Seniors Matt King and Manauris Arias of the University of Maine have been named to the New England Football Writers Division I-AA All-Star Team.

The honor follows last week’s All-Atlantic 10 first-team accolades for both players.

King, who also is one of 16 finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award given to the best defensive player in I-AA, led the conference with 10 sacks (1.05 per game) and tackles for a loss (18.0). The defensive end ranked second and sixth, respectively, in those categories in the national rankings.

King, of Stoughton, Mass., registered at least one tackle for a loss in each of the Black Bears’ 11 games this season.

Arias, a cornerback from Union City, N.J., was named All-New England after a season during which he made 30 tackles, including three for a loss. He also broke up two passes and made an interception.

Arias and King will be recognized Dec. 14 at the New England Football Writers Captains and Awards Banquet at Casa di Fiot in Wilmington, Mass.

Clark scores 1,000th career point

Danielle Clark of the University of New Hampshire recently scored her 1,000th career point.

The senior forward from Corinna, a former NEWS All-Maine pick out of Nokomis High School in Newport, reached the milestone with a 10-point performance in the Wildcats’ Nov. 28 game at Providence College.

Clark now ranks 12th on the UNH all-time scoring list with 1,003 points.

In five games this season, Clark is averaging 14.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists while shooting 44 percent from the field. She leads the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding and is second in minutes played with 30.8 per contest.

UMaine women take offensive

Coming off Wednesday night’s 72-61 victory at Dartmouth, the UMaine women’s basketball team is off to its best start since 1997-98 at 5-1.

Coach Ann McInerney’s Bears, who have won four straight, continue to emerge as one of the most productive offensive ballclubs in America East during the nonconference portion of the schedule.

UMaine ranks third in AE scoring at 68.2 points per game, but leads the league in field-goal percentage (.442), 3-point field-goal percentage (.429) and free-throw percentage (.748). The Bears also are averaging a conference-best 16.3 assists.

Senior Bracey Barker of Bar Harbor leads America East individual scorers with 17.8 points per game, while classmate Ashley Underwood of Benton is 10th at 12.2 ppg.

Barker also is the leading shooter, hitting 60 percent of her field goals (38-for-63) and 93 percent of her free throws (25-for-27). Barker (6-for-12) and freshman Abby Greene (7-for-14) rank tied for third in 3-point percentage at .500.

USM names track captains

Senior Chris Hopkins, sophomore Jim Sawyer and junior Forrest Tobie were named captains of the University of Southern Maine men’s indoor track and field team, coach Scott Hutchinson announced this week.

Hopkins specializes in the middle distances, earning Division III All-New England and All-ECAC honors in the mile last winter.

Tobie, another middle distance specialist, garnered all-conference honors in the 800 last season.

Sawyer, a sprinter, qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 400 last winter and earned All-Little East Conference honors in the 200 and 400.