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Thursday, March 1, 2007
Josh Daniels Named to All-Little East Conference Second Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior guard Josh Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central
Institute) of the University of Southern Maine men's basketball team has been
named to the All-Little East Conference second team for the second straight
year. The conference announced its end-of-the-season awards on Tuesday
following voting by the head coaches.
The 6-foot-1 Daniels averaged a team-high 13.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per
game. He also led the Huskies in assists with 63 and steals with 26 despite
missing five games due to injuries. Daniels shot 41.9 percent (96 of 229) from
the field, including 37.2 percent (29 of 78) from beyond the three-point arc,
and 75.6 percent (65 of 86) from the foul line.
"Josh is a tremendous player and leader for us," noted fourth-year head
coach Karl Henrikson. "Aside from his physical abilities, Josh is an on-the-
court leader who plays with a tremendous amount of confidence and heart. I am
pleased that he received recognition from the conference."
Daniels scored in double-figures 14 times during the season, including a
season- and career-high 32-point effort in the Huskies' 87-82 loss against
Western Connecticut State University (February 3).
In 66 career games over three seasons, Daniels has scored 821 points,
grabbed 288 rebounds, passed off 157 assists and come up with 89 steals, while
shooting 42.5 percent from the field, including 39.2 percent from three-point
territory.
Southern Maine finished the 2006-07 season with an overall record of 6-20
and 2-12 in the Little East.
2006-07 Little East Conference Men's Basketball Awards
Player of the Year - Tyler Kathan, Sophomore, Forward, Keene State College
Rookie of the Year - Edwin Ortiz, Freshman, Guard, Eastern Connecticut
Coach of the Year - Bob Walsh, Rhode Island College
All-Conference First Team
Stephane Abelard, Senior, Forward, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Tony Barros, Senior, Guard, University of Massachusetts Boston
Kinsey Durgin, Senior, Guard, Rhode Island College
Tyler Kathan, Sophomore, Forward, Keene State College
Mike Parker, Senior, Guard, Eastern Connecticut State University
Amigo Paniagua, Junior, Forward, University of Massachusetts Boston
All-Conference Second Team
Nate Anderson, Sophomore, Forward, Keene State College
Bobby Bailey, Sophomore, Guard, Rhode Island College
Josh Daniels, Junior, Guard, University of Southern Maine
Paul Pawlowski, Senior, Forward, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Jamie Procino, Junior, Forward, Western Connecticut State University
Devin Ruocco, Senior, Forward, Plymouth State University
All-Defensive Team
Bobby Bailey, Sophomore, Guard, Rhode Island College
Rodney Bennett, Sophomore, Center, University of Massachusetts Boston
Reece Freeman, Sophomore, Guard, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Tyshawn Gillespie, Freshman, Guard, Western Connecticut State University
Tyler Kathan, Sophomore, Forward, Keene State College
All-Rookie Team
Mike Chergey, Freshman, Center, Plymouth State University
Tyshawn Gillespie, Freshman, Guard, Western Connecticut State University
Carlos Pellot, Freshman, Guard, Western Connecticut State University
Jeff Macchi, Freshman, Guard, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Edwin Ortiz, Freshman, Guard, Eastern Connecticut State University
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Little East Conference Tournament - First Round Game
Rhode Island College Defeats Southern Maine in OT 72-69
Top-Seeded Anchormen Survive Scare from Huskies
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Senior forward Brian Stanko (Swansea, Mass./Joseph
Case) drained a three-pointer with 1.6 seconds to play to lift the Rhode Island
College Anchormen to a 72-69, overtime win over University of Southern Maine
Huskies in the first round of the 2007 Little East Conference men's basketball
tournament Tuesday night at Rhode Island College.
With the win, the top-seeded Anchormen earn the right to host the LEC
semifinals and finals on Friday and Saturday (February 23-24). Rhode Island
College is now 22-3 overall. The Huskies, seeded eighth in the tournament,
conclude their season with a record of 6-20, suffering their ninth consecutive
loss. Seven of Southern Maine's losses during the season were by five points or
less, including a pair of overtime defeats.
Stanko, who struggled offensively making just 1-for-8, and 0-for-6 from
three-point range before knocking down the game-winner, finished with five
points, three rebounds and a pair of assists.
Sophomore guard Tirrell Hill (Bronx, N.Y./All Hallows) led the Anchormen
with a game-high 21 points. Senior guard Kinsey Durgin (Greenwood,
Maine/Telstar) and sophomore guard Bobby Bailey (Fall River, Mass./Durfee) added
13 and 10 points, respectively.
Southern Maine junior guard Josh Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central
Institute) led the Huskies with 20 points, nine rebounds and three assists.
Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury) recorded a double-
double with 18 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Freshman guard Greg Whitaker
(Presque Isle, Maine/Presque Isle) added 12 points off of the bench.
Trailing by 13, 63-50, with 7:45 to play in regulation, USM stormed back
scoring 13 unanswered points to force the overtime session. Whitaker keyed the
USM run knocking down a three and was followed by five straight points from
Daniels on a three and a lay-up. Coppenrath scored USM's next five points on a
jumper and a trio of free throws to knot the score up at 63-63 with 1:09 left.
Both teams matched each other from the free throw line in the final minute
of action as Durgin and Daniels each connected on a pair before the end of
regulation.
In overtime, both teams misfired in their opening possessions. Rhode
Island College took a two-point lead on a pair of free throws from Hill, but USM
quickly tied the score on a jumper from Whitaker for a 67-67 game with 3:21
left. Stanko made his first basket of the game with 2:40 left in overtime to
give RIC a 69-67 lead which stood until USM senior guard Foster Oakley
(Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue) made a game-tying jumper with 28 seconds on the
clock.
On its ensuing possession, Rhode Island College held on for the last shot
and Stanko nailed the three from the right side of the circle off a pass from
Hill.
Rhode Island College finished the game shooting 37.5 percent (24-for-64)
for the game. Southern Maine shot 38.5 percent (25-for-65) from the field.
Rhode Island College will face University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on
Friday (February 23) at 7:30 p.m. in the semifinals of the conference
championship.
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Saturday, February 17, 2007
Keene State Downs Southern Maine 79-65
KEENE, N.H. -- Junior forward Nick Drouin (Weare, N.H./John Stark
Regional) scored 16 points on 6-for-8 shooting to lead four players in double-
figures as the Keene State College Owls defeated the University of Southern
Maine Huskies 79-63 Saturday afternoon at Spaulding Gymnasium on the KSC campus.
With its fourth consecutive win, Keene State improves to 21-4 overall and
11-3 in the Little East. Southern Maine drops to 6-19 overall and 2-12 in
conference action.
Drouin netted his team-high 16 points in just 17 minutes of action and also
grabbed eight rebounds. Sophomore forward Nate Anderson (Westminster,
Mass./Oakmont Regional) notched a double-double with 15 points and a game-high
10 rebounds. Junior guard David Sontag (Mount Vernon, N.H./Souhegan) added 12
points and five rebounds, and junior guard Matt Hickey (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac)
chipped in with 11 points off of the bench.
Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury) led Southern
Maine with a game-high 23 points on a 10-for-17 shooting effort from the field,
including a pair of three-pointers. Junior guard Josh Daniels (Everett,
Wash./Maine Central Institute) was the only other USM player in double-figures
scoring 17 points and grabbing five rebounds. Junior forward Nick Gooding
(Concord, Calif./Mount Diablo) added eight points and team-high seven rebounds.
Keene State used an 11-0 run in the final three minutes of the first half
to take a 39-29 lead at the break and held the Huskies at bay in the second half
en route to the win. Trailing by point, 29-28, following a baseline jumper from
Coppenrath with 3:09 remaining in the opening half, Keene State responded with
back-to-back three-pointers to start the pivotal run
Junior guard Shiwon Davis (Bridgeport, Conn./Bunnelle) drained the first
three, his only field goal of the game, to ignite the run. Hickey followed with
a three from the top of the circle for a quick, six-point swing for of the Owls.
Junior guard Anthony Licitra (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury) sank a baseline
jumper to put the Owls ahead 36-29 with just over a minute to play before Hickey
launched a deep three-pointer as the buzzer sounded for the 39-29 halftime
score.
For much of the second half, Keene State maintained 10 to 15-point
advantage. The Huskies trimmed the Owl advantage to six, 63-57, with 4:30 left
in the game following a three-pointer from senior guard Foster Oakley
(Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue) and a short jumper in the lane from Gooding, but
Keene State countered with five straight points to go ahead 68-57 with 2:37
remaining. From there, the Owls held off USM en route to the 79-65 win.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday (8:00 p.m.) when it travels to
Rhode Island College for the first round of the 2007 Little East Conference
men's basketball championship. Keene State will host Plymouth State on Tuesday
at a time to be determined.
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Husson Downs Southern Maine 72-62
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior guard Jason Harvey (Bucksport, Maine/Bucksport)
scored a game-high 15 points to lead four players in double figures as the
Husson College Eagles downed the University of Southern Maine Huskies 72-62 in a
non-conference basketball game Thursday night at the Warren Hill Gymnasium on
USM’s Gorham campus.
The win is the eighth in a row for the Eagles who improve to 19-5 overall.
The loss drops Southern Maine to 6-18.
Harvey was a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line en route to his game-
high 15 points, and added two assists and three steals for the Eagles. Freshman
guard Brock Bradford (Kenduskeag, Maine/Bangor Christian) added 12 points, while
sophomore forward Scott Kissinger (Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip) and junior
guard Sheraud Lee (Bridgeport, Conn./Kolbe Cathedral) tossed in 11 points each.
Freshman guard John Sewall (Bath, Maine/Cheverus) and junior forward Nick
Gooding (Concord, Calif./Mount Diablo) paced Southern Maine with 12 points each.
Sewall added a game-high five assists while Gooding notched a double-double
grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds. Senior guard Foster Oakley (Farmington,
Maine/Mt. Blue) and junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury)
chipped in with 10 points a piece. Coppenrath finished with nine rebounds as
the Huskies won the battle on the boards 50-30.
The teams battled evenly throughout the game. Husson, which led by five
points at the half, never trailed in the second half. The Eagles were able to
distance themselves from the Huskies late in the second stanza.
Ahead by just four points, 59-55, following a three-pointer from Sewall at
the 4:44 mark, Husson used an 8-3 run to lead USM by nine, 67-58, with 2:24 to
play. The Eagles received points from four different players in the run.
Forced to foul, the Huskies put the Eagles on the line, and Harvey
responded by draining all five attempts from the charity stripe down the
stretch.
Husson finished the game shooting 41.1 percent (23-for-56) from the field
and was 81.8 percent from the free throw line, making 18-of-22 free throws,
including 13-of-15 in the second half. Southern Maine, hampered by 18
turnovers, shot just 37.9 percent (25-for-66) from the floor and was just
8-of-15 from the free throw line (53.3 percent).
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (3:00 p.m.) when it travels to
Keene State College for its final regular season game. Husson travels to Maine
Maritime Academy on Saturday (1:00 p.m.).
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
UMass Boston Pounds Southern Maine 96-61
BOSTON -- Senior forward Tony Barros (Dorchester, Mass./Saint Sebastian’s)
scored a game-high 26 points to lead four players in double figures as the
University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons cruised to a 96-61 win over the
University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference basketball game
Tuesday night at the Clark Athletic Center on the UMass Boston campus.
With the win, UMass Boston avenges a January 23rd setback to the Huskies to
improve to 9-14 overall and 5-8 in the LEC. Southern Maine dropped its sixth
straight to fall to 6-17 overall and 2-11 in conference action.
Barros was 9-for-17 from the field and added five rebounds, four assists
and three steals. Sophomore center Rodney Bennett (Mattapan, Mass./Newton
North) added 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds off of the bench. Junior
guard Amigo Paniagua (Santiago, Dominican Republic/Dorchester) and freshman
guard Anthony Matlock (Seattle, Wash./Franklin) chipped in with 13 and 12
points, respectively.
Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy), who
scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Huskies and added a game-high nine
rebounds, was the only USM player to reach double digits in scoring. Sophomore
forward Vince Tourville (Los Angeles, Calif./Maine Central Institute) scored
eight point and grabbed six rebounds off of the bench for USM.
UMass Boston was in control of the game from the start, racing out to a
43-21 lead at the halftime break. The Beacons limited the Huskies to just seven
field goals in the first half on 24.1 percent shooting (7-for-29). Barros
scored 14 of his 26 points, while junior center Eli Manna (Boston, Mass./Thayer
Academy) scored all seven of his points as the Beacons shot a solid 42.9 percent
(15-for-35) in the opening stanza.
The Huskies were able to find their shooting touch in the second half,
connecting on 17 of its 36 attempts from the field (47.2 percent), but it wasn’t
enough as the Beacons outscored the Huskies 53-40 in the second half. UMB shot
an impressive 57.1 percent (20-for-35) in the second half.
Southern Maine returns to action on Thursday (7:00 p.m.) when it hosts
Husson College in a non-conference game. UMass Boston hosts Rhode Island
College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
Rhode Island College Surges Past Southern Maine 74-56
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore guard Bobby Bailey (Fall River, Mass./Durfee)
scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Rhode Island College
Anchormen to a 74-56 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a
Little East Conference men's basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Warren
Hill Gymnasium.
With its third straight win, Rhode Island College improves its record to
19-3 overall and 10-2 in the LEC. Southern Maine dropped its fifth consecutive
game to stand at 6-16 overall and 2-10 in the Little East.
Bailey led all scorers with a 7-for-11 effort from the field. Sophomore
forward Kaseem Johnson (New Haven, Conn./Hillhouse) added 10 points for the
Anchormen, while seniors Anthony Pierlioni (Plainville, Conn./Plainville), Brian
Stanko (Swansea, Mass./Joseph Case) and Kamari Williams (Springfield,
Mass./Cathedral) each chipped in with eight points.
Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury) led four USM
players in double-figures with 14 points and seven rebounds. Sophomore guard
Martin Jordan (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Hollywood Hills) added 12 points in his
first collegiate start. Senior guard Foster Oakley (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue)
and junior forward Nick Gooding (Concord, Calif./Mount Diablo) rounded out the
USM offense with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Gooding finished with a
double-double by also grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds.
The Anchormen overcame an eight-point deficit at the 14-minute mark of the
second half to surge past the Huskies. Following an offensive rebound and the
put-back from Coppenrath, USM enjoyed its largest lead of the half, 49-41, with
13:57 on the clock. However, the Anchormen were able to come out of a timeout
and outscore the Huskies 16-0 over the next six minutes to go ahead 57-49 with
8:06 remaining. Williams scored five of his 10 points in the decisive run as
Rhode Island College received points from five different players.
Southern Maine was able to snap its scoring drought on a jumper from Oakley
with 7:51 to play to trail by six, 57-51, but Rhode Island College responded
scoring the next 11 points of the game, including a pair of three-pointers from
senior guard Kinsey Durgin (Greenwood, Maine/Telstar), to take a commanding
68-51 lead with 5:38 remaining. Southern Maine never got closer than 14 points
the rest of the way as Rhode Island College cruised to the win.
Rhode Island College finished the game shooting a respectable 45.1 percent
from the field, making 32 of 71 field goal attempts. The Huskies shot 36.2
percent (21-for-58) and were hampered by 20 turnovers.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) when it travels to
the University of Massachusetts Boston for a Little East Conference match-up.
Rhode Island College hosts the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Tuesday
(7:30 p.m.) in its next contest.
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Plymouth State Defeats Southern Maine 68-60
PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- Senior forward Mike Walcek (Dover, N.H./Dover) scored
17 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Plymouth State University
Panthers to a 68-60 Little East Conference win over the University of Southern
Maine Huskies Tuesday night at Foley Gym in Plymouth, N.H.
Plymouth State improves its record to 9-13 overall and 2-9 in the Little
East. Dropping its fourth straight game, Southern Maine dips to 6-15 overall
and 2-9 in the LEC.
Walcek was 5-for-10 from the floor en route to his game-high total. Senior
forward Devin Ruocco (Dover, N.H./Dover) added 14 points for the Panthers.
Junior guard Phil Bourassa (Old Orchard Beach, Maine/Biddeford) and sophomore
center Sean Hanlon (Hampstead, N.H./Central Catholic) each chipped in with eight
points. Hanlon finished with a game-high nine rebounds off of the bench.
Junior guard Josh Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central Institute) led two
USM players in double-figures with a team-high 16 points to go along with three
assists and two steals. Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St.
Johnsbury) added 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Plymouth State jumped out to a 40-23 lead at halftime, shooting a solid
45.2 percent (14-for-31) from the field. Ruocco scored 12 of his 14 points in
the opening half, knocking down five of his eight field goals attempts. The
Panthers broke open a close game midway through the opening half. Ahead by two,
15-13, with 10:15 on the clock, Plymouth State outscored USM 25-10 over the next
ten minutes to take the commanding halftime lead.
Plymouth State led by as many as 23 points early in the second half and
maintained at least a double-digit lead until the eight minute mark when the
Huskies were able to cut into the deficit to trail by eight, 54-46 with 8:08
remaining. Down 50-27 with 15:26 remaining, USM outscored the Panthers 19-4
over the next seven minutes to pull itself within striking distance. Southern
Maine junior center Nick Gooding (Concord, Calif./Mount Diablo) netted all eight
of his points in that span, including a pair of dunks to bookend the run.
Plymouth State, however, was able to hold off the USM attack as the Huskies
never got closer than five points the rest of the way. The Panthers received
timely points from four different players over the final eight minutes of
action, led by six points by Bourassa.
Plymouth State shot 37.3 percent (22-for-59) from the field for the game,
while USM finished the game shooting 46 percent (23-for-50). The Panthers
outrebounded USM 42-28 and held a decisive advantage on the free throw line. The
Panthers connected on 20 of its 27 attempts from the free throw line (74.1
percent) while Southern Maine made 11 of its 18 tries from the charity stripe
(61.1 percent).
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (3:00 p.m.) when it hosts LEC
opponent Rhode Island College in its final regular season home contest.
Plymouth State hosts the University of Massachusetts Boston in a Little East
match up on Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
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Saturday, February 3, 2007
Western Connecticut Downs Huskies 87-82
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman guard Tyshawn Gillespie (Hartford,
Conn./Bassick) scored a team-high 29 points, including 16 points in the final
eight minutes of the game, to lead the Western Connecticut State University
Colonials to an 87-82, come-from-behind win over the University of Southern
Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference game Saturday afternoon at the Warren
Hill Gymnasium.
With the win, Western Connecticut improves its overall record to 13-8 and
moves to 7-3 in the Little East. Southern Maine drops its third consecutive
game to dip to 6-14 overall and 2-8 in the LEC.
Trailing by 20 points, 75-55, with eight minutes remaining in the contest,
the Colonials, led by Gillespie, outscored the Huskies 31-5 down the stretch to
earn the win. After a pair of free throws from junior guard Josh Daniels
(Everett, Wash./Maine Central Institute) put USM up 75-55, Western Connecticut
rolled off 15 unanswered points to pull within five, 75-70, with 4:30 remaining.
Junior forward Jamie Procino (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown) scored seven of
his 20 points in the 15-point spurt for the Colonials, while Gillespie added
six.
Southern Maine junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury
Academy) broke up the scoreless spell with a pair of free throws to give his
team a 77-70 cushion with 3:52 to play, but the Huskies were able to score just
three more points the rest of the game on a field goal and a free throw.
Gillespie finished the game shooting 9-for-14 from the floor and was an
outstanding 5-for-6 from three-point range. Procino added 20 points on a
sparkling 8-for-9 effort and had a team-high seven rebounds. Sophomore guard
Dashon Jennings (Bridgeport, Conn./Bassick) rounded out the Colonials in double-
figures with 13 points.
Daniels led the Huskies with a career-high 32 points, including a 5-for-6
mark from three-point range as four USM players hit double digits in scoring.
Senior guard Foster Oakley (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue) added 14 points, five
rebounds and six assists, and Coppenrath tossed in 12 points and grabbed a team-
high seven rebounds. Freshman guard John Sewall (Bath, Maine/Cheverus) chipped
in with 11 points.
Both teams shot well from the field. Western Connecticut finished with an
outstanding 60 percent mark on 30-for-50 shooting, including a 72 percent effort
in the second half, making 18 of 25 field goal attempts. USM shot 53.4 percent
(31-for-58) for the game.
Southern Maine returns to action on the road at Plymouth State University
on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) for a Little East Conference game. Western Connecticut
hosts LEC opponent Rhode Island College on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) in its next
contest.
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
St. Joseph's Downs Southern Maine 80-58
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior guard Marcus Alexander (Niceville, Fla./Nice-
ville) led four players in double-figures with 19 points to lead the St.
Joseph's College Monks (Maine) to an 80-58 win over the University of Southern
Maine Huskies in a non-conference basketball game Tuesday evening at the Warren
Hill Gymnasium on USM's Gorham campus.
With the win, St. Joseph's improves to 12-5 overall and secures the
Costello Cup, presented to the winner of the annual contest between the two
rivals. Southern Maine drops to 6-13 on the season.
Alexander, who also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds, was an outstanding
7-for-9 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw en route to his
game-high total.
Sophomores forward Elbie Murphy (Loudonville, N.Y./Albany) and guard R. J.
Mattison (Hamden, Conn./Hamden) and graduate student Chad Pulkkinen (Windham,
Maine/Windham) each scored 14 points each for the Monks.
Sophomore guard Troy Gabriele (Camden, Maine/Camden Hills) led the Huskies
with 11 points off of the bench. Junior guard Josh Daniels (Everett,
Wash./Maine Central Institute) was the only other USM player to reach double
figures with 10 points.
The Monks shot a stellar 51.4 percent (18-for-35) in the first half to open
a 40-29 lead at the break. Alexander scored nine of his 19 points in the
opening stanza, and senior forward Colby Emmons (Portland, Maine/Portland)
tossed in eight points.
St. Joseph's scored the first seven points of the second half to increase
its advantage to 18 points, 47-29. The Huskies never got closer than 14 points
the rest of the way en route to the 80-58 final.
The Monks finished the game shooting 52.5 percent (32-for-61) from the
floor and were 40 percent (6-for-15) from beyond the three-point line. Southern
Maine shot just 32.7 percent from the field, connecting on 18-of-55 field goals
attempts, and was hampered by 16 turnovers.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (February 3, 3:00 p.m.) when
it hosts Little East Conference opponent Western Connecticut State University.
St. Joseph's College hosts Thomas College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.) in its next
contest.
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Saturday, January 27, 2007
Parker Guides Eastern Connecticut Over Southern Maine 73-72
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. -- Senior guard Mike Parker (Windsor, Conn.) scored 16
of his team-high 23 points in the second half, including a pair of free throws
in the final seconds of the game, to lead the Eastern Connecticut State
University Warriors to a 73-72 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies
in a Little East Conference game Saturday afternoon at Geissler Gymnasium in
Willimantic, Conn.
With the win, Eastern Connecticut improves to 10-7 overall and inches above
.500 in the LEC to stand at 5-4. The loss drops Southern Maine to 6-12 overall
and 2-7 in conference action.
Parker connected on 7-of-11 field goal attempts in the second half to help
the Warriors erase a one-point halftime deficit. With his team ahead by two
points, 71-69, Parker swished a pair of free throw attempts with just four
seconds remaining to give the Warriors a four-point advantage, 73-69. USM
junior guard Josh Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central Institute) launched a
three-pointer, trying to draw contact, at the buzzer that fell for the 73-72
final.
Parker was one of two Eastern Connecticut players to surpass the 20-point
mark as freshman guard Edwin Ortiz (Hartford, Conn.) finished the game with 21
points. Ortiz netted 17 of his 21 points in the first half with an outstanding
7-for-9 mark from the field.
Daniels led all scorers netting 25 points for the Huskies, connecting on
7-of-10 field goals and sinking 9-of-10 from the charity stripe. Daniels added
three assists and two steals for Southern Maine. Freshman guard John Sewall
(Bath, Maine/Cheverus) added 12 points and four assists, and junior forward Nick
Gooding (Concord, Calif./Mount Diablo) narrowly missed a double-double with 10
points and nine rebounds.
Both teams shot at least 50 percent from the field for the game with
Eastern Connecticut holding a slight advantage. The Warriors finished the game
shooting 51.7 percent (30-for-58) from the field, while the Huskies converted 23
of their 46 field goals attempts (50.0 percent).
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) when it hosts non-
conference opponent St. Joseph's College (Maine). Eastern Connecticut hosts
non-conference foe Green Mountain College, also on Tuesday (6:00 p.m.).
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Coppenrath Leads Huskies Over UMass Boston 73-60
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johns-
bury Academy) posted a double-double with a career-high 22 points and 10
rebounds to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 73-60 Little East
Conference win over the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons Tuesday
evening at the Warren Hill Gymnasium on USM's Gorham campus.
With the win, the Huskies improve to 6-11 overall and 2-6 in the Little
East. The loss drops the Beacons even with USM at 6-11 overall and 2-6 in
conference action.
Coppenrath was 9-of-16 from the field and knocked down three three-pointers
as the Huskies placed three players in double-figures. Senior guard Foster
Oakley (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue) added a career-high 19 points with an
impressive 5-for-8 mark from the three-point line to go along with four rebounds
and three assists. Junior guard Josh Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central
Institute) played a solid all-around game for Southern Maine with 15 points,
eight rebounds and six assists.
UMass Boston senior forward Tony Barros (Dorchester, Mass./Saint
Sebastians) netted a team-high 21 points and sophomore center Rodney Bennett
(Mattapan, Mass./Newton North) finished as the only other Beacon in double
figures with 10 points. Barros added six rebounds, two assists and a game-high
five steals.
Southern Maine raced out to a 17-point lead midway through the first half
as it started the game on fire from the field, draining 10 of its first 16 field
goals, including a remarkable 6-for-7 from three-point range, to lead 27-10 with
9:08 on the clock.
UMass Boston clawed its way back within three points, 29-26, over the next
six minutes, outscoring the Huskies 16-2. Barros was unstoppable in the
Beacons' run, scoring 11 of his 21 points, including a pair of long-range
threes. USM, however, was able to take a seven-point advantage into the break
as Coppenrath drained two of his three three-pointers in the final two minutes
of action.
The Huskies were able to hold off the Beacons in the second half, never
allowing the visitors closer than seven points. UMass Boston trailed USM 63-56
with 5:32 to play following an offensive rebound and put-back from Bennett, but
Southern Maine outscored the Beacons 10-4 down the stretch to earn the 73-60
victory.
Southern Maine finished the game shooting an impressive 45.9 percent from
the field (28-for-61), draining a season-high 11 three-pointers for a 47.8
percent mark from long range. UMass Boston shot 36.1 percent (22-for-61) from
the field and 30 percent (6-for-20) from three-point range. UMass Boston edged
Southern Maine on the board 39-34.
USM returns to action on Saturday (3:00 p.m.) at Eastern Connecticut State
University for an LEC contest. UMass Boston travels to Western Connecticut
State University on Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
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Saturday, January 20, 2007
UMass Dartmouth Sinks Southern Maine 64-62
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Freshman guard Tyler Turtoro (Shelton,
Conn./Shelton) scored the game-winning lay-up as the shot clock wound down to
lift the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs to a thrilling, 64-62
win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies Saturday afternoon at Tripp
Athletic Center in North Dartmouth, Mass.
With the win, UMass Dartmouth improves to 9-8 overall and 4-3 in the Little
East. The loss drops Southern Maine to 5-11 overall and 1-6 in the LEC. In
their first meeting this season, UMass Dartmouth gutted out a 75-70, overtime
win in Gorham.
Turtoro finished the game with a team-high 16 points on a sparkling 6-for-9
effort off of the bench. Turtoro was equally as impressive from beyond the arc,
canning 4-of-7 to help UMass Dartmouth shoot 43.8 percent mark (7-for-16) from
long range.
Senior forward Paul Pawlowski (Taunton, Mass./Taunton), who assisted on
Turtoro's game-winning lay-up, finished the game with 15 points, five rebounds
and four assists. Sophomore guard Reece Freeman (Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge
Rindge & Latin) chipped in with 11 points, four assists and five steals.
Southern Maine junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury
Academy) led all scorers with 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field.
Coppenrath added eight rebounds and was 2-for-3 from three-point range while
playing all 40 minutes for the Huskies. Junior forward Nick Gooding (Concord,
Mass./Mount Diablo) recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 16
points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Shooting 48.3 percent (14-for-29) from the field in the opening half,
Southern Maine led UMD 35-22 at the half, and led by 14 points, 41-27, with
16:57 to play in the game before the Corsairs stormed back to earn the win.
Led by 12 second-half points from Pawlowski, the Corsairs clawed their way
back into the game as they shot a remarkable 62.5 percent (15-for-24) from the
field in the second half, including a 4-for-8 mark from three-point range.
Pawlowski's lay-up with 4:46 to play knotted the score at 53-53.
After Pawlowski's game-tying basket, the game teetered back and fourth over
the next three minutes with the lead exchanging hands four times. Southern
Maine went ahead 62-60 with 1:13 to play as Coppenrath converted a lay-up off of
an assist from Gooding, but UMass Dartmouth's Freeman countered with a lay-up of
his own for the eighth tied score of the half, 62-62, with 1:04 left.
In the Huskies next offensive possession, the Corsairs were able to come up
with a defensive stop as freshman forward Matt Walker (Brockton, Mass./Brockton)
stripped the ball from a USM player. Following a steal and a Corsair time-out,
Turtoro was able to score the game-winner with two seconds left.
Southern Maine finished the game shooting 45.1 percent (23-for-51) from the
field and 76.9 percent (10-for-13) from the free throw line. UMass Dartmouth,
which committed just five turnovers in the game, shot 43.4 percent (23-for-53)
from the floor.
USM plays again on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) when it hosts the University of
Massachusetts Boston for a Little East Conference game. UMass Dartmouth hosts
nationally-ranked Rhode Island College on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) for an LEC
contest.
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Four Score in Double-Figures as USM Downs Plymouth State 81-74
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior guard Josh Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central
Institute) scored a season-high 26 points to lead four players in double figures
as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Plymouth State
University Panthers 81-74 in Little East Conference action Tuesday night at the
Warren Hill Gymnasium.
The win snaps a five-game losing skid for the Huskies who improve to 5-10
overall and 1-5 in the Little East. The Panthers dip below .500 with the loss
at 8-9 overall and 1-5 in the LEC.
Daniels was 9-of-16 from the floor and a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity
stripe, and added four assists, three steals and three rebounds to lead the
Huskies to the win. Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury
Academy) matched his career-high with 15 points, including a 3-for-4 mark from
three-point range. Junior forward Nick Gooding (Concord, Calif./Mount Diablo)
and sophomore guard Charlie O'Neill (Seymour, Conn./Wilbraham & Monson) added 12
and 10 points, respectively. Gooding paced the Huskies on the boards grabbing
nine rebounds.
Plymouth State also placed four players in double digits led by a 20-
point, six-rebound effort from senior forward Devin Ruocco (Dover, N.H./Dover).
Sophomore guard Ben Huntington (Hampstead, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) tossed in 12
points and dished out for assists. Senior forward Mike Walcek (Dover,
N.H./Dover) and freshman guard Jason O'Keefe (Everett, Mass./Everett) each
chipped in with 10 points.
With his team trailing by four, 44-40, with 16:36 remaining in the contest
following a three-pointer from Plymouth State's Ruocco, Daniels ignited his
team’s decisive 11-0 run that put the Huskies ahead for good.
Daniels scored on a driving lay-up, and then converted a traditional
three-point play making an acrobatic reverse baseline lay-up on a feed from
senior guard Foster Oakley (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue) to put the Huskies
ahead, 45-44, with 15:42 remaining. Southern Maine increased its margin to
four, 48-44, following a three-pointer from O'Neill, before Daniels capped the
run with a three-ball of his own for a 51-44 lead with 13:30 on the clock.
Plymouth State would get no closer than five points the rest of the way,
as the Huskies scored key baskets down the stretch for the win.
Southern Maine shot a solid 48.1 percent (26-for-54) from the field and
was an outstanding 19-for-21 (90.5 percent) from the free throw line. The
Huskies were also hot from long range making 10-of-17 tries from three-point
range for a blistering 58. 8 percent clip. Southern Maine also committed a
season-low eight turnovers in the win.
Plymouth State made 50 percent of its shots for the game, connecting on
27-of-54 from the field and was 8-for-20 from three-point range (40 percent).
Southern Maine returns to action on the road at the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth for a Little East Conference game on Saturday (3:00
p.m.). Plymouth State plays at Western Connecticut State University on Saturday
(3:00 p.m.) in an LEC contest.
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Saturday, January 13, 2007
Keene State Drills Southern Maine 81-56
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior forward Nick Drouin (Weare, N.H./John Stark)
scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and sophomore forward
Tyler Kathan (Ludlow, Vt./Springfield) added a double-double with 13 points and
10 rebounds, to lead the Keene State College Owls to an 81-56 Little East
Conference win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies Saturday afternoon
at the Warren Hill Gymnasium.
With the win, Keene State remains undefeated atop the LEC standings with a
5-0 mark and improves to 13-1 overall. The win was the ninth straight for the
high-flying Owls. Suffering their fifth consecutive loss, the Huskies dip to
4-10 overall and remain winless in the conference at 0-5.
Kathan and Drouin were the only KSC players to score in double figures as
the visitors used a well-balanced attack to down Southern Maine. Junior guard
Anthony Licitra (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury) and sophomore center Eric
Malkowski (Warwick, R.I./The Prout School) each scored eight points. Junior
guard David Sontag (Mount Vernont, N.H./Souhegan) added seven points, five
rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) paced
Southern Maine with 14 points and six rebounds. Sophomore guard Martin Jordan
(Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Hollywood Hills) chipped in with nine points off of the
bench.
Kathan scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the opening half as
the Owls jumped out to a commanding 40-26 lead at the break. The Owls outscored
the Huskies 15-5 in the opening five minutes of the game and led by 18 points,
29-11, following a three-pointer from Sontag at 8:16 of the first half.
Southern Maine cut the Keene State lead to 11, 37-26, with 2:34 left using
an 8-2 run keyed by a pair of three-pointers from Coppenrath and freshman guard
John Sewall (Bath, Maine/Chev-erus), but the Owls scored the final three points
of the half to regain a 14-point advantage heading into the second half.
Both teams traded baskets in the opening four minutes of the second stanza,
before Keene State held Southern Maine scoreless for a six-minute stretch to
expand the lead to 67-35 with 8:22 remaining. The Huskies were never closer
than 25 points the rest of the way as the Owls used stifling defensive pressure
to hold Southern Maine to just seven second half field goals.
Keene State won the battle on the boards with a dominated 55-39 advantage
on the glass, including grabbing 18 offensive rebounds in the game. The Owls
finished the game shooting 38.2 percent (26-for-68) from the field and 74.3
percent (26-for-35) from the free throw line. Southern Maine shot just 27
percent (17-for-63) from the field.
Keene State returns to action on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) when it hosts Eastern
Connecticut State University in an LEC contest. Southern Maine hosts Plymouth
State University for an LEC match up, also on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.).
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Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Rhode Island College Edges Southern Maine 67-58
PROVIDENCE -- Senior guard Kinsey Durgin (Greenwood, Maine/Telstar)
scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds, both team-high totals, to lead the
Rhode Island College Anchormen to a 67-58 Little East Conference win over the
University of Southern Maine Huskies Tuesday night in Providence.
Durgin led four Rhode Island College players in double figures as the
Anchormen secured their eighth consecutive win to improve to 11-1 overall and
3-1 in the Little East Conference. The loss was the fourth in a row for the
Huskies who dip to 4-9 overall and remain winless in the LEC at 0-4.
Seniors Anthony Pierlioni (Plainville, Conn./Plainville), Kamari Williams
(Springfield, Mass./Cathedral) and Brian Stanko (Swansea, Mass./Joseph Case)
each scored 11 points for the Anchormen.
Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) led the
Huskies compiling a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds. It was
Coppenrath's second consecutive double-double and his third of the season.
Sophomore guard Troy Gabriele (Camden, Maine/Camden Hills) chipped in with a
career-high 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting off of the bench, and junior center
Nick Gooding (Concord, Calif./Mount Diablo) added 10 points and nine rebounds to
help the Huskies to a 46-37 advantage on the boards.
Ahead by just three points, 53-50, with 5:43 left in the game, Rhode Island
College broke things open netting eight unanswered points over the next two and
a half minutes to take a 61-50 lead with 2:52 on the clock and seal the win.
Durgin keyed the decisive Anchormen run, scoring five points on a lay-up and a
three-pointer.
Southern Maine cut the RIC lead to eight, 61-53, following a three-pointer
from Coppenrath, but it was as close as the Huskies would get the rest of the
way as the Anchormen held on for the win.
Neither team shot well from the floor as Southern Maine finished the game
shooting 38.9 percent (21-for-54) from the field and 31.3 percent (5-for-16)
from three-point range. Rhode Island College connected on 38.6 percent (27-for-
70) of its attempts. However, USM committed 21 turnovers to just nine RIC
miscues for the game.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (3:00 p.m.) at home against
Keene State College in a Little East Conference match up. Rhode Island College
travels to Framingham State College on Thursday (7:00 p.m.) for a non-conference
game.
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Saturday, January 6, 2007
Five Reach Double Figures as Western Connecticut Downs USM 68-59
DANBURY, Conn. -- Junior guard Jamie Porcine (Yorktown Heights,
N.Y./Yorktown) scored a team-high 14 points to lead a well-balanced attack as
the Western Connecticut State Colonials downed the University of Southern Maine
Huskies 68-59 in a Little East Conference game Saturday afternoon at Feldman
Arena in Danbury, Conn.
With the win, the Colonials improved to 9-4 overall and remained undefeated
in the LEC at 3-0. The loss was the third straight for the Huskies who dipped
to 4-8 overall and 0-3 in conference action.
Porcine was 7-for-12 from the field, and shared team-high rebounding honors
with nine caroms, to lead five Colonials in double figures. Freshman guard
Titian Gillespie (Hartford, Conn./Glastonbury) added 13 points, while freshman
guard Carlos Pellet (Carmel, N.Y./Carmel) and sophomore guard Jeff Kappa
(Waterbury, Conn./Holy Cross) chipped in with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Sophomore Dash on Jennings (Bridgeport, Conn./Basic) scored all 10 of his points
from the free throw line.
Senior guard Foster Oakley (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue) paced the Huskies
with a game-high 19 points on a solid 8-for-14 effort from the floor. Junior
guard Josh Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central Institute) added 11 points,
seven rebounds and three assists. Junior forward Drew Copperath (Barnet,
Vt./St. Johns bury Academy) notched his second double-double of the season with
11 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
After falling behind by a point, 41-40, following a three-pointer from
USM's Foster midway through the second half, Western Connecticut outscored the
Huskies 19-6 over the next seven minutes to take a commanding 59-47 lead with
3:32 left in the game. Porcine netted eight of his 14 points in the decisive
run for the Colonials. Gillespie and Kappa each knocked down a three-pointer in
that stretch.
Western Connecticut shot 40.0 percent (22-for-55) for the game, including
an 11-for-24 mark in the second half (45.8 percent). Southern Maine connected
on 24 of its 72 field goal attempts to finish the game shooting 33.3 percent.
The Huskies also struggled from the free throw line connecting on just six of 16
attempts (37.5 percent).
Southern Maine travels to Rhode Island College on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) for a
Little East Conference game. Western Connecticut returns to action on the same
date (7:30 p.m.) when it travels to Keene State College for an LEC contest.
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Saturday, December 30, 2006
The MAINE EVENT
Husson Edges Southern Maine 77-73
STANDISH, Maine -- Senior forward Tyler Muzzy (Greenville, Maine/Green-
ville) led all scorers with 24 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds to
lead the Husson College Eagles to a 77-73 win over the University of Southern
Maine Huskies in the consolation game of the 2006 MAINE EVENT tournament hosted
by St. Joseph's College in Standish, Maine.
Husson improves to 8-2 overall with the win. The Huskies drop their second
consecutive game to fall to 4-7. It was the fourth loss this season for the
Huskies by five points or less.
Muzzy led three Eagles in double-figures shooting 9-for-15 from the floor
and 6-for-8 from the free throw line. Freshman guard Martin Cleveland
(Portland, Maine/Deering) added 19 points and six rebounds. Senior guard Jason
Harvey (Bucksport, Maine/Bucksport) chipped in with 13 points, two assists and
three steals.
Junior guard Josh Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central Institute) paced
the Huskies with a team-high 17 points on an 8-for-12 effort from the field.
Sophomore guard Charlie O'Neill (Seymour, Conn./Wilbraham & Monson) and junior
forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vermont/St. Johnsbury Academy) each added 14
points and six rebounds. Junior forward Nick Gooding (Concord, Calif./Mount
Diablo) tossed in eight points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Coppenrath
was selected to the all-tournament team for the Huskies averaging 13 points and
seven rebounds in two games.
Despite turning the ball over 17 times in the first half the Huskies were
able to enter the halftime break tied with the Eagles, 34-34, on a last-second,
half-court, three-point heave by O'Neill. The Huskies shot an outstanding 54.5
percent (12-for-22) in the opening stanza and were led by nine points from
O’Neill and Coppenrath. Husson struggled from the floor in the first half
making just 10 of its 27 field goal attempts (37 percent) but was able to keep
pace with USM from the free throw line making 12-of-15.
In the second half, Husson overcame its shooting woes to convert a
sparkling 62.5 percent of its shots (15-for-24) en route to the win. Ahead by
just a point, 44-43, following a three-pointer from USM senior guard Foster
Oakley (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue), Husson used a 12-3 run to distance itself
from Southern Maine over a five-minute span to lead 57-46 with 9:26 on the
clock.
Muzzy started the Eagle run making a lay-up and a free throw and was
followed by back-to-back jumpers from Cleveland for a seven-point swing.
Daniels ended the Huskies’ scoring drought with a short jumper in the lane and
sophomore guard Troy Gabriele (Camden, Maine/Camden Hills) made one free throw,
but the Eagles answered right back with lay-ups from Muzzy and Cleveland.
Southern Maine cut the lead to one twice in the final five minutes of
action, trailing 67-66 with 3:31 to go in the game after a reverse baseline lay-
up from Daniels, but the Eagles were able to hold the Huskies off down the
stretch as Muzzy scored five of his 24 points in the final two minutes of the
game.
USM finished the game shooting 48.1 percent from the field (26-of-54) and
53.3 percent (8-for-15) from three-point range, but committed 24 turnovers.
Husson shot 49 percent (25-for-51) for the game. Husson held a significant edge
at the charity stripe, converting 24-of-36 of their free throws, while USM sank
13-of-18 from the line.
Southern Maine returns to action on January 6 at 3:00 p.m. against Western
Connecticut State University in a Little East Conference game. Husson College
travels to Florida to participate in the Embry-Riddle Tournament in Daytona
Beach on January 5.
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Friday, December 29, 2006
The MAINE EVENT
Colby Pulls Away From Southern Maine 78-59
STANDISH, Maine -- Junior guard Mike Gaudet (Bingham, Maine/Valley)
scored a game-high 17 points to lead four players in double figures as the Colby
College Mules overcame a half-time deficit to defeat the University of Southern
Maine Huskies 78-59 in the first game of The MAINE EVENT tournament hosted by
St. Joseph's College (Maine) at the Alfond Center Friday evening.
The win was the fourth in a row for the Mules who improved to 6-3 overall.
The loss snapped the Huskies two-game winning streak and dropped them to 4-6.
Gaudet shot 6-for-8 from the field and was an outstanding 3-for-4 from
three-point range to lead the Mules. Freshman forward Adam Choice (Newport,
Rhode Island/St. Georges School) added 15 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the
field and senior guard Nick Farrell (Aspen, Colo./Aspen) tossed in 14 points for
Colby. Senior center Drew Cohen (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y./Hackley School) chipped
in with 11 point and a team-high eight rebounds.
Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) led
Southern Maine with 12 points and eight rebounds. Freshman guard Greg Whitaker
(Presque Isle, Maine/Presque Isle) was the only other USM player to reach
double-digits with 11 points. Junior forward Nick Gooding (Concord,
Calif./Mount Diablo) chipped in with eight points and matched Coppenrath's
efforts on the boards with eight caroms.
Southern Maine held a slim, 33-31 lead at the halftime break. Coppenrath
tallied 10 of his 12 points in the opening stanza and the Huskies used a last
second three-point strike from freshman guard John Sewall (Bath, Maine/Cheverus)
to pull ahead of Colby heading into the second half.
Colby quickly erased its deficit, however, on its first possession of the
second half on an offensive rebound and put-back from Choice to knot the score
up at 38-38. Both teams traded baskets over the next four possessions before
the Mules scored 12 unanswered points to take control of the game 50-38 with
14:01 remaining.
The Huskies closed to within 10 points, 60-50, on a pair of jumpers from
Whitaker with just over seven minutes on the clock, but the Mules responded with
nine straight points over the next two minutes to go ahead by 19, 69-50.
Colby finished the game shooting 51.7 percent from the field by making 31
of its 61 field goal attempts. The Mules connected on 65.5 percent (19-of-29)
of its shots in the second stanza outscoring USM 47-26 in the half. Choice
scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, making 5-of-6 from the floor,
while Farrell overcame a poor first-half shooting effort (1-of-9) to toss in 12
points in the second half on a 4-for-6 effort.
Southern Maine shot just 35.5 percent from the field connecting on 22 of
its 62 attempts. The Huskies also struggled from the free throw line making
only 10-of-19 from the charity stripe for a 52.6 percent mark.
Southern Maine returns to action Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in the consolation
game of The MAINE EVENT. Colby will play at 3:00 p.m. in the championship game.
Southern Maine and Colby will face either St. Joseph's College or Husson in its
respective game.
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Monday, December 18, 2006
Southern Maine's Whitaker Named Little East Conference Rookie of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman guard Greg Whitaker (Presque Isle,
Maine/Presque Isle) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies men's basketball
team has been named the Little East Conference Rookie of the Week for the week
of December 11-17.
Whitaker averaged 11.0 points, six rebounds and two steals per game in a
pair of non-conference wins for Southern Maine. Coming off of the bench against
the University of Maine at Farmington, Whitaker scored 14 points and grabbed
eight rebounds - both career-high totals - to lead the Huskies to a 66-53 win.
In Southern Maine's 83-51 win over the University of New England earlier in the
week, Whitaker registered eight points, including a perfect 4-for-4 mark from
the free throw line, pulled down four rebounds and passed off three assists.
"Greg is rapidly making the transition to the collegiate game," noted
Southern Maine head coach Karl Henrikson. "With his continued improvement and
hard work, Greg is going to become a very good player for us and will play a
role in our team's development."
On the season, Whitaker is averaging 8.4 points and 3.4 rebounds, while
shooting a solid 48.1 percent from the floor. Whitaker is also shooting 38.1
percent from three-point range and averaging 1.8 assists per game.
Southern Maine, winners of its last two games, is currently 4-5 overall.
The Huskies return to action on December 29 in The Maine Event hosted by St.
Joseph's College (Maine.) The Huskies will face Colby College at 5:00 p.m. in
the opening round followed by St. Joseph's taking on Husson. The championship
and consolation games will be played on December 30.
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Saturday, December 16, 2006
Southern Maine Cruises Past UMaine Farmington 66-53
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Greg Whitaker (Presque Isle, Maine/Presque
Isle) led three players in double figures scoring a career-high 14 points and
grabbing eight rebounds as the University of Southern Maine Huskies downed the
University of Maine at Farmington Beavers 66-53 in a non-conference men's
basketball game Saturday at the Warren Hill Gymnasium.
The win was the second in a row for the Huskies who improve to 4-5 overall.
Suffering their second consecutive loss, the Beavers fall to 4-5.
Whitaker, who was 5-for-7 from the floor, was joined by junior guard Josh
Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central Institute) and junior center Nick Gooding
(Concord, Calif./Mount Diablo) in double figures. Daniels tossed in 12 points
and had a game-high five assists, while Gooding added 13 points, six rebounds
and two blocked shots.
Junior forward Sean Fry (Jay, Maine/Jay) led UMaine Farmington with 11
points and eight rebounds. Junior guard Matt St. John (Wayne, Maine/Maranacook)
was the only other UMF player in double-figures netting 10 points. Junior
forward Isaac Hutchinson (Oakland, Maine/Messalonskee) added nine points.
Southern Maine took control in the early going, limiting UMaine Farmington
to just three points in the opening eight minutes of the game to lead 17-3 with
12:31 remaining in the half. The Huskies shot a solid 43.3 percent (13-for-30)
in the first half en route to a 31-23 halftime advantage. Daniels led the
Huskies with seven points on a 3-for-5 mark from the field, while sophomore
guard Charlie O'Neill (Seymour, Conn./Wilbraham & Monson) scored six of his nine
points in the opening half.
UMaine Farmington stayed on the Huskies heels in the opening minutes of the
second half, trailing Southern Maine by nine, 35-26, with 16:51 to play, but USM
used an 8-1 mini-run over the next two minutes to give itself a 16-point
cushion, 43-27, with 14:24 to play.
Southern Maine maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second half
before a lay-up from sophomore forward Ted Neil (Strong, Maine/Mt. Blue) trimmed
the Huskies advantage to nine, 60-51, with 2:40 remaining. USM countered with a
jumper from Whitaker to start a 6-2 run to close out the game.
Southern Maine finished the game shooting 44.4 percent (24-for-54) from the
floor while committing a season-low 13 turnovers. UMaine Farmington shot just
36.5 percent (19-for-52) from the field while turning the ball over 17 times.
Southern Maine returns to action on December 29 in The Maine Event hosted
by St. Joseph’s College (Maine). The Huskies will face Colby College at 5:00
p.m. in the opening round, followed by St. Joseph’s taking on Husson. The
championship and consolation games will be played on December 30. UMaine
Farmington returns to action on January 6 facing Bowdoin College at 2:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Southern Maine Downs University of New England 83-51
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore guard Charlie O'Neill (Seymour,
Conn./Wilbraham & Monson) and junior guard Josh Daniel (Everett, Wash./Maine
Central Institute) combined for 37 points to lead the University of Southern
Maine Huskies to an 83-51 win over the University of New England Nor'easters
Tuesday night in a non-conference men's basketball game at the Warren Hill
Gymnasium.
The win snaps a five-game losing streak for Southern Maine and improved its
record to 3-5 overall. The loss dropped the UNE to 1-7 overall.
O'Neill was 4-for-6 from three-point range en route to a career-high 19
points. Daniels was 7-for-9 from the field to tally 18 points. Daniels also
added a team-high six assists to lead a balanced attack for Southern Maine as
all 12 of USM's players who entered the game scored at least two points.
Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) scored
nine points and grabbed six rebounds, while junior center Nick Gooding (Concord,
Calif./Mount Diablo) scored eight points, snagged a team-high nine rebounds and
blocked three shots.
UNE junior forward Isaac Stickney (Rumford, Maine/Mountain Valley) posted a
double-double to lead the Nor'easters Stickney scored 12 points on a 5-for-12
mark from the field and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. Junior guard John
Marriott (Fairfax, Vt./Bellows Free Academy) and sophomore forward Eric Field
(Stratton, Maine/Mount Abram) each chipped in with 12 points a piece while
senior forward Tom Button (Lyndeborough, N.H./Wilton-Lyndeborough) grabbed 10
rebounds.
The Huskies took control of the game early in the first half on the heels
of a 10-0 run to take a 15-3 lead with 13:07 remaining. O'Neill scored six
points in the run, draining a three-pointer and then making a traditional three-
point on an acrobatic lay-up after a full-court assist from Daniels.
Daniels finished with 16 points in the first half and O'Neill finished with
12 to give the Huskies a commanding 42-28 lead heading into the break. USM shot
an outstanding 51.7 percent (15-for-29), including a 6-for-14 effort from three-
point range, in the opening stanza.
UNE cut into the Southern Maine lead with a 9-2 run, led by four points
from Stickney, to trail by seven, 44-37. O'Neill responded by nailing his
fourth three-pointer of the game to push the USM advantage to 10 with 14:47 to
play. Following the O'Neill three, USM scored seven unanswered points to lead
by 17, 56-39, with 12:38 on the clock. Southern Maine's Coppenrath scored five
of his nine points in the run, while O'Neill added a jumper.
From there USM continued to click offensively, shooting 50 percent from the
field over the final 12 minutes of the game to take the 83-51 lead while
limiting UNE to just 5-for-21 (23 percent) shooting.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. against the University
of Maine at Farmington. The Nor'easters play again on January 3 hosting
Middlebury College at 4:00 p.m.
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Saturday, December 9, 2006
Eastern Connecticut Battles Past Southern Maine 74-70
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior forward Leon Martin (Woodbury, Conn./Nonnewaug)
scored seven of his 19 points in the final four minutes of the game to lead the
Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors to a 74-70 win over the University
of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference men's basketball game
Saturday afternoon at the Warren Hill Gymnasium.
Martin was a perfect 7-for-7 from the foul line and was one of three
Warriors in double-figures as Eastern Connecticut improved to 6-2 overall and
2-0 in the Little East. After winning its first two games of the season, the
Huskies have dropped five straight to fall to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the Little
East.
Martin had a team-high eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks to go
along with his 19 points. Freshman guard Edwin Ortiz (Hartford, Conn./East
Catholic) led all scorers with a game-high 21 points, including five three-
pointers. Senior guard Mike Parker (Windsor, Conn./Northwest Catholic) added 19
points, five rebounds and three assists.
Four players reached double-digits for the Huskies, led by double-doubles
from junior center Nick Gooding (Concord, Calif./Mount Diablo) and junior
forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy). Gooding and
Coppenrath each scored 14 points for USM, while Gooding grabbed 11 rebounds and
Coppenrath snagged a game-high 12 caroms. Freshman guard John Sewall (Bath,
Maine/Cheverus) tossed in 12 points and three assists, and junior guard Josh
Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central Institute) chipped in 10 points and a
game-high seven assists.
Martin grabbed his own miss and scored on the put-back with four minutes
left in the game to pull the Warriors into a 66-66 tie. Ortiz followed with his
fifth three-pointer of the game off an assist from Martin for a quick five-point
swing to put Eastern Connecticut ahead by three with 2:56 left to play.
Gooding cut the lead to one, 69-68, connecting on a pair of free throws
following a rebounding foul. Eastern Connecticut responded with a time-killing
possession, grabbing a pair of offensive rebounds on its next trip down the
court before Martin scored on a put-back and drew the foul to make the
traditional three-point play giving the Warriors a 72-68 lead with 1:58
remaining.
Daniels brought the Huskies to within two points, 72-70, with another set
of free throws, but Eastern Connecticut was again able to cut 42 seconds off the
clock in its next possession with another pair of offensive rebounds. The
Warriors were unable to score, however, and Southern Maine had two looks at the
basket in the final 28 seconds, but could not capitalize as Geoff Richardson
(Hartford, Conn./Northwest Catholic) cleared the defensive glass on a USM missed
shot with eight seconds remaining.
Forced to foul, USM put Martin on the line in the final second of the game
and he calmly sank two free throws for the 74-70 final.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday (December 12) at 7:30 p.m.
against the University of New England in a non-conference game. Eastern
Connecticut plays on January 2-3 at the Bahama House Classic in Dayton Beach,
Fla., against an opponent to be named.
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Colby Downs Southern Maine 83-57
WATERVILLE, Maine -- Senior guard Nick Farrell (Aspen, Colo./Aspen)
scored a game-high 26 points and passed off eight assists to lead the Colby
College Mules past the University of Southern Maine Huskies 83-57 in a non-
conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Wadsworth Gymnasium in
Waterville, Maine.
With the win, the Mules inched above .500 on the season with a 4-3 record.
Suffering their fourth consecutive loss, Southern Maine dropped to 2-4.
Farrell shot an outstanding 10-for-17 from the field, knocking down three
three-pointers, to lead four Colby players in double figures. Junior Mark
Gaudet (Bingham, Maine/Valley), sophomore Nick Palenta (Westwood, Mass./Xaverian
Brothers) and freshman Adam Choice (Newport, R.I./St. Georges School) each
scored 10 points for Colby.
Southern Maine was led by sophomore guard Martin Jordan (Fort Lauderdale,
Fla./Hollywood Hills) who scored 14 points. Junior forward Drew Coppenrath
(Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) and freshman guard John Sewall (Bath,
Maine/Cheverus) each added 10 points. Coppenrath also had a team-high eight
rebounds for the Huskies.
Leading by just two, 34-32, at halftime, Colby broke open the close contest
in the second half, outscoring the Huskies 49-25. The Mules did the bulk of
their damage during a 31-7 run.
Ahead by just a point, 38-37, following a lay-up and a free throw from
Coppenrath, Colby got 13 points from Farrell and eight points from Choice to
seize control of the game, 69-44, with 7:40 to play. From that point, the
Huskies never got closer than 21 points the rest of the way. Colby shot a
blazing 63.3 percent (19-for-30) in the second half.
Colby finished the game shooting an impressive 55.7 percent (34-for-61)
from the floor and 60 percent (9-for-15) from three-point range. The Huskies
connected on 21-for-50 from the floor en route to a solid 42 percent effort.
Southern Maine returns to action at home when it hosts Little East
Conference foe Eastern Connecticut State University at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday
(December 9). Colby returns to action visiting NESCAC rival Bowdoin College the
same day at 5:00 p.m.
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Saturday, December 2, 2006
UMass Dartmouth Edges Southern Maine 75-70 in Overtime
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior guard A.J. Tavares (New Bedford, Mass./New
Bedford) scored five of his 16 points and senior center Dan Holbrook (Lexington,
Mass./Lexington) netted four of his 16 points in extra period to lead the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs to a 75-70 overtime win over the
University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference game Saturday
afternoon at Warren Hill Gymnasium.
With the win, the Corsairs improve to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the Little
East. Suffering their third consecutive loss the Huskies dip to 2-3 overall and
0-1 in the LEC. The game was the conference opener for both teams.
Tavares was 4-for-9 from three-point range with five steals for the
Corsairs, while Holbrook was a force in the paint, shooting 7-for-14 from the
floor while grabbing a team-high nine rebounds to go along with three assists
and four steals.
Sophomore guard Reece Freeman (Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Rindge & Latin)
and senior forward Stephane Abelard (Brockton, Mass./Brockton) added 11 points
each while senior guard Paul Pawlowski (Taunton, Mass./Taunton) chipped in with
10 points.
Junior center Nick Gooding (Concord, Calif./Mount Diablo) continued to
provide the Huskies with strong play in the post tossing in 21 points and
grabbing 14 rebounds - both game and career-high totals - to lead Southern Maine
off of the bench. Freshman forward Greg Whitaker (Presque Isle, Maine/Presque
Isle) and junior guard Josh Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central Institute)
each scored 13 points while junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St.
Johnsbury Academy) added 11 points and nine rebounds.
Southern Maine held an 11-point lead, 29-18, with 4:52 to play in the
first half, but the Corsairs were able to whittle the Husky advantage to three
(33-30) with a 12-4 run heading into the halftime break. Pawlowski and Abelard
each scored three points in the Corsairs half-ending run. USM's Whitaker scored
nine of his 13 points in the first half, while sophomore guard Charlie O'Neill
(Seymour, Conn./Wilbraham & Monson) netted six of his eight points.
In the second half, the teams battled through 13 lead changes and eight
ties before heading into overtime with the score tied at 62. UMass Dartmouth
led 62-60 following a three-pointer from Tavares with 52 seconds left in
regulation, but Coppenrath was able to knot the score up calmly sinking a pair
of free throws with 29 seconds on the clock after a rebounding foul. The
Corsairs missed twice on a potential game-winning basket in final seconds.
In the overtime period, Tavares knocked down a three on the Corsairs first
possession and Holbrook powered his way in for a lay-up to quickly spot his team
a five-point lead, 67-62, with 4:09 to play. Conversely, the Huskies were
unable to convert from the free throw line making just 4-of-8 from the charity
stripe in the extra stanza.
Southern Maine shot a solid 43.9 percent (25-for-58) from the field and
held a 43-32 advantage in rebounds, but was hampered by 23 turnovers. UMass
Dartmouth finished with a 42.9 percent (30-for-4) effort from the field,
including a 6-for-7 mark in overtime.
Southern Maine returns to action on Wednesday (December 6) at Colby College
for a 7:30 p.m. non-conference game. UMass Dartmouth hosts Roger Williams
University on Thursday (December 7) at 7:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Bowdoin Downs Southern Maine 68-36
BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Junior guard Andrew Hippert (Spencer, Mass./St.
John’s) scored 17 points and sophomore forward Kyle Jackson (Acton, Mass./Acton-
Boxboro) added 13 to lead the Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a 68-36 win over
the University of Southern Maine Huskies Tuesday night at Morrell Gymnasium.
Earning its fourth consecutive win, Bowdoin improves to 4-1 overall.
Southern Maine dropped its second consecutive game to slip to 2-2.
While neither team boasted an outstanding shooting percentage in the first
half, Bowdoin managed to take a commanding 32-12 lead at the break. The Polar
Bears shot 32.4 percent from the field (11-for-34) and were led by 10 points
from Hippert.
Southern Maine was held to single digits offensively until 16 minutes into
the game as the Huskies shot an ice cold 21.7 percent (5-for-23) from the field.
The Huskies shooting woes continued in the second half as they posted 24 points
while shooting 29.6 percent (13-for-50) from the field.
Hippert and Jackson were the only two Bowdoin players to reach double-
digits in scoring, while forward Andrew Sargeantson (New Canaan, Conn./New
Canaan) added eight points. Senior guard Kevin Bradley (Seekonk,
Mass./Providence Country) and junior center Jordan Fliegel (Cambridge,
Mass./Rindge & Latin) each chipped in with seven points a piece.
Southern Maine junior center Nick Gooding (Concord, Calif./Mount Diablo)
paced the Huskies recording his first career double-double with 11 points and a
game-high 13 rebounds. Freshman guard John Sewall (Bath, Maine/Cheverus) added
seven points and two steals for Southern Maine.
Bowdoin finished the game shooting a solid 41.5 percent (27-for-65) from
the floor while limiting its turnovers to 12. Southern Maine connected on just
13 field goals in 50 attempts for a 26.0 percent effort from the field. The
Huskies were also shaky from the free throw line making just 57.1 percent
(8-for-14).
Southern Maine returns to action in its Little East Conference opener when
it hosts the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Saturday (December 2) at
3:00 p.m. Bowdoin College plays again on the same date when it hosts Bates
College at 7:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
(Courtesy of Bates Sports Information)
Bates Cruises By Southern Maine 78-55
LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bates College men's basketball team scored the
first 12 points of the game, jumped out to a 47-17 lead at the half and cruised
to a 78-55 non-league victory over the University of Southern Maine Tuesday
night at Alumni Gymnasium.
Senior forward Rob Stockwell (Temple, N.H.) had 19 points and 13 rebounds,
including 17 and 12 in the first half, while junior guard Bryan Wholey
(Marshfield, Mass.) scored a game-high 21 points to pace the Bobcats (3-0), who
avenged a 77-68 loss at Southern Maine a year ago.
First-year guard John Sewall (Bath, Maine/Cheverus) scored a team-high 11
points for the Huskies (2-1), who shot only 7-for-28 (25%) from the field in the
first half, but rebounded to outscore the Bobcats 38-31 in the second half.
Bates hit on all cylinders in the opening minutes and shot 55.6 percent
from the floor in the first half (20-36), including 50 percent (7-14) on 3-
pointers. Stockwell was 8-for-11 in the first period, and Wholey hit all three
of his three-point attempts for 13 first-half points.
The Bobcats turned cold for a lengthy stretch of the second half, scoring
eight points in eight minutes as the Huskies closed the gap from 54-19 to 62-39.
Bates senior Zak Ray (Bangor, Maine) dished out eight assists and scored
seven points. Senior forward Sam Taylor tied a career high with nine rebounds to
go with six points. Wholey added five assists to his scoring output.
Bates plays host to Endicott on Monday, Nov. 27. Southern Maine will play
at Bowdoin on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
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Saturday, November 18, 2006
Southern Maine Captures UMF/Hight Tournament Championship
FARMNGTON, Maine -- Junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./ St.
Johnsbury Academy) scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the
University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 70-65 win over the University of Maine
at Farmington Beavers in the championship game of the UMF/Hight Tip-Off
Tournament Saturday afternoon at Dearborn Gymnasium.
Coppenrath led three Southern Maine players in double figures as the
Huskies improve to 2-0 on the season, while UMaine Farmington dips to .500 at
1-1.
Coppenrath was 7-for-10 from the floor en route to his career-high 15
points. Sophomore guard Charlie O'Neill (Seymour, Conn./Wilbraham and Monson)
and senior forward Jamaal Caterina (Portland, Maine/Deering) chipped in with 12
and 11 points, respectively. Caterina added eight rebounds and three assists.
UMaine Farmington junior forward Isaac Hutchinson (Oakland, Maine) scored a
game-high 22 points for the Beavers. Freshman guard Eric Lelansky (Portland,
Maine), junior forward Josh Tanquay (Anson, Maine) and sophomore forward Ted
Neil (Strong, Maine) each chipped in with 11 points.
Southern Maine led 28-20 at the half as sophomore forward Vince Tourville
(Los Angeles, Calif./Maine Central Institute) scored all nine of his points in
the opening stanza. Tourville finished the game with nine points and a team-
high nine rebounds.
Southern Maine led by as many as 13 points, 66-53, late in the second half
following a pair of free throws from freshman forward Greg Whitaker (Presque
Isle, Maine/Presque Isle) with 40 seconds to play, but UMaine Farmington was
able to pressure the Huskies following back-to-back three-pointers in a span of
two seconds from Neil and Lelansky to cut the deficit to seven, 66-59, with 33
seconds to play.
Southern Maine spelled the UMF run with two-of-four free throws, before
lay-ups from Lelansky and Neil left UMF down by just four points, 69-65 with
seconds on the clock. USM sealed the win, however, as O'Neill held the ball
before being fouled and making one-of-two free throws to end the game.
Southern Maine shot a solid 42.6 percent (23-for-54) for the game and held
a 43-27 advantage on the boards. Southern Maine also won the turnover battle
committing 12 turnovers to UMaine Farmington's 16 while limiting the Beavers to
36.7 percent from the field (22-for-60), including a 7-for-28 effort in the
first half.
Southern Maine returns to action on the road at Bates College on Tuesday
(November 21) at 7:30 p.m. UMaine Farmington travels to St. Joseph's College
(Maine) on the same date for a 7:30 p.m. match-up.
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Friday, November 17, 2006
Southern Maine Opens Season with 70-54 Win Over Lyndon State
FARMINGTON, Maine -- Senior forward Jamaal Caterina (Portland,
Maine/Deering) scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the
University of Southern Maine Huskies to a season-opening 70-54 win over the
Lyndon State College Hornets Friday evening in the first round of the UMaine
Farmington Hight Tournament at Dearborn Gymnasium in Farmington, Maine.
With the win the Huskies open their 2006-2007 season with a 1-0 mark, while
the Hornets start their campaign at 0-1.
Caterina was one of three USM players to reach double-figures as the
Huskies used a well-balanced attack with 11 players scored at least two points.
Caterina was 5-for-14 from the field, including 3-for-5 from three-point range
to pace USM. Freshman forward Greg Whitaker (Presque Isle, Maine/Presque Isle)
added 11 points and sophomore guard Charlie O'Neill (Seymour, Conn./Wilbraham &
Monson) chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and a
blocked shot.
Junior guard Tanner Pryce (Middlesex, Vt./Union) and junior forward Brad
Durr (Windham, Conn./EO Smith) each scored 16 points to lead Lyndon State while
sophomore forward Kali Stoddard-Imari (Lyndon, Vt./Lyndon Institute) added 13
points on 5-for-8 shooting from the field.
The Huskies jumped out to a 35-23 lead in the first half thanks in part to
an outstanding 6-for-13 (46.2 percent) mark from three-point range. In the
second half, USM's long-range shooting cooled, but the Huskies connected on 50
percent of its shots overall (15-for-30) for the 70-54 win. Southern Maine
finished the game shooting a solid 42.9 percent (27-for-63) from the field and
40 percent (8-for-20) from three-point range. The Huskies also had a decided
advantage on the boards, out-rebounding Lyndon State 48-26, led by seven boards
each from Caterina, junior forward Drew Coppenrath (Barnet, Vt./St. Johnsbury)
and sophomore forward Vince Tourville (Los Angeles, Calif./Maine Central
Institute).
Lyndon State shot 39.6 percent (21-for-53) for the game and struggled from
the free throw line making just 9-of-19 attempts for a sub-par 47.4 percent from
the charity stripe.
Southern Maine returns to action tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. against UMaine
Farmington in the championship game. Lyndon State will face the Massachusetts
College of Liberal Arts at 1:00 p.m. in the consolation game. UMaine Farmington
defeated MCLA 70-53 in the other opening round game of the tournament.
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Thursday, November 16, 2006
(Courtesy of the Little East Conference)
Rhode Island College Tops Preseason Coaches' Poll
USM Ties Plymouth State for Sixth Place
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island College edged out the University of
Massachusetts-Boston by a single point for the top spot in the 2006-07 Little
East Conference Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll. The Anchormen earned
four of the seven first-place votes for a total of 45 points.
All eight coaches in the conference circuit submitted their ballot, but
could not vote for their own team.
Under the direction of Head Coach Bob Walsh, Rhode Island College has won
more games than any other team in the conference the past two campaigns (39),
including an overall record of 19-10 in 2005-06. The Anchormen return seven
upperclassmen from last season's squad that advanced to the ECAC New England
Basketball Finals, including senior guard Kinsey Durgin. The 2005-06 Little East
All-Conference first-team selection, Durgin averaged 13.2 points and 4.8
rebounds, while handing out 3.8 assists per game. Rhode Island College opens its
2006-07 slate at the Tufts Tip-Off Tournament on Nov. 17, when the Anchormen
face Endicott at 5 p.m., with a potential championship match looming against the
12th-ranked hosts the following afternoon.
The University of Massachusetts-Boston received three first-place votes and
a total of 44 points to secure the second position in the annual poll. Last
season, the 2005-06 Little East Coach of the Year, Charlie Titus, led his
charges to an overall record of 18-11, including a 10-4 mark in the conference
circuit. The Beacons flourished in the Little East Tournament, defeating two of
their three opponents by double digits, en route to capturing the championship
and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. UMass Boston welcomes back a pair
of All-Conference first-team selections, including the 2005-06 Little East
Player of the Year Tony Barros. The senior guard averaged 19.9 points and 5.8
rebounds, while dishing out 2.1 assists per game. The Beacons' start their
defense of the conference crown at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 21, when they travel to
Fitchburg State.
Just seven points off the pace, Keene State College earned the final first-
place vote and the third spot in the preseason standings. Last season, the Owls
sat atop the final regular season standings with an overall record of 21-8. With
an 11-3 mark in the League, Keene State earned the top-seed and right to host
the Little East Tournament, where they reached the championship round. The Owls
will look to 2005-06 All-Conference first-team pick junior guard David Sontag
and Rookie of the Year sophomore forward Tyler Kathan to bolster their offensive
attack. Sontag paced Keene State with 16.1 points per game, while Kathan also
averaged double digits with 11.6. The Owls will be in action at 7 p.m. on Nov.
17, when Keene State hosts Eastern Nazarene in the opening round of the Keene
State Tournament.
The University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth rounds out the top-half of the
preseason poll with 33 total points. The 2005-06 edition posted an overall
record of 15-12, including 7-7 mark in the conference, finishing in the fifth
slot. The Corsairs return three seniors from last season, including 2005-06 All-
Conference second-team selection Dan Holbrook. Holbrook ended the season
averaging a double-double, scoring 15.0 points and pulling in 10.7 rebounds per
game. UMass Dartmouth has an opportunity to start strong out of the gates,
holding home-court advantage in its first three games. The Corsairs will host
Fitchburg State at 8 p.m. on Nov. 17.
Just a total of seven points separate the final four clubs. Eastern
Connecticut State University (21), Plymouth State (15), University of Southern
Maine (15), and Western Connecticut State University (14) close out the 2006-07
Little East Conference preseason poll.
Little East Conference
2006-07 Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll
Rk. Institution (1st Place Votes) Points
1. Rhode Island College (4) 45
2. University of Massachusetts-Boston (3) 44
3. Keene State College (1) 38
4. University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 33
5. Eastern Connecticut State University 21
6. Plymouth State University 15
6. University of Southern Maine 15
8. Western Connecticut State University 14
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Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Daniels, Oakley Named Southern Maine Men's Basketball Captains
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior guard Josh Daniels (Everett, Wash./Maine Central
Institute) and senior guard Foster Oakley (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue) have been
named co-captains of the 2006-2007 University of Southern Maine Huskies men's
basketball team. Head coach Karl Henrikson made the announcement this week as
the Huskies prepare for their season-opening contest at the UMaine Farmington
Tip-Off Tournament against Lyndon State College on November 17.
"Josh and Foster are both three-year veterans," commented Henrikson.
"Their contributions in the past have been valuable to our development as a
competitive program within the conference and regionally. We will count upon
their leadership skills, both on and off the court, as we work towards our goals
this season."
Oakley, the only senior on this year's squad, played a significant role off
of the bench as a junior averaging 7.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. An
athletic, 6-1 guard, he played in all 26 games last season, including making
eight starting appearances.
Daniels, a 6-2 guard, earned second team All-Little East Conference and
Maine Men's Basketball Coaches Association (MMBCA) honors during the 2005-2006
season. A versatile player with a knack for scoring, Daniels led the Huskies
averaging 16.5 points per game while shooting 42.6 percent from the field. A
threat from long range, Daniels also connected on 43.3 percent of his attempts
from three-point range. He also was among the team leaders in rebounding (4.6
rpg), assists (2.1 apg) and steals (1.05 spg). In two seasons with the Huskies,
Daniels has scored 535 points, grabbed 202 rebounds, passed out 94 assists and
come up with 63 steals while shooting 42.7 percent from the floor.
Southern Maine opens the 2006-2007 campaign on November 17 at the UMaine
Farmington Tip-Off Classic. The Huskies will face Lyndon State College in their
season-opener, then face either UMaine Farmington or Massachusetts College of
Liberal Arts the next day.
Southern Maine remains on the road for its next two contests traveling to
Bates College on November 21 and Bowdoin College on November 28 before hosting
Little East Conference opponent UMass Dartmouth in its home-opener on December
2.
Southern Maine is back out on the road for a contest against Colby College
on December 6, before hosting three straight home games against Eastern
Connecticut on December 9, University of New England on December 12 and UMaine
Farmington on December 16.
Southern Maine closes out the month of December competing in The Maine
Event hosted by St. Joseph's College (Maine). The Huskies will open the
tournament playing Colby College on December 29, then face either St. Joseph's
or Husson on December 30.
In January, the Huskies will travel to their first two games, heading to
Western Connecticut State on January 6 and Rhode Island College on January 9.
The Huskies are home for back-to-back home dates with Keene State on January 13
and Plymouth State on January 16.
Southern Maine travels to UMass Dartmouth on January 20, hosts UMass Boston
on January 23, and heads to Eastern Connecticut State on January 27 before
closing out the month with a home game against St. Joseph's College on January
30.
The Huskies host Western Connecticut on February 3 and travel to Plymouth
State on February 6 to open their February schedule. Rhode Island College comes
to USM on February 10 for the Huskies' final regular season conference home
game. The Huskies travel to UMass Boston on February 13, then host Husson
College on February 15 in a non-conference game. Southern Maine closes out its
regular-season on the road at Keene State College on February 17.
The Little East Conference tournament begins with the quarterfinals on
February 20. The LEC semifinals and championship will be held February 23-24,
with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament.
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