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2022-23 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

Amy Vachon, currently in her sixth full season at the helm of the Black Bears and her 12th year on staff, signed a new agreement to serve as Maine’s head coach on March 24, 2021. The new agreement will run from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025.

Vachon, who spent the final 18 games of the 2016-17 season at the helm of the Black Bears’ staff, was officially named the interim head coach for the 2017-18 season on April 5 of 2017.

A champion as a player and coach with the Black Bears, Vachon has built a culture of …

2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster, Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

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2013-14 Women's Basketball Roster, Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

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2012-13 Women's Basketball Roster, Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

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2011-12 Women's Basketball Roster, Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

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2009-10 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

It doesn't take someone long to figure out that Maine head coach Cindy Blodgett has a passion for the University. Whether speaking with local organizations, the media, prospective recruits, or friends of the program, she is quick to point out the storied success of the program and how it will be a part of even bigger and better things in the future.

Blodgett's burning desire to continue the proud tradition of the program is the same one she had while as a player at Maine. The accolades that she accumulated while at Maine as a player speak for themselves... two …

2008-09 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

Maine returns four starters and six letterwinners from last season, which saw a young Black Bear squad gain valuable experience. The six returnees include senior forward Colleen Kilmurray (30/30 gp/s), junior guard Amanda Tewksbury (29/26 gp/s), junior forward Brittany Boser (30/26 gp/s), junior guard Kristin Baker (29/13 gp/s), junior forward Katia Bratishko (17/0 gp/s), and sophomore guard Tanna Ross (26/7 gp/s). Sprinkled into the mix are four newcomers including guards Brittany Williams, Jasmine Rush, forward Samantha Wheeler and center Samantha Baranowski.

2007-08 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

Former Maine women's basketball great Cindy Blodgett returned to her alma mater on May 23,2007, when she was introduced as the 10th head coach in program history.

"Anyone who knows me knows that I enjoy challenges,"she said at her introductory news conference."There is a tremendous amount of support for this program and I am happy to be back home."

Blodgett returned to Maine after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the Brown women's basketball team, including helping to lead the team to a share of the 2006 Ivy League championship. At Brown, she was the recruiting …

2006-07 Women's Basketball Media Guide, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

The team reached the NCAA Division II tournament for the first time in school history and reached the regional semifinals. The program continued to excel in the 2003-04 season, posting a 31-4 record, the best in school history. The Warriors finished the season ranked fourth in the nation. The team won the Northeast-10 regular season and tournament titles to advance to the NCAA Division II tournament. After winning the Northeast Regional, the Warriors won in the Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four. Mcinerney was named the Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year, Northeast Regional Coach of the Year, …

2005-06 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

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2004-05 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

One would think that after winning 50 games and two regular season conference crowns during the last two seasons, the University of Maine women’s basketball team would be ready for a break. Maybe the team would be content to look back at past achievements.

Perhaps the Black Bears need a rest after a successful campaign in which they won the America East Conference crown and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Or possibly, Maine might think its goals and expectations are lowered after losing two-time America East Player of the Year Heather Ernest.

2002-03 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Umaine Athletic Media Relations Office

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Don’t be confused by Sharon Versyp’s personable demeanor and easy-going smile. Behind that exterior is a fiercely intense competitor who has worked hard and enjoyed success at every stop in her playing and professional career.

This made her first season as a head coach all the more challenging. Versyp took over an inexperienced squad that was further weakened by team injuries and departures. After being selected sixth in the preseason coaches poll, she led her team, made of just eight players at the end of the 2001-2002 campaign, to a respectable fourth-place finish.

2001-02 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Umaine Athletic Media Relations Office

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Don’t be confused by Sharon Versyp’s personable demeanor and easy-going smile. Behind that exterior is a fiercely intense competitor who has worked hard and enjoyed success at every stop in her playing and professional career.

This made her first season as a head coach all the more challenging. Versyp took over an inexperienced squad that was further weakened by team injuries and departures. After being selected sixth in the preseason coaches poll, she led her team, made of just eight players at the end of the 2001-2002 campaign, to a respectable fourth-place finish.

1999-00 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Umaine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

It would be an understatement to say the University of Maine is optimistic about the 1999-2000 women’s basketball season. The Black Bears are coming off one of their most successful seasons in the history of the program. They participated in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth straight season and defeated Stanford in the first round before suffering a tough loss to Old Dominion in the second round. UMaine returns all but two players from that team and the returning players make up almost 90 percent of the offensive production from last season. Add to that a talented incoming class that …

1999 University Of Maine Women's Basketball Postseason Media Guide, Umaine Athletic Media Relations Office

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1998-99 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Umaine Sports Information Office

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1997-98 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Sports Information Office

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The University of Maine women’s basketball team has it all: Experience, speed, smarts, scoring power, solid defense and fan support. The Black Bears will look to put the pieces together as they navigate a challenging schedule and work towards regular and post season championships. Building on an impressive history of success, Maine should continue to be among the national leaders in several categories with an eye on breaking into the Top 25.

The Black Bears are already considered one of the top academic teams in the country. Maine was ranked seventh in the nation by the Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association …

1996-97 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Sports Information Office

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The 1996-97 season should be an interesting one for the Black Bears as they pursue a third consecutive conference championship and NCAA berth. In keeping with the UMaine tradition of academic excellence,the two previous teams that competed in the NCAA Tournament have combined for a 3.0 GPA or better. The Black Bears completed the best season in the program’s 21-year history with a 27-5 record last year. The team went undefeated, 18-0, in conference play, the second team to do so in NAC history.

UMaine returns three starters from last year’s squad including the leading scorer in the nation from …

1995-96 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Sports Information Office

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine simply dominated games at times last season and there are plenty of reasons why 1995-96 can be a repeat performance. First, Cindy Blodgett, a 5-foot-9 guard, who finished 31st in the nation and second among first-year players in scoring, returns for three more years. She averaged 20.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.3 steals per game while earning Kodak District I All-American and North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year honors last season.

Second, UMaine’s other two All-Conference selections, 6-4 Stacey Porrini, and 6-0 Stephanie Guidi will also be back in 1995-96. In fact, four of five …

1994-95 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Sports Information Office

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The North Atlantic Conference moves into its sixteenth year with an eye toward the future. Having just completed one of its finest years ever, both on and off the playing field, the conference is on the move as the 1994-95 academic year arrives. On April 14, 1994, Commissioner Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. announced that Hofstra University and Towson State University had accepted invitations to join the North Atlantic Conference. Hofstra will participate on a limited basis this year and by the 1995-96 academic year both institutions will compete in all sports. “Both institutions have a fine reputation in intercollegiate athletics, …

1993-94 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Sports Information Office

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The UMaine women return with eight players from a year ago and boast an impressive group of newcomers. The recruiting class features the USA Today Vermont Player of the Year, the State of Maine’s Miss Basketball, and two other players over six-foot, four inches tall.

In addition to the new talent, last year’s team gelled together at the end of last season by winning five of its last seven games, including two conference playoff upsets. The lone worry entering the 1993 season, is the loss of the team’s leading scorer and rebounder from a year ago, Heather Briggs. Expectations for …

1992-93 University Of Maine Women's Basketball Media Guide, Maine Sports Information Office

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Joanne Palombo, 27, was named head women’s basketball coach at the University of Maine on June 18 by Michael Ploszek, Director of Athletics. Palombo, who is the fourth head coach in the program’s 17-year history, succeeds Trish Roberts, who resigned earlier this year to accept the head coaching position at the University of Michigan.

A native of Brunswick, and the state of Maine’s first Parade Magazine girl’s basketball All-American in 1983, Palombo returns to her home state with high hopes for the future of Black Bear women’s basketball.

North Atlantic Conference 1991-92 Women's Basketball Media Guide, North Atlantic Conference

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In her three years at the University of Maine, Trish Roberts has posted an impressive 62-23 (.729) record while winning the North Atlantic Conference regular season title all three years and the NAC Championship the past two years.

Prior to Maine, Roberts served assistant coaching stints at the University of North Carolina, University of Illinois and Central Michigan.

1989-90 University Of Maine Women's Basketball Media Guide, Department Of Public Information And Central Services

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Second-year head coach Trish Roberts returns all five starters from a team that posted a 19-8 overall record, and cruised to the regular-season Seaboard Conference title. Roberts continued the winning tradition of one of the most successful women’s basketball programs in the East. Over the past five years, the Black Bears have compiled a 106-37 record.

After finishing the regular season with a 13-1 conference record, Maine dropped a 60-47 contest to Northeastern in the Seaboard Conference Tournament. It was the fourth time in the past five years that the Black Bears have fallen to the Huskies in post-season play. …

1988-89 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Department Of Public Information And Central Services

General University of Maine Publications

Patricia Roberts, 33, was named head coach of the University of Maine women’s basketball program August 23, 1988, and thus became just the third head coach of that program since its inception as an intercollegiate activity in 1975.

Although this is her first head coaching position, Trish comes with the credentials that will make her an outstanding role model for the women who will make up the 1988-89 roster. An All-American basketball player, an Olympian and a former professional player, Trish has also had valuable coaching experience in the big time of women’s basketball.

1986-87 University Of Maine Women's Basketball Media Guide, Department Of Public Information And Central Services

General University of Maine Publications

What do you do for an encore when your team has completed the season with a 22-7 record and established a new New England Division I record with 18 straight wins to open the campaign? That's the question facing University of Maine Black Bear coach Peter Gavett as he prepares his team for the 1986-87 season. And Gavett expects his Bears will be even better this year. The reason is that everyone except two players returns and in the wings are two outstanding prospects who were redshirted or ineligible to play last season. Gavett also obtained two top recruits, adding …

Maine Women's Basketball Media Guide, 1985-86, Department Of Public Information And Central Services

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Women’s basketball, as an intercollegiate activity, had its beginning in the 1971-72 season, along with a number of other women’s sports. Unfortunately, there is no statistical compilation of the early days of women’s basketball until the 1975-76 season. In that season Eilene Fox was named head coach and she continued in that post until the 1983-84 season when Peter Gavett assumed the reins.

Maine Women's Basketball, University Of Maine 1984-85, Department Of Public Information And Central Services

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Since 1983-84 when Peter Gavett took over as women's basketball coach, the team has undergone many new changes. With the formation of the new Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Seaboard Conference, Maine will be competing against Boston University, University of New Hampshire, Northeastern University, the University of Vermont, Hartford and Brooklyn College on a regular basis for a league championship. Two to four more teams may be added in the next year to give Maine a highly competitive Division I conference. In addition to the conference, Maine has upgraded its schedule to include such nationally ranked teams on the East …