Archive for May, 2003
First appeared Oct. 21, 2002
The University of Maine field hockey team didn’t really need a confidence booster. Time after time, the Black Bears have credited their confidence as a key element in this season’s success.
Still, the Black Bears were hungry for a win over conference rival Northeastern University, and that’s exactly what they got with a win over the No.
First appeared Oct. 31, 2002
The University of Maine women’s soccer team looks to pull a Halloween trick when they host rival University of New Hampshire Thursday afternoon.
The game against the Wildcats, the final game at Orono for three Maine seniors, is pivotal if the Black Bears are to keep their fading playoff hopes alive.
First appeared Oct. 24, 2002
With a seven-hour bus trip scheduled tonight, the University of Maine women’s volleyball team is packing only the bare essentials, among those knitting needles and balls of yarn.
“The necessities on the bus are homework, yarn and needles,” sophomore setter Carmen Gabriel said.
First appeared Feb. 17, 2002
The University of Maine hosted the 2003 America East Conference Swimming and Diving Championships this weekend, coupling a festive attitude with intense competition. After three days of boiling the Stanley Wallace Pool, both the men’s and women’s squads ended the weekend in fifth place.
First appeared March 3, 2003
The University of Maine women’s hockey team swept the University of Connecticut Huskies this weekend 2-0 and 4-1 to clinch the third seed in the upcoming Hockey East playoffs. The team earned its way into the playoffs by winning six of their last 10 games.
First appeared Nov. 7, 2002
About three weeks ago, fifth-year senior and University of Maine men’s soccer captain Patrick Kelly said when he stepped off the field in his final game he hoped to be a part of the field and hoped people would mention his name when all was said and done.
First appeared April 28, 2003
Homeruns were the story at Mahaney Diamond Saturday, but the University of Maine baseball team was unable to post the doubleheader sweep of Binghamton University despite going yard five times.
UMaine hit three solo shots in the first game, but Binghamton picked up its first conference win in the opener, a 6-3 victory.
First appeared Feb. 24, 2003
It was a day for seniors at Alfond Arena on Sunday, as coach John Giannini started all four of his veterans hoping to end a two-game losing streak.
The University of Maine men’s basketball team built a 13-point halftime lead and rolled to the 74-56 win over the Stony Brook University Seawolves.
First appeared Oct. 28, 2002
Homecoming seems to bring out the best in the University of Maine Black Bear football team. For the second straight season on Homecoming weekend, the Black Bears overcame a seemingly impossible early deficit, this time topping the Hofstra University Pride 24-17 for their 11th consecutive home win in front of a rain-soaked crowd of 6,753 fans Saturday at Alfond Stadium.
First appeared Nov. 11, 2002
If attendants of Friday’s production of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” were hoping for a quiet night at the theater, they were in for quite a shocking surprise.
The plot of the show alone is fairly simple. After a rather plain couple, Brad and Janet, become engaged, they decide to go on a journey to thank the man who brought them together.
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