Women's Basketball

University of Southern Maine

37 College Avenue - Gorham, ME - 04038
Team Office: Tel: (207) 780-5475 Fax: (207) 780-5182
Team website: www.usm.maine.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1970, Southern Maine merged with the Gorham State Teacher's College. The university is located on two separate campuses (Gorham and Portland) ten miles apart. Southern Maine offers nearly 50 Bachelor degree programs and more than 20 graduate programs, including PhDs in Public Policy and Law (JD). Some of the majors offered include Russian Studies, Medical Immunology, Criminology, Drama, Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, Environmental Science, Recreational Therapy, and Cinematography. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Southern Maine in the third tier among universities in the north offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Gorham (pop.15k) about 140 miles from Boston.

School website
www.usm.maine.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

4,000

Getting In:

MinimallyDifficult. SAT 25/75: 880-1090

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$14,000
Out-of-State: ~$24,000

Most Popular Majors

Social Sciences - Nursing -Business

Misc. Information

Head coach Gary Fifield completed his 21st season at Southern Maine in 2007-08. Through 21 seasons, Fifield has never had a losing season. Not surprisingly, Southern Maine is among the elite D3 women's programs in the nation and in the last eight years has compiled the third best won-loss percentage of all D3 programs profiled at CBSAguide. Among current D3 coaches, Fifield has the best winning percentage (.864). Since Fifield's arrival in 1987-88, the Huskies have captured 19 conference titles and been to the NCAA tourney every year but one. Fifield came to Southern Maine from Vermont Technical College where he was the men's coach for three seasons. In 2007-08, the Huskies captured their eighth straight conference championship and posted a 25-4 mark, losing to Brandeis in the first round of the NCAA tourney.

Team Name	Huskies
Colors	Crimson, Navy, and White
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	842-226 (.788)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	25-4	27-3	32-2	131-19 (.873)
Conference	13-1	13-1	14-0	66-5 (.929)
Conf. Finish	1	1	1	1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	Swt 16	Finals	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#6	#1	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Gary Fifield
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Southern Maine	1987-88
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	541-85 (.864)
Record at Southern Maine	541-85 (.864)
Coaching Awards	New England COTY 4x, LEC COTY 12x, WBCA COTY

Asst. Coaches	Mike McDevitt, Ken Butler, Lindsey Welch

Recruiting Coordinator

Gary Fifield, (207) 780-5475, gfifield@usm.maine.edu

Conference and Schedule

Southern Maine plays in the Little East Conference (www.littleeast.com) which is comprised of eight schools from four northeastern states. USM can start league play in December but schedules some non-conference opponents until January. There is usually a two week break at Xmas. Teams play each other twice, home and away, for a total of 14 games. Games are often played on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The season concludes with the LEC tourney which takes all eight teams with first round byes for the top four. Winner receives an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

Eastern Connecticut State, Keene State, Plymouth State, Rhode Island College, UMASS-Boston, UMASS-Dartmouth, and Western Connecticut State.

Facilities

Hill Gym
Capacity 1,400, Average attendance:400

Style/Stats

In 2007-08, Southern Maine was ranked #12 in defense, holding opponents to 51.6 ppg.