By DJ Harding & Darryl Harding Sr
New Hampshire v. Maine
Clarence Daniels scored a game high 30 points as the New Hampshire Wildcats got their first American East Conference win over the Maine Black Bears 79-74. Ahmad Robinson and Jaxson Baker contributed for the Wildcats with double figures.
Robinson finished with 16 points also adding seven rebounds and six assists. Baker ended the night with 13 points and seven boards while also shooting three for three from deep. Maine with the loss extends their losing streak to five games while also now being 0-2 in Conference play.
NJIT v. UMass Lowell
In other American East Conference action the UMass Lowell River Hawks defeated the NJIT Highlanders behind 22 points from Brayden O’Connor, hitting five of six from three point range.
Shooting only 30 percent from three, Tariq Francis led the highlanders in a losing effort. The River Hawks are now 2-0 in conference play and improve to 11-4 on the season, meanwhile the Highlanders drop to 0-2 in conference play and 4-10 on the season.
Hofstra v. Northeastern
Despite a valiant effort by Tyler Thomas with a 32 point outburst, the Hofstra Pride fell short with a 68-71 loss to the Northeastern Huskies. The Huskies climbed to 6-10 with three players in double figures.
Luka Sakota accumulated a team high 19 points, Joe Pridgen followed with 12 points and snatched seven rebounds, and Chris Doherty although zero for five from long range still managed to rack up 10 points.
UMBC v. Vermont
The Vermont Catamounts catapulted themselves to 12-5 on the season. Four out of five starters for Vermont reached double figures. TJ Hurley (14 Points), Matt Veretto (13 Points), Ileri Ayo-Faleye (12 Points), and TJ Long (11 Points) led the way in a 77-72 win over the UMBC Retrievers. Posting 20 points and 8 rebounds Marcus Banks Jr was the Retrievers highest scorer.
Binghamton v. Bryant
An eight point victory launched the Bryant Bulldogs to a 10-7 record on the season. The Bulldogs saw a game high 24 points from Sherif Gross-Bullock while teammate Earl Timberlake was right behind with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Fellow Bulldog Daniel Rivera reached double-double status with 12 points and rebounds. For the Binghamton Bearcats Nehemiah Benson in 17 minutes of play had a team high 21 points along with eight rebounds.