MAINE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL UNIVERSITY OF MAINE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Maine (8-9, 1-1 AE) at UMass Lowell (3-12, 0-2 AE) Jan. 11, 2017 at 7:00 • Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA - ESPN3 @BLACKBEARSWBB - 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 14 All-America Honors • 21 America East Championships Maine (8-9, 1-1 AE) at UML (3-12, 0-2 AE) 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 1 Jan. 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. NOVEMBER (3-4) Lowell, MA - Costello Athletic Center 11 PURDUE W, 67-47 Radio: 1230-AM (Don Shields) 12 #10/10 MISSISSIPPI ST. L, 43-87 15 at Harvard L, 62-69 Live Video: ESPN3 20 vs. Saint Peter’s University+ W, 59-43 Live Audio: GoBlackBears.com 21 at #3/4 South Carolina+ L, 42-79 Live Stats: GoBlackBears.com 22 vs. Hampton+ L, 49-58 27 vs. UT-Chattanooga$ W, 49-39 All-Time Series: Maine leads 6-0 Last Meeting: Maine 73, UML 46 (2/11/16) DECEMBER (4-4) 2 at Clemson L, 61-69 Last Victory: Maine 73, UMML 46 (2/11/16) 7 NORTHEASTERN W, 68-49 First Meeting: Maine 75, UML 66 (1/23/14) 10 DARTMOUTH W, 60-55 Streak: Maine +6 17 at Bryant W, 77-52 19 vs. East Tennessee State# W, 61-48 PROJECTED STARTERS 20 at #11/12 Miami# L, 51-76 28 at Tulane L, 62-77 MAINE PPG RPG APG 30 at Boston College L, 53-64 G 10 Julie Brosseau (5-8, Fr.) 7.4 1.6 1.2 F 22 Blanca Millan (5-11, Fr.) 7.6 2.5 1.6 JANUARY (1-1) G 23 Tanesha Sutton (5-10, Fr.) 6.8 5.1 2.6 4 at Vermont* L, 52-55 F 31 Anita Kelava (6-3, Fr.) 2.7 2.2 0.9 7 UMBC* W, 72-40 F 51 Fanny Wadling (6-1, Fr.) 4.7 2.9 0.7 11 at UMass Lowell* 7:00 PM 14 at Stony Brook* 1:00 PM 16 HARTFORD* 1:00 PM --Reserves-- 19 at New Hampshire* 7:00 PM G 3 Naira Caceres (6-0, Fr.) 3.8 4.5 1.0 22 UALBANY* 1:00 PM F 5 Tihana Stojsavljevic (6-2, Fr.) 1.7 0.7 0.2 28 at Binghamton* 2:00 PM F 13 Laia Sole (6-2, Fr.) 9.1 3.3 2.1 FEBRUARY (0-0) F 21 Sheraton Jones (5-10, Sr.) 1.0 2.3 0.1 1 VERMONT* 7:00 PM F 33 Kirsten Johnson (6-2, Jr.) 0.9 0.9 0.4 4 at UMBC* 1:00 PM G 42 Sigi Koizar (5-8, Sr.) 14.0 3.7 2.3 6 at Hartford* 7:00 PM 9 UMASS LOWELL* 7:00 PM 12 STONY BROOK* 1:00 PM Head Coach: Richard Barron (Kenyon College ‘91) - Sixth season at Maine 15 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7:00 PM 18 at UAlbany* 2:00 PM School Record: 86-89/6th season (47-35 AE); Career: 237-228/17th season 26 BINGHAMTON* 1:00 PM UMASS LOWELL PPG RPG APG MARCH (0-0) F 1 Kayla Gibbs (5-11, Jr.) 12.6 7.4 1.9 4-5 America East Championships^ TBA F 11 Tyshay Britten (6-4, R-Sr.) 4.3 5.3 0.5 All times are Eastern - Home games at Cross Insurance Center G 12 Asia Mitchell-Owens (5-8, Sr.) 5.6 3.1 2.3 CAPS denote home games G 13 Markayla Sherman (5-3, Fr.) 5.6 1.7 1.1 * - Denotes America East contest G 34 Nicole Hayner (5-10, Sr.) 9.2 2.0 2.2 + - Naismith Mem. Hall of Fame Challenge (Columbia, S.C) $ - Naismith Mem. Hall of Fame Challenge (Springfield, MA) # - Miami Tournament (Miami, FL) Head Coach: Jenerrie Harris (Kentucky ‘04) - Third season ^ - Portland, ME GAME 18 • at UMass2012-13Five Lowell Maine Time • SoCon Women’s Lowell, Champions MA Basketball • Costello • Athletic • Page Page 1Center 1 • Page 1 MAINE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Pronunciations: #3 - Naira Caceres (Ni-rah Ca-sair-iz) MAINE LOOKS FOR SEVENTH ALL-TIME WIN OVER UML #5 - Tihana Stojsavljevic (T-HAN-ah Stoy-Sahlv-yeah-vich) The University of Maine women’s basketball team goes for its seventh-straight #10 - Julie Brosseau (Brew-so) win over UMass Lowell when the two teams meet on Wednesday at 7 p.m. live #13 - Laia Sole (Lie-ah So-lay) on ESPN3. #22 - Blanca Millan (Mill-lun) #31 - Anita Kelava (Kay-lava) A LOOK AT THE BLACK BEARS: #51 - Fanny Wadlin (Fawn-knee Wod-ling) Maine snapped out of a four-game losing skid with a 72-40 rout of UMBC, who Amy Vachon (Vash-on) was selected second in the America East preseason poll. In the win, Maine domi- nated inside with a 53-34 rebounding advantage while outscoring UMBC 28-16 in the paint. Outside, Maine knocked down 9-of-19 attempts from 3-point range, America East Standings led by Blanca Millan who hit five 3-pointers while matching a career-high with America East ALL 17 points. Her performance helped her earn her first America East Rookie of the W L W L Week honor. Julie Brosseau added 12 points and seven rebounds for Maine which Albany 2 0 8 7 shot 44.1-percent from the floor. The win was the first for Maine without head Binghamton 2 0 7 8 coach Richard Barron who is out on medical leave. New Hampshire 1 0 11 3 Hartford 1 0 10 4 Sigi Koizar, who has missed the last two games due to injury, leads Maine at 14.0 Maine 1 1 8 9 points per game. Koizar, who ranks third in the league in scoring, continues to Vermont 1 1 4 10 work through her right leg injury. Freshman Laia Sole, who poured in a career-high Stony Brook 0 2 7 8 21 points at Vermont, is averaging 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting UMBC 0 2 5 10 43.2-percent from the floor. Blanca Millan, the reigning America East Rookie of UMass Lowell 0 2 3 12 the Week, is averaging 7.4 points per game. On the defensive end, Millan ranks ninth in the league with 1.6 steals. Over her last three outings, Millan has scored Statistical Comparison in double-figures twice and recorded a career-high eight boards in two seperate games. Julie Brosseau has raised her scoring average from 5.6 to 7.4 as she has tallied MAINE CATEGORY UML double-figures in each of her last five games. Brosseau, who poured in a career- 8-9, 1-1 RECORD/CONF. 3-12, 0-2 high 15 at Vermont, ranks fifth in the league with 34 makes from beyond the arc 58.1 POINTS PER GAME 57.2 and sits eighth with a 39.1-percent mark from outside. Tanesha Sutton has been 59.2 OPPONENTS PPG 71.9 doing a little bit of everything for the Black Bears. Sutton, who leads the team at -1.1 SCORING MARGIN -14.7 48.0-percent from the floor, is averaging 6.8 points. Sutton also leads the team in 40.2 FG % 38.5 rebounding (5.1) and assists (2.6). 30.7 3-POINT FG % 31.5 64.9 FT % 66.3 Maine turned in one of its best defensive efforts of the season against UMBC, 33.2 REBOUNDS PER GAME 37.1 holding the Retrievers to just 40 points and a 23.3-percent shooting mark. The -2.8 REBOUND MARGIN -1.8 Black Bears are third in the league, allowing 59.2 points per game, and have held 10 opponents under 60 points. The Black Bears have attempted a league-high 355 12.8 ASSISTS PER GM 12.3 field goals from 3-point range, knocking down 109. Maine is 38th in the country 14.9 TURNOVERS PER GM 24.9 in 3-point attempts. 3.1 BLOCKED SHOTS PER GM 1.9 6.8 STEALS PER GM 5.6 SCOUTING UMASS LOWELL: The River Hawks enter action on a two-game losing streak after dropping their CAT LEADERS first two America East games of the year. All three of UMass Lowell’s wins have S. Koizar (14.0) POINTS K. Gibbs (12.6) came at home this year where it sits at 3-4. The River Hawks started the season T. Sutton (5.1) REBOUNDS K. Gibbs (7.4) with eight-straight losses before a victory over Fairleigh Dickinson. T. Sutton (2.6) ASSISTS Mitchell-Owens (2.3) B. Millan (1.6) STEALS K. Gibbs (1.1) Junior Kayla Gibbs leads the River Hawk attack as he ranks seventh in the A. Kelava (1.1) BLOCKS T. Britten (0.8) league at 12.6 points per game. Gibbs also leads the team in rebounding (7.4) and steals (1.1). Nicole Hayner is averaging 9.2 points and is a threat from out- side, ranking third in the league at 42.6-percent from beyond the arc. Career Stats vs. UML The River Hawks are last in the league in defense, allowing 71.9 points per Player G PPG RPG APG game. Maine will also look to take advantage of UMass Lowell’s turnover issues Koizar 6 12.8 4.2 3.5 as it ranks last in the league averaging 24.9 mishaps. Jones 5 1.4 2.2 0.0 A GLIMPSE INTO THE SERIES: Johnson 3 0.7 0.7 0.3 Hernandez Pepe 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 The Black Bears have won all six meetings with UMass Lowell, meeting twice each of the last three seasons since the River Hawks joined the America East.