Black Bear Weekend Roundup

For those of you who weren't paying attention The University of Maine Black Bears were quite busy this weekend.
The men's hockey team swept Northeastern with two 4-2 victories. Northeastern was able to score first in both games, but the Black Bears came back both times, including a 3 goal 3rd period on Saturday. Joey Diamond was the star of the weekend for the Black Bears, as he scored the tying goal on Friday, and had a phenomenal individual effort to score the game winner on Saturday. Spencer Abbot scored his team leading 7th and 8th goals and also chipped in an assist. Dan Sullivan earned both victories as he asserted himself as the clear #1 option in net for Tim Whitehead. The Black Bears move up to #3 in the nation, trailing behind Minnesota and Boston University. The get back at it this Friday for the first of two games against Boston College in Chestnut Hill.

The men's basketball team opened up their season with a 71-66 overtime victory over Utah Valley St on Saturday. Maine held a five point lead at halftime, but Utah Valley was able to come back and tie it by the end of regulation. Troy Barnies led the way for the Black Bears with 16 points and freshman Raheem Singleton chipped in with 15 of his own. The hardwood was not so kind to the Black Bears on Sunday, as national powerhouse Maryland crushed them 89-59. Troy Barnies again had 16 points in the loss. The Black Bears will have their home debut this Friday at 7 pm. in the Alfond.

The Maine women opened their season with a game at home against Harvard. The Black Bears held a 29-8 lead at the half but were throttled 45-25 in the second as Brogan Berry took over for the Crimson, tallying 20 points in the contest. Maine did have one bright spot as redshirt freshman Amber Smith collected 11 points coming off the bench in her college debut. They resume action on the 19th with a game at Bryant College.