University of New Hampshire Athletics
Saturday, February 10
Orono, Maine
2 PM
University of New Hampshire
9-15,3-8America East
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Maine
16-8,9-1America East
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New Hampshire
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Maine
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'Cats Fall to Black Bears in Border Battle, 67-48
2/10/2024 4:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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:
FIRST QUARTER:
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Wildcats were unable to keep up with the rate of scoring that Maine was dishing out in the final quarter of the game.
Team Stats
UNH
Maine
FG%
.321
.393
3FG%
.308
.345
FT%
.625
.750
RB
35
43
TO
11
10
STL
4
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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