The UMBC Women's Basketball team will look to get back in the win column when it host UAlbany on Saturday at 2 p.m on
National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Last time out,
UMBC couldn't fend off the defending America East champions, Vermont, on Thursday evening, falling 69-47 inside Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. The Catamounts move to 7-1 in league play while UMBC's five-game league win streak ended, dropping the Retrievers to 5-3.
Jade Tillman reached double figures for the 13th straight contest, finishing with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Retrievers. Eight other Retrievers scored in the loss, with Heidi Williams' eight points the next highest total. Delaney Yarborough added four points and seven rebounds off the bench for UMBC.
The Catamounts used an explosive second quarter to build a 20-point halftime lead after a tight first quarter that saw the Retrievers hold the top offensive team in the conference to just 11 points. Nikola Priede scored nine of her 13 first-half points in the second quarter.
UMBC used a 10-0 3rd quarter run to trim the gap to 40-30, getting a Gabby Scott three from the top of the key and a Tiara Bellamy three-point play. However, Vermont immediately answered with eight straight thanks to a pair of triples from Malia Lenz and Emma Haan to push the lead back to 18.
The America East's fourth-leading scorer, Nikola Priede, was a tough cover for the Retrievers, finishing with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Keira Hanson added 13 points for Vermont.
UAlbany never trailed and shot over 50 percent from the field, using balanced scoring and strong execution to earn a decisive, 71-57 America East road victory at NJIT, Thursday night.
Sophomore
Delanie Hill led all scorers with 22 points on 9-14 shooting, including three from beyond the arc, while adding four assists. Classmate
Martina Borrellas tallied 16 points on 7-10 from the field with five rebounds and two steals, and graduate student Júlia Palomo Vicente finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, going a perfect 2-2 from three and adding a game-high four steals. Senior Gabriela Falcão recorded 10 assists to guide a UAlbany offense that assisted on 23 made baskets. UAlbany shot 53.8 percent from the field, 46.2 percent from three, and outscored NJIT 38-30 in the paint.
DAWG BYTES:
- The Retrievers lead the America East in rebounding with 37.6 per game, and are first in offensive rebounds per game with 14.7
- UMBC has gone seven straight cames without allowing an opponent over 70 points, and has only allowed more than 58 points twice in eight America East contests
- Jade Tillman is sixth in the America East in points per game (15.0) and seventh in rebounds per game (6.7)
- Tillman is also second in the Conference in free throw percentage at 85.7% (84-98)
