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Women's Basketball Grabs Important Win Over Boston U. Wednesday
March 1, 2006
ORONO, Maine-- Abby Schrader (Point Pleasant,N.J.) scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Maine went on to defeat Boston University 69-66 on Wednesday night at Alfond Arena. Schrader hit her first career three-pointer with 13 seconds remaining to seal the win for the Black Bears. The career night for Schrader also saw her collect her 600th-career rebound. With the win over Boston University, Maine improved to 9-17 overall and 5-10 in America East competition. The Terriers dropped to 16-10 overall and 9-6 in conference play. Maine's win avenged an 80-61 loss to BU back on Jan. 29 at Agganis Arena. Schrader was 10-of-16 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free-throw line. Bracey Barker (Bar Harbor, Maine) chipped in 20 points and Ashley Underwood (Augusta, Maine) reached the 700-point plateau for her career with her 10 points, as she also had a team-high five assists. Lindsey Hugstad-Vaa (Apple Valley, Minn.) added seven points in the win, which put her above 200 points for her career. Both teams struggled during the opening moments of the game, as they exchanged leads throughout the first half. Maine closed out the half on a 14-7 run after being down five late in the first half, and took a 34-30 lead into halftime. The Black Bears' halftime advantage was aided by Schrader's 18 first-half points.
The Black Bears continued to shoot the ball well in the beginning of the second half, as they went on an 11-4 run. Boston University clawed its way back with a 12-0 run midway through the second half. The run was sparked by a layup from Rachael Vanderwal and allowed BU to gain the lead at 50-49 when Katie Meinhardt hit a jumper with 9:49 to go. The Terriers went up by five moments later at 64-59 with 3:17 remaining on a Vanderwal jumper.
However, Maine countered and went on a 10-2 run the rest of the game to pull out the come-from-behind win. The game-winning surge was sparked by an Underwood three-pointer and was aided by four points from Schrader in the last minute. Boston University was led by Jeyska Burks-Wiley who poured in 16 points. Erica Kovach chipped in 13 points and added a game-high 12 rebounds. Maine will conclude its 2005-06 regular season on Saturday when it plays host to Stony Brook at 12 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 581-BEAR or toll-free at (800) 756-TEAM. |
