Kayla Cooper didn’t hesitate. Sure, her University at Albany women’s basketball team had just scored a win in a game it likely had circled on the schedule as soon as it was formed. But Thursday’s win against Vermont to start America East Conference play was one the Great Danes would stop celebrating shortly after its completion.

The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team has been unbeatable at home this season. The road has been another matter. On Saturday, however, the River Hawks were clutch down the stretch and

Relying on its defense, the University at Albany women’s basketball program pushed to a second consecutive win to start America East Conference play. The Great Danes topped UMass Lowell 53-39 Saturday at Costello Athletic Center in Lowell,