Indoor Track
Connolly and Towle earn track and field honors
Freshman Christina Connolly (Boise, Idaho) and coach George Towle were both honored for their efforts during the 2008 indoor track and field season. Connolly, the 2008 New England Alliance pole vault champion and third place performer in the New England Div. III Championships, garnered Rookie Field Athlete of the Year honors, while George Towle was named Coach of the Year after his eighth consecutive LEC/Alliance championship in his 11 years guiding the huskies.
Softball
Huskies split with Polar Bears
Huskies split with Polar Bears
Junior Anita Dixon (Limington) crushed a two-run home run to power the Huskies to a 6-3 win over Bowdoin College in the second game of a non-conference doubleheader in Brunswick. The Huskies jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the first game, but Bowdoin was able to surmount the early deficit to win 11-6. In the second game, senior Kristina Grondin (Sanford) scattered eight hits and allowed just two earned runs to move her record on the mound to 7-2. Freshman Stacy Stuard (Belgrade) got things started for the Huskies with a two run single in the first inning and never looked back after Dixon’s bomb.
Men’s Outdoor Track
Spaulding shines at Holy cross Decathlon
Junior James Spaulding (Lewiston) of the men’s outdoor track and field team set a school record at the Holy Cross Decathlon even in Worcester, Mass. Spaulding notched a second place finish in the 28 competitor event with a score of 6,251 points and broke his own decathlon record by 411 points. With his performance Spaulding provisionally qualifies for the NCAA Championships and only missed automatic qualification by 349 points.
Women’s Lacrosse
Laxers win again
The Huskies took an 11-7 win over Castleton State on Saturday. The hot-streak Huskies have tallied five wins in their last seven games, improving their record to 5-7 for the season. Sophomore Jessica Knight (Alfred), freshman Mary Vaughan (Brunswick) and senior Shannon Kynoch (South Burlington, Vt.) each grabbed two goals, while senior goalie Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, NY) had eight saves.
-Source www.usm.maine.edu/athl