Rapper MCA Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys dead at 47 after lengthy battle with cancer

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Rapper has been battling cancer since 2009

By Gil Kaufman | MTV News

Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rap trio the Beastie Boys, died on Friday (May 4) at the age of 47 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

The news was announced on the Global Grind website, which is run by Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons, the man who signed the Beasties to their first label deal. “GlobalGrind is confirming this very sad news,” read the post. “One of our heroes, Adam Yauch aka  of the Beastie Boys has passed this morning after a long bout with cancer. Our prayers go out to the family of Adam and the entire Beastie Boys crew.

Rumors about Yauch’s ongoing battle with cancer were sparked anew last month when the rapper was not present alongside fellow band members Adam Horovitz and Michael Diamond at the group’s induction into the Hall of Fame
 as just the third rap group to ever achieve that honor. Yauch had been off the public scene since 2009 when he was diagnosed with cancer after a tumor was discovered on his salivary gland
.

His treatment delayed the release of the group’s 2011 album, Hot Sauce Committee, Part 2
 and it had kept the normally tour-happy trio off the road for the past three years.

With his gravelly voice and laconic rapping style, Yauch stood out in the trio, whose other members tended to have faster, more nasal flows. He formed the B-Boys in 1979 while still in high school as a hardcore punk band, but their sound progressed over the years until they emerged as one of the most successful rap groups in history. After getting signed to Def Jam in 1984 they released the smash Licensed to Ill, which included such hits as “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right To Party,” “Brass Monkey,” “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” and “She’s Crafty.”

Their next album, the psychedelic1988 release Paul’s Boutique set a new high-water mark for the art of sampling and stands today as one of the finest examples of the art.

Like their label mates and friends in Run-DMC, the B-Boys excelled at seamlessly interweaving their vocals, trading off lines and verses at lightning speed. Amid the barrage of verbal gymnastics, though, Yauch’s voice stood out for its world-weariness and unhurried cadence on tracks like “High Plains Drifter” and his tongue-twisting, double-time disco breaking showcase midway through the 12-minute Boutique epic, “B-Boy Bouillabaisse.”

Though all three Boys emerged on the national scene with snotty, party hardy attitudes, it was Yauch who grew into the most centered and serious member of the group. In addition to playing bass, he also directed many of the group’s videos under the pseudonym Nathaniel Hornblower. Rarely seen in public, Hornblower made a legendary appearance at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards, bum rushing R.E.M. as his alter ego after they took the Best Direction award over Beastie pal Spike Jonze for his landmark work in their cop-show spoofing clip “Sabotage.”

He was also instrumental in organizing a series of all-star concerts between 1996 and 2001 to raise awareness of the repression of the Tibetan people. The shows, which combined activism and music, featured sets from traditional Buddhist acts and speakers as well the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, De La Soul, Beck, Foo Fighters, U2, Radiohead, Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M. and Pearl Jam.

Yauch, a practicing Buddhist who revised some of his young and wild lyrics in concert later in life, went on to direct many more video for his band, as well as the kaleidoscopic 2006 Beasties live movie, “Awesome, I F—in’ Shot That!” He also formed Oscilloscope Laboratories, a film company that distributed a number of documentaries and features, including “We Need To Talk About Kevin,” “Dark Days,” “Meek’s Cutoff,” “Beautiful Losers” and the Banksy doc “Exit Through the Gift Shop.”

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1684488/adam-yauch-mca-beastie-boys-dead.jhtml

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Wiz Khalifa Busted For Weed, Second Time In A Month

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By Carter Maness  | MTV News

It’s no secret that weed is a huge part of Wiz Khalifa’s life, brand and music, but lately it seems to keep getting him in trouble. For the second time in the last 10 days, Khalifa, real name Cameron Thomaz, was ticketed for marijuana possession when officers in Winston-Salem, NC searched the rapper and his tour bus after a concert.

The news was leaked to TMZ by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. They claim officers discovered 11.39 grams in the search. After the citation, Khalifa will be required to appear in a North Carolina court at a later date to address the possession charge.

This comes right on the heels of his April 21 altercation with police in Nashville. Then, cops were responding to complaints about pot smoke and busted Khalifa hot-boxing his room at a local Holiday Inn.

In general, Wiz is developing a nice rap sheet of weed-related trouble. Back in 2010, he was arrested, also in North Carolina, after a show at East Carolina University. Officers found 60 grams in a tour bus search and Khalifa was charged with a felony count of trafficking in marijuana, a felony count of maintaining a dwelling/vehicle/place for sale or storage of marijuana and one misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

In 2011, he was cleared of those felony charges in a Pitt County court house after pleading guilty to the misdemeanor and paying a $1000 fine plus court costs.

Source: http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/05/02/wiz-khalifa-busted-for-weed-again/

Actress Shay Mitchell promotes her Seventeen Magazine Prom Issue cover at Barnes & Noble on March 16, 2012. A 14-year-old from Maine, Julia Bluhm, started a petition asking for Seventeen Magazine to publish at least on unaltered photo spread a month. She handed the petition, with at least 15,000 signatures, to the editor-in-chief on May 2, 2012. - Michael Loccisano AFP/Getty Images

14-year-old Maine Girl Petitions Seventeen Magazine to try unaltered photos

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The Associated Press

Actress Shay Mitchell promotes her Seventeen Magazine Prom Issue cover at Barnes & Noble on March 16, 2012. A 14-year-old from Maine, Julia Bluhm, started a petition asking for Seventeen Magazine to publish at least on unaltered photo spread a month. She handed the petition, with at least 15,000 signatures, to the editor-in-chief on May 2, 2012. - Michael Loccisano AFP/Getty Images

NEW YORK — The girl crusaders held up signs in the drizzling rain with messages for Seventeen magazine: “Teen Girls Against Photoshop!” and “The Magazine’s for Me? Make it Look Like Me!!”

Their leader, a 14-year-old ballet dancer from Maine, had gathered 25,000 signatures to present to the magazine’s top editor, Ann Shoket, at Hearst Corp. headquarters on Wednesday.

“I love Seventeen and they do have a lot of stuff to promote (positive) body image,” said Julia Bluhm, from Waterville. “But Photoshopped pictures can be harmful to girls when they compare themselves to the pictures and think that they have to look like those models to be beautiful.”Shoket met the girl and “had a great discussion, and we believe that Julia left understanding that Seventeen celebrates girls for being their authentic selves, and that’s how we present them,” the magazine said in a statement. “We feature real girls in our pages and there is no other magazine that highlights such a diversity of size, shape, skin tone and ethnicity.”The two camps agreed to stay in touch.

Julia’s journey from smalltown Maine to midtown Manhattan began less than two weeks ago, when she took her cause to Change.org, an activist forum, and set up her petition online. She was joined by six other teen girls and young women affiliated as she is with SPARK, a national organization that pushes back against sexualized images of girls in the media.

Julia made her case in detail at the top of her online petition, saying unrealistic images “can lead to eating disorders, dieting, depression, and low self esteem”:

“To girls today, the word ‘pretty’ means skinny and blemish-free. Why is that, when so few girls actually fit into such a narrow category? It’s because the media tells us that ‘pretty’ girls are impossibly thin with perfect skin.”

Altering photos in fashion magazines, especially those like Seventeen that cater to young girls, puts an unhealthy emphasis on a fantasy ideal they’ll never achieve, said 17-year old Emma Stydahar, one of the protesters and a high school junior from Croton-on-Hudson near Manhattan.

“Basically, it’s not real,” agreed protester Natasha Williams, 17, of East Flatbush in Brooklyn. “It can lead girls to feel insecure about how they look, who they are. A lot of girls are struggling.”

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Source: http://www.globalpost.com/photo/5702906/seventeen-magazine-petition-unaltered-photo-spreads

College student nearly dies in cell after being forgotten for four days by DEA

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By Julie Watson | The Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — A college student picked up in a federal drug sweep in California was never arrested, never charged and should have been released. Instead, authorities say, he was forgotten in a holding cell for four days.

Without food, water or access to a toilet, Daniel Chong had to drink his own urine to survive and began hallucinating after three days because of a lack of nourishment, a lawyer said.

“He nearly died,” attorney Eugene Iredale said. “If he had been there another 12 to 24 hours, he probably would have died.”

Chong’s attorneys have filed a $20 million claim against the Drug Enforcement Administration. Chong’s lawyers sent the five-page notice Wednesday to the DEA’s chief counsel in Washington. It says Chong’s treatment constitutes torture under the law and seeks damages for pain and suffering, future medical and psychiatric treatment, and loss of future earnings.

The move is a required precursor to a lawsuit, and the $20 million figure is the maximum Chong and his lawyers would seek.

The top Drug Enforcement Administration agent in San Diego apologized Wednesday for Chong’s treatment and promised an investigation into how his agents could have forgotten about him.

The incident stands out as one of the worst cases of its kind, said Thomas Beauclair, deputy director of the National Corrections Institute, a federal agency that provides training and technical assistance to corrections agencies.

“That is pretty much unheard of,” he said, noting that, in his 40-year career, he has heard of instances where people were forgotten overnight but not for days.

The U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/JRlSr8) was the first to report Chong’s account.

Iredale said Chong, an engineering student at the University of California, San Diego, went to his friend’s house on April 20 to get high. Every April 20th, pot smokers light up in a counterculture ritual held around the country at 4:20 p.m.

Chong fell asleep and, around 9 a.m. the next day, Iredale said, agents swept through the house in a raid that netted 18,000 ecstasy pills, other drugs and weapons. Nine people, including Chong, were taken into custody.

Chong was questioned for four hours and then told that he would be released, Iredale said. Chong was handcuffed and placed back in the same cell, a 5-by-10-foot windowless room. The DEA said there are five cells at the facility.

The only view out was through a tiny peephole in the door. He could hear the muffled voices of agents and the sound of the door of the next cell being opened and closed, Iredale said. As the hours dragged into days, he kicked and screamed as loud as he could, Iredale said.

At one point, he ripped a piece of his clothing off and shoved it under the door, hoping someone would spot it and free him, his attorney said. Chong also ripped away foam from the wall.

Chong drank his own urine to survive. He bit into his eyeglasses to break them and then tried to use a shard to scratch “Sorry Mom” into his arm. He stopped after the “S,” the attorney said. He said he believes Chong was thinking of killing himself.

Then the lights went out. He sat in darkness until the door finally opened April 25, Iredale said.

Chong told agents that he ingested a white powder they later identified as methamphetamine. It was not clear how the powder got into the cell. Chong told them it was not his, the lawyer said.

Paramedics took him to a hospital where he was treated for cramps, dehydration, a perforated esophagus (from swallowing a glass shard) and kidney failure, his lawyer said.

Chong was not going to be charged with a crime and should have been released, said a law enforcement official who was briefed on the DEA case and spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak about the ongoing investigation.

Chong spent three days in intensive care and five total at the hospital before leaving Sunday.

“The DEA’s answer to this is: ‘Oh, we forgot about him. I’m sorry,’” Iredale said.

The top DEA agent in San Diego, William R. Sherman, said in a news release that he was “deeply troubled” by what happened to Chong. “I extend my deepest apologies (to) the young man,” he said.

Sherman said the event is not indicative of the high standards to which he holds his employees. He said he has personally ordered an extensive review of his office’s policies and procedures. The agency declined to say what those were.

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Associated Press writer Alicia A. Caldwell in Washington and Amy Taxin in Orange County, Calif. contributed to this report.

Source: http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/02/news/nation/college-student-nearly-dies-in-cell-after-being-forgotten-for-four-days-by-dea/

Dayglow probably won’t be welcomed back to UMaine, 16 taken to hospital during show

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UMaine DayGlow Students

Students packed the Field House on Wednesday night for Dayglow, a electronic music show that bills itself as the world's largest paint party. - Haley Johnston

By Nick McCrea | BDN Staff

ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine expected Dayglow — a nation-hopping event that features digital music, dancers, acrobats, light displays and copious amounts of paint and confetti — to be more raucous than the usual on-campus performance.

Dayglow, branded as “the world’s largest paint party,” drew a crowd of about 3,000 when it visited UMaine’s Field House on April 25, according to Dean of Students Robert Dana, but it probably won’t be welcomed back in the near future.

The university reported 16 attendees were transported to the hospital by ambulance from the Field House. Dana said he’s not pleased with that number.

Their medical problems ranged from excessive alcohol consumption and dehydration to asthma and getting paint in their eyes, Dana said.

“With 16 transports, we’re very unhappy with that,” Dana said Tuesday, adding that the concert was a bit too boisterous for the university.

“We did know that Dayglow brought with it this sort of hyper exuberance,” Dana said. “Police and safety personnel were anticipating it.”

University and town officials said Tuesday that planning played a large role in ensuring responders were prepared to handle any emergency resulting from the show.

The UMaine Volunteer Ambulance Corps, or UVAC, handled nine of the 16 transports. Orono and Old Town fire and rescue crews took two concertgoers apiece. Capital Ambulance Services and emergency responders from Bangor also assisted by transporting the remainder of the patients.

Ambulances from Orono transported four other individuals from the campus that night, but those patients weren’t included in the university’s count because the ambulances picked them up in different spots on campus.

The day of Dayglow was also Maine Day, so many UMaine students were also celebrating a day off from classes. Orono Fire Chief Buddy Webb said some of those calls could have been related to Maine Day festivities rather than the concert.

Orono Town Manager Sophie Wilson said Tuesday that Orono won’t have to incur the costs of the ambulance runs to UMaine. The individuals transported to the hospital by the ambulance will have to foot the bill themselves, officials from the ambulance services said.

Myles Block, chief of service for UVAC, said his group’s staff of about 70 drivers and emergency medical technicians prepared well in advance of the concert.

Block said he did some research after finding out that Dayglow was coming to UMaine and found several stories about injuries and arrests at similar events in other campus towns.

In December, a Dayglow concert at Lehigh University in Northampton County, Pa., was classified as a “mass casualty event” when about 35 attendees had to be shuttled to area hospitals and six others were arrested, according to The Express-Times.

After reading that article and others similar to it, Block said he called other universities to see what officials did to prepare and ask what they would have done differently.

“I think we had just under 30 [emergency medical technicians] that were in field teams or [the] triage area,” Block said.

He also reached out to surrounding communities to ask for their assistance.

“We only have six ambulances available close to campus,” Block said, adding that Orono and Old Town need to keep at least one ambulance in their bays at all times in case an emergency arises in those towns.

Dana said he was pleased with the steps university staff and area emergency responders took to prepare themselves for the event and that the crews handled themselves and concertgoers well.

“Thousands of students had a wonderful time and a small number of people misbehaved and ended up in trouble,” Dana said.

Dillon Hough, 20, of Yarmouth and Brandon Bell-Colfer, 23, of Farmingdale were refused admittance to the Field House because they were visibly intoxicated, according to UMaine spokesman Ron Lisnet. Both men — neither of whom is a UMaine student — refused to leave and were arrested and charged with criminal trespass.

They were the only arrests of the night, Lisnet said.

“Most students, most participants had a fun time that was appropriate,” Dana said.

Source: http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/01/news/bangor/with-16-taken-to-hospital-during-show-dayglow-probably-wont-be-welcomed-back-to-umaine/

Photos: Curva Ultra Lounge | 207 Nightlife & Electrik Stringz Tour | 4.28.12

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Wayne Gretzky’s Daughter Paulina Instagram Photos Cause Stir

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The Huffington Post | Canada

Paulina Gretzky hasn’t met a social networking site she can’t scandalize.

It wasn’t so long ago that the daughter of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky was getting all kinds of flak for photos she had posted to Twitter — not the least of it may have been from dear old dad.

The Twitter tempest still hasn’t cooled completely — in fact, tributes to her now-deleted photo blast are still going strong.

But the 23-year-old is already off to racier things, this time stirring up all kinds of scandal on Instagram.

The reviews are already in.

“Shocking” and “dirty” declares the Vancouver Sun.

“This gal tumbled down the hotness tree and hit every branch on the way down,” rave– err reports MTV.

And the Toronto Sun strikes a more solemn tone with, “The Great One’s daughter appears to moving in the direction of bad habits while providing a more than attentive audience a behind the scenes look at her party lifestyle.”

Much ado about nothing?

Check out the slideshow below. But be warned, these images contain seriously adult content.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/04/30/paulina-gretzky-instragram-photos_n_1466321.html#s=922452

University of Maine’s Derek Buttles gets a shot at the NFL; Weckstrom, Lawton to play basketball for Black Bears

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By Pete Warner | BDN Staff

Maine's Derek Buttles (80) puts a block on Bryant University's Franck Tebou while Maine's Pushaun Brown hits the hole during their game on Sept. 3. Buttles, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound receiver, has been an effective and versatile performer for the Black Bears. Michael C. York/BDN

ORONO, Maine — It has been a busy few days for those following developments involving University of Maine student-athletes.

Derek Buttles on Monday became the latest Black Bear football player to earn a shot at playing in the National Football League, while the UMaine women’s and men’s basketball teams each received a commitment from a recruit.

Buttles, a tight end who missed most of his senior season with a knee injury, has earned a free-agent tryout with the Buffalo Bills.

He joins three UMaine classmates pursuing their NFL dreams. Safety Jerron McMillian on Saturday became the highest draft pick in program history when he was selected in the fourth round, 133rd overall, by the Green Bay Packers.

Later in the day, Bears safety Trevor Coston agreed to a free-agent contract with the Chicago Bears and running back Pushaun Brown was offered a free-agent tryout by the New York Jets.

The deals involving four UMaine players matches the previous high achieved in 2006, when there was one draft pick (Kevin McMahan) and three free-agent signees.

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Buttles appeared to be headed for his best season with UMaine last fall when he suffered a season-ending left knee injury Sept. 17 at Albany. He had surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and underwent rehabilitation.

Buttles, from Pike, N.Y., worked his way back in time to participate in UMaine’s Pro Day in March.

Last fall, he caught 10 passes for 193 yards and a touchdown and finished his career with 62 receptions for 796 yards and four TDs in 37 contests. He was an All-Colonial Athletic Association second-team choice in 2010.

Weckstrom signs with Bears

Coach Richard Barron’s recent recruiting trip to Europe continue to produce results.

The UMaine women’s basketball head coach on Monday announced the signing of Sophie Weckstrom to a National Letter of Intent.

The 5-8 point guard from Espoo, Finland, is the third overseas player to commit to UMaine recently. Weckstrom played in the Finnish Women’s National League, where she averaged 7.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 25 games.

“I’m impressed with how, in different circumstances, she can do whatever is needed to be done and be effective,” Barron said. “She’s a good defender, a smart player and has a very unselfish personality on and off the court and is easy to get along with.”

Weckstrom previously competed for Finland’s Under-18, U16 and U15 national squads. She was a member of two U18 teams that captured Finnish National League titles.

“She’s quick, fast, a good athlete and a good 3-point shooter,” Barron said. “She kind of has everything in her offensive repertoire.”

Weckstrom joins 5-6 point guard Michal Assaf of Ganey Tikva, Israel, and 6-2 forward Mikaela Gustafsson of Sodertalje, Sweden, both of whom signed NLIs during the first week of the signing period in April.

Six players have signed to attend UMaine starting in September. Guards Lauren Bodine (Louisville, Ky./duPont Manual High School) and Brittany Wells (Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian High School) and guard/forward Elizabeth Wood (Catlee, Va./Liberty High School) committed to UMaine back in November.

Barron expects to announce at least one and possibly two more signees in the near future.

“It’s a big class, but we need a big class,” Barron said.

The Bears have only four healthy players returning next season. Senior Corinne Wellington, junior Ashleigh Roberts and sophomores Courtney Anderson of Greene and Danielle Walczak are back along with junior Ali Nalivaika, who is rehabbing after a second surgery on her right knee.

Barron said Anderson, a walk-on out of Leavitt High in Turner Center, has been awarded a scholarship for next season.

He said that junior Rachele Burns of Gorham and senior Amber Smith have been awarded “medical hardship” status and will not play. They will retain their scholarships but will not count against the NCAA women’s basketball limit of 15.

Both will contribute in other roles, as will fifth-year senior Samantha Wheeler, whose career was shortened by concussions.

“I would have preferred them to be healthy and good players and out there, but it just wasn’t in the cards,” Barron said.

Lawton to join UMaine men

Coach Ted Woodward’s Black Bear men’s basketball team has picked up another recruit in Shaun Lawton.

The 6-4 combination guard from New York City (Harlem) was a standout at Long Island Lutheran High School and is doing a postgraduate year at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut.

Lawton, who is known for his tenacious defense, averaged almost 16 points per game and led PSA in steals while ranking second in assists last season. Coach Tom Espinosa told the New York Post that Lawton was his “toughest player.”

“Shaun gives us another guy that has some versatility, a guy that can play the point guard at 6-4, 6-5,” Woodward said. “That’s exciting. It can give you another dimension.”

Lawton said he chose UMaine because of the relationship he developed with the coaching staff, his comfort level with the school and the potential of being able to contribute right away.

“It was a great connection. Coaches were great, they were straight forward,” Lawton told the Post.

He also is friends with New York City native Xavier Pollard, who was a freshman on the UMaine squad last season.

“He’s a tremendous ballhandler,” Woodward said. “I really like Shaun’s personality, along with the other players we’ve brought in. He’s a wonderful kid and has been a winner.”

Lawton is part of a recruiting class that includes 6-4 guard Dimitry Akanda-Coronel of Boston, who signed in November, along with 6-5 forward Jonathan Mesghna of Frankfurt, Germany, and 6-8 forward Till Gloger of Bochum, Germany, both of whom committed in April.

Woodward said UMaine has one scholarship available if the right player is available.

The participation of student-athletes is contingent upon their acceptance by the university and compliance with NCAA initial-eligibility guidelines.

Source: http://bangordailynews.com/2012/04/30/sports/basketball/guard-from-finland-signs-letter-to-play-for-umaine-womens-basketball-team/

Husson Eagles Win Fourth Consecutive NAC Title, Topping Thomas Twice

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Husson University

Press Release | Husson University Athletics

Bangor, Maine – Husson needed a pair of wins against the number four seeded Terriers of Thomas College to claim their fourth straight North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Softball Championship, and thanks to solid pitching and some timely hitting, that’s exactly what happened as the Eagles defeated Thomas 6-0 and 9-1 on a windy Sunday at O’Keefe Softball Field.

Game 1

In the first game of the day, the Eagles sent Becca McCarty (Skowhegan, Maine) to the circle, and the sophomore threw seven shut-out innings to secure the complete game shutout victory, allowing five hits and a walk while striking out four.

For Thomas, Kelsey Crowe (Gorham, Maine) toed the rubber, tossing a complete game while allowing six runs (four earned)  on 11 hits, a walk and four strikeouts.

Offensively, Husson was led by 2012 NAC Rookie of the Year Victoria Overlock (Belfast, Maine) who went 2-4 with two RBI and a run scored hitting in the number three spot. Lead-off hitter Courtney Hill (Calais, Maine) also hit .500 in the game, going 2-4 as well, scoring twice and swiping a pair of bases. The Eagles got production out of the bottom of their order as both Heidi Shaw (Manchester, Maine) and Lona Sargent (Sullivan, Maine) added two hits of their own to the cause.

For the Terriers, second baseman Lauren Hachey (Oakland, Maine) was the only batter to turn in a multi-hit performance, going 2-3 at the dish for Thomas, while catcher Samantha Moore (Etna, Maine) also reached base twice, going 1-2 while drawing a walk.

Both teams were relatively quiet in the first, mounting just one hit between the two teams. In the top of the second, the Eagles – who were the visiting team as the Terriers entered the game undefeated in NAC Tournament play – scratched across the game’s first run. Ashley Smith (Ellsworth, Maine) led off the inning with a double to left center, and stole third while Thomas made outs by way of a strikeout and pop fly. Shaw came to the plate with two out and singled up the middle to drive in Smith and the game’s first run.

Thomas nearly answered in the bottom of the inning when Hachey singled down the left field line, and advanced to second on an Ali Kriegel (Winslow, Maine) single up the middle. First baseman Kate Thibodeau (Woolwich, Maine) ripped a ball up the middle that looked like it would score Hachey from second, but a strong throw home from L. Sargent kept the Terriers off the board.

Both pitchers kept the bats at bay in the third and fourth, but the Eagles opened things up with a five run inning in the top of the 5th. L. Sargent beat out an infield single to lead off the inning and quickly stole second. Hill slapped down a pitch and sped down the first base line for another infield single as L. Sargent moved up to third. Hill swiped second, and after an out, Overlock reached on an error and advanced to second, picking up the RBI as L. Sargent scored while Hill took third. Hill scored on a passed ball, then Chelsea Brennan (Woonsocket, R.I.) drove in Overlock on a ground out to make it 4-0 in favor of the Eagles. After Smith drew a walk, Deb Colpitts (Levant, Maine) was hit by a pitch, sending Aimee Mortensen (Biddeford, Maine) to the plate, and the 2011 NAC Player of the Year singled through the left side to plate Smith and it was 5-0 after five.

The Eagles added one more in the top of the sixth when Overlock singled down the left field line, scoring Hill and giving Husson the 6-0 victory.

Game 2

After a quick turn-around, both teams came back for the second game of the day, switching Home and Away designations.

Husson sent McCarty back to the circle for game two, and the right-handed hurler followed up her complete game shutout with another solid performance. McCarty threw a complete five innings, allowing one run (unearned) on two hits and a walk while fanning seven of the 18 batters she faced.

For Thomas, senior pitcher Sara Pavento (Glenburn, Maine) took the ball for game two, earning the loss over a complete game four innings pitched, giving nine runs on as many hits with two walks allowed.

The Eagles mounted nine hits in game two, off the bats of eight different hitters. Overlock was the leading batter in game two, going 2-3 at the dish with three RBI and a run scored. Senior Brianna Webster (Belfast, Maine) drove in two runs while scoring another on a 1-3 performance.

The Terriers were led by Moore once again as she plated her team’s only run while going 1-2 out of the lead-off spot. Hachey got the other hit for Thomas while hitting 1-2, and Crowe – who played first base in the second game – was the only other Terrier to reach base in the game, drawing a walk.

Husson got on the board first in the home half of the opening inning as Hill led off the game with a single to third base. A productive out moved Hill to second, and Overlock doubled off the base of the wall in center, plating the game’s first run.

Thomas got one back in the third when Moore hit a two-out infield single, and came around to score on Husson error that tied the game at 1-1 after three.

The Eagles broke the game open in the fourth, exploding for eight runs in the home half of the inning. Nicole Sargent (Sullivan, Maine) doubled to left center to lead off the inning, and moved to third on a Mortensen double to right. Kayla Merrill (Bethel, Maine) came in to pinch run for N. Sargent, and was safe on a play at the plate when Hill reached on a fielder’s choice that broke the deadlock. L. Sargent hit a single that plated Mortensen, and an intentional walk to Hill brought Webster to the plate with the bases loaded. The senior left fielder ripped a double down the left field line that plated a pair, and Overlock cleared the bases with a triple to right field. Brennan kept the rally going with an RBI ground out to second base, giving Husson the 8-1 lead. Smith singled to left field, and after a pop-out, stole second and came in to score the important run on a throwing error.

Trailing 9-1 in the top of the fifth, the Terriers needed a run to keep the game going. McCarty continued to deal in her 12th inning of work, putting down Thomas in order to give Husson their fourth consecutive North Atlantic Conference Softball Championship.

The Eagles earned the Conference’s automatic qualification for the NCAA Tournament, and will await their fate during Monday’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show at 10:00 am.

After the game, the NAC All-Tournament team was announced, featuring two players from New England College and Castleton, along with three from NAC Runner-Up Thomas College and three including the Tournament Most Valuable Player from the Champion Eagles.

NAC All-Tournament Team

  • LiAnn Linck – NEC
  • Taylor Belsito – NEC
  • Tori Fearon – Castleton
  • Shannon Jipner – Castleton
  • Sara Pavento – Thomas
  • Samantha Moore – Thomas
  • Kelsey Crowe – Thomas
  • Heidi Shaw – Husson
  • Brianna Webster – Husson
  • Becca McCarty – Husson – MVP

Source: http://athletics.husson.edu/sports/sball/2011-12/releases/20120429vphnjz

Eagles Win Quarterfinal In Historic Day for Husson University

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Press Release | Husson University Athletics

Bangor, Maine – The Husson University men’s lacrosse team defeated the visiting Hornets of Lyndon State College by a score of 14-1 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) quarterfinal match-up at Boucher Field on Saturday. With the win, the Eagles improve to 11-7 on the season and will advance to face Castleton State in the NAC semifinals on Wednesday. The Hornets are eliminated from the conference playoffs and finish the season at 3-7.

The team’s playoff victory gave Husson their 11th win of the season, the highest total of the program’s career. That mark came on the same day as a pair of historic personal milestones for two of the Eagle attackman. Senior Ben Landry (Lewiston, Maine) recorded a hat-trick, and with his final goal, netted his 200th career score in a Husson uniform. Landry also added two assists for a five point day, surpassing 250 career points in the process. Mitch Heaps (York, Pa.) turned in a seven point outing, assisting on three, and scoring four goals en route to his 100th thus far in his career.

Senior Nick Brown (Fort Worth, Tex.) added a five point day with a goal and four helpers. Face-off midfielder Dillon Shaw (Augusta, Maine) won 15 of the 18 draws he took, helping the Eagles to a 16-3 advantage in the category, while picking up a game-high nine ground balls. As a team, Husson won the battle on the ground, doubling up the Hornets 52-26 in that column of the scoresheet. The Eagles held an advantage in nearly every category, out-shooting Lyndon 49-11 in the game, while converting on 4-9 extra man opportunities and holding their opponents scoreless in seven tries. Husson was 16-17 on clears for 94%, and allowed the Hornets to successfully clear the zone just 13 times in 25 opportunities (52%).

The lone score of the day for Lyndon came out of the crosse of Luke Norman-Lacroix (Barre, Vt.) in the third period, on of his three shots in the game. Fellow senior midfielder Tim Patten (Springfield, N.H.) led the team with five ground balls, while defenseman Brad Collins (Richmond, Vt.) scooped up three to go along with a team-leading three caused turnovers. In front of the cage, sophomore Matt Reynolds (New Fairfield, Conn.) stopped 13 shots despite earning the loss.

Husson jumped out to a lead when Landry assisted Heaps less than two minutes into the game. The Eagles reeled off two more to take a 3-0 lead after one, and added a pair early in the second quarter to give Husson a 5-0 edge at the break.

The home team potted three more in the third quarter before Norman-Lacroix scored the Lyndon goal to make it 8-1 with 5:19 remaining. Husson put six more in the back of the net to seal the deal, including Landy’s 200th on a man-up chance with just under three minutes to go in the game. After a Chris Pelletier (Rome, Maine) EMO tally – his second of the game to go along with three ground balls and four caused turnovers in the game – with 36 seconds to play, giving the Eagles a 14-1 victory.

Husson will travel to Castleton State on Wednesday at a time to be determined. For the most up to date information on Husson Men’s Lacrosse and all of Eagles athletics, check out www.hussoneagles.com, follow us on twitter @hussoneagles. or friend us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HussonEagles.

Source: http://athletics.husson.edu/sports/mlax/2011-12/releases/20120428m3bj2k

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