2025-26 MAINE WOMEN’S YEARBOOKHOCKEY
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE / UMAINE
LOCATION
ORONO, MAINE
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BLUE & WHITE
NICKNAME BLACK BEARS
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BANANAS T. BEAR
RINK / CAPACITY
ALFOND ARENA, OPENED 1977
CAPACITY: 5,043
AFFILIATION / CONFERENCE
NCAA I / HOCKEY EAST
2025-26 UMAINE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER
DATE OPPONENT
SEPT 20 AT UNH – EXHIBITION
SEPT 26 AT #10 QUINNIPIAC
SEPT 27 AT #10 QUINNIPIAC
OCT 3 AT #1 WISCONSIN
OCT 4 AT #1 WISCONSIN
OCT 10 VS ST. ANSELM
OCT 17 VS #8 COLGATE
OCT 18 VS #8 COLGATE
OCT 31 AT PROVIDENCE *
NOV 1 AT PROVIDENCE *
NOV 7 VS BOSTON U *
NOV 8 VS BOSTON U *
NOV 14 AT HOLY CROSS *
NOV 15 AT HOLY CROSS *
NOV 20 VS NORTHEASTERN *
NOV 21 VS NORTHEASTERN *
NOV 27 AT HARVARD
NOV 28 AT HARVARD
DEC 5 AT UNH *
DEC 6 AT UNH *
DATE OPPONENT
DEC 30 VS BROWN ^
JAN 3 VS HOLY CROSS
JAN 9 VS UCONN
JAN 10 VS UCONN
JAN 16 AT VERMONT
JAN 17 AT VERMONT
JAN 23 VS MERRIMACK
JAN 24 VS MERRIMACK
JAN 30 AT BOSTON COLLEGE
JAN 31 AT BOSTON COLLEGE
FEB 5 AT NORTHEASTERN
FEB 7 AT BOSTON U
FEB 13 VS VERMONT
FEB 14 VS UNH
FEB 20 AT MERRIMACK
HOME GAMES LISTED IN BLUE
* HOCKEY EAST GAME
^ IN PORTLAND, MAINE
RANKINGS ARE BASED ON THE USCHO.COM/USA HOCKEY POLLS AT THE TIME OF THE GAME.
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HEAD COACH MOLLY ENGSTROM
UMAINE WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY
Molly Engstrom was named the seventh head coach in the University of Maine women’s ice hockey history in August of 2022.
A native of Siren, Wisconsin, Engstrom heads into her fourth season with the Black Bears in Orono. She’s a two-time member of the United States women’s Olympic Team and a member of Team USA at six IIHF World Women’s Championships from 2004 to 2011 and helped Team USA win IIHF World Championships in 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2011, along with silver medals in 2004 and 2007. Engstrom was named the Best Defenseman at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
In her first year at Maine, Engstrom was runner-up for Hockey East Coach of the Year. Prior to Maine, Engstrom coached at St. Cloud State for three years from 2019-2022 where she led a strong defensive core. She played and coached in the Swedish Women’s Professional Hockey League (SDHL) from 2016 to 2018, and helped her team Djurgarden IF win the SDHL championship in 2017. She served as the girls’ varsity hockey head coach and assistant athletic director at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H. from 2014-2016.
In addition to her professional playing and coaching experience in Sweden, Engstrom played professional hockey with teams in Minnesota, Toronto, Boston and Connecticut in the CWHL and NWHL from 2007 to 2016. She helped her Brampton-Canadette Thunder team win the CWHL title in 2008 and Minnesota Whitecaps title in 2009.
A 2007 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Engstrom played collegiate hockey in the WCHA with the Badgers. She received First Team All-American honors while at Wisconsin and was also named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005. She was selected as a Patty Kazmaier Award top 10 finalist in 2005.
She went on to receive a Masters of Sports Administration from the Russian International Olympic University in 2014.
Engstrom most recently served as the head coach for Team USA’s Collegiate U22 Team in Lake Placid, NY in August of 2025. She was an assistant coach with USA Hockey’s U22 Women’s Collegiate Team in August of 2024. Additionally, she has served as an assistant coach with Team USA’s Women’s Senior National Team for the Rivalry Series against Canada in 2022.
THE MOLLY ENGSTROM FILE
HEAD COACH • 4TH SEASON
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON ‘07
OVERALL RECORD
42-61-7 (30-37-5 HEA)
RECORDS UNDER ENGSTROM:
• 2024-25 SEASON RECORD: 11-21-3 (7-10-1 HEA)
• SHUT OUT ONE NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENT (NORTHEASTERN)
• TIED ONE NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENT (UCONN)
• HAD THE THIRD HARDEST SCHEDULE IN THE NCAA IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON
• PRODUCED FOUR PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS (WRUBLE, VAN DE LEEST, SEREGELY, GRINDER)
• 2023-24 SEASON RECORD: 15-18-2 (11-14-2 HEA)
• 1ST TIME IN HISTORY FOR A MAINE PLAYER TO EARN HOCKEY EAST’S SCORING CHAMPION: IDA KUOPPALA (21G, 18)
• TIED FOR MOST ROAD WINS IN A SEASON (9)
• BEST POWER PLAY % IN PROGRAM HISTORY (21.8%)
• PRODUCED THREE PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS (ENZLER, KUOPPALA, GUAY)
• BEAT FIVE NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS
• 2022-23 SEASON RECORD: 15-18-2 (12-13-2 HEA)
• MOST CONFERENCE WINS IN PROGRAM HISTORY (TIED WITH 21/22 SEASON)
• TIED FOR MOST SHUTOUTS IN A SINGLE SEASON (6)
• PRODUCED ONE PROFESSIONAL PLAYER (ALLY JOHNSON (SDHL)), AND TWO ALL-ROOKIE TEAM MEMBERS (LI, LU. WELCKE)
• BEAT FOUR NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS
• RUNNER-UP FOR HOCKEY EAST COACH OF THE YEAR
KIRSTI HUSSEY
ASSOC. HEAD COACH
MCKENNA WESLOH
ASST COACH
• 4TH SEASON AT UMAINE
• DARTMOUTH ‘05
DEREK FOURNIER
GOALIE COACH
• 2ND SEASON AT UMAINE
• 2ND SEASON AT UMAINE
• ST. CLOUD STATE ‘23
KENNA FARREY
DIR. OF OPERATIONS/VIDEO
• 4TH SEASON AT UMAINE
• ST. NORBERT COLLEGE ‘18 | SCSU ‘21
ADDITIONAL STAFF:
PLAYERS
2025-26 UMAINE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER
JAIDYN BRITT
DEFENSE
JR | 5-8
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): PLAYED IN 32 GAMES...TALLIED FIRST CAREER POINT ON NOV. 15 AT NORTHEASTERN WHEN SHE TALLIED AN ASSIST...BLOCKED 31 SHOTS
BEFORE MAINE: TRANSFERRED IN AS A SOPHOMORE AFTER SKATING IN 14 GAMES FOR ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (WCHA)....PRIOR TO ST. CLOUD, SHE COMPETED FOR THE 19U WINDY CITY STORM AND CHICAGO YOUNG AMERICANS AAA PROGRAMS
5
LULU RUCINSKI
DEFENSE FR | 5-7 ORONO, MN
6
FORWARD SO | 5-5
LAKEVILLE, MN
FRESHMAN (2024-25): PLAYED IN ALL 35 GAMES FOR MAINE...TALLIED ONE GOAL VS BOSTON COLLEGE ON 11/6/24...TALLIED ONE ASSIST VS UCONN ON 1/17/25.... BLOCKED 17 SHOTS
7
LILY FETCH
FORWARD
JR | 5-4
WOODBURY, MN 7
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): PLAYED IN 33 GAMES... LED THE TEAM IN GOALS (8) AND POINTS (15)....LED THE TEAM IN GAME-WINNING GOALS (3).... LED THE TEAM IN SHOT PERCENTAGE WITH 18.2%....HAD TWO MULTI-POINT GAMES, 1 GOAL AND 2 ASSISTS AT UVM 11/1/24, AND 2 ASSISTS VS MERRIMACK ON 12/14/24
FRESHMAN (2023-24): PLAYED IN ALL 35 GAMES FOR THE BLACK BEARS IN HER FIRST SEASON... SCORED HER FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL AGAINST QUINNIPIAC ON 9/30/23....TALLIED 11 POINTS TOTAL WITH THREE GOALS AND EIGHT ASSISTS... LED THE BLACK BEAR ROOKIES IN POINTS
8
LILA SHEA
FORWARD
JR | 5-9
BRAINTREE, MA
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): PLAYED IN 32 GAMES...SCORED THREE GOALS AND TWO ASSISTS FOR FIVE POINTS...LED THE TEAM IN +/- RANKINGS WITH -2 ON THE SEASON
FRESHMAN (2023-24): SKATED IN NINE GAMES...FIRED FOUR SHOTS ON GOAL... BLOCKED FOUR SHOTS
SOPHIA
9
JOHNSON
DEFENSE
R-JR | 5-11
PALMER, AK
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): PLAYED IN 6 GAMES... BLOCKED 2 SHOTS...TOOK A REDSHIRT YEAR
FRESHMAN (2023-24): PLAYED IN 34 GAMES... TALLIED FIVE ASSISTS... HAD 17 BLOCKED SHOTS
10
CAMILLE DUBUC
DEFENSE
FR | 5-9
EDINA, MN
ISABELLE MICHAUD
DRUMMOND, NEW BRUNSWICK 11
FORWARD
FR | 5-9
SADE
SANDILANDS
DEFENSE
FR | 5-7
CARSTAIRS, ALBERTA
MIKAYLA BOARDER
FORWARD
JR | 5-8
RICHLAND, WA
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): PLAYED IN 34 GAMES...LED THE TEAM WITH EIGHT GOALS... NOTCHED SIX ASSISTS FOR 14 POINTS TOTAL...TOOK 90 SHOTS ON GOAL... TALLIED TWO GAME-WINNING GOALS AND ONE POWERPLAY GOAL
FRESHMAN (2023-24): PLAYED IN 32 GAMES... TALLIED FOUR GOALS AND FIVE ASSISTS FOR NINE POINTS.. SCORED HER FIRST GOAL AGAINST STONEHILL ON 10/6/23... HER FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL WAS A SHORT-HANDED GOAL... SCORED GOALS IN THREE CONSECUTIVE GAMES AGAINST ROBERT MORRIS, BOSTON COLLEGE, AND BOSTON UNIVERSITY
14
HALEY RYAN
FORWARD
JR | 5-4
CONCEPTION BAY, NL
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): PLAYED IN 29 GAMES...TALLIED TWO GOALS.
FRESHMAN (2023-24): PLAYED IN ALL 35 GAMES... LED THE FRESHMAN IN GOALS SCORED WITH SIX... TALLIED TWO ASSISTS ON THE SEASON FOR EIGHT POINTS TOTAL...SCORED HER FIRST GOAL AGAINST STONEHILL ON 10/7 WHICH WAS THE GAME-WINNER... SCORED AGAINST UNH, HOLY CROSS AND A HAT-TRICK AGAINST DARTMOUTH, ONE OF WHICH WAS SHORTHANDED... EARNED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK AWARD ON 12/11/23
15
DANIELLE BRUNETTE
DEFENSE
SR | 5-8 CHISAGO, MN
JUNIOR (2024-25): PLAYED IN 33 GAMES...REGISTERED ONE GOAL AND FIVE ASSISTS FOR SIX POINTS... HER FIRST GOAL IN A MAINE JERSEY CAME ON FEB 21 IN 4-1 WIN AT HOLY CROSS... BLOCKED 23 SHOTS... SERVED AS AN ALTERNATE CAPTAIN IN HER FIRST SEASON WITH THE BLACK BEARS
BEFORE MAINE: TRANSFERRED IN FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULTUH (WCHA)....PLAYED IN 43 GAMES FOR THE BULLDOGS THROUGHOUT HER FIRST TWO SEASONS.... WAS A TWO-TIME SELECTEE TO USA HOCKEY NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAMPS IN BOTH 2019 AND 2021...PLAYED FOR CHISAGO LAKES HIGH SCHOOL
16
RAEGAN WURM
FORWARD
JR | 5-6
BUFFALO, MN
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): PLAYED IN ALL 35 GAMES... RECORDED TWO GOALS AND FOUR ASSISTS FOR SIX POINTS...TALLIED A CAREER-HIGH OF FIVE SHOTS ON GOAL VS QUINNIPIAC ON 9/27/24....TOOK 56 SHOTS ON GOAL DURING THE SEASON
FRESHMAN (2023-24): PLAYED IN 34 GAMES... TALLIED FIVE GOALS AND ONE ASSIST FOR SIX POINTS... SCORED HER FIRST GOAL AGAINST HOLY CROSS ON 12/2/23... ALSO SCORED GOALS AGAINST ROBERT MORRIS, UCONN, MERRIMACK AND BU... DISHED OUT AN ASSIST AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE
ALI
17
ALTIMAN
FORWARD
FR | 5-4
THAMESVILLE, ONTARIO
18
FREDERIKKE
FOSS
FORWARD
SO | 5-8
GENTOFTE, DENMARK
FRESHMAN (2024-25): SKATED IN 18 GAMES...TALLIED ONE GOAL VS UCONN ON 12/7/24...TOOK 14 SHOTS ON GOAL
19
AVA STEVENSON
GOALTENDER
SR | 5-8
NORTH BAY, ONTARIO | MISSISSAUGA CHIEFS
JUNIOR (2024-25): SKATED IN ALL 35 GAMES... TALLIED TWO GOALS AND FIVE ASSISTS FOR SEVEN POINTS...SCORED GAME-WINNING GOAL VS HOLY CROSS ON 2/21/25
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): PLAYED IN ALL 35 GAMES... TALLIED TWO GOALS AND NINE ASSISTS FOR 11 POINTS... SCORED GOALS AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE (11/3/23) AND PROVIDENCE (2/16/24)... DISHED OUT NINE ASSISTS... TOOK 41 SOG
FRESHMAN (2022-23): SKATED IN 35 GAMES FOR MAINE… RECORDED TWO GOALS AND FIVE ASSISTS FOR SEVEN POINTS FOR HER FIRST COLLEGIATE SEASON… EARNED HER FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL AGAINST UCONN (1/27)... DISHED OUT HER FIRST ASSIST AGAINST LIU (10/14)... SCORED HER SECOND GOAL OF THE SEASON AGAINST MERRIMACK (2/18)... HAD TWO ASSISTS AGAINST HOLY CROSS (11/11-11/12), ONE ASSIST AGAINST PROVIDENCE (11/19), AND HER FINAL ASSIST VERSUS UNH (1/13)... FIRED OFF 33 TOTAL SHOTS DURING THE SEASON.
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MACKENZIE
PODEWELL
FORWARD FR | 5-6
WHEATON, IL
22
GRACIE HANSON
DEFENSE SO | 5-7
BISMARCK, ND
FRESHMAN (2024-25): SKATED IN 34 GAMES FOR MAINE... REGISTERED A CAREER-HIGH OF FIVE SOG ON FEB 21 IN THE 4-1 WIN AT HOLY CROSS...TALLIED ONE ASSIST IN HER FIRST YEAR ON DEC 7 VS UCONN...BLOCKED 41 SHOTS
STEPHANIE JACOB
FORWARD SO | 5-6
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
FRESHMAN (2024-25): SKATED IN ALL 35 GAMES FOR MAINE...LED ALL ROOKIES ON THE TEAM IN POINTS WITH 13 TOTAL...SCORED SEVEN GOALS AND TALLIED SIX ASSISTS....TOOK 85 SHOTS ON GOAL DURING THE SEASON....SCORED ONE POWERPLAY GOAL VS PROVIDENCE ON 10/11/25
KENDALL SUNDBY
DEFENSE SO | 5-3
HAMMOND, WI
FRESHMAN (2024-25): PLAYED IN 33 GAMES HER ROOKIE SEASON...LED ALL MAINE DEFENDERS IN GOALS AND POINTS WITH 10....SCORED FOUR GOALS AND TALLIED SIX ASSISTS...SCORED HER FIRST GOAL ON 11/1/24 VS VERMONT WHICH WAS ALSO THE GAME-WINNER...RECORDED TWO GAME-WINNING GOALS DURING THE SEASON...EARNED HOCKEY EAST DEFENDER OF THE WEEK ON FEB 17TH... EARNED HOCKEY EAST DEFENDER OF THE MONTH IN DECEMBER
PAIGE
FONG
DEFENSE FR | 5-10
PICKERING, ONTARIO
29
DARRAGH BROWNE
FORWARD
FR | 5-5
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
JULIA BACHETTI
GOALIE R-JR | 5-8
TECUMSEH, ONTARIO
SOPHOMORE (2024-25): PLAYED IN 12 GAMES...HELD A 4-5-2 RECORD...NAMED HOCKEY EAST GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK ON JAN 27
FRESHMAN (2023-24): STARTED AND PLAYED IN 17 GAMES FOR MAINE... PICKED UP SEVEN WINS... RECORDED TWO SHUTOUTS AGAINST VERMONT (11/17) AND HOLY CROSS (12/2).... LED THE MAINE GOALTENDERS IN SAVES WITH 465 TOTAL... NAMED HEA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK TWICE (NOV 20 AND DEC 4) AND HEA GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH IN DECEMBER 31
33
KIIA LAHTINEN
GOALIE SO | 5-8
PORVOO, FINLAND
FRESHMAN (2024-25): STARTED IN 23 GAMES IN HER ROOKIE SEASON...HELD A .909 SAVE PERCENTAGE...A 2.79 GAA....NOTCHED TWO SHUTOUTS...HER FIRST VS #13 RANKED NORTHEASTERN ON 2/7/25...HER SECOND ON 2/15/25 AT MERRIMACK COLLEGE...MADE A CAREER-HIGH OF 55 SAVES ON 11/30/24 VS #1 WISCONSIN....EARNED HOCKEY EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK ON FEB 17TH....EARNED HOCKEY EAST GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK ON FEB 10TH...EARNED HOCKEY EAST GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY...EARNED HCA NATIONAL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY.
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LAURIE DEGUIRE
GOALIE
FR | 5-7
QUEBEC, QUEBEC
MADISYN RYAN
GOALIE SO | 5-9
CORONA, CA
FRESHMAN (2024-25): PLAYED IN TWO GAMES FOR MAINE....STARTED IN ONE GAME VS MERRIMACK ON 12/14/24 EARNING FIRST CAREER WIN AFTER MAKING 22 SAVES.
PROGRAM HISTORY
THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED
A shutout
Shutout @ home
A shutout away .................................................
A shutout on neutral ice
SO against same OPP back-to-back games
A goalie had back-to-back shutouts ............
Goalie made 40 or more saves
A win against a ranked team
Oct 10, 2025 vs Saint Anselm, W 3-0, (Goalie: K Lahtinen, 22 SOG)*
Oct 10, 2025 vs Saint Anselm, W 3-0, (Goalie: K Lahtinen, 22 SOG)*
Feb. 15, 2025 vs MC, W 3-0, (Goalie: K. Lahtinen, 19 SOG)
Oct. 23, 2015 vs. Brown (Auburn, ME) W 4-0 (Goalie: Meghann Treacy, 14)
Oct 4/5, 2019 vs SHU. 4-0, 7-0 (Goalie: M. Treacy, C Jackson)
2/6/16 W 4-0, 2/7/16, W 1-0 vs. Merrimack (Goalie: M. Treacy)
Oct. 17, 2025, W 2-1 (Goalie: K. Lahtinen, 40 saves)*
Oct. 17, 2025, W 2-1 (Goalie: K. Lahtinen, 40 saves)*
A goalie had a point in a game ....................... Carly Jackson (0-1-1), Jan. 14, 2017 at Northeastern, W 6-3
10 or more goals at home ...............................
10 or more goals on the road
9 goals ...............................................................
8 goals ...............................................................
5 goals in a period
6 goals in a period
7 goals in a period ...........................................
Overtime win at home
Overtime win on the road
Sept. 25, 2010 vs. Sacred Heart, W 11-0
Nov. 25, 2006 at Sacred Heart, W 10-4
Sept. 9, 2009 vs. Sacred Heart, W 9-0
Nov. 4, 2019 vs. Sacred Heart, W 8-0
Sept. 25, 2010 vs. Sacred Heart, third period, W 11-0
Nov. 24, 2006 vs. Sacred Heart, third period, W 13-1
Sept. 26, 2009 vs. Sacred Heart, first period, W 11-4
Feb 16, 2024 vs PC, W 2-1
Jan 10, 2025 at Harvard, W 3-2
A hat trick ......................................................... Haley Ryan, Dec 9, 2023 vs. Dartmouth, W 6-3
40 or more shots on goal Nov 1, 2024 vs. Vermont (40) W 5-1
A shootout win
Jan. 17, 2025 at UConn, W 3-2
Was not whistled for a penalty .................... Feb 14, 2025 vs. MC, T 1-1
Penalty shot goal .Ava Stevenson vs Provicdence, Feb 16,2024, W 2-1
5 different players scored in a game Nov.1, 2024 vs UVM, W 5-1
6 different players scored in a game .......... Dec 2, 2023 vs Holy Cross, W 6-0
7 different players scored in a game .......... Sept. 25, 2010 vs, Sacred Heart, W 11-0
8 different players scored in a game Sept. 25, 2010 vs, Sacred Heart, W 11-0
A player had four points in a game .............. Tereza Vanisova (1-3–4), Nov. 5, 2017 vs. Dartmouth, W 7-2
A player had five points in a game ............... Jennie Gallo (3-2–5), Oct. 18, 2008 vs. Sacred Heart, W 11-1
10 different players had a point in a game Nov. 6, 2011 at Providence, L 7-4
11 different players had a point in a game ....... Dec 2, 2023 vs Holy Cross, W 6-0
12 different players had a point in a game ...... Dec 2, 2023 vs Holy Cross, W 6-0
SWEEP (back-to-back wins) OVER:
BU .............................................................................. Dec 2/3 of 2022
BC .............................................................................. Nov 14/15 2003
UNH Jan. 24/25 of 2025
UConn ....................................................................... Feb 21/22 of 2014
UVM ........................................................................... Nov 18/19 and Dec 1 of 2023
NU Jan 13/14 of 2017
PC Jan 28/30 of 2022
Holy Cross ............................................................... Feb 23/24 of 2024 Merrimack Jan 21/22 of 2022 AS OF 10.29.25)
*ASTERISK = CURRENT SEASON
LIGHT BLUE = UNDER MOLLY ENGSTROM
MAINE IN THE
HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT
2017
Quarterfinals ..........No. 4 Maine def. No. 5 Boston University (3-2 W, 4-1 L, 4-3 OTW)
Semifinals .................No. 2 Northeastern def. No. 4 Maine (2-1 L)
2020
Quarterfinals .............. No. 5 Maine def No. 4 Boston University (3-2 W, 2-1 W)
Semifinals ...................... No. 1 Northeastern def. No 5 Maine (1-3 L)
2022
Quarterfinals .............. No. 5 Maine def No. 4 Boston College (2-1 W)
Semifinals ...................... No. 1 Northeastern def No. 5 Maine (1-3 L)
2023
Quarterfinals .............. No. 3 Providence def No. 6 Maine (2-5)
2024
Quarterfinals .............. No. 3 BC def No. 6 Maine (4-3)
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TEAM HISTORY
We Are UMaine
We are the University of Maine, home to more than 11,000 students from across the U.S. and more than 60 countries. We’ve been around for more than 150 years and are the flagship university in the state of Maine. Here is some of what we are known for:
• Research: UMaine is the state’s only public research university; we have 16 Research Centers and Institutes
• Commitment to natural resources: As both a land grant and sea grant institution, we work with the government and other partners on research, education and conservation
Learning and Living at UMaine
World-class academics to set you up for career success.
• Learn from premier professors — leading researchers, scholars and experts in their fields.
• Study in state-of-the-art labs with the latest technology and resources.
• Be in a classroom where your voice is heard — with a 16:1 student-to-faculty ratio.
• Participate in cutting-edge research as an undergraduate.
• Study abroad throughout the world, in any majors.
• Become one of our 109,000 alumni — leaders in industry, business, government, the sciences, social services, the arts, athletics and more.
UMAINE OVERVIEW
The University of Maine was established in Orono in 1865 under the provisions of the Morrill Act. As Maine’s land grant and sea grant institution with a statewide mission of teaching, research and community engagement, the university extends the resources of its learning community to address the educational, economic, cultural and social needs of Maine.
UMaine provides high-quality education that utilizes practices grounded in how people best learn. The university conducts research and scholarship that are critically evaluated within the disciplines, and often lead to national and international recognition. In its economic development initiatives and outreach, UMaine is connected to and supportive of the people and the enterprises of the state. As part of the UMaine experience, students are involved in real-world enterprises that inform their academic work and provide growth opportunities.
The university’s significant strengths in education and research include advanced materials for infrastructure and energy, climate change, engineering, forestry and the environment, marine sciences and STEM education,.
UMaine is one of the nation’s major public institutions of higher education, and the state’s center for research and graduate education. Maine’s flagship university enrolls more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students from across the U.S. and more than 70 countries. The University of Maine offers more than 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs, and more than 100 degree programs through which students can earn master’s or doctoral degrees or graduate certificates. The research and scholarship of UMaine faculty members and graduate students greatly enrich the undergraduate experience. As a research university, UMaine offers undergraduates opportunities to be active participants in research, working with the university’s world-class scholars.
The university has the state’s largest mix of nationally and internationally recognized faculty, researchers and scholars, representing some of the most respected minds in their fields. Among the state’s public universities, UMaine awards 40 percent of all fouryear degrees, 44 percent of all master’s degrees, and 92 percent of Maine’s Ph.D.s and Ed.D.s. In 2017–18, more than 2,200 students graduated from UMaine, joining approximately 109,000 alumni.
The University of Maine has the Maine Business School and five colleges — College of Engineering; College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture; College of Education and Human Development; and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. UMaine’s Honors College offers one of the oldest programs of its kind in the country.
The university’s commitment to lifelong learning goes beyond its academic degree programs to include its statewide outreach through University of Maine Cooperative Extension and other public service programs and departments, its involvement in public schools, and its accessibility through continuing education opportunities.
The University of Maine conducts nationally and internationally recognized research, and is in partnership with the private and public sectors to stimulate and support the state’s economic growth and development. The university makes an impact on Maine’s quality of life through basic and applied research in venues from the Gulf of Maine and Maine’s forestlands to the high-tech laboratories. The university also is the home of Maine’s largest library and the Emera Astronomy Center, with the state’s largest and most technologically advanced planetarium, and the second largest research observatory.
AS PART OF THE UMAINE EXPERIENCE, STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN REAL-WORLD ENTERPRISES THAT INFORM THEIR ACADEMIC WORK AND PROVIDE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES.
BLACK BEAR POINTS OF PRIDE
• UMaine has won two NCAA Division I National Championships in men’s ice hockey in addition to 18 NCAA appearances and 11 Frozen Four appearances.
• Alfond Arena recognized as the college hockey rink with the “Best Atmosphere” by the Wall Street Journal (2011).
• Two Hobey Baker Award winners from UMaine (Scott Pellerin and Paul Kariya) were recognized as the top NCAA men’s ice hockey player.
• UMaine football has won 12 conference titles and made seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including four NCAA Final Eight appearances in the last 11 years. Maine played in the 1965 Tangerine Bowl.
Black Bear Points of Pride
• UMaine has won two NCAA Division I National Championships in men’s ice hockey in addition to 18 NCAA appearances and 11 Frozen Four appearances.
• Paul Kariya was inducted into the prestigious Hockey Hall of Fame as a member of the 2017 class. Kariya’s #9 jersey will be retired in Anaheim during the 2018-19 season.
• Alfond Arena recognized as the college hockey rink with the “Best Atmosphere” by the Wall Street Journal (2011).
• 52 former Black Bears have played or currently play in the NHL.
• Two Hobey Baker Award winners from UMaine (Scott Pellerin and Paul Kariya) were recognized as the top NCAA men’s ice hockey player.
• In 2018, UMaine football won the CAA title before advance to the FCS National Semifinals; further than any UMaine football team has advanced in history.
• Paul Kariya was inducted into the prestigious Hockey Hall of Fame as a member of the 2017 class. Kariya’s #9 jersey will be retired in Anaheim during the 2018-19 season.
• UMaine baseball has seven College World Series appearances and 16 NCAA regional appearances. Baseball has won seven conference titles, including the 2011 championship.
• 52 former Black Bears have played or currently play in the NHL.
• UMaine football has had 62 players in NFL camps. There currently are two players listed on NFL rosters. UMaine football has produced 48 All-Americans (2020).
• Black Bear alumnus John Huard ’67, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
• UMaine football has won 12 conference titles and made seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including four NCAA Final Eight appearances in the last 11 years. Maine played in the 1965 Tangerine Bowl.
• Three Black Bears have played in the Super Bowl. Trevor Bates was a member of the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots practice squad (2017).
• UMaine softball has won four conference titles and made UMaine’s first NCAA appearance by a women’s team in 1994.
• UMaine football has had 62 players in NFL camps. There currently are two players listed on NFL rosters. UMaine football has produced 48 All-Americans (2020).
• Black Bear alumnus John Huard ’67, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
• Former UMaine men’s basketball player Rick Carlisle led the Dallas Mavericks to a 2011 NBA Championship win.
• Three Black Bears have played in the Super Bowl. Trevor Bates was a member of the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots practice squad (2017).
• UMaine field hockey received its highest national ranking in 2011 when it was ranked 10th in the nation.
• UMaine baseball has had seven major league players in addition to coaches Brian Butterfield and Carl “Stump” Merrill.
• In 2018, UMaine football won the CAA title before advance to the FCS National Semifinals; further than any UMaine football team has advanced in history.
• UMaine women’s basketball has won 15 conference titles and made nine NCAA Tournament appearances, including the America East Championship in 2019 and the NCAA Tournament. Four AllAmericans have combined for 14 All American honors.
• UMaine baseball has seven College World Series appearances and 16 NCAA regional appearances. Baseball has won seven conference titles, including the 2011 championship.
• Former track and field standout Jessie Labreck competed in the national finals of “American Ninja Warrior.”
• UMaine baseball has had seven major league players in addition to coaches Brian Butterfield and Carl “Stump” Merrill.
• UMaine women’s basketball has won 15 conference titles and made nine NCAA Tournament appearances, including the America East Championship in 2019 and the NCAA Tournament. Four All-Americans have combined for 14 All American honors.
• Track and field great Viktoria Rybalko competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
• UMaine softball has won four conference titles and made UMaine’s first NCAA appearance by a women’s team in 1994.
• Former UMaine men’s basketball player Rick Carlisle led the Dallas Mavericks to a 2011 NBA Championship win.
• UMaine track has garnered three All-America honors in the last few years. In 2019, James Olivier won the 800m title at the USATF U20 National Championships and went on to compete at the U20 Pan American Games.
• UMaine field hockey received its highest national ranking in 2011 when it was ranked 10th in the nation.
• Current UMaine Women’s Basketball head coach Amy Vachon (2016) and former football coach Jack Cosgrove (2014) were each enshrined into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.
• Track and field great Viktoria Rybalko competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
• UMaine track has garnered three All-America honors in the last few years. In 2019, James Olivier won the 800m title at the USATF U20 National Championships and went on to compete at the U20 Pan American Games.
• Current UMaine Women’s Basketball head coach Amy Vachon (2016) and former football coach Jack Cosgrove
OUTSTANDING SUPPORT FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES
ATHLETIC TRAINING/STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
FIRST-RATE MEDICAL STAFF
The UMaine sports medicine team includes six certified athletic trainers and one graduate assistant certified athletic trainer, a team physician, an orthopedic physician, a variety of medical specialists and studentathletic trainers. Other specialists on the UMaine athletic health care team include an optometrist, chiropractor and dentist.
MIKE KESSOCK SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER
The Mike Kessock Sports Medicine Center in Memorial Gymnasium houses some of the newest technology in the field of sports medicine. The facility provides injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for student-athletes. In 2017, the Sports Medicine center was renovated with state-of-the-art biometric scanners, high-end cold immersion tubs, a modernized taping station, eight treatment tables equipped with a variety of therapeutic modalities,
SPEED, STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
UMaine Speed, Strength and Conditioning is a performance-based program focused on achieving success in athletic events and maintaining an injury-free environment. Our philosophy includes developing a mentally and physically challenging training environment that will allow athletes to maximize their ability; increasing performance in athletic events; decreasing the risk of injury through the teaching of progressive strength and power development exercises; and identifying and correcting dysfunctional movement patterns. The fundamentals of an athlete are lower-body strength; lower-body power; core strength; ability to accelerate and decelerate; mobility; and balanced upper body (posterior/anterior).
INTERCOLLEGIATE STRENGTH CENTER IN LATTI FITNESS CENTER
The Intercollegiate Athletic Strength Center in the Latti Fitness Center serves all varsity teams. The center is entering its seventh year as home of the Black Bears.
Intercollegiate Strength Center by the numbers:
• 5,000 square feet
• 10,000 pounds of weights
• 10 multipurpose power racks
• Nine Olympic platforms
• Five different cardiovascular machines
• Five half racks
• Five glute/hamstring machines
• Nine sets of Eleiko/Uesaka Olympic bumper sets
• Four slide boards
• Electrical timing systems
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Student-athletes do not just receive tremendous support. They also return the support to the local community. Events that student-athletes took part in last season included Toys for Tots, Salvation Army Angel Tree, Operation Christmas Child and Play4Kay. They also volunteered numerous hours at both the Ronald McDonald House and the Old Town–Orono YMCA, Cub Tracks Triathlon, Warm Heads Warm Hearts, Skate with the Bears, Black Bear Mentors, Skating Strides and more. UMaine Athletics donates thousands of dollars worth of tickets to nonprofits each year.
