STONY BROOK, N.Y – Eric Dobson scored three consecutive layups to key a 14-7 scoring run to open the second half Saturday afternoon, helping send the University of Maine men’s basketball team on its way to a 71-63 America East victory over Stony Brook. Dobson… Read More
    ORONO – When it comes to game descriptions, it’s a good bet the phrase “offensive showcase” won’t be used for Saturday night’s University of Maine men’s basketball game. But since they’re not handing out style points along with victories, the end result was just as… Read More
    DURHAM, N.H. – University of Maine senior guard Eric Dobson took over the game with 18 minutes left and led his Black Bears to a 70-58 America East men’s basketball victory over the University of New Hampshire at Lundholm Gym on Wednesday night. Dobson finished… Read More
    Is it possible to gain something from a loss? The University of Maine men’s basketball team hopes so. The Black Bears are looking at the possibility of dipping to 2-3 in America East conference play after starting out 2-0 two weeks ago. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    ORONO – The defensive game plan was executed to near perfection. The offense was, at best, sizzlingly effective and, at worst, capable. So why did the University of Maine men’s basketball team still lose to defending America East champ Vermont in the friendly, loud confines… Read More
    ORONO – Aesthetically speaking, Sunday afternoon’s basketball game between the University of Maine and Stony Brook University men was not pretty. From a coach’s perspective, however, it was a masterpiece. Well, from a winning coach’s perspective anyway. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    ORONO – Coach John Giannini likes most of what he has seen from his University of Maine men’s basketball team during the nonconference portion of its schedule. Now, he’s hoping the Black Bears can continue to take steps toward becoming an even better team as… Read More
    PHOENIX – Duquan Everett had a game-high 25 points to lead the Montclair State (N.J.) men’s basketball team to a 71-49 win over Husson College Wednesday in the Grand Canyon Classic. Pierre Mitchell drained five 3-pointers for 15 points for the Red Hawks. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    AMHERST, Mass. – Freddy Petkus came off the bench for a career-high 15 points, but it wasn’t quite enough to stave off the University of Massachusetts Tuesday night in men’s basketball action. The Minutemen knocked off Maine 67-60 behind a 23-point effort by sophomore forward… Read More
    PORTLAND – Saturday’s home-away-from-home basketball game for the University of Maine men was a difficult one to dissect. Offensive flow? There wasn’t much, if any. Style? This physical game had about as much of that as an episode of Fear Factor. Even the accompanying story… Read More
    ORONO – It was another head-shaker for the University of Maine men’s team, coaching staff, and fans Tuesday night at Alfond Arena. The Black Bears outshot Dartmouth College from the field and outrebounded the Big Green overall, but they also outdid them in one other… Read More
    BANGOR – If the 2003-04 basketball season is the one in which the University of Maine-Machias men establish themselves as a power, this weekend’s Paul Bunyan Invitational may be the catalyst for the move from also-ran to contender. The Clippers followed a history-making (and breaking)… Read More
    ORONO – Toughness, both mental and physical, and intangibles. They weren’t necessarily things last season’s University of Maine men’s basketball team could list as strengths, but judging by Maine’s first four games, they are this season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    For the first time in almost 12 years, the University of Maine’s Memorial Gymnasium, popularly known as “The Pit,” will be alive with the sounds of basketball … and fans. The Pit will host its first Division I basketball game – regular season or postseason… Read More
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    Most people heading to Florida in January are going there for one thing: fun, whether it be in connection with spring break, vacation, or retirement. When Husson College’s men’s basketball team headed to Daytona Beach the first week in January, fun in the sun was… Read More
    BOSTON – Last year, injuries, suspensions, and a backcourt lacking talent, depth, and/or experience failed to stop the streak. This year, despite leadership and experience; one of the best frontcourts in America East; and a revamped backcourt with speed, offensive firepower, and depth, the University… Read More
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    ORONO – They weren’t about to let history repeat itself, especially on their home court. The University of Maine men combined good ball movement, excellent outside shooting, and solid defense to avenge their most disappointing loss of the season with a 77-72 victory over a… Read More
    ORONO – Faced with the possibility of a four-game losing streak and becoming further entrenched in America East’s second tier standings, the University of Maine parlayed a career-best offensive effort from Clayton Brown, solid defense, and better offensive execution into a big win. Brown scored… Read More
    ORONO – From disappointment to dominance. What a difference a day made for Maine center Justin Rowe. After what for him was a ho-hum effort (seven points, nine rebounds, four blocks) Saturday afternoon in a comfortable win over Bangor’s Husson College, the 7-foot center turned… Read More
    ORONO – Saturday, University of Maine Machias coach Matt Lash figured his men’s basketball team had its best chance for victory if they could contain a Jacksonville State’s talented backcourt. The Clippers did just that, but were torched by JSU’s forward rotation and lost. Sunday,… Read More
    ORONO – The focus was on the frontcourt coming into Saturday’s Maine Holiday Classic opener, which also happened to be part three in a battle for regional pride and bragging rights. With one of the premier centers on the East coast; a strong, physical frontcourt;… Read More
    ORONO – University of Maine-Machias men’s basketball coach Matt Lash knew his Clippers had their work cut out for them prior to Saturday’s 94-61 Maine Holiday Classic loss to Jacksonville State University at Alfond Arena Saturday afternoon. The 6-1 Gamecocks were already a tall order… Read More
    Travelling from Jacksonville, Ala., to Orono, Maine, in late December probably isn’t the ideal trip in the minds of most people, but for Jacksonville State University men’s basketball coach Mike LaPlante, it’s perfect. “It’s sort of a second homecoming for me, since I grew up… Read More
    BALTIMORE, Md. – Freshman guard Kevin Reed scored a game-high 19 points while senior Justin Rowe – in his second game this season – finished with 15 points, eight blocked shots, and seven rebounds to lead the University of Maine to an 82-61 men’s basketball victory over Morgan… Read More
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    ORONO – If University of Maine men’s basketball coach John Giannini had a checklist of things he wanted to see in Monday night’s exhibition game against the Canadian G.T. Express team, there wasn’t much left unchecked. “I was just pleased with broad picture. I thought… Read More
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    ORONO – As you may have heard, the University of Maine men’s basketball team – you know, the squad ranked No. 268 of 324 Division I teams according to CollegeRPI.com – won two conference tournament games over the weekend and sits one upset away from the school’s first… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Saint Joseph’s coach Rick Simonds frequently reminds Jimmy Ahern he’s the last option in the Monks’ offensive scheme. During Monday night’s Maine Athletic Conference men’s basketball championship game, the speedy 5-foot-7 point guard was his team’s most effective option. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    The St. Joseph’s College Monks and University of Maine-Fort Kent Bengals will battle in a Maine Athletic Conference semifinal after posting quarterfinal victories Tuesday night. UMFK knocked off Aroostook County rival UMaine-Presque Isle 101-93 and St. Joseph’s eliminated Thomas College of Waterville 98-52. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    CASTINE – Jed Johnson, Peter Pitula, and Matt Clement scored 16 points apiece as Maine Maritime Academy rolled to a 79-55 men’s basketball victory against Thomas College Monday night. Corey Streams added 10 points for the victorious Mariners. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    After falling victim to yet another textbook Joe Campbell afternoon Sunday, New Hampshire coach Phil Rowe discounted the theory the University of Maine freshman has put up numbers against unsuspecting foes. “I’ve seen the kid play enough to know that he can shoot the ball,”… Read More
    DURHAM, N.H. – Coaches strive for perfection from their teams. That’s their nature. It’s what turns some into the screaming, foot-stomping people they often become on game day. After the display the University of Maine men put on in the closing minutes of Sunday’s 72-61… Read More
    BANGOR – Basketball coaches sit up late at night pondering the situation Husson’s Warren Caruso found himself in against bitter Maine Athletic Conference rival St. Joseph’s College on Thursday night. Down two. Thirty seconds to play. Do you shoot early? Or do you play for… Read More
    BANGOR – After watching Tom Nadeau torch his team for 17 first- half points, and after watching the University of Maine-Farmington guard rain in two more 3-pointers in the first five minutes of the second half, Quinson Lancaster had had enough. “Not saying that Nate… Read More
    BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Maine men’s basketball team headed to Vermont on Friday hoping to win its first men’s basketball game in hostile Roy Patrick Gymnasium since 1998. The Catamounts had other plans. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    For the past month – six games in basketball-time – the University of Maine men have played without two starters who were injured in an automobile accident on Thanksgiving weekend. On Sunday, juniors Derrick Jackson and Clayton Brown will likely make their returns, coach John… Read More
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    AMHERST, Mass. – Micah Brand scored all of his team-high 17 points in the second half Saturday to lead Massachusetts to a 78-60 come-from-behind men’s basketball victory over the University of Maine. UMass trailed 35-30 early in the second half and was behind for the… Read More
    WATERVILLE – Robert Pilsbury knocked down seven 3-pointers and totaled 35 points overall as the Husson College Braves blasted the winless Thomas College Terriers 98-37 in men’s basketball action Friday night. Ryan Rivera put in 15 for Husson. Randy Fletcher notched 12, and Scott Griffin… Read More
    NORFOLK, Va. – Daryl Towe scored the first seven points of the game and 10 points in overtime to help Norfolk State University to an 84-81 men’s basketball win over the University of Maine at Joe Echols Hall Tuesday night. Maine drops to 2-7 while… Read More
    BANGOR – One day after the Husson College men’s basketball team dropped its opening-round game in the Paul Bunyan Tournament to team of freshmen and sophomores, the Braves needed a victory. Husson coach Warren Caruso wasn’t concerned with how the Braves got a victory. Rally,… Read More
    EAST LANSING, Mich. – Guard Errick Greene poured in 30 points on 13-of-17 shooting to lift Maine to its first win of the season, a 73-65 triumph over Indiana University at Purdue-Fort Wayne Saturday in the consolation game of the Coca-Cola Classic at Michigan State University. Read More
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    ORONO – The book on the Maine men’s basketball team in the season’s first three games has been a short and simple one. The Bears turn the ball over. They don’t make free throws. And they’re struggling to find themselves. Delaware State apparently read the… Read More
    MIAMI – Kamaal McQueen scored 26 points, including 16 in the second half, as St. Peter’s defeated Maine 79-70 in the third-place game of the Florida International University Tip-Off Classic. St. Peter’s (1-1) was down 43-34 with 19:24 remaining in the game after Derrick Jackson… Read More
    UNITY – Aubrey Belanger from Bingham scored 11 points, including his 1,000th career point, to lead Unity College to a 77-65 men’s basketball victory over Northern Maine Technical College on Thursday. Belanger also had 13 rebounds and eight assists. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Amanda Sanson pitched a two-hitter and Betsy Ahearn fired a one-hit shutout Tuesday as Bridgewater State swept a college softball doubleheader from the University of Southern Maine. The Bears won the opener 2-1 and took the nightcap 2-0. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    The Eastern Maine Technical College Golden Eagles haven’t been playing too many official basketball games lately, but coach Tom Libby hopes a steady diet of scrimmages has prepared his team for the National Small College Athletic Association tournament. The NSCAA split into two divisions this… Read More
    DUNDEE, Fla. – John McGlinn and Jared Foster led the Husson College Braves to a 15-5 victory over Wheaton College after falling 24-23 to Evangel in the Warren Southern College Tournament in baseball action Friday. In the first game, Kendall Hatley smacked a bases-loaded triple… Read More
    LAKE WALES, Fla. – Mike Worcester smacked a pinch-hit two-run double in the midst of a six-run fourth inning to lead Husson to an 11-6 baseball win over nationally-ranked Warner Southern on Thursday. Tony Creek and Don Sawyer each had two RBI’s for 2-2 Husson… Read More
    There were moments Monday when Husson College men’s basketball coach Warren Caruso thought his team’s season might end in a snowstorm in Boston. The Braves were en route to the NAIA Division II Basketball Championship at the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo. Read More
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    NEWARK, Del. – After watching his team put together 20 minutes of offensive perfection on Sunday, University of Maine coach John Giannini glanced at a stat sheet and saw concrete proof of what had gone right … and how hard those trends would be to continue. Read More