The UAlbany women's basketball team hosted Maine at Broadview Center in Albany, New York on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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59
UAlbany ALB 14-14,4-11 America East
60
Winner Maine Maine 16-12,11-4 America East
UAlbany ALB
14-14,4-11 America East
59
Final
60
Maine Maine
16-12,11-4 America East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UAlbany ALB 12 18 15 14 59
Maine Maine 17 17 17 9 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Falls in Final Seconds at Maine

SCORE: Maine 60, UAlbany 59
 
LOCATION: Skip Chappelle Court at Memorial Gym - Orono, Maine
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 14-14, 4-11 America East | Maine 16-12,11-4 America East
 
SHORT STORY: UAlbany erased a late nine-point deficit and took the lead with 11 seconds remaining, but Maine answered with a tip-in at the buzzer to edge the Great Danes, Wednesday night.
 
KEY STATS
  • Sophomore Martina Borrellas led UAlbany with a career-high 23 points on 10-13 shooting and added 11 rebounds.
  • Sophomore Delanie Hill scored 11 points and hit the go-ahead three in the final seconds.
  • Graduate student Bella Stuart added a career-high eight rebounds and seven points from the bench.
  • UAlbany shot 46.4% from the field and scored 32 points in the paint.
  • The Great Danes outscored Maine's bench, 15-0, and won the rebounding battle, 37-31.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Maine had four first-quarter threes to take an early advantage.
  • Martina Borrellas and Amaya Stewart scored inside to keep UAlbany within striking distance as the Black Bears carried a 17-12 lead into the second quarter.
  • Maine stretched the margin to nine early in the second period.
  • UAlbany responded with efficient offense, shooting 57.1 percent in the frame behind strong interior play.
  • The Great Danes trimmed the deficit to 34-30 at halftime.
  • Out of the break, Delanie Hill drilled a three to give UAlbany a brief 35-34 lead. 
  • Borrellas continued to attack the paint as the teams traded baskets.
  • The Black Bears closed the quarter on a late push to take a six-point lead into the fourth.
  • Maine extended its advantage back to nine midway through the final period.
  • Borrellas knocked down a three and completed a three-point play to pull UAlbany within two.
  • Hill buried a second-chance three with 11 seconds left to give the Great Danes a 59-58 lead, but Maine answered with a tip-in in the closing seconds to seal the 60-59 result.
 
NEXT: The Great Danes will close the regular season at New Hampshire on Saturday (Feb. 28).
 
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