Box Score
BALTIMORE – UMBC women's basketball
sophomore guard Bria White (Silver Spring,
Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase/Longwood) scored 14 of her team-high 15
points in the second half, to help the Retrievers pick up their
first conference victory of the season, a 54-50 win versus Maine in
America East action on Saturday afternoon at the RAC Arena.
White, UMBC's America East Player of the Game, was one of three
Retrievers that finished in double-digit points. Senior
guard Brittany Crowell (Brandywine, Md./Gwynn Park/James
Madison) added 12 points, while classmate Raven
Harris (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne/American) chipped in
10 points, six rebounds, five steals and three assists.
Despite an 11-point deficit at the break, Maine (1-13, 0-1 AE)
was able to tie the game at 30 after starting the second half on a
19-8 run. UMBC (5-10, 1-1 AE) took control back after a layup from
Crowell and would lead by as many as seven with 17 seconds
remaining. The Black Bears did not go down quietly, as they came
within two points with six seconds to go, however, a pair of free
throws from Harris with four seconds on the clock sealed the
victory for the Retrievers.
Maine's America East Player of the Game Courtney Anderson
finished the afternoon with a game-high 17 points, all of which
came in the second half. Senior forward Corinne Wellington chipped
in six points and a game-high 15 rebounds.
UMBC opened an 8-3 advantage against the Black Bears following a
short jumper from senior center Kim
Browning (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover), her second bucket in
the opening five minutes. Crowell helped to extend the lead to
seven, 14-7, draining her first two shots from three-point
range.
Maine connected on just three of its first 20 shots and turned
the ball over 11 times in the opening half. A layup from junior
guard Ashleigh Roberts – two of her team-best eight
first-half points – with 3:39 to go ended an 8:19 field goal
drought for the Black Bears, and put a halt on an 11-2 UMBC run,
for a 22-11 Retrievers lead. The score would remain that way until
the break, as neither team shot well in the opening half.
Maine's 11 first half points was the lowest total allowed in the
opening half by a Retriever opponent this season. The Black Bears
finished the period 4-for-27 (.148), while UMBC connected on
7-of-27 (.259).
UM opened the half on a 19-8 run, behind 10 points from
Anderson, including the game-tying three with 12:15 to go in the
contest. Crowell laid the ball in for the go-ahead two, giving the
Retrievers the lead for good. White followed with a pair of jumpers
to put UMBC back out in front 36-30. An Anderson trey was
sandwiched by two more White buckets, giving the Retrievers a
seven-point advantage, 40-33.
Maine came back within one, 42-41, after scoring six straight
points, but White converted on a jumper, drew the foul and finished
the three-point play, followed by a three from Crowell that all but
sealed the deal for the Retrievers.
A layup from Wellington, followed by a UMBC turnover and a long
three from freshman guard Lauren Bodine brought Maine within two,
52-50 with six seconds left. UMBC was able to get the ball inbounds
and Harris took care of the rest at the free throw line. The
Retrievers connected on eight-of-nine shots from the charity stripe
in the second half and shot a season-high 82.4 percent for the game
(14-for-17).
The Retrievers hit the road in America East action on Wednesday,
Jan. 9, when it takes on New Hampshire. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
at Lundholm Gym.
Dawg Notes:
-UMBC won its fourth straight against Maine and took control of the
series 10-9.
-The Retrievers scored 50+ points for the first time since facing
American on Nov. 27, when they scored 57 points.
-Senior center Kim Browning set a career-high with three
blocks, tied a career-high with seven points and set a season-high
for rebounds with eight.
