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Vermont Leads UMaine at Halftime in America East Final

The winner claims the conference’s automatic NCAA berth in a matchup shaped by Adrianna Smith’s star power and Vermont’s top-tier defense.

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.