Katie Sibley picked for Husky Hall of Fame
Former Lady Seahawk basketball standout Katie Sibley will be among the seven new members inducted into the University of Southern Maine Husky Hall of Fame when the USM Department of Athletics hosts the 30th annual Husky Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Brooks Student Center on the Gorham campus.
The starting point guard for the Huskies’ 2005 and 2006 NCAA Division III Final Four women’s basketball teams, Sibley played in 116 games during her career (2003-2007) guiding USM to a remarkable 119-10 overall record and an outstanding 55-1 record against Little East Conference opponents.
During Sibley’s playing career, Southern Maine captured four consecutive Little East Conference regular season and tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championship tournament each of those seasons.
Sibley earned her degree in political science with a minor in sociology from USM in 2008, graduating with distinction as a member of the Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society and as a member of the dean’s list from 2005-2008. Sibley went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from the Appalachian School of Law in 2011, earning numerous citations for academic excellence. She is now an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Maine.
At Boothbay Region High School, Sibley is the all-time leading scorer with 1,444 points.
Also to be enshrined as part of the Class of 2015 are former soccer standout and All-WMAC selection, Carl Holmquist, Class of 1985; field hockey all-region selection, Erika Allen Gould, Class of 1998; a pitcher on the 1997 NCAA Division III National Championship baseball team Denny Webber, Class of 2000; a former track and field All-American, Michael Bunker, Class of 2006; the men’s ice hockey program’s all-time leader in points and goals scored, Mark Carragher, Class of 2007; and long-time women’s basketball coach and former Associate Director of Athletics, Gary Fifield. The seven new inductees will bring the total number of former Southern Maine standouts in the Husky Hall of Fame to 197.
Established in 1985 to honor the famed athletes and coaches of the past, the University of Southern Maine Husky Hall of Fame has enshrined 190 former student-athletes, coaches and staff. Candidates are eligible for induction five years after their graduation date.
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