Sunrise Conference Players and Runners of the Week

November 10, 2009

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL - Player of the Week
Megan Korhonen (a junior, Setter from Littleton, Maine)

Megan is honored fro the third time this season after leading the Owls to two wins this week.  The junior from Littleton, Maine, averaged 6.5 assists, 1.5 kilss, and 1.1 aces in her six games played this past weekend.  She passed out 21 assists in a 3-0 win over the University of Maine at Machias and another 18 in a 3-0 win over Southern Vermont College.

MEN'S SOCCER - Co- Offensive Player of the Week
Joshua Peaslee (a junior, Midfield from Woolwich, Maine)

Josh is the co-winner this week after notching four points in a 5-0 win over Fisher College.  The junior scored two goals in the shutout win.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY - Runner of the Week
Justin Fereshetian (a sophomore from Turner, ME)

Justin is recognized after capturing the individual men's championship at the Sunrise Conference championship at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.  The sophomore ran the race in a time of 29:00 (better his previous time on the course by around 50 seconds) and was named the Male Runner of the Year.  Having also been named to the all-conference team, Justin also qualified for the NAIA National Championships, which will be held on November 21st in Vancouver, Washington.

SUNRISE CONFERENCE
Players of the Week
October 6, 2009

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Megan Korhonen (Junior from Littleton, ME)
Megan repeats of Player of the Week after a dominating performance at the Sunrise Conference orund robin event a Paul Smith's College.  The junior setter from Littleton, Maine led the owls to three wins after recording 72 assists, 18 kilss, 23 digs, and 11 service aces.  She had 32 assists in a 3-0 win over the University of Maine at Machias and had 24 and 16 assists respectively in wins over Paul Smith and the University of Maine at Fort Kent.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Shelly Hanson (Junior from Charleston, ME)
Shelly battled tough weather conditions to win this week's award.  The junior finished in 87th place out of 290 runners at the Pop Crowell Invitiational at Gordon College.  hanson recorded a time of 21:57 in the 5K race.

Paul Smith, NY - The University of Maine at Presque Isle women's volleyball team swept their Sunrise Conference games this weekend held at Paul Smith's College in New York.  With the three wins, the Owls improve to 12-2 on the year and remain undefeated in Sunrise Conference play.

In the opening match against host Paul Smith's, the Lady Owls picked up a 3-0 win, with individual match scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-20.  The second match against UMaine Machias resulted in a 3-0 win for the Owls; scores for the game were 25-9, 25-21, 25-5.  The third and final match of the day was against UMaine Fort Kent, and again the Lady Owls won 3-0 with scores of 25-12, 25-4, and 25-23. 

The Owls are currently on an eight match winning streak and 18-0 in their last six matches combined.  UMPI will look to avenge one of their two loses on the season this weekend when they travel to Maine Maritime Academy, who is the defending NAC Champions.  The last match against the two rivals was very close with MMA picking up the 3-0 win with scores of 27-25, 25-22, and 25-21.  "We're looking forward to the rematch because our last match with them was very close and could have gone either way," stated Head Coach Terry Cummings.  "Our girls have come along way since then, so it should be a great match-up."

The Owls travel to Castine to take on the Mariners of Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday, October 10 at 11:00 am.  This is followed by a match-up against Thomas College at 2:00 pm.

SUNRISE CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
September 29, 2009

Women's Volleyball - Player of the Week

Megan Korhonen (a Junior from Littleton, ME) - Megan wins the award after leading the Owls to four wins this week.  The junior from Littleton, Maien collected 72 assists, including 22 in a win over Thomas College, 15 kilss, and 30 digs in 13 games.  She had a double-double in a 3-0 win over Husson College with 18 assists and 12 digs.  She also had two aces in that match.   The UMPI volleyball team is currently 9-2 on the year.




Women's Soccer - Defensive Player of the Week

Makayla Gahagan (a Senior from Caribou, ME) - Makayla is honored after leading the Owls to a convincing 4-1 over Vermont Technical College.  The senior from Caribou, Maine helped limit the Green Knights to just five shots on goal.






Men's Soccer - Offensive Player of the Week

Devon Peaslee (a Junior from Woolwich, Maine) - Devon is honored after notching 10 points in two games last week.  The junior from Woolwich, Maine had one goal and one assist in a 3-0 win over Vermont Technical College.  He followed that with three goals and one assist for seven points in a 6-1 win over the College of St. Joseph Vermont.

Bangor, ME - The University of Maine at Presque Isle women's volleyball team was no match for Husson defeating the Eagles 15-25, 25-22,15-25, 18-25 on Tuesday evening.  With the win, UMPI improves to 6-2 on the season in their second victory of the year against Husson.  The Owls were led by Michelle Ferry (Sr., Princeton, ME) who contributed 10 kills, 20 digs and 3 aces and Johannah Bubar (Jr., Riverview, NB) adding 8 kills, 3 aces, and 7 blocks.

The owls came out strong, setting the tone early with a 25-15 first set win, then pulling out a hard fought 25-22 second win.  Middle Hitter Erica Davis (North Yarmouth, ME) led the way for the Owls in the second match up of the day, with 3 kills and one block.  Ferry added 3 service aces and one block to go with 4 diggs.  In the third set, Husson fought their way back into the match with a 25-15 win; Megan Korhonen (Littleton, ME) had six assists and two diggs.  In the fourth set, UMPI came back strong to earn the 25-18 win.  Ferry, Davis, Victoria Rowe (Houlton, ME) and Bubar all had each 3 kills respectively.  Davis added 4 blocks, while Korhonen served up 9 assists, 24 total in the match. 

A strong showing from Husson rookie Hannah Olstad contributing 9 kills and three blocks was not enough to beat the Owls.  Other notable Husson performers include Kait McKay with 9 digs and 12 kills and Aleta Johnson with 9 digs and 12 kills.

The Owls will see action against Husson for the 3rd time in two weeks this Saturday, September 26, at the Machias Homecoming Invitational.  Match time is set for 10:00 am.  UMPI will also face Thomas College at 12:00 noon and take on host school UMaine Machias at 2:00 pm.

Senior Michelle Ferry

Presque Isle, ME - The University of Maine at Presque Isle women's volleyball moves to 5-2 on the season with a 3-0 win over Sunrise Conference rival UMaine Fort Kent on Saturday afternoon.  The Bengals were easily defeated in three matches, 25-14, 25-13, 25-15. 

The Owls dominated most of the match, as they showed both great team and individual play.  "They are really coming together and are beginning to develop as a unity," commented head Coach Terry Cummings.  "We have a big match with Husson on Tuesday evening in Bangor.  We defeated Husson a couple of weeks ago, but we're looking for a competitive rematch."

The Owls travel to Husson on Tuesday evening for a 8:00 pm evening match, and are back in action on the weekend at the UMaine Machias Homecoming Tournament, where UMPI will face UMM, Thomas, and Husson for yet another time.

Women's Volleyball during an early season practice

Waterville, ME - The University of Maine at Presque Isle Volleyball team started this season right where they left off - winning.  The Lady Owls won all three of their weekend matches at the Thomas College Invitational in a 3-0 decision.  With the three wins, UMPI moves to 3-0 on the season.

In Friday night's contest, the Owls defeat Massachusetts Maritime Academy 3-0, then went on to beat Elms College (3-0) and Thomas College (3-0) on Saturday afternoon.  "This was a great way to start the season," commented head coach Terry Cummings, "we beat a very good Elms team and a much improved Thomas team."  All players on the Owl squad contributed to the weekend success, as the team is already playing well despite the it being so early in the season.  Coach Cummings looks ahead to continued improvement as the team heads to the Colby College Invitational this upcoming weekend for what should prove to be a measuring tool for the success of the rest of the season.

UMPI returns to action on Friday, September 11th as they face Bates College at 8:00 pm, followed by two matches on Saturday afternoon against Husson University (11:00 am start) and Maine Maritime Academy (game time at 1:30 pm).  "Bates, Husson and Maine Maritime Academy are probably the three best teams we will play all year," noted Coach Cummings, "and to play them all on the same weekend can only make us better as we prepare to defend our Sunrise Conference Chamionship."