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…
Women’s Soccer photo spread
By Abbey DeRosia | Staff Photographer
The USM Men’s Hockey Team Gets Soapy
The Men’s Hockey Team Hosted Their Annual Car Wash Fundraiser By Caraline Squires, Staff Writer “Successful”, “Exciting”, and “Bonding” were just some of the words used by team leaders Nick Nault, Jeff Pollara, and Kyle Penton to describe the USM Hockey team’s annual car wash fundraiser on Saturday the seventh. “It’s been so much fun,”…
Welcome Letter: Amber Friend, Sports Editor
By Amber Friend, Sports Editor Welcome back Southern Maine athletes! My name is Amber Friend, the new sports editor for the Free Press. Having played sports throughout my life I know the importance of representation and support for athletics and more importantly athletes. Which is why it’s my goal to reach out to members of…
Shanks Shatters School Record
Star attacker for women’s lacrosse team breaks record for most career points. By: Rhiannon McQuaide, Staff Writer On Tuesday, sixth-year graduate student Rachel Shanks broke the program record for most career points after recording an assist in a 19-3 loss to the Colby College Mules. The record was previously held by Jessica Knight (2007-10), who recorded…
USM Women’s Hockey Beats #4 Ranked UMass Boston
Advances to Semifinals By Rhiannon McQuaide Just like most sports, a solid goaltender can be the difference between a good team and a great team. For the USM women’s hockey team, senior goaltender Haley McKim is just about as solid as they come- and she just keeps getting better. McKim recorded her seventh shutout pf…
Esports Team Gains New Arena
Free Store in Lower Brooks Replaced with Impending Esports Arena By: Cayley Bowman, Community Editor Esports (electronic sports) is an up and coming form of competition that uses video games. The players professionally compete in a variety of multiplayer games, whether it is individually or on teams. Some of the games that are played…
MEN’S HOCKEY COLLECTS BACK TO BACK VICTORIES
By Rhiannon McQuaide, Staff Writer The University of Southern Maine men’s hockey team advanced to a record of 8-12 after collecting back to back wins on the road this past weekend. In two games, the Huskies scored eleven goals while holding their opponents to only four. On Friday, they faced Castleton University (7-15) and ousted…
Huskies Secure Victory Against LEC Rival UMass Boston Beacons
University of Southern Maine Womens Basketball comes out on top at home 58-54 advancing to a record of 7-5 in the regular season By: Chris Tiner, News Editor On Wednesday, January 31st, the Huskies came out on top with a victory over LEC rival, the UMass Boston Beacons at the Costello Gymnasium on University of…
USM WOMEN’S SOCCER LOOKING TO REPLICATE THEIR INCREDIBLE 2022 SEASON
By Rhiannon McQuaide, Sports Editor Professional women’s soccer player Alex Morgan once said, “getting to the top is tough, but getting there is even harder.” The USM women’s soccer team is experiencing this firsthand as they battle to replicate the success they achieved last season. Last fall, head coach Seth Benjamin and his squad…
Virtuous Combat
MMA Club with Cullan Hamilton By Jared Fairfield, Staff Writer The Ancient Greek philosopher Plato was a wrestler. He competed in the Isthmian games, which is comparable to the modern-day Olympics, and it’s thought that in between his lectures at the original Academy, he practiced sparring in the gymnasium. All of this is interesting…
E-Sports joins the USM Community
By Noah Pinkham, Contributor On Monday, September 25, of 2023, the Esports team kicked off their competitive season in their new (temporarily designated) gaming room at 322 Bailey Hall. The word Team is kind of a generalization when the Esports team is made up of many different teams that play different games. To list…
Former Husky Begins Pro Hockey Career in England
By Rhiannon McQuaide – Sports Editor After a successful rookie season with the University of Southern Maine, Maryland-born, Dylan Hullaby is set to begin his professional career with the Oxford City Stars of the National Ice Hockey League (England’s second-highest ice hockey league) this fall. As a freshman, the 6’5 winger competed in 23 games…
An Al Bean Welcome
It’s my pleasure to welcome all of our new students to the University of Southern Maine and a special welcome back greeting to our returning students including all of our Husky student-athletes. I’m certain the coming year will be exciting with tremendous opportunities to learn and grow in the classroom, in competition and in the…
Sullivan Staff would like to welcome our incoming students
By The Sullivan Gym Staff Sullivan Staff would like to welcome our incoming students as well as our returning Husky pack to our updated campus! We are excited for the recent opening of the McGoldrick Center for Student Success and the Portland Commons dormitory bringing revitalization of student life to our Portland campus. Whether you’re…