2001, 2002 Conference Champions

11/3/05

Conway, Etter Earn All-Conference Honors in Men’s Soccer

Senior midfielder Joe Conway (Standish, ME) and senior back Kevin Etter (Kirby, VT) have earned NAC All-Conference honors in men’s soccer.  Conway was named to the All-Conference second team, while Etter was an honorable mention pick.

Conway led the Beavers (4-9-4) in scoring this season, tallying nine goals and two assists for 20 points.  He opened the season in fine fashion, scoring two goals and two assists in a win over Lyndon State (Sept. 7) and also had two goals in a 4-1 win at Becker on Oct. 23.  Conway ended his career on a fitting note, notching UMF’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Mt. Ida in the NAC semifinals.

Etter served as the defensive leader for the Beavers as one of four players to start all 17 contests.  He helped UMF post four shutouts this season, including a 0-0 stalemate with top-seeded Johnson State in the NAC quarterfinals, allowing UMF to advance on penalty kicks.

11/2/05

UMF Men's Soccer Season Ends with 2-1 Loss to Mt. Ida in NAC Semifinals

Joe Conway (Standish, ME) gave UMF a 1-0 lead just 8:11 into the match, but Mt. Ida tied the score before the half and struck for the decisive goal at the 68:45 mark as the UMF men’s soccer team fell to Mt. Ida, 2-1, in the semifinals of the NAC men’s soccer tournament.  The Beavers’ season ends with a 4-9-4 record.

Following a handball in the box, Conway converted a penalty kick for his team-leading ninth goal of the season, but Mt. Ida converted a penalty kick of its own in the 31^st minute to knot the score.  Mount Ida took its first lead of the contest, when Josh Belongie ripped a rebound past Beavers freshman goalkeeper Brian Lemont (Brunswick, Maine) in the 69^th minute – a goal which proved to be the game-winner.  Mt. Ida led in shots, 22-18, and corners, 6-2.  Lemont posted seven saves for the Beavers.  Lemont and junior back Nate Ghelli (Lancaster, NH) were named to the All-Tournament team.

10/31/05

10/30/05

Men’s Soccer Upsets Top-Seeded Johnson St. On Penalty Kicks in NAC Quarterfinals

The UMF men’s soccer team, seeded eighth, and top-seeded Johnson State played to a 0-0 tie through regulation and a pair of overtimes, but the Beavers advanced when Jeff Tatarczuk of Westbrook converted in the seventh round of penalty kicks and Brian Lemont, who stopped six shots during the game, turned away Johnson State’s final attempt to seal the victory.  UMF (4-8-4) won the shootout, 6-5, needing seven rounds to separate itself from the top-seeded Badgers.  The match itself was an evenly contested affair, with Johnson State holding a 15-11 edge on shots and a 6-5 edge in shots on goal.  Each team had two corner kick opportunities.

UMF now advances to the semifinals, where it will play Mt. Ida on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in Newton, MA.

10/27/05

Men's Soccer Falls to Southern Maine, 4-2, in Regular Season Finale

The UMF men's soccer team closed its 2005 regular season with a 4-2 loss vs. Southern Maine this afternoon in a game played at Windham HS.  The Beavers fell behind, 2-0, through the first 10 minutes of action, but cut the lead to 2-1 at the half on a goal from Nate Ghelli off a direct kick.  USM then scored twice more to seal the win, with a goal from Andy Knox in the 75th minute rounding out the scoring.  Ben Foster stopped six shots in goal for the Beavers (4-8-3).

10/23/05

UMF Men’s Soccer Bests Becker, 4-1, Behind Conway’s Two Goals

Senior captain Joe Conway of Standish scored at the 37:38 mark and again at 58:22 to provide all the offense the UMF men’s soccer team needed in a 4-1 win over Becker College today in Leicester, MA.  A day after tying Elms, 1-1, the Beavers (4-7-3 overall, 2-5-1 NAC) left little doubt of today’s outcome, striking twice more after Becker cut the lead to 2-1 with a goal in the 63^rd minute.  Andy Kox, who assisted on Conway’s second goal, scored at the 69:34 mark to increase UMF’s lead to 3-1 and Brian Broderick registered an unassisted goal at 83:05 to round out the scoring.  Freshman Brian Lemont stopped 10 shots in goal to key the defense.

10/22/05

Men’s Soccer Battles Elms to 1-1 Tie

Kellen Brown scored his first goal of the season at the 23:17 mark, but Elms countered with just over five minutes left in regulation, converting a penalty kick, to forge a 1-1 tie this afternoon in NAC men’s soccer action in Chicopee.  Brown blasted his goal into the upper right-hand corner of the netting, one of 26 shots fired by the Beavers.  Only a strong outing from Elms GK Nick Pellegrini (10 saves) kept the game close as UMF held a decisive advantage in shots (26-12) and corner kicks (7-1).  Joe Conway and Craig Cameron led the barrage with five shots apiece, while Brian Lemont made three saves in net for UMF (3-7-3, 1-5-1 NAC).

10/20/05

Men's Soccer Announces Schedule Adjustments

UMF men's soccer coach Jamie Beaudoin today announced a pair of schedule changes.  The Beavers, originally scheduled to play the University of Southern Maine on Tuesday, Oct. 25, will now play at USM on Thursday, Oct. 27.  In addition, UMF will play Thomas College on Wed., Oct. 26 in Waterville - a game which was halted at halftime on Oct. 15 due to unplayable field conditions.  The Thomas game will kickoff at noon, while UMF-USM is set for a 3pm start.

10/18/05

Late Goal Dooms UMF Men's Soccer in 2-1 Loss to Colby

The UMF men's soccer team (3-7-2) tied the game at the 58:54 mark on an outstanding goal from Joe Conway, but Colby College responded with the deciding score at the 80:41 mark as UMF fell, 2-1, this afternoon at Prescott Field.  Despite being outshot, 23-4, the Beavers played the Mules evenly in the second half and had several scoring opportunities after Conway's score.  Brian Lemont kept the Beavers within striking distance by registering seven saves.

10/12/05

Men's Soccer Falls to Bates, 5-0

Bates scored twice within a four-minute span during the latter part of the opening half on its way to a 5-0 win over UMF this afternoon in Farmington.  The Beavers were outshot 16-4 during the contest and fell to 3-6-2 with the loss.

10/11/05

Lemont Named NAC Rookie of the Week

Following a successful weekend of action, the UMF Beavers picked up three NAC Player of the Week honors.  In men's soccer, Brian Lemont of Brunswick earned NAC Rookie of the Week honors by posting 27 saves in a scoreless 290 minutes of action during a 2-0-1 week.  Among his standout performances was an eight-save effort in UMF's 2-0 win over Maine Maritime which gave the Beavers their first conference win of the season.

10/9/05

Men's Soccer Plays to Scoreless Tie with UMPI

The UMF men's soccer team played to a scoreless tie with UMaine-Presque Isle on Sunday, Oct. 9 in Presque Isle.  UMF held a slight, 12-11 advantage in shots in the evenly played match and received standout goalkeeping from Brian Lemont, who stopped 11 shots to preserve the tie.

10/07/05

Men's Soccer Wins 2-0 at St. Joseph's

The men's soccer team recorded their second consecutive shutout with a 2-0 win at St. Joseph's.  Andy Knox scored in the 12th minute with an assist from Jeff Tataraczuk.  Craig Cameron  scored on an assist from Brian Broderick in the 36th minute.  First year keeper Brian Lemont kept the Monks off the scoreboard recording saves.  UMF returns to action on Sunday when they travel to Maine-Presque Isle for a 3:00 p.m. kick off.

10/4/05

Men's Soccer Defeats Maine Maritime Academy 2-0

UMF's Joe Conway scored the game winner in the 52nd minute on a breakaway to give the Beavers the win today in Farmington.  The Beavers improve to 2-5-1 overall and 1-5 in the North Atlantic Conference.  The game ended with a 2-0 score after an own goal was scored in UMF's favor.  The Beavers return to action on Friday when they travel to St. Joseph's College for a non-conference match up at 3:30pm.

9/22/05

Men's Soccer Loses to Husson 3-5

The UMF men's soccer team was defeated by host Husson College 3-5 yesterday in Bangor.  UMF fell behind 1-0 in the first period when Joe Conway found the net off of a Kellen Brown assist.  Husson scored two more goals in the first period.  UMF's Andy Knox moved UMF to within a goal when he scored on a direct kick.  In the second period, Nate Ghelli evened the score at 3-3 when he too scored off of a direct kick just outside of the 18.  However, with 30 minutes to go, Husson scored the game winner and added another goal with five minutes remaining to end the game with the 5-3 advantage.  UMF slips to 1-3-1 overall and 0-3 in the NAC.  The Beavers return to action on Saturday when they host Lasell College at 1pm and again on Sunday when they host Mount Ida College at 12pm.

9/18/05

Men's Soccer Loses to Castleton State 0-2

The UMF men's soccer team was defeated by visiting Castleton State College 0-2 today in Farmington.  The evenly matched teams battled to a Castleton 1-0 advantage after one period, with Castleton holding the shooting advantage 8-4.  UMF rallied in the second period forcing more corner kicks (3), but Castleton added another goal in the second period to secure the win.  UMF stands at 1-2-1 overall and 0-2 in the NAC.  The Beavers return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Husson College for a 4pm match up.

9/17/05

Men's Soccer Loses to Johnson State 0-2

The UMF men's soccer team lost to visiting Johnson State 0-2 today in Farmington.  The Beavers had several quality scoring opportunities, but were turned away by the Johnson defense.  UMF stands at 1-1-1 overall and 0-1 in the NAC.  The Beavers return to action tomorrow when they host Castleton State College at 12pm.

9/16/05

Men's Soccer Versus Southern Maine Rescheduled

The UMF men's soccer game versus Southern Maine has been rescheduled for Tuesday October 25th at 3:30pm at USM.

9/15/05

Today's Men's Soccer Game @ Southern Maine Has Been Postponed Due to Weather.

9/11/05

Men's Soccer Settles for Draw With Machias

The UMF men's soccer team battled visiting UMaine Machias to a 1-1 tie in today's home opener.  UMF got it's goal at the 61:23 mark when a Machias defender scored an own goal as a result of intense pressure by UMF's Nate Ghelli.  Machias answered with just under seven minutes remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime.  The teams battled through two 10 minute overtime periods to end the game 1-1.  UMF stands at 1-0-1 overall and will return to action on Thursday when they travel to the University of Southern Maine for a 4pm non-conference match up.

9/8/05

Men's Soccer Opens Season With 5-1 Win

The UMF men's soccer team opened the season in dramatic fashion defeating host Lyndon State College 5-1 yesterday.  Lyndon State scored their lone goal five minutes into the game, but the Beaver roared back less than a minute later when senior Joe Conway found the net off of a pass from Brian Broderick.  Craig Cameron and Conway scored two more goals in the first half to give the Beaver the 3-1 advantage at the break.  Cameron added another goal in the second half and Brian London scored the final goal on an assist from Andy Knox.  Conway assisted both of Cameron's goals.  UMF keeper Brian Lemont made 2 saves on 4 Lyndon shots.  UMF returns to action on Sunday when they host UMaine Machias at 1pm.