ORONO - The Maine men's basketball team defeated Binghamton 61-49 earlier this afternoon at Alfond Arena, and as soon as the two teams left the floor, the bull crew was at it, removing the basketba

No. 16 Maine 3, No. 13 New Hampshire 2

Submitted by Rachel Lenzi on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 21:17

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ORONO - Robby Dee's goal 44 seconds into the third period became the eventual game-winner Friday in Maine's 3-2 win over New Hampshire.

No. 13/13 New Hampshire at No. 16 Maine, pregame

Submitted by Rachel Lenzi on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 16:28

ORONO - Maine hosts New Hampshire in arguably one of the biggest weekends of the season - first, because this is a rivalry series, second because the Black Bears are hoping to help their cause in e

More on the freshman line; Dee cleared for this weekend's series against UNH

Submitted by Rachel Lenzi on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 14:19

ORONO — In a way, last weekend's series at Vermont was a breakout weekend for Maine's third line, made up of entirely freshmen.

Kump to Holy Cross, Dumoulin in Beanpot

Submitted by Rachel Lenzi on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 16:21

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Derek Kump, a goalie and former Travis Roy Award finalist from Falmouth, has committed to play college hockey at Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.

Maine at No. 16 in USCHO.com poll

Submitted by Rachel Lenzi on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 13:41

After taking three points over the weekend at Vermont, Maine has moved up in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports top

No. 19 Maine 4, No. 17 Vermont 4, OT

Submitted by Rachel Lenzi on Sat, 01/30/2010 - 21:26

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Tanner House's goal with 4:14 left in regulation helped Maine salvage a 4-4 tie with Vermont on Saturday at Gutterson Field House.

Rachel is in her fifth year as a sports reporter at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. A former college soccer and softball player, she covered sports at newspapers in Pennsylvania, Texas and Colorado before joining the Press Herald/Sunday Telegram staff in June of 2004.

Rachel takes over coverage of the University of Maine hockey team and was introduced to Maine hockey as a seventh-grader in Annapolis, Maryland, after reading a 1988 Sports Illustrated story about Shawn Walsh's impact on the program. Nearly 20 years later, she still has the four-page article in her possession.

She and her husband, Tommy (who also works for Maine Today Media) are avid sports fans who root for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Kansas Jayhawks. After a year of marriage, their next step in life is to find a bigger house!

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