In this edition of "America East Online", the show
profiles the latest stories and achievements of the America East Conference.
America East Online is a 20-minute web-only show which features all nine of the
conference's campuses and highlights athletics, academics and leadership.
The episode begins with a look back at the 2011 MLS Draft,
in which UMBC striker Levi Houapeu was selected with the 41st
overall pick. This segment includes interview with Houapeu and UMBC head coach
Pete Caringi, as they discuss the work ethic and determination Houapeu
developed to become an MLS prospect.
The next segment is the first part in a four-part series
profiling former coaches of the America East Conference. This week, former
Maine women's basketball head coaches Joanne P. McCallie and Sharon Versyp discuss leading the Black
Bears program to great heights in the late 1990's and early 2000's.
As Stony Brook athletics has grown by leaps and bounds
throughout its transition to the Division I level, so too has the musical
creativity and influence of the pep band. In this pep band profile, Stony Brook
Director of Athletic Bands John Leddy talks about how the pep band has grown
and the work that goes in to making each game a unique experience.
The episode concludes with the Best Of U. series. This Best
of U. profiles the four America East men's basketball coaches involved in Shots
From the Heart, an event aiming to increase the awareness of heart related
illness. This event, which is put on by shots from the heart, includes Albany
head coach Will Brown, Maine head coach Ted Woodward, Stony Brook head coach
Steve Pikiell and Vermont head coach Mike Lonergan.
The show, hosted by Max Mandel, will be available every
Wednesday throughout the basketball season. Fans can watch the web show at the
America East Zone on AmericaEast.com, as well as on the league's social media
web sites such as YouTube and Facebook.