University of Maine athletics news and notes
Preview- #3 seed and #8 ranked Maine men's hockey to take on #6 seed/#17 ranked UNH in a Hockey East quarterfinal at Alfond Arena Saturday night. The first home quarterfinal playoff game for the Black Bears in 12 years-
https://goblackbears.com/news/2024/3/13/mens-ice-hockey-quarterfinal-preview.aspx
Maine baseball (2-11) begins their final three games of the season opening spring trip tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Florida Atlantic University (9-6). The Black Bears host a single non-conference game next Wednesday at Mahaney Diamond against Thomas College, before also hosting a three game America East series with Bryant University next weekend
Join the Maine women's basketball team during Selection Show Sunday night at 8 p.m. at the Pit. Details here-
https://goblackbears.com/news/2024/3/16/watch-party-ncaa-womens-basketball-selection-show.aspx
Maine women's basketball gets a 15 seed, heading to Columbus to take on #2 seeded Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament-
The University of Maine broke ground on Tuesday for the major renovations at the Alfond Arena and Shawn Walsh Hockey Center-
The Hockey East Men's Semifinals are two days away in Boston. Here is a preview with team capsules/statistics-
https://easternmainesports.com/2024/03/20/mens-hockey-east-semifinal-preview-team-capsules/
UMaine Athletics announces new improvements at Harold Alfond Stadium and Alfond Arena for the fall of 2024. Hockey to include an outdoor beer garden and a kids zone, football to get an upgraded beer garden-
Preview from Maine Athletics- Women's basketball set to take on #7 Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon in Columbus-
Preview from UMaine Athletics- Maine men's hockey, back in the league semifinals for the first time since 2012, takes on Boston University on Friday night at TD Garden with a spot in the championship game on Saturday on the line-
Maine men's hockey gets the fifth overall seed for the NCAA Tournament; headed to the Springfield Regional to battle Cornell on Thursday evening-
The #6 nationally ranked Maine men's ice hockey team returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012, facing Cornell in a first round game in Springfield, Massachusetts on Thursday evening. Here is a preview with team capsules for the regional-
Maine baseball (4-16, 1-2 America East) had their conference game on the road at Albany (1-15, 1-1) postponed today. The teams play a doubleheader Saturday at noon, and a single game on Sunday.
Maine softball (1-21, 0-3) is scheduled to host Albany (11-6, 0-0) in Orono, with a doubleheader Saturday at noon and a single contest on Sunday
An opinion by UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy on the state of the University and Black Bear Athletics. Courtesy of the Portland Press Herald-
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/9UmFF1izSTmc4sbG/?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Bradly Nadeau leaving Maine as he signs a three-year entry level contract with the team that drafted him the Carolina Hurricanes-
https://goblackbears.com/news/2024/4/7/mens-ice-hockey-bradly-nadeau-signs.aspx
The Maine baseball and softball teams have combined to go 11-57 and 5-21 in America East this spring, as the regular season winds down-