YSCC Executive Board
Week 12 YSCC Players of the Week
Week 12 YSCC Basketball Players of the Week (February 10-16)
Brett Richards (ACPHS): Richards avereaged 16 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks for the Panthers.
Addie Phillips (WOL): Phillips averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists for the Huskies.
YSCC Week 11 Players of the Week
YSCC Week 11 Basketball Players of the Week (February 3-9)
Alisyn Alley (UMA): Alley averaged 12 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, amd 2 steals in two games last week for the Moose.
Theo Wolfe (GBCC): Wolfe averaged 33 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Herons.
YSCC Week 10 Basketball Players of the Week
Week 10 YSCC Basketball Players of the Week
Ella Lavigne (CMCC): Lavigne averaged 28 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals in two games last week.
Khaden Moore (CMCC): In three games last week, Moore averaged 26 points and 9 rebounds while shooting 67% from the field.
Week 9 YSCC Basketball Players of the Week
Week 9 YSCC Basketball Players of the Week
Theo Wolfe (GBCC): In three games, Wolfe averaged 24 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists per game. This is the third time this season he has been named YSCC Player of the Week.
Samantha Howland (ACPHS): Howland averaged 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Panthers. This is the second time this season she has been named YSCC Player of the Week.
YSCC Basketball Week 8 Players of the Week
Week 8 YSCC Basketball Players of the Week
Joseph Cantey (NHTI): Playing through an illness earlier in the week, Canty scored his 1000th career point vs Washington County. He poured in 36 points versus Bristol Community College. Has shot efficiently in all 3 games this week, had 4 or more steals in every game while making an impact as the team's primary ball-handler and playmaker.
Ashley Mullen (SMCC): Ashley Mullen led the Seawolves to two victories, highlighted by her consistent scoring and court efficiency. Over the two games, Mullen averaged 18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists, while shooting 53.6% from the field and 55.6% from three-point range. Alongside her scoring, Mullen's defensive efforts were evident, tallying 6 steals.
Week 7 YSCC Basketball Players of the Week
YSCC Week 7 Basketball Players of the Week
Thomas Martinotti (SMCC): Thomas Martinotti helped lead the Seawolves to a 2-1 record, including conference wins over Paul Smith's College and Word of Life. Martinotti showed consistent and efficient scoring, averaging 19.3 points per game while shooting 51.3% from the field and 44.4% from three-point range. He played a key role in setting up his teammates for scoring opportunities. His all around contributions played a big role in the team's success this week.
Ava Smith (CMCC): Against nationally ranked juco, CCRI, Ava recorded a 20-points 16-rebound double-double to go along with 3 blocks, and 2 assists in just 23 minutes. She shot 64% from the floor and helped the Mustangs snap CCRI's 12-game win streak. 24-hours later, Ava recorded another double-double, this time against USCAA D1, Bryant & Stratton Albany. She finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 assists, and 2 blocks in just 20 minutes. In the two games, she played 43 minutes and tallied 38 points, 28 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks, 4 steals while shooting 60% from the floor.
YSCC Basketball Week 6 Players of the Week
YSCC Week 6 Basketball Players of the Week
Ella Lavigne (CMCC): In their only game of the week, and again arch-rival SMCC, Ella Lavigne broke the CMCC Women's Basketball single game scoring record by scoring 48 points, finishing 20-29 from the field (including four 3-pointers). She also recorded 7 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists, and 2 blocks in just 24 minutes. The Mustangs are now 12-0 and #1 in the USCAA DII Coaches Poll.
Jaylon Calvin (Vermont-State-Randolph): In a recent win over SMCC, Calvin had nearly a triple-double, recording 17 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals.
YSCC Week 5 Basketball Players of the Week
YSCC Week 5 Basketball Players of the Week
Donald Brown (NHTI): Brown has led the team in rebounding this season from the guard position, including a 21 PT & 11 REB double-double in their first win of the season vs Washington County. Has shot 50% or better from the field, including a career-high 32 points against University of Maine-Augusta. Has also averaged 4 steals per game in that 3-game stretch.
Samantha Howland (ACPHS): Sam Howland put up two double doubles this week, setting career highs in all five major statistical categories. She led her team to a 2-0 record (versus 2 conference teams) shooting over 50% from the field.
YSCC Week 4 Basketball Players of the Week
YSCC Basketball Week 4 Players of the Week
Theo Wolfe (GBCC): Theo avereaged 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists per game last week. This is the 2nd time already this season he has been named the YSCC Player of the Week.
Hunter Hartsgrove (CMCC): Hunter returned from injury and averaged 26 points per game in two victories for the Mustangs.
YSCC Basketball Week 3 Players of the Week
YSCC Basketball Week 4 Players of the Week
Brett Richards (ACPHS): Richards led his team to a perfect 3-0 week averaging an outstanding 26.3 points per game on nearly 80% shooting from the field. He scored a career high 40 points on 17 made shots (both single game records for the school) in a game against conference rival CMCC. During the same game, he moved up to 2nd place on the all time scoring list for the school.
Holly Bagley (PSC): Bagley had an outstanding week for PSC, leading Paul Smith's first ever program win against SMCC. She was 2 rebounds shy of a triple double: 27 Points, 10 Steals, 8 rebounds.
YSCC Basketball Week 2 Players of the Week Named
YSCC Week 2 Basketball Players of the Week
Theo Wolfe (GBCC): Theo averaged 30 points and 15 rebounds over 2 games for the Herons.
Alisyn Alley (UM-A): Alisyn averaged 17 points and 6 assists over 4 games for the Moose.
YSCC Basketball Week 1 Players of the Week Announced
Winter 24-25 YSCC Week 1 Basketball Players of the Week
Yvonne Roberge (Vermont St.-Randolph): Roberge has had a triple double in each of her first three games to start the season!
Brett Richards (ACPHS): Richards has averaged over 18 ppg and 10 rpg in the first four games of the season.
Week 8 YSCC Athletes of the Week
YSCC Week 8 Athletes of the Week
Ellen Haas - Women's Cross Country (PSC): Senior Ellen Haas finished 4th in the YSCC Women's 6K championship on Saturday at Hampshire College with a time of 27:43 to lead the Bobcats to their second consecutive YSCC title and third in her four years. Ellen has earned All Conference honors all four seasons, and is only the third woman from Paul Smith's College to earn this honor four consecutive seasons since 2010. Ellen has attained a 4.0 while majoring in Ecological Restoration. She was also a member of the Marathon Canoe Team this fall, while working to complete her senior Capstone.
Adrienne Dorr - Women's Soccer (NHTI): Adrienne scored both goals in her last game vs VTSU-Johnson, including the game-winning goal in 88th minute. She had an assist on the game-tying goal in the last regular season YSCC game vs CMCC.
Eli Lemire - Men's Cross Country (NHTI): Finished first in YSCC Championships, finishing 40 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor.
Aaron Barrieau - Men's Soccer (NHTI): Aaron set a career high with 12 saves vs CMCC, then promptly broke it again making 15 saves Sunday vs SMCC. He was instrumental in keeping team in both games.
PSC Men and Women Sweep at YSCC Cross Country Championships
The PSC Men's Cross Country Team won the YSCC Cross Country Championship on October 26 at Hampshire College,
Men's YSCC Cross Country All-Conference Team (Below)
YSCC Men's Cross Country All-Conference Team
Eli Lemire, NHTI
Eliot Soderholm, PSC
Banyan Love, PSC
Andrew Strauss, NHTI
Tyler Meyer, Word of Life
Daniel Bubar, Word of Life
Wesley Burkit, PSC
PSC Men and Women Sweep at Cross Country Championships
PSC Women Win YSCC Cross Country Championship on 10/26 at Hamshire College
The PSC women took 1st place at the YSCC Women's Cross Country Championship at Hamshire College on October 27.
Below is a picture of the YSCC Women's Cross Country Fall 2024 All Conference Team
All-Conference Team
Angelina Pusateri, WOL
Ophelia Breen, ACPHS
Amy Stults, YCCC
Ellen Haas, PSC
Kenna McLeod, Hampshire
Joanna Kerchner, PSC
Brooklynn Shumway, PSC
Week 7 Athletes of Week
YSCC Week 7 Athletes of the Week
Brooklyn Shumway - Women's Cross Country (PSC): Brooklynn Shumway (team captain) SO/Bloomingdale, NY has been steadily improving from week to week on the PSC women's XC team this season. Brooklynn completed the 6K women's event at the Cross Country Only Championships (CCOC) at Seneca Lake State Park in 19th place with a time of 29:26. Brooklynn's pace/kilometer was 4:54 which is a season's PR. Brooklynn is also playing women's ice hockey, and from her defense position, scored two goals and an assist in her first game of the season two weeks ago. Brooklynn is maintaining a 4.0 cumulative GPA majoring in Natural Science and works as a tutor in the learning center for several math and science classes at Paul Smith's.
Quinn Dillon - Golf (SMCC): Quinn Dillon finished tied for 3rd place at the USCAA National Tournament, posting scores of 78 and 75. SMCC finished 4th overall and Dillon was named a 1st Team All-American.
Wesley Burkit - Men's Cross Country (PSC): Wes has steadily improved all three seasons for Paul Smith's College, and this past weekend (October 19th) placed 20th in the Cross Country Only Championships (CCOC) at Seneca Lake State Park with a time of 30:07 in the 8K. Through the current season, Wes has been a consistent #3 or #4 runner for the Bobcats, while always striving to excel in practice, in the classroom (4.0 cumulative GPA), and providing service on the campus as a tutor in several courses while serving as a Resident Assistant.
Joseph Matthews - Men's Soccer (Word of Life): Joe Mathews had quite the week, with 4 goals against Vermont State-Randolph on Wednesday in the Huskies' 7-2 win, and he scored 3 goals in their 10-0 win over Hampshire College on Saturday. He scored 7 goals on 11 shots on goal this week.
Jordyn Hulsey - Women's Soccer (SMCC): Junior captain Jordyn Hulsey scored twice against top-seeded Central Maine Community College to help the Seawolves earn a 2-2 draw, a game that proved to have major playoff implications.
Emma Bernard - Women's Volleyball (NHTI): Emma had 13 kills and 12 digs during the YSCC play-in to defeat (3-0) Word of Life and advance NHTI to the YSCC Final Four.
Congrats to our Fall 2024 YSCC Golf All Conference Team
YSCC All-Conference Golf Team Fall 2024
Lucas Inman, SMCC – 81.33
Ryan Lai, UMA – 79.66
Owen Lee, SMCC – 78.71
Theo Hustler, UMA – 76.33
Quinn Dillon, SMCC - 75
Player of the Year – Quinn Dillon, SMCC
Co-Coaches of the Year – Rob Bushey, PSC & Scott Nevers, SMCC
YSCC Week 6 Athletes of the Week
YSCC Week 6 Players of the Week (stats from October 7-13, 2024)
Eric Gonzalez - Men's Soccer (NHTI): Key piece offensivel,y despite being mainly used on team'sbBack line. Had an assist on the 87' game-tying goal vs VTSU-Johnson. Also had the pass that ultimately led to PK earlier that game. Scored a huge goal from nearly 40-yards out off a free kick vs Paul Smith's.
Emma Knowles - Women's Soccer (CMCC): Picked up two wins in net this week for the Mustangs. The USCAA All-American goalkeeper made a season-high 13 saves on the road against ACPHS to keep CMCC perfect in conference play this year.
Andy Tran - Men's Cross Country (ACPHS): Andy set a new PR this weekend at NJIT, running 35:35 over the 8k course, nearly a nearly 4 minute improvement over his time on the same course last year. Andy has had a very impressive junior season with new course or personal bests at every race so far this year.
Samantha Locker - Women's Volleyball (NHTI): 10+ Digs in all 3 games this week as team's Libero. Had career-best & team-best 31 digs against NECC.
Krystal Ogoke - Women's Cross Country (ACPHS): Krystal had her strongest performance of the season at NJIT this past weekend, running the 5k at NJIT in 27:48. This time nearly beat her best 4k time from earlier in the season. Krystal is in her first year running XC at the college level and has made huge strides in her rookie season.
YSCC Announces Week 5 Athletes of the Week
YSCC Athletes of the Week - Week 5
Cyleek Zaimoff - Men's Soccer (W.O.L.): Cyleek was a huge part of Word of Life's 10-1 win over Maine-Augusta, and as a captain, was able to help lead the team in this week's games.
Gabby Allen - Women's Soccer (UM-A): Gabby scored two goals in a conference tie against WOLB last week.
Quinn Dillon - Golf (S.M.C.C.): Quinn Dillon helped SMCC to a YSCC championship title at Pease on Sunday, Oct. 6. Dillon carded a 71, earning him All-Tournament honors, YSCC All-Conference, and YSCC Golfer of the Year recognition.
Banyan Love - Men's Cross Country (PSC): Banyan Love (FR: Newfield, NY) placed 22nd overall in the 43rd Annual Guthrie Wineglass Marathon in Corning, NY with a time of 2:44:46. Banyan averaged 6:19/mile pace, which qualifies him for all the major world marathons except Berlin, Germany. His pace/mile would very likely equate to an All Conference placing in the YSCC XC Championships later this month. Banyan's time of 28:20 at St. Lawrence University in the 8K ranks him as the YSCC Men's #2 this season.
Finnley Jacobson - Women's Volleyball (PSC): In two conference games last week...
- 27 kills with a 54% kill percentage
- 39 digs
- 7 solo blocks & 1 assisted block
- 4 assists
YSCC Week 4 Athletes of the Week Announced
YSCC Names Week 4 Fall Athletes of the Week
Men's Soccer - Ethan Frenette (NHTI): Key part of team's two wins this week...scored second goal in team's 2-0 win against UMA. Followed that performance with the opening goal vs ACPHS, then assisted the game-winning goal later in the game.
Women's Soccer - Avery Connor (Word of Life): Avery Connor was a big contributor during the Huskies domination of Penn State-Hazelton. Connor scored 4 goals and recorded 1 assist in the Huskies 7-1 win.
Golf - Tom Bullock (GBCC): Tom finished in 1st place this weekend at Nippo Lake, carding his best score of the season (78). The Herons finished 2nd as a team, with Tom leading the way.
Men's Cross Country - Elliot Lemire (NHTI): Elliot finished 1st at the Founding Tree Invitational, finishing at 26:58.6 in the 8K race, a full 12 seconds better than the closest competitor. He averaged a 5:25.6 mile over the roughly 5 mile course.
Women's Volleyball - MacKenzie McAniff (NHTI): McAniff was a key contributor in their two weekend matches vs WOL, where she recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 20 assists and 18 digs in game one and 26 assists and 21 digs in game two.
Women's Cross Country - Joanna Kerchner (PSC): Joanna Kerchner led the Paul Smith's College women with a time of 28:22 at the Hampshire College Founding Tree Invitational in the 6K event on Saturday. She was the third runner from the YSCC to finish the 6K, placing 16th overall.
YSCC Week 3 Athletes of the Week
The YSCC recently names it Week 3 Athletes of the Week.
Igor Domingues - CMCC (Men's Soccer)
Igor had game-winning goals and and an outstanding bunch of finishes from a forward who has continued to work hard over the course of the season to improve his game.
Emma Knowles - CMCC (Women's Soccer)
Emma won both of the games she started and played the full 90 minutes this week without allowing a goal. She has done a great job of organizing her back line. Big focus for the GK this season after leading the country in saves last year.
Quinn Dillon - SMCC (Golf)
Quinn Dillon led the SMCC Men's Golf team to three first place finishes last week, recording a 75.6 average at the UMF Invitational- 75 (individual second overall) CMCC Invitational- 74 (individual first overall) and SMCC Invitational- 78 (individual second overall).
Yana Montell - SMCC (Volleyball)
First-year setter Yana Montell helped her team to three more wins last week, compiling a team-leading 68 assists. She added 23 kills, 11 service aces, and 12 digs in 13 sets. The Seawolves remain undefeated at 8-0.
Tyler Meyer - Word of Life (Men's Cross Country)
Meyer placed as the best Word of Life Huskies runner on Saturday at the Hoffman Invitational hosted by St. Lawrence, with a time of 31.14. Tyler finished 80th overall and WOL placed 9th among several NCAA D3 schools.
Marlene Bowers - Word of Life (Women's Cross Country)
Marlene finished 2nd on Word of Life's XC team on Saturday at the Hoffman Invitational at St. Lawrence (81st overall).
Ham from NHTI named YSCC Week 1 Volleyball Player of the Week
Savannah had 10 service aces in her team's opening win vs Roxbury CC.
ACPHS Sweeps Week 1 YSCC Runners of the Week
Tyler turned in his best performance so far on the year in the toughest 8k the Panthers will see all season. This weekend Buffolino carried the Panthers to a 4th place team finish, turning in a 17th overall individual finish in a very tough NCAA division 3 field of runners.
Ophelia Breen is coming out of the gates hot for the Panthers! In just her first 6k, she was able to dominate for a 5th place overall finish at SUNY Cobleskill this week. Breaking up a historically strong Cobleskill Cross Country team, Breen was able to turn in one of the best times in the 6k so far this season.
UMA's Theo Hustler named YSCC Golfer of the Week
Theo finished 1st with a 2 under par 70 at Beaver Meadow Golf Club in Concord, NH. He led the Moose to a team victory with a team score of 314 against other competing YSCC schools.
Week 1 YSCC Men's/Women's Soccer Players of the Week
ACPHS Senior Sahil Arora and SMCC Sophomore Annabelle Fournier were named Week 1 YSCC Players of the Week for Men's and Women's Soccer.
SMCC Wins 7th Straight YSCC Baseball Title in Dramatic Fashion
Seawolves win 7th straight conference title in walk-off fashion
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHTI (0-0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| SOUTHERN MAINE CC (0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | X | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| SOUTHERN MAINE CC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
BATTING
BATTING
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine—The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) baseball team captured its seventh straight Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) championship on Saturday, May 4.
Prior to the semifinal game, the YSCC All-Conference awards were announced. Both first-years Quinn Dillon (Gorham, Maine) and Peter Keblinksy (Ellsworth, Maine) were selected—Dillon was named the 2024 Player of the Year. Sophomore Gabe Aucoin (Bath, Maine) and junior Liam Cooledge (Westbrook, Maine) were announced as Honorable Mention nominees. To finish the ceremony, Head Coach Nic Lops was voted 2024 Coach of the Year for the third straight season.
Semifinal Game vs. NHTI: W, 12-9
Sophomore Thomas Knott (Winterport, Maine) made the start for SMCC throwing 5.1 innings to allow five runs, four earned, while striking out six.
Trailing 5-4, the Seawolves used two doubles and a single to produce three runs in the sixth inning. The Lynx reclaimed the lead in the seventh with three of their own before SMCC responded with five runs in the bottom half to secure a victory. Aucoin offered one inning of relief, and first-year Bennett Smith (Falmouth, Maine) recorded the last eight outs to earn the win.
Five players recorded multi-RBI games featuring three from rookie Davis Kibler (Augusta, Maine).
Championship Game vs. YCCC: W, 7-6
The Seawolves started the scoring with two runs in the opening frame, and RBIs from Keblinksy and first-year Brady Wintle (Gorham, Maine). The SMCC bats were quieted while York County posted six runs in the meantime. The Seawolves recovered one run on a sac fly from Dillon in the eighth inning to trail by three going into the ninth.
Down to their final out, the Seawolves started a rally beginning with a RBI double by first-year Adam Rowland (Alberta, Canada). Dillon walked and first-year Brady O'Lone (Fort Myers, Fl.) kept it alive with a RBI single to center. Keblinsky delivered the walk-off double to score two and lift the Seawolves to victory!
First-year starter Jason Libby (Bangor, Maine) tossed eight innings and struck out six; Smith pitched a scoreless ninth inning to be credited the win.
Following the game, Keblinksy was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament and Rowland was tabbed as Offensive Player of the tournament.
The Seawolves finish their season at 28-12 overall.
All Tournament Awards
- Defensive Player of the Tournament- YCCC Makism Masse
- Offensive Player of the Tournament- SMCC Adam Rowland
- MVP of the Tournament SMCC Peter Keblinsky
YSCC Baseball All-Conference Team
- Quinn Dillon Southern Maine C.C. (Player of Year)
- Matty Fortier NHTI
- Anthony Franco Quincy College
- Peter Keblinsky Southern Maine C.C.
- Maksim Masse York County C.C.
- Caden Petit York County C.C.
- Brandon Gour Central Maine C.C.
- Anthony Tilton Quincy College
- Lee Robertson Central Maine C.C.
- Levi Tibbetts Central Maine C.C. (Pitcher of Year)
- YSCC Baseball Honorable Mention
- Ashton Smith York County C.C.
- Gabe Aucoin Southern Maine C.C.
- Brady Vincent Central Maine C.C.
- Liam Cooledge Southern Maine C.C.
- Kyle Slate NHTI
YSCC Coach of the Year
- Nic Lops Southern Maine C.C.
USCAA Names Track & Field All-American Teams...several YSCC Athletes on the list!
USCAA Track & Field All-Americans
Spring 2024
First Team All-Americans (Women)
Alena Maes-Polan, Hampshire
Nithya Gutta, ACPHS
Georgia Burton, UMFK
Kamoy Brown, UMFK
Izze Gray, York County Community College
Artemis Moleus, Hampshire
Kimberlee Bernard, UMFK
Second Team All-Americans (Women)
Savannah Kuhr, SUNY ESF
Molly Wagner, Carlow
Bryce Hopper, SUNY ESF
SydneyTaylor, Carlow
Trista Miller, Carlow
Aubrianna DeLario-Brown, SUNY ESF
Chloe Kalp, PSU Fayette
Ella Cloak, Carlow
Maura O'Brien, SUNY ESF
First Team All-Americans (Men)
Timothy Hudson, Jr., ACPHS
Ethan Nigro, ACPHS
Sean Dristle, SUNY ESF
Ryan Haak, ACPHS
Abbas Mahdi, CMCC
Maleik Chalmers, JWU Charlotte
Tierick Smith, UMFK
Second Team All-Americans (Men)
Richard Serafin, ACPHS
William Krebs, Hampshire
Bryan Pan, Carlow
Colin Flannery, SUNY ESF
Michael Crosby, York County Community College
Shane Johansen, CMCC
Korben Anderson, SUNY ESF
USCAA Announces Track & Field National All-Academic Awards
2024 USCAA Track & Field National All-Academic and EOY Awards
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) has announced the 2023-24 USCAA Track & Field National All-Academic Team as well as the End if Year Award winners.
The USCAA’s National All-Academic Award is designed to recognize all student-athletes (sophomores, juniors, and seniors at four-year institutions and sophomores at two-year institutions) who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 (on a 4.00 point system) or greater. This season's award is for those student-athletes that participate at a member institution in a sport in which there is not currently a USCAA National Championship.
The USCAA congratulates the following award winners from the Yankee Small College Conference:
Men's Student Athlete of the Year: Rio Coursen - Vermont State Randolph
Men’s National All-Academic Team
Ryan Haak - Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Howie Kelley - Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
William Krebs - Hampshire College
Mark Wing - Hampshire College
Jamih Griffin - Hampshire College
Elijah Boucher - Vermont State Randolph
Rio Coursen - Vermont State Randolph
Alex Yaggy - Vermont State Randolph
Andrees Morin - Vermont State Randolph
Women’s National All Academic Team
Samantha Marion - Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Dhatri Sangasani - Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Kayleigh Simpson - Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Claire Guillemin - Hampshire College
Alena Maes-Polan - Hampshire College
Marsha Artemis Moleus - Hampshire College
Brynn Avery - Hampshire College
YSCC Players of the Week for April 22-28, 2024
Olivia Hill from SMCC and Garren Post from CMCC are the YSCC Players of the Week for April 22-28. Olivia had an eye-popping 19 hits and 13 RBI for the Seawolves. Garren batted .600 for the week, with an on base % of .667 for the Mustangs.
YSCC Baseball Championships at Ballpark at O.O.B.
The YSCC Baseball Championships are being held on Saturday, May 4th at the Ballpark at Old Orchard Beach. The preliminary round features YSCC newcomer Quincy College hosting NHTI on Thursday, May 2nd at 4pm at Adams Field in Quincy. The schedule for May 4th is as follows...
Saturday, May 4
11am semi-final: #2 Central Maine C.C. v. #3 York County C.C.
Awards Ceremony: in between semi-final games (YSCC All-Conference, Pitcher-of-the-Year, Coach of the Year)
2pm semi-final: #1 Southern Maine CC v. #4 Quincy/#5 NHTI winner
5pm finals: winners of both semi-final games
All-Tournament Ceremony: at the conclusion of finals
ACPHS Wins USCAA Men's Track & Field National Championship!
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with 191.5 points captured the 2024 USCAA Men’s Track and Field National Championship on Saturday at American International College.
Albany topped a 14-team field with SUNY ESF in second (146) and Johnson & Wales in third (75).
Ryan Haak took home finals wins in the 100 meters (10.70) and 200 meters (22.53) for ACPHS. Timothy Hudson took home a pair of first place finishes in the discus (41.76m) and hammer throw (41.47m). He accounted for 38 points with his wins in the hammer, discus, second in the javelin (49.29m) and a pair of fourth places in the triple jump (11.38m) and shot put (11.41m).
Ethan Nigro won the 110 hurdles (16.96) and accounted for 37 points with a second in the triple jump (12.02m), was second in the 4x100 meter relay (44.76), third in long jump (5.94m), third in the 400-meter hurdles (1:03.63) and fourth in the javelin (34.94m).
SUNY-ESF won the men’s 4x400 relay (3:36.00), while Maine-Fort Kent took the 4x100 title in 43.99. Sean Dristle took three first place finishes for SUNY-ESF in the 800 (2:01.59), 1600 (4:06.93) and 5000 meters (16:03.19).
Johnson & Wales had first place finishes from Maleik Chambers in the 400 meters (51.02), Logan Shaffer in the 3000-meter steeplechase (10:12.92) and Dillon Neeley in the 10,000 meters (35.59.07).
First Team All-American honors were awarded to those who finished in the top seven spots based on cumulative scoring, while second team honors went to those who finished eighth through 14th.
Congrats to our YSCC Track & Field Winners
Congratulations to our YSCC Track & Field Athletes of the Year!
YSCC Men's Track Athlete of the Year: Abbas Mahdi, Central Maine Community College
YSCC Women's Track Athlete of the Year: Amy Stults, York County Community College
YSCC Men's Field Athlete of the Year: Tim Hudson, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
YSCC Women's Field Athlete of the Year: Alena Maes-Polan, Hampshire College
YSCC Coaches of the Year
Samson Dikeman, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Bob Dunkle, Vermont State-Randolph
ACPHS Track & Field Sweep YSCC Championships on April 20th at Edmunson Classic
The Albany College of Pharmacy men's and women's track & field teams both finished 1st at the YSCC Championships on Saturday, April 20th. The event was held at Eastern Connecticut State University as part of the Bonnie Edmundson Classic. Congratulations to the Panthers!
April 15-21 YSCC Players of the Week Announced
Brady O'Lone and Emily Hutchins from SMCC are your YSCC Players of the Week for April 15-21. Emily batted .481 with 13 hits, including eight for extra bases and two home runs for the Seawolves. Brady batted .455 with 10 hits in 22 trips to the plate, including some timely at-bats.
April 8-14 YSCC Players of the Week named
Sydney MacLean from NHTI and Maksim Masse from York County C.C. have been named the YSCC Softball/Baseball Players of the Week (April 8-14). MacLean went 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored, while Masse went 4 for 7 with a double, triple, 7 walks, 8 runs scored, and 2 RBI. He also contributed on the mound, pitching five strong innings in a 2-hit, one run performance while earning a victory.
CMCC Women Win YSCC Tournament Basketball Championship
The Central Maine C.C. Women's Basketball team remained undefeated in the YSCC and won the YSCC Conference Tournament, beating UM-A in the final, 59-52. CMCC is ranked #1 in the country in the most recent USCAA Division II Coaches' Poll ahead of the USCAA bracket announcement on Monday, March 4th.
Tournament Awards
- Outstanding Defensive Player: Chantel Ouellette, CMCC
- Outstanding Offensive Player: Alizabeth Dumont, UM-A
- Tournament MVP: Ella Lavigne, CMCC
Louis from PSC and King from NHTI named YSCC Week 14 Players of the Week
Jordan Louis from Paul Smith's College and Dahsan King from NHTI have been named the YSCC Week 14 Players of the Week. Louis averaged 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Bobcats, while King tied a career high with eight three pointers and 32 points against Five Towns College.
Martinotti and Brown named Week 13 YSCC Players of the Week
Maggie Brown from NHTI and Thomas Martinotti from SMCC have been named the Week 13 YSCC Players of the Week! Brown averaged 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists for the Lynx, while Martinotti averaged 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists in two wins for the Seawolves.
YSCC Semester I, 2023 All-Academic Athletes Announced
The Yankee Small College Conference announced its Academic All-Conference team from the first semester, 2023. We are proud to have so many outstanding student-athletes who represent our institutions from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and New York.
| School | Sport | Student Athlete Name | Academic Major |
| York County C.C. | Women's Cross Country | Amy Stults-Stanek | Nursing |
| Southern Maine CC | Volleyball | Rachel Pardi | Education |
| Volleyball | Anna White | Pre-Nursing | |
| Volleyball | Breanna Kerr | Business Administration | |
| Volleyball | Nevaeh Warren | Liberal Studies | |
| Volleyball | Jordan Bickford | Health Science | |
| Men's Soccer | Bryton Kieltyka | Construction | |
| Men's Soccer | David Martinez | Health Science | |
| Men's Soccer | Luke Perry | Architectual Engineering | |
| Men's Soccer | Ibrahim Mwamba | Medical Assisting | |
| Men's Soccer | Carsen Cyr | Business Administration | |
| Golf | Alex Leopold | Business Administration | |
| Golf | Quinn Dillion | Liberal Studies | |
| Golf | Lucan Inman | Electrical Engineering | |
| Golf | Owen Lee | Business Administration | |
| Golf | Owen Parent | Business Administration | |
| Women's Soccer | Grayson Soldati | Health Science | |
| Women's Soccer | Leah Hill | Radiography | |
| Women's Soccer | Taylor Tillinghast | Nursing | |
| Women's Soccer | Kerstin Paradis | Business Administration | |
| Women's Soccer | Brianna Lopez | Liberal Studies | |
| Women's Soccer | Cassidy Day | Education | |
| Women's Soccer | TIana Salazar | Nursing | |
| Women's Soccer | Talia Bradbury | Early Childhood Education | |
| Women's Soccer | Jordyn Condon | Radiography | |
| Women's Soccer | Mia Pasciuto | Radiography | |
| Women's Soccer | Emilee Biddings-Augsustine | Business Administration | |
| Women's Soccer | Jayden Eastman | Radiography | |
| Paul Smith's | Men's Cross Country | Wesley Burkit | Env. Science |
| Men's Cross Country | Ryan Chiari | Disaster Management | |
| Men's Cross Country | Tyler Kirschbaum | Fisheries & Wildlife | |
| Men's Cross Country | Logan Krahn | Fisheries & Wildlife | |
| Men's Cross Country | Axel Linde | Parks and Conservation Mgmt | |
| Men's Cross Country | Philip Matthews | Env. Science | |
| Men's Cross Country | Dermot O'Connor | Sports Managment | |
| Men's Cross Country | Eliot Soderholm | Biology | |
| Men's Cross Country | Carson Wohlers | Env. Science | |
| Women's Cross Country | Melody Ascioti | Hotel, Rest., Tourism Mgmt | |
| Women's Cross Country | Olivia Bobbie | Independent Studies | |
| Women's Cross Country | Jessie Rose Church | Env. Science | |
| Women's Cross Country | Ellen Haas | ECOR. | |
| Women's Cross Country | Ellie Judice | Fisheries & Wildlife | |
| Women's Cross Country | Brooklyn Shumway | NTSC | |
| Golf | Michael Marchese | Env. Science | |
| GOLF | Daniel Miner | Natural Resource Conservation Mgmt | |
| Men's Soccer | Cazimir Couble | Forest Bio. | |
| Men's Soccer | Dawson Dunn | Disaster Management | |
| Men's Soccer | Peter Grayson | Natural Resource Conservation Mgmt | |
| Men's Soccer | Benjamin Green | Natural Resource Conservation Mgmt | |
| Men's Soccer | Nicholas Grover | Natural Resource Conservation Mgmt | |
| Men's Soccer | Kagan Hance | Natural Resource Conservation Mgmt | |
| Men's Soccer | Cody Hanson | Natural Resource Conservation Mgmt | |
| Men's Soccer | Jake Lewis | Management | |
| Men's Soccer | Dan Mikula | Fisheries & Wildlife | |
| Men's Soccer | August Putrawan | Event Management | |
| Men's Soccer | Michael Stiber | Parks and Conservation Mgmt | |
| Men's Soccer | Dalton Tenorio | Management | |
| Women's Soccer | Savannah Beachy | Parks and Conservation Mgmt | |
| Women's Soccer | Haven Bradt | Parks and Conservation Mgmt | |
| Women's Soccer | Leah Coulombe | Psychology | |
| Women's Soccer | Hayleigh Gates | ECOR. | |
| Women's Soccer | Madison Jackson | Psychology | |
| Women's Soccer | Grace Kronick | Env. Science | |
| Women's Soccer | Sydney Lemay | Business Mgmt | |
| Women's Soccer | Rhoda Peterson | ECOR. | |
| Women's Soccer | Katrien Roefs | Fisheries & Wildlife | |
| Women's Soccer | Samantha Severing | Env. Science | |
| Women's Soccer | Keeley VanValkenburg | Baking | |
| Volleyball | Alexandra Cherry | Disaster Management | |
| Volleyball | Kaliyah Davis | Psychology | |
| Volleyball | Avrielle Fletcher | Sustainability | |
| Volleyball | Finnley Jacobson | Disaster Management | |
| Volleyball | Kaleigh Koss | Sports Managment | |
| Volleyball | Jordan Louis | Hotel, Rest., Tourism Mgmt | |
| Volleyball | Sofia Milza | Recreation | |
| Volleyball | Karlye Murphy | Env. Science | |
| Volleyball | Madeleine Rhodes | Baking | |
| Volleyball | Mckenna Verhage | Disaster Management | |
| Great Bay C.C. | Volleyball | Elif Cakin | Computer Technology |
| Volleyball | Jordyn Crisanaz | Business Administration | |
| Volleyball | McCenzy Martenson | Vet Tech | |
| Golf | Camden Quinn | Information Systems Technology | |
| Vermont St.-Randolph | Women's Soccer | Riley-Fadden Duprey | Practical Nursing |
| Women's Soccer | Blakelee Hoffman | Veterinary Technology | |
| Women's Soccer | Jasmine Mooney | Mechanical Engineering Technology | |
| Women's Soccer | Ruby Sartwell | Electrical Engineering Technology | |
| Women's Soccer | Lyla Tarbell | Veterinary Technology | |
| Women's Soccer | Kayla Yalicki | Construction Management | |
| Men's Soccer | Rio Coursen | Computer Software Engineering | |
| Men's Soccer | Lincoln Deslauriers | Civil & Environmental Technology | |
| Men's Soccer | Andries Morin | Renewable Energy | |
| Men's Soccer | Lucas Spilling | Professional Pilot Technology | |
| Men's Cross Country | Rio Coursen | Computer Software Engineering | |
| Men's Cross Country | Elijah Boucher | Computer Engineering Technology | |
| Men's Cross Country | Connor Mazzarella | Manufacturing Engineering Technlogoy | |
| Men's Cross Country | Thomas Transue | Electromechanical Engineering Technology | |
| Hampshire | Women's Soccer | Ava Trask | Liberal Arts |
| Women's Soccer | Fiona Cox | Liberal Arts | |
| Men's Soccer | Edwin Sedodo | Liberal Arts | |
| Men's Soccer | Rupert Tawiah-Quashie | Liberal Arts | |
| Women's Cross Country | Claire Gullemin | Liberal Arts | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mark Wing | Liberal Arts | |
| NHTI | Cross Country | Kristen Casale | Dental |
| Elisha Dodenhoff | Health Science | ||
| Elizabeth Lawson | Dental | ||
| Golf | Matthew Wagner | Enviornmental Science | |
| Men's Soccer | Hunter Glynn | General Studies | |
| Rodrigo Rodriguez | Liberal Arts | ||
| Cole Stockman | Business Admin. | ||
| Willem Bellows | Information Technology | ||
| Jose Hernandez | Civil Engineering | ||
| Pano Kostakis | Sports Mgmt | ||
| Antoine Leary | Sports Mgmt | ||
| James Rouillard | Early Childhood | ||
| Women's Soccer | Maggie Brown | Sports Management | |
| Alexis Christensen | Business Admin. | ||
| Nicole Gaedtke | General Studies | ||
| Hailey Knight | General Studies | ||
| Kimberly Nadeau | General Studies | ||
| Kalleesta Selby | Sports Management | ||
| Baylee Chase | General Studies | ||
| Volleyball | Bailey Fairbank | Radiologic Technology | |
| Savannah Ham | General Studies | ||
| Jordan Ingoldsby | Business Admin | ||
| Lauren Peaslee | General Studies | ||
| Rebecca Tinker | Information Technology | ||
| Avary Anderson | Business Admin | ||
| Sophia DeBenedictis | General Studies | ||
| Central Maine C.C. | Women's Soccer | Khloe Dean | GRCA |
| Women's Soccer | Lakyn Hink | SSCR | |
| Women's Soccer | Madison Drew | GENR | |
| Women's Soccer | Mya Hoo | GENR | |
| Women's Soccer | Nanahemaa Ntim-Barimah | CRJA | |
| Women's Soccer | Natalie Tracy | PSYR | |
| Women's Soccer | Nicole Salvadori | CRJA | |
| Volleyball | Angelina Leonard | HUSA | |
| Volleyball | Gloria Seaman | GENR | |
| Volleyball | Kenzie Bills | FRNA | |
| Volleyball | Nathalie Libby | EDUS | |
| UMaine-Augusta | Men's Soccer | Cole Martin | Aviation |
| Men's Soccer | Berk Evduzen | Liberal Studies | |
| Men's Soccer | Greg Spencer | Biology | |
| Women's Soccer | Samantha Thornton | Social Science | |
| Women's Soccer | Gabrielle Allen | Nursing | |
| Women's Soccer | Bryannah Shea | Nursing | |
| ACPHS | Women's Soccer | Emily Sager | Pharm Sci |
| Women's Soccer | Emma Russell | Pharm D | |
| WSOC Women's Soccer | Izzy Mancini | Pharm D | |
| Women's Soccer | Julia Roemer | Pharm D | |
| Women's Soccer | Shannon Donnelly | Pharm D | |
| Volleyball | Valerie Carrillo | ||
| Volleyball | Madison Garcia | ||
| Volleyball | Vidhika Khemani | ||
| Volleyball | Delaney Smith | ||
| Volleyball | Raia Weathers | ||
| Women's Cross Country | Morgan Scarzafava | ||
| Women's Cross Country | Kayleigh Simpson | ||
| Women's Cross Country | Sopheary Te | ||
| Women's Cross Country | Dhatri Sangasani | ||
| Men's Cross Country | Andy Tran | ||
| Men's Cross Country | David Martin | ||
| Men's Soccer | Alex Campos | ||
| Men's Soccer | Gavin Carvey | ||
| Men's Soccer | Ryan Herrick | ||
| Men's Soccer | Ryan Prescott | ||
| Men's Soccer | Sam Rowley |
Week 12 YSCC Players of the Week Announced
Madison Lovely from Great Bay C.C. and Boston Caldwell from Central Maine C.C. have been named the Week 12 YSCC Players of the Week. Madison recorded her 8th consecutive double double, averaging 11 points and 20 rebounds per game this week. Boston averaged 19 points and 7 rebounds per game this week for the Mustangs.
Theo Wolfe and Ella Lavigne named YSCC Week 11 Players of the Week
Theo Wolfe from Great Bay CC and Ella Lavigne from Central Maine CC have been named the YSCC Week 11 Players of the Week. Lavigne has had double doubles in six consecutive games while while CMCC remains undefeated in the conference. In the past two games, Wolfe has averaged 26 points, 17 rebounds, and 7 assists per game, both conference wins for the Herons.
The YSCC is proud to announce the addition of Word of Life Bible Institute-Davis as its next full-time member, starting in the fall of 2024. The Huskies have been a part of the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Conference since 2019. The Huskies have been grateful to have been a part of the HVIAC for the past 5 years and wish the conference well.
"I am excited to join the Yankee Small College Conference! Moving to the YSCC provides the opportunity for all of our athletic teams to compete in conference competitions, which is important to us as we look to grow. I believe this move is in the best interest of our athletic department, both in terms of sports and the mission of our institution." said Word of Life-Davis Athletic Director Matt Layton.
Yankee Small College Conference Commissioner John Daileanes and President Matt Richards also made statements on behalf of the Yankee Small College Conference.
Said an enthusiastic YSCC Commissioner Daileanes, "The YSCC is excited to announce Word of Life Bible Institute-Davis College as its eleventh full-time member institution. Through our conversations with administrative members of Word of Life, YSCC membership quickly realized that Word of Life-Davis was a perfect fit based on their educational mission, commitment to the quality of student-athlete experience, emphasis on sportsmanship, and vision for the future of the conference."
From President Richards: "As the YSCC continues to provide quality athletic experiences for our student-athletes, the addition of Word of Life Bible Institute (WOLBI)/Davis College keeps with our mission in providing those opportunities. The staff and administration at WOLBI/Davis College have shown a strong commitment to sportsmanship, healthy competition, and quality student-athlete development. Their membership into the YSCC allows us to further our commitment to provide quality small college athletic experiences within the Northeast."
The Huskies will be joining a very competitive conference in the YSCC and will be looking to be competitive when the move is made in 2024. The Huskies will be the 3rd school from New York State to join the YSCC with Paul Smith's College (Saranac, NY) and Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (Albany, NY) and will be the 11th member of the YSCC starting in 2024. The YSCC also has member schools in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
Current Members
| Name | Title | Institution | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Richards |
President
|
Southern Maine Community College | 207-741-5927 | mrichards@smccme.edu |
| Zach Luzzi |
Vice President
|
Paul Smith's College | 570-417-1072 | zluzzi@paulsmiths.edu |
| Brad King |
Treasurer
|
Hampshire College | 413-559-5744 | bking@hampshire.edu |
| Hilary Linehan |
Secretary
|
Vermont Tech | 802-728-1794 | hlinehan@vtc.edu |
A virtual meeting was held this morning with the YSCC Soccer Championships host site athletic directors, members of the YSCC Executive Board, and YSCC Commissioner. Considering the tragic events that have just occurred in the Lewiston area, the current widespread lockdown, and the fact that the suspect is still at large, we made the decision to postpone the upcoming YSCC men's and women's soccer championships scheduled for this upcoming weekend and reschedule to next weekend, November 4 and 5. Below is the updated schedule.
YSCC Women's Soccer Championships at Central Maine CC
Saturday, November 4
11am - ACPHS v. Paul Smith's
2pm - NHTI v. CMCC
Sunday, November 5
12pm Championship Game
Note: The location of the women's soccer championship is subject to change based on any new information we receive in the upcoming days. Updates will be shared in a timely manner if travel plans need to be adjusted.
YSCC Men's Soccer Championships at ACPHS
Saturday, November 4
1:00 - Paul Smith's v. CMCC
4:00 - ACPHS v. SMCC
Sunday, November 5
10am - Championship Game (Please make note of the time change for the men's championship.)
The YSCC Cross Country Country Championships scheduled for Saturday, October 28th at Hampshire College has been rescheduled to Saturday, November 4th at Hampshire College.
You cannot include an image in a pagePast Members
| Name | Title | Instution | Years Served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hogan |
President
|
NHTI | 2005-2015 |
| John Dyer |
Secretary
|
Vermont Technical College | 2005-2012 |
| Michael Fischer |
Treasurer
|
York County Community College | 2021 |
| Dave Gonyea |
Vice President
|
Central Maine Community College | 2014 |
| Warren Newton |
Vice President
|
University of Maine at Augusta | 2011-2014 |
| Jennifer Norton |
Secretary
|
Vermont Technical College | 2012-2016 |
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Week 12 YSCC Players of the Week
YSCC Week 11 Players of the Week