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Scott Atherley, 43, Maine's all-time winningest coach, returns for his 11th season behind the Maine bench. Atherley led the Black Bears to a 6-6-7 record, including a 3-3-2 mark in conference play and its sixth straight America East playoff berth in 2008. The Black Bears' earned a spot in the America East Semi-final game after a 2-1 victory over Hartford that was determined by penalty kicks. It was the fifth time in the last six years that Maine adavnced to at least the semi-finals. Maine received several honors last season, including Jasmine Phillips and Kim Stephenson being named to the America East All-Championship Team, Stephenson and Cristina Di Iesi were being named to the America East Second Team, and Stephenson and Anjelica Hodgson being named to the America East All-Academic Team. In addition, Hodgson was also named to the prestigious ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA All-Academic District I Team. The Black Bears also had 17 players named to the America East Academic Honor Roll and had a combined GPA of 3.35. The 2007 season saw much success as well. The Black bears had a 6-8-3 record, including a 4-4-1 record in Conference play. Atherley had three players earn America East Honors in 2007. Laura Harper recieved a First Team selection while Laura Martel and Angelica Hodgson earned Second Team selections. Harper was also selected as the M Club Female Athlete of the Year. In 2006, the Black Bears finished 14-4-2 on the season and 5-3-0 in America East play. Maine set a school record for wins in a season and competed in its fourth straight America East Title game. Atherley led Maine to its first-ever NSCAA top-25 ranking. In addition, the Black Bears were ranked in the top-6 in the NSCAA Northeast Region Poll every week. Maine allowed just eight goals on the season. The Black Bears never allowed more than one goal in a game and never allowed a goal in the first half of a game. Maine's 14 wins were tops in America East. Canuel and Harper were both selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas NCAA Division I Women's Northeast All-Region Team. Canuel was selected to the First Team, while Harper received Second Team honors. Harper and keeper Jasmine Phillips were each named to the Soccer Buzz Northeast Region Second Team. In addition, Bouchard, Canuel, Harper and Pekrul were all selected to the America East All-Academic squad. Canuel and Harper were each named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team. In 2005, Atherley saw several of his players have tremendous seasons. Marie-Andree Canuel was named America East Midfielder of the Year, Linda Consolante America East Defender of the Year and Jasmine Phillips America East Goalkeeper of the Year. In addition, Consolante was named NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team, while Canuel earned Third Team honors. Consolante was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team, while Canuel and Laura Harper received Second Team honors. The Black Bears had four America East First Team selections, two Second Team selections and an Honorable Mention. In addition to all the success that his players achieved, Atherley also earned a milestone victory during the 2005 season. He recorded his 100th career victory in Maine's 2-0 shutout of Vermont on October 20. In 2004, The Black Bears earned a share of the 2004 America East regular season title and played in the America East title game for the second year in a row. Marie-Andree Canuel was named America East Rookie of the Year and a freshman All-American, the first in program history. Maine had seven players honored by America East in 2004. The Black Bears earned the NCSAA /adidas Team Academic Award and Emily Stevens and Allison Kelly were both named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team. Maine finished fifth in the nation in shutout percentage and eighth in GAA, the highest ranking in school history. The Black Bears also set school records for most shutouts (12), fewest goals allowed (11) and lowest GAA (0.65). In 2003, Maine advanced to the America East Championship game in its first-ever postseason appearance, and finished in a 0-0 tie with Boston University. The Terriers advanced to the NCAA Tournament via penalty kicks. The Black Bears rewrote the record books after compiling a record of 13-3-3. Atherley led Maine to 13 wins, five more than the previous high set in 1996. Maine also set school records for most shutouts (11), most goals scored (40), fewest goals allowed (13) and fewest losses (3). The Black Bears allowed just 0.65 goals per contest. Atherley saw three of his players earn America East First Team honors, while two were named to the Second Team. Linda Consolante was a member of the Canadian World Cup Team and earned a silver medal in the Pan Am Games with Team Canada. His squad continued to have success in the classroom as they earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Academic Award for the third year in a row for maintaining at least a 3.0 grade point average. Jen Buckley was named an Academic All-American. With a 7-8-1 record in 2002, the Black Bears tied for the then-second highest win total in the program's history. As a sophomore, Linda Consolante was named the America East Defender of the Year and Annie Hamel, Katie Hodge, Allison Kelly, Jen Buckley and Heather Hathorn garnered America East recognition. Consolante, one of the most decorated players in UMaine history, was also named to the North East Region, SoccerBuzz Online Magazine and All-New England Teams. In 2002, the Black Bears were recognized as the top academic women's soccer team in the America East Conference. The team boasted a 3.31 GPA, while 13 players were named to the America East Honor Roll. In 2000, Atherley's first with the responsibility for only the women's program at UMaine after serving as coach of both the men's and women's teams in 1999, he recruited a freshman class ranked among the top 50 in the nation by Soccer Buzz online magazine. Among his recruits were the first high school All-American in program history, and four players with Canadian National Team experience. Atherley then proceeded to guide the Black Bears to the most wins since 1997. Atherley served as coach of the UMaine men's soccer team for seven seasons. In 1995, he led the team to 10 wins, the most by the Black Bears since 1990 and five conference wins, the most in school history. His squad received the 1995 NEISL Fair Play Award for sportsmanship. In 1994, Atherley was named Maine Collegiate Coach of the Year when he led the team to its first conference tournament appearance since 1990, the 1994 Diadora Classic title, and tied the school mark for consecutive wins with six. The Black Bears recorded a 1-0 win over nationally ranked Brown. A native of Andover, Conn., Atherley was a standout player for the Black Bears during his career. He was a four-year letterwinner at UMaine, serving as team captain his final season where he was selected to the New England Intercollegiate Soccer League (NEISL) All-Star and Maine Collegiate All-State teams. A 1988 graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education, Atherley also earned his master's from UMaine in exercise physiology in 1991. Atherley resides in Glenburn, with his wife, Lynn. He has a son, Carson, who is 10, and two daughters, Teagan, who is 2, and Kylen, who is nine months. |
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