University of Maine at Farmington has named Tom Sheridan as its women’s lacrosse interim head coach.

New University of Maine at Farmington women’s lacrosse interim head coach Tom Sheridan. Submitted photo

Sheridan coached the Beavers’ men’s lacrosse team in 2013-14. He most recently has been the boys lacrosse coach at Messalonskee High School.

“We are excited to welcome Tom back to the University of Maine at Farmington as our women’s lacrosse coach, given both his knowledge of the sport and his strong familiarity with UMaine-Farmington athletics from his previous experience as our head men’s lacrosse coach” said Jamie Beaudoin, UMaine-Farmington’s interim director of athletics, in a university press release Thursday.

Sheridan’s most recent college coaching experience was at Thomas College, where he coached the Terriers’ men’s team for a second time from 2014-16. He has been a volunteer coach for the Terriers since 2019.

“I want to extend my thanks to Jamie Beaudoin and the members of the search committee for this opportunity to lead the UMaine-Farmington women’s lacrosse program,” Sheridan said in the press release. “I’m looking forward to working with the athletes and seeing how we grow as a team and earn success on the field and in the classroom this season.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 
CMCC LANDS 3 ON YSCC LISTS: The Yankee Small College Conference’s All-Conference teams were unveiled Wednesday, and three members of the Central Maine Community College women’s team received honors.

Emily Strachan, a Lewiston High School grad, was named first-team All-Conference, as was Eliza Brault. Strachan was the second-highest vote-getter in the conference and was a two-time conference player of the week.

Safena Te Nana-Williams was named to the second team after leading the conference in assists and steals per game.

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK 
FOUR AREA GRADS EARN LEC HONORS: Four University of Southern Maine athletes who graduated from area schools were named to the Little East Conference’s all-conference teams Friday, based off results from last weekend’s conference championship meet.

Former Edward Little teammates Olivia Jalbert and Ella Boucher both garnered first-team honors after winning events at the championship meet. Jalbert was victorious in the high jump and long jump, while Boucher won the triple jump.

On the second team were Lucy Knowlton (Leavitt grad) and Sarah Fecteau (Gray-New Gloucester. Knowlton, a USM grad student, was runner-up in the mile at the LEC championships and Fecteau was second in the pole vault.

COLLEGE BASEBALL 
BATES 14, NVU-LYNDON 2, 8 inn.: Drew Fallon drove in four runs on three hits as the Bobcats opened their season with an abbreviated win over the Hornets in Davenport, Florida.

John Nowak and Bryan Gotti also collected three hits apiece for Bates. Grant Iuliano scattered five hits, one walk and two unearned runs in five innings for the Bobcats, who got two innings of scoreless relief from their bullpen.

Bates cranked out 17 hits against five pitchers from Northern Vermont-Lyndon.