2/23/04

Men's Basketball Closes Regular Season With Victory

The UMF men's basketball team ended the regular season with a 86-71 victory over host Thomas College on Saturday.  Five Beavers scored in double figures as UMF improved to 13-12 overall and 11-7 in the NAC.  Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) led UMF with 19 points and six assists.  Trafton Teague (Fairfield, ME) chipped in 15 points on four of six shooting from three point land.  Shawn Gallagher (Chelsea, ME) added 13 points and Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) added 11 points.  Luke Nielsen (Parsonsfield, ME) recorded another double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.  UMF enters the NAC tournament as the number 5 seed and will travel to Elms College on Tuesday for a 7pm quarterfinal game. 

2/17/04

Men's Basketball Defeats Husson, 77-53

The UMF men's basketball team improved to 10-7 in the North Atlantic Conference tonight with a convincing win over visiting Husson College.  Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) set the pace for UMF coming out of the tip off to hit a three pointer after which UMF never relinquished the lead.  Deetjen went on to lead all scorers with 16 points and handed out four  assists.  Trafton Teague (Fairfield, ME) added 12 points and Luke Nielsen (Parsonsfield, ME) chipped in 10 points.  Shawn Gallagher (Chelsea, ME) handed out a game high seven assists.  Husson was led by Bill Beauregard with 13 points.  UMF will return to action on Saturday when they travel to Thomas to close out the regular season and look to the NAC tournament slated to begin on Tuesday February 24th. 

2/15/04

Men's Basketball Loses Nail Biter to Lasell, 62-63

The UMF men's basketball team captured its first lead of the game with just under four minutes remaining in the second half, but was unable to capitalize on last minute opportunities to come up short 62-63.  UMF was led by Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) with 23 points and four assists.  Trafton Teague (Fairfield, ME) chipped in 10 points.  Luke Nielsen (Parsonsfield, ME) grabbed a team high eight rebounds for the Beavers.  Lasell was led by Napoleon Sandeford with 14 points.  The Beavers will return to action on Tuesday when they host rival Husson College at 7:30pm.  UMF stands at 11-12 overall and 9-7 in the NAC.

2/14/04

Men's Basketball Defeats Mt. Ida

In an exciting defensive battle, the Beavers defeated Mt. Ida college 71-58.  The UMF were lead by Steve Ginn with 21 points and 7 rebounds, while Luke Nielsen had a double-double racking up 10 points and 14 rebounds.  Mt. Ida College was lead by Curtis Gadles with 14 points.  With this victory, the Beavers evened their record to 11-11.  The Beavers return to action tomorrow against Lasell College at 2 P.M. 

2/12/04

Men's Basketball Loses to Maine Maritime 58-76

The UMF men's basketball team was unable to overcome a 26-35 half time deficit in a loss to host Maine Maritime Academy last night in Castine, ME.  UMF was led by junior Steve Ginn (Windham, ME)  with 18 points and six steals.  Sophomore Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) added 13 points.  Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) grabbed a team high 11 rebounds for the Beavers.  MMA was led by BJ Dunlap's 20 points.  UMF slips to 10-11 overall and 8-6 in the NAC.  The Beavers will return to action on Saturday and Sunday when they host Mount Ida and Lasell at 3pm and 2pm respectively.

2/8/04

Men's Basketball Loses to Castleton State

The UMF men's basketball team came out hot in the first half on a 18-6 run in the first five minutes, but went into the locker room at the intermission down 38-40.  In the second half UMF's struggled to find its shooting touch with a 37% field goal percentage and found themselves down 71-91 at the buzzer.  The Beavers were led by Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) with 26 points, four assists and seven rebounds.  Junior Luke Nielson recorded his 100th career block, a UMF record, to go along with a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds.  Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) chipped in 12 points and five assists.  Castleton State was led by John Galarneau with 28 points.  UMF slips to 10-10 overall and 8-5 in the NAC.  Next up will be Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, ME on Wednesday at 7:30pm.

2/7/04

Senior Day Sparks Victory for Men's Basketball

The men's basketball team followed the great performance of the women's team on Saturday afternoon with an explosive 87-66 victory over Johnston State University.  The Beavers were lead by Steve Ginn of Windham with 19 points and 3 assists as well as Travis Magnusson of Thomaston with 16 points.  UMF's lone senior Ryan Facey handed out six assists.  The team improves to 10-9 on the season and will go for its 5th straight win tomorrow against Castleton State at Noon.

2/2/04

Men's Basketball Defeats Becker 74-62

The UMF men's basketball team earned another conference win yesterday when they defeated host Becker College 74-62 in Leicester, MA.  With the win UMF improves to 9-9 overall and 7-4 in the NAC.  Junior Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) led the Beavers with 17 points on 7 for 15 shooting including 3 for 4 from three point range.  Sophomore guard Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) added 15 points and four assists.  Luke Nielsen (Parsonsfield, ME) and Trafton Teague (Fairfield, ME) chipped in 12 and 10 points respectively.  Nielsen led UMF on the boards with 10 rebounds.  Becker was led by Richard Fazzi's 26 points.  UMF will return to action on Saturday February 7th and Sunday February 8th when they host Johnson State and Castleton State at 3pm and 12pm respectively.

2/1/04

Men's Basketball Down's Elms, 74-60

UMaine-Farmington had three players reach double figures and also shot 80-percent from the free throw line to pull away to a 74-60 win over the Blazers in Saturday afternoon's North Atlantic Conference (NAC) men's basketball game at the Maguire Center.  With the win, UMF improved to 8-9 overall, 6-4 NAC.  Junior forward Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) led all scorers with 26 points, including four 3-pointers for the Beavers, who jumped out to a 36-25 lead at intermission.  UMaine-Farmington also converted on 25 of 31 free throws en route to the victory.  Sophomore guard Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) had 17 points and sophomore guard Trafton Teague (Fairfield, ME) added 10 points for the Beavers.  UMF will return to action on Sunday when the take on Becker College in Leicester, MA at 12pm. 

1/28/04

Men's Basketball Eases Past Maine Maritime

After holding a two point lead at the half, the UMF men's basketball team held visiting Maine Maritime Academy to just 15 second half points on their way to a convincing 63-37 NAC victory.  The Beavers were led by Steve Ginn (Windham, ME) with 21 points.  Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) added 15 points and seven rebounds.  Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) chipped in 14 points and six assists.  Luke Nielsen grabbed a team high 11 rebounds.  The Mariners were led by Neil Stewart and Matt Clement with 11 points each.  UMF improves to 7-9 overall and 5-4 in the conference.  Next up will be Elms College on Saturday at 2pm and Becker College on Sunday at 12pm, both in Mass.

1/26/04

Men's Basketball Loses to Bates

The UMF men's basketball team suffered a 47-77 non-conference loss tonight versus visiting Bates College.  UMF was led by Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) with 9 points and three assists.  Shawn Gallagher (Chelsea, ME) and Lon Drillen (Brewer, ME) added eight points each.  Bates was led by Victor Rivera with 29 points.  UMF returns to action on Wednesday when they host NAC opponent Maine Maritime Academy at 5:30pm.

1/22/04

Men's Basketball Loses Battle to Husson 73-82

The UMF men's basketball team dropped to 4-4 in the NAC last night when they lost to host Husson College 73-82.  The Beavers were led by junior guard Steve Ginn's (Windham, ME) game high 24 points.  Travis Magnusson (Thomaston , ME) added 14 points and six assists.  Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) chipped in 13 points and four assists and Trafton Teague (Fairfield, ME) added 11 points.  Junior center Luke Nielsen (Parsonsfield, ME) grabbed a season high 17 rebounds.  Husson was led by Dwayne Ailey's 22 points.  UMF will return to action on Monday night when they host NESCAC opponent Bates College at 5:30pm.

1/19/04

Men's Basketball Loses to Mount Ida

In the second game of a double header weekend, the UMF men's basketball team suffered another conference loss slipping to 6-7 overall and 4-3 in the NAC.  The Beavers were led by junior Luke Nielsen (Parsonsfield, ME) with 17 points and eight rebounds.  Steve Ginn (Windham, ME) and Trafton Teague (Fairfield, ME) chipped in 13 points each.  Sophomore Travis Magnusson added 10 points in the loss.  UMF will return to action on Wednesday night when they travel to Husson College for another important conference match up at 5:30pm. 

Men's Basketball Suffers Loss to Lasell

The UMF men's basketball team suffered at tough 70-77 loss to host Lasell College on Saturday dipping to 6-6 overall and 4-2 in the NAC.  Individual stats are not available at this time.  They will be posted as soon as possible.

1/11/04

Men's Basketball Earns Second Win of Weekend

The UMF men's basketball team won its second game in as many days today when they defeated visiting Becker College 69-43.  UMF open up a 38-16 first half lead and never looked back in the NAC match up.  The Beavers were led by sophomore guard Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) who had a game high 17 points and three assists.  Junior Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) chipped in with 14 points and four assists.  Becker was led by Rich Logan's 11 points.  UMF improves to 6-5 overall and 4-1 in the North Atlantic Conference.  They will return to action on Saturday Jan. 17th when they travel to Lasell College. 

1/10/04

Men's Basketball Defeats Elms 90-80

After dominating play in the first half of today's North Atlantic Conference match up with Elms College (Chicopee, MA), the Beavers held on in the final minutes of the game to secure a 90-80 victory.  UMF was led by sophomore guard Travis Magnusson's 23 points and eight assists.  Junior Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) followed with 18 points seven rebounds and five assists.  Steve Ginn (Windham, ME) added 17 points while Luke Nielsen chipped in with 12 points and seven rebounds.  Elms was led by John Ancrum's 22 points, followed by Deshawn Hawkes' 16, Kyle Seyboth's 12 and Lonnie Branyon's 10.   UMF improves to 3-1 in the NAC and 5-5 overall.  Elms slips to 1-2 in the NAC and 1-7 overall.  UMF will return to action tomorrow when they host NAC opponent Becker College at 12pm.

1/7/04

Men's Basketball Suffers Loss to Bowdoin

The UMF men's basketball team suffered a 49-65 non-conference loss to Bowdoin College last night in Brunswick, ME and slip to a 4-5 overall record.  The Beavers were led by junior Steve Ginn (Windham, ME) with 12 points and seven rebounds.   Luke Nielsen (Parsonsfield, ME) added seven points and a team high eight rebounds while Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) chipped in seven points and six rebounds.  UMF will return to action this weekend when they host Elms College on Saturday at 3pm and Becker College on Sunday at 12pm. 

12/14/03

Men's Basketball Defeats Johnson State 73-65

Three players scored in double figures to lead UMF to another North Atlantic Conference victory today versus host Johnson State College 73-65.  The Beavers were led by junior Bobby Deetjen's (Boothbay, ME) 15 points and 8 rebounds.  Also leading the way were sophomore Travis Magnusson and junior Steve Ginn who had 12 points each. Junior Luke Nielsen grabbed a team high 9 rebounds for UMF.  Johnson was led by Mitchell Demar's 15 points.  The Beavers close first semester action with a 4-4 overall record and a 2-1 NAC record.  UMF will return to action on January 6th when they travel to Bowdoin College for a 7pm non-conference match up.

Men's Basketball Loses Close One to Castleton

The UMF men's basketball team's nine point half time lead did not hold up against host Castleton State College last night when they were defeated 69-72 in North Atlantic Conference action.  The Beavers held the advantage until the seventh minute of the second period, when Castleton tied the game and never relinquished the lead.  UMF had five players in double figures, Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) and Trafton Teague (Fairfield, ME) led the way with 13 each followed by Luke Nielsen (Parsonsfield, ME) with 11, and Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) and Mike Ward (South Portland, ME) with 10 points a piece.  Castleton was led by Sean Manovill with 20 points.  The Beavers return to action today versus Johnson State College at 12pm.

12/9/03

Men's Basketball Loses to UNE in Overtime

The UMF men's basketball team was unable to hold off visiting University of New England in overtime in tonight's 79-87 non-conference loss.  The Beavers were led by junior Mike Ward (South Portland, ME) who went 10 for 18 from the field for a game high 27 points.  Junior Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay, ME) added 21 points, sophomore Trafton Teague chipped in 12 points.  Luke Nielsen (Parsonsfield, ME) grabbed a team high 15 rebounds in the effort.  UNE was led by Matt McManus with 25 points.  UMF slips to 3-3 overall and will return to action this weekend when they make a road trip to Vermont to take on Castleton State and Johnson State on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

12/8/03

Men's Basketball Earns Victory Over Colby 74-71

UMF's Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) scored 26 points to lead the Beavers to Saturday afternoon's non-conference victory at Colby College.  Sophomore Trafton Teague (Fairfield, ME) secured the game for UMF when he hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final 35 seconds of the game.  Teague scored 20 points overall.  Junior Luke Nielsen (Parsonsfield, ME) chipped in with a double-double of 15 points and 15 rebounds.  Colby was led by Patrick McGowan's 26 points.  UMF improves to 3-2 overall and will return to action on Tuesday night when they host non-conference opponent the University of New England at 5:30pm. 

12/3/03

Men's Basketball Defeats Thomas 92-54

The Beavers exploded for 58 second half points in tonight's North Atlantic Conference victory over the Terriers of Thomas College.  Junior Bobby Deetjen had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead all scorers.  Junior Luke Nielsen also had a double double with 13 points and 14 rebounds.  Sophomore Travis Magnusson added 16 points to round out the double figure scorers.  Thomas was led by Adam Rich and James Godley who each had 15 points.  UMF returns to action on Saturday when they travel to Colby College for an important non-conference match up at 3pm. 

11/25/03

Men's Basketball Suffers Loss to St. Joseph's College 67-79

The UMF men's basketball team was able to close an eleven point deficit to three points with just under ten minutes remaining in the game, but was unable to take the lead.  Junior Steve Ginn (Windhan, ME) led the Beavers with 16 points and seven rebounds.  Sophomore Trafton Teague (Fairfield, ME) added 13 points going 3 for 3 from the line.  Classmate Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME) contributed 11 points  and junior Mike Ward (South Portland, ME) added 10 points.   UMF drops to 1-2 overall and will return to action on Wednesday December 3rd when they open conference play versus Thomas College in Farmington at 5:30pm.

11/24/03

Men's Basketball Third in NAC Preseason Poll

The UMF men's basketball team received third billing in the North Atlantic Conference preseason basketball poll released last week behind Lasell College and Husson College.  UMF is coming off a 12-13 year, with a host of returning players that have significant experience.  Sophomore Travis Magnusson will lead the offense after being sixth in the nation in NCAA Division III in assists per game last season.  Opening the season last weekend in the annual Hight Tournament, UMF defeated UMaine Presque Isle and lost to Bowdoin College.  The Beavers will next host non-conference foe St. Joseph's College on Tuesday at 7:30pm and will open conference play on Wednesday December 3rd when they host Thomas College at 5:30pm.

11/22/03

Bears beat Beavers in Men's Hight Championship

The Bowdoin Polar Bears, led by tournament MVP TJ McLeod, won the Hight Tournament 62-48.  In a great defensive game, Bowdoin led by 9 at the half and extended that to 14 at the game end.  Travis Magnusson led the Beavers with 13 points as Steve Ginn and Luke Nielsen had 14 and 10 rebounds respectively.  Magnusson and Nielsen were named to the all tournament team along with Mark Yakavonis of Bowdoin, Dan Grappi of Thomas and Jon Codrey of UMPI.  UMF’s next game is at home Tuesday night with Saint Joseph 's College at 7:30 .  Earlier in the afternoon UMPI defeated Thomas College 75-73 in the consolation game.

11/21/03

Men's Basketball wins opener in Hight Tourney

The UMF Men’s Basketball team captured their first win in the season opening Hight Tournament 81-62 over the UMPI Owls.  Travis Magnusson led the Beavers with 24 points. UMF jumped out to a 19 point lead with 7 minutes left in the first half.  Presque Isle chipped away and were within 12 points at the half.  UMPI took advantage of a stall in the Beavers scoring and with flurry of big shots cut the lead to 3 points.  The Beavers responded and Magnusson hit 6 of 8 from the foul line while Steve Ginn and Luke Neilsen scored key buckets to extend the lead.  In the opening game of the tourney Bowdoin defeated Thomas College 114-64. Thomas College will face UMPI in the consolation game at 1PM Saturday in Dearborn Gym.  UMF will take on the Bowdoin Polar Bears in the Championship game at 3PM .  The Hight Tourney will be followed by the Webber Energy Fuels Women’s Invitational.   UMF faces UMPI at 6 PM followed by USM vs the US Coast Guard Academy at 8PM .  The consolation game will be at Noon and Championship game at 2 on Sunday.

11/3/03

Alumni Basketball Games Bring Fun and Excitement

The UMF men's and women's basketball team hosted a wealth of former basketball players on Saturday night for the annual alumni games.  Both teams enjoyed competing against some of the very best UMF had to offer in the last 5-15 years.  While the alumni showed they still had what it takes, the current Beavers proved that they would be impressive in the season to come.  In the teams' first opportunity to face "outside" competition, UMF veterans and newcomers blended nicely chalking up victories over both alumni teams.  Each team will have another preseason exhibition game before opening the season on the weekend of November 22nd.  On the men's side the Beavers will host the annual Hight Tournament with Bowdoin College, UMaine Presque Isle and Thomas College in attendance on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.  The women will host the first annual Webber Energy Invitational Tournament on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.  The University of Southern Maine, UMaine Presque Isle and the Coast Guard Academy will round out the women's tournament.