2025-2026 University Credit Union Student-Athletes of the Month
September 2025
Recognizing the outstanding achievements of our University of Southern Maine student-athletes is something we are proud to do. Since January of 2022, Huskies' Athletics and University Credit Union have partnered up to highlight the varied and vital contributions USM student-athletes make in competition, in the classroom and in the community. Whether its big-time performances for their team, or big steps in their academic and career goals, or our student-athletes commitment to Community Service, USM & UCU are ready to celebrate our Student-Athletes of the Month.
Chosen by members of the Athletic Department administration, recipients of this honor successfully embody the Five Pillars of USM Athletics: Academic Excellence, Athletic Achievement, Personal Growth, Professional Development and Service to Community.
The first UCU Student-Athletes of the Month selection for the 2025-2026 academic year honors two individuals who have made big contributions to their programs in the first few weeks of competition:
Jaigan Boudreau of the field hockey team, and
Alex Grant from men's golf.
Jaigan Boudreau | Senior | Health Sciences | Dayton, Maine
Co-captain of the Huskies' field hockey team, senior
Jaigan Boudreau leads her team in a variety of ways, but she is also leading the nation (NCAA Division III) in Defensive Saves. With 10 Defensive Saves in the Huskies' nine games, Boudreau has anchored Southern Maine's defensive through a challenging September schedule that included three nationally-ranked programs.
A former All-Little East Conference selection for the Huskies, Boudreau missed the last two season rehabilitating an injury, but has returned to form in 2025 and has twice been named the Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Boudreau also has a goal to her credit this season, scoring a penalty shot in the Huskies' 2-0 win over Mount Holyoke College in early September.
A Business Finance major, Boudreau is also a member of the Huskies' track & field teams, and earned All-Region and All-Conference honors as a thrower.
Alex Grant | Sophomore | Information Technology | St. Albans, Maine
Named the Little East Conference Player of the Week three times already this season, sophomore
Alex Grant has been leading the way for the men's golf program and an outstanding start to its 2025 spring season.
Grant and the Huskies have been putting together outstanding performances at they prepare for the upcoming Little East Conference championship (October 9-10). Claiming individual medalist honors three times this season, Grant has been playing tremendously for Southern Maine, and won the John Queenan Memorial with a 71 (-1), the Husson Invitational 67 (-4), and the Maine Maritime Mariners Invitational 68 (-2).
Grant and the Huskies, as a team, have won seven of their 11 scoring competitions so far this season. A member of the 2024 Little East Conference Championship team, Grant is an Information Technology major.
WHAT IS THE UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION/ATHLETIC DIRECTOR STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH?
Throughout each academic year as Huskies' Athletics moves from fall to winter to the spring competition, Southern Maine student-athletes are consistently recognized at the state, conference, regional and national level for their outstanding and noteworthy performances on the field of competition.
Academically, Huskies are also known for their superior performances earning All-Academic team honors from a variety of awards bureaus as well as the University. During the 2024-25 academic year, USM student-athletes combined for a department grade point average of 3.2. Each year, Husky student-athletes receive recognition for their athletic, academic and community service activities.
Proudly supporting and emphasizing the Division III student-athlete model, Huskies' Athletics focuses its goals on five key areas for each of its nearly 450 student-athletes: Academic Excellence, Athletic Achievement, Personal Growth, Professional Development and Service to Community.
Many of USM student-athletes play big roles not only on their teams, but also in life - as student employees, mentors, student organization leaders, civic rights activists, residence life assistants, and more. With that in mind, former Director of Athletics
Al Bean partnered with University Credit Union to create a new way to honor and amplify the remarkable contributions of our student-athletes that go far beyond the stat sheet with the UCU Athletic Director Student-Athlete of the Month recognition.
"As a department, Huskies Athletics believes in the development of the overall student-athlete. As soon as they become a Husky, we are investing in their future. The goal for a USM student-athlete is for each and every one to realize their full potential academically, athletically, personally, professional and civically. Our student-athletes are leaders on and off of the field and in the community. With the creation of the UCU Athletic Director Student-Athlete of the Month honor, we are seeking to establish a tangible way to congratulate and encourage the work of student-athletes both inside and outside of the competitive arena."
The UCU Athletic Director Student-Athlete of the Month (one male, one female) will be chosen based upon Huskies' Five Key Pillars: Academic Excellence, Athletic Achievement, Personal Growth, Professional Development and Service to Community. Members of the Huskies' Athletic Administration will nominate and choose those student-athletes to be recognized.
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