Owl teams lose home contests to UM-Fort Kent
It was homecoming weekend on the campus of the University of Maine Presque Isle this past weekend and the University of Maine Fort Kent soccer team came to play for the coveted “Potato Barrel.”
UMPI goalkeeper Taylor Ussery did everything she could to keep her team close in the first half of Saturday’s 6-1 loss against the Bengals. Ussery survived three straight shots on goal in rapid fire, a penalty kick, and an apparent goal that was then negated by an offside call to keep the game scoreless for much of the first half.
But the Bengals, 7-0-1, finally broke through in the 32nd minute with a goal by Donike Ferriera. A second Fort Kent goal by Whitney Sinclair before half, put the game out of reach for the Owls, now 3-4.
The win allowed Fort Kent to retain the ‘Potato Barrel,” awarded annually to the winner of the match between the two schools.
UMPI will play next on the road Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1 when they have back-to-back contests at SUNY-Canton.
The UMPI men didn’t have it any easier against Fort Kent. Eight second half goals scored by the Bengals blew open what had been a close game and gave them a 10-2 victory, spoiling homecoming for the Owls.
Germaine Chambers and Craig Maffei scored for the 2-5 Owls.
The UMPI men play next on Friday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at SUNY-Canton.
UMPI golfers win EMCC tourney
The University of Maine at Presque Isle golf team took first place in a tourney hosted by Eastern Maine Community College and held at Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono Saturday.
The Owls won their fourth invitational tournament of the fall with a season-low 316 strokes. UM-Machias was the runner-up with 332 and the host Eagles were third with 375. UM-Augusta and NMCC also participated.
Reynold Brown of Essex, Conn. took medalist honors for the fourth time this season with a five-over-par 77. Owl teammates Mike Balmer of New Smyrna Beach, Fla. and DJ Conley of South Portland came in with 79s, which tied them for third place.
Other UMPI golfers and their scores were A.J. Harris of Lee, 81; Anthony Batchelder of West Enfield, 83; and Eric Brown of Caribou, 90.
On Sunday, the Owls participate in a team scramble held at Waterville Country Club and hosted by Colby College. The Owls, with a score of 131, tied for second place with Bates, with host Colby winning with 121 strokes.
The UMPI team made up of Reynold Brown, Balmer and Harris had a score of 63, while the trio of Conley, Eric Brown and Batchelder carded a 68.
The Owls will next compete in the UM-Machias Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Barring View Country Club in Jonesboro.
Owl runners compete in Codfish Bowl event
Twenty six men’s and 23 women’s teams competed in the annual Codfish Bowl Cross Country Race held at Franklin Park in Boston Saturday. The University of Maine at Presque Isle made the trip, with veteran runners Justin Fereshetian and Kati Christoffel leading the way for the Owls.
The men finished 25th out of 26 teams. The women finished in last place at the meet.
Next is the Pop Crowell Invitational, to be held in Wenham, Mass. Saturday, Oct. 1. Gordon College is the host school.
