Orono, Maine -- The University of Maine women's basketball team (16-8, 9-1 America East), which has won four-straight overall, look to push its win streak against Bryant (12-12, 5-6) to eight in a row when the two meet Thursday evening at 6 p.m. in a game presented by Chick-fil-A.
Promotions:
Thursday's game is presented by Chick-fil-A. The first 250 fans through the gates will receive a gift card to Chick-fil-A. The Black Bears will also recognize members of the UMaine community as part of the annual Faculty Appreciation night.
Broadcast Details:
Thursday's game will be live streamed on ESPN+. The game can also be heard on the Black Bears Sports Network in an online only broadcast.
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LAST TIME OUT:
Orono, Maine --
Anne Simon's 33 point effort and
Adrianna Smith's 17th double-double of the season helped Maine to a 67-48 victory over New Hampshire in the Border Battle, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, on Saturday afternoon.
The win marked Maine's fourth in a row and its eight-straight in the head-to-head series with the Wildcats.
Simon, who knocked down four triples with 19 points in the first half alone, finished the day 5-of-9 from downtown. Her five triples moved her into 7th on Maine's all-time three-pointers made list with 171. Smith posted her seventh double-double in her last eight outings as she finished with 10 points and a season-high 17 rebounds. Smith, who notched her 600th career rebound in the win, now stands just eight points shy of 1,000.
Sarah Talon added a season-high 15 point effort to go along with two key blocks.
For the second consecutive game, Maine finished with 10 or more triples as it went 10-of-29 from downtown. Maine dominated the boards, winning the rebounding battle for the 19th time this season by a 43-35 margin. The defensive effort marked the ninth time this season in which Maine has held an opponent to 50 points or fewer.
A LOOK AT THE BLACK BEARS:
Maine, undefeated at home in conference play, carries a four-game win streak into Thursday night's action.
Anne Simon, the reigning America East Player of the Week, recently became just the 10th player in program history to earn 10 player of the week awards after her 33 point output against New Hampshire. Simon, who leads the America East in scoring at 18.1 points per game, has totaled double-digit scoring in 16 of her last 17 outings. Simon's 1,773 career points place her 7th on Maine's all-time scoring list and 17th on the America East career scoring list.
Adrianna Smith, who leads the America East in both conference only scoring (19.6) and rebounding (12.3), has double-doubles in seven of her last eight outings, has posted 17 double-doubles on the season which are third best in the country. Smith checks in eighth in the country in rebounding (11.3) with double-digit rebounding in eight of Maine's first 10 conference games. Smith enters action just eight points of 1,000 in her career. The Black Bears rank second in America East in 25th in the league with just 13.0 turnovers per game. Maine has given it away 11 or fewer times in five of its last seven outings with single digits turnovers in three games this season.
A LOOK AT BRYANT:
The Bulldogs enter play on a two-game win streak with a victory at UNH and a recent home win over Binghamton. Bryant features the league's third ranked offense (62.2) and fifth ranked defense (61.8) and check in second in the conference with 16.3 free throws per game. Mariona Planes Fortuny ranks second in the league in scoring (16.7 ppg) with her damage being done at the free throw line where she ranks first in both free throws made (86) and free throw attempts (115). Mia Mancini is adding 13.6 points per game with a league-best 2.62 makes from beyond the arc per game with 63 total made triples.
SERIES WITH BRYANT:
Maine and Bryant will meet for the 13th time. The two teams met just over a week ago, with the Black Bears earning a 70-58Â victory behind eight triples and 24 points from
Olivia Rockwood. Maine currently holds a 9-3 edge in the all-time series and have won each of the last seven meetings. Maine is 4-1 at home against the Bulldogs and have won four straight on its home court in the series. Bryant has not won in Maine since 2011. The two teams first met in 2010, a 75-66 road victory for the Black Bears. The teams split the first six meetings of the all-time series.
Anne Simon missed the last game at Bryant due to injury.
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