2/28/05
Deetjen, Nielsen, Teague
Garner All Conference Honors
UMF men's basketball players Bobby Deetjen, Luke Nielsen and Trafton
Teague were selected to the NAC All Conference team over the weekend.
Deetjen, a senior from Boothbay, ME, averaged 11.6 points and 6.9
rebounds per game was selected to the 2nd team. Nielsen and
Teague were tabbed for the honorable mention squad. Nielsen, a
senior from Parsonsfield, ME, averaged 6.7 points and 8.8
rebounds per game. Teague, a junior from Fairfield, ME averaged
11.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
2/22/05
Men's Basketball Loses NAC
Quarterfinal to Husson
The UMF men's basketball team was defeated by Husson College 78-91 in
the North Atlantic Conference quarterfinal played in Bangor. UMF
battled to a 10 point halftime deficit (34-44) and was able to cut the
Husson lead from 15 points to 6 with a minute and a half remaining in
the contest. However, Husson's free throw shooting at the end of
the game kept the Beavers at bay and sealed their victory. UMF
was led by senior Bobby Deetjen with 19 points, Trafton Teague with 16
points and Travis Carrier with 11 points. Senior Luke Nielsen
grabbed a team high 10 rebounds. The Beavers close the season
with a 15-10 overall record.
2/19/05
Men's Basketball Defeats
Johnson State
The four UMF seniors closed regular season play today with a bang as
the Beavers defeated visiting Johnson State College 92-47. UMF
controlled the pace of the game from the opening tip off behind the
solid leadership of its seniors while a freshman stepped up to show
the program will be in good hands when they leave. Freshman
forward Sean Fry scored a team high 15 points and grabbed seven
rebounds to lead UMF. Luke Nielsen scored 11 points and grabbed
eight rebounds. Trafton Teague added 10 points. Johnson
State was led by Emmanuel Masumbuko with nine points. UMF
concludes the regular season in third place in the East Division of
the North Atlantic Conference and will face Husson College in Bangor
on Tuesday, game time is TBA.
2/18/05
Men's Basketball Defeats
Castleton State 76-69
UMF's Bobby Deetjen scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebound to lead
the Beavers to victory. Luke Neilsen chipped in with 11 points
and a team high 17 rebounds while Trafton Teague added 10 points in
the effort. UMF overcame a 21-37 halftime deficit and took the
lead for good with 10 minutes remaining in the contest. UMF will
conclude regular season play tomorrow when they host Johnson State at
1pm.
2/17/05
Men's Basketball Loses to
Lasell 56-72
The UMF men's basketball team lost to host Lasell College 56-72 last
night. UMF senior captain Bobby Deetjen led the Beavers with 18
points and a team high 8 rebounds. Trafton Teague chipped in
with 14 points. Lasell was led by Demetrius DeJesus with 23
points and 15 rebounds. UMF slips to 13-9 overall and 7-4 in the
NAC. The Beavers will close regular season play this weekend
when they host Castleton State College on Friday at 5:30pm and Johnson
State College on Saturday at 1pm.
2/12/05
Men's Basketball Loses to
Lasell 63-75
UMF's Bobby Deetjen scored 22 points in the Beavers' loss to visiting
Lasell College today in Farmington. Trafton Teague and Luke
Nielsen chipped in with 10 points each. Lasell was led by
Michael Unwin with 22 points, Maxwell Perez with 21 and Dan Schweitzer
with 12. UMF returns to action on Wednesday when they travel to
Lasell for a rematch. UMF stands at 13-8 overall and 7-3 in the
NAC.
2/6/05
The UMF men's basketball team defeated host Thomas
College 89-79 yesterday to improve to 6-2 in the North Atlantic
Conference and 12-7 overall. UMF's Trafton Teague poured in a
career high 32 points to lead UMF past the Terriers Saturday evening.
Bobby Deetjen recorded a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Travis Carrier added 15 points and 8 rebounds and Luke Nielsen grabbed
14 rebounds. The Beavers will return to
conference action on Wednesday when they travel to Maine Maritime
Academy for a 5:30pm match up.
2/3/05
Men's Basketball Loses to
Husson 69-71
The UMF men's basketball team lost to host Husson College last night
69-71. UMF slips to 11-7 overall and 5-2 in the North Atlantic
Conference. The Beavers will return to action on Saturday when
the travel to Waterville to take on Thomas College at 1pm.
1/28/05
Men's Basketball Slips Past
Maine Maritime 47-44
The UMF men's basketball team narrowly defeated visiting Maine
Maritime Academy 47-44 last night in an important North Atlantic
Conference match up. The win improves UMF's conference record to
5-1 while MMA drops to 0-8. The second period, that featured
nine lead changes began with the teams tied at 18-18. Neither
team ever had more than a four point cushion, but it was UMF's Travis
Carrier that took control in the final minutes to lead the Beavers to
victory. Carrier, who recorded a double-double (11 points, 15
rebounds) hit a jumper at the 1:37 mark to get UMF to within one
point. He immediately made a steal that led to a Bobby Deetjen
layup to put UMF up one. Carrier then grabbed a defensive and
offensive rebound in the final 30 seconds to allow the Beavers to
maintain possession. Steve Ginn hit two free throws with 10
seconds remaining to lift UMF to the 47-44 margin. UMF returns
to action on Wednesday when they travel to Husson College for another
important conference game at 5:30pm.
1/24/05
Men's Basketball Defeats
Mount Ida College 85-77
UMF improved to 10-6 overall and 4-1 in the North Atlantic Conference
with a 85-77 victory over host Mount Ida College on Saturday.
UMF was led by freshman reserve Matt St. John who exploded for a
career high 25 points on 7-11 shooting from behind the arc.
Travis Magnusson added 14 points and Bobby Deetjen chipped in with 13
points and a team high seven rebounds. UMF returns to action on
Thursday when they host Maine Maritime Academy at 7:30pm.
1/19/05
Men's Basketball Falls to
Husson, Magnusson Scores 1,000th Point
The UMF men's basketball team suffered its first conference loss of
the season tonight to visiting Husson College 45-66. The Beavers
struggled offensively shooting just 25 percent from the floor.
Travis Magnusson led the Beavers with 11 points including his 1,000th
point of his career. Magnusson becomes the 20th player in UMF
men's basketball history to score 1,000 points in a career.
Husson was led by Sheraud Lee and Tyler Muzzy with 14 points each.
Travis Carrier grabbed a game high 13 rebounds for the Beavers.
UMF slips to 9-6 overall and stand at 3-1 in the NAC. Husson is
9-5 overall and 5-1 in the NAC. UMF returns to action this
weekend when they travel to Mass. to take on Lasell College and Mount
Ida College on Saturday and Sunday.
1/15/05
Men's Basketball Defeats
St. Joseph's 87-68
UMF's Steve Ginn and Matt St. John led the Beavers with 15 points each
in UMF's 87-68 victory over the Monks in Farmington. UMF
outscored St. Joe's 48-28 in the second period to overcome a one point
39-40 halftime deficit sparked by St. John's 5 for 6 shooting from
behind the arch in the second period. Luke Nielsen grabbed a
game high 10 rebounds for the Beavers. St. Joe's was led by Noah
LaRoche with 13 points. UMF improves to 9-5 overall and will
return to action Wednesday night when they host rival Husson College
at 7:30pm at Dearborn Gym.
1/14/05
Men's Basketball Loses to
Plymouth State 73-99
The Beavers were led by Travis Magnusson with 16 points, Steve Ginn
chipped in 11 points.
Both teams return to action on Saturday when the women face Lesley
University at 1pm and the men take on St. Joseph's College (ME) at
3pm. Both games will be played at Dearborn Gymnasium.
1/11/05
Men's Basketball Defeats
Elms 62-53
UMF senior Bobby Deetjen sparked the Beavers in the final minutes to
lead them to a come from behind victory over host Elms College.
With the game tied at 49-49, Deetjen hit a pair of three pointers and
a layup to put the Beavers ahead for good with just under five minutes
to play. Deetjen finished with 13 points along with Trafton
Teague and Travis Magnusson who had 13 points each as well.
Men's Basketball Defeats
Becker 95-59
The UMF men's basketball team rolled past host Becker College on
Sunday 95-59 to improve to 3-0 in North Atlantic Conference play and
8-4 overall.
1/4/05
Men's Basketball Loses to
Bowdoin 71-80
In their first game since the Christmas Break, the Beavers were downed
by visiting Bowdoin College 71-80 in Farmington, ME. UMF was led
by Travis Magnusson with 18 points (16 of which were scored in the
first half). Bobby Deetjen chipped in with 16 points and a team
high 8 rebounds. Travis Carrier added 12 points and Matt St.
.John scored 10. Bowdoin was led by Andrew Hippert with 25
points. Kyle Pitrie added 18 and Mark Yakavonis added 15.
UMF slips to 6-4 on the season and Bowdoin improves to 6-4. The
Beavers return to action on the road this weekend when they travel to
Elms College on Saturday and Becker College on Sunday.
12/31/04
Men's Basketball Downed By UMaine
In their second game versus a NCAA Division I
opponent, the UMF men's basketball team suffered a 53-90 loss to host
UMaine in Orono, ME on Thursday. For more information click HERE
for the UMaine Press Release.
12/11/04
Men's Basketball Defeats
UNE 86-64
UMF's Trafton Teague and Luke Nielsen scored 13 points each to lead
the Beavers past visiting University of New England tonight in
Farmington. Bobby Deetjen added 11 points in the effort.
Nielsen added 14 rebounds to his 13 points for his second double -
double of the season. UNE was led by Matt McManus who scored 16
points for the Nor'easters. UMF improves to 6-2 overall and will
return to action on Thursday December 30th then they travel to
Division I University of Maine.
12/9/04
Men's Basketball Defeats
Bates 66-65
Luke Nielsen put Trafton Teague’s missed jump shot off the glass
and in with just three seconds to play to give the University of Maine
at Farmington a 66-65 win over Bates in a non-conference men’s
basketball game on Wednesday night in Alumni Gymnasium. Bates, ranked
No. 1 in Maine, fell to 8-1 after the best start in school history.
UMF, ranked fourth in the state improved to 5-2. UMF led for most of
the second half, but Bates took a 61-60 lead on a 3-pointer with just
over four minutes to play. The teams traded leads over the final
minutes, with the Bobcats holding a 65-64 lead with 50 seconds to
play. The Beavers took possession with just 18 seconds to play, and
tough defensive pressure forced an off balance shot from the left by
Teague with just five seconds remaining, but the rebound shot off the
glass directly to Neilson on the opposite side of the floor. Travis
Magnusson led all scorers with 21 points for UMF. Steve Ginn added 13
points, while Nielsen had a double-double with 11 points and 10
rebounds. The Beavers used a 13-0 run over a span of nearly eight
minutes to turn a 15-10 deficit into a 23-15 lead. The UMF defense
held Bates to a 26.3 % shooting in the first half to fall behind
36-29 at the break. UMF hosts the University of New England at 3 p.m.
on Saturday.
12/4/04
Men's Basketball Loses in
Overtime to Colby 71-73
The UMF men's basketball team suffered an overtime loss to visiting
Colby this afternoon. The game back and fourth throughout with
neither team holding more than a 10 point lead at any time. UMF
held a 24-21 advantage entering the intermission and held a lead for
most of the second half including a 62-55 lead at the 2:15 mark.
However, the Beavers were outscored 9-2 in the final two minutes as
Colby tied the game at 64-64 at the end of regulation and UMF's last
second shot fell short. In the overtime Colby struck first and
UMF tied the game three times before giving up the two point victory
to the Mules. UMF was led by junior guard Travis Magnusson with
22 points and senior guard Steve Ginn with 15 points. Senior
Bobby Deetjen grabbed a game high 10 rebound and handed out 4 assists.
Colby was paced by Pat McGowan who went 7 for 9 from behind the arc
for 27 points. UMF returns to action on Tuesday when they travel
to Bates College.
12/1/04
Men's Basketball Defeats
Thomas 91-83
The UMF men's basketball team defeated Thomas College 91-83 tonight in
Farmington to open North Atlantic Conference play with a victory.
Five Beavers scored in double figures led by Bobby Deetjen with 16
points, followed by Steve Ginn and Travis Magnusson with 14 each and
Matt St. John with 13 and Luke Nielsen with 10. Deetjen grabbed
a team high 9 rebounds. UMF stands at 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the
NAC. The Beavers return to action on Saturday when they host
Colby College at 3pm.
11/29/04
NAC
Men's
Basketball Player of the Week 11/22/2004
Travis Magnusson, Maine Farmington
(Junior, Guard - Thomaston, ME)
Led UMF to a 2-0 weekend, averaging 20 points, 4 steals, 4.5 assists,
and 3.5 rebounds in two appearances. Had 30 points in the Beaver's win
over Division-II Palm Beach Atlantic, and took home Hight Chevrolet
Tournament MVP honors.
11/24/04
Men's Basketball Loses
to Division I Davidson
The UMF men's basketball team lost a well played game to Division I
Davidson College 33-103. UMF was out manned versus the
scholarship stacked Davidson, but only committed 17 turnovers to
Davidson's 12. The Wildcats scored the first nine points of the
game, but a Steve Ginn layup 3:19 into the game cut the Davidson lead
to 9-7. Over the next 11-plus minutes, however, the 'Cats outscored
the Beavers, 32-2, while holding them without a field goal. Davidson
drained six three-pointers during the run and held a 56-17 lead at the
intermission. Trafton Teague led UMF with 11 points and 6
rebounds. UMF stands at 3-1 overall and will begin conference
play on Wednesday when they host rival Thomas College at 7:30pm.
11/22/04
Men's Basketball Defeats St. Joseph's 93-66
UMF's Steve Ginn poured in 23 points in his hometown to lead UMF to a
convincing victory over host St. Joseph's College. The Beavers
had four players in double figures: Ginn (23), Travis Magnusson
(16), Trafton Teague (14), and Bobby Deetjen (10). Luke Nielsen
grabbed a game high 8 rebounds in the effort.
11/20/04
Hight Tournament Day Two
Summary
UMF Wins Hight Tournament Championship - Defeats Palm Beach
Atlantic 86-75
UMF's Travis Magnusson poured in 30 points to lead the Beavers past
Palm Beach Atlantic in today's Hight Chevorlet Tip Off Tournament in
Farmington, ME. UMF started the game in a 0-12 deficit, but made
a 17-5 run 10 minutes into the first half sparked by a Steve Ginn (16
points, 4 steals) three pointer to give UMF a 37-30 advantage at the
break. The second period featured several lead changes until the
Beavers took control in the final five minutes to seal the victory.
UMF begins the season at 2-0 and will travel to St. Joseph's College
on Tuesday for a non-conference match up before heading to Davidson
University on Wednesday.
Southern Maine Defeats UMPI 112-55 - Mike Francoeur led USM
with 18 points, followed by Josh Daniels and Jason Leveque with 14
each and Ryan Garland, Foster Oakley and Bill Hardwick with 10 each.
All Tournament Team
MVP - Travis Magnusson, UMF
Steve Ginn, UMF
Fabian Lennox, UMPI
Ryan Garland, USM
Jason McCue, Palm Beach
Jonathan Maples, Palm Beach
11/19/04
Hight Tournament Basketball
Day One Summary
UMF Defeats UMPI 69-38 - Steve Ginn leads Beavers with 14
points. Luke Nielsen grabs 11 rebounds.
Palm Beach Atlantic Defeats Southern Maine 90-72 - Jonathan
Maples and Matt Bringman lead PBA with 16 points each.
11/18/04
The UM-Farmington men’s basketball team opens the season Friday night
with their annual Hight Tournament. As always, this tournament is
comprised of top teams in the NCAA. UMaine Presque Isle comes back
again, along with Southern Maine representing the Little East. From
Florida, Palm Beach Atlantic University will travel north to look to
improve on their 24 win season of a year ago.
In 2004 the Beavers will face the most difficult non-conference
schedule of any New England Division III team. Division I teams,
Davidson (Nov.24) and Maine (Dec.30) highlight the schedule. Also
annual games versus Bates, Bowdoin and Colby always make for
competitive situations. Beside these games, the Beavers will also face
Plymouth State who made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament
in 2003. UMF will welcome back former assistant Jon Hayes and his U.of
New England team on Dec.11 and play St.Joseph College home and away
this year.
The North Atlantic Conference is new, but tough. Lasell, Castleton
State, Husson along with the Beavers will be the top contenders for
the championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament.
UMF returns a veteran team to face the challenge with three seniors
leading the way. Bobby Deetjen (Boothbay Harbor, ME) is a 1000 point
scorer and conference honorable mention player. Steve Ginn (Windham,
ME) is arguably the top perimeter defender in the conference and has
an opportunity to score 1000 points in his career. Luke Nielsen (Parsonsfield,
ME) UMF’s current blocked shots record holder, also returns. The most
underrated, and arguably the conference’s best inside defender and
rebounder, Nielsen looks to add double figure scoring to his resume.
Junior Travis Magnusson (Thomaston, ME), a second team conference
performer and our top scorer, looks to continue his offensive
production. Trafton Teague (Fairfield, ME) rounds out the starting
five. Teague provides solid play on the offensive and defensive end
every night. Travis Carrier (Auburn, ME) has made substantial gains in
his play and will play a critical role on the team. Juniors Mike Susi
(Pittsfield, ME), Lon Drillen (Brewer, ME) and Jeff McIver (Plymouth,
NH) have the experience necessary to step in when needed.
Sophomores Tyler Tracy (Sangerville, ME) and Mike Milliken
(Farmington, ME) will provide depth for the team.
The freshman class has an opportunity to make a substantial
contribution. SeanFry (Jay, ME), Isaac Hutchinson (Oakland, ME) and
Matt St.John (Wayne, ME) bring some skills that will be needed through
out the season. Tyler Hunt (Augusta, ME) and Matt Nichols (Portland,
ME) also add to that depth.
The schedule is difficult, but this team is very good defensively. If
they can stay away from injury, shoot the ball consistently and play
well at home, this team will make a run at the conference
championship.
