Women's Basketball News
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UMaine Presque Isle drops two, but gains confidence |
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Tuesday, 20 November 2007 |
The University of Maine Women's basketball team opened its
season against a tough UMaine Farmington squad with a 75-47 loss in the opening
round of the Webber Energy Women's Basketball Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday at
Dearborn Gymnasium. Farmington bolted out to an 11-0 lead, but
UMPI battled back keeping the game within reach at the half, 41-27. The defensive intensity was too much for a
young Owls team, as they were held to 33 percent shooting from the floor. Freshman point guard Megan Korhonen (Littleton, ME), in her first official colligate
game, played with much poise and confidence as she led her Presque Isle team
with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Junior Erica Davis (Cumberland,
ME) added 11 points and 5 rebounds for
UMPI and Junior Anna Lenentine (Monticello, ME) had
6 points and 6 rebounds. Caitlyn Laflin
led the Beavors with a 20 point effort.
In Sunday's game, the UMaine Presque
Isle Women took on Emerson College of Boston in the Consolation game. The Owls played a strong first half,
executing well on offense which gave them the lead at half time, 35-34. In second half play, the Owls were out rebounded
allowing their opponents to score off second chance points. Despite a solid effort in the last 10 minutes
of play, Emerson pulled out the win, 73-58. Leading the Owls in scoring once again was
Freshman Megan Korhonen (Littleton, ME)
with 24 points. Junior Erica Davis (Cumberland, ME)
played a solid game, contributing 19 points and 9 rebounds. "The score of both tournament games does not
indicate how well we played over the weekend, commented Head Coach Tracy
Guerrette. "I never want my team to be content with losing, but I am very
pleased with the way they battled and executed in the consolation game,
especially against a tough Emerson team.
We played with a lot of heart and intensity for 40 minutes. We improved tremendously over the weekend and
I believe it's a good start to our season."
In other news, Freshman Point Guard,
Megan Korhonen
was selected to the All-Tournament team for her phenomenal
play
over the weekend, scoring a two game total of 47 points.
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Lady Owls Take On Local Rec Kids |
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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
 Coach Tracy
Guerrette and the women's basketball team from UMaine Presque Isle traveled down
the road to share their wisdom with the third and fourth grade girls enrolled
in the basketball program at the Presque Isle Recreation and Parks Department.
Four players from the UMPI women's team made the trip to go over some simple
skills with the 25 enthusiastic players taking part in the clinic. The group started with a little drill to get
the blood flowing and to become familiar with the names of the boundary lines
on the court. Soon following this
exercise were the ever popular ballnastics, which then moved to a ball handling
session. The UMPI coaches and players
stressed the importance of proper technique and the use of both hands during
this time. They also showed the kids how
to protect the ball and quickly switch from one hand to another when a defender
approaches. The players also did a passing
drill, a defensive drill, a shooting form drill, and a little game to put it
all together. All the players enjoyed
the drills, clapping and cheering on their teammates throughout.
When asked why she
brought her team down, Head Women's Coach Tracy Guerrette said it was a great
opportunity for her team to get involved with and give back to the
community. The players loved the idea
and are looking forward to continuing to do clinics like this in the future. Coach Guerrette also said she loves working
with children, and the personal interaction with the kids was the most enjoyable
part. Coach Guerrette was helped
with the clinic by players Megan
Korhonen, Victoria Rowe, Ashley Epright, and Mindy Sullivan, while former
player Leah Joy also helped.
This experience
proved to be enjoyable and educational for all involved. The children in the basketball league got a
different perspective than what they usually get from their coaches. They get a chance to see young ladies that
have turned into college players, even though those players were once where the
grades 3&4 players are right now.
The players realized how incredible it can be to work with young
children and how important it is for these kids to have role models such as the
players that they can look up to.
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