January 12, 2013
Star City Classic Preview
| Game |
Women's Basketball: Star City Classic
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| Time |
Saturday Sunday, January 12 &13, 2013
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| Location |
Presque Isle, ME
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Saturday's Slate:
6pm Thomas College vs. UMaine-Fort Kent
8pm Fisher College vs. UMaine-Presque Isle
Sunday's Slate:
12pm UMaine-Fort Kent vs. Fisher College
2pm Thomas College vs. UMaine-Presque Isle
University of Maine-Presque Isle OWLS
| 2012 Record |
2-9 |
| Head Coach |
Marc Heidorf |
| Affiliation |
NCAA Division III & USCAA |
| Conference |
Association of NCAA Division III Independents |
| About the Owls |
- Senior guard Emily Pelletier is averaging just under 15 points per game in her last four contests.
- After not coming down with more than 11 offensive rebounds in their first eight contests, the Owls pulled down 22 and 20 respectively during a 2-0 road trip at Fisher and SUNY-Canton last weekend.
- Faltering at the finish of some games earlier in the season, the Owls have put an emphasis on "closing out" better in 2013. The early results have been positive. In a 56-44 win over Fisher, the Owls secured the victory with an 11-2 run over the final 3:29. Two days later in a 54-46 triumph at SUNY-Canton, Presque Isle used a 13-4 run in the final 4:07 to earn the road win.
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Thomas College TERRIERS
| 2012 Record |
3-8 |
| Head Coach |
Ted Rioux
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| Affiliation |
NCAA Div. 3 |
| Conference |
North Atlantic Conference |
| About the Terriers |
- Freshman Megan Pelletier has scored double figures in all 11 games of her collegiate career. Her high total is 28, achieved on Nov. 30 vs. Green Mountain.
- The Terriers have been "road warriors" playing .500 ball away from home (2-2) while struggling at home (1-6).
- Thomas last played on Jan. 10th, a 63-49 loss to UMaine-Farmington.
- Junior Elizabeth Goodall is shooting 40% from 3-pt range this season (18-45).
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Fisher College FALCONS
| 2012 Record |
0-13 |
| Head Coach |
Josh Motrini |
| Last Game |
Loss, 92-40 vs. Fitchburg St. |
| Affiliation |
NAIA Division II |
| Conference |
Independent |
| About the Falcons |
- Last weekend vs. Presque Isle, junior Javana Bernard scored her 1000th career point for Fisher women's basketball. She is only the 2nd Falcon to topple that plateau.
- Bernard and teammate Porsha Grayson scored 36 of their team's 44 points in a 56-44 loss to the Owls in Lynn, MA last weekend.
- This weekend's games will be only the 4th and 5th road contests of the season thus far for Fisher.
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University of Maine - Fort Kent BENGALS
| 2012 Record |
8-8 |
| Head Coach |
Bradley Holabird
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| Affiliation |
USCAA |
| Conference |
Independent |
| About the Bengals |
- The Bengals have 3 players averaging double figure scoring this season: Ericka Christensen (16.1), Jennifer Colpitts (12.8), and Samantha Carapellucci 11.8).
- Freshman point guard Kayla Richards is the only Fort Kent player averaging over 30 minutes played per contest (30.4).
- The Bengals currently rank 1st in USCAA Division I in "free throw attempts per game" (25.9)
- Of their 16 games played this season, UMFK has only played 2 at home (2-0).
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