Women’s Basketball Hits the Road for America East Contests at New Hampshire and Maine

The UMBC Women's Basketball team hits the road for its first #AEHoops weekend as it faces New Hampshire and Maine. The Dawgs travel to UNH for a Thursday night game at 6:00 p.m. and then will head to Maine for a Saturday afternoon game at 1 p.m. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.

The Retrievers are coming off an 83-55 loss against NJIT on Thursday evening at The Peake. Jaliena Sanchez had a team-high 17 points, but visiting NJIT used a big second half to defeat the UMBC Women's Basketball team. The Highlanders (6-10, 3-0 AE) outscored the Retrievers 48-21 in the second half to blow open a one point game at the half.

Scouting UNH:

The Wildcats are currently 6-11 and 0-4 AE.
UNH is coming off a 67-44 loss against Binghamton on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore guard Maggie Cavanaugh led the Wildcats with 11 points, four rebounds, and two steals. Junior guard Avery O'Connor made an impact off the bench, contributing 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in 17 minutes.
Both teams are looking for their first America East win of the season.

Scouting Maine:

The Black Bears are currently 7-10 and 2-2 AE.
Maine picked up wins against UMass Lowell and Bryant but fell to Binghamton and UAlbany.
They will face NJIT on Thursday January 16 at 6 p.m.
Caroline Bornemann leads the team in points with 11.4 ppg and rebounds with 7.6 rpg.
Paula Gallego leads the team in assists with 3.9 apg.

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#3 Jaliena Sanchez: G; 5' 5"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

#3 Jaliena Sanchez
: 5' 5"; Graduate Student
: G

Players Mentioned

#3 Jaliena Sanchez

Players Mentioned

#3 Jaliena Sanchez