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Simon named to AE Preseason All-Conference Team, Black Bears second in poll
10/19/2022 9:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Orono, Maine -- The University of Maine women's basketball team has been selected second in the America East Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced by the conference on Wednesday. Senior guard Anne Simon was named to the America East Preseason All-Conference Team.
Maine, which advanced to the America East Championship game a year ago for the seventh consecutive season, earned 54 total points in the poll. The defending America East Champions, UAlbany, were selected first in the poll with 59 votes and seven first place tallies. Vermont followed Maine in third with 46 points and a first place vote while NJIT was selected fourth with 42 points. Binghamton earned one first place vote and 39 total points in fifth followed by UMass Lowell (27), New Hampshire and Bryant (21), and UMBC (15).
Simon, who earned both the America East Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2022, returns a year after being selected to the America East All-Conference First Team for a second consecutive season and earning a nod to the America East All-Defensive Team. Simon, a three-time America East Player of the Week in 2021-22, started all 32 games a year ago while leading the conference in scoring (16.0 ppg), to go along with 5.0 rebounds, and a conference best 2.8 steals per game.
Maine returns four of its top six scorers from last year's squad which finished 20-12 overall and 15-3 in league play. The Black Bears welcome back starters Simon, Caroline Bornemann (8.2 ppg/4.2 rpg), and America East All-Rookie Team selection Paula Gallego (3.1 ppg/2.4 rpg).
The Black Bears open the season on Nov. 7 with a trip to James Madison. Maine opens the home portion of its schedule when it hosts Yale on Nov. 19. Season and single game tickets are on sale now for the 2022-23 season and can be purchased at GoBlackBears.com/tickets or by phone at 207.581.BEAR.
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Maine, which advanced to the America East Championship game a year ago for the seventh consecutive season, earned 54 total points in the poll. The defending America East Champions, UAlbany, were selected first in the poll with 59 votes and seven first place tallies. Vermont followed Maine in third with 46 points and a first place vote while NJIT was selected fourth with 42 points. Binghamton earned one first place vote and 39 total points in fifth followed by UMass Lowell (27), New Hampshire and Bryant (21), and UMBC (15).
Simon, who earned both the America East Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2022, returns a year after being selected to the America East All-Conference First Team for a second consecutive season and earning a nod to the America East All-Defensive Team. Simon, a three-time America East Player of the Week in 2021-22, started all 32 games a year ago while leading the conference in scoring (16.0 ppg), to go along with 5.0 rebounds, and a conference best 2.8 steals per game.
Maine returns four of its top six scorers from last year's squad which finished 20-12 overall and 15-3 in league play. The Black Bears welcome back starters Simon, Caroline Bornemann (8.2 ppg/4.2 rpg), and America East All-Rookie Team selection Paula Gallego (3.1 ppg/2.4 rpg).
The Black Bears open the season on Nov. 7 with a trip to James Madison. Maine opens the home portion of its schedule when it hosts Yale on Nov. 19. Season and single game tickets are on sale now for the 2022-23 season and can be purchased at GoBlackBears.com/tickets or by phone at 207.581.BEAR.
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