2015-16 UMA Women's Basketball News
Hunter Chesley has committed to the University of Maine at Augusta women?s basketball team for the fall of 2016.Chelsea excited to join women?s basketball team in 2016
The University of Maine at Augusta women’s basketball team recently completed the most successful season in program history, as the Moose finished with a 23-10 record and more achievements than any team from UMA has seen in recent history.
The University of Maine at Augusta women’s basketball fell just short of victory in the thirty-third and final game of the season, losing 61-56 against Penn State Fayette in the consolation game at the USCAA National Championship Tournament.
Five members of the University of Maine at Augusta men’s and women’s basketball teams received national recognition Tuesday evening at the annual United States Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Banquet, and seven athletes received USCAA Academic All-American honors.
The University of Maine at Augusta women’s basketball season came to an end late Thursday night as the fourth-seeded Moose fell to the number five seed Penn State Beaver 82-71 in the quarterfinal round of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division II basketball championships.
The University of Maine at Augusta women’s basketball team was awarded a bid to the 2016 United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship Tournament, the USCAA announced this morning during the bid selection show. The Moose enter the tournament as the number four seed for the Division II bracket.
Sunday's championship game was played the way you'd expect from the two top teams in the conference, close and down to the final minute, but it was the top-seeded College of Saint Joseph's who came out on top, defeating second-seeded University of Maine at Augusta 59-52 to win their second consecutive YSCC Championship.
The second-seeded University of Maine at Augusta Moose will face off against regular season champions and number one seed College of Saint Joseph’s (Vermont) Sunday afternoon after knocking off the third seed, Central Maine Community College, 72-49, Saturday afternoon in the second round of the Yankee Small College Conference Elite Eight Tournament hosted by Central Maine Community College.
The University of Maine at Augusta men’s and women’s basketball teams wore out a path to the podium on Friday afternoon, as the two teams collected six awards at the annual Yankee Small College Conference Banquet hosted by Central Maine Community College.
The University of Maine at Augusta women’s basketball team rolled to a 75-20 victory over Great Bay Community College 75-20 Thursday night in the first round of the Yankee Small College Conference Elite Eight Championships hosted by CMCC. The second-seeded Moose advance to play the third seed, CMCC on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. The Mustangs defeated Hampshire earlier in the evening to advance to the semis.
The University of Maine at Augusta women’s basketball team will begin their quest for a Yankee Small College Conference Championship on Thursday night when the second-seeded Moose take on Great Bay Community College at 9:00 p.m. at Central Maine Community College in the first round of the YSCC Elite Eight. The men’s basketball team enters the Elite Eight Tournament as the fourth seed, the highest ever for the Moose since the creation of the eight-team playoff format, and will take on the University of Maine at Machias at 9:00 on Friday evening.
Freshman Caitlin LaFountain scored a career-best 37 points to lead the University of Maine at Augusta women’s basketball team to a 65-56 victory over NHTI in Yankee Small College Conference action.
The University of Maine at Augusta women’s basketball team remains undefeated after cruising to an 82-33 win over the University of Maine at Machias Thursday night at the Augusta Civic Center. The Moose are now 19-6 overall and 11-0 in the conference, standing alone atop the YSCC East Division with only three games remaining.
The University of Maine at Augusta women’s basketball team secured what was arguably the biggest win of the season Tuesday night when the Moose defeated Division II’s University of Maine Fort Kent, 73-64 in a gritty match up between two of the best teams in the country.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Senior Darby Toth was named United States Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Week on Tuesday as announced by the national office. Toth also secured Yankee Small College Conference Player of the Week honors for her performance on the court last week. The senior eclipsed the 1,000 point milestone in a victory over University of Maine Presque Isle and his now the sixth player in their history to do so. The Moose remain undefeated in the Yankee Small Conference at 8-0.
