SCORE: UAlbany 49, Maine 41
 
LOCATION: Broadview Center - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: #1 UAlbany 26-5, 14-2 America East | #4 Maine 15-16, 9-7 America East
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes will host their first America East Championship game in nearly 10 years after beating #4 Maine in the semifinals, Monday night.
 
COACH COLLEEN MULLEN: "This was an outstanding win for our program and I am proud of the grit the team showed tonight. Maine has battled adversity all year and we knew they were going to come in inspired for their seniors. I am so happy for our players. They have worked so hard and I'm so happy they get to keep playing together."
 
KEY STATS

• Kayla Cooper led the team with 16 points, four assists, and eight rebounds. 
• Jessica Tomasetti also recorded eight rebounds as well as one assist and one steal. 
• Kaci Donovan followed Cooper with 12 points while leading the team with two blocks.
• Freshman starter Delanie Hill totaled a team-high four steals. 
• As a team, the Great Danes held Maine to just 15 field goals, including only 16 points in the paint.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Maine gained momentum early and went on a six-point run to kick off the game. 
• With just under six minutes left in the quarter, the Great Danes cut into the Black Bears' lead to make the score 9-4. 
• To close out the quarter, UAlbany put up two threes to top Maine's one, but the Black Bears kept a 12-10 advantage to go into the second quarter. 
• In the first three minutes of the second, the Black Bears continued their rhythm and put seven points on the board while holding UAlbany to two. 
• After nearly three minutes without scoring, the Great Danes came back to cut Maine's lead to three with an 8-4 scoring run.
• Down 23-20 to start the second half, UAlbany was quick to even up the board with a three-point play from Kaci Donovan tied the score at 23. 
• Maine made a layup to regain a one-possession lead, but the Great Danes came back a minute later with six unanswered points to go up, 29-25. 
• Both teams traded points back and forth for the remaining five and a half minutes and scored nine points each.
• Jessica Tomasetti kept UAlbany up by four going into the fourth quarter with a three-pointer at 0:05.
• After almost three minutes without scoring, the Great Danes struck first with two layups. 
• Maine answered with five points to make the score 42-39 in favor of UAlbany at 4:56. 
• In the last four minutes of the contest, the Great Danes held Maine to two points while securing seven of their own to take a 49-41 win. 

 
NEXT: The Great Danes advance in the playoffs and will host Vermont for the America East Championship on Friday (Mar. 14) at 5 pm.
 
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