2017 – 18 Maine Black Bears women 's basketball team represented the University of Maine Black Bears in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Black Bears , led by seventh year head coach Richard Barron and interim head coach Amy Vachon , play their home games at the Cross Insurance Center with 2 games played at Memorial Gym and are members of the America East Conference . They finished the season 23 – 10 , 15 – 1 in America East play to win the America East Regular Season . They also won of the America East Women 's Tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women 's Tournament for the first time since 2004 . They lost to Texas in the first round
America East Women 's Tournament
2018 America East Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team