Round one of the America East heavyweight battle in women's basketball is over. The winner - Albany over Maine 64-59.

The co-champions from a year ago battled in upstate New York for 40 minutes. the Great Danes had a double digit lead in the first half. The Black Bears came back in the second half to make it very close.

Sigi Koizar led the Black Bears with 17.

Shereesha Richards had 34 points and 9 rebounds to lead the Great Danes.

Maine falls to 3-1 in AE play (12-7 overall).

Albany is now 4-0 AE (13-3 overall).

MAINETEAM STATISTICSALBANY (N.Y.)
42.2% ( 19-45)Field Goal %47.2% ( 25-53)
31.6% ( 6-19)3pt Field Goal %25.0% ( 2-8)
75.0% ( 15-20)Free Throw %70.6% ( 12-17)
25Rebounds29
15Assists14
13Turnovers12
11Points off Turnovers8
52nd Chance Points13
22Points in the Paint24
6Fastbreak Points0
3Bench Points17
3Largest Lead9
3rd-05:25Time of Largest Lead2nd-01:53

 

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