Julie Plant was a two-sport standout ffor the Huskies from 1996-2000, competing in women’s basketball and softball.
During her time on the court with USM, Plant was named the 1997 Rookie of the Year and earned first team all-conference honors in 1998, 1999 and 2000. In her final season, Plant was named the conference’s and the Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association Player of the Year as well as earning first team All-ECAC honors and being selected as a 2000 WBCA Honorable Mention All-American.
The Huskies’ point guard during her four-year career, Plant led USM to appearances in the NCAA Division III National Championship game in 1998 and 2000. With Plant at the helm, USM compiled an impressive 105-17 overall record and an outstanding 49-3 mark in the Little East Conference. During that time, the Huskies captured the conference regular season title four times and won the conference tournament three times. Inducted in the N.E. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006, Plant averaged 11.9 points and 3.9 assists per game in her career and is in the top five in career statistical categories for points (fifth - 1,451 points), three-pointers (fifth - 123), steals (fifth - 263) and assists (fourth - 472).
One of the most highly decorated student-athletes to wear a USM softball uniform, Plant’s excellence on the field is easily recognizable in the career record books. The only USM softball alumnae to earn NFCA All-American honors, Plant’s achievements made her the school’s career leader in runs scored (151), hits (206), doubles (36), runs batted in (110), total bases (304) and stolen bases (59). During her career, USM compiled a 108-69-2 overall mark and earned its only two berths to the NCAA Division III National Championship tournament in 1997 and 1998.
Along with earning NFCA All-American honors in 1998, Plant was named the LEC Player of the Year in 1998 after earning Rookie of the Year honors in 1997. Plant also earned All-LEC honors three times (1997, 1998, and 2000) while being named to the NFCA Regional All-American team (1998, 1999, and 2000).