Women's Basketball Hosts New Brunswick in Final Exhibition
11/7/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine women's basketball team takes the Cross Insurance Center hardwood on Monday, Nov. 10 at 7 PM as it hosts New Brunswick in its final exhibition warm-up!
Join us at the Cross Insurance Center on Monday, Nov. 10 and get the final pre-season glimpse of our 2014-15 Black Bears! For tickets, please click here or call 1-800-745-3000. With a MaineCard, all UMaine students get in FREE!
LAST TIME OUT:
The Black Bears opened exhibition action with an 81-41 triumph over McGill on Nov. 1. All 12 Black Bears who saw action also scored while senior Courtney Anderson led the way with a perfect 7-for-7 night from the field en route to a game-high 19 points. Liz Wood added a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds while Sophie Weckstrom also tallied double-figures with 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting. Maine went 31-for-56 from the floor (55.4-percent) while forcing 25 McGill turnovers.
CONTINUING THE PROCESS:
Maine returns four starters and 10 letter-winners to its team which finished 17-15 overall and fourth in the league with a 10-6 America East mark. Maine's 17 wins were 13 more than it reached the year before, ranking in the top-3 in the nation in win total turnaround. Maine's 17 wins were also its most since 2004-05 when it tallied 20 victories. The Black Bears return three of their top five scorers while adding four freshmen and a junior transfer to the 2014-15 squad.
THE 2014-15 BLACK BEARS:
The Black Bears return three of their top five scorers from a year ago in Liz Wood (12.6), Lauren Bodine (7.4) and Sophie Weckstrom (5.5). Wood finished last season ranked eighth in the league in scoring (12.6), seventh in rebounding (6.7) fourth in steals (2.1) and second on the team in assists (2.8). Bodine is Maine's long-range threat as she led the league in 3-point FG percentage a year ago (40.5) and ranked second in 3-point makes (66). Sigi Koizar, Sophie Weckstrom and Courtney Anderson will all see time at the point. Koizar and Weckstrom averaged 2.5 and 1.5 assists per game, respectively, a year ago while Anderson chipped in 1.1 assists and will provide leadership as Maine's lone senior.
Mikaela Gustafsson and Anna Heise will be Maine's go-to threats underneath. Gustafsson looks to build on a year in which she averaged 4.8 points and 3.5 rebounds while Heise posted a 77.4-percent mark from the free throw line.
Guard/foward combo Chantel Charles (4.5 ppg/2.7 rpg), forward Sheraton Jones (1.8 rpg) and Milica Mitrovic (18 GP) will provide significant depth to an already deep Maine roster.
NEW ADDITIONS:
Maine welcomes five newcomers to the 2014-15 roster. Junior transfer Bella Swan (guard) will join freshmen Parise Rossignol (guard), Christiana Gerostergiou (forward), Janessa Fauntroy (forward) and Kirsten Johnson (forward).
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