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Men’s Basketball
Gerald McLemore and Terrance Mitchell combined for 47 points as the University of Maine men’s basketball team defeated Fordham University 76-73 in their season opener Friday night.
McLemore was named the America East Player of the Game for his efforts with a career-high 26 points and eight rebounds. He was 7-for-12 from three-point range. Mitchell scored 21 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists.
After trailing at the half by six, the Black Bears came out in the second half and went on a 24-to-9 run before holding on for the victory over their Atlantic-10 Conference opponent.
Sean McNally contributed 12 points and seven rebounds, while Junior Bernal chipped in with 10 points and six boards.
Fordham was led by Jio Fontan, who had a team-high 25 points.
Baseball
University of Maine baseball coach Steve Trimper recently announced he has received National Letters of Intent from five high school seniors who are expected to make an immediate impact in the fall of 2010.
“We are very excited to have the five individuals join the Black Bears in the fall of 2010,” Trimper said in a press release. “Coach Cole and Coach Izaryk worked extremely hard this summer finding quality ball players to fit UMaine both athletically and in the classroom. As always, we recruit players that will fill holes created by graduation and the professional draft, and all five players will have an immediate impact on our program.”
The five players that have signed include Matt Verrier, Colin Gay, Mike Connolly, Shaun Coughlin and Troy Black.
The eligibility of all the student athletes is contingent upon admission to the university and compliance with all NCAA rules.
Club Football
The University of Maine club football team fell in the New England Football League 2 East Division Championship game Saturday night, dropping a 20-15 decision to the Woonsocket (R.I.) Wardogs. With the loss, the Black Bears’ season is over.
UMaine jumped to an early lead with a first quarter 24-yard field goal by Dustin Snow and a 23-yard touchdown reception by Mark Ensworth in the second to make it 9-0.
Woonsocket exploded for 20 unanswered points in the third quarter and UMaine couldn’t recover.
Eric Bezanson’s rushing touchdown from six yards out made the score 20-15, but the Black Bears were unable to recover an onside kick.
UMaine closes out the season with a 5-2 record, while Woonsocket improves to 3-3 and moves on to the NEFL2 Championship to take on the Connecticut Spartans next weekend.
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