Nikola Priede scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help No. 2 seed Vermont beat top-seeded Albany 62-55 on Friday night in the championship game of the America East Tournament.

Chris Markwood played with plenty of toughness with the Red Riots decades ago, and that has carried over to the program he now leads.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Division III Semifinals #1 Oxbow 46, #5 Peoples 33 #3 Windsor 50, #2 Hazen 34 ...