MAINE vs. BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Time, site: Saturday, 1 p.m.; Case Gym, Boston

Records: Maine 15-5 (11-1 America East), BU 4-15 (1-10)

Series/last meeting: Maine leads 24-14; UM won 75-59 on 1/5/99

Key players: Maine – 6-4 C Jamie Cassidy (23.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg), 6-4 F Martina Tinklova (10.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg), 5-10 G Kristen McCormick (11.4 ppg), 5-7 G Amy Vachon (7.8 ppg, 8.2 apg, 2.5 spg), 5-11 F Kizzy Lopez (6.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg); BU – 6-2 F Alison Dixon (18.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg), 5-7 G Jamie Nicholls (14.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg), 5-3 G Cara Millett (5.9 ppg, 5.9 apg, 2.4 spg), 6-0 G/F Dia Dufault (5.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg), 6-0 F Gina Powers (5.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg)

Outlook: The Bears are likely to be focused coming off Thursday’s loss at Northeastern. Maine, which still leads second-place New Hampshire by two games, struggled defensively and must re-establish its restrictive matchup zone against the Terriers. BU has lost six in a row, including Thursday’s game against Vermont. BU does not match up well inside, but may play some zone after playing man-to-man in the first meeting. The Terriers’ defense is the league’s worst, allowing 74.2 ppg on 46 percent shooting.