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University of Maine Athletics Update: Injuries, New Players, and Rankings

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The University of Maine football team has been dealt a significant blow with the loss of senior receiver Derek Buttles for the remainder of the 2011 season due to a knee injury. Meanwhile, the women's basketball team has welcomed a new player in Amber Dillon, a freshman guard from Jamaica Plain, Mass. The UMaine field hockey team is riding an 11-game winning streak and has been ranked No. 10 in the country by both the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and WomensFieldHockey.Com polls.

Key Takeaways:

  • Derek Buttles, a senior receiver from Pike, N.Y., has been lost for the remainder of the 2011 season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He underwent surgery and is expected to recover in six to eight months, but as a fifth-year senior, he does not have any eligibility remaining.
  • Amber Dillon, a freshman guard from Jamaica Plain, Mass., has joined the UMaine women's basketball team this semester. She played point guard at Brookline (Mass.) High School, where she averaged 18 points, five assists, and three steals last season, leading the Warriors to a 14-7 record.
  • The UMaine field hockey team has been ranked No. 10 in the country by both the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and WomensFieldHockey.Com polls. They have achieved the highest national ranking in program history and are preparing for Sunday's home game against No. 19 Boston University.
  • Senior Kelly Newton is the nation's No. 4 scorer with 3.08 points per game and leads the country in assists per game (3.92) and points per game (14.75).
  • The UMaine field hockey team leads Division I in scoring, averaging 5.42 goals per game, and also takes the top spot in scoring margin (3.89), assists per game (3.92), and points per game (14.75).

Statistics:

  • 10 catches for 193 yards and a touchdown in three games this season by Derek Buttles
  • 62 receptions for 796 yards and four touchdowns in 37 career contests by Derek Buttles
  • 18 points, five assists, and three steals per game last season by Amber Dillon
  • 14-7 record last season by the Brookline (Mass.) High School team with Amber Dillon as a team captain
  • 11-game winning streak by the UMaine field hockey team
  • No. 10 ranking in the country by both the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and WomensFieldHockey.Com polls for the UMaine field hockey team
  • 5.42 goals per game average by the UMaine field hockey team
  • 3.08 points per game average by senior Kelly Newton
  • 1.42 assists per game average by senior Kelly Newton

Sources:

  • The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine)
  • www.bangordailynews.com
  • National Field Hockey Coaches Association
  • WomensFieldHockey.Com

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