2013-14 Lady Seawolves Basketball Headlines

  • Nouchanthavong, McCusker Earn USCAA All-American Honors
    March 05, 2014
    Farmington, PA - At last night's USCAA All-American banquet two SMCC student-athletes, Jose Nouchanthavong and Danielle McCusker, were named to the USCAA DII All-American teams.
  • UMA upsets SMCC to move on to the YSCC Championship game
    February 22, 2014
    SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – University of Maine at Augusta sophomore Arreonte Lee (San Antonio, Tex.) gave her team the lead and joined the 1,000 point club on the same play Saturday afternoon, as the third seeded Moose defeated second seeded Southern Maine Community College 75-67 to advance to the championship game tomorrow afternoon against Central Maine Community College.
  • Seawolves Squeak Past NHTI, Advance to YSCC Semifinals
    February 20, 2014
    South Portland - Trailing by three points, 58-55, with 1:10 seconds remaining in regulation Lady Seawolves' shooting guard Danielle McCusker (South Portland, ME) netted a shot from behind the arc to tie the game while teammate Esther Palmieri (South Portland, ME) simultaneously got fouled and sent to the free throw line for a one-and-one. Palmieri iced two free throws to put the Seawolves on top 60-58
  • Lady Seawolves Send Seniors Out in Style
    February 15, 2014
    South Portland - In this afternoon's last regular season women's basketball contest the Lady Seawolves used a balanced offensive attack, putting all nine players in the scoring column, and defensive pressure, forcing 30 turnovers, to defeat the Lady Knights of Vermont Technical College by a score of 88-47.
  • Lady Seawolves Turn Over Win to Mustangs
    February 12, 2014
    Auburn - Tonight the Lady Seawolves traveled north to face off against conference rival Central Maine Community College, a battle of the conference #1 and #2 seeds. The Lady Mustangs were able to force the Lady Seawolves into 29 turnovers, coupled with the mere 41.7% SMCC shot from the free throw line, 10-24, allowing CMCC to come away with the 68-55 defeat.
  • Lady Seawolves Down UMM
    February 08, 2014
    South Portland - The Lady Seawolves knocked down four of their nine three pointers in the opening ten minutes of tonight's women's basketball action, allowing them to jump out to 30-4 lead with 7:08 remaining in the first half tonight against the Lady Clippers of the University of Maine - Machias. The Lady Clippers battled back in the second half, outscoring the Seawolves by one point in the second twenty minutes, but it was not enough to overcome the first half deficit as the Seawolves pulled out the 82-59 victory.
  • Lady Seawolves Too Much for Lynx
    February 06, 2014
    South Portland - In tonight's women's basketball action the Lady Seawolves faced off against the Lady Lynx of New Hampshire Technical Institute. The Seawolves trailed by three with 12:14 remaining in the first half but Seawolves' forward Nyalieb Deng (Portland, ME) sparked a run with her aggressive play in the paint to put SMCC on top 42-30 going into halftime. The Seawolves widen the lead to 21 points with 9:40 remaining in regulation and came away with a 81-66 victory.
  • Lady Owls Roll Past Lady Seawolves
    February 01, 2014
    South Portland - In this afternoon's women's basketball action the Lady Owls of UMaine - Presque Isle shot a perfect 13-13 from the charity stripe in the first half to give the Owls a 37-27 lead over the Lady Seawolves going into halftime. In the second half the Lady Owls shot an impressive 50% from the floor, 67% from the 3 point line and 85% from the free throw line to come away with the 72-54 victory.
  • Lady Seawolves Roll Past Unity
    January 29, 2014
    South Portland - The defensive intensity by the Lady Seawolves forced the Lady Rams of Unity College into 52 turnovers as the Seawolves came out with the 91-24 victory in tonight's YSCC women's basketball matchup.
  • Lady Seawolves Top Clippers
    January 25, 2014
    Machias - In tonight's YSCC women's basketball action the Lady Seawolves of SMCC used full court defensive pressure, resulting in 18 steals, and offensive transition to defeat the Lady Clippers of the University of Maine - Machias by a score of 80-42.
  • Second Half Run Pushes Lady Seawolves Past UMA
    January 22, 2014
    South Portland - After trailing by one point at the half in tonight's YSCC women's basketball action, the Lady Seawolves came out reenergized after the break to pull away from the Lady Moose from the University of Maine - Augusta to grab the 69-61 victory.
  • Lady Rams Defeat Lady Seawolves
    January 17, 2014
    Newport, RI - In this afternoon's women's basketball action the Lady Rams of the Naval Academy Prepatory School jumped out to an early lead in the first minutes of regulation and extended that lead to nine points by halftime, 38-29. In the second half the Lady Seawolves closed the gap to within one point, 52-51, but the Lady Rams answered and pulled away with the 66-57 victory.
  • Lady Seawolves Roll Past Eagles
    January 15, 2014
    South Portland - The uptempo, balanced scoring attack of the Lady Seawolves was too much for the Lady Golden Eagles of Eastern Maine Community College as SMCC soared to a 80-46 victory
  • Lady Seawolves Win Close One Against John Abbott
    January 12, 2014
    South Portland - In this afternoon's women's basketball action the Lady Seawolves overcame a 10 point halftime deficit to defeat the Lady Islanders of John Abbott College by two points, 59-57.
  • Lady Seawolves Battle Past Saints
    January 10, 2014
    Rutland, VT - Tonight the Lady Seawolves traveled to Vermont for their first YSCC contest since Before the winter break to take on the Lady Saints of St. Joseph's College. After a slow first half by both teams, the Lady Seawolves went into halftime with a one point advantage with the score 21-20. In the second half the Lady Seawolves found their rythmn, shooting a much improved 37% from the field and pulling away from the Lady Saint to end the contest at 63-47.
  • Lady Seawolves Overpower Warriors
    December 21, 2013
    New York - The defensive pressure of the Lady Seawolves in today's basketball contest held the Lady Warriors of Vaughn College to just six points in the first half of play, giving the Seawolves a 53-6 advantage at the break. SMCC picked up 32 steals in this afternoon's contest, Danielle McCusker (South Portland, ME) and Nyalieb Deng (Portland, ME) each picked up seven steals as Lady Seawolves rolled to a 93-15 victory.
  • Lady Seawolves Fall to Briarcliffe
    December 20, 2013
    New York- This weekend the Lady Seawolves began their two game road trip in New York with a game against Briarcliffe College. The Lady Seawolves trailed most of the game, were able to cut the lead to five points late in the second half but they were unable to overcome the deficit, falling to Briarcliffe 73-60.
  • Mustangs Hand Seawolves First Conference Loss
    December 11, 2013
    South Portland - In tonight's YSCC conference basketball action the Lady Mustangs of Central Maine Community College used intense defensive pressure to defeat the Lady Seawolves by a score of 80-64.
  • Lady Seawolves Pull Off Close One Against NHTI
    December 05, 2013
    South Portland - In tonight's YSCC conference matchup between NHTI and SMCC the Lady Seawolves jumped out to an early lead, but lost that lead with 7:44 to go in the first half and didn't regain it until a Maria Veino (Sanford, ME) layup at 4:34 mark in the second half to put the Lady Seawolves up 46-45. The Lady Seawolves were able to hang on for the remainder of regulation slipping by the Lady Lynx 59-55.
  • Deng Named YSCC Player of the Week
    December 03, 2013
    South Portland - Lady Seawolves forward Nyalieb Deng (Portland, ME) was named Yankee Small College Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 2, 2013.
  • Lady Seawolves Too Much For Unity
    December 03, 2013
    Unity - The defensive pressure by the Lady Seawolves held the Lady Rams of Unity College to just 11 points in the first half of play in tonight's YSCC women's basketball matchup, giving SMCC a 50-11 lead at the half en route to a 95-32 victory.
  • Lady Seawolves Roll Past Moose
    November 26, 2013
    Augusta - In tonight's YSCC basketball action the uptempo pace of the SMCC was too much for the Lady Moose of the University of Maine - Augusta as the Lady Seawolves cruised to a 89-60 victory.
  • Lady Seawolves Soar Past Golden Eagles
    November 23, 2013
    South Portland - The Lady Seawolves jumped out to a 15-0 lead, on 6-8 shooting, over the Lady Golden Eagles of Eastern Maine Community College in this afternoon's basketball action and never looked back. The Lady Seawolves were on top for the entire game, ending the contest with a score of 74-36.
  • Lady Seawolves Fall to Dean
    November 20, 2013
    Franklin, MA - The offensive transition and intense defense applied by the Lady Bulldogs of Dean College proved too much for the Lady Seawolves as Dean rolled to a 75-56 victory in tonight's basketball action.
  • Lady Seawolves Win First Conference Road Game
    November 16, 2013
    Randolph, VT - The Lady Seawolves traveled to Vermont to take on Vermont Technical College in their first YSCC conference road game. The defensive pressure applied by SMCC held VTC's two offensive powerhouses to singe digit scoring allowing the Lady Seawolves to overcome the Lady Knights 59-37.
  • Lady Seawolves Roll Over Hampshire
    November 11, 2013
    South Portland - The defensive pressure and fast paced game of the Lady Seawolves proved too much for the Lady Black Sheep of Hampshire College in tonight's YSCC conference basketball action as SMCC overpowered Hampshire by a score of 85-32.
  • Lady Seawolves Prevail Over Navy Prep
    November 09, 2013
    South Portland - In this afternoon's basketball action the Lady Seawolves faced off against the Lady Rams of Navy Prep. The unselfish play by the Seawolves, getting 28 assists on 35 made field goals, helped them prevail over Navy Prep by a score of 85-68.
  • Lady Seawolves Roll Past Bulldogs in Home Opener
    November 01, 2013
    South Portland - Intense defensive pressure and a balanced scoring attack allowed the Lady Seawolves to come away with a 98-40 victory over the Bulldogs of Bunker Hill Community College in tonights women's basketball action.
  • Lady Seawolves Drop Close One in Season Opener
    October 27, 2013
    Auburn – The Lady Seawolves opened the 2013-14 season this afternoon playing at Central Maine Community College against the University of New Brunswick – St. John. With the score 60-59 in favor of the Lady Seawolves, a lapse in defense left UNB post player Monica Newman wide open for the go ahead layup with 12 seconds remaining in the contest