Skidmore Junior Alex Mykolenko scored a shorthanded goal that proved to be the game winner in an ECAC Men’s quarterfinal playoff game as they rallied past USM to earn a 6-3 victory on Saturday in Gorham.
Even a great USM student body turn out wasn’t enough to put the Huskies on top.
The USM men’s indoor track and field team captured their second consecutive Little East Conference and Alliance Championship on Feb. 6 at the Costello Sports Complex in Gorham.
Six years ago Julio Santiago was working in Boston and had been out of the wrestling game for a year. Being involved in wrestling virtually his entire life, he jumped at an opportunity when USM head wrestling coach Joe Pistone called him up and offered him the assistant coaching position for the Huskies wrestling program.
This year’s baseball team is going to be very different than any other team I’ve been a part of here at USM. This year we have a very young lineup as we lost our entire starting defense besides four players. However, we have a very experienced pitching staff that has a lot of depth both in starting and relief pitching. If our young players can play up to their ability and our pitchers can pitch as we are capable, then we should have a very successful season. The LEC is a very tough conference each and every year, but I believe we will have another good year and will be competing for the conference championship in May.
The USM women’s basketball team was back in action on Saturday and did not disappoint. With the help of a 25-point performance from star freshman Curran Leighton (Dover, N.H.), the Huskies defeated UMass Dartmouth 63-56 in a hard fought Little East Conference game at Hill Gymnasium.
UMass Dartmouth had two players who scored in double figures while combining to score more than half their points, as they cruised to a 92-75 win over the USM Huskies in a Little East Conference match-up at Hill Gymnasium in Gorham Saturday.
UMD junior forward Brandon Stephens and sophomore guard Paul Rose combined to score 55 of the Corsairs 92 points to help earn their 15th overall victory of the season and their seventh LEC win.
The USM men’s indoor track and field team held off a strong Bates team Saturday night to capture the Maine State Indoor Tack and Field Collegiate Chamionships.
The USM athletic department announced Feb. 4 that they will be hosting a charity event called “Think Pink,” which will be held Saturday, Feb. 13 to help raise awareness for breast cancer prevention and research.
This is the first year that the department of athletics will be hosting the charitable event, according to USM Athletic Director Al Bean, who also mentioned it’s the perfect time for USM to bring attention to this important issue.
UMass Boston had four players in double figures as they rolled to a 70-48 win over USM in Little East Conference men’s basketball action at Hill Gymnasium last Tuesday.
The nationally-ranked Manhattanville women’s hockey team shut out USM 3-0 at the Playland Ice Casino in Rye, N.Y. on Saturday.
Sophmore Renee Nicholas (Sebago) recorded a double-double that included a single-game school record 13 steals to help lead the Huskies to a 55-31 win over conference foe UMass Boston at Hill Gymnasium last Tuesday.
About a year ago when the Maine Red Claws found out they were going to make Portland their home as the NBA Development League affiliate of the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Bobcats, the city began to buzz with excitement and anticipation. The enthusiasm extended beyond the city public and into the area’s colleges and universities, including students like Matt McLaughlin.
The USM women’s track team had a good showing and placed third on Saturday’s meet at Costello Sports Complex in Gorham.
The USM soccer field has taken some serious wear and tear over the years. This isn’t going to be a concern for Athletic Director Al Bean and the USM athletics department for much longer. The Hannaford Charitable Foundation recently awarded a $250,000 donation to the USM athletics department to help build a new multi-purpose synthetic field with lights, to replace the existing grass surface.
FP: First of all, what made you choose USM over other schools? Was it mostly the academics, or more towards the hockey side? You’re from New Hampshire, were you getting a lot of offers there and in other parts of New England?
ZJ: I chose USM because it was the best blend of academics and hockey competition around.
When the temperature drops and the ice freezes over on Maine’s thousands of ponds, one can make the assumption that the only thing to do is lace up the skates and throw the puck down for a good game of pond hockey.
Pond hockey isn’t just any old game; it’s a tradition that stretches far beyond points and goal records, or penalty minutes for that matter.
The USM women’s hockey team looked to continue their sharp play coming off a 5-2 victory over St. Michael’s, but the UMass Boston Beacons were too much for the Huskies as they dropped an ECAC Conference match-up 5-4 in Gorham on Friday.
The Huskies controlled the tempo of the game until the Beacon’s got on the scoreboard with five minutes to go in the opening period on a goal from junior Rachel Sousa.
In a key LEC Conference match-up last Tuesday at Hill Gymnasium, Plymouth State University proved to be too much in the end for USM as the Panthers came back from nine down midway through the second half to edge the Huskies 73-69.
Plymouth improves to 4-2 in the LEC and 11-5 overall with the win, and USM drops to 0-6 in the conference and 2-14 overall.
Located in the Rangeley Lakes region, Maine’s third largest ski area is a little more out of the way at 2.5 hours from Portland. For those willing to make the trek, it’s a hidden gem of the western mountains that, since coming under new ownership in 2004, Saddleback has installed two new lifts, cut six new trails, debuted an overhauled base lodge, and just recently finished the 44 acre Casablanca glades, the biggest in the East.
When USM Athletic Director Al Bean and his staff got together for their annual summer meeting, they decided something needed to be implemented to showcase the university’s athletic teams better. That’s when they made a group decision that USM sports need to be broadcasted live in online streaming video.
USM senior wrestling captain Mike Morin (Fryeburg) earned his 100th career win as he stormed through the 165-pound bracket, helping lead the Huskies to a fourth place finish at the Ted Reese Invitational on Saturday at the Costello Sports Complex in Gorham.
USM’s improbable second half comeback fell short with three seconds remaining when Bowdoin’s sophomore guard Will Hanley (New Canaan, CT) laid in the ball for the 68-66 win in Gorham last Tuesday.
The Bowdoin Polar Bears saw their 41-23 halftime lead vanish at the hands of the Huskies, led by junior forward Cortez Isaac (Washington, DC), who lead all scorers with 34 points.
Bowdoin College’s women’s basketball team held the lead over the USM Huskies the entire game on their way to a 60-47 win last Tuesday night at Hill Gymnasium in Gorham.
Bowdoin’s forwards dominated the Huskies on both sides of the court all game. Senior forward Caitlin Hynes (Rockland) scored a game high 20 points and had nine rebounds, while senior forward Leah Rubega (Norwich, CT) put up 12 points and had a game-high 13 rebounds for Bowdoin.
Growing up in a town where basketball and soccer are the priority sports, you could say that the variety of competition that a young athlete exposes themselves to is miniscule.
Athletes like this play their respected sport- and I mean just one sport- year round. They compete in AAU basketball tournaments, premier soccer events, fall baseball, etc. They sacrifice their weekends to sharpen their skills in sports they have dedicated themselves to. Is focusing on one sport year round in the best interest for a young athlete though?
I firmly believe that athletes should look to venture out of the cocoon that is their one sport, and give themselves a chance to participate in others. I’m not saying that dedicating oneself to a particular sport is bad, but an athlete needs a variety of competition or else they’ll either be worn out by the time college comes into play, or they’ll be sick of playing the same sport over and over again.