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General InformationSchool: The University of MaineLocation: Orono, Maine 04469Founded: 1865Enrollment: 11,600Nickname: Black BearsColors: Blue (PMS 289 and 292) and WhiteAffliation: NCAA ivision IConference: America EastFacility: UMaine Field Hockey Complex (cap. 500/field turf)President: r. Susan HunterAthletic irector: Karlton Creech (North Carolina State Univ. ’95)Athletic ept. Telephone: (207) 581-1052Senior Associate irector of Athletics: Jack CosgroveSenior Associate irector of Athletics: Lynn CouttsAssoc. A for evelopment: Seth WoodcockAssociate A for Operations: Will BibersteinAssistant A for Community Engagement: Tyson McHattenHead Coach: Josette Babineau 10th season (New Brunswick ‘93) irector of Academic Support (field hockey): Cristina KerlukeField Hockey Trainer: Matt Murray2016 Captain: Sydney Veljacic

HistoryFirst Year of Field Hockey: 1972 (44 seasons)Program Record: 433-313-29Last Post-Season Game: November 8, 2015Result: Albany 2, Maine 0 (America East Tournament Championship)

Team Information2015 Record: 19-4 2015 AE Record: 7-1Conference Finish: Tied for FirstLetterwinners Returning/Lost 11/6Newcomers: Six

Media Relations Information Shawn Berry / Field Hockey Contact E-mail: shawn.w.berry@maine.edu Offce Phone: 207.581.1458 Cell Phone: 207.478.4256Assistant A for Community Engagement: Tyson McHatten Offce Phone: 207.581.3596Web Site: www.GoBlackBears.comMailing Address: University of Maine Athletic Media Relations 5747 Memorial Gym Orono, ME 04469-5747

Maine Field Hockey Quick Facts

2016 SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time/ResultAug. 26 PROVIDENCE 1 p.m.Aug. 28 SACRED HEART 1 p.m.Sep. 2 at Hofstra 3 p.m.Sep. 5 DARTMOUTH 1 p.m. Sep. 9 at Boston University 4 p.m.Sep. 10 UCAL-DAVIS& 3 p.m.Sep. 16 BRYANT 4 p.m.Sep. 18 NORTH CAROLINA 11 a.m. Sep. 24 at Northeastern 2 p.m.Sep. 25 at Harvard 2 p.m. Sep. 30 at UMass Lowell* 7 p.m.Oct. 2 at UAlbany* 1 p.m.Oct. 9 at UNH* 1 p.m.Oct. 14 VERMONT* 12 p.m.Oct. 16 CALIFORNIA 11 a.m.Oct. 20 UMASS LOWELL* 3 p.m.Oct. 21 ALBANY* 3 p.m.Oct. 28 UNH* 3 p.m.Oct. 30 at Vermont* 1 p.m.

* America East Conference Game& Neutral Site at Boston University

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Most GoalsGame – 5, by Gina Ferazzi (vs. UM-Presque Isle, 1983)Single Season – 21, by Lynn Shostak (1975)Career – 57, by Kelly Newton (2008–11)

Most AssistsGame -- 3, by Steph Chakmakian (vs. Towson, 1999), Karen Hebert (vs. Davis & Elkins, 1997), Annie Elkanich (vs. Siena, 1995), Margaret Henrick (vs. Siena, 1995), Nancy Nigro (vs. Lowell, 1985), Morgan Brady (vs. Boston University, 2001), Jen Johnstone (vs. St. Louis, 2002), Tara Bedard (vs. New Hampshire, 2002), Shaunessy Saucier (vs. Sacred Heart, 2005) Kelly Newton (vs. St. Louis, 2011) Annabelle Hamilton (vs. Lehigh, 2011) Marissa Shaw (vs. Fairfield 2013)Single Season – 25, by Kelly Newton (2011)Career – 49, by Kelly Newton (2008–11)

Most Total PointsGame – 10, by Gina Ferazzi (vs. UM-Presque Isle, 1983) 10, by Kelly Newton (vs. Pacific, 2009)Single Season – 51, by Kelly Newton (2011)Career – 163, by Kelly Newton (2008--11 )

Most Defensive SavesGame – 4, by Stacey Starbird (vs. New Hampshire, 1989, and

UConn, 1989)Single Season – 19, by Stacey Starbird (1989)Career – 28, by Stacey Starbird (1989–91)

Goalkeeping RecordsMost Shutouts, Single Season – 9, by Mary Lou Winstel (1993)Most Shutouts, Career – 29, by Mary Lou Winstel (1991–94)Most Saves, Game – 37, by Deb McSweeney (vs. UConn, 1989)Most Saves, Single Season – 260, by Mary Lou Winstel (1992)Most Saves, Career – 798, by Mary Lou Winstel (1991–94)

Most Team Goals in SeasonTotal Team Goals -- 89 (2011)

Season & Career Records

2015 America East Standings(EAST DIVISION)

-----CONF.-----OVERALL--- SCHOOL W L W L (yx) Albany 7 1 19 3 (x)Maine 7 1 19 4 UNH 4 4 8 11 Vermont 2 6 4 16 UMass Lowell 0 8 5 14

x -America East regular season championsy - America East tournament champion (NCAA berth)

2015 America East TournamentQuarterfinals Nov. 5-6, 2015 Alumni Turf (Albany, N.Y.)Game 1:E#1 Albany 7 W#4 UC Davis 1Game 2: W#1 Stanford 4, E#4 Vermont 2Game 3: W#2 Pacific 2, E#3 UNH 1Game 4: E#2 Maine 2, W#3 California 1Semifinals Nov. 7, 2015 Alumni Turf (Albany, N.Y.)Game 1: E#1 Albany 5, W#2 Pacific 0Game 2: E#2 Maine 2, W#1 Stanford 1 Finals Nov. 8, 2015 Alumni Turf (Albany, N.Y.) E#1 Albany 2, E#2 Maine 0

2015 America East HonoreesOffensive Player of the Year: Maddie Secco, StanfordMidfielder of the Year: Paula Heuser, AlbanyDefensive Player of the Year: Savannah Burns, PacificGoalkeeper of the Year: Dulcie Davies, Stanford Rookie of the Year: Melina Moore, CaliforniaCoaching Staff of the Year: Maine (Head Coach, Josette Babineau)

2015 Maine All-ConferenceAmerica East First Team: Nicole SeveyAmerica East Second Team: Sydney VeljacicAmerica East All-Rookie Team: Libby RiedlAmerica East All-Academic Team: Sydney Veljacic (Highest GPA)America East All-Championship Team: Danielle Aviani, Katie Bingle and Nicole Sevey

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ECAC Tournament MVPMargaret Henrick – 1994Jeni Turner – 1996

NFHCA All-AmericansMary Lou Winstel – 199 (Third team)Annie Elkanich – 1996 (Third team)Morgan Brady – 2001 (Third team)Tara Bedard – 2002 (Third team)Kelly Newton - 2010 (Third team)Kelly Newton - 2011 (Third team) Annabelle Hamilton - 2013 (Third

Team)Annabelle Hamilton - 2014 (Second

Team)Nicole Sevey - 2015 (Second Team) NFHCA Regional All-AmericansTina Ouellette – 1985 (Honorable mention)Charlene Martin – 1986, ’87(Honorable mention)Maureen Martin – 1988 (First team)Heleen Wiersma – 1989 (Honorable mention)Michelle Gallan – 1993, 1994 (Second team)Mary Lou Winstel – 1993, 1994 (First team)Margaret Henrick – 1994 (Second team), 1995 (First team)Annie Elkanich – 1995 (Second team), 1996 (First team)Cindy Botett – 1996 (Second team), 1997 (Second team)Jeni Turner 1996 (First team), 1997 (First team)Dedra DeLilli 1997 (Second team), 1998 (First team)Becky Blue – 1998 (Second team)Mary Beth Coughlin – 1998 (Second team)Kristi Knights – 1999 (Second team), 2000 (Second team)

Year-by-Year RecordsSEASON W L T COACH POST-SEASON1972 9 0 0 Janet Anderson MAIAW Champions1973 7 2 0 Janet Anderson MAIAW Champions1974 5 3 1 Jeanne Walsh1975 14 5 1 Jeanne Walsh AIAW Tournament1976 7 3 1 eb avis1977 7 5 2 eb avis1978 5 7 2 eb avis1979 8 3 2 eb avis MAIAW Champions1980 9 2 2 eb avis MAIAW Champions1981 9 6 0 eb avis MAIAW Champions1982 7 8 2 eb avis1983 5 8 3 eb avis1984 7 6 0 Jeri Waterhouse1985 10 11 1 Jeri Waterhouse1986 15 8 0 Jeri Waterhouse ECAC Champions1987 6 10 4 Jeri Waterhouse1988 7 10 0 Jeri Waterhouse1989 4 13 1 Jeri Waterhouse1990 8 11 2 Jeri Waterhouse1991 9 7 1 Terry Kix1992 6 9 2 Terry Kix1993 11 6 1 Terry Kix North Atlantic Conf. Tournament1994 14 6 1 Terry Kix ECAC Champions1995 12 8 0 Terry Kix North Atlantic Conf. Tournament1996 (18) 17 5 0 Terry Kix America East Tournament/ ECAC Champions1997 12 8 0 Terry Kix America East Tournament1998 11 7 0 Terry Kix1999 9 10 0 Terry Kix2000 8 11 0 Terry Kix2001 10 8 0 Terry Kix America East Tournament2002 15 4 0 Terry Kix America East Tournament2003 15 6 0 Terry Kix America East Tournament2004 12 7 0 Terry Kix America East Tournament2005 13 7 0 Terry Kix America East Tournament2006 8 11 0 Andrea Thebarge America East Tournament2007 5 11 0 Josette Babineau2008 6 11 0 Josette Babineau America East Tournament2009 12 7 0 Josette Babineau America East Tournament2010 13 6 0 Josette Babineau America East Tournament2011 (13) 16 4 0 Josette Babineau America East Tournament2012 (22) 10 10 0 Josette Babineau America East Tournament2013 11 9 0 Josette Babineau America East Tournament2014 10 10 0 Josette Babineau America East Tournament2015 (17) 19 4 0 Josette Babineau America East Tournament Regular Season Co-ChampsTotal 433 313 29

(#) – enotes final national ranking Jen Johnstone – 2000 (Second team), 2001 (First team), 2002 (Second team)Morgan Brady – 2001 (First team)Tara Bedard – 2002 (First team)Kim Leo – 2002 (Second Team)Karly Bundy – 2003 (First Team)Jerrel Lance – 2003 (First Team)Liz Mendell – 2004 (First Team)Meagan Connolly – 2004 (Second Team), 2005 (First Team)Rachael Hilgar – 2004 (Second Team)

Jamie Morin – 2004 (Second Team)Kasey Spencer – 2005(Second Team)Kim MacDonald –2005 (Second Team)Katie Flaherty – 2006 (Second Team)Amy Zdrojesky – 2006 (Second Team)2007 (Second Team)Kelly Newton - 2008 (First Team), 2009 (Second Team), 2010 (Second Team), 2011 (First Team)Maire Dineen -2008 (Second Team), 2009 (Second Team)Jocelyn Mitchell - 2009 (Second Team), 2011 (Second Team)Stephanie Gardiner - 2010 (Second Team), 2011 (First Team)Annabelle Hamilton - 2012 (First Team), 2013 (First Team)2014 (First Team)Zoe Adkins - 2012 (First Team)Holly Stewart - 2012 (First Team), 2013 (Second Team)2014 (First Team)Nicole Sevey - 2013 (Second Team)2014 (Second Team)2015 (First Team)Danielle Aviani - 2015 (First Team)Sydney Veljacic - 2015 (First Team)Katie Bingle - 2015 (Second Team)

NFHCA National Academic SquadKristin Gilbert – 1987, 1988Deb McSweeney – 1989Jenni Stinchcomb – 1993, 1994Danielle Burke – 1999, 2000Morgan Brady – 2001Kristy Ferran – 2001, 2002Rebecca Ouellet – 2001, 2002, 2003Rachael Hilgar – 2002, 2003, 2004Jill Rosick – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005Kristen Healy–2003,2004, 2005,2007Traci Rainone – 2003, 2004Kara Brady – 2004Emily Dooling – 2004Joanna Fernandes – 2004, 2005, 2006Christie Mosley – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Erin Reusch – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Meagan Connolly – 2005Nicole Emery – 2005, 2006, 2007Ilea Enos – 2005

All-Time Record & Awards

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Rebecca Giroux – 2005, 2006, 2007Katy LePage – 2005Amanda Sagan – 2005Gina Legge – 2006Mallory Anderson – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010Mallory Pollard – 2006, 2007, 2008Brittney Cummings --2007, 2008, 2009, 2010Maire Dineen --2007, 2008, 2009, 2010Cassandra Mendonca -- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010Kallie Aldus - 2008, 2010Brittany Fleck - 2008, 2011Kim MacDonald - 2008Gigi Niekrask - 2008Courtney Veinotte - 2009, 2010Michelle Niedziejko - 2010Alexa Binnendijk - 2010, 2011Megan Miller - 2010, 2011Jocelyn Mitchell - 2010, 2011Zoe Berkey - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014Hannah Keating - 2011, 2012,

2013,2014Becca Paradee - 2011, 2012,

2013,2014Holly Stewart - 2011, 2012,

2013,2014Kelly Newton - 2011Natasha Ford - 2012, 2013Elke Jacobse - 2012Nicole Sevey - 2012, 2013Marissa Shaw - 2012Emma Cochran - 2013Francesca Rowley - 2013Sydney Veljacic - 2013, 2014Madison Cummings - 2013, 2014

Kasey Spencer –2005 (First team)Joanna Fernandes –2005 (Second team)Shaughnessy Saucier –2005 (Second team)Kim MacDonald –2005 (Second team)2005 (All-Rookie team)Katy LePage –2005 (All-Rookie team)Amy Zdrojwsky –2006 (First team)2007 (First team)Regina Legge –2006 (Second team)Rebecca Giroux –2006 (Second team)Katie Flaherty–2006 (Second team)Mallory Shute –2006 (All-Rookie team)Jackie D’Amato –2006 (All-Rookie team)Kristen Healy –2007 (Second team)Courtney Veinnotte –2007 (All-Rookie team)Brittney Cummings –2007 (All-Rookie team)Mairé Dineen –2007 All-Rookie Team2008 (First team)2009 (Second team)2010 (Second team)Kelly Newton –2008 (First team)2008 (All-Rookie team)2009 (First team)2010 (First team)2011 (First team)Lelia Sacré–2009 (First team)Joclyn Mitchell –2009 (Second team)2010 (Second team)2011 (Second team)Stephanie Gardiner –2008 (Second Team)2009 (Second Team)2010 (First team)2011 (First team)Brittany Fleck –2010 (Second team)Alexis Binnendijk –2010 (All-Rookie team)2011 (Second team)Annabelle Hamilton –2011 (All-Rookie Team)2012 (First team)2013 (First team)2014 (First team)Zoe Adkins –2012 (First team)Holly Stewart –2011 (Second team)2011 (All-Rookie Team)

2012 (Second team)2013 (First team)2014 (First team)Zoe Berkey –2011 (All-Rookie team)2012 (Second team)Cassidy Svetek –2012 (All-Rookie team)Nicole Sevey –2012 (All-Rookie Team)2013 (First team)2014 (Second team)2015 (First team)Francesca Rowley –2013 (Second team)Natasha Ford –2013 (All-Rookie team)Sydney Veljacic –2012 (All-Rookie team)2013 (Second team)2015 (Second team)Danielle Aviani –2013 (All-Rookie team)2014 (Second team)Emma Cochran –2014 (All-Rookie team)Libby Riedl -2015 (All-Rookie team)

ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District I

Danielle Burke – 2000Erin Reusch - 2007Maire Dineen - 2008Holly Stewart - 2014

WomensFieldHockey.Com All-Americans

Lelia Sacre - 2009 (Third Team)Kelly Newton - 2010 (Third Team)Stephanie Gardiner - 2011 (Second Team)Kelly Newton - 2011 (Third Team)

WomensFieldHockey.Com All-Rookie Team

Holly Stewart - 2011

America East All-ConferenceAmy Corbett –1989 (First team)Suzanne Plesman –1991 (First team)Margaret Henrick –1993 (First team),1994 (First team),1995 (First team)Mary Lou Winstel –1993 (First team),1994 (First team)Wendy DuBois –1995 (Second team)Annie Elkanich –1995 (First team),1996 (First team)Karen Hebert –1996 (Second team)Cindy Botett –1996 (First team),1997 (Second team)Jeni Turner –1996 (First team),1997 (First team)Dedra DeLilli –1997 (Second team)1998 (Second team)Heidi Spurling –1997 (Second team)Becky Blue – 1998 (Second team)Mary Beth Coughlin -1998 (First team)Danielle Burke –1999 (Second team)Shannon Clifford –1999 (Second team)Noriko Kariya –1999 (Second team),2000 (Second team)Jaye Lance –2000 (All-Rookie),2002 (First Team)2003 (First team)Morgan Brady –2001 (First team)Jen Johnstone –2001 (First team),2002 (First team)Tara Bedard –2002 (First team)Karly Bundy –2002 (Second team)2003 (First team)Karen Magno –2003 (Second team)Kim Leo –2002 (Second team)Meagan Connolly –2002 (All-Rookie);2004 (Second team)2005 (First team)Rachael Hilgar –2003 (Second team)2004 (First team)Liz Mendell –2004 (First team)Jamie Morin –2004 (First team)

All-Time Awards

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Josette Babineau enters her 10th season as head coach of the Black Bears. While at the helm of the Black Bears, coach Babineau has guided the squad to eight-straight America East Tournament apperences. Through her time at Maine, Babineau has coached and mentored five All-American selections and 34 All-Conference players.

Coach Babineau has continued to form the Black Bears into a nationally recognized program as Maine received votes in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Top-20 poll. Maine finished the 2015 season ranked as the 17th team in the country. Coach Babineau and her staff had one of the best seasons in school history in 2015.

The Black Bears set a school record for most wins in a season with 19. They also reached the America East con-ference championship for the first time since 2005. Coach Babineau and her staff also received honors from the America East conferene as coaching staff of the year. Other accolades that Babineau received, the 2015 4U Field Hockey / NFHCA ivision I Northeast Region Coach of the Year In 2015, Coach Babineau also reached a career milestone surpassing 100 career wins, all with the University of Maine.

Babineau was named head coach of the University of Maine field hockey team on February 1, 2007. She be-came the sixth head coach in Maine field hockey history.

Babineau came to Maine after serving as an assistant coach at Cornell the previous three seasons.

Babineau spent nine years as a Technical irector and Provincial Coach of the Saskatchewan Field Hockey Association. She served as head coach of the Under-21 Canada Games Team in 1997 and 2001. She was respon-sible for the growth and development of field hockey in Saskatchewan.

10th SeasonNew Brunswick ‘93

Babineau Accomplishments & Awards

- 2015 NFHCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year- 2015 America East Coaching Staff of the Year- 2015 America East Co-Regular Season Champions- 2015 set school record for wins in a season (19)- Five All-Americans - 34 All-Conference Players- Eight straight America East Tournament Appearances- Career Record of 102-72 (.586 winning percentage)- Three seasons finished nationally ranked

uring the 2003 season, Babineau served as the associate head coach at the University of Calgary.

She also served as head coach of the Canadian Under-18 National Team during the 2000 season. She coached the Canadian Under-18 team at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Scotland. She ran identification camps throughout Canada to select athletes for the Youth Commonwealth Games team. From 1998–2000, Babineau served as an assistant coach of the Canadian Under-21 National team. The Under-21 team competed in the Qualifying tournament and finished third earning them a spot at the World Cup.

Babineau was an outstanding field hockey player at the University of New Brunswick. She led her New Brunswick team to the Silver Medal at the Canadian National Championships in back-to-back seasons. She was a five-time Atlantic University All-Star se-lection. She was selected to the Canadian Univer-sity All-Star team four years in a row. Babineau was named most valuable player of the Atlantic Field Hockey conference from 1990–93. In addition, she was named best all round athlete at the University of New Brunswick in both 1992 and 1993. In 1991, she was named Athlete of the Year at the University of New Brunswick and in 1993 she was selected as the Canadian University Player of the Year.

Babineau graduated in 1993 from the University of New Brunswick with a degree in business administra-tion.

Babineau Coaching Capsule2007-Current - Head Coach, University Maine2004-2007 - Assistant Coach, Cornell University2003- Associate head coach at University of Calgary2000- Head Coach U-18 Canadian National Team1998-2000 - Assistant Coach, Canadian National U-211997-2001 - Head Coach U-21 Canada Games Team1995-2003 - Technical irector and Pronvincial Coach of the Saskatchewan Field Hockey Association.

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Sixth SeasonMaine ‘11

Veinotte Accomplishments & Awards- 2015 Maine Field Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee- 2015 America East Coaching Staff of the Year- 66-37 record as Assistant Coach at UMaine- Played in 70 games for the Black Bears with 62 starts.- Scored 16 goals, eight assists for a total of 40 points.- Received America East All-Tournament honors junior sea-son.- Named to America East All-Rookie team, America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll, America East Honor Roll and the NFHCA -I National Academic Squad.

Courtney Veinotte begins her sixth season as associate head coach of the Black Bears. Veinotte assists in all aspects of coaching a ivision I program with a focus on recruiting, travel and practice drills.

In 2015, Veinotte was apart of one of the best seasons in Maine field hockey history. The Black Bears set a school record for most wins in a season with 19. Maine was also honored as the coaching staff of the year by America East. Veinotte was also recently inducted into the Maine Field Hockey Hall of Fame. uring Veinotte’s five seasons as a coach at Maine, the Black Bears have gone a combined 66-37 over the time span.

Veinotte recently received her master’s in Kine-siology & Exercise Science in 2014.

After a stellar four-year career as a stu-dent-athlete with the Black Bear field hockey team, Veinotte returned as an assistant coach in the fall of 2011. Veinotte, who graduated with a Bachelor’s egree in Psycohology in the spring of 2011, was a leader on the field for Maine all throughout her four years as she appered in 70 total games with 62 starts as a member of the Black Bears.

Veinotte was named to the America East All-Tournament team her junior season as she tallied a goal in Maine’s semifinal contest against Boston Univeristy. Veinotte wasted no time making an impact for the Black Bears as she had a terrific freshman campaign, tallying three goals and one assist for seven points.

For her efforts, Veinotte was named to the America East All-Rookie squad and was named Ameirca East Rookie of the Week on September 10 after notching a goal and an assist against Northwestern. Veinotte was also named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll, the America East Honor Roll and the National Field Hockey Coaches Association ivision I National Academic Squad.

Before her time at Maine, Veinotte led Skow-hegan to four-straight Maine Class A State Championships in field hockey. Veinotte tal-lied 54 points in her senior season and was named a nominee for Miss Maine Field Hock-ey. Veinotte was a two-time KVAC First Team All-State Selection, a two-time Portland Press Herald and Morning Sentinel First Team selec-tion as well as an All-State selection. Veinotte was also named to the Northeast Region-al All-America team. While in high school, Veinotte participated in the National Futures, National Futures Elite and played for the Cape Ann Coalition National Festival team.

Veinotte Coaching Capsule

- 2015-Current - Associate Head Coach UMaine- 2011-2015 - Assistant Coach UMaine

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The University of Maine Field Hockey com-plex is home to the Maine Black Bears. It features an all-turf playing surface, score-board and bleachers that seats up to 500 spectators.

In 2014, The University of Maine field hock-ey complex added several branded wind screens.

“It is always refreshing to see a group of people join forces to make UMaine a bet-ter place,” said Associate Athletic irector for evelopment Seth Woodcock. “This grassroots effort led by several field hock-ey parents and supporters has given our field hockey field a new look and feel. A big “Thank You” to all of those who con-tributed to make the new windscreens a reality!”

“A big thank you to our parents and friends for their donations and support in taking on this project for our program,” said head coach Josette Babineau. “In addition to enclosing our playing facility, it enhances the look and atmosphere of the field as well as adds a sense of Maine pride with the colors and logos.”

Since the addition of the windscreens in 2014, the University of Maine has had a home record of 12-3 at home, good enough for a winning percentage of 80%.

The Black Bears have also outscored op-ponents 50-21 while playing at the Univer-sity of Maine Field Hockey Complex since 2014.

Home Field Advantage

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19 Wins in a season, (Most in School History)

Finished ranked 17th in the country.

America East Regular Season Co-Champions, first time since 2005

America East Champi-onship appearance first time since 2006.

• America East Coaching Staff of the Year• Josette Babineau - 102 Career Wins • 2015 4U Field Hockey / NFHCA ivision I Northeast Region Coach of the Year

Record Breaking Season

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2015 Season Review2015 Season ResultsOpponent MaineOpp Result Site La Salle 5 1 W Neutral Holy Cross 2 0 W Neutral Hofstra 3 2 W Home Boston U. 1 2 L Home/(OT) Providence 4 1 W Away Harvard 7 1 W Home Quinnipiac 4 1 W Away Siena 7 1 W Neutral Cornell 0 2 L Neutral Bryant 8 0 W Away NU 2 1 W Home UML 4 3 W Away/(OT) Albany 6 2 W Home Vermont 3 1 W Away artmouth 2 1 W Away UNH 4 1 W Home UML 2 0 W Home Albany 1 3 L Away Vermont 2 1 W Home UNH 3 2 W Away *California 2 1 W Neutral/(OT)*Stanford 2 1 W Neutral/(OT)*Albany 0 2 L Away 19 4* - America East Tournament

*NFHCA 2nd Team All-American - Nicole Sevey

*NFHCA Northeast All-Region Teams 1st Team: anielle Aviaini, Nicole Sevey and Sydney Velja-cic. 2nd Team: Katie Bingle

*America East First Team All-Conference: Nicole Sevey. America East Second Team All-Confer-ence Sydney Veljacic. America East All-Rookie Team Libby Riedl

*America East All-Championship team: Nicole Sevey, anielle Aviani and Katie Bingle.

*America East weekly player awards: Emily Cor-bett ( efender), Casey Crowley (Rookie), Libby Riedl (Rookie) and Samantha Wagg (Rookie).

2015 Statistical LeadersGoals: Sydney Veljacic - 12Assists: Libby Riedl - 13Points: anielle Aviani - 27Shots: Sydeney Veljacic - 69Game Winning Goals: anielle Aviani - 5Wins: Emma Cochran - 10Save Percentage: Emily Corbett - .763Goals Against Average: Emily Corbett - 1.21Saves: Emily Corbett - 45

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2015 Maine Field HockeyMaine Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2015)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 19-4 7-1 7-2 5-1CONFERENCE 7-2 4-0 3-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 12-2 3-1 4-0 5-1

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 28 vs La Salle W 5-1 101Aug 29 vs Holy Cross W 2-0 102Sep 04 HOFSTRA W 3-2 154Sep 07 #20 BU L o t 1-2 302Sep 11 at Providence W 4-1 0Sep 13 HARV W 7-1 164Sep 17 at Quinnipiac W 4-1 132Sep 19 vs Siena W 7-1 75Sep 20 vs Cornell L 0-2 50Sep 27 NORTHEASTERN W 2-1 165Sep 26 at Bryant W 8-0 87

* Oct 02 at UMass Lowell Wot 4-3 85* Oct 09 #6 ALBANY W 6-2 25

10/13/201at DART W 2-1 101* Oct 11 at VERMONT W 3-1 125* Oct 16 UNH W 4-1 203* Oct 18 UMASS LOWELL W 2-0 157* Oct 23 at #10 ALBANY L 1-3 187* Oct 30 VERMONT W 2-1 143* Nov 01 at UNH W 3-2 188

Nov 06 vs CAL Wot 2-1 168Nov 07 vs #13 Stanford Wot 2-1 243

* Nov 08 at #8 ALBANY L 0-2 0

TEAM STATISTICS MAINEFH OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 74-345 30-208 Goals scored per game 3.22 1.30 Shot pct. . 2 1 4 . 1 4 4 Shots on goal-Attempts 198-345 116-208 SOG pct. . 5 7 4 . 5 5 8 S h o t s / G a m e 15.0 9.0PENALTY CORNERS 155 124PENALTY STROKES 1-1 2-2PENALTIES Green cards 25 22 Yellow cards 6 1 Red cards 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 1313 905 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/164 9/101 Neutral Site #/Avg 6/123

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ps-att dsv7 Aviani, Danielle 23 11 5 27 45 . 2 4 4 28 . 6 2 2 5 0 - 0 013 Veljacic, Sydney 23 12 2 26 69 . 1 7 4 37 . 5 3 6 2 1 - 1 110 Riedl, Libby 23 6 13 25 28 . 2 1 4 20 . 7 1 4 0 0 - 0 017 Shaw, Marissa 23 9 2 20 20 . 4 5 0 17 . 8 5 0 3 0 - 0 04 Skillings, Jessica 23 4 12 20 22 . 1 8 2 14 . 6 3 6 1 0 - 0 018 Crowley, Casey 23 6 6 18 39 . 1 5 4 15 . 3 8 5 1 0 - 0 05 Sevey, Nicole 23 4 8 16 15 . 2 6 7 7 . 4 6 7 2 0 - 0 012 Wagg, Samantha 22 7 1 15 35 . 2 0 0 18 . 5 1 4 2 0 - 0 09 Bingle, Katie 23 5 5 15 34 . 1 4 7 17 . 5 0 0 1 0 - 0 322 Svetek, Cassidy 23 5 3 13 21 . 2 3 8 15 . 7 1 4 1 0 - 0 01 Cummings, Madison 15 3 1 7 7 . 4 2 9 6 . 8 5 7 1 0 - 0 02 Mosky, Ella 23 1 3 5 4 . 2 5 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 0 - 0 06 Gomes, Samantha 23 0 3 3 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 03 Baxendale, Delaney 7 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0 - 0 014 Martineau, Adriana 23 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 011 Gavner, Lydia 3 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 016 Marshall, Hayley 3 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 032 Corbett, Emily 23 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 030 Cochran, Emma 23 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 015 Luettich, Lynnae 3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0

Total 23 74 65 213 345 . 2 1 4 198 . 5 7 4 19 1 - 1 4Opponents 23 30 20 80 208 . 1 4 4 116 . 5 5 8 4 2 - 2 6

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho32 Corbett, Emily 23 810:37 14 1.21 45 . 7 6 3 9-2-0 0/230 Cochran, Emma 23 818:24 16 1.37 36 . 6 9 2 10-2-0 0/2

Total 23 1632:43 30 1.29 86 . 7 4 1 19-4-0 3Opponents 23 1632:43 74 3.17 124 . 6 2 6 4-19-0 2

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalMaine 26 45 3 74Opponents 18 11 1 30

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalMaine 166 173 6 345Opponents 100 95 13 208

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalMaine 44 35 7 86Opponents 61 63 0 124

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalMaine 70 84 1 155Opponents 53 69 2 124

2015 Stats

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MAINE BLACK BEARS

2016 Field Hockey Roster# Full Name Ht. Pos. Year Hometown / Highschool1 Madison Cummings 5-3 Forward Jr. Belfast, Maine / Belfast2 Ella Mosky 5-7 B/M So Victoria, British Columbia / Claremont Secondary3 Emily Hindle 5-7 M/B Jr. Perth, Australia / St. Brigrid’s College4 Brittany Smith 5-8 Forward Fr. Duncan, British Columbia / Cowichan Secondary5 Riley Field 5-5 Midfield Fr. Sidney, Maine / Messalonskee7 Danielle Aviani 5-6 F/M Sr. Surrey, British Columbia / North Surrey Secondary8 Brianna Ricker 5-9 Forward Fr. Port Moody, British Columbia / Heritage Woods Secondary9 Lilla Tilton-Flood 5-8 M/B Fr. Clinton, Maine / Lawrence10 Libby Riedl 5-3 Midfield So. Port Moody, British Columbia / Heritage Woods11 Lydia Gavner 5-3 Midfield So. Buffalo, N.Y. / Nichols12 Samantha Wagg 5-5 Back So. Melbourne, Australia / Hillcrest Christian13 Sydney Veljacic* 5-4 M/B Sr. Coquitlam, British Columbia / Gleneagle Secondary14 Adriana Martineau 5-8 Back Sr. Norridgewock, Maine / Skowhegan21 Casey Crowley 5-6 Midfield So. New Plymouth, New Zealand / Shawnigan Lake26 Morgan Anson 5-10 Back Fr. Coquitlam, British Columbia / Gleneagle Secondary30 Emma Cochran 5-7 Goalkeeper Rs-Jr. Surrey, British Columbia / Clayton Heights Secondary32 Emily Corbett 5-7 Goalkeeper Rs-Jr. Listowel, Ontario Canada / Listowel District Secondary*CaptainHEAD COACH: JOSETTE BABINEAU (NEW BRUNSWICK ’93), 10TH SEASONASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: COURTNEY VEINOTTE (MAINE ‘11), SIXTH SEASON

Pronunciation Guide

Morgan Anson (An-Son)Danielle Aviani – (A-vee-a-knee)Josette Babineau – (Bab – in – know)Lilah Tilton-Flood (Til-ton Flood)Adriana Martineau – (Mar-ti-know)Libby Riedl – (RE-DUHL)Courtney Veinotte – (Vee-No)Sydney Veljacic – (VEL-JA-SIC)

2016 Roster