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Women's Basketball Falls to Vermont
Feb. 27, 2008
ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine women's basketball team dropped a 74-52 decision to Vermont on Wednesday night at Alfond Arena in Orono. The Black Bears fell to 7-20 overall and 4-10 in America East, while the Catamounts improved to 20-7 and 11-3 in the league. Maine was led in scoring by Amanda Tewksbury's 13 points. It marked the 10th time in 14 conference games this season that Tewksbury has scored in double-figures. She also pulled down seven rebounds in the contest. Colleen Kilmurray chipped in 11 points for her fourth-straight double-digit scoring performance. Courtnay Pilypaitis paced Vermont with a game-high 21 points, while Amy Rosenkrantz and May Kotsopoulos added 15 and 14 points, respectively. Sy Janousek came off the bench to contribute 11 points for the Catamounts. Vermont shot a strong 58 percent (29-of-50) from the floor. Vermont raced out to an 8-0 lead 90 seconds into the contest. Following a timeout, Maine cut the deficit in half on layups by Christina Mosher and Tewksbury. However, the Catamounts pushed their lead back out to eight at 12-4 two minutes later on jumpers by Rosenkrantz and Kelli Poles. Vermont was able to get 22 points in the paint in the opening 20 minutes to build a 42-26 lead at halftime. The Catamounts led by double-digits the entire second half in earning the win. Maine was a solid 89 percent (16-of-18) from the free throw line in the contest, including a 6-of-6 effort from Kilmurray. Tewksbury shot 71 percent (5-of-7) from the field in the game. Kris Younan and Mosher led Maine with a team-high three assists apiece. The Black Bears out-rebounded Vermont 35-20 in the game. Maine has yet to be out-rebounded by a conference opponent this season.
Maine returns to action Saturday when it travels to face Hartford at Chase Arena at 2 p.m. The game can be heard live on the radio throughout the state of Maine on the Black Bear Sports Network. Fans outside the radio coverage area can also listen to the game live over the internet at www.GoBlackBears.com(.)
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