It’s no secret that playing a collegiate sport requires athletes to be at the pinnacle of physical health. However, in recent years, it’s become apparent that in order for athletes to reach peak performance, they must acknowledge and prioritize their mental health too. USM’s Athletic Department and Mental Performance Coach Jim Karcanes are on a…
The women’s lacrosse team has played all but one of their seven conference games, earning five wins along the way. They currently boast the third best record in the Little East Conference (LEC) behind Plymouth State (2nd) and Western Connecticut University (1st) who they will face on March 29. With leadership from powerhouse attacker Rachel…
On a roster made up of Americans and Canadians, Jakub Suran is unique. He is the first athlete from the Czech Republic to play on the USM Men’s hockey team. Suran is from a city called Liberec, a place that is geographically smaller than Portland but home to over 100,000 people. It is about an…
The University of Southern Maine’s Women’s Lacrosse team opened conference play with a win against Castleton University on April 1. Graduate student Rachel Shanks led scoring with four goals, while sophomore Emily Cloutier added three. Juniors Jill Nichols and Kaiya Gatchell, as well as freshman Maddie Kinney, contributed two each; goalies Cece Racine and Lydia…
ByRhiannon McQuaide – Contributor When the snow starts melting and the days begin feeling longer, you know it’s time for spring athletics. After spending the majority of preseason practicing indoors, University of Southern Maine’s spring sports teams are excited to finally get outside for practices and games. Men’s Baseball The Men’s Baseball Team, coached by…
The Huskies took the field for their season opener in what spectators would describe as a winter wonderland to face the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners. The Mariners and Huskies remained neck and neck for the majority of the match before a 12-goal second half propelled the Mariners to a win. This is only the second…
The Huskies stepped up and got their first win of the season after a convincing 15-2 win over the New England College Pilgrims. After starting their season 0-3 with a slew of close losses to University of New England (7-8) and Wheaton College (9-10), USM started their home campaign with a much needed win. The…
With March being Women’s History Month, the Student Body President’s Office (SBPO) decided to host an event on March 3rd to celebrate women in sports. Justice Michaud, Vice President of the SBPO, says that she got the inspiration for the event from her mother Anais Aguirre, a USM alumnus who played on the softball team…
Baseball Ed Flaherty enters the 2023 season with over three decades of experience under his belt as he starts his 37th season as head coach of the USM Men’s Baseball team. The Huskies begin their season coming off a 23-19 (.548) record in 2022. Coach Flaherty continues his reign of the best record of a…
USM’s Men and Women’s Indoor Track & Field team both placed fourth at the 2023 Maine State Championships. This marks the second year in a row that both teams ranked fourth at the state meet. The Husky teams traveled to Bates College for the meet on Feb. 5, in Lewiston, Maine. The men earned 63…
By: Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief A standout performance from sophomore business management major Antoine Gignac helped the Huskies earn a 5-4 victory over Thomas College in their season opener. The Men’s Tennis team moved indoors at the Costello Sports Complex on Tuesday, as they hosted the Terriers for a non-conference matchup. Only six of the Huskies…
By: Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief The fourth seeded Huskies hosted the sixth seeded Keene State Owls in a Little East Conference (LEC) Quarterfinal matchup Tuesday, winning 55-45. Graduate student Jackie Luckhardt capped off the night with a team leading 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals. Luckhardt’s performance saw her reach 1,000 points as…
By: Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief A Division III National Champion in javelin, senior Sophia Slovenski is now championing a campaign to empower young girls in the community. Slovenski, a dual athlete on the Women’s Volleyball and Track & Field teams while majoring in health science, has been volunteering with the organization Strong Girls United and is…
The USM Men’s Basketball team hosted Saint Joseph’s College for the 31st annual Costello Cup, presented yearly to the winner of the match between the two schools. The Costello Cup “honors the late Dr. Richard ‘Doc’ Costello, former USM Athletic Director and long-time basketball coach for both the men’s and women’s programs,” according to Southermainehuskies.com. …
With a current membership of 24 students, the USM Club Ice Hockey team is on the ice for its first official year as a club sport. Founded three years ago, the team was created with the purpose of giving the chance to play ice hockey to students who didn’t want the full-time varsity commitment. Club…
By: Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief If there is one thing that Jon Cross hopes to teach athletes, it’s that they’re more than a player. Cross is the assistant coach of the USM Men’s Soccer team, and is the co-founder of Kennedy Park FC (KPFC) in Portland. He is also a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor who…
By Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief Two goals from sophomore business major Brooke Carson in the third quarter helped the Huskies in toppling the Husson Eagles at Hannaford Field. USM got off to a quick start in the first quarter, as senior nursing major Samantha Ellis took the ball around the Husson goalie for the first goal only…
A text alert goes out to all USM students Monday night: “USM Portland, Gorham, Lewiston campuses are closing today Feb 1, 2021 at 5pm and will remain closed tomorrow Feb, 2, 2021 due to inclement weather forecasted”. With a message only 158 characters long, the gears of all college students start spinning in their heads…
Sebastian Pettitt, or “Seabass” has been bringing USM sporting events to life with his voice for the last four years as a play-by-play announcer for just about any and all sporting events. Seabass has done over 400 NCAA games in his career but is most likely calling men’s and women’s soccer as well as field…
The sounds of the song “Ramblin’ Man” by the Allman Brothers Band can be heard on a Thursday afternoon on the University of Southern Maine Gorham Campus. This is only one of many songs that accompany the USM Baseball team as they continue their pursuit of excellence on the baseball field. While the school has…
Ciera Berthiaume, the senior Women’s Soccer player out of Windham, Maine, who led the Huskies in goals scored and assists in the past two seasons is the first Husky Hero of the Week for the “COVID-19 Fall Sports Season”. In past issues, The Free Press would highlight a player and their impact on not only…
By: Cullen McIntyre, Web Editor Current events in the world have resulted in protests across the globe. When George Flloyd died in police custody on May 25, 2020, protests rallying for change broke out and have yet to stop. A unique take on the call for change is a GoFundMe fundraiser titled “Collegiate Athletes For Black…
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor March 26 was supposed to be Opening Day in Major League Baseball (MLB), the beginning of a 162-game season of America’s pastime. Instead, every sport across the world has come to a standstill due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The NCAA Tournament March Madness would have been heading to…
By: Connor Blake, Staff Writer Rylie Binette, a junior health sciences major out of Milan, New Hampshire, pushed the Women’s Ice Hockey team to greater lengths this year as they won their first playoff game in six years. Over Binnette’s three years at USM, she has accumulated 35 career collegiate hockey points, scored 18 goals…