Luna Love, left, Kali Thompson, center, and Kierstyn Lyons of the Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team sit by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division II women’s basketball national championship trophy Thursday at the Auburn college. A campus celebration was held to celebrate the team’s third national championship in five years. The Mustangs beat Penn State Schuylkill on March 10 to win the title. Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque spoke during the event. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Luna Love, left, and Kali Thompson of the Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team share a laugh Thursday during a campus celebration in Auburn. The gathering was held to celebrate the team’s United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division II women’s basketball national championship. The Mustangs beat Penn State Schuylkill on March 10 to win the title, their third national championship in five years. Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque spoke during the event. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jade Smedberg, left, and Kierstyn Lyons of the Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team share a laugh Thursday with their assistant coach, Kristina Blais, during a campus celebration in Auburn. The gathering was held to celebrate the team’s United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division II women’s basketball national championship. The Mustangs beat Penn State Schuylkill on March 10 to win the title, their third national championship in five years. Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque spoke during the event. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal