Naira Caceras, a freshman guard for UMaine, goes to grab her own rebound during a shoot around at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland before the start of the America East Tournament on Saturday. Altogether, their roster has nine international players and five from the U.S., two of them Mainers.

Laia Sole, a freshman from Spain, teaches coach Jhasmin Player how to speak Spanish as fellow Spaniard Naira Caceres has a sip of water in the background before the start of the America East Tournament on Saturday.

Tihana Stojsavljevic, a freshman forward from Croatia, Kirsten Johnson, a forward from San Diego, Sigi Koizar, a senior guard from Austria, and Fanny Wadling, a freshman forward from Sweden, share a laugh while stretching before the America East Tournament on Saturday.

Foreign recruiting has paid off for Maine, which tied with the University of Albany atop the American East Conference regular-season standings in 2015 and 2016.

Sheraton Jones, a senior forward from Anaheim Hills, Calif., does a pre-game dance with Laia Sole, a freshman guard from Spain, before the Black Bears take on Binghamton in the America East Tournament on Saturday.

Fanny Wadling, a freshman forward from Sweden, drives the lane during UMaine's shoot around on Saturday.

The University of Maine's women's basketball team warms up before playing Binghamton on Saturday.

The University of Maine women's basketball team includes many international players.

The University of Maine's women's basketball team shares a cheer before playing Binghamton in the America East Tournament at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday.