End of third quarter- Maine 32, UMass-Lowell 29

Maine 36, UMass-Lowell 34- 4:48 left in fourth quarter in the Pit

Final in America East quarterfinal- Maine 49, UMass-Lowell 43. Adrianna Smith 14 points, Anne Simon and Caroline Bornemann with 12 each. The Black Bears advance to the semifinals on Monday here at the Pit in Orono at 6 p.m., opponent to be determined 

Hockey up next here at the Alfond in about 20 minutes. Top 15 matchup #9 Maine and #12 UMass. The Black Bears need two points this weekend to wrap up a third place Hockey East finish, and more importantly need a good two game performance to solidify NCAA Tournament chances 

UMass strikes first 2:54 into the first period, 1-0 Minutemen 

UMass 1, Maine 0- 9:00 left in the first

Maine ties it. One-timer on an odd man rush by Bradly Nadeau, set up by his brother Josh with 4:10 left in the first period 

Maine heads to the games first powerplay with 44.6 seconds left in the opening period 

Maine 1, UMass 1- end of first period. Shots on goal 10-8 Black Bears. Maine will have 1:16 left on the powerplay when the second period begins 

Maine and UMass still 1-1, 11:00 left second period 

Minutemen now headed to their first powerplay of the night 

UMass back to the powerplay with the game still tied 1-1- 5:56 left second period 

End of second period- Maine 1, UMass 1. Shots on goal favor the Black Bears 20-17

UMass powerplay. 1-1- 13:37 left third period 

Lynden Breen just hit one off the crossbar for Maine. Still tied at 1-1 with 8:53 left in regulation