Back to Back Conference Champions!!!
Men's
Soccer Playoff Bracket
12/13/02
Soccer Players Selected as Verizon Academic
All Americans
UMF's Megan Woodcock and Brian Mawhinney were selected to
the District 1 Verizon Academic All American rosters this week, by the College Sports
Information Directors Association. Woodcock's 3rd team nod is in
addition to her NAIA Scholar Athlete, All Conference, All Region and All
American honors. Mawhinney, who was selected to the 2nd team, also has
received NAIA Scholar Athlete and All Conference honors this year.
12/9/02
Seven UMF Athletes Recognized as All
Americans
UMF is honored to have seven athletes on the NAIA All
American rosters from cross country and soccer. Kate McGuire, from
the cross country team, earned the distinction by placing 21st in the
national meet held on November 23rd. Megan Woodcock of the women's
soccer team was selected to the third team as a midfielder for her
outstanding performance leading the team to its first ever appearance in
the national championship tournament. Athletes making the honorable
mention roster from the women's soccer team are goalkeeper Alyson
Pontbriand, and defenders Jodi Dodge and Lindsay Tatarczuk. Todd
Chamberlain and David Sithole from the men's soccer team were also
selected to the honorable mention roster.
11/26/02
NAIA Scholar Athlete
Announced for Soccer Teams
The UMF soccer teams have been honored with 9 student
athletes selected to the NAIA Scholar Athlete roster. From the
women's team they are Patty Boutin, Megan Woodcock, Dawn Robertson,
Lindsay Tatarczuk, Julia Malek and Alyson Pontbriand. From the men's
team they are Brian Mawhinney, Justin Groshon and Noah
Phillips.
11/15/02
Men's Soccer Loses to Green
Mountain
The UMF men's soccer team played a very well today but came
up short as they were defeated 0-1 by Green Mountain College. The
Beavers close the season with a 12-5-1 overall record and a Sunrise
Conference championship under their belts.
11/13/02
UMF
Men Named to Soccer All Conference Team
Seven UMF men's soccer players have been selected to the
Sunrise All Conference team. Senior David Sithole was honored as the
Weber Energy Player of the Year, UMF's second Player of the Year nod in a
row. Other selectees are Jeff Beck, Shuji Fukami and Brian Mawhinney
to the first team. On the second team are Todd Chamberlain, Justin
Groshon and Miles Levy.
11/10/02
Beavers clip Machias for the 1-0
upset
Shuji Fukami’s game winning goal nine minutes into the second half led the University of Maine at Farmington to upset the top-seed University of Maine Machias 1-0 in the Sunrise Conference Men’s Soccer Championships Sunday afternoon in Farmington. The assist came from a solid cross off the foot of mid-fielder Jeff Beck.
The two teams battled it out in a physically tough game, with outstanding defense on both sides of the field. Clipper goalie Courtenay Campbell recorded five saves on 11 UMF shots, while across the muddy field, Farmington keeper Ryan Hersey chalked up three saves on nine shots.
“This was a big game and Farmington came ready for it,” said Clipper assistant coach Corey Fleming. “They fought hard to win every ball and today they were the better team.” Fleming attributed the Beaver’s win to their tough physical play, which he said shut down Machias’ talent.
“We were pretty lucky,” said UMF coach Jamie Beaudoin. “We had good senior leadership and that helped a lot.”
Beaudoin said that both good offense and defense were crucial in the win and pointed out that most play action came from the mid-field.
After Fukami connected with the net, the Beaver dam held tight to stymie any last minutes attempts by Machias to tie the game up. “Over the
years, Farmington has been known for playing tough defense,” said Beaudoin.
The tourney win advances the Beavers to the NAIA Region 10 playoffs, which begin
this Friday in Farmington. “We came, we lost, and Farmington is the team that deserves to go,” said Fleming.
11/8/02
Sunrise Conference Soccer
Championship Update
The Sunrise Conference soccer championships scheduled to be
played at UMF on Saturday have been rescheduled for Sunday with game times
as previously scheduled.
11/7/02
Men's Soccer Advances to
Championship
UMF's Todd Chamberlain scored a penalty kick late in the
first half to tie the game and then assisted Adam Zukowski's game winner to
give the Beavers the win 2-1 in today's Sunrise Conference semifinal match
up. UMF will host the championship game against UMaine Machias on
Sunday immediately after the women's championship game, Lyndon vs.
UMaine-Machias @ 10:30.
11/6/02
Men's Soccer Game to be Played at
MBNA Field
The UMF men's soccer semifinal game versus UMaine Fort Kent
will be played at the MBNA soccer field in Belfast on Thursday at 1pm.
Directions to the field are as follows:
Take Route 1 through Belfast and on to Northport.
The fields is located at the MBNA Training facility and Northport School approximately 10 miles from Belfast.
The MBNA facility is on the right. Look for school crossing signs and the Maine Massachusetts House across the
street. Go through the gates and the fields will be directly a head. Parking is on the left.
The MBNA facility is on the border between Northport and Lincolnville. If you find yourself in Lincolnville, you
have gone to far.
10/31/02
Men's Soccer Secures 2nd Place
With 15 minutes remaining in today's game against St.
Joe's, UMF found itself down 0-1, looking at the possibility of
missing an opportunity to have a first round bye in the playoffs.
After playing much more aggressively in the second, Pat Dugas connected
with Jeff Beck to tie the game with about 15 minutes remaining. It
was Justin Genschel who scored the game winner off of a pass from Shuji
Fukami with about 10 minutes remaining to secure the win. UMF
will now have a first round bye and will host the winner of the Husson/
UMaine Fort Kent game on Wednesday the 6th at 1pm.
10/23/02
Men's Soccer Defeats Thomas 2-0
UMF's Shuji Fukami and Jeff Beck made a day of it today as
they connected on both Beaver goals giving UMF its 5th conference
win. Fukami scored both UMF goals off of assists from Beck. UMF
improves to 9-4-1 overall and 5-1-1 in the Sunrise Conference. UMF
is currently in a tie for second place with UMaine Fort Kent. If UMF
defeats St. Joe's (ME) next Thursday there will be a coin toss to
determine the second place seed going into the conference playoffs.
More information on the conference playoff picture will be posted here as
it becomes available.
10/20/02
Men's Soccer Battles to Tie With
Fort Kent
After 110 minutes of play the Beavers found themselves in
a scoreless tie with Sunrise Conference foe UMaine Fort Kent. UMF
had several quality scoring opportunities, but was thwarted by excellent
saves by the Fort Kent goalkeeper. UMF moves to 4-1-1 in the
conference. The Beavers will next face Thomas College in Waterville
on Wednesday in another conference match up.
10/19/02
Men's Soccer Shuts Out UMPI 2-0
UMF recorded its fourth conference win today as they
defeated UMaine Presque Isle 2-0. The Beavers controlled possession of
the ball for most of the game finding the net once in each half. In
the first half senior Shuji Fukami scored on a cross from classmate Brian
Mawhinney. UMF's second goal was scored by junior Adam Zukowski
assisted by Miles Levy.
The Beavers improve to 4-1 in the conference. UMF will be in action
again tomorrow when they host UMaine Fort Kent in an important conference
game at 2:15pm.
10/15/02
Men's Soccer Defeats Maine Maritime
Academy
The UMF men's soccer team traveled to Castine yesterday to
play a night game on the Maine Maritime Academy turf field. When was
all said and done the Beavers had recorded a 5-0 win, their 6th shutout of
the season. Five different players scored for UMF as they out shot
MMA 22-6. Junior Jeff Beck began the scoring early in the first half
off of a pass from senior Todd Chamberlain. Chamberlain scored a
goal himself 15 minutes later assisted by senior David Sithole.
Sithole then added a goal early in the second half on a pass from senior
Shuji Fukami. Defensemen Tim Ghelli and Chris Vigezzi both scored in
the second half. Sophomore Seabren Reeves minded the goal for the
Beavers making 2 saves on 6 shots. UMF improves to 7-4 overall and
remains 3-1 in the Sunrise Conference. The Beavers will have a full
slate this weekend when they host UMaine Presque Isle on Saturday at 3:15
and UMaine Fort Kent on Sunday at 2:15.
10/13/02
Men's Soccer Defeats Husson 2-0
The UMF men's soccer team out shot Husson 23-2 yesterday as
they recorded another conference win to improve to 6-4 overall and 3-1 in
the Sunrise. Senior David Sithole scored a goal and assisted fellow
classmate Shuji Fukami to give the Beavers the win. UMF goalkeeper
Noah Peet recorded one save on the day. This shutout marks UMF 5th of
the year. Next up for the Beavers will be Maine Maritime in Castine on
Tuesday at 7:00pm.
10/11/02
Men's Soccer Suffers Loss to Colby
In spite of holding a shooting advantage of 16-10, the
Beavers were unable to hold back a strong Colby team as they were defeated
2-0 yesterday. Colby scored one goal late in the first half and
added another in the middle of the second to seal the victory. The
Beavers drop to 5-4 overall and remains 2-1 in the Sunrise. Next up for UMF will be Husson
College on Saturday in Bangor.
10/8/02
Men's Soccer Gets Offense in High
Gear
The UMF men's soccer team generated its highest offensive
output to date in today's game against Castleton State. The Beavers
come out a little sluggish but exploded from a 2-0 halftime lead to finish
the game 7-0. Sophomore Pat Dugas broke the barrier in the first
half off of a pass from senior Brian Mawhinney. Mawhinney followed
up the assist with two more goals of his own. Seniors David Sithole
and Todd Chamberlain connected twice as Sithole netted two goals of
Chamberlain assists. Junior Adam Zukowski got into the mix adding
two assists, one to senior Shuji Fukami and one to Mawhinney. UMF
improves to 5-3 overall and remains 2-1 in the Sunrise. The Beavers
will face another test on Thursday when they travel to Waterville to take
on Colby College at 4pm.
10/5/02
Men's Soccer Falls In Intense 0-2 to Match to Machias
The Beavers battled it out in one of the best soccer matches of the season but were unable to beat UMaine Machias on Saturday. After a scoreless, back-and-forth half, Machias came out in the second and ten minutes in, scored two back-to-back break away goals on senior keeper Ryan Hersey (Farmington). The Beavers move to 2-1 in conference play and will face their next Sunrise opponent when they travel to Husson College in Bangor on Oct. 12.
9/28/02
Men's Soccer Cruises Past Lyndon
State, 6-1
After getting down 1-0 early in the first half, the
Beavers burst back scoring 6 unanswered goals to notch their second
conference win in as many tries. Seniors Todd Chamberlain and Brian
Mawhinney each found the net twice, while junior Adam Zukowski recorded
his first goal of the season. Senior David Sithole also added a goal
late in the game. Keepers Ryan Hersey, Noah Peet and Seabren Reeves
combined for the win. The Beavers improve to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in
the Sunrise. UMF will enjoy a week off and return to competition
next Saturday when they host Sunrise Conference opponent UMaine Machias at
3:15pm.
9/24/02
Men's Soccer Drops 0-2 Loss to
Bates
Three UMF goalkeepers faced 15 Bates shots as the Beavers
dropped a non-conference game on the road today. Ryan Hersey, Noah
Peet and Seabren Reeves split time in the net for UMF combining for 5 saves
in the loss. UMF returns to action on Saturday night when they take on
Lyndon State at 7pm.
9/23/02
Men's Soccer Defeats UMPI 2-0
In UMF's second conference game of the season the Beavers
defeated UMaine Presque Isle 2-0 on 2 goals from senior David Sithole.
Shuji Fukami and Brian Mawhinney each contributed assists. Ryan Hersey
and Noah Peet combined for the shutout. The Beavers return to action
tomorrow when they travel to Bates for a 4pm non-conference game.
9/19/02
Men's Soccer Suffers 1-0 Loss to USM
The Beavers suffered a tough loss at home on Thursday after a call on a handball resulted in a successful penalty kick
and gave USM an early 1-0 lead. Despite a valiant effort, the Beavers were unable to
even the score and fell 1-0. In the net, senior Ryan Hersey (Farmington, ME) logged three saves.
UMF returns to conference play Sunday when they travel to Presque Isle to
take on the UMPI Owls at 3pm.
9/17/02
Mawhinney, Vigezzi Named Men's
Soccer Players of the Week
Senior Brian Mawhinney, from Farmington, ME, was selected as
the Sunrise Conference Weber Energy Offensive Player of the Week for his
goal and assist in UMF's 2-0 week. Sophomore defender Chris Vigezzi,
from Merrimack, NH, was selected as Defensive Player of the Week for his
efforts anchoring the UMF defense in the 2-0 week.
9/16/02
Men's Soccer Defeats Johnson State
3-0
On Sunday the Beavers defeated Johnson State College by a score of 3-0. UMF goals were scored by Senior Justin
Genschel, Brian Mawhinney and Senior David Sithole. Senior Shuji Fukami and junior Adam
Zukowski set up the goals. Ryan Hersey, junior Noah Peet and sophomore Seabren
Reeves combined for UMF second shut out of the season. UMF out shot the Badgers 14-3.
The beavers return to action on Thursday at 4:00 PM when they host the
University of Southern Maine.
9/15/02
Men's Soccer Defeats St. Joe's Vt.
for First Conference Win
Freshman Joe Conway scored off a feed from senior Brian
Mawhinney to give the Beavers a 1-0 win to kick off conference play.
UMF out shot St. Joe's 20-4. Beaver goalkeeper Ryan Hersey earned
the shutout making 3 saves. UMF returns to action today as they take
on Johnson State University at 2pm.
9/8/02
Beavers
Fall 3-1 In Exhibition Match
The Universite du Quebec a Trios-Riveres
took an early lead, scoring 20 minutes into Sunday's exhibition match
against UMF Men’s Soccer and immediately followed it up with another goal
to kick-start their 3-1 defeat of the Beavers. Senior Ryan Hersey was in the
net. UMF’s lone goal came from senior Brian Mawhinney who scored on an
unassisted buzzer-beater as the clock drained in the first half.
The Beavers came out fighting after half time, tightening up their
defense and stepping up the offensive intensity, but the Canadians broke
through the dam scoring on sophomore keeper Seabren Reeves. Goalie Noah Peet
and the Beavers defense went on lockdown to hold off any more scoring in the
second, but the offense was unable to power through their opponents
defensive security team.
UMF Men’s Soccer will take to the field again to open regular
season conference play next Saturday when they visit Vermont to challenge
the College of St. Joseph’s.
9/6/02
Men's
Soccer Ready to Score Big in Sunrise Conference
After a .780 season, the 2001 MAC champions are back on the field and ready to score big in the newly formed Sunrise Conference. With 28 consecutive winning seasons behind them, the Beavers have set a goal to be the inaugural Sunrise champs.
According to Coach Jaime Beaudion, “Senior leadership has always been the key to the Beavers’ success; this year will be no different.” On the frontline the team is expecting strong offensive production from 2001 leading scorer and All-Conference senior David
Sithole, 2001 NAIA Scholar Athlete and team captian Brian Mawhinney, junior Adam Zukowski and senior Shuji
Fukami. At midfield, All-Conference senior Todd Chamberlain and juniors Justin
Groshon, Jeff Beck and Justin Genshel are all back and will add some proven talent to the team’s mix. After losing three starting seniors to graduation, the backfield will be a need-to-improve area but juniors Pat
Dugas, Tim Ghelli, Miles Levy and Noah Phillips, as well as sophomores Chris Vigezzi and Matt Gates, should fill the niche quite well.
In the net will be senior captain Ryan Hersey who has gained some good experience over the past two years; he will be backed up by sophomore Seabren Reeves and junior Noah Peet.
The Beavers open their regular season on the College of St. Joseph’s on September 14.
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