Women’s Basketball
MAINE vs. SIENA
Time, site: Wednesday, 6 p.m., Alumni Recreation Center, Albany, N.Y.
Records: Maine 1-6, Siena 2-5
Series, last meeting: Maine leads 4-2, Siena 78-51 on 12/29/11
Key players: Maine —5-9 G Ashleigh Roberts (12.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg), 6-1 F Danielle Walczak (9.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg), 5-10 F Liz Wood (7.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg), 6-3 C Anna Heise (6.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg), 5-6 G Courtney Anderson (5.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg), 6-2 F Mikaela Gustafsson (5.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg); Siena — 6-0 G Ida Krogh (4.3 ppg, 1.7 apg), 5-7 G Ciara Stewart (4.1ppg, 1.9 apg), 6-1 F Lily Grenci (14.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg), 5-11 F Kate Zarotney (6.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg), 5-9 G Tehresa Coles (8.0 ppg, 3.4 spg)
Maine coach Richard Barron’s keys to the game: “Our main areas of emphasis for this game are stopping Grenci, being able to recognize Siena’s changing defenses and making sure we value each possession.”
Game notes: This contest will be shown on Time Warner Cable (Ch. 12 Bangor, Ch. 9 statewide). The Bears, losers of three straight, continue to struggle with turnovers (23 per game). UMaine has allowed 74 ppg on 40 percent shooting. Wood’s double-double against Florida Gulf Coast (10 pts., 10 reb.) was team’s first of the season.