When Liz Wood was young she sped up and down her Virginia driveway in her battery-powered Barbie Jeep. The 22-year-old biology major with a premed concentration and captain of the women’s basketball team is still a driving force. The last four years, two of her athletic goals included an America East conference playoff title and […]
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Portland Press Herald, 92.9FM The Ticket, Bangor Daily News, WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine’s football Pro Day. Two former Black Bears and seven outgoing seniors auditioned for 10 NFL scouts during the team’s annual event, media reported. Among the hopefuls was Westbrook native Trevor Bates, according to […]
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Several media outlets ran stories about the University of Maine women’s basketball team prior to the squad’s matchup with Quinnipiac in the opening round of the WNIT. WABI (Channel 5) talked with coach Richard Barron, the Portland Press Herald featured Liz Wood and the Bangor Daily News highlighted Mikaela Gustafsson.
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The University of Maine women’s basketball team (26–8) will play at host Quinnipiac (24–8) on Friday, March 18, in the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). Both teams were selected for the WNIT after losing in their respective conference tournament championships. In a thriller, UAlbany nipped UMaine 59–58 in the America East […]
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A survivor of the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech will join University of Maine’s Male Athletes Against Violence for a screening of the film “Living for 32” as well as a discussion about gun violence on Wednesday March 23. Colin Goddard was shot four times during the Virginia Tech incident. His 911 call brought […]
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Registration is open for the second annual Jr. Bears Triathlon that will be held on the University of Maine campus Saturday, June 4. The Jr. Bears Triathlon is a fundraiser for Black Bear Aquatics (BBA), a competition-based swim team located at UMaine’s Wallace Pool. The group aims to provide technical development and racing skills for […]
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Join the send-off for the University of Maine women’s basketball team 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 9. The team will be boarding a bus to travel to Albany for Friday’s America East Championship. Meet in the Memorial Gym Hall of Fame lobby to see the team off. More information about the tournament is online.
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The University of Maine women’s basketball team will play University at Albany for the America East Championship at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 11. The game, to be played at top-seeded UAlbany, will be broadcast live on ESPNU. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. The second-seeded Black […]
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Over the past couple of weeks, several University of Maine centers and programs have upgraded to the university’s new website template. Newly launched websites include: Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies Levesque Lab Howell Biointerface and Biomimetics Lab Aroostook Farm Blueberry Hill Farm Roger Clapp Greenhouses & Littlefield Garden Highmoor Farm Rogers Farm J. […]
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The America East Conference announced a record 778 student-athletes have been named to its fall Honor Roll. The students receive recognition from the conference for obtaining a grade point average above 3.0. More than half (411) of the student-athletes earned a 3.50 grade point average or better and earned the Commissioner’s Honor Roll status. The […]
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