Men’s Ice Hockey
Trio of men’s hockey players tabbed for conference honors
The USM men’s hockey team placed three players on ECAC All-Conference teams for the 2009 season. Leading the pack was senior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, MA) who was placed on the First Team. Gordon was the team’s leading scorer this season with 15 goals and 20 assists. Joining Gordon was sophomore defenseman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, ONT) who was selected to the second-team. Conter amassed eight goals and 18 assists. His 26 points were good for second-best on the team and his 18 assists led the conference. Earning an Honorable Mention nod was junior forward Chris Travis (Scitutate, MA). Travis, who earned ECAC Player of the Week honors this season, tied Gordon for the team lead in goals with 15 and recorded two hat tricks on the season.
Women’s Ice Hockey
Gresko honored by ECAC
Freshman goalie Kristen Gresko (Phoenix, AZ) of the USM women’s ice hockey team was the lone Husky named to an ECAC post-season team. Gresko was picked as a member of the Honorable Mention squad for her efforts during her rookie campaign. Gresko’s 2.28 goals against average and .910 save percentage were good enough to make her the first USM women’s ice hockey player to be named to an All-Conference squad since the 2006-2007 season. Gresko appeared in 19 games, making 18 starts. Her record for the season was 9-8-2. Gresko had a great latter part of the season. After January 31, Gresko posted a 5-2-1 record, a 1.36 goals against average and a .949 save percentage.
Indoor Track
Four USM Track and Field athletes earn All-ECAC accolades
Two members from each the men and women’s indoor track teams earned All-ECAC honors at the 2009 ECAC Track Championships. Freshman Tim Even (Stoneham ) continued his strong rookie campaign, posting a fifth place finish in the mile event with a time of 4 minutes and 19 seconds. Classmate Mattia Zagon (Portland) joined Even on the All-ECAC team. His 6.57 meter effort in the long jump was good for a sixth-place finish. On the women’s side, junior Emily Artesani (Orono) and freshman Bethany Dumas (Augusta) notched honors. Dumas picked up a fourth place finish in the pole vault. Her 3.70 meter vault broke her previous school record of 3.66 meters. Artesani was eighth in the 400 meter with a time of 59.64 seconds.