If you ask Braden Zamore to describe his teams passion for volleyball, he’ll tell you they live and breathe it. Zamore teamed up with Recreations Coordinator Robert Prince to help plan and organize the intramural volleyball club that exists at USM today.
“It hasn’t been easy, but I’ve been able to do it,” said Zamore.
Husky highlights
Bial named player of the week
Senior Huskies midfielder Adam Bial (Wenham, MA) was named the Little East Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 23-29. In two USM wins last week, Bial contributed a goal and two assists for a four-point week.
Day Date Opponent Time
Sat. 11/11 Women’s XC 12:00 p.m.
@ NCAA Division III New England
Regional CHAMPIONSHIPS
@ Springfield College
Sat. 11/11 Men’s XC 11:00 a.m.
@ NCAA New England
Regional Championships
@ Springfield College
Sat.
Women’s Field Hockey (10-10 After first round tournament play):
10/29 – Bridgewater State 2, USM 0
10/31 – USM 1, Westfield State 0
Women’s Soccer (5-13 Season Completed):
10/28 – Western Connecticut 2, USM 0
10/31 – RIC 4, USM 1
Women’s Cross Country:
10/28 – Southern Maine placed second at the 2006 Little East Conference Championship at Keene State College.
Counselors at USM’ s health services say they see “a lot” of students seeking help for depression, and that in most instances, it stems from relationships.
“Depression is called the silent killer,” said Kristine Bertini, director of University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS).
Picture this: You finally get on a treadmill after waiting 30 minutes at the Costello Sports Complex. Ten minutes into your workout, your usual routine has left you frustrated, unfulfilled and worst of all,
fat. If this scenario sounds familiar, Patty
Medina and Bruce Koharian might have a
solution for you.
Class Fees: Students – free (with a USM student I.D.); Fitness Center Members – $35; All others – $65
All classes are one hour unless otherwise indicated. You may attend unlimited classes.
GORHAM classes
Register in room 240 Costello Sports Complex
RISE & SHINE
Monday and Wednesdays 8 – 8:45a.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
9/23 – Sophomore Christa Hutchinson was the first University of Southern Maine runner across the line, leading the Huskies to a 10th place finish among the 21 teams competing at the 39th Annual Codfish Bowl Harrier Classic at Franklin Park in Boston.
Mon. 10-2 Men’s Golf Classic
@ Sable Oaks GC 9:00 a.m.
Tue. 10-3 Women’s Field Hockey
@ Fitchburg State 4:00 p.m.
Tue. 10-3 Women’s Tennis
@ Plymouth State 4:00 p.m.
Tue. 10-3 Women’s Volleyball
vs.UMass Boston 6:00 p.m.
Tue. 10-3 Men’s Soccer
@ Bates 4:00 p.
Eastern Connecticut takes down Southern Maine Connecticut freshman forward Emily Eshenfelder (Quaker Hill, Conn.) and junior forward Stephanie Mongelli (Pequannock, N.J.) each scored a goal to lead the Warriors field hockey team to a 2-1 win over the Huskies.
Tue. 9/19 Women’s Tennis @ Salem State 3:30 p.m. Tue. 9-19 Men’s Soccer vs. BOWDOIN 4:30 p.m. Tue. 9-19 Volleyball @ Bates 7:00 p.m. Thu. 9-21 Field Hockey @ UMF 4:00 p.m. Sat. 9-23 Women’s Cross Country @ Boston TBA Sat. 9-23 Golf @ Waterville 12:00 p.m. Sat.
USM women’s tennis team consisted only of six players and one new coach. Aside from being small, the team is also young, with four freshmen, three sophomores and two juniors. One of the juniors, Ashley Kirkpatrick (Sanford) is the only player who has returned to play for new head coach Lori-Ann Towle.
The USM women’s soccer team welcomed St. Joseph’s College and the Coast Guard Academy into town this weekend looking to find some offensive firepower on their home turf, but left with two losses, no offensive answers, and an unexpected defensive question mark.
Why did you choose USM? Well I can’t say that USM was my first choice, but when the college search and acceptance period started to get rocky USM seemed like a good choice because it has good English and Music programs and I thought I would have a good opportunity to play soccer.
Ann Conley may see only 20 students a day, but as a nurse practitioner and director at University Health Services, Conley may be one of the most important people students could encounter at the University of Southern Maine. “Health Services is a bridge between the school nurse and the traditional health care office.
Golf takes third Junior Adam Belleville (Ludlow, Mass.) scored an 80 to lead the Huskies golf team to a third place finish amongst eight teams competing at the 2006 Terrier Invitational at the Samoset Resort in Rockport on Tuesday, September 12. The Huskies finished with four players who all placed around 80-84 for a total score of 327.
Name: Sara Marzouk Major: Marketing Year: 2006 Age: 23 Team:Cross country Pre-game rituals: “Warm up with the team, visualize my race.” Recent highlights: “8th overall at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational, first time I have run a 5k under 19 minutes in cross country.
Jeff Bilodeau
Staff Writer
USM’s volleyball team lost Tuesday to Bates College at Costello Gym in Gorham. The Huskies went down for the fifth straight time dropping their record to 2-6, while the Bobcats improve to 2-6.
Bates took the first two matches easily, as the Huskies struggled to work as a team.
Molly Lovell
Sports Editor
Calling all skiers and snowboarders, get your equipment ready because USM’s ski and ride club is gearing up for another season of wintry fun.
Beginning in November, the club will travel every weekend to Sunday River or Killington in Vermont as well as to locations in New Hampshire.
Men’s soccer team beat by the Rhode Island College Anchormen
The men’s soccer team lost to Rhode Island College 1-0 in a Little East Conference match played Sept. 18 at the USM soccer field. Senior Kyle Teixeira (Warren, R.I.) scored the only goal of the match.
JEFF BILODEAU
STAFF WRITER
The USM men’s golf team,
led by senior James Frost (Brewer),
secured fi rst place two weekends
ago at the Bowdoin College
Invitational. The Huskies team
score of 607 was enough to put
them atop the fourteen-school
leader board.
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY September September Date Opponent Time Sat. 24 at Harrier Classic tba Sat. 24 at Gordon College Invitational tba at Franklin Park, Boston, Mass. at Wenham, Mass. October October Sat. 1 at UMaine Farmington Invitational tba Sat.
Huskies zip past Rams with a 2 to 1 lead SPORTS EDITOR – The Framingham State Rams never had a chance to catch up to USM’s Lady Huskies soccer team last Wednesday in a non Little East Conference match at the USM soccer field in Gorham. The Huskies beat the Rams 6-2.
Sophomore Curtis Wheeler (Derby, Vt), of the men’s cross country team, was named the Little East Conference runner of the week for Sept. 12. – Wheeler has placed first and twentieth in two events so far this season. At the season-opening New England College Invitational, Wheeler placed first with a time of – 27:58 to help bring his team to a first place finish at the meet.