2022–23 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team

2022–23 Maine Black Bears women's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record16–14 (11–5 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Courtney England
  • Tom Biskup
  • Gadson Lefft
Home arenaThe Pit in Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2022–23 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont† 14 – 2   .875 25 – 7   .781
Albany 14 – 2   .875 22 – 12   .647
Maine 11 – 5   .688 16 – 14   .533
UMBC 10 – 6   .625 14 – 15   .483
NJIT 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448
Binghamton 6 – 10   .375 13 – 17   .433
UMass Lowell 4 – 12   .250 5 – 22   .185
Bryant 3 – 13   .188 9 – 21   .300
New Hampshire 2 – 14   .125 7 – 21   .250
† 2023 AmEast Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023

The 2022–23 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by head coach Amy Vachon, played their home games at The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium on the University of Maine campus and were members of the America East Conference.[1]

Media

All home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on the radio on WEZQ (92.9 The Ticket) and online on the Maine Portal.

Roster

The Maine Black Bears currently have 15 different players on their team, the tallest player being Katie White at 6'2", and the shortest player being Olivia Rockwood at 5'5". They currently have 11 guards, and 4 forwards.[2]

2019–20 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

The Maine Black Bears will play a total of 13 games in the non-conference regular season, and 16 games in the American East regular season.[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at James Madison W 60–58  1–0
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,092)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ 		at UMass L 54–67  1–1
 Mullins Center (799)
Amherst, MA
November 19, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+/3 		Yale L 46–55  1–2
 The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (1,198)
Orono, ME
November 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+/3 		Northeastern W 61–59  2–2
 The Pit at Memorial Gymnasium (812)
Orono, ME
November 25, 2022*
3:00 pm, YouTube 		vs. Kansas L 49–76  2–3
 UCU Stadium (112)
Moraga, CA
November 26, 2022*
3:00 pm, YouTube 		vs. Niagara W 73–57  3–3
 UCU Stadium (55)
Moraga, CA
November 28, 2022*
9:00 pm, WCC Network 		at No. 23 Gonzaga L 43–62  3–4
 McCarthey Athletic Center (4,602)
Spokane, WA
December 2, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Princeton L 51–65  3–5
 The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (965)
Orono, ME
December 4, 2022*
1:00 pm 		at Rhode Island L 43–63  3–6
 Ryan Center (889)
Kingston, RI
December 8, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fordham L 51–57  3–7
 The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (1,079)
Orono, ME
December 11, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Army W 88–60  4–7
 The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (1,115)
Orono, ME
December 18, 2022*
3:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ 		at Harvard L 56–84  4–8
 Lavietes Pavilion (679)
Cambridge, MA
December 22, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee Canceled Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
America East regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bryant W 74–62  5–8
(1–0) 		Chace Athletic Center (115)
Smithfield, RI
January 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 70–63 OT 6–8
(2–0) 		The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (740)
Orono, ME
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Jersey Institute of Technology W 69–63  7–8
(3–0) 		Fleisher Center (256)
Newark, NJ
January 11, 2023
7:00 pm 		at New Hampshire Postponed Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+/3 		UMBC W 71–54  8–8
(4–0) 		The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (1,044)
Orono, ME
January 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+/3 		Vermont L 52–61  8–9
(4–1) 		The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (954)
Orono, ME
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Binghamton W 50–46  9–9
(5–1) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,170)
Binghamton, NY
January 25, 2023
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell W 61–50  10–9
(6–1) 		Costello Athletic Center (3,427)
Lowell, MA
January 28, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+/3 		Albany W 50–49  11–9
(7–1) 		The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (1,241)
Orono, ME
February 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+/3 		Bryant W 66–43  12–9
(8–1) 		The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (941)
Orono, ME
February 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UMBC L 57–74  12–10
(8–2) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (745)
Catsonsville, MD
February 8, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Vermont L 60–68  12–11
(8–3) 		Patrick Gym (718)
Burlington, VT
February 11, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+/3 		New Jersey Institute of Technology L 54–56  12–12
(8–4) 		The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (1,199)
Orono, ME
February 13, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+/3 		at New Hampshire
Border Battle 		W 56–45  13–12
(9–4) 		Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
February 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Albany L 50–53  13–13
(9–5) 		McDonough Sports Complex (1,115)
Troy, NY
February 22, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+/3 		New Hampshire
Border Battle 		W 80–67  14–13
(10–5) 		The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (1,020)
Orono, ME
February 25, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+/3 		Binghamton W 69–65  15–13
(11–5) 		The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (1,369)
Orono, ME
America East tournament
March 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) (6) Binghamton
Quarterfinals 		W 64–54  16–13
 The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium (1,065)
Orono, ME
March 5, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) at (2) Albany
Semifinals 		L 64–72  16–14
 McDonough Sports Complex (688)
Troy, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "University of Maine Athletics". Goblackbears.com.
  2. ^ "Maine Black Bears Women's Basketball Roster". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Maine Black Bears Women's Basketball Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2022.