The University of Maine women’s basketball team returns home to take on another challenging opponent on Saturday. After playing four road games in eight days, UMaine will face Drexel University when the team invades the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor for a noon contest. Drexel will be the third opponent that was chosen to win its conference in preseason polls. Drexel and previous UMaine opponent Delaware are co-favorites to win the Colonial Athletic Association. The Black Bears are 2-5 overall and UMaine head coach Amy Vachon will be looking for continued improvement from her youthful team, which has 10 freshmen and sophomores on the 14-player roster. Several inexperienced underclassmen have been receiving a lot of playing time as Vachon continues to mold her team in preparation for the America East schedule, which begins with a Dec.

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