http://www.goblackbears.com en-us en-us http://www.goblackbears.com/information/news_releases/graduation13 On Saturday, May 11, the University of Maine will hold its commencement where many Black Bear student-athletes will receive their degrees. Below are student-athlete thoughts as they reflect on their time at the University of Maine. Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/information/news_releases/graduation13 2013-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/information/news_releases/2012_Scholar-Athlete The University of Maine announced on Thursday that 250 student-athletes will be honored and recognized for their success in the classroom at the Scholar-Athlete Recognition ceremony on Monday, March 25, 2013. One-hundred sixty five student-athletes will be recognized as Scholar-Athletes for achieving a 3.0 or better grade point average for the 2012 year and/or having a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Eighty-five first-year student-athletes will also be honored as *Rising Stars* for earning a 3.0 or better in their first semester at Maine. The Scholar-Athletes and *Rising Stars* total 250, over half of the student-athletes at the University of Maine. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/information/news_releases/2012_Scholar-Athlete 2013-03-27T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20130306azb34r It has been announced that the 2012 University of Maine field hockey squad has been honored with the 2012 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award. It is the ninth-straight year that the Black Bears have been honored with the academic award. In addition, eight Black Bears were named to the 2012 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20130306azb34r 2013-03-06T05:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20130221xu3ia1 Head coach Josette Babineau and the University of Maine field hockey program have announced four newcomers who will join the team in the fall of 2013. Danielle Aviani (Surrey, British Columbia), Emma Cochran (Surrey, British Columbia), Adriana Martineau (Norridgewock, Maine) and Sydney Veljacic (Coquitlam, British Columbia) will all join the 2013-14 Black Bear field hockey squad. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20130221xu3ia1 2013-02-21T05:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/information/news_releases/12_AE_Honor_Roll CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The University of Maine had the highest percentage of its fall student-athletes named to the America East Fall Academic Honor Roll, released on Friday, Feb. 1. The Black Bears had 78.1 percent of its fall student-athletes honored. Maine had 42 of those student-athletes earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/information/news_releases/12_AE_Honor_Roll 2013-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121204164u7n The 1975 University of Maine field hockey team was inducted into the Maine Field Hockey Association's Hall of Fame in a ceremony held on Sunday, Dec. 2. Under the guidance of head coach Jeanne Walsh, the 1975 Black Bears finished their season at 14-5-1, one of the most successful seasons in Maine field hockey history. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121204164u7n 2012-12-04T05:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121115sl8h9c A trio of University of Maine field hockey standouts have been named to their perspective Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All­-Region Teams, as announced on Thursday morning. Annabelle Hamilton (North Vancouver, British Columbia) has been named to the All-Northeast Region first team as Zoe Adkins (Coquitlam, British Columbia) and Holly Stewart (North Vancouver, British Columbia) have each been named to the All-Northeast Region second team. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121115sl8h9c 2012-11-15T05:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121106kn30xi The University of Maine field hockey team finished the 2012 season ranked as the #23 team in the nation, as announced in the final 2012 Penn Monto / NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll released on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121106kn30xi 2012-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121102ka2b0q The #23 University of Maine field hockey team dropped its America East semifinal contest to #21 Albany by a score of 4-1 on Friday evening. The Black Bears finish the 2012 season at 10-10 overall. Freshman Nicole Sevey (Skowhegan, Maine) tallied the lone goal for Maine. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121102ka2b0q 2012-11-02T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121101nhh1bi The #23 University of Maine Field Hockey team will take on #21 Albany in America East semifinal action on Friday, Nov. 2 at 5 PM. The America East tournament will take place at Memorial Field on the University of New Hampshire campus. This is the fifth-straight postseason appearance for the Black Bears. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121101nhh1bi 2012-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121031k5wm1f Seven University of Maine field hockey standouts have been selected to their perspective America East All-Conference teams, as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon. Highlighting the selections were Annabelle Hamilton (North Vancouver, British Columbia) who was named Co-Offensive Player of the Year and freshman forward Cassidy Svetek (Burlington, Ontario) who was honored as Co-Rookie of the Year. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121031k5wm1f 2012-10-31T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121031voumvl University of Maine senior field hockey captain Zoe Adkins (Coquitlam, British Columbia) has been selected to participate in the 2012 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I Senior Game. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121031voumvl 2012-10-31T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121027fr786j The University of Maine field hockey team dropped its final regular season contest of 2012 to New Hampshire by a score of 2-1. Maine finishes the regular season at 10-9 and 2-3 in America East play while the Wildcats improve to 10-7, 5-0 in league play with one non-conference regular season contest left. Cassidy Svetek (Burlington, Ontario) scored Maine's lone goal; her second goal in as many games. Sat, 27 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121027fr786j 2012-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201210213b89gg The University of Maine field hockey team finished up its regular season non-conference slate with a 2-1 victory over visiting Hofstra (6-10) on Sunday afternoon. Annabelle Hamilton's (North Vancouver, British Columbia) late second-half goal was the difference as the Black Bears picked up their tenth win and moved to 10-8 overall. Cassidy Svetek (Burlington, Ontario) also scored for the Black Bears. Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201210213b89gg 2012-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201210205exq5d The University of Maine Field Hockey team fell in a tightly contested contest to #23 Albany by a score of 1-0 on Saturday afternoon. The loss slips Maine back to 9-8 overall and 2-2 in America East action while Albany improves to 9-7 and 2-2 in league play. Annabelle Hamilton (North Vancouver, British Columbia) and Elke Jacobse (Badhoevedorp, Netherlands) each had a pair of shots for the Black Bears. Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201210205exq5d 2012-10-20T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121014eutyfr The #25 University of Maine field hockey time took #10 Northeastern to overtime but fell in the end, dropping the contest 4-3 to the Huskies. The loss slips Maine back to 9-7 overall while Northeastern climbs to 11-3. Holly Stewart (North Vancouver, British Columbia) tallied a pair of goals for Maine while Hannah Keating (York, Maine) added a score. Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121014eutyfr 2012-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201210124he4wx After taking an early 1-0 advantage on a goal from Holly Stewart (North Vancouver, British Columbia) the University of Maine field hockey team was unable to hold on, dropping the contest 3-1 to Boston University on Friday evening. The loss slips Maine back to 9-6 overall and 2-1 in America East play while the Terriers improve to 9-4 and 3-0 in league action. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201210124he4wx 2012-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121008bfhzd4 Hannah Keating (York, Maine) snapped a 2-2 tie with just 57-seconds remaining in regulation to lead the University of Maine field hockey team past Brown (3-7) by a score of 3-2. Nicole Sevey (Skowhegan, Maine) and Elke Jacobse (Badhoevedorp, Netherlands) also scored for the Black Bears who move to 9-5 on the season. Mon, 08 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121008bfhzd4 2012-10-08T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201210066st1rp Zoe Adkins (Coquitlam, British Columbia) picked up her fourth goal of the season in a big way on Saturday afternoon as the senior captain tallied the game-winner, 3:32 into the overtime period to give the University of Maine field hockey team (8-5, 2-0 America East) a 2-1 victory over visiting Fairfield (7-7, 0-2). Senior goalkeeper Alicia Frisch (Calgary, Alberta) made several key stops in the cage for Maine while Hannah Keating (York, Maine) added a goal for the Black Bears. Sat, 06 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201210066st1rp 2012-10-06T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121001onecj2 University of Maine freshman field hockey forward Cassidy Svetek (Burlington, Ontario) has been named this week's America East Rookie of the Week, as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20121001onecj2 2012-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120930iqic0z The #24 University of Maine field hockey team had its winning streak snapped at six-straight as it was defeated by a score of 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at UMass. The loss slips Maine back to 7-5 while the Minutewomen improve to 5-6. Nicole Sevey (Skowhegan, Maine) tallied a goal and an assist while Holly Stewart (North Vancouver, British Columbia) also scored for the Black Bears. Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120930iqic0z 2012-09-30T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120929ioz5c6 Cassidy Svetek (Burlington, Ontario) tallied a pair of second half goals to break a 1-1 tie and propel the #24 University of Maine field hockey team to its first conference win as it downed Vermont 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. Annabelle Hamilton (North Vancouver, British Columbia) also scored for the 7-4 Black Bears. Sat, 29 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120929ioz5c6 2012-09-29T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120924b5iicf Field Hockey standout Annabelle Hamilton (North Vancouver, British Columbia) has been named this week's America East Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. Hamilton tallied her first career hat-trick on Friday evening to help Maine to its fifth-straight win; a 5-3 decision over Quinnipiac. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120924b5iicf 2012-09-24T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201209217bcko2 Annabelle Hamilton (North Vancouver, British Columbia) tallied a hat-trick as the University of Maine field hockey team was able to pick up its fifth-straight victory as it defeated Quinnipiac 5-3 on Friday evening. The win moves Maine to 6-4 on the season while the Bobcats even up at 4-4. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201209217bcko2 2012-09-21T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201209187qcshp The 2012 Field Hockey Media Guide has been published online and is now available for viewing Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201209187qcshp 2012-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120917r1ms1d University of Maine field hockey forward Cassidy Svetek (Burlington, Ontario) has been named the America East Rookie of the Week, as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. Svetek helped lead the Black Bears to a pair of wins after she tallied four goals in two games over the weekend. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120917r1ms1d 2012-09-17T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120916epddzb In a game dominated by the Black Bears in which they held a 20-1 edge in penalty corners and a 34-13 advantage in shots, the No. 23 University of Maine field hockey team was able to narrowly escape with a 3-2 overtime win against Pacific (3-5) on Sunday afternoon. Cassidy Svetek (Burlington, Ontario) scored the difference maker 14:41 into the overtime to give Maine its fourth-straight victory as the Black Bears improve to 5-4 overall. Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120916epddzb 2012-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120915cggwbm Cassidy Svetek (Burlington, Ontario) tallied a hat-trick and the Black Bears would add three more goals as the University of Maine Field Hockey team downed Holy Cross by a score of 6-0 on Saturday afternoon. Annabelle Hamilton (North Vancouver, British Columbia), Zoe Adkins (Coquitlam, British Columbia) and Hannah Keating (York, Maine) each added goals for Maine who moves to 4-4 on the season with its third-straight victory. Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120915cggwbm 2012-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120910hsysz4 University of Maine field hockey goalkeeper Alicia Frisch (Calgary, Alberta) has been named this week's America East Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Monday. Frisch made several key saves over the weekend while helping lead the Black Bears to a pair of victories. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/20120910hsysz4 2012-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201209094dq0re Zoe Adkins (Coquitlam, British Columbia) and Annabelle Hamilton (North Vancouver, British Columbia) each tallied their second goals of the weekend as the University of Maine field hockey team defeated Bryant 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. The win, Maine's second in a row, moves the Black Bears to 3-4 overall while Bryant falls to 1-5. Sun, 09 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/w-fieldh/2012-13/releases/201209094dq0re 2012-09-09T04:00:00Z