Box Score LOWELL, Mass. -- For the first time in 13 overall meetings, the Black Bears were unable to defeat UMass Lowell, falling on the road to the River Hawks by a final of 66-57. The second quarter proved to be the difference, with UMass Lowell outscoring Maine 25-10 over the 10-minute stretch.

Anne Simon, who finished 7-of-8 from the free throw stripe, led all scorers with a game-high 15 points, finishing in double-digits for the seventh time in her last eight outings, to go along with seven rebounds. Maddy McVicar added 11 points, finishing with double-figures for the fourth time in her last five games.

UMass Lowell held a slim 40-34 advantage on the boards while outscoring the Black Bears 40-24 in the paint. Maine finished 20-of-52 (38.5) from the field, 5-of-22 from 3-point range, while knocking down 12-of-15 free throw attempts.

The River Hawks were impressive in the second and fourth quarters, shooting 17-for-28 over the two periods.

Midway through the first, with the Black Bears trailing by one, a triple from McVicar ignited a 12-2 run. Saar followed up McVicar's trey with one of her own. The run continued on Kira Barra's deep jumper before a runner from Saar lifted Maine's lead to 17-8 with 47-seconds left in the first.

The River Hawks closed the gap to one before taking a 20-19 lead with 6:48 left in the half. UMass Lowell was able to close out the second quarter on an 8-0 run to take a 36-27 advantage into the break.

Anna Kahelin started the scoring in the second half with a layup but UMass Lowell answered, staging a 5-0 run to build its largest lead of the contest, 41-29, with 3:32 gone in the third.

Maine, which trailed by nine after three quarters, opened the fourth with a 4-0 run. UMass Lowell built the lead back to eight but Maine once again had the answer.

Buckets by Maeve Carroll and Simon, who tallied 11 of her points in the second half, began a 7-0 run. Three free throws by Simon followed as Maine clawed itself back within a point. Soon after, Fogarty would match a UMass Lowell triple with one of her own, maintaining a one-point deficit.

However, it would be as close as the Black Bears could get, falling on the road to the River Hawks, 66-57.

Maine returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 18 when they travel to take on Binghamton at noon.

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