Champions 3 years in a row By Amber Friend | Sports Editor The legacy of USM’s Women’s soccer program continues. The team faced Western Connecticut State on Saturday, November 9, and completely dominated. The 3-0 championship game ended in a shutout for Southern Maine’s senior goaltender, Hunter Stonebraker. A fourth shutout in a row for…
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Maine Mariners defeat the Readings Royals
USM’s Commuter Student Association supplies free tickets. By Amber Friend | Sports Editor The Maine Mariners hosted college night on Sunday, November 3rd. The Northern division team of the Eastern Conference hockey league faced Pennsylvania’s Reading Royals at a 3:00 pm puck drop. On Saturday, the day before, the Mariners knocked down the Royals 3-0…
Men’s golf brings home the LEC Championship
5 Very Successful Freshmen and their proud coach By Amber Friend | Sports Editor The University of Southern Maine’s very own Men’s golf team is your 2024 Little East Conference champion. The group consisted of five freshmen who proved that age is truly just a number. I was lucky enough to speak to two golfers…
Women’s Club Volleyball
A look into one of USM’s club sports By Amber Friend | Sports Editor “Live life to the fullest. If you miss out on something, you don’t know what you’ll miss long term” – Stella Fagan. On Monday, November 4th, at 9:00 at night, Costello gym was still buzzing with life. Women’s club volleyball was…
Men’s Basketball battle until the end for victory
By Amber Friend | Sports Editor Southern Maine’s Men’s Basketball earned its tenth straight win over the University of Maine Presque Isle, with huge help by sophomore Brady Saunders shooting a career high of 39 points. Number 13 was 7-for-7 at the three-point line. It was a high-intensity game, with the Huskies 11 points…
Women’s Basketball towers over UMPI
By Amber Friend | Sports Editor Eighty-four to 42 was the final score on November 8th as the University of Southern Maine’s Women’s Basketball took down the University of Maine Presque Isle. This was the first time in over ten years that the two teams faced each other. The Huskies were the first on…
Alumni Weekend Events
USM welcomes back former athletes Author: Amber Friend | Sports Editor The University of Southern Maine hosted three Alumni events this past homecoming weekend. Current teams faced off against their former teammates in fun and exciting games. Baseball, softball and women’s lacrosse were able to host the past players and reignite the inner husky in…
A new era for female Husky athletes
Mackenzie Kingsbury trailblazes a path for future female Husky athletes By Chris Tiner | Co-Editor-in-Chief In what has become one of the most competitive landscapes in the women’s athlete sports world, women’s golf has greatly increased in popularity over the last decade. After years of men’s golf existing at USM, women’s golf was finally added…
Men’s lacrosse 9/11 tribute
By Amber Friend | Sports Editor On Wednesday, September 11th, 2024, members from The University of Southern Maine’s men’s lacrosse team paid a heartfelt tribute to the victims of 9/11. The guys traded in their usual Wednesday run for something more personal. Broken into two groups, each player went up and down a flight of…
Outdoor adventure board does it again
By Amber Friend | Sports Editor The Outdoor Adventure Board, commonly referred to as OAB pulled off an amazing 3 days 2-night white water rafting and camping trip with the Caratunk Maine company, Adventure Bound. The Outdoor Adventure Board hosts many events throughout the year such as mountain biking, skiing, and snow tubing, just to…