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2007 All-Independent Conference Teams |
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Wednesday, 12 December 2007 |
The NCAA Association of DIII Independents has named
the 2007 All-Independent Conference Teams.
After competing well during their respective seasons, the University of Maine at Presque Isle fall sport
athletes of the Men's and Women's Cross Country, and Men's and Women's soccer
teams are being honored on the following teams:
2007 All-Independent Men's Soccer Teams
First Team -
Senior Midfielder Matt Petrie (Old Town, ME)
Second Team
- Senior Defender Chase Higgins (Presque Isle, ME)
Honorable
Mention - Sophomore Defender Trevor
Hews (Van Buren, ME)
2007 All-Independent Women's Soccer Teams
Second Team - Defender Senior Anna Delong (Presque Isle, ME)
Honorable
Mention - Forward Junior Erin
Pelletier (Madawaska, ME)
Honorable
Mention - Goalkeeper Sophomore Billie Martin
(Caribou, ME)
2007 All-Independent Men's Cross Country Teams
Second Team - Junior Emerson Wright (Presque Isle, ME)
2007 All-Independent Women's Cross Country Teams
First Team - Junior Michelle Phillips (Riverview, NB)
Second Team - Senior Leah Joy (Swan's Island, ME)
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UMaine - Presque Isle Uses OT to Silence Eagles |
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Sunday, 04 November 2007 |
Senior Matt Petrie Scores on two PK's, including OT winner. The Owls won 3-2.
Poultney, VT (Sunday, November 4, 2007) - In the Association of Division III Independents Northeast Regional Tournament Consolation round, the University of Maine at Presque Isle Owls (9-10-1) and the Green Mountain College Eagles (9-12-1) squared off for a classic New England soccer battle. Overtime and three penalty kicks made the difference.
UMPI opened the game with an opportunistic goal in the first half when senior forward Robert Allan (Wallace, NS) scored on a rebounded shot by freshman midfielder Joshua Peaslee (Woolwich, ME). The second half provided more points and it wasn't until the last 16 minutes of regulation that the game would see Green Mountain level with a PK from senior midfielder Bradley Mitchell. UMPI answered three minutes later with a PK of their own, converted by senior midfielder Matt Petrie (Old Town, ME) to go ahead by one.
With :07 left on the clock Mitchell would convert a solo effort to force overtime. The first 10 minutes went scoreless, but in the second ten of overtime, Matt Petrie converted on another penalty kick to finish the match. Petrie and fellow teammate, sophomore back Trevor Hews (Van Buren, ME) made the All-Tournament team.
Junior net minder for UMPI, Scott Clenchy (Herberts, SK) would make 15 saves on 27 shots.
The Owls had lost in the semi-finals the previous day to Mitchell College of Connecticut, 3-1. UMaine Presque finishes their season at 9-10-1.
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UMPI Men’s Soccer honors seniors |
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Saturday, 27 October 2007 |
The University of Maine
at Presque Isle men's soccer team played extremely well on Senior Day Sunday
defeating UMaine Machias by of a score of 4-0.
The Owls out shot their opponents 19-0.
Matt Petrie (Old Town, ME) opened up all scoring by netting a goal off a long
direct kick by David Rudolph (Sullivan, ME) at 9:15 into the contest. Corey
Harding (Plymouth, ME) put the Owls up 2-0 with just minutes remaining in
the first half. Joe Pinault (Kezar Falls, ME) scored the first goal of second half off a Devon Peaslee (Woolwich, ME) assist and Petrie again saw the back of the net at
64:12 to solidfy the UMPI win.
UMaine Presque Isle's seven
seniors have contributed greatly to the Owls' success over the last four
years. With their hard work and
dedication, they have helped to both build up the soccer program and bring it
success during their time at Presque Isle.
UMPI seniors are: Matt Petrie (Old Town, ME), Jared
Griffith (New Glasglow, NS) and Chuck
Reece (Phippsburg, ME) all playing in Midfield; Chase Higgins (Presque Isle, ME), David Rudolph
(Sullivan, ME) and Scott
Clenchy (Herberts, SK), leading the defense; and finally Robert Allan (Wallace, NS) playing upfront with the offense.
With their solid season, the Owls clenched a berth in
the upcoming NCAA Division III Independent Regional Playoffs, which will take
place this upcoming weekend. This is the
3rd year in a row that the Owls have qualified for the playoffs, due
to the commitment of UMPI's seven seniors.
Presque Isle enters the tournament in the 3rd seat and will
face Mitchell College on Saturday, Novemeber 3rd, who the Owls split with
during the regular season. Conference
championships will be held on Sunday, the 4th.
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UMPI takes Lyndon State to Double Overtime |
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Saturday, 20 October 2007 |
Matthew Scagnelli's goal 34
seconds into double overtime propelled the Lyndon State College men's soccer
team to a 1-0 victory over the University of Maine
at Presque Isle Saturday.
Scagnelli's goal came after
more than 100 minutes of scoreless soccer, and ends a Lyndon State six-game winless streak dating back to Satruday,
Sept. 29. The UMaine men played a
strong, solid game, but were unable to capitalize on their advantages
throughout the match.
Keeper Scott Clenchy had fives saves on the day. The Owls move to 7-8-1 on the season as they
look to host rival UMaine Fort Kent on Thursday evening at 7:30. They game will be held at the Presque Isle Middle
School.
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Owls take Nighthawks into Overtime Battle |
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Saturday, 13 October 2007 |
Boston, ME,
October 14 - The UMaine Presque Isle men's soccer team competed in a tough
battle on Sunday against the Nighthawks of Newbury College, which ended in a
big overtime win for the Owls, 2-1.
After a scoreless first half, Newbury obtained the first goal of the
game at 50:24. The Owls quickly evened
the score with a pass across the goal from Devon
Peaslee (Woolwich, ME) to his brother Joshua
Peaslee (Woolwich, ME) resulting in a header into the lower left corner of
the Newbury goal to tie the game at the 68 minute mark. In the 5th
minute of overtime when Devon Peaslee
crossed the ball to Joe Pinault (Kezar Falls, ME) who provided the game winning
goal in sudden death overtime.
On Saturday, the UMPI men traveled to New
London, Connecticut to take on
rival Mitchell College. The Owls came out slow in the first half and
were never able to recover in the 4-0 loss to Mitchell.
Last Thursday, the UMPI Owls traveled to the University
of Maine at Machias and defeated
the Clippers in a score of 2-1. Putting
the ball in the net for the Owls was Devon Peaslee (Woolwich, ME)
off a Joe Pinault (Kezar Falls, ME)
corner kick, which put UMPI ahead 1-0. With nine minutes left to play in the first
half, Machias came back and tied up the ball game. Finally with 22 minutes remaining in the
second half, Corey Harding (Plymouth, ME)
scored off a Peaslee assist to put the Owls up 2-1. UMPI dominated the game, out shooting their
opponent 25-4.
The Owls men are now 7-7-1
on the season as they head to Lyndon State College of Vermont this
weekend. Game time is Saturday afternoon
at 2:00 pm.
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UMPI Men’s Soccer Win a pair |
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Thursday, 04 October 2007 |
The University of Maine at Presque Isle men's soccer team
traveled to Unity on Thursday of last week and were able to pick up the 5-0 win. The Owls had a strong showing right from the
start, scoring 4 first half goals, while shutting out their opponents. Picking up first half goals for Presque Isle
were Devon Peaslee
(Woolwich,
ME), his twin brother Josh Peaslee (Woolwich,
ME), Robert
Allan (Wallace, NS) and Corey Fournier (Bradley,
ME).
Trevor
Hews (Van Buren,
ME) recorded two assists in the game, both
on long throw ins. Allan scored the only 2nd half goal to seal the victory for the
Owls as the team moved to 4-5-1 on the season. Goalie
Scott Clenchy made 2 saves for the shut out, as everyone on the roster saw
playing time and were able to contribute to the win.
On Saturday,
the Owls hosted Thomas College and revenged an earlier loss to the
Terriers, which occurred at the beginning of the season. Presque
Isle was victorious as they picked up the easy 4-0 win. Matt Petrie (Old
Town, ME) placed the ball in the net off a direct
kick to open the scoring and Devon
Peaslee (Woolwich,
ME) made it 2-0 just before halftime on an
assist from brother Josh Peaslee (Woolwich,
ME). Both Joe
Pinault (Keazer Falls,
ME) and Victor Jacques (Gouldsboro,
ME) scored 2nd half goals for the Owls who out
shot Thomas 12-4.
The Owls
recent success can be contributing to the outstanding defensive play of Trevor Hews (Van
Buren, ME), Chase
Higgins (Presque Isle,
ME) and David Rudolph (Sullivan,
ME), and freshmen sweeper Ben Costello (Bradley,
ME). The
Owls improved to 5-5-1 as they headed into a Sunday match-up
against Maine Maritime Academy.
The UMPI men will head to Machias on October 11th
to take on UMM. Game time is at 4:00 pm.
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Owl Men Lose a Heart Breaker to UMF |
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Saturday, 29 September 2007 |
Despite a strong defensive effort and good overall play, the UMPI men's soccer team lost a tough match to the University of Maine at Farmington on Saturday afternoon. The Beaver's were able to capitalize on an early first half goal at 7:43, but were then limited for the rest of the contest thanks to exceptional play from senior Chase Higgins (Presque Isle, ME) and sophomore Trevor Hews (Van Buren, ME). Thought UMPI played down a man for the last 25 minutes of the game, they battled to the end. Their sustained intensity created many offensive opportunities, but they were still unable to put the ball in the net.
The men will travel to Unity on Thursday, the 4th for a 4pm game. They look to host Thomas College on Saturday; game time is at 3pm, and will be back on the road on Sunday, playing an afternoon game at Maine Maritime Academy.
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UMPI Men Soccer shuts out Southern Vermont |
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Saturday, 22 September 2007 |
The University of Maine men's soccer team rolled to an easy 7-0 victory over
Southern Vermont College on Saturday afternoon. Leading the way for the Owls was Matt
Carrington (Nottingham, UK) with two goals and one assist, Josh Peaslee
(Woolwich, ME) with one goal and two assists, and Jared Griffiths (New Glasgow,
NS) and Matt Petrie (Old Town, ME) each having one goal and one assist
respectively. Other goal scorers for
UMPI were Joe Pinault (Kezar
Falls, ME) and Corey Fournier (Bradley, ME). The Owls out
shot their opponents 36-0, as they move to 3-4-1 on the season.
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UMPI Men Split Weekend Games |
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Monday, 17 September 2007 |
The University of Maine
at Presque Isle Men's Soccer team split a pair of weekend games, while moving
to 2-3-1 on the season. The Owls
defeated NCAA Division III Independent rival Mitchell College 3-2 on Saturday, then traveled to Standish, ME and dropped a 2-0 decision to St. Joseph College on Sunday.
Against Mitchell, the Owls
fell behind early, only to fight back and tie the game in the 23rd
minute as Joe Pinault scored off a Matt Petrie assist. Deavon Peaslee put the Owls on top 2-1 with a
pass from Pinault, but Mitchell battled back to tie the game at two with 14
minutes remaining in the first half.
Finally in the 36th minute of play, the Owls got the game
winner when Jared Griffith found Petrie on the right side of the penalty area. Petrie then placed a perfect shot over
Mitchell's keeper, good enough for the 3-2 victory. Scott Clenchy made 20 saves on 22 shots.
On Sunday, the Owls matched
up with St. Joe's in a very physical contest.
Both teams had their chances to score early, but did not capitalize on the
opportunities. Finally, the Monk's
scored in the 7th minute of play on a Paul Robins header off a cross
from Doug MacCallum. The Owls kept the
pressure on strong, but could not get the equalizer. St. Joe's scored a late goal with 45 seconds
remaining in the contest to secure the 2-0 win.
Clenchy make 8 saves on the day.
The UMPI men will be on the
road again this week as they travel to Husson College on Wednesday for a 4:00 game. Their next home game will be this weekend,
during UMPI Homecoming, as the Owl's look to host Southern Vermont on Saturday at noon.
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