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Maine vs. Central Conn. State Women's Basketball Game Notes
Nov. 19, 2008
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CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE GAME STORYLINES **The University of Maine women's basketball team returns to the road for a Thursday night tilt at Central Connecticut State (7 p.m.). The Black Bears (0-1) will be seeking their first win of the young 2008-09 season. CCSU is in the same boat as the Black Bears, as it dropped the first two games of the new season. **Maine is coming off a 98-31 loss at No. 8 Duke last Sunday in Durham, N.C. Freshman center Samantha Baranowski led the way for Maine with nine points, while junior guard Amanda Tewskbury and freshman backcourt-mate Jasmine Rush each chipped in with seven points apiece. Junior forward Katia Bratishko blocked a career-best three shots, while Tewksbury swiped a career-best four steals. **Central Connecticut State enters Thursday's game fresh off back-to-back defeats versus South Florida (100-41) and Harvard (70-63) in the USF Shootout last weekend in Tampa, Fla. **Thursday's game marks the second-straight contest the Black Bears will be facing a team with the nickname "Blue Devils." **Maine is 8-0 all-time against CCSU, but the two teams have not met since the 1993-94 season. That year, the Black Bears downed the Blue Devils by a count of 60-59 on Jan. 11, 1994.
**Central Connecticut State was picked to finish 11th in the Northeast Conference (NEC) prior to the start of this season. Maine went 1-1 versus teams from the NEC last season, including a 58-47 win at St. Francis (N.Y.). This season, the Black Bears will face two teams from the conference, including defending champion Robert Morris on Dec. 3, in Alfond Arena. RMU was picked to win the league again this season.
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