GORHAM, Maine  –  Former three-time first team All-Little East Conference center Katariina Pulkkinen-Hoaas '93 has been selected for induction into the Little East Conference Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2021.  Pulkkinen-Hoaas' selection for the LEC Hall of Fame makes her the sixth Husky women's basketball to be enshrined.
 
In addition to Pulkkinen-Hoaas' selection for the Class of 2021, the LEC announced that former Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) Honorable Mention point guard Allison Gagnon Gray '95, former LEC Player of the Year and ABCA Division III All-American outfielder Mike McCullum and the Huskies 1997 national championship baseball team will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020.  The '97 baseball team is the first team to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as the conference expanded its selection process this year to honor teams for the first time. 
 
A dominant force in the middle for the University of Southern Maine women's basketball team from 1989-1993, Pulkkinen-Hoaas earned All-Little East Conference honors in each of her three seasons.  The six-foot center helped lead the Huskies to an overall record of 99-20 as they captured three LEC regular season and tournament championship titles. USM qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament and advanced to the Elite Eight each of those years.
 
Pulkkinen-Hoaas averaged 15.0 points and 7.4 rebound per game while shooting 53 percent from the field and 72 percent from the free line in her rookie campaign. Southern Maine posted an overall record of 25-5 as they claimed the LEC regular season and tournament titles. The Huskies then advanced to the Elite Eight with victories over Eastern Connecticut (57-50) and Western Connecticut (72-65 in overtime).
 
Pulkkinen-Hoaas earned First Team All-LEC honors after averaging career-bests 17.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per contest while shooting 52 percent from the floor as a sophomore as Southern Maine posted a record of 23-7 and repeated as LEC tournament champion. The Huskies went on to record NCAA tournament wins over Salem State (60-57) and Susquehanna (83-74).
 
Pulkkinen-Hoaas was named First Team All-LEC for the second consecutive year after averaging 15.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game and shooting 54 percent. USM would go 26-7 that season while claiming a share of the LEC regular season championship, notching NCAA tournament victories over Clark (73-61) and SUNY Cortland (50-49).
 
At the conclusion of her collegiate career Pulkkinen-Hoaas was USM's all-time leader in field goal percentage (.538) while ranking second in career points (1,515) and field goals made (662) and sixth in career rebounds (757). She remains in the top-10 in each of those categories to this day. Her .581 shooting percentage in 1992-93 remains second-best in program history, while her career-best 474 points and 206 field goals made in 1991-92 rank her in the top-15 to this day.
 
Pulkkinen-Hoass' earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Maine in 193. She was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 2002.