'Cats Fall to Black Bears in Border Battle, 67-48

Saturday, February 10

Orono, Maine

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

9-15,3-8America East

Maine

16-8,9-1America East

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New Hampshire	12	17	11	8	48
Maine	23	14	15	15	67

2/10/2024 4:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

ORONO, MAINE – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team lost a tough game to the Maine Black Bears in a Border Battle, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings.

Lucia Melero Sabat (Barcelona, Spain) scored a career-high 12 points in the game.

Score: Maine 67, UNH 48
Records: UNH (9-15, 3-8 AE); Maine (16-8, 8-1 AE)
Location: Orono, Maine (Memorial Gymnasium)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024
Time: 2 p.m.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will return home on Thursday, Feb. 15th where they will play against the Vermont Catamounts!

FIRST QUARTER:

Maine started off quickly scoring two back-to-back baskets and gaining a four-point lead.
The 'Cats responded back immediately with Breezie Williams (Canton, Ohio) scoring a three-pointer.
Maine both teams continued to maintain the tempo however Maine was able to hold onto a narrow lead thanks to multiple three-point plays and defensive stops.

SECOND QUARTER:

The 'Cats cut into the Black Bear's double-digit lead with a quick three-pointer by Avery O'Connor (Dedham, Mass.) to begin the second.
A mid-range jumper by Williams with 6:40 remaining in the first half brought the Maine lead down to just five.
After a Maine basket, O'Connor once again responded with her second three-pointer of the quarter giving Maine just a two-possession lead.
The Wildcats kept it close for the remainder of the first half. However, Maine managed to increase the lead to eight with a last-second three-pointer.

THIRD QUARTER:

The third quarter started off slow for both teams. Three and a half minutes into the game UNH scored two points by way of free throws and Maine had yet to score.
Maine began to heat up towards the mid-point of the third extending the lead to 15 with three unanswered three-point plays.
Adara Groman (Scituate, Mass) put a stop to the Black Bear's nine-point run with a smooth mid-range jumper.

FOURTH QUARTER: