Maine (5-3) takes on Hartford (1-8) in the conference-opener for both teams on Wednesday night at the Cross Center in Bangor, Maine at 7 p.m. in America East women's basketball action. The game will be available live for free on AmericaEast.TV. It is the second of two conference games being played in December as Vermont defeated UMass Lowell in the first on Dec. 2.
The Black Bears are off to one of their best starts in recent history and have already surpassed the team's win total from last season. Maine is looking for its first win in a conference opener since 2007-08. The Black Bears are led by senior Ashleigh Roberts who is averaging 16.5 points and 5.5 rebounds. Roberts, who ranks second in the league in scoring, has tallied double-figure scoring efforts in each of the first eight games.
Hartford is looking to snap a seven-game losing skid but own a 17-game winning streak against the Black Bears. The Hawks last loss to Maine came on Feb. 19, 2005 and the last loss at Maine was on Feb. 4, 2004. Amber Bepko leads Hartford in scoring at 9.0 points per game.
Also on Wednesday night, Binghamton hosts Princeton at 7 p.m. on AmericaEast.TV. This is the first-ever meeting between the Bearcats and Tigers.
On Tuesday night, Albany improved to 8-0 and won its 24th-straight regular season game, 75-64, at NJIT. Shereesha Richards notched her fourth double-double of the year with 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Great Danes, while Sarah Royals collected her first double-double with 13 points and 10 assists.
UMass Lowell fell to Rhode Island, 77-70, in the seventh of nine-straight road games for the River Hawks. Nicole Hayner led UMass Lowell with 18 points. The River Hawks led by as much as 10 points in the first half and held a 31-25 lead at the break, but a 12-5 run by URI to start the second half gave the Rams the lead for good.
Upcoming Action
Wednesday, December 11
Hartford at Maine, 7 p.m. - Watch on AmericaEast.TV | Live Stats
Princeton at Binghamton, 7 p.m. - Watch on AmericaEast.TV | Live Stats
Previous Results
Tuesday, December 10
Albany 75, NJIT 64 - Box Score
Rhode Island 77, UMass Lowell 70 - Box Score