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<\/p>\n LOWELL, Mass. — Adrianna Smith<\/a> poured in a career-high 37 points to help Maine erase an 11-point deficit and earn a 73-65 victory at UMass Lowell in the America East opener for both teams.<\/p>\n Smith finished the evening 16-of-23 from the floor with 21 of her 37 points coming in the second half. Smith added six rebounds and two assists to her career-high night. Lala Woods<\/a> added a career-high 17 points off the bench with three triples including a pair in the final minutes of the game to help seal the win. Asta Blauenfeldt<\/a> ran her double-digit scoring streak to four with a 13 point effort.<\/p>\n Maine, which has now won nine-straight conference openers and nine consecutive over UMass Lowell, outscored the River Hawks 24-12 in the final quarter. The Black Bears shot a season-high 52.8-percent (28-53) from the floor and forced 20 UMass Lowell turnovers with eight steals.<\/p>\n The victory, Maine’s third in a row, marks the third consecutive time in which the Black Bears have battled back to earn a win.<\/p>\n The Black Bears would lead early, 4-3, and then not again until late in the fourth quarter as UMass Lowell led for much of the first half and all of the third quarter.<\/p>\n Maine trailed by as many as nine in the first quarter before Blauenfeldt’s triple at the buzzer sent the Black Bears into the second quarter down by six, 22-16.<\/p>\n The visitors closed the gap to a pair in the second quarter but were unable to force a tie or take the lead as the River Hawks’ lead would be seven, 39-32, at the break.<\/p>\n UMass Lowell opened the third quarter with back-to-back buckets to take its largest lead of the night, 43-32.\u00a0<\/p>\n Trailing by 10, the Black Bears put together a 10-0 run on six points from Smith and four from Blauenfeldt. Blauenfeldt’s jumper with 3:52 on the clock knotted the game at 47-47.<\/p>\n UMass Lowell rebuilt a lead, carrying a 53-49 edge into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n The lead would reach six before Maine answered with a 12-4 run to take the lead. Trailing by three, Smith drove the lane hard for a bucket while drawing a foul. Her free throw tied the game at 59-59 with just over five minutes remaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n Once again tied, this time at 61-61, Smith again cashed in a driving bucket to put Maine on top before back-to-back triples from Woods gave the Black Bears a 69-63 cushion with just over a minute to play in regulation.<\/p>\n Maine would cash in on its free throws down the stretch to secure the road win, 73-65.<\/p>\n The Black Bears continue conference action when they travel to meet Bryant on Saturday, Jan. 3, at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n -UMaine-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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