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Harvard women’s basketball loses buzzer-beater to Maine

December 21, 2025 by Rob Browne

In a game that featured 30 lead changes, 15 for each team, it was Maine that grabbed the final bucket at the buzzer to beat Harvard 59-57 at Lavietes Pavilion on Sunday afternoon.

The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the Crimson and evened its season record to 6-6, while the Black Bears earned its second straight victory and improved to 5-8 on the year.

Penn women’s basketball bests Maine, 72-69

December 30, 2023 by Palestra Pete

Bring on the Ivies!

The Penn women’s basketball team came out of a 20-day break for finals and Christmas by beating a strong Maine squad, 72-69, Saturday afternoon at the Palestra.

Freshman point guard Mataya Gayle had the hot hand and dropped 28 points, the highest total in her short college career. But this was a team effort for the Quakers against the Black Bears, and a great game if you just love basketball: The lead changed hands 20 times in 40 minutes, with eight ties. Maine hit five of its last seven shots but had to foul repeatedly to get the ball back, and Penn staved off the charge with clutch free throws.