Awards 2007-08 America East Honors
2008-09 AMERICA EAST STANDINGS
First Team Erica Beverly (Jr., F), Hartford Jesyka Burks-Wiley (Sr., F), Boston U. Christine Kinneary (Sr., G), Boston U. Amarachi Umez-Eronini (Sr., G), Boston U. Courtnay Pilypaitis (Sr., G), Vermont Second Team Candace Williams (Jr., F), New Hampshire Carlee Cassidy (Jr., G), UMBC Diana Delva (So., F), Hartford Lisa Etienne (Sr., G), Hartford May Kotsopoulos (Jr., G), Vermont Third Team Kristi Dini (Sr., G), Boston U. Laura Franceski (Sr., C), Binghamton Andrea Holmes (Fr., G), Binghamton Kristen Jeter (So., F), Stony Brook Ilicia Mathis (Fr., G), Hartford All-Rookie Team Erin Brown (Fr., F), UMBC Andrea Holmes (Fr., G), Binghamton Michelle Kurowski (Fr., G), UMBC Ilicia Mathis (Fr., G), Hartford Viive Rebane (Fr., F), Binghamton All-Defensive Team Lisa Etienne (Sr., G), Hartford Amarachi Umez-Eronini (Sr., G), Boston U. Erica Beverly (Jr., F), Hartford Christine Kinneary (Sr., G), Boston U. May Kotsopoulos (Jr., G), Vermont All-Academic Team Brittany Boser (Jr., F), Maine Meghan Colabella (Jr., F), UMBC Jodie Plikus (So., G), UMBC Amy Rosenkrantz (Sr., G), Vermont May Kotsopoulos (Jr., G), Vermont
Boston University Hartford Vermont Binghamton UMBC New Hampshire Stony Brook Albany Maine
AMERICA EAST 16 14 12 8 6 6 4 3 3
0 2 4 8 10 10 12 13 13
1.000 .875 .750 .500 .375 .375 .250 .187 .187
OVERALL
25 20 21 14 8 8 6 6 5
8 12 12 17 23 23 23 25 25
.758 .625 .636 .452 .258 .258 .207 .194 .167
2008-09 Wildcat TEAM Awards Most Outstanding Player: Candace Williams Hustle Award: Abigail LaRosa Most Improved Player: Kate Early Wildcat Award: Denise Beliveau, Kelsey Hogan Toughness Award: Amy Simpson
Player of the Year: Jesyka Burks-Wiley, Boston U. Defensive Player of the Year: Amarachi Umez-Eronini, Boston U. Rookie of the Year: Andrea Holmes, Binghamton Coach of the Year: Kelly Greenberg, Boston U. 2009 Friendship Cottage Cheese America East Women’s Basketball Championship (all games at Hartford’s Chase Arena - Hartford, Conn.) First Round: Thursday, March 12 Game 1 – No. 8 Albany 63, No. 9 Maine 43 Quarterfinals: Friday, March 13 Game 2 – No. 4 Binghamton 66, No. 5 UMBC 54 Game 3 – No. 1 Boston U. 77, No. 8 Albany 75 (OT) Game 4 – No. 2 Hartford 68, No. 7 Stony Brook 53 Game 5 – No. 3 Vermont 57, No. 6 New Hampshire 45 Semifinals: Saturday, March 15 Game 6 – No. 1 Boston U. 57, No. 4 Binghamton 53 Game 7 – No. 2 Hartford 56, No. 3 Vermont 66
Denise Bealiveau is third player in UNH history to win the America East Rookie of the Year Award
Championship Game: Sunday, March 16 Game 8 – No. 1 Boston U. 66, No. 3 Vermont 74
New Hampshire Women’s Basketball 42