The UMaine Field Hockey team picked up 2 more wins, the UMaine Soccer scoring woes continued, and an interim action was taken regarding Brunswick football.
Maine soccer was shutout again, and so were the UMPI men, but Maine Field Hockey looks for 5th win in a row, and the Alfond welcomes teams to the ice Saturday.
UMaine A.D. Gives Radio Tour Of $110mil Plan
Ken Ralph, who began his day by unveiling the ambitious $110-million athletics facilities plan for the University of Maine, ended it by appearing on The Drive to walk the listeners through what is in store over the next several years on the Orono campus.
To see the visuals of the various projects, and grasp the vast scope of the project s undertaking, check out the renderings provided at GoBlackBears.com.
Ralph walked us through the vision for each of the improvements which will provide state-of-the-art facilities to each of the 17 varsity programs on campus.
UMaine Rolls Out $110-Million Athletic Facilities Plan You can view the plan s state-of-the-art renderings, here.
The University of Maine has unveiled it s $110-million master plan to provide modern facilities for all 17 varsity programs.
In October, the school received $90-million in funding from the Harold Alfond Foundation as part of a $240-million investment in the University of Maine System. We are going to build outstanding athletic facilities to support our Black Bear athletes and students and youth from all over the state, said UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. For many years our athletes have been performing in outdated and even crumbling, cramped facilities. Thanks to the generosity of the Alfond Foundation and support from university leadership, we will be able to provide the quality of facilities necessary for our Black Bears to compete on a national level, said UMaine Director of Athletics Ken Ralph.