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November 28, 2007
Thomas Women's Basketball
Downed by UMF
Thomas 58, UMF 69
Farmington, Maine
-- The University of Maine at Farmington men's basketball team outscored Thomas
College 18-8 over the game's final six minutes in taking a 64-52 victory in
North Atlantic Conference action on Wednesday night in Dearborn Gym.
The Beavers ran their record to 2-1 with the victory and are scheduled to travel
to Williams College for the Williams Holiday Classic on Saturday and Sunday. The
Terriers slipped to 2-1 and are slated to host the University of New England on
Saturday.
Behind 12 points from Laflin, Farmington built a 37-29 lead heading into
intermission. Baskets by Erin Johnson (Bailey Island, ME)
and Amanda Byrne (Winslow, ME) pushed the
advantage to 41-29 at the start of the second, but the Terriers persisted with a
layup by Lea McNary (Marlborough, CT) with 12:29 left in the game cutting the
lead to 43-39 and capping a 10-2 run.
Though never relinquished, the Farmington lead remained two points as late as
7:25 in the contest before the Beavers closed out the contest by outscoring
Thomas 10-2 over the final 10 minutes of play for the victory.
Following Laflin, Johnson finished with 12 points and nine rebounds for
Farmington with Byrne providing 10 points. Laflin also blocked three shots.
McNary posted a game-high 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds for the
Terriers. Amy Miles (Waldo, ME) added 16 points in the loss with Karen Demers
(Sanford, ME) ending up with 10 points.
November 18, 2007
Thomas Wins Terrier Tip-off
Mallorie Blakney Earns Tournament MVP
Waterville, Maine--Thomas College (2-0) won the two
day Terrier Tip-off Tournament with a victory over St.
Joseph's College of Vermont (1-1) 73-69, at Larry
Mahaney Gymnasium. Thomas was led by Lea McNary with 20
points and nine rebounds. St. Joseph's was led by Irene
Tompkins who scored 21 points with 12 rebounds, in a
losing effort.
In the consolation game, the University of Maine at Fort
Kent (1-1) defeated the University of Maine at Machias
(0-2) 62-48. Fort Kent was led by Shir Fuchs with 16
points and six rebounds. Angela Moody led Machias with
15 points and four rebounds.
Thomas College's Mallorie Blakney earned the Most
Valuable Player Award for the Terrier Tip-off
Tournament.
The players named to the All Tournament Team were Karen Demers (Thomas), Irene
Tompkins (St. Josephs), Hanna Pelletier (Fort Kent), and Angela Moody (Machias).
November 17, 2007
Thomas Opens Terrier Tip-off
Thomas 75, UMM 54;
College of St. Joseph 61, UMFK 52
Waterville, Maine--Thomas College plays host to the
Women's Basketball Terrier Tip-off this weekend as the
first set of games came to an end at Larry Mahaney
Gymnasium on Saturday night. Thomas College won the
first game of the double header by beating the
University of Maine at Machias by the score of 75-54. In
the night cap, College of St. Joseph beat the University of Maine at Fort Kent by the score of 61-52.
Thomas College and the University of Maine at Machias
played a close game in the first half. Thomas then
pulled away in the second half by out scoring Machias
47-32. Thomas was lead by Lea McNary with 14 points and
16 rebounds. Machias was led by Felicia Herring with 12
points and nine rebounds.
College of St. Joseph took the lead and held
it with the victory over the University of Maine at Fort
Kent. The College of St. Joseph were led by Irene Tompkins with 11
points and 19 rebounds. Fort Kent was led by Hannah
Pelletier with 11 points and nine boards.
The Terrier Tip-off will continue Sunday, November 18,
at Larry Mahaney Gymnasium. The University of Maine at
Machias will play the University of Maine at Fort Kent
at 1:00 p.m. in the consolation game. Thomas College
will play College of St. Joseph at 3:00 p.m. in the
championship game
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