Men's Basketball
CM trounces Unity
Twelve different players contributed
in the scoring column Thursday as
the Mustangs trampled the Rams
79-23. CM jumped out to an early
lead behind Tyler Smithgalls 12
points (in the first 7 minutes) and
another solid defensive effort by
Samson Olayemi. Brandon Giguere
knocked down four 3’s to hit for
12points as well. The mustangs
dominated the glass 38-13 and shared
the ball adding up 22 assists. A 58%
shooting effort with 13 players
contributing added up to a good
night for the home team! The
mustangs travel to VTC Saturday to
take on Paul Smith College.
Men's Basketball
Mustangs control Moose
Persistence is key to completing any
endeavor. The mustangs learned that
last night finally putting away a
stubborn UMA Moose team by a 74-65
margin. However the score is
misleading. CM kept on top most of
the game but UMA took the lead at
the 3 minute mark by three points.
Point guard Samson Olayemi and Nick
Hinkley led a defensive surge in the
last three minutes to take over the
game and lead CM to victory.
Hinckley finished the contest with
17 points including three 3 pointers
and Tyler Smithgall contributed
15points and 7 boards. Jason Hughes
hit for 10pointts as well. CM
improves their record to 17-7. The
squad entertains Unity Thursday
night at 8pm.
Women's Basketball
CM handles NHTI
The Lady Mustangs pushed the tempo
and led the entire game enroute to a
67-60 victory over NHTI. The
Mustangs who loss to the Lynx during
the first semester, used defensive
pressure to out-run the undermanned
Lynx.
Maggie Sabine led CM with 21 points
and 12 rebounds. Tiera Durgin scored
12 points and posted 7 rebounds, 5
assists, and 8 steals. Danielle
McCusker & Ariel McConkey scored 11
& 10 points respectively.
With the win the Mustangs improve to
8-7 overall and 6-4 in the Yankee
Conference, and will be back in
action Monday to take on UMA.
Men's Basketball
Mustangs fall to NHTI
Despite 27 pts and 15
rebounds from Tyler Smithgall, CM
fell to the Lycx 69-59 Thursday
night in Concord. The boys led
35-31 at the break but could not
hold on the second half.
CM is trying to intergrate new faces
into the line-up which will take
some time and patience. CM
falls to 15-6 on the season.
CCRI invades Kirk Hall Saturday for
a 2pm fray.
Women's Basketball:
UMFK torches CM
1/16/2012
The Bengals roared out to a huge
lead from the opening tip and never
looked back winning their 3rd game
in 3 days (UMA, Thomas, CM). The
short-handed Mustangs were dominated
in the paint by UMFK's trio of
6-footers.
UMFK’s
6'2" Freshman Center, Ericka
Christensen (Medomak Valley HS)
scored a team high 13 points with a
like-number of rebounds.
Sophomore,
Danielle McCusker (South Portland
HS) led all scorers with 22-points.
McCusker was the lone Mustang in
double figures, while UMFK had 4
with double digits.
Men's Basketball:
Bengals claw Mustangs
1/15/2012
The University of Maine Fort Kent
out-scored the mustangs 37-29 to
break open a tie game to defeat CM
75-67 Sunday. Despite only 2
days of prep, the boys kept in the
game going to the locker room tied
at 38. Nick Hinkley and Curtis
Miller each knocked down 17 pts as
the squad hit for 11 3's.
Samson Olayemi again came up big for
the mustangs hitting for 14 pts, 6
assists and hauled down 10 rebounds.
CM travels to NHTI Thursday to open
the second half. The team is
pleased to welcome back to the fold
Tyler Smithgall for the second half.
Tyler has been practicing over break
and is ready for action. Also
joining the squad is former Leavitt
player Kyle Smith. Kyle will
be a nice addition to the team.
Women's Basketball:
John Abbott College blows
past Mustangs, 91-33
1/8/2012
John
Abbott College (Montreal) trounced
the Mustangs in what was CM’s first
game since 12/16.
The undermanned Mustangs (only 8
players able to play), got down big
early on ansd could never claw their
way back into the game.
The Islanders of John Abbott College
used hot shooting from behind the
arc to connect on 17 of 24 3-point
FG’s.
Sophomore, Danielle McCusker (South
Portland, ME) was the lone offensive
standout for the Mustangs, scoring
16 points coming off the bench.
The
Mustangs fall to 7-6 on the year.
CM will be back in action on Monday,
January 16th
for a
12:00pm game vs. University of Maine
Fort Kent.
Men's Basketball:
1/8/2012
CM rolls over John Abbott
College
Despite 2 days of practice and an 8
person squad (until the first day of
school) the mustangs handled Jon
Abbott College from Montreal Sunday
by a 72-61 margin. Curtis Miller
drained 7 3's hitting for 27 pts and
Jason Hughes hit for 15 pts to lead
CM. The squad lost a few players
from the first semester but are
reloading for the stretch drive. The
boys host Fort Kent this Sunday at
1pm in Kirk Hall.