224 Mahamoud Jabbi F 6-7 Sr. 10.6 7.1 195 Greer Wright F 6-8 Sr. 12.8 4.1 5410 K.J. Brown G 6-1 Fr. 2.2 0.3 612 Kyrie Sutton C 6-9 Jr. 7.2 4.5 1020 Jimmy Gray G 6-0 So. 6.5 1.4 5121 Preston Pena G 6-0 Sr. 0.0 0.0 022 Taylor Johnston F 6-7 So. 3.7 2.0 1223 Robert Mansell G 6-4 Fr. 3.6 1.5 1025 Alex Ogundadegbe F 6-8 Fr. 1.9 1.5 634 Chretien Lukusa G 6-2 Sr. 6.9 2.8 5140 Javon Ralling F 6-5 So. 1.9 1.3 2

By Dan LifshatzStaff Writer

The Binghamton men came

into the 2010 season with soaringexpectations.

With seniors Greer Wright,Moussa Camara, and MahamoudJabbi all returning for the 2010season, the Bearcats looked primedfor a return to the America EastChampionship. Wright, who wasnamed to the America East FirstTeam All-Conference team, cameout of his shell in 2009, leadingBinghamton with 15 points per-game, while averaging 3.1 assists aswell and instantly became a house-hold name within the America East.

Binghamton started off on theright foot with an exhibition vic-tory against East Stroudsburg, asjunior Kyrie Sutton had his comingout party with 21 points and 19rebounds, a Dwight Howard-esqueline, and with the addition of Suttonto the three seniors, Binghamtonhad to be excited about their teamspotential. The idea of a solid foursoon zzled down the stretch, asthe Bearcats lost six of theirrstseven games, including a tiring

overtime loss to Hofstra.The Bearcats nished off their

non-conference schedule withjust a 3-10 record heading intothe crucial America East part oftheir season. Binghamton played

extremely well down the stretch,winning theirrst three games inthe America East Conference, andeven continued their solid playwhen Wright went down with anankle injury, yet that would notcontinue either.

After those three wins, Bing-hamton would only see one morewin the entire season, as they shota real goose egg, closing it outconference play at 4-12.

Biggest Surprise:Mahamoud Jabbi

Jabbi was extremely solid allseason long, averaging 11 pointsper-game and almost 10 reboundsper-game. Jabbi, who was sup-posed to be the third scoring option,really helped lead his team downthe stretch, and was a key in allseven Binghamton victories.

Biggest Disappointment:Greer Wright

After Wrights fantastic 2009-2010 campaign, his senior year fell

well short of expectations. Afteraveraging 15 points per-game lastseason, Wrights play signicantlydropped and averaged less than 10points a game. Wright will need togo back to his ways in his juniorseason if Binghamton has a shotat the title.

Tournament Outlook:First Round Victory overUMBC, Loss to Vermont

Even after being deemed theseventh seed, Binghamton has areal shot to shine. Binghamtons

rst game will be against UMBC,the eighth seed.

After a long season, Binghamtonshould go on to win on the back oftheir three seniors, and may evengive second round possible oppo-nent Vermont some trouble if theteam can nally put the numbersup that we have been looking forall season.

Consider Binghamton somewhatof a dark horse in the tournament.They may surprise a few people.

Binghamton University

Record: 7-22

Conference Record:

11-5

Player to Watch:

Greer Wright

America East Cham-pionships Won: 1

Years Won: 2009

Bearcats talented players return to AE

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Mahamoud Jabbi led the team to victory in a game against East Stroudsburg earlier this season.

Bearcats excel through season to America EastBy Dan LifshatzStaff Writer

The Binghamton women had amuch easier go of the 2010/11 sea-son than the men did. The juniorssteal the spotlight on this Bearcatsteam, as Andrea Holmes is an upand coming star in the America East,while junior forward Viive Rebaneprovides a solid number two scoringoption. Binghamton (18-11, 11-5)had solid defense and played with

real

re, showing in solid victoriesover Hartford, Boston University,and UMBC. Binghamton showedthey can play with anyone this yearas long as Holmes and Rebane arering on all cylinders.

The Bearcat women reallyexcelled this season, with solid con-ference wins, and non-conferencevictories over UMass and Siena.With the third seed in this yearstournament, Binghamton has a verygood chance to turn some heads and

make a trip to the championshipgame this year.

Biggest Surprise:Viive Rebane

Rebane really stepped it up thisyear, providing a second legitimatescoring threat to Holmes. Rebanealso led the team in rebounding,averaging 8.4 a game.

If Binghamton are to go anywherein the America East Tournament,they will need outstanding defensiveplay along with continuous solid

rebounding from Rebane.Biggest Disappointment:

Jackie WardWard, who was quietly Bingham-

tons third best player last seasonfell off the map in her senior year.Ward, who put up solid numbersin 2009, didnt see enough of thecourt after she only started 14 of24 games.

In order for Ward to have a majorimpact in the tournament, she willneed to regain her 2009 form.

Tournament Outlook: FinalsWhile it cant be said who willwin, the belief on this side is thatthe Bearcats pose a very legitimatethreat to the rest of the America East.With wins over the top three sides(besides themselves,)

Binghamton has the experienceand scoring to win every game.My prediction, the lady Bearcatshead to thenals for a meet up withBoston University for the third timethis season.

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The lady Bearcats have shined this year in their 18-11 season.


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NO NAME POS HT Yr PPG RPG APG

1 Cassandra Callaway G 5-7 Jr. 9.8 2.8 1.33 Melia Basavand G 5-5 Sr. 3.9 1.0 0.45 Ebone Henry G/F 5-10 So. 14.6 7.3 1.510 Lindsey Lowrie G 5-6 Fr.11 Julie Forster F 6-0 So. 9.3 9.8 1.214 Kim Clements G/F 5-10 Sr. 2.8 2.5 0.820 Kate Cronin F 6-0 Jr. 0.5 1.2 0.221 Keyana Williams F 6-2 So. 1.9 3.2 0.322 Felicia Johnson G 5-4 Jr. 10.1 2.8 3.523 Cyndra Couch F 5-11 Fr.24 Adrienne Jones G 5-7 So. 4.6 2.1 0.6

31 Delaney Cohan F 6-1 So. 0.0 0.3 0.333 Tabitha Makopondo F 6-1 So. 3.5 3.5 0.251 Sara Bender F 6-2 Fr. 0.1 0.4 0.3

By Dan MelroseStaff Writer

The Albany Great Danes wom-ens basketball team enters theAmerica East Conference Cham-pionship in Hartford, Conn., witha 9-7 record in the America EastConference and a 16-13 recordoverall.

They started the season off witha ve game win streak, but eversince theyve been inconsistentwith their play.

Sophomore guard/forward Eb-one Henry has been the most

consistent player for the Great

Danes this season, scoring roughly17 points a game. Junior guardFelicia Johnson is also a crucialplayer for the Great Danes.

Johnson has been averaging closeto 14 ppg and though a mere 54,she gives any opponent somethingto worry about. One of the moreinteresting is player, sophomoreforward Julie Forster.

Shes been grabbing 10 or morerebounds in every game, includinga season-high 16 in a win overBrown therst game of the season.Adding to her on court credentials,shes active off the court, managinga 3.9 GPA in the business program.

That accomplishment got her se-lected to the Capital One UniversityDivision Academic All-AmericaRegion 1 Team.

The majority of the season was

rough for the Great Danes. After

the winning streak in the beginningof the season, the Great Daneswon off and on resulting in a lotof inconsistent play.

The women nished the seasonby losing two of the last threegames to America East rivalsUMBC and Binghampton.

But they nished the season on agood note winning against AmericaEast opponent Maine. The winwas on Senior Day and was alsothe most wins in a regular seasonsince the 1996-1997 season for theGreat Danes, with 16.

The Albany Great Danes wom-ens team faces the HartfordHawks at the Chase Family Arenain Hartford on Friday, March 4, at8:15 p.m. The game is the rst forboth the Great Danes and Hawksfor the America East Conference

Championship.

Danes plagued by inconsistent play

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The Albany Great Danes are set to play against the Hawks onFriday, March 4 at 8:15 p.m.

Although the Great Danes started the season off great theyre

set to make a comeback here at AECC.

By Dan MelroseStaff Writer

Entering the America East Con-ference, the Albany Great Danescome in ranked fourth lead bysenior guard Tim Ambrose.

The Great Danes have an overallrecord of 15-15, and have been

inconsistent playing teams in theirconference.

With an 8-7 overall recordagainst the rest of the AmericaEast, its important for them to startoff the tournament at a high tempo.

The past two years or so havebeen rebuilding years.

In their 2006 and 2007 seasons,they won the America East Confer-ence and made appearances in theNCAA Tournament.

After losing star Jamar Wilson,Albany became another average

team. Heading into the tourna-ment, the Great Danes have twothreats at the guard positions.

Senior guard Tim Ambrose isleading the team in scoring andassists with 16.4 ppg and 3.5 apg.

He is also second in points pergame in the conference, sittingonly behind John Holland of

Boston University.Sophomore guard Logan Aron-

halt is an additional threat to anyteam in the tournament.

Aronhalt is averaging 14.6ppg and that puts him in seventhplace in points per game in theconference.

Leading the Great Danes in re-bounding is Australian freshmanLuke Devlin with 6.6 reboundsa game and snatching up 198 re-bounds throughout the year.

Though there record might not so

exciting, the Albany Great Daneshave a deep young team.

Logan Aronhalt was named tothe Capital One Academic All-America District 1 BasketballTeam. Freshman Luke Devlinhas selected as the America EastConference Rookie of the Weekve times throughout the year.

Albany has the best three pointeld goal average in the confer-ence along with third in eld goalaverage.

Its obvious they have depth, butthe question is if they can nisha game in their favor when timeruns down. The Great Danes nalgame of the season is on February27, at the Harold Alfond SportsArena in Maine.

They will face fellow AmericaEast contender, the Maine BlackBears at 2 p.m.

Ambrose leads Danes to fourth seed in tourney



The Great Danes have an overall record of 15-15 this season.

UAlbany has an 8-7 record against the rest of the America East.

NO NAME POS HT WT Yr PPG RPG APG

0 Jacob Iati G 5-10 175 So. 2.0 0.6 0.7

2 Logan Aronhalt G 6-3 210 So. 14.7 4.8 1.44 Fran Urli F 6-8 225 Sr.5 Derrek Tartt G 6-3 175 So. 0.4 0.3 0.210 Mike Black G 6-0 175 So. 12.4 2.0 2.911 Luke Devlin F 6-8 230 Fr. 7.3 6.7 0.814 Russell Moore G 6-3 200 Jr. 0.4 1.2 0.620 Theo Hatcher F 6-7 210 Jr. 0.0 0.0 0.021 Blake Metcalf C 6-9 240 So. 4.1 4.9 0.722 Ralph Watts G/F 6-5 205 Rfr. 3.2 1.8 1.123 Tim Ambrose G 6-0 220 Sr. 16.4 5.2 3.624 Jake Lindfors F 6-10 240 So. 1.3 1.9 0.133 Billy Allen F 6-6 215 Jr. 1.3 1.1 0.244 John Puk C 6-10 240 Rfr. 2.5 3.5 0.5


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1 Ashleigh Roberts G 5-9 Fr. 10.7 4.4 503 Brittany Williams G 5-7 Jr. 3.6 2.7 425 Tanna Ross G 5-11 Sr. 6.9 3.2 3222 Samantha Wheeler F 6-0 Jr. 12.8 7.6 1023 Rachele Burns G 5-6 Rfr. 3.4 1.2 630 Amber Smith G 5-11 So. 10.2 4.3 3632 Shareka Maner F 6-1 Rfr. 1.8 3.0 433 Ali Nalivaika F 6-4 Fr. 4.4 2.4 434 Corinne Wellington F 6-2 So. 5.3 4.9 735 Katelyn Vanderhoff G 5-9 So. 8.3 5.5 8842 Jaymie Druding F 6-1 Fr. 2.5 2.1 1850 Samantha Baranowski F 6-3 Jr. 3.2 3.1 752 Greer Babbe F 6-3 Fr. 0.5 1.1 4

NO NAME POS HT WT Yr PPG RPG AST

1 Jon McAllian G 6-6 195 So. 1.0 0.8 23 Raheem Singleton G 6-0 185 Jr. 8.4 2.0 10911 Andrew Rogers G 5-9 160 Jr. 2.9 1.6 6912 Alasdair Fraser F 6-7 225 Fr. 5.6 3.8 813 Travon Wilcher F 6-7 230 Jr. 1.0 0.5 214 Terrance Mitchell G 6-3 197 Sr. 9.5 2.3 3315 Troy Barnies F 6-7 210 Sr. 14.3 7.7 4621 Sean McNally F 6-7 250 Sr. 4.7 3.7 2225 Murphy Burnatowski F 6-7 230 So. 6.9 3.0 1832 Gerald McLemore G 6-3 190 Jr. 13.8 2.3 3842 Malachi Peay G 6-6 213 Sr. 3.7 2.2 3344 Mike Allison F/C 6-9 205 So. 2.8 2.6 455 Svetoslav Chetinov F/C 6-9 265 Jr. 1.8 1.0 1

Maine women ght to improve upsetting 2-14 record

Maine Black Bears

Record: 15-14

Conference Record: 9-6

Player to Watch:Troy Barnies

Record: 4-27

Conference Record: 2-14

Player to Watch:Samantha Wheeler

America East Champion-

ships Won: 7

Years Won: 2004, 1998,1997, 1996, 1995, 1991, 1990

Maine Black Bears Womens Basketball

Barnies hopes to lead team to AE tourney winBy Erica WhiteStaff Writer

With an overall record of 15-14,the University of Maine Black Bears

mens basketball team will enter theAmerica East Conference Champi-onships in third place.

Within the conference, their recordis 9-6, while their non-conferencegames leave them with a disap-pointing record of 6-7. Though theteam improved their points scoredper game, this is seen as a bit of aregression after last seasons recordof 19-11 (11-5 in the conference).

The Black Bears won againstfellow American East contendersStony Brook, Binghamton, BostonUniversity and the University of NewHampshire but fell to the Universityof Hartford Hawks twice, and also toAlbany. This season, the team was

all-or-nothing; going from a four-game losing streak to a four-gamewinning streak, followed by a seven-game winning streak and a six gamelosing streak. After a tremendousJanuary winning streak, the teamlost their bearings and lost all butone game in the month of February.

When it comes to stats, the BlackBears lead the pack. They score anaverage of 3.1 points more than theiropponents, allowing an average of66.5 points per game and scoringan average of 69.6 points a game,leading the conference. They lead theconference in assists. They averagedabout 13 assists per game, relyingheavily on ball movement to keeptheir opponents guessing. The Bears

are alsorst ineld goals and assistsper turnover with a .515 and 0.99,respectively.

Much of the teams success dependson senior Troy Barnies (No. 15). The6-foot-7 forward leads the team and issecond in the division in assists witha grand total of 41. This season, he

seriously stepped up his game, postingcareer highs in rebounds, assists andthree-point percentage. Additionally,he improved his protection of theball, cutting back on turnovers andcreating opportunities for the teamfrom steals. He lands in the topvein the conference for his average of7.8 rebounds per game.

Despite a slight drop in his numbersfrom last year due to a cut in playingtime, junior guard Gerald McLemore(No. 32) remains a powerful asset tothe Black Bears. He has provided theteam with an offensive spark, leadingthe team with 67 three-pointers madethis season. He led the team in scor-ing last season as a sophomore and

obviously has a very bright future inbasketball. He is the second leadingscorer on the team, trailing behindBarnies by 29 points. These two com-bined make up more than 40 percentof the total scoring done by Maine thisseason, which is rather impressive foronly two players.

As the season draws to a close, theBlack Bears will say goodbye to foursenior players; Terrance Mitchell,Barnies, Sean McNally and Mala-chi Peav. They will have to look toyounger players such as rising starMcLemore and sophomore forwardTravon Wilcher to possibly ll thegaps their matriculating teammateshave left behind. Next season appearsto be a rebuilding year, but they still

possess some key skill players to keepthem an offensive force in the AmericaEast Conference.

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The University of Maines Black Bears will enter the champion-ship in third place.

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By Erica WhiteStaff Writer

The University of Maine womensbasketball team has had a roughseason, entering the America EastConference Championships winningonly four of 27 games played thisseason, leaving them only 2-14 withinthe conference.

However discouraging its recordmay appear, it is only one game behindrecord-wise. They defeated Vermontand UMBC once each.

Despite their disappointing record,the Vermont Black Bears are not laststatistically in the conference. Theyremain above Vermont for second tolast place in total points scored thisseason and points per game, putting upan average of 54.4 points per game onthe board. Surprisingly enough, theyare second behind UMBC in their freethrow percentage, head and shouldersabove third place UNH with a .715.

The University of Maine womensteam stands seventh in eld goalpercentages with a .348 above Albanyand Vermont.

They stand in third with reboundsoffensively, and their overall rebound-ing margin leaves them in eighth, butstill above Boston University with 38average rebounds per game.

The Black Bears are sixth in three-

pointers and steals. Several of theUniversity of Maines women wereranked in the top 30 girls in the con-ference for their individual statistics.Beyond having to play well, thesegirls have to have played in 75 percentof their teams games, which for thegirls of Maine is slightly over the 20game benchmark:

Freshman guard Ashleigh Roberts

(No. 1) was ranked eleventh in theconference for scoring. Recording299 points, ve three-pointers andaveraging 10.7 points a game, Robertsis sure to be a valuable asset for Maineand will prove to be a breakout starin future seasons.

Sophomore guard Amber Smith(No. 30) is also ranked for her in-dividual scoring statistics, puttingup 276 points over the season andaveraging 10.2 points per game. Shealso has made an impressive 24 three-pointers this season thus far.

A very young team that primarilycomprises freshman and sophomores,the Black Bears will only need toreplace senior guard Tanna Ross (No.5). Ross has been playing for all four

years of her career at UMaine, start-ing almost all the games this seasonand playing in 27 games last season,starting nine of those.

Her junior year she had a season-high 20 points per game.

The Maine womens team is entering the conference championships with a 2-14 record.


8/16


Hartford HawksWomen

Overall Record:

15-13

Conference Record:

11-5

Players to Watch:

Nikkia Smith,Ruthanne Doherty

Conference titles: 4

Head Coach:

Jennifer Rizzotti

By Jeremy StanleyEditor-in-Chief

If theres one word to describe the HartfordHawks womens basketball teams journey thisseason, it is improvement.

When you look across the board at theteams coming into the tournament and youreally wonder how many are better now thanthey were a month ago, youre talking abouttwo or maybe three teams tops. And wereone of them, Hawks Head Coach JenniferRizzotti said.

The Hartford womens basketball teamcame off of one of its most disappointing non-

conference schedules in her 12-year tenure,winning only four games in that play. Theteams worst season during her term as headcoach was in 2002 when the Hawks went just7-21. The year before, however, she led theHawks to the NCAA Tournament.

Since then, Rizzotti has gone to the Tourna-ment four times and has progressed as far asthe second round.

Last year was a banner year; the team wentundefeated in its conference play and was na-tionally ranked for the rst time the programshistory. This year, however, has been a differ-

ent story, with that four-win non-conferenceschedule and a conference schedule that sawthe Hawks lose ve games.

The seniors had a hard time with the offseasonthey have not been at Hartford whereweve lost that many games, period, in aseason let alone a non-conference schedule,Rizzotti said.

Its a step down compared to last season, forsure, when the Hawks found success throughoutthe whole team. The Hawks lost greats DianaDelva and Erica Beverly, the latter injured inthe seminals of the America East Tournamentlast year.

The Hawks offense has struggled at times,

but it is scoring only 40 percent from the eldagainst conference opponents. The Hawkshas fared well on defense, holding conferenceopponents to 37 percent.

Ruthanne Doherty has seen resurgence latethis season after postseason surgery, playingconsistentlyRizzotti calls her the go-to scorersince January. Doherty has averaged 10 pointsper game in conference play.

Senior Mary Silvia is the leading points-scorer for the Hawks and is a threat fromlong-rangeshe is 56-for-142 from the three-point line.

The teams worst stretch this season againstconference opponents was when it lost threestraight games.

That was a little bit of a setbackknowingthat we werent at full strength made it easierto handle.

I think weve been able to keep our headabout us and know that if we keep working thisis where we could be at the end of the year,Rizzotti said.

Hartford plays Albany in the quarternalsof the America East Tournament Friday night.The Hawks split the season series with Albany,losing at home but winning on the road.

Rizzotti said, Im not going into the tourna-

ment assuming just because we beat Albany lasttime that its a shoo-in, but at the same timewinning eight of our last nine means that wereactually doing something well.

It is a blank slate once the postseason starts,seeding is seeding, Rizzotti said. All of whatyou did the prior few months doesnt matter.

Despite all setbacks, the team is poised tomake a run for the America East Champion-ship, Rizzotti said.

Everything that weve set out to do is nowright in front of us, so hopefully so the sense ofurgency will make us better and more focused.

Journey marked by consistent effort

ADAM MANISON

Ruthanne Doherty, sophomore forward, is part of a bright future for the Hartford Hawks, which plays Albany on Friday at 8:15 p.m.

# NAME POS. YR. HT. PPG RPG AST

1 Jackie Smith G Sr. 5-9 5.2 2.2 1022 Daphne Elliott G So. 5-6 8.4 3.8 333 Taylor Clark F Fr. 6-0 2.6 1.9 35

10 Alex Hall G So. 5-7 7.0 3.8 4014 Amanda Weaver G/F Sr. 6-1 3.7 1.6 5

20 Keyokah Mars-Garrick F Jr. 6-1 2.7 2.2 1421 Ilicia Mathis G Jr. 5-9 6.8 2.8 2922 Mary Silvia G Sr. 5-11 9.6 2.8 31

23 Alyssa Englert G Fr. 5-9 1.7 0.9 2324 Ruthanne Doherty F So. 5-11 7.5 5.7 42

33 Milana Gilbert F Fr. 6-0 1.4 1.1 144 Nikkia Smith F So. 6-1 7.0 4.8 30


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Hartford HawksMen

Overall Record:10-19

Conference Record:7-9

Players to Watch:

Joe Zeglinski andMorgan Sabia

Conference Titles:None

Head Coach:

John GallagherDream heads into rst postseasonBy Jeremy Stanley

Editor-in-Chief

The Hartford mens basketball team, despite a losingrecord, isnt ready to pack it up and head south.

Theres 330 Division I schools 160 just wantto say, Lets get to spring break. Take me to Cancun.Take me to Miami. Take me somewhere. Thats justnot our group, said coach John Gallagher.

This is Gallaghers rst season as the Hawks coach,but its not his rst season with the team.

He held an assistant position at the University until2008 when he went to assist coaching at the Universi tyof Pennsylvania.

Gallagher was invited to coach back after then HeadCoach Dan Leibovitz took Gallaghers assistant coach-ing role at Pennsylvania, his alma mater.

When introduced, Gallagher called the opportunitya dream.

With a disappointing recordonly one win better thanthe previous seasons conference performanceonewould think that the dream might be a little bit cloudy.Gallagher sees it differently.

No, the team isnt ready to quitparents called Gal-lagher and said their sons didnt want to the season toend, he said.

Dont look at the record, look at the end energy webring, he said.

With many games this season being decided by aroundve points, the Hawks have seen disappointment afterdisappointmentmainly because they havent been

able to close out close games.

Point guard Joe Zeglinski leads the Hawks, the teamsleading scorer. He is one point shy of the 2,000-pointmark, a feat only one other Division I Hawk alumnus,Vin Baker, accomplished.

The senior averages 14.6 points per game and is theHawks most potent threat from beyond the arc. He is89-for-264 from beyond the arc this season.

Forward Morgan Sabia is the rebound leader for theHawks. He averages around seven rebounds a game.

Another senior forward Kevin Estes nally returnedto the starting lineup in the teams last game after beingout for much of the season with injury and has beeninstrumental in late season wins. He has not missed asingle eld goal attempt since a mid-February gameagainst Boston University. He could be a difference-maker in the tournament.

The Hawks are one of the worst scoring teams inthe conference, ranked seventh, shooting 37 percentfrom the eld.

Hartford enters the conference tournament seededsixth.

In their last time out against opponent Maine BlackBears, the Hawks dominated for much of the game, ledby Zeglinski who scored a career-high 33 points. TheHawks look to repeat that performance.

And Gallaghers dream gets put to the ultimate teston Saturday.

Well start our new season at practice on Tuesday.Well clean the locker room out, well take the uniforms,well take the practice jerseys and well reissue themlike its a new season, he said.

ADAM MANISON

ADAM MANISON

Joe Zeglinski is one point shy of the 2,000 career-point mark and looks to hit that milestone Saturday against Maine.

John Gallagher speaking at a press conference in April 2010.

NO NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. PPG RPG AST1 Milton Burton G/F Sr. 6-5 175 6.5 5.2 59

2 Charles White G So. 6-1 170 0.4 0.4 33 Ross Erickson G/F So. 6-6 195 1.4 0.6 14 Ben O'Neill G Fr. 6-4 188 0.0 0.4 010 Mustafaa Jones G Fr. 6-1 155 0.8 1.0 713 Ryan Baker G So. 6-5 200 3.3 1.9 1114 Joe Nardi G Fr. 6-1 175 0.6 0.5 421 Genesis Maciel F/C Jr. 6-9 250 6.4 2.0 2823 Morgan Sabia F Sr. 6-8 200 13.0 6.9 3924 Joe Zeglinski G Sr. 6-0 185 14.6 3.9 5525 Anthony Minor F Sr. 6-6 200 11.2 3.9 7431 Kevin Estes F Sr. 6-7 230 1.5 0.7 432 Clayton Brothers G Jr. 6-1 170 3.3 2.7 5844 Oren Faulk F Fr. 6-7 250 0.7 1.0 0


10/16


By Josh BatelliStaff Writer

University of Maryland, BaltimoreCounty is a proud program that has

fallen upon a few tough years.UMBC has gone 5-24 in 2010-

2011, which includes a 4-12 AmericaEast mark.

This comes a year after stumblingto a 4-26 record. This year startedoff specically bad, as the Retrieversdropped 16 of theirrst 17 games.

There have been glimpses of theUMBC of old however. BetweenJan.17 and Feb. 6, the Retrievers

UMBC mens team playing for respect as No. 8 seed

By Josh BatelliStaff Writer

The University of Maryland, Bal-timore County womens basketballteam came into the season with highexpectations, which they met.

UMBC has been a middle of theroad team in the America East foryears. Despite this, their were goalswould be accomplished as they enterthe conference tourney as No. 12 seed.

The Retrievers won therst regularseason conference championship inprogram history this season going19-10 and 13-3 in conference play.

The 13 conference wins are a re-cord since joining the America East.Their 19 overall wins are the mosttheyve had since joining DivisionI. The season started off slowly forthe Retrievers.

The womens team went 1-5 tostart the season, all against out ofconference foes. When conferenceplay opened up, the women fromBaltimore went on a tear. UMBCwomens basketball team hasnt losta conference home game and havelost just one game this season. Thewomen ended the season playingtheir best ball.

Since a 65-39 blowout loss at thehands of Boston University, theyvewon 10 of 11 and ended the season

with six straight wins. UMBC willhead into the conference tournamentwith a seven-point loss to Bingham-ton on Feb. 2 as their only blemishsince Jan. 17.

UMBC returned 96 percent of theirscoring from the 2009-10 season.

The Retrievers have three playersaverage in double gures. Junior

guard Michelle Kurowski leads theway with 14.6 points per game. Fel-low third year players Erin Brownand Tope Obajolu average 14.2 and10.4 respectively.

Kurowskis 14.6 points per gamenot only lead the team, but also theconference. The psychology majorfrom Hicksville, N.Y. ranks in thetop twenty in the conference inpoints, assists, rebounds, steals, threepointers, and free throws. Kurowskiis a nalist for the America EastWomens Basketball Fans ChoicePlayer of the Year.

Her success is not limited to the

basketball court. She was namedto the Capital One Academic All-District First Team. This makes hereligible to receive an Academic-AllAmerican distinction.

The versatile Erin Brown is alsoa stud for the Retrievers. She playsboth guard and forward for UMBC.

Not only is she the fth leadingscorer in the conference, shes 12thin the conference in rebounds pergame and second in three pointersmade per game.The Retrievers willundoubtedly be the favorite to win thetournament in Chase Arena.

However, UMBCs great seasondoesnt mean theyll skate their wayto the NCAA tournament. There isprecedence for the top seed to fall.

Only once since 2006 has theregular season champion also wonthe conference tournament - but it isvery possible that the UMBC ladiescould break that trend this year.

UMBC will premiere for tourna-ment play on Saturday, March 6 at6:05 against the winner of the StonyBrook-Maine matchup.

went 4-3 in conference play. Theybeat Boston, Hartford, Maine, andBinghamton during that stretch. Sincethen, theyve lost ve-straight, fourby double digits.

UMBC is not a team to be takenlightly however. Theyre a team thatcombines exceptional youth withtremendous experience.

The Retrievers have a hot shotfreshman, Chase Plummer, who haswreaked havoc at times for UMBCsopponents.

The future America East starplayed for national powerhouse SaintPatricks High School in New Jersey

(currently ranked number one inthe country) under legendary coachKevin Boyle.

The teams experience is a majorstrength. Their top three scorers have

a combined 13 years of college ballplayed between them.

Its a group that isnt afraid ofplaying in the big game. There arethree players who have been a partof NCAA tournament teams.

Senior Justin Fry was a contribu-tor to the 24-9 UMBC that made theNCAA Tournament in 2008. SeniorTravis King was part of the GeorgeWashington University program

for four years before transferring toUMBC to nish up his nal year ofeligibility.

During the 2006-2007 season, hewas a key cog as a freshman for the

GW team that went 23-9 and earnedan 11 seed to the NCAA tournament.

The Retrievers leading scorer,Chris De La Rosa also has late Marchexperience. He played on a Sienasquad that was a part of March Mad-ness in 2008.

Despite the road to Baltimorecoming in unconventional ways, Fry,King, and De La Rosa look to leadthe Retrievers to a surprising America

East conference tournament run.De La Rosa is one of the best all

around performers in the country.He averages 15.9 points per game,four rebounds, and six assists. Those

numbers arent to be taken lightly.Hes one of just three players among

the 334 Divison I schools to be aver-aging at least 15 points, four boards,and six assists.

The three experienced players willbe leaned on by coach Randy Monroeto turn back the clock and use their biggame background to show the rest ofthe America East that they are a teamthat should be respected.

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UMBC may be at No. 8, but De La Rosa has big game experience.


24 Amirah Tucker G 5-10 Fr. 2.4 0.1 0

34 Top Obajolu C 6-3 Jr. 10.4 4.3 47

32 Dana Lewis C 6-2 Fr. 0.6 1.0 1

20 Michelle Kurowski G 5-9 Jr. 14.6 5.6 80

Raven Harris G 5-7 Jr.

1 Raven Gerald G 5-8 Fr. 1.5 0.6 5

Brittany Cromwell G 5-9 Jr.

22 Kristin Coles G 5-7 So. 5.5 4.0 1910 Meghan Colabella F/G 6-0 Sr. 6.2 5.4 53

33 Kim Browning F 6-2 So. 0 0.2 0

30 Erin Brown G/F 5-10 Jr. 14.2 6.1 30

21 Michele Brokans G 5-9 Sr. 2.6 3.0 98

3 Chelsea Barker G 5-8 Sr. 2.3 1.3 9


25 Matt Conway F 6-7 Fr. 1.0 0.6 0

10 Chris De La Rosa G 5-10 Jr. 16.5 4.0 9130 Justin Fry F 6-10 Gr. 10.3 6.5 21

5 Nick Groce G 5-11 So.

55 Laurence Jolicoeur F/C 6-9 Gr. 3.9 2.8 9

11 Travis King G 6-2 Gr. 6.6 2.3 7

31 Brian Neller G 6-4 So. 7.7 1.3 4

22 Chase Plummer F 6-6 Fr. 6.7 4.1 6

20 Adrian Satchell F 6-5 So. 6.5 4.0 10

1 Bakari Smith G 6-3 Sr. 1.4 1.8 14

34 Jake Wasco F 6-8 Jr. 0 1.1 1

3 Jamar Wertz G 6-4 Fr. 4.6 2.3 8


11/16


By Jessica RutledgeSports Editor

Disappointed to be No. 9 in theconference last year, the Wildcats

were starving to win and devouredweak competitors to become theNo. 6 seed.

The University of New Hampshirewomens basketball team was 9-19overall and 6-10 in the conferencethis season - a far cry from the previ-ous season which concluded with anoverall record of 9-22 and 3-13 in theAmerica East.

The drastic playing improvementof UNH in one year speaks volumesabout the caliber of talent, but also thebrilliant potential of second-year headcoach Maureen Magarity. Magaritygraduated from Marist in 2003 and isthe youngest DI coach for any menand womens basketball team today.

It is no surprise that the young UNH

roster had some difculty under theguidance ofrst-timer Magarity lastseason, but the bright young headcoach is condent that her team hasfound the winning groove.

Were better understanding ourphilosophies on offense and on de-fense, and weve pulled out sometough wins down the stretch, the StonyBrook and the Vermont games camedown to the last seconds and Im re-ally proud of our girls, how we founda way to win those games, she saidin an interview with America East.

Coach Magarity also commendedjunior forward Denise Beliveau onher all-around success as a consistentplayer and role model this season bysaying, she does everything thatyou need her to do, and as a coach,thats very comforting to me whenshes on the oor.

After the graduation of formerUNH star player Candace Williamslast season, Beliveau stepped up asa dynamic player and leader in herplace, a role that has proven to be

critical in the success of the teamthis year.

Beliveau led the Wildcats to theNo. 6 seed, averaging 13.2 pointsper game to tally 330 points on the

season, 212 rebounds and 56 assistsover 930 minutes of playing time.The junior forward was also No. 1in the America East individually forearning an average of 7.5 defensiverebounds per game (120 total), aswell as 10.1 rebounds per gameoverall with 162 on the season.

Sophomore guard Cari Reed is partof the promising young talent pavingthe way to victory for the Wildcats un-der the tutelage of coach Magarity andveteran player Beliveau. Reed nearlytripled her freshman year offensivestatistics in 2010-11, improving from3.4 points per game and 85 points to10.6 points per game and 275 pointsscored. The sophomore guard alsowas ranked No. 1 in the conference

for averaging 2.3 3-point eld goalsper game, tallying 37 three-pointers.

Fellow underclassmen playerKelsey Hogan was ranked No. 1in the America East after recordingthe highest three-pointer attemptpercentage. Hogan completed herfreshman season having nailed 44.9percent of three-pointer attempts,dipping 22 from beyond the arc in49 attempts the highest percentagein the conference.

UNH womens basketball will opentournament play on Friday, March 5at 2:05 p.m. in the quarternals. TheFriday match up pits No. 6 UNHWildcats to clash with No. 3 seededBinghamton Bearcats (18-11, 11-5).

The Wildcats have met twice withthe Bearcats this season and bothgames resulted in losses for UNH.

Despite the shortcomings of theUNH womens basketball team whenfacing Binghamton this season, themonumental improvements madeand cohesiveness of the team area powerful variable this weekend.

By Jessica RutledgeSports Editor

After being defeated by the Hawks

last weekend, the Wildcats returnto Hartford as the No. 7 seed in theAmerica East Tournament.

The UNH mens basketball teamconcluded its regular season withan overall record of 12-17, stand-ing at 6-10 for conference games.A record that feels like dj vousfor the Wildcats who went 12-16 in2010 with Alvin Abreu and TyroneConley leading the board.

Senior guards Abreu and Conleyare still top scorers for the Wildcats,having averaged 14.0 and 15.3points per game overall this season.

For conference games, Conleyrecorded 17.6 points per game,while sophomore players Chan-dler Rhoads and Ferg Myrick putup 10.6 and 10.0 points per game,respectively.

Junior forward Brian Bensontopped the UNH roster with 9.4rebounds per game in the AmericaEast conference while averaging 8.2rebounds per game overall.

Although UNH ranks last in theconference offensively with anaverage of 58 points per game, theroster boasts the No. 1 spot for itsdefensive efforts.

During the 2010-11 season, theUNH mens basketball team al-lowed their opponents to tally anaverage of only 60.6 points pergame, the lowest in the conference.

The combined efforts of the entireUNH roster helped seasoned headcoach, Bill Herrion earn his 300th

career win on Dec. 4 when UNH

defeated Colgate University 65-60.According to UNH Director of

Athletics, Marty Scarano, coachHerrion is just what the Wildcatsorganization needs in order to growand develop into a more competitiveteam in the America East.

Hes worked so darn hard hereat UNH and hes built a real cultureof basketball here, Scarano said.Were right on the cusp of somereally exciting things, he said inan interview with UNH Athletics.

But the Wildcats organization stillhas a lot of work ahead, and the nalsix games of the season were brutalproof of this for the mens basketballteam, who suffered a record of 2-4

for the entire month of February.These tough losses put a damperon the teams solid 7-5 winningpercentage at home for the season,despite falling 4-12 on the road.

The Terriers (18-13, 12-4) andWildcats have hit the court twicealready this season. The rst timewas on Jan. 4 at Boston U. whenthe home team won the game 61,24, but when the teams clashed onJan. 29 at UNH, the Wildcats wonthe No. 2 seed by a margin of 60-48.

Despite being seeded as the No. 7underdogs, UNH mens basketballhas already proven to the Terrier-sonce this season that they havewhat it takes to play and win.

Beliveau leads Wildcats to No. 6 seed

No. 7 Wildcats vs. No.2 Terriers in tourneyTerriers in tourney

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10 Denise Beliveau F Jr. 13.1 8.9 6012 Sarah Frankenberger G Fr. 3.1 1.1 1814 Jilliane Friel G So. 1.3 0.8 17

15 Abigail Larosa G So. 1.0 0.9 920 Kelsey Hogan G Fr. 8.2 2.9 117

21 Jackie Lyons G So. 0.1 0.6 0

24 Cari Reed G So. 10.3 4.3 4525 Lauren Wells G Jr. 7.1 2.3 39

33 Jill McDonald C Sr. 9.6 5.7 2635 Bridgette McKnight F Fr. 0.8 1.1 3

45 Kelley Flynn C Jr. 3.6 2.7 1155 Kate Early F Sr. 3.4 2.8 12


1 Dane Diliegro C Sr. 8.8 8.2 14

2 DeAndray Buckley G Fr. 2.9 2.0 20

3 Chandler Rhoads G So. 8.9 3.6 815 Jordon Bronner G Fr. 3.7 1.4 63

10 Ryan Herrion G So. 0.2 0.2 7

11 James Valladares F Sr. 2.2 1.6 6

14 Patrick Konan F So.

15 Ferg Myrick F So. 12.1 4.1 11

21 Tyrone Conley G Sr. 15.3 3.4 59

22 Scott Morris G Fr. 3.7 0.5 8

24 Kazadi Nyanguila F Fr. 1.3 1.2 2

25 Alvin Abreu G Sr. 14.0 4.0 1

33 Chris Matagrano C So. 1.8 1.6 3

34 Brian Benson F Jr. 5.5 8.2 7

Coach:

Maureen Magarity

Record:

9-19

Conference Record:

6-10

Players to watch:

Cari Reed

Denise Beliveaeu Kelsey Hogan


12/16


By Tim RizzoStaff Writer

Entering the America East tourna-ment as the numberve seed isntwhats scaring Stony Brooks mensbasketball opponents right now,but their recent play certainly isdrawing some attention away fromthe court.

The Seawolves (12-16, 7-8 ) areentering the upcoming AmericaEast tournament playing their bestbasketball all season; ending theseason with a deceiving 3-2 recordin their last ve games becausetheir recent effort doesnt reectthe scoreboard.

Three of itsnalve games havegone into overtime, with StonyBrook taking two of the three again

conference opponents, Universityof Hartford and Maine.Led by junior guard, Bryan

Dougher who is averaging 13.2points per game, the Seawolves havefound new life on the court and havecaught re just at the right time.

Looking up at the clock downby 10 with a little more than sixminutes left in the game against theUniversity of Hartford Hawks (9-19,6-9 ) the Seawolves knew they hadto make this a game if they wantedto make their trip to the tournamentworth it.

Clutch baskets and stingy defensein the nal minutes helped theSeawolves claw back into the game

which featured 17 lead changes anda large decit to overcome.

Big shots by freshman Anthony

Johnson and junior Danny Carterhelped cut the Hawks and eventu-ally forcing the game into overtimewhere it was the captains turn tocome through when Stony Brookneeded him most.

Dougher scored nine straightpoints in overtime to steal the gameright from under the Hawks feet in anexciting 79-73 win, which featuredStony Brooks best team shootinggame of the season with a 50 percentshooting night from the eld.

Sixth year head coach of theSeawolves, Steve Pikiell, knowshis young team (with only onesenior) has the talent to play at thisintensity every night, but some more

consistency is needed in order forhis team to progress deep into thetournament.

Talent is vital on a young team likethe Seawolves have, but some strongleadership is going to be neededfrom the upperclassmen to carrythis team through the tournamentand against higher seeds, such as,Albany, Maine, Boston Universityand power house Vermont.

These Seawolves have shownthroughout the year that they arentgoing to outscore every team theyare going to play or shut down anychance the opposition has at scoringevery trip down the court, but theyhave shown that they are a very

scrappy bunch and know how togrind games out in thenal minutes.

In tournament play, these are

the teams that end up going deepbecause of their ability to keep acool head under pressure.

No. 4 Albany comes rolling into play the Seawolves in the rstround of the America East Confer-ence Tournament March 5.

Albany has won both meetingsthis year against the Seawolves, butthis meeting might be a little differ-ent if Albany becomes complacentin the nal few minutes against ahungry Seawolves team.

By Tim RizzoStaff Writer

The Stony Brook womens bas-ketball teams season has been lessthan what the team could have everimagined going into a new year.

Coach Michele Cherry resignedfrom her position half way throughthe season with the team at 3-13, andfrom then on the season was neverthe same.

For undisclosed reasons, Cherrystepped down half way into her fourth

year as head coach of the Seawolvesand left assistant coach EvelynThompson to coach the team for therest of the season.

After starting the season 3-3against non-conference opponents theStony Brook Seawolves (5-22, 2-13AE) dropped the rest of their non-

conference games and all conferencegames against every team not namedMaine, who they defeated twice tonish the season with ve wins.

Poor team shooting at around 36percent hurt the Seawolves all seasonand a defense that allowed the second

most points per game in the confer-ence didnt make life much easier.

Senior forward Kirsten Jeter ledthe team all season with 14.1 pointsper game, including a staggering 16.3points against conference opponents.

Unfortunately for the Seawolves,

she will be leaving the team at the endof the season, which raises questionsabout how well the underclassmen cando next season to make up for Jetersproductions.

Hopefully that person is juniorDestiny Jacobs, who at the forward/

center position this season has beenvery productive, averaging nine pointsa game along with 7.2 rebounds pergame, which ranks her 10th in theAmerica East in that category.

Along with Jacobs, sophomore SamLanders hopes to continue to producefor her team as a true point guard.

Averaging 8.9 points per gamealong with dishing out a team high78 assists on the year, Landers hopesto improve her game to where herteammates around her can really startproducing for this team to be competi-tive next season.

No news yet about who will of-cially become the full time coach forStony Brook next season, but theseladies are focused on doing as wellas they can in the tournament nextweekend.

As poorly as the Seawolves haveplayed this year in their own con-ference, I wouldnt be surprised if

these ladies come out ring in thistournament.

A team with low expectations is avery dangerous one. With a mentalityof nothing to lose and everything togain, and for Jeter to possibly be play-ing hernal game, this has the recipeto be an interesting rst round game.

Seawolves: Down but dont count them out

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32 Kirsten Jeter F 5-10 Sr. 15.7 7.3 36

22 Sam Landers G 5-7 So. 9.8 2.7 4442 Destiny Jacobs F/C 6-1 Jr. 7.9 6.5 11

4 Misha Horsey G 5-5 Sr.15 Jodie Plikus G 5-8 Sr.

44 Juanita Cochran C 6-2 So. 6.0 4.4 623 Whitney Davis G/F 5-10 Jr. 5.8 2.5 712 Tamiel Murray G 5-6 Jr. 4.1 4.8 44

24 Talisha Bridges G/F 5-10 So. 1.4 2.1 13 Amanda Corona G 5-8 So. 2.8 1.2 125 Gerda Gatling F 5-11 So. 2.8 2.1 5

21 Taylor Burner C 6-4 So. 2.0 0.4 211 Dani Klupeneger G 5-9 So. 1.9 0.8 3


10 Bryan Doughner G 6-1 Jr. 13.2 2.9 60

12 Marcus Rouse G 6-0 So. 7.6 2.2 265 Dave Coley G 6-2 Fr. 6.9 3.5 2015 Leonard Hayes G 6-4 So. 5.9 2.2 1330 Chris Martin G 6-1 Sr. 5.8 4.0 26

2 Danny Carter F 6-9 Jr. 5.7 4.1 2023 Dallis Joyner F 6-7 Jr. 5.4 6.7 23

4 Anthony Jackson G 6-0 Fr. 4.9 1.8 3221 Al Rapier F 6-7 Jr. 4.5 4.4 37

32 Anthony Mayo F 6-9 Sr. 3.4 2.5 11 Preye Preboye G/F 6-6 So. 3.2 2.9 822 Eric McAlister F 6-8 Fr. 1.9 0.9 3

11 Ben Resner G 6-3 So. 0.3 0.7 124 Tommy Brenton G/F 6-5 Jr.


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Catamounts look for more success at tourney

By Hayden HarrowerStaff Writer

Projected second in the preseasoncoaches poll at the start of theseason, the University of VermontCatamounts have surpassed expecta-tions grabbing the No.1 spot of theAmerica East Conference this year.

But the Catamounts arent shy ofsuccess, winning the America Easttournament last year as a secondplace seed.

There is really no mystery to the

success the boys from Burlingtonare having; leading the conferencein scoring margin (+6.8 points pergame), defensive rebounds (26rebounds per game), and eld goalpercentage allowed (39.4 percenteld goals made per game).

As well as ranking second place inthe conference in points scored (69.6points per game), points allowed(61.7 points allowed per game), andeld goal percentage (45.5 percentper game).

With the 70s looking, seniorforward, Evan Fjeld at the helm theCatamounts have lead a powerful of-fensive and defensive team this year.

This Durham, N.C. native leads theconference in eld goal percentage

(54.9 percent), and in blocked shots(56 blocked shots, two per game).As well as tying for fourth in pointsscored (429 points, 15.3 per game),seventh in defensive rebounds,(126 rebounds, 4.5 per game), andninth for rebounding overall (181

rebounds, 6.54 per game).But along with a talented, older

team there is a great coach in MikeLonergan, behind it.

After taking the job in Burlington,Vermont in 2005, the Catamountshad posted a 16-2 record in-con-ference, and a 25-7 record overall.

Former coach Tom Brennan hadjust taken the Catamounts to anAmerica East Conference championwin for the third season in a row.

In which his nal berth in theNCAA tournament resulted in a

stunning win against Syracuse inovertime. But incoming coach MikeLonergan restored the Catamountimage of old; reaching the nals ofthe America East tournament twice,and winning the title last year in hisve years at Vermont.

After beating the Maine Bears,the Catamounts had clinched theAmerica East title with the most winsin the conference and guaranteeinga NCAA playoff berth.

After the win coach Lonergan talksabout the expectation for team at thestart of the season, We were pickedfth in our conference and on paperthat is where we probably belonged.Our players and coaching staff weremotivated by the preseason polls.

So watch for the Catamounts,as they are a likely opponent forthe nal match of the conferencetournament.

The tournament may be held inWest Hartford, but the road to thetitle is through Vermont.

By Hayden HarrowerStaff Writer

The Vermont womens team iscoming to Chase Arena with the

title to defend, returning after hav-ing the best record posted in schoolhistory at, 13-3 in-conference, and27-7 overall.

But to win another title is askinga lot ofrst year coach Lori GearMcBride and her line-up whichincludes none of last years starters.

She will have to look to seniorforward/center, Tonya Young as herleader of the team.

Young had the most points pergame than any Catamount remain-ing on the team, at 7.8 points per

game. Young ranks third in eldgoal percentage (48 percent), fthin scoring in the America East(15.1 points per game), and sixth inrebounding (130 rebounds, 8.1 per

game). But with three sophomoresand a freshman to support Young,Vermont are the considerable under-dogs heading in to the tournament.

But Gear McBride is no strangerto success; winning an NCAAchampionship, as a player, for theNorth Carolina Tar Heels in 1994.After spending six years coaching atSeton Hall, two of which had beenas high as the assistant coach, shetook a head coaching job at ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School inNew Jersey. She then made her head

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The No. 1 seeded Catamounts will jump into tourney play on Saturday at 2:15 p.m.

coaching debut at Maines ColbyCollege in Waterville, Maine. GearMcBride had taken the 6-17 Mulesand left with a record of 24-5 in hernal season.

After a late in the season winagainst New Hampshire head coachLori Gear McBride had this to sayon their outlook of the tournament,We are clawing our way up so thatwe have a chance to put ourselvesin a position to go deep into thetournament

So afternishing in seventh placein conference rankings the Cata-mounts have a tough road ahead ofthem, if they want to defend theirtitle and venture on the NCAAtournament.

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Vermonts womens basketball team earned the No. 7 seed.

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NO NAME POS HT WT Year PPG RPG AST2 Luke Apfeld F 6-8 235 FR 4.9 3.4 93 Joey Accaoui G 5-8 155 SR 11.8 1.7 4312 Sandro Carissimo G 6-2 170 FR 4.4 1.9 4314 Josh Elbaum G 6-3 195 FR 0.3 0.3 215 Simeon Marsalis G 5-11 185 SO 2.1 1.0 920 Brendan Bald G 6-4 200 SO 11.5 2.1 3323 Brian Voelkel F 6-6 210 FR 6.9 9.7 13630 Pat Bergmann F-C 6-10 210 JR 1.1 0.8 231 Clancy Rugg F 6-8 195 FR 0.3 0.5 3

32 Evan Fjeld F 6-8 215 SR 14.9 6.3 3634 Matt Glass F 6-8 210 JR 8.3 3.3 11040 Ryan McKeaney F 6-9 210 FR 0.3 0.4 142 Ben Crenca F-C 6-10 260 SO 1.4 1.0 145 Garrett Kissel F 6-9 245 SR 3.1 2.9 9

NO. NAME Yr. POS. HT. PPG RPG AST00 Sam Simononis Fr. G 5-8 3.6 2.3 171 Tory Dennerlein Jr. G 5-10 2.2 2.3 202 Morgan Albert So. G 5-10 1.4 0.9 55 Kristine Lalonde So. G 5-10 3.0 2.2 10312 Shanai Heber Jr. G 5-914 Katie Dorey Jr. G 5-5 0.5 0.9 1021 Kelli Hier Sr. G/F 6-1 2.3 2.7 2722 Ashley Hoyt Jr. G/F 6-0 3.6 2.9 2023 McKenzie Kudron Fr. F 6-2 1.1 0.9 224 Lauren Wheeler So. G/F 6-0 7.4 4.0 5825 Tonya Young Sr. F/C 6-2 12.2 6.0 1532 Lauren Buschmann So. F/C 6-1 10.0 6.9 2734 Jasmine Cooper Fr. G 6-0 3.9 3.6 17


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the informerbest of hartfordbest of hartford march 3, 2011page 14Best places to eat in the Hartford areaBest places to eat in the Hartford area

The Cheesecake Factory, located in Blue Back

Square, is a delicious way to satisfy any appetite.With specials including their famous factory meat-

loaf, stuffed chicken tortillas, factory burrito grandeand spicy cashew chicken, this restaurant, in myopinion, is denitely in the running for one of thebest in town.

To name a few desserts: Reeses Peanut Butterchocolate cheesecake, fresh banana cream cheese-cake, Dulce de leche caramel cheesecake, Tiramisucheesecake, Kahlua cocoa coffee cheesecake, Snick-ers cheesecake, pumpkin cheesecake and good ollow carb cheesecake with strawberries. It has a warmand inviting atmosphere with a hint of elegance thatallows room for dress up if you so desire. If youre inthe mood for an amazing meal and delectable treats,it is the place to be.

-Kelsey Sterling

Cheesecake Factory71 Isham Road

West Hartford, CT 06107

(860) 233-5588

Reubens Delicatessen35A Lasalle Road


(860) 233 DELI

Reubens Deli, located in Blue Back Square in WestHartford, is a simple little eatery where guests can relaxand have a good time while catching a quick meal.

With both dine in and take out options, guests at

Reubens rave about their signature-overstuffed sand-wiches that are boasting with avor.

From their famous Reuben and Rachel sandwichesto their matzo ball and chicken soups, this little Jewishdeli packs heart into its food and takes pride in makingits guests smile. One of Reubens best dinner optionscomes in their gourmet macaroni and cheese burstingwith incredible taste. Instead of waiting hours for areservation in a high-class restaurant where the por-tions are microscopic, swing over to Reubens Deliwhere lunch and dinner is not only relatively pricedbut absolutely delicious.

-Andy Swetz

Grants Restaurant

977 Farmington AvenueWest Hartford, CT 06107

(860) 236-1930

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If youre looking for a ve star dining experiencecomparable to one that you would encounter in NewYork City, Grants is the place to be.

Grants integrates both upscale French and Italiancuisine into an elegant modern dining experience.

The menu includes everything from foie gras andjumbo shrimp cocktails to Gorgonzola encrustedletmignon that is out of this world.

Desserts are denitely the specialty at Grants, with

the homemade chocolate tiramisu being a personalfavorite.

With food designed to transx the sense, Grantsis surely one of the best ne dining restaurants thatWest Hartford has to offer.

-Danielle Huppke


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Barcelona Restaurant and Wine Bar is an award win-ning Spanish tapas restaurant located on FarmingtonAvenue in West Hartford offering exquisite Spanishand Mediterranean Cuisine.

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