Maine Black Bears women's basketball
The Maine Black Bears women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Maine in Orono, Maine, United States. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference.[2]
Maine Black Bears women's basketball | |||
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University | University of Maine | ||
Head coach | Amy Vachon (3rd season) | ||
Conference | America East | ||
Location | Orono, Maine | ||
Arena | Cross Insurance Center/Memorial Gym (Capacity: 6,674/5,712) | ||
Nickname | Black Bears | ||
Colors | Maine Blue, White, and Navy[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
1999 | |||
NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2018, 2019 | |||
Conference Tournament Champions | |||
1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2018, 2019 | |||
Conference Regular Season Champions | |||
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
History
From 1985 to 2004, the Black Bears went to 15 North Atlantic Conference/America East Conference tournament championships, winning seven of them and finishing as runner-up in the other eight.[3] During the 2017–18 and 2018-19 season Maine has won back to back America East regular season and conference tournament championships.[4]
Year by year results
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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Peter Gavett (NAC) (1983–1988) | |||||||||
1983–84 | Peter Gavett | 16–11 | |||||||
1984–85 | Peter Gavett | 21–9 | 3-2 | ||||||
1985–86 | Peter Gavett | 22–7 | 9-3 | ||||||
1986–87 | Peter Gavett | 24–4 | 11-3 | ||||||
1987–88 | Peter Gavett | 23–6 | 12-2 | ||||||
Peter Gavett: | 106-37 | ||||||||
Trish Roberts (NAC) (1988–1992) | |||||||||
1988–89 | Trish Roberts | 19–8 | 13-1 | ||||||
1989–90 | Trish Roberts | 23–7 | 11-1 | ||||||
1990–91 | Trish Roberts | 20–8 | 9-1 | ||||||
1991–92 | Trish Roberts | 20–9 | 11-2 | ||||||
Trish Roberts: | 82-32 | ||||||||
Joanne Palombo-McCallie (America East/NAC) (1992–2000) | |||||||||
1992–93 | Joanne Palombo-McCallie | 9–20 | 4-10 | ||||||
1993–94 | Joanne Palombo-McCallie | 20–7 | 12-2 | ||||||
1994–95 | Joanne Palombo-McCallie | 24–6 | 14-2 | NCAA First Round | |||||
1995–96 | Joanne Palombo-McCallie | 27–5 | 18-0 | NCAA First Round | |||||
1996–97 | Joanne Palombo-McCallie | 22–8 | 17-1 | NCAA First Round | |||||
1997–98 | Joanne Palombo-McCallie | 21–9 | 13-5 | NCAA First Round | |||||
1998–99 | Joanne Palombo-McCallie | 24–7 | 17-1 | 1st | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
1999–00 | Joanne Palombo-McCallie | 20–11 | 14-4 | NCAA First Round | |||||
Joanne Palombo-McCallie: | 167-73 | ||||||||
Sharon Versyp (America East) (2000–2005) | |||||||||
2000–01 | Sharon Versyp | 12–16 | 9-9 | ||||||
2001–02 | Sharon Versyp | 16–12 | 9-7 | ||||||
2002–03 | Sharon Versyp | 25–6 | 16-0 | 1st | |||||
2003–04 | Sharon Versyp | 25–7 | 17-1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
2004–05 | Sharon Versyp | 20–10 | 16-2 | 1st | |||||
Sharon Versyp: | 98–51 | 67–19 | |||||||
Ann McInerney (America East) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
2005–06 | Ann McInerney | 10–19 | 5-11 | 7th | |||||
2006–07 | Ann McInerney | 13–15 | 7-9 | 5th | |||||
Ann McInerney: | 23–34 | 12–20 | |||||||
Cindy Blodget (America East) (2007–2011) | |||||||||
2007–08 | Cindy Blodget | 7–23 | 4-12 | 8th | |||||
2008–09 | Cindy Blodget | 5–25 | 3-13 | 9th | |||||
2009–10 | Cindy Blodget | 8–21 | 4-12 | 8th | |||||
2010–11 | Cindy Blodget | 4–25 | 2-15 | 9th | |||||
Cindy Blodget: | 24–94 | 13–52 | |||||||
Richard Barron (America East) (2011–2017) | |||||||||
2011–12 | Richard Barron | 8–23 | 4-12 | 8th | |||||
2012–13 | Richard Barron | 4–24 | 3-12 | 9th | |||||
2013–14 | Richard Barron | 17–15 | 10-6 | 4th | |||||
2014–15 | Richard Barron | 23–9 | 14-2 | T-1st | WNIT First round | ||||
2015–16 | Richard Barron | 26–9 | 15-1 | T-1st | WNIT First round | ||||
2016–17 | Richard Barron | 18–16 | 9-7 | 4th | |||||
Richard Barron: | 96–96 | 55–40 | |||||||
Amy Vachon (America East) (2017–present) | |||||||||
2017–18 | Amy Vachon | 23–9 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
2018–19 | Amy Vachon | 25–8 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
2019–20 | Amy Vachon | 18–14 | 12–4 | 2nd | |||||
Total: | 48–17 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA Tournament results
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1995 | #16 | First Round | #1 Connecticut | L 75−105 |
1996 | #11 | First Round | #6 George Washington | L 67−83 |
1997 | #13 | First Round | #4 LSU | L 79−88 |
1998 | #13 | First Round | #4 NC State | L 64−89 |
1999 | #10 | First Round Second Round | #7 Stanford #2 Old Dominion | W 60−58 L 62−72 |
2000 | #12 | First Round | #5 North Carolina | L 57−62 |
2004 | #13 | First Round | #4 Texas Tech | L 50−60 |
2018 | #15 | First Round | #2 Texas | L 54−83 |
2019 | #14 | First Round | #3 NC State | L 51−63 |
References
- Colors – Branding Toolbox – University of Maine. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- "University of Maine Athletics". goblackbears.com.
- "2016-17 EBB Quick Facts" (PDF). University of Maine Athletics.
- "Maine wins American East, 1st NCAA Tourney bid since 2004". Associated Press. Retrieved April 6, 2019.