Orono, Maine — UMaine Athletics will induct nine new members into its UMaine Sports Hall of Fame tonight at a ceremony held at Jeff’s Catering. Tonight’s induction ceremony will be live streamed and can be seen at this link beginning at 7:45 p.m.
Honorees include James (Jim) Boylen, an all-conference guard and former National Basketball Association (NBA) head coach; Calvin (Cal) Ingraham, leading goal scorer on the 1993 men’s ice hockey national champions; Annabelle Hamilton, two-time field hockey All-American; Stacey Porrini (Clingan), three-time all-conference women’s basketball forward; Alexis Souhlaris (McNichols), softball career hits leader and regional All-American; Anthony (Rameek) Wright, Associated Press All-American football wide receiver; the 1959-60 men’s basketball team; and the only two undefeated teams (1951 and 1961) in the Black Bears 131-year history of football.
Boylen (1984-87) was recognized as an America East first team selection in 1986-87 after averaging 21.1 points as a senior. Boylen, who led the Black Bears in assists in his junior and senior seasons, completed his collegiate career with 1,244 points and registered 100 or more assists in three of his four seasons (1985, 1986, 1987). Following his time at Maine, Boylen went on to enjoy a coaching career that spanned three decades in professional basketball at the NBA level. Boylen served as head coach for two seasons (2018-20) with the Chicago Bulls after assistant and associate head coach stints in the NBA during 1992-2005 and 2007-2018 with Houston, Golden State, Milwaukee, Utah, Indiana, San Antonio, and Chicago. Boylen spent the 1987-92 and 2005-07 seasons as an assistant coach at Michigan State.
Ingraham (1991-94), who joined Paul Kariya and Jim Montgomery on Maine’s top line during the 1992-93 National Championship run, finished his career with the Black Bears with 73 goals and 86 assists for 159 points in 106 games. Ingraham, who played his first season of collegiate hockey at Air Force before transferring to Maine, led the 1992-93 team with 46 goals, was third on the team with 39 assists, and third with 85 points on the season. An All-American second team selection in 1992-93, Ingraham went on to play seven seasons of professional hockey with the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (1995-98) and the Idaho Steelheads (1998-02) of the East Coast Hockey League. In 2004, Ingraham became the first player in Steelheads franchise history to have his number retired.
Hamilton (2011-14), one of only two Black Bears to earn two National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-American honors, was a three-time America East first team selection. Hamilton, selected to the NFHCA All-American second team in 2014 and third team in 2013, is also one of only three players in UMaine history to earn America East Offensive Player of the Year honors. A four-time America East All-Tournament selection, Hamilton was the league’s rookie of the year in 2011. At the time of her graduation, Hamilton ranked in the top-10 in program history in career goals (35), assists (25), and points (95) while tallying 12 game-winning goals. Hamilton was selected as an ECAC Division I Field Hockey All-Star in 2014 and went on to participate in the Victory Sports Tours/NFHCA Division I Senior Game.
Porrini (1993-97) is a three-time America East all-conference selection, including earning first team honors her senior year in 1996-97. Porrini’s name is scattered throughout the Maine record books as she holds the team records for most blocks in a game (7), most blocks in a season (79), and is second all-time in career blocked shots (185). Porrini, who led Maine in rebounding for three consecutive seasons, ranks fifth on Maine’s all-time rebounding list with 929 career boards and also is a member of Maine’s 1,000 point scoring club with 1,128 career points. Porrini, who was named to the America East All-Tournament Team in 1996, was a key to Maine’s four conference titles, three conference tournament titles, and three NCAA Tournament appearances (1995-97) during her career. She holds Maine’s record for most rebounds in a NCAA Tournament game with 13. During her four years in Orono, Maine compiled a 91-26 record. Porrini, who was a captain for the Black Bears during her senior season and was inducted into the Bristol (Conn.) Hall of Fame in 2016, died in 2018 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Her son, Donovan Clingan, was a key member of Connecticut’s NCAA championship basketball team this year.
Souhlaris (2006-10) was named the America East Softball Player of the Year and earned a nod as a NCAA Northeast All-American in 2009. During the 2009 season, Souhlaris led the America East with a .397 mark at the plate and a league-high 73 hits to go along with 12 home runs, 48 runs, 32 RBI and 25 stolen bases. A four-time America East all-conference selection, including a three-time first team honoree, Souhlaris batted .366 with 31 doubles, six triples, 28 home runs, 87 RBI, and a .588 slugging percentage during her four seasons in Orono. At the time of graduation, she held Maine records for most hits in a season (83), most hits in a career (249), most stolen bases in a season (30), and most stolen bases in a career (94). Souhlaris earned a spot on the America East All-Tournament team in 2010 and was named to the league’s all-rookie team in 2007. She played the outfield and second base but also pitched during her last three years with the Black Bears.
Wright (1994-98) was named Associated Press (AP) All-American in 1996 after registering 79 receptions for 1,143 yards. A two-time all-conference second team selection, Wright led Maine in receiving in back-to-back seasons, adding 88 receptions in 1997 to go along with 1,169 yards. Wright, who was named Maine’s most outstanding player in 1996 and 1997, ranks second on Maine’s all-time receiving yards list with 2,384 yards and is third in career receptions with 175. He also holds both Maine’s record for most receptions in a season (88 in 1997) and second most in a season (79 in 1996).
The 1959-60 men’s basketball team finished with a 19-4 record to produce the best single-season winning percentage (.826) in program history. The team, which finished second to UConn in the Yankee Conference, won the State Series with a perfect 9-0 mark. The team featured four individual UMaine Sports Hall of Famers; Wayne Champeon, Skip Chappelle, Larry Schiner, and Don Sturgeon. All four of the previously mentioned Hall of Famers averaged double-digit scoring that year, led by Chappelle’s 20.7 points per game. Schiner (10.0) and Sturgeon (9.7) led the team’s rebounding efforts.
The 1951 football team won both the Yankee Conference and State Series championships with an overall mark of 6-0-1, the first undefeated season since the beginning of the program in 1892. The .929 winning percentage is the second best individual season winning percentage in the history of the program. The 1951 team shut out four of its seven opponents, including each of the first three to start the season, while posting key wins over UConn and Rhode Island. The squad included four individual UMaine Sports Hall of Famers: Ed Bogdanovich, Jack Butterfield, Jim Butterfield and Woody Carville to go along with 12 all-conference honorees.
The 1961 football team finished the year at 8-0-1 in becoming just the second (and last, to date) football team to post an undefeated season. It posted the highest winning percentage (.944) in program history while winning both the Yankee Conference and State Series titles. That season, the team began the year with five-straight victories while tallying key wins during the campaign over Rhode Island, New Hampshire, UConn, and concluding the season with a thrilling victory over UMass. The team featured individual Hall of Famers Dave Cloutier and Manch Wheeler. Wheeler led the team in passing with 715 yards and eight touchdowns and went on to become the first quarterback in program history to play professionally.
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