Friday, February 13, 2009

Maine Wins; Pink Zone on ESPN2

The University of Maine can breathe a sigh of relief.... kind of. The Black Bears earned their first America East Conference win, a 57-49 victory over New Hampshire, Thursday night, which snapped their 16-game losing streak. It was the first time Cindy Blodgett and company felt that winning feeling since December 3 against Robert Morris. Junior Brittany Boser led Maine with 13 points, while the Black Bear defense played superbly, holding UNH's leading scorer, Candace Williams 0-for-17 from the field.

Maine returns to action for its Pink Zone game on Sunday vs. UMBC at Alfond Arena. That game will be broadcast locally on WABI beginning at 12 p.m. Also being televised on Sunday is a Hartford-Marist Pink Zone match-up on ESPN2, the only mid-major game as part of the network's February Frenzy. The game will be shown in its entirety in the "of-interest region", Connecticut and the New York metropolitan area, while all other regions of the country will cut in and out from Chase Arena, as well as the other 3 games being played nation-wide. For more broadcast information, and more on February Frenzy, check out the ESPN.com story.