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How do you define success for the UMaine Women’s Basketball Program?
With ten returning players and a hand full of new faces we thought it was the perfect chance to preview the season with none other than an original FOFTS (Friend of Fill The Steins), lady Black Bears’ assistant coach Amy Vachon on the FTS Podcast.
FTS Q&A: Coach Richard Barron
University of Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron is quickly becoming a transformational figure within Black Bear Nation. Since inheriting the struggling program from Cindy Blodgett in 2011, Coach Barron has slowly and steadily been building a foundation within the locker room that is focused on teamwork, values, and success. That foundation is now being […]
UMaine Women to host WBI Tournament
Stop the presses! Just when you thought the UMaine Women’s Basketball season ended in Albany just over a week ago, there was a big announcement. UMaine Athletic Director Karlton Creech posted on Twitter late Monday Night that the Black Bears will now host Bucknell in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI) tournament on Wednesday Night at 7pm at the Cross Insurance […]
FTS Tourney Time: Women’s Basketball
In the world of collegiate athletics, the month of March is synonymous with just one word…MADNESS!!! This weekend, the madness begins in earnest, as the “big three” UMaine winter sports teams embark on their quest to conquer their conference foes and earn automatic qualification into their respective NCAA tournaments by winning their conference championship.Today, we […]
UMaine Basketball’s Home Court (Dis-)Advantage?
As a native of Bangor, my heart was sad to say goodbye to the legendary Bangor Auditorium when I walked out its doors for the final time this past February. So many of my childhood memories are directly associated with the old arena known simply as “The Mecca”. From my days as a young boy attending […]
