LOWELL, Mass. – Following a first conference win over Bryant, the UMass Lowell women's basketball team (2-15, 1-6 AE) returns to action on Wednesday, January 25 to take on the Maine Black Bears (9-9, 5-1 AE) for a late morning matchup at the Tsongas Center.
 
January 25 vs. Maine (ESPN+ -- 11 a.m.)
 
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All-Time Series: UMass Lowell is 2-18 against Maine in program history.
 
First Meeting:    January 23, 2014 (Maine, 75-66)
Last Meeting:     January 4, 2023 (Maine, 70-63, OT)
 
The River Hawks and Black Bears meet for the 21st time in program history. Maine won the previous meeting this season in overtime in Orono. 
 
LOOKING AT UMASS LOWELL
The River Hawks earned their first conference victory of the season on Sunday with a 76-63 win at Bryant. UMass Lowell had four players in double figures, led by Ivory Finley's 18 points. Jaliena Sanchez was a difference maker on both ends of the floor, scoring 17 points and dishing out eight assists, while also picking up a career-high seven rebounds to go with two blocks and two steals. Jaini Edmonds went 7-15 for 16 points and Kaylen Banwareesingh added 12 points and seven rebounds. Mili Carrera scored nine points off the bench to help the River Hawks take down the Bulldogs.
 
SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS
Maine improved to 5-1 in conference after holding off Binghamton in a close game on Sunday. The Black Bears were led by their star forward Adrianna Smith, one of the top players in the league, who tallied 17 points and 15 rebounds. Smith has 10 double doubles this season and has been key to Maine's success, as the sophomore leads the team in virtually every statistic. The Black Bears' only loss in league play this year came against Vermont, a 61-52 defeat at home.
 
A WIN WOULD
A win would be a third win over Maine in program history. A win would also split the season series against the Black Bears. 
 
LEADING THE FLOCK
Ivory Finley leads the River Hawks averaging 9.6 points per game this season. The sophomore has scored a team-high 164 points through 17 games. Amaya Dowdy has been a force in the paint all season, totaling 30 blocks to lead the team and the conference, averaging 1.8 per game. Dowdy and Kaylen Banwareesingh are shooting 42% from the field to lead the River Hawks. Jaliena Sanchez has been the main distributor for UMass Lowell, dishing out 56 assists this year, including eight against Brown and Bryant. Kaylen Banwareesingh has eclipsed 100 rebounds on the year, totaling 114 boards through 15 games to lead the team. Mili Carrera leads the team shooting 83% from the free throw line, knocking down 10 of 12 attempts.
 
WATCH THOSE HANDS
Through 17 games this season, UMass Lowell has tallied 120 steals. Jaliena Sanchez leads the team with 26 while Ivory Finley has tallied 23. Mili Carrera has 15 and Kaylen Banwareesingh, Amaya Dowdy, Ella Ner and Jaini Edmonds have tallied double digits steals. As a unit, UMass Lowell had a season-best 14 steals against Boston University.
 
CONFERENCE RANKS
The River Hawks rank second in the conference in blocks per game with 3.7 through seventeen games. Amaya Dowdy leads the league averaging 1.8 blocks per game. Ivory Finley sits fourth in the league in free throw percentage shooting 78% from the line. As a unit, UMass Lowell is third in the conference shooting 73% from the line. The team also is fourth in the league with 7.1 steals per game. 
 
FREE THROWS
UMass Lowell is 73% from the free throw line as a unit and second in the league. Jaliena Sanchez has made 42 of her 57 attempts and Ivory Finley is 41-53. Jaini Edmonds has been solid from the stripe at 19-23 and Amaya Dowdy is 27-39 this season.