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Nia Staples dribbles against Maine
Jadyn Spradlin/UMBC
57
Maine Maine 12-10,8-2 America East
74
Winner UMBC UMBC 10-12,7-4 America East
Maine Maine
12-10,8-2 America East
57
Final
74
UMBC UMBC
10-12,7-4 America East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Maine Maine 16 10 13 18 57
UMBC UMBC 22 15 22 15 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Slows Down Surging Maine

Baltimore – Kiara Bell (Santa Rosa, Calif.) tallied another double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Ashia McCalla (Greenbelt, Md.) added 16 points and the UMBC Women's Basketball team held an astonishing 28-3 advantage in points off turnovers to blow out previously first place Maine, 74-57, on Saturday at The Peake.

The Retrievers improved to 10-12 and 7-4 in the America East, while the Black Bears win streak was halted at four and they dropped to 12-10 and 8-2 in the America East.

UMBC held a 46-22 advantage in points in the paint, outscored Maine 15-0 on fast breaks, and the bench outpaced the visitors bench, 16-2.




How It Happened:
  • KK White (Indianapolis, In.) hit a quick three just seconds in to put UMBC up, but America East scoring leader Adrianna Smith answered and scored the first seven points for Maine to keep them in it as the Retrievers led 9-7 midway through the first.
  • McCalla then scored seven points as the Retrievers stretched the lead to as much as nine, and led 22-16 after the first quarter.
  • UMBC shot 9-of-14 from the floor overall in the first quarter, including 8-of-9 from two.
  • The teams traded buckets the first few minutes of the quarter, until a McCalla layup was followed by a quick steal and layup from Laycee Drake (Hancock, N.Y.) put UMBC up 26-18 with 5:46 left
  • The Retrievers then went on a 6-0 run after Bell and McCalla each hit a pair of free throws, and Drake then stole the inbounds and fed Scoop Smith (Pemberton Township, N.J.) for a layup to give UMBC an 11 point lead, at 34-23, with just under three minutes to go.
  • Smith hit a tough turnaround before the halftime buzzer to give the Retrievers a 37-26 lead at the break. It was the first time that Maine trailed at the half in America East play. 
  • After only forcing 10 turnovers in the January matchup at Maine, UMBC forced 12 Black Bear turnovers in the first half alone, led by Drake's three steals.
  • McCalla had 11 first half points to lead the Retrievers
  • Keelah Dixon (Boston, Mass.) scored the first four points of the second half to give UMBC a 15 point lead (41-26) with 7:42 left and force a Maine timeout.
  • Smith scored the Black Bears first three points of the half on free throws and then made their first basket of the second half on a layup with 4:56 left to cut the UMBC lead to 45-31
  • With 3:38 left in the third, Smith hit the second of two free throws, Nia Staples (Cincinnati, Oh.) stole the inbounds and got a layup, Smith then stole the inbounds and fed Drake for the layup and UMBC's lead ballooned to 18, 50-32, with 3:28 left.
  • After a Maine basket, McCalla hit a three and then got a steal and layup moments layup moments later to put UMBC up 21, at 56-35 with 1:30 left in the third
  • The Black Bears turned the ball over with sic seconds left in the third, and Staples took it coast-to-coast and her layup just beat the buzzer to give the Retrievers a 59-39 lead after three quarters
  • Maine scored a quick 11 points to start the final frame, but White matched by scoring straight, followed by two Bell free throws and a layup from Staples to lead 69-50 with six minutes left.
  • The Retrievers would coast to the finish en route to the 74-57 win.
Staples finished with 11 points off the bench, White poured in 15 and Drake finished with six points, six rebounds and a career-high five steals. 

The Retrievers begin a two-game road swing at NJIT on Wednesday at 7 p.m. They then travel to Rhode Island to face Bryant on Saturday.
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