Anna Kahelin of the University of Maine, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in a March 4 women’s basketball game, has undergone successful surgery to repair her right knee. Read More
After a year of prep school basketball behind them, Matthew Fleming of Bangor and Wol Maiwen of Auburn have made verbal commitments to join the Black Bears next season. Read More
The 2019-2020 team will always hold a special place in the hearts of the UMaine faithful as few teams in any sport have been so ravaged by injuries and achieved tremendous success. Read More
Wol Maiwen, who spearheaded Edward Little High School of Auburn to the Class AA North championship game in 2019 and a state title in 2018, has committed to the Black Bears. Read More
“I’m disappointed but there’s not a whole lot you can do about it. Public safety comes first,” said Maddy McVicar, a fifth-year senior on the women’s basketball team. Read More
Fleming was a Bangor Daily News All-Maine first-team selection last season, when he averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds and four assists to help coach Brad Libby’s Rams claim the state championship. Read More
Director of athletics Ken Ralph made the announcement on Thursday in the wake of sweeping cancellations and postponements of college sports competitions across the country. Read More
The University of Maine had already made the trip to Long Island, New York, to take on Stony Brook for the women’s title in a game originally scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday. Read More
The Cross Insurance Center, the home court of the University of Maine women’s basketball team, will host a championship game viewing party at 5 p.m. Friday when the Black Bears play Stony Brook in New York for the America East title. Read More
Those assistants — 30-year-old Tom Biskup, Courtney (Anderson) England, 26, and Parise Rossignol, 24 — have played important roles in helping the injury-decimated Black Bears earn a fifth straight America East title-game appearance. Read More
Vachon and her staff had to find a way to get the players to maximize their strengths, improve their weaknesses, find the right rotation for each particular opponent with a limited bench, make in-game adjustments and mix up defenses. Read More
Second-seeded UMaine (18-14) earned its 10th straight win and will play 28-3 Stony Brook in Friday’s 5 p.m. title game on Long Island. It will be UMaine’s fifth consecutive championship-game appearance. Read More
Coach Richard Barron's Black Bears conclude their 2019-2020 season with a 9-22 overall record and a 5-12 mark against America East opponents. Read More
The 17-14 Black Bears now focus their attention on 16-14 UMass Lowell while moving to the 85-year-old Memorial Gymnasium for the second time in as many seasons. Read More
Fleming, has averaged 14.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists this season. The 6-foot-7 forward from Norway shot 49.1 percent from the field for the Black Bears. Read More
Freshman guard Anna Kahelin suffered a knee injury with 22 seconds left in UMaine's quarterfinal game against Vermont. She had to be helped off the court and couldn’t put any pressure on her right leg. Read More
The Black Bears may have suffered another key personnel loss as freshman forward Anna Kahelin sustained a knee injury late in the fourth quarter. UMaine has been beset by knee injuries this season. Read More
Dor Saar has put the University of Maine women’s basketball team on her shoulders this season. Read More
