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Football Joins
sPring rECaP
NEWMAC in 2017
MEN'S LACROSSE
maritime academies that Peed has sought as the
TheMaineMaritimeAcademymen'slacrosse
team shattered a number of records on their way
Director of Athletics. In 2014, Maine Maritime
to the North Atlantic Conference Semifinals.
hosted the first Mariner Cup in men's lacrosse,
The Mariners were led by their three captains; Nich-
while Maritime (N.Y.) hosted the men's and
olas Betti, Bronson Guimond, and Jack Tragert. Betti
inaugural women's cup earlier this spring. Maine
was named to the NAC All-Tournament team, North
Maritime also competes in for the Mariner Cup
in volleybal . Maritime (N.Y.), USMMA and
Atlantic Conference First-Team All-Conference and re-
Maine Maritime wil compete in a men's basket-
ceived NEILA Academic All-New England and USILA
bal classic this winter.
Scholar All-American honors. Tragert joined Betti on
"This move builds two maritime institutions
the All-NAC First Team and NEILA Academic All-New
into our footbal schedule along with Norwich.
England Team, while grabbing NAC All-Academic hon-
When you add in our new agreement with
ors and representing Maine Maritime Academy in the
SUNY-Maritime and the continued rivalry with
NEILA Senior East All-Star Game on May 29. Tragert
Massachusetts Maritime, we have a schedule
ranks first all-time in face-offs percentage (.644%) and
ful of rivalry games that wil be exciting for the
students and alumni involved."
ground bal s (266). Guimond grabbed North Atlantic
Maine Maritime and USCGA have played
Conference Second-Team All-Conference accolades,
12 times since 1970 and every year since 2006.
while ranking second all-time in games started.
USCGA leads the series 7-5. The Mariners are
(L-R) Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Adam Sherman, Jack Tragert, and Assistant Coach Jeff Fell. Photo courtesy
0-9 against Norwich, having met between 1950
of A Sherman.
and 1953, and again from 1964 through 1968.
The Mariners defeated USMMA in the only
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
meeting between the two teams back in 1964.
MIT is 3-0 against Maine Maritime, while WPI is
2-0. The Mariners and Springfield have never
Competingin
met; however, al three full-time members of the
the NCAA
Maine Maritime footbal staff hold degrees from
Division III
the college.
for the first season,
The move wil end Maine Maritime's half-cen-
Maine Maritime
tury association with the NEFC. The Mariners are
Academy Women's
one of two founding members remaining in the
Lacrosse enjoyed a
NEFC, and the only institution that has competed
season ful of first-
in the league continuously since its inception.
Maine Maritime's 10 other varsity sports wil
time accomplish-
continue play in the North Atlantic Conference
ments. on March
(NAC).
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Photo by by David Sinclair Photography.
picked up their first
win in dramatic fash-
ion against Green Mountain College, 6-5. The Mariners grabbed their
first-ever victory at Ritchie Field on April 12 against Johnson State, 11-9.
Al yson Fuehrer notched two back-to-back five-goal performances to lead
the Mariners offensively this season, earning NAC All-Academic honors
for the third time in her career. Teammate Lillian Slazas joined Fuehrer on
the All-Academic Team.
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