Bangor, Maine -- The Black Bears, who trailed by 20 to UMBC, were able to cut the deficit down to five in the second half but ultimately were unable to take the lead, falling 74-54 at the Cross Insurance Center on Sunday afternoon. The loss snapped Maine's 21-game home conference win streak.

Dor Saar led all scorers with a game-high 26 points on 9-of-18 shooting with five triples and four assists. The point total marked Saar's 38th double-digit scoring performance over her career and fourth time she's bested 20 points in a single game. Kelly Fogarty finished in double-figures for the third-straight game with 10 points while Maddy McVicar turned in eight points and three boards.

The difference came inside where UMBC captured a 42-20 advantage on the boards and outscored Maine 46-20 in the paint. The Retrievers also benefited from a highly efficient shooting day which saw them finish 33-of-59 (55.9%) from the floor. Te'yJah Oliver paced the Retrievers with a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds.

UMBC jumped out to an early advantage after hitting 10-of-18 in the first period. The Retrievers closed out the first quarter with a 7-0 run to carry a 23-14 advantage into the second.

Maine was unable to find its offense in the second quarter as it shot 5-of-17 from the floor while watching UMBC build its lead to 17.

After falling behind by 11 early in the second, a triple from Saar and a slashing layup in the paint from Anne Simon chipped the deficit back to single-digits, 27-19, with 7:36 left in the half.

However, an 11-4 run by the Retrievers gave the visitors their largest lead of the first half, 40-23, with just over a minute remaining. Maine closed with some momentum when Saar knocked down another three while drawing a foul. After the made free throw completed the four-point play, Maine would enter the half trailing, 40-27.

The Black Bears looked to regroup at the half and came out in the third with a new intensity. Maine, which would shoot 6-of-13 in the period, began the stretch on a 16-8 run. Carroll worked her way inside for a pair before Fogarty's bucket from beyond the arc cut the deficit back down to seven. The lead stretched back to nine before Maine again responded, this time with a 6-2 run. Triples from McVicar and Saar brought Maine back to within five with 1:55 left in the third.

However, just as Maine would get close UMBC again had the answer. A 6-0 run carried the Retrivers into the fourth quarter as they would stretch the lead back to double-figures, 54-43, with just 28-seconds gone in the final period.

McVicar had the answer for Maine as her trey began a brief 5-0 run for Maine to trim the UMBC lead to six.

However, it would be as close as the Black Bears would get. A 6-0 run from UMBC stretched the lead back to double-figures before the Retrievers ended the game on a 12-2 run to secure the 74-54 victory.

Maine will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 1 when it travels to meet Hartford at 2 p.m.

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