By Caitlin Flaherty ’10

Laflin named NAC Player of the Year
Women’s basketball player Caitlyn Laflin earned North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year honors. Averaging 21.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, the sophomore led the league in scoring and was ranked second in field-goal percentage and third in rebounding. The Beavers were ousted in the NAC quarterfinals by Becker College, 68-49, and finished third in the NAC East Division. Photo credit: Brian Beard/www.ciphotography.com

Academic honors abound at UMF
UMF student-athletes raked in the academic accolades this year. In January, 18 fall student-athletes earned NAC All-Academic honors—the highest total for any school in the NAC. To be honored, a student-athlete must have reached junior academic standing and competed at least two years in his/her sport with a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5. In March, the UMF field hockey team was honored by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association for having a team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Ten players were also named to the ZAG/NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad.

Ski team competes at USCSA Nationals
The men’s ski team competed in Alpine and Nordic disciplines at the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association National Championships held at Sunday River Ski Resort and Black Mountain on March 3-9. The Beavers—who earned their spot by competing in both Alpine and Nordic events at the USCSA Eastern Regionals at Waterville Valley—made their second consecutive appearance at Nationals. UMF ski team members (left to right) Calle McCartney ’10, Corey White ’10, Kendall Ricker ’09, Jonathan Dennett ’10, Dan Rihm ’08 and Nate Dumais ’09 gather for a photo with Coach Harry Ricker (front). Photo credit: Fraser Macmannis ’11.

Fry, St. John reach career milestone
Men’s basketball seniors Sean Fry (forward) and Matt St. John (guard) reached the 1,000-point milestone this season. They are the 21st and 22nd men’s basketball players in school history to achieve the feat. The Beavers finished fourth in the NAC East Division and were knocked out of the NAC quarterfinals by Elms College, 79-65.