Maine, Albany to Meet in #AETourney Finals on Friday

Maine, Albany to Meet in #AETourney Finals on Friday

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ALBANY, N.Y. - The top-two seeds will meet for the America East Women's Basketball title on Friday as No. 1 Albany hosts No. 2 Maine on ESPNU at 4:30 PM. Eric Frede and Katie Smith will have the call as the game will be nationally televised for the third-straight season.

No. 1 Albany

  • The Great Danes have won 13-straight tournament games, one shy of the conference record (14) set by Maine from 1995-98.
  • Albany is looking to become the first program in America East history and 16th in the history of college basketball to win a conference tournament in five-straight seasons.
  • The Great Danes posted 174 points over the first two games, the second-most in America East tournament history.
  • The No. 1 seed is 10-3 all-time vs. the No. 2 seed in the America East title game.
  • Head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson spent three seasons with the Black Bears from 1992-94 as an assistant coach.

No. 2 Maine

  • Maine is appearing in its first title game since 2004. The Black Bears have seven conference titles, the most in the history of the America East.
  • The 26 wins for the Black Bears are the most for the team since 1995-96.
  • Maine is only the second team in the history of the America East to hold opponents to an average of fewer than 50 points per game for an entire season.
  • The No. 2 seed has advanced to the final in seven-straight seasons, winning three of those.
  • The Black Bears will look to become just the fifth road team to win an America East title. Home teams are 21-4 all time.

The Matchup

  • The Great Danes and Black Bears have split their last four meetings and have been Co-Regular Season Champions in each of the past two seasons.
  • This will be the fourth all-time meeting between the teams in the tournament and first since 2009.
  • Two of the three meetings have come in an opening round game (No. 8 vs. No. 9) with one matchup coming in the semifinals.

Fans will be able to watch the game on ESPNU, via WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app here: http://es.pn/1oMP8GR. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament and will discover its fate during the selection show on Monday, March 14 at 7 PM on ESPN.

2016 America East Women's Basketball Championship

Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 5 - Binghamton University
Game 1: No. 2 Maine 58, No. 7 New Hampshire 47

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Game 2: No. 3 Stony Brook 60, No. 6 Hartford 42

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Game 3: No. 1 Albany 95, No. 8 Vermont 43 
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Game 4: No. 5 Binghamton 49, No. 4 UMBC 41
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Semifinals - Sunday, March 6 - Binghamton University
Game 5: No. 2 Maine 51, No. 3 Stony Brook 48

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Game 6: No. 1 Albany  79, No. 5 Binghamton 43
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Championship Game - Friday, March 11
at University at Albany
No. 2 Maine at No. 1 Albany, 4:30 PM – ESPNU

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