Uniontown, Pa. - Five members of the University of Maine at Augusta men’s and women’s basketball teams received national recognitionTuesday evening at the annual United States Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Banquet, and seven athletes received USCAA Academic All-American honors.
On the women’s side, and present to accept her third All-American Award was junior Jamie Plummer (Richmond, Maine). The forward was named to the USCAA First-Team for the second year in a row, after leading the Moose in scoring and rebounding. Plummer once again led the Moose in both points and rebounds, averaging 14.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. She ranked fifth in the conference in scoring and second in rebounds while also sitting in third place with blocks at 1.4 per game.
Senior Darby Toth (North Port, Fla.) was named to the USCAA Second-Team making her a two-time All-American. Toth joined the 1,000 point club for her career during her senior season and ranked third in the conference in three-point percentage (34.8%) and also ranked second in the conference with assists at 4.7 per game. She finished the regular season averaging 11.8 points per game and also holds the record for three-pointers in a game at UMA, a mark she set early in the season with ten triples against the University of Maine at Machias.
Caitlin LaFountain (Topsham, Maine) received USCAA All-American Honorable Mention Honors after posting an outstanding freshman campaign. She finished just behind Plummer in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 14.1 points per game and 10 rebounds per contest. She had a career-game in the home finale for UMA, scoring 37 points.
On the men’s side, Brandon Rogers was named one of the top players in the country as well, as the senior center was named to the USCAA First-Team for Division II. Rogers, who was also named the Yankee Small College Conference Player of the Year, broke the record for rebounds in a season, finishing with 441 bards and leading both USCAA Division I and II with 15.8 rebounds per game. He was second in scoring for the Moose with 21.2 points per contest. Rogers graduates as a member of the 1,000 point and 1,000 rebound club.
Keith Chesley was named Second Team All-American after receiving YSCC First-Team All-Conference recognition. Chesley finished the regular season ranked fourth in the country in scoring with 23.4 points per game, and leads UMA as a member of the 2,000 point and 1,000 rebound club, and as the all-time leading scorer in UMA history.
Toth, LaFountain and Plummer also were named to the USCAA Academic All-American team, along with Carmen Bragg and Emily Karter (Waterville, Maine). On the men’s side, Chesley and Nick Bragg received the award.
Student-athletes must be of sophomore standing or higher and maintain at minimum 3.5 GPA.