UMass Lowell River Hawks @ Maine Black Bears

America East Playoffs - Quarterfinal

17-15, 6-10 Am. East

Final

	1	2	T
UMass Lowell UML	29	35	64
Maine ME	34	38	72

Maine Black BearsMaineME

19-13, 10-6 Am. East

Game Information

Orono, ME

Referee:John Cahill Jr.

Referee:Vasili Mallios

Referee:Mike Evans

NCAA Division I

America East Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
UMBC	14-2	-	24-9
Vermont	12-4	2	22-12
NJIT	10-6	4	16-17
UMass Lowell	9-7	5	15-18
UAlbany	7-9	7	11-21
Maine	6-10	8	8-24
New Hampshire	5-11	9	9-21
Bryant	5-11	9	9-22
Binghamton	4-12	10	8-23

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