Overview
- Vermont holds a 29-21 halftime lead over Maine at Patrick Gym in Burlington.
- The champion secures an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
- Top-seeded Vermont entered 26-7 and No. 2 Maine 19-12, with the title game airing on ESPNU.
- The teams split the regular season, with Vermont winning 64-53 in Orono on Jan. 15 and Maine winning 55-46 in Burlington on Feb. 5.
- Maine’s Adrianna Smith, the league’s Player of the Year, averages 22.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists, facing a Vermont team led defensively by DPOY Nikola Priede that allows just 51.9 points per game.