America East Quarterfinal

MAINE vs. BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Time, site: Thursday, 2 p.m.; Patrick Gym, Burlington, Vt.

Records: No. 2 Maine 18-9; No. 10 Boston U. 8-20

Series/last meeting: Maine leads 27-14; Maine won 54-40 on 2/24

Key players: Maine – 6-4 C Jamie Cassidy (21.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.6 bpg, 2.0 agp), 5-7 G Amy Vachon (10.4 ppg, 6.6 apg, 3.6 rpg, 2.6 spg), 5-11 G/F Kizzy Lopez (8.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.0 spg), 5-10 G Kristen McCormick (7.8 ppg), 6-0 F Katie Clark (3.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg), 5-7 G Pam Cruz (1.8 ppg); BU – 6-1 C Alison Dixon (17.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg), 5-11 F Dia Dufault (12.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg), 5-7 G Alison Argentieri (7.3 ppg, 3.5 apg), 6-1 F Anne Nelson (5.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg), 5-9 G/F Jen Tulley (9.5 ppg)

Outlook: The Bears look to put it all together in the America East Championship against the Terriers. UMaine looks to shake off the effects of last week’s loss to Vermont by getting off to a good start. The Bears will concentrate on the basics, defense and rebounding, and let the offense come naturally. The Terriers had lost seven straight prior to Wednesday’s comeback win over Towson. BU erased a 17-point halftime deficit, shooting 70 percent from the floor while outscoring the Tigers 52-20 in the second half. BU has had trouble scoring against UMaine (43 ppg), but the Terriers have a knack for making the Bears shoot poorly.