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54
UMBC UMBC 6-10,3-2 America East
71
Winner Maine Maine 8-8,4-0 America East
UMBC UMBC
6-10,3-2 America East
54
Final
71
Maine Maine
8-8,4-0 America East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UMBC UMBC 18 14 10 12 54
Maine Maine 18 17 19 17 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Falls at Maine


Orono, Me. – Host Maine used a massive second half to pull away from the visiting UMBC Women's Basketball team, 71-54, on Saturday afternoon. 

Keelah Dixon (Boston, Mass.) finished with a team-high 17 points on four three-pointers, while Kiara Bell (Santa Rosa, Calif.) added 10 points. Aisha McCalla (Greenbelt, Md.), KK White (Indianapolis, In.) and Scoop Smith (Pemberton Township, N.J.) each added seven points in the defeat.

How It Happened
  • The teams got off to a back-and-forth start, with several lead changes, but Maine eventually pulled ahead 18-13 with a minute left
  • Paloma Iradier (Santander, Spain) hit a layup and Dixon followed with a late three to tie the game at 18 after the first quarter
  • UMBC shot 8-13 from the field in the first quarter, with White and Dixon each tallying five points.
  • The teams again continued to trade the lead in the second, UMBC took a brief 29-26 lead after McCalla scored three-straight points, but the Black Bears ended the half on a 9-3 run to take a 35-32 lead into the break
  • McCalla lead UMBC with seven first half points
  • Maine could not miss to start the second half, jumping out to a 48-40 lead midway through the quarter
  • The lead continued to grow as the hosts shot 9-15 from the floor while holding the Retrievers to 3-13 shooting en route to a 54-42 lead heading into the final ten minutes.
  • The Black Bears continued to pull away in the fourth, despite Dixon draining a trio of threes, outscoring UMBC 17-12 in the frame and 36-22 overall in the second half
The Retrievers return home to host UMass Lowell on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in their annual Midday Madness game.
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