2018 ECC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships Program by East Coast Conference

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Table of Contents 2017 Men’s Basketball Championship Results................................ 4 2018 Men’s Basketball Championship Participants................... 5-10 2017 Women’s Basketball Championship Results........................ 12 2018 Women’s Basketball Championship Participants........... 13-18

2017-18 Basketball Championship Schedule Play-in Round

Wednesday, March 1 No. 6 at No. 3 No. 5 at No. 4

Women’s Semifinals

Saturday, March 3 at 12:00 PM & 2:30 PM

Men’s Semifinals

Saturday, March 3 at 5:00 PM & 7:30 PM

Women’s Final

Sunday, March 4 at 12:00 PM

Men’s Final

Sunday, March 4 at 2:30 PM

* Semifinals and Finals hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College Watch all games live and on-demand on the ECC Network (www.eccsportsnetwork.com). Visit www.eccsports.org for all your Championship results and statistics.

East Coast Conference Staff Robert Dranoff Commissioner rdranoff@eccsports.org 631.372.0332

Melissa Reilly Associate Commissioner mreilly@eccsports.org 631.372.1886

Casey Rafferty Assistant Commissioner crafferty@eccsports.org 631.372.0886

The 2018 East Coast Conference Basketball Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by ECC Graphic Design Intern, Clay Colvin. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff, Melissa Reilly, and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.

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2017 ECC Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals

No. 4 Daemen d. No. 5 Dist. Columbia, 73-71 at Amherst, N.Y. No. 3 Bridgeport d. No. 6 Queens, 85-74 at Bridgeport, Conn.

Semifinals

No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas d. No. 4 Daemen, 85-66 No. 2 Molloy d. No. 3 Bridgeport, 89-82 at Bridgeport, Conn.

Final

No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas d. No. 2 Molloy, 97-86 (OT) at Bridgeport, Conn.

All-Tournament Team

Arif Mehmetaj, DAE Sharif Cobb, UB Curtis Jenkins, MOL Aaron Cust, STAC Shaquille McFarlan, STAC Justin Reyes, STAC

Tournament MOP

Charlie Marquardt, Molloy

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Past Champions

C.W. Post C.W. Post Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia St. Rose Adelphi St. Rose St. Rose Adelphi St. Rose Adelphi Queens Adelphi

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

C.W. Post Queens Adelphi Adelphi C.W. Post C.W. Post Bridgeport C.W. Post C.W. Post Bridgeport Bridgeport Bridgeport St. Thomas Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas

UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT No. Name 1 Sam Joseph 2 Sharif Cobb 3 Floyd Preito 4 Travis Morgan-Robinson 5 Yasir Lawrence 10 Dennis Green 11 Marc Campbell 12 D’Vonne Trumbo 13 Muhammad Diakhaby 15 Bakary Camara 20 Eric Rankin 21 Hashem Abbas 22 Carlos DeJesus 23 Vakas Iqbal 25 Karamo Camara 30 Philip Lodge 33 Nemanja Zubac

Yr Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr

Pos G G G G G G G/F G F/C G/F G/F F/C G F/C F F/C F/C

Ht 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-6 6-7 6-4 6-6 5-9 6-9 6-5 6-5 6-11

Wt Hometown/Previous School 205 Brooklyn, N.Y./Jamestown CC 190 Harlem, N.Y./Globe Tech 175 Philadelphia, Pa./Marshalltown CC 170 Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial 170 Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial 190 Bronx, N.Y./ Wabash Valley CC 185 Elmont, N.Y./Nassau CC 170 Pilesgrove, N.J./St. Thomas More Prep 210 Raleigh, N.C/Three Rivers CC 185 Harlem, N.Y./ John F. Kennedy 200 Bronx, N.Y./Univ. of New Haven 215 Nablus, Palestine/ St. Thomas More Prep 155 Bronx, N.Y./Monroe CC 210 Staten Island, N.Y./ Kingsborough CC 190 Bronx, N.Y./Phillip Randolph 190 Boston, Mass./Excel 210 Bačka Palanka, Serbia/Fairfield University

Head Coach: Mike Ruane (18th Season) Associate Head Coach: Kranthi Senadhi Assistant Coaches: Will Logan, T.J. Newman

Coach Mike Ruane

Sharif Cobb

Sam Joseph

Quick Facts Location: Bridgeport, Conn. Founded: 1927 Enrollment: 4,800 Nickname: Purple Knights Colors: Purple and White President: Neil Albert Salonen Director of Athletics: Anthony Vitti Arena (capacity): Harvey Hubbell Gym (1,200) About Bridgeport

Did You Know?

• Along with leading his team to the last two NCAA Division II East Regional titles and a berth in the NCAA Final Four two seasons ago, UB head women’s soccer coach Magnus Nilerud earned his 250th career victory this season. • UB has recently broken ground for a new baseball field adjacent to campus in beautiful Seaside Park. • The University of Bridgeport women’s gymnastics team has won six of the last nine USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Team Championships. • UB’s women’s swimming team captured its first Metropolitan Conference title in February of 2016.

D’Vonne Trumbo

An international, doctoral intensive comprehensive university, with award-winning academic programs, at the University of Bridgeport, the New England’s fastest growing university, students can earn degrees in a variety of innovative undergraduate and graduate degree programs. UB is among America’s strong international universities with 25 percent of our students coming from overseas. The University’s commitment to educate students from throughout the world is recognized in the US News and World Report issue on colleges. With students from more than 80 countries who are active in student government, publications and clubs, the University of Bridgeport prides itself in being a real world experience in globalization. Through its International Programs, the University provides academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities which support the University’s commitment to promote global citizenship and a commitment to public service. There are 200 full- and part-time faculty, including Fulbright Scholars, National Science Foundation Fellows, Ford Fellows, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellows, American Council for Learned Societies Scholars and Phi Beta Kappa Scholars. Known for its competent, committed, caring faculty, the University prides itself on its student-faculty ratio of 11:1. It also takes pride in its commitment to diversity. Some 32 percent of its students are members of minorities. Committed to creating new learning venues, the University of Bridgeport’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and its Office of Distance Learning pioneered the first online graduate degree program in the State of Connecticut. A variety of online courses and certificate programs are also available.

DAEMEN COLLEGE

Coach Mike MacDonald

No. Name 2 Breon Harris 3 Tajmin Holt 4 Jeffrey Duah 5 Jay Sarkis 10 Melvin Grayson 11 Ziv Basden 12 Darius Garvin 14 Da’Shawn Hines 20 Quinn Lee Yaw 22 Andrew Sischo 23 Aleks Miljenovic 24 Nick Petrucelli 25 Deion Hamilton 30 Jason Hawkes 33 Giambattista Davis 44 Jeff Redband

Yr Pos So. G Fr. G Fr. G R-So. G R-So. G/F Fr. G Jr. G Fr. G R-Jr. F R-Fr. C R-Sr. F R-Jr. G R-Jr. G/F Fr. F Jr. G/F R-So. F

Ht 5-9 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-0 6-5 6-9 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-7

Wt 170 200 185 175 180 195 180 180 215 240 205 180 190 195 200 180

Hometown/Previous School Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls Rochester, N.Y./Rochester Early College Bronx, N.Y./South Bronx Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute Nassua, The Bahamas/Redemption Christian Acad. Elmira, N.Y./Notre Dame Amherst, N.Y./Amherst Jamestown, N.Y./St. Bonaventure University Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland Belgrade, Serbia/Roberts Wesleyan College Hicksville, N.Y./Thomasville Prep Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute Buffalo, N.Y./Park Batavia, N.Y./Batavia

Head Coach: Mike MacDonald (4th Season) Assistant Coaches: Ryan Grandits, Blair Estarfaa, Mark Coppola

Breon Harris

Jay Sarkis

Andrew Sischo

Did You Know? Quick Facts • Daemen has been the most efficient team in the league at both ends of the Location: Amherst, N.Y. floor this season, leading the league in both field goal percentage (48.1) and field goal percentage defense (41.2) Founded: 1947 • Daemen also leads the league in points per game allowed (71.2) and the Enrollment: 2,800 Wildcats are 12-1 this season when holding opponents to less than 70 points • Daemen enters the conference tournament having won 16 of their last 17 Nickname: Wildcats games Colors: Royal Blue, Black, White, Gray • Redshirt freshman center Andrew Sischo has been an 8-time ECC Rookie of the Week honoree, the most for any player in the league since the 2010-11 President: Gary A. Olson season • Sophomore guard Breon Harris, who was averaging 3.1 points through the Interim Director of Athletics: Brandi team’s first 11 games, has produced 13.4 points as a starter in the last 17 games Guerinot • Head coach Mike MacDonald, who has guided Daemen to 80 wins in his Arena (capacity): Lumsden Gymnasium four seasons with the team, is one of the only active coaches in the country with 20-win seasons at the Division I, II and III levels (600) • Since joining the ECC for the 2013-14 season, Daemen is in second among league members in total victories (101) and thrid in league victories (71)

About Daemen

Daemen College is a private, nonsectarian, co-educational, comprehensive college in Amherst, New York, chartered to award both undergraduate and graduate level degrees. Located in a safe and attractive suburban setting, Daemen offers convenient access to one of the country’s most vibrant regions, spanning Buffalo-Niagara, the Great Lakes, and a cross-border corridor with Ontario, Canada, less than a two-hour drive from cosmopolitan Toronto. With a balance of liberal studies and professional programs, Daemen students acquire the skill to solve problems creatively and think critically. They will be comfortable with diversity and will recognize the importance of a global perspective. They will be able to work with others and be invigorated by environments that present challenges and demand innovation. Daemen is a full-fledged member of NCAA Division II after a three-year transition from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Daemen sponsors 17 varsity sports at the NCAA Division II level, 14 of which compete in the East Coast Conference.

LIU POST Yr No. Name 0 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 23 24 30 31 34

Richard Altenord Kyle Taylor- McLeggan Austin Kennedy Darien Jenkins Gael Lambre Tracy Cleckley Jared Rivers Brandon Kennedy-Gay Aary Bibens John Alimo Jackson Jordan Alonzo Ortiz-Traylor Hunter Powell Justin Powell Kyle Doucette Hall Elisias

Pos So. G Sr. G Fr. G Fr. G So. G So. G So. G So. G R-Sr. G Fr. G Fr. G Fr. G Sr. F So. G/F So. F So. F

Ht 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-8 6-6 6-8 6-7

Wt 198 210 165 185 158 185 177 145 200 200 167 195 230 190 218 215

Hometown/Previous School Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West Jersey City, N.J./Jamestown C.C. Medford, N.J./St. Augustine Prep Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park Islandia, N.Y./St. John the Baptist Queens, N.Y./Christ the King Westbury, N.Y./Christ the King East Hampton, N.Y./East Hampton Bennington, Vt./Mount Anthony Union Malverne, N.Y./Valley Stream North Potomac, Md./St. Thomas More Woodside, N.Y./Msgr. McClancy Tustin, Mich./McBain Middletown, N.Y./Pine Bush Lynn, Mass./Williston Northampton School Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South

Head Coach: Erik Smiles (5th Season) Assistant Coaches: Devine Smith, Peter Lipka, Marlon Bottoms

Coach Mike Riley

Kyle Doucette

Jared Rivers

Quick Facts Location: Brookville N.Y. Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 8,472 Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Green and Gold President: Dr. Kimberly R. Cline Director of Athletics: Debbie DeJong Arena (capacity): Pratt Recreation Center (3,000) About LIU Post

Did You Know?

• The LIU Post men’s basketball team earned a berth in the ECC Championship for the ninth time in 10 years. • In his last 10 games, sophomore guard Jared Rivers has averaged 20.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, while also shooting 92.1 percent from the free throw line. • As a team, the Pioneers are 7-7 at home, while dipping to just 4-10 away from the Pratt Recreation Center.

Kyle Taylor-McLeggan

The LIU Post Campus of Long Island University is a private, residential campus in Brookville, New York, offering more than 250 undergraduate and graduate degrees in accountancy, business, computer science, education, liberal arts and sciences, library and information science, health professions and nursing, public service, and visual and performing arts. Founded in 1954, LIU Post offers small classes, state-of-the art facilities and a safe, beautiful campus just 25 miles from Manhattan. Situated on 307 acres on the North Shore of Long Island, the campus features stately historic mansions, redbrick academic buildings, rolling green lawns, and formal gardens. Special campus highlights include wireless classrooms, a writing center, a museum, a recreation center, and one of the largest research libraries in the New York Metropolitan Region. LIU Post’s’ 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students enjoy exceptional health and fitness facilities, more than 80 clubs and 1,000 activities each year, competitive NCAA sports programs and the celebrated Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. More than 85 percent of the LIU Post students receive some form of financial assistance or scholarship. LIU Post graduates have gone on to become entrepreneurs, executives at major firms, teachers, doctors, artists, scientists and journalists. Many of our more than 100,000 alumni have achieved prominence in society’s most dynamic fields. For more information, visit the LIU Post Web Site at www.liu.edu/post.

MOLLOY COLLEGE No. Name

Coach Charles Marquardt

0 3 4 10 11 12 13 14 21 30 32 33 44

Keenan Loder Mike Torre Derrick Okunpolor Curtis Jenkins Josh Dennis Steven Torre Nick Corbett Chris O’Reilly Nolan Kelly Arthur Scott Santiago Agosti Shandy Casimir Justin Caldwell

Yr Pos So. G/F Jr. F Jr. F Jr. G So. F Fr. G So. G Jr. G So. G So. G Jr. F Sr. C R-Fr. F/C

Ht 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-10 6-7

Wt 175 200 215 195 190 210 155 170 180 173 208 185 225

Hometown/Previous School Richmondville, N.Y./Cobleskill-Richmondville Massapequa, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial Lynbrook, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream North Massapequa, N.Y./Kellenberg Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell Colts Neck, N.J./Colts Neck Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai Westbury, N.Y./Holy Trinity Little Neck, N.Y./Chaminade Middletown, N.Y./Middletown Roosevelt, N.Y./Baldwin

Head Coach: Charles Marquardt (24th Season) Assistant Coaches: Pat Morris, Ian Thomas-Minor, Nicholas Capriola

Nick Corbett

Curtis Jenkins

Mike Torre

Quick Facts Did You Know? • Molloy is ranked among the “Top Tier Institutions by US Location: Rockville Centre, N.Y. News & World Report in in its Regional Universities – North” Founded: 1955 category. Enrollment: 3,300 • The College is consistently recognized by national publicaNickname: Lions tions like Money Magazine, and named one of the nation’s top-three value colleges for the second consecutive year. Colors: Maroon and White • The men’s basketball team is currently ranked 28th in DiviPresident: Drew Bogner, Ph.D sion II in steals per game with players ranking in the top 100 in Director of Athletics: Susan Cassidy-Lyke six statistical categories. Areana (capacity): Quealy Gymnasium • Curtis Jenkins became the second player in the program’s history to record a triple double and is one of only 17 in Division (525) II to do so this season.

About Molloy: Molloy College is an institution of the Dominican tradition which offers students a rich, multi-dimensional educational experience in an academically challenging environment. We foster critical thinking and creative exploration while preparing students to live and work in the global world of today. Money magazine recently ranked Molloy College the #1 “Value All-Star” in the nation.

ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE No. Name 1 Michael Bush 2 Manny Joseph 3 Gintaras Bartaskas 4 Eli Laboy 10 Justin Vaughan 14 Peyton McLaurin 20 Dwayne Roberts 21 Brad Williams 24 Isaiah Lewis 30 Michael Coatsworth 32 Malik Dare 33 Jaleel Gilliam 34 Jean Toussaint 44 Pleasant Foy

Yr Pos Jr. G Sr. G/F Fr. G/F Sr. G R-Jr. G Jr. G/F Jr. G/F Jr. G/F So. G Jr. G Sr. C R-Fr. F Jr. F/C R-So. C

Ht 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-7 6-8

Wt 170 190 200 180 180 190 185 210 165 175 240 185 220 175

Hometown/Previous School Harlem, N.Y./Jamestown CC Brooklyn, N.Y./Monroe CC Utena, Lithuania/Lee Academy Henrietta, N.Y./York Central Raleigh, N.C./Monroe CC Syracuse, N.Y./Mercyhurst Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute Henrietta, N.Y./Mansfield University Churchville, N.Y./Churchville-Chili East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora Cohoes, N.Y./Shaker Indianapolis, Ind./Traders Point Christian Brooklyn, N.Y./Jamestown CC Albany, N.Y./Albany

Coach Rob McCoy

Head Coach: Rob McCoy (16th Season) Assistant Coaches: Mark Saladzius, Herb Alexander

Manny Joseph

Isaiah Lewis

Quick Facts Location: Rochester, N.Y. Founded: 1866 Enrollment: 1,823 Nickname: Redhawks Colors: Red, Black, and White President: Dr. Deana L. Porterfield Director of Athletics: Bob Segave Arena (capacity): Voller Athletic Center (500)

Did You Know?

• This season marks the first time the Roberts Weleyan men’s basketball team has made East Coast Conference post season play. • This is the first winning season the men’s basketball team has had since becoming members of the East Coast Conference and NCAA Division II in 2012. The last winning season for the Redhawks was in the 2010-2011 season as part of the NAIA.

Jean Toussaint

About Roberts Wesleyan: With an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students and a tradition of excellence since 1866, Roberts Wesleyan College is a leader among liberal arts colleges with a Christian worldview. The College offers more than 50 undergraduate programs, as well as graduate programs in education, school psychology, school counseling, health administration, nursing education, nursing leadership & administration, strategic marketing, social work and strategic leadership. Roberts Wesleyan also offers innovative undergraduate degree-completion programs for working adults in health administration, nursing, organizational management, and teacher education.

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

Coach Tobin Anderson

Shaquille McFarlan

No. Name 0 Malik Parker 1 James Mitchell 2 Chris Atkinson 3 Kameron Murrell 5 Peter Alkins 10 Daniel Wilson 11 Irwayne Connell, Jr. 13 Joshua Leak 15 Zachary Rzewnicki 20 Kevin Lynch 21 Justin Reyes 22 Jamar Sudan 24 Shaquille McFarlan 30 Jules de Courtenay 34 Ross Greenfield

Yr Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. RJr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. RSr. Fr. Sr. RSr. Sr.

Pos G G G G G F F G G F G/F F G F G/F

Ht 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-8 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-7 6-4

Wt 170 165 165 195 175 215 200 185 200 220 205 200 195 220 190

Hometown/Previous School Chicago, Ill./Chicago Christian Washington, D.C./St. John’s College Hempstead, N.Y./Canisius College Long Beach, Calif./George Mason University Hempstead, N.Y./Holy Trinity Baltimore, Md./St. Paul’s School for Boys Brooklyn, N.Y./National Christian Academy Queens, N.Y./Miller School Harwood Heights, Ill./Ridgewood Community Palisades, N.Y./Tappan Zee Haverhill, Mass./Whittier Tech. Chester, Pa./Chester Mesic, N.C./St. Anthony Brisbane, Australia/South Kent Prep Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West

Head Coach: Tobin Anderson (5th Season) Assistant Coaches: Matt Capell, Brendan Dodge, Eli Kell-Abrams Volunteer Assistant Coach: John Dwinell

James Mitchell

Justin Reyes

Quick Facts Location: Sparkill, N.Y. Founded: 1896 Enrollment: 2,200 Nickname: Spartans Colors: Maroon and Gold President: Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick Director of Athletics: Gerald Oswald Arena (capacity): Aquinas Hall (900)

Did You Know?

• Justin Reyes continues his record-breaking career, surpassing the 1,000 rebound and 2,000 point plateaus this season. Reyes has also become the ECC’s all-time scoring leader as well as its leader in field goals made. Reyes will graduate as STAC’s (NCAA DII) career leader in points, rebounds, and many other categories. • This season, the Spartans have been ranked in the top half of the NCAA Regional Polls for multiple weeks

About St. Thomas Aquinas

The College’s 2,000 full and part time undergraduate students major in one of 31 programs offered in five division areas: The Humanitites; Business Administration; Social Sciences; Natrual Sciences & Mathematics; and Teacher Education. The College offers a full scholarship Honors Program which provides studens with a Summer Study experience at Oxford University in England. In addition there are several study abroud opportunities and strategic alliances designed to offer expanded opportunities for students. For example, students can major in mathematics at St. Thomas for three years and then enter a engineering program at either George Washington University or Manhattan College as part of a dual degree program. St. Thomas Aquinas College now fields 16 NCAA Division II sports, is an active member of the NCAA and supports 200 student-athletes. Men’s sports include: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor). Women’s sports include: basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor). The Spartans’ and Lady Spartan’s teams compete in more than 300 contests annually.

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2017 ECC Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals

No. 5 NYIT d. No. 4 Roberts Wesleyan, 80-69 at Rochester, N.Y. No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas d. No. 6 Bridgeport, 62-53 at Sparkill, N.Y.

Semifinals

No. 5 NYIT d. No. 1 Queens, 76-71 No. 2 Molloy d. No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas, 75-55 at Bridgeport, Conn.

Final

No. 2 Molloy d. No. 5 NYIT, 56-53 at Bridgeport, Conn.

All-Tournament Team

Samantha Burden, STAC Madison Rowland, QC Margaret Knollmeyer, NYIT Nina Vukosavljevic, NYIT Ihnacinse Grady, MOL Kamala Thompson, MOL

Tournament MOP

Aliyah McDonald, Molloy

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Past Champions

Pace Pace Philadelphia Philadelphia St. Rose St. Rose St. Rose St. Rose St. Rose St. Rose C.W. Post Adelphi Dowling Adelphi

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Bridgeport New Haven New Haven Molloy Queens Molloy C.W. Post Dowling Dowling Dist. Columbia Queens Queens Molloy

DAEMEN COLLEGE No. Name 1 Tiara Filbert 2 Jordan Heinold 10 Autumn Buchsenschutz 11 Sarah Saba 12 Carina Pringle 13 Sydney Jones 21 Caroline White 22 Erin Egan 23 Taylor Heinold 24 Khamera Muhammad 25 Taylor Perry 32 Erin Sinnott 44 Liz Miles 55 Sarah Young

Yr Pos R-Fr. G So. G/F Fr. G Sr. G So. G So. G Fr. F Jr. F R-Sr. G Fr. G Fr. G Jr. G/F Sr. F/C So. F/C

Ht 5-9 6-0 5-4 6-0 5-6 5-4 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-7 5-7 5-11 5-11 6-2

Hometown/Previous School Batavia, N.Y./Batavia Hamburg, N.Y./Immaculata Academy Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena Clifton Springs, N.Y./Midlakes Fairport, N.Y./Fairport Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville South Hamburg, N.Y./Immaculata Academy Rochester, N.Y./Rochester Early College Ogdensburg, N.Y./Ogdensburg Free Academy Owego, Ill./University of Evansville Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse Depew, N.Y./St. Bonaventure University

Coach Jenepher Banker

Head Coach: Jenepher Banker (2nd season) Assistant Coach: Kallie Banker

Tiara Filbert

Sarah Saba

Quick Facts Location: Amherst, N.Y. Founded: 1947 Enrollment: 2,800 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Royal Blue, Black, White, Gray President: Gary A. Olson Interim Director of Athletics: Brandi Guerinot Arena (capacity): Lumsden Gymnasium

About Daemen

Did You Know? •Daemen is making its first-ever ECC Tournament berth; the Wildcats joined the ECC back in 2013-14, and became postseason eligible in the 2015-16 season •The Wildcats are led by senior guard Sarah Saba who closed the regular season as the league’s leading scorer at 17.7 points per game • Saba has produced double-figure scoring in 27 consecutive games, and 95 times total throughout her four-year career that’s included 109 games played • Redshirt freshman Tiara Filbert and true freshman Caroline White have each gone over 200 points for the season, the first pair of Daemen freshmen to do so since Taylor Heinold and Natalie Galus in 2013-14 •Sophomore guard Carina Pringle led the ECC and ranked 10th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.5) • Head coach Jenepher Banker, who went 21 seasons between college coaching jobs, is making her first postseason appearance as a collegiate head coach since the 1992-93 season with Penn State-Behrend

Caroline White

LIU POST

Coach Deirdre Moore

Shannon Doyle

No. Name Yr Pos 0 Niya Young R-So. G 1 Naya Williams Sr. G 2 Kristen Olsen Gr. G 3 Kyla Formey Jr. G 4 Patrice Harding Fr. G 5 Sasha Patterson Sr. F 10 Mikaiya Moore So. F 11 Robyn Francis R-So. G 12 Samantha Dunn So. F 13 Taylah Hudson R-So. G 14 Isla Powell So. F 20 Asia Turner So. G 23 Shannon Doyle Jr. G 24 Natalie Hickman Fr. F 32 Dominique Williams So. G 33 Kylie Garrett Gr. G Jessica Cruz Fr. G

Ht 5-3 5-5 5-4 5-7 5-5 5-10 5-11 5-6 5-10 5-8 5-11 5-8 5-6 6-0 5-7 5-8 5-2

Hometown/Previous School Annapolis, Md./Missouri Valley New Rochelle, N.Y./Master School Staten Island, N.Y./St. Thomas Aquinas College Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood Parlin, N.J./Sayerville War Memorial Brooklyn, N.Y./Mohawk Valley C.C. Amityville, N.Y./Copiague Rosedale, N.Y./Francis Lewis Riverhead, N.Y./Riverhead Glen Cove, N.Y./Texas Southern Highland Mills, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends Hopewell Junction, N.Y./Arlington Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Queens Village, N.Y./Francis Lewis Mount Orab, Ohio/St. Peter’s Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South

Head Coach: Deirdre Moore (10th Season) Assistant Coaches: Basimah Thompson, Rashidi Aikens, Vanessa Smith

Kristen Olsen

Sasha Patterson

About LIU Post

Did You Know?

• The Pioneers boast the second-best scoring offense in the ECC, scoring 74 points per game. • Senior Sasha Patterson ranks in the top-25 nationally in double-doubles, averaging nearly 16 points and nine rebounds per game, while also leading the ECC in shooting percentage at over 60 percent. • The LIU Post women’s basketball team was chosen sixth in the 2017-18 ECC preseason poll.

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

No. Name 0 Maia Hood 1 Alyse Jefferson 2 Taylor Tripptree 3 Kayla Bomani 5 Shalie Frierson 10 Hanna Ghonim 12 Corinn Baggs 13 Becky Erosa 14 Meg Knollmeyer 21 Jill Spagnuola 22 Tiara Place 23 Nina Vukosavljevic 31 Madison Strippoli

Yr Gr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

Pos G/F G G G G G/F G/F G/F F G G/F G F/C

Ht 5-10 5-9 5-8 5-5 5-7 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-5 5-9 5-5 5-10

Hometown/Previous School Elmsford, N.Y./Lafayette College Lafayette, N.J./Mount Saint Dominic Academy East Setauket, N.Y/Ward Melville Westbury, N.Y./Westbury Troy, N.Y./Troy Alexandria, Egypt/Arab Academy for Science and Technology Staten Island, N.Y/Wagner College Irvington, N.Y./Delaware State University Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet Commack, N.Y./Commack Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin Belgrade, Serbia/Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Ossining, N.Y./Ossining

Coach Kenny Parham

Head Coach: Kenny Parham (2nd Season) Assistant Coaches: Rob Isme, Kristen Korzevinski, Bryant Lassiter, Dana Carney

Shalie Frierson

Maia Hood

Quick Facts Location: Old Westbury, N.Y. Founded: 1955 Enrollment: 15,000 Nickname: Bears Colors: Blue and Gold President: Henry C. “Hank” Foley, Ph.D. Director of Athletics: Dan Vélez Arena (capacity): Recreation Hall (500)

Did You Know?

• NYIT women’s basketball has qualified for seven straight ECC Championships. • Nina Vukosavljevic scored her 1,000th career point in the 2017-18 season opener. She is NYIT’s career assists leader and second all time in points. • The Bears reached the finals of last year’s ECC Championships after snapping Queens’ 16-game winning streak in the semifinals.

Nina Vukosavljevic

About NYIT New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers 90 degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has 12,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. NYIT sponsors 13 NCAA Division II programs. Led by President Hank Foley, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger void. To date, 95,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

QUEENS COLLEGE

Coach Bet Naumovski

No. Name 1 Nalae Crosland 2 Kaitlyn Mahon 3 Emer Moloney 5 Lucy Tougas 10 Beth Bonin 13 Merrick Rowland 22 Taliyah Hopkins 24 Marina Ramon Lopez 43 Celeste Moran

Yr So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. So.

Pos G G G G G G G F F

Ht 5-9 5-6 5-8 5-9 5-6 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-1

Hometown/Previous School Cambria Heights, N.Y./Francis Lewis Middle Village, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy Glendale, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy Glens Falls, N.Y./Glens Falls Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse Albany, N.Y./Niagara County C.C. Cheektowaga, N.Y./Niagara County C.C. Ponferrada, Spain/De Anza College Massapequa, N.Y./The Mary Louis Academy

Head Coach: Bet Naumovski (6th Season) Assistant Coaches: Bria Jackson, Nicole Wright

Beth Bonin

Marina Ramon Lopez

Merrick Rowland

Quick Facts Location: Flushing, N.Y. Founded: 1937 Enrollment: 20,000 Nickname: Knights Colors: Navy Blue and Red President: Dr. Felix V. Matos Rodriguez Interim Athletic Director: Rob Twible Arena (capacity): Fitzgerald Gymnasium (3,000)

Did You Know?

• Merrick Rowland scored her 1,000th career point this season on Jan. 3 against NYIT. • The basketball court at Queens is named for legendary women’s basketball head coach Lucille Kyvallos. The court was re-dedicated in her honor in October of 2017. • This is the sixth consecutive season that the Queens College women’s basketball team has made the East Coast Conference Championship under Head Coach, Bet Naumovski.

About Queens: Queens College, located on a beautiful 77-acre campus in Flushing, New York, opened its doors in 1937 with the goal of offering a first-rate education to talented people of all backgrounds and financial means. Part of the City University of New York (CUNY) since its founding in 1961, Queens College is one of CUNY’s largest senior colleges. It enjoys a national reputation for its liberal arts and sciences and professional programs, and was cited in the 2012 edition of The Princeton Review’s The Best 376 Colleges for its academic excellence and generous financial aid packages. The college has 69 undergraduate and 62 graduate programs in four divisions, which offer day and evening courses: Arts and Humanities; Education; Mathematics and the Natural Sciences; and the Social Sciences. Students are taught by top scholars who are dedicated to teaching and research. Of our 641 full-time faculty, nearly 90% have the terminal degree in their fields (not all fields offer doctorates) and 65% have tenure. Over 120,000 students have graduated since the college’s first class of 1941. Our alumni include such household names as Paul Simon and Jerry Seinfeld, as well as the CEOs of major companies and leaders in the fields of medicine, education, media, the law, and politics.

ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE

No. Name 3 Jessie Cooke 4 Necedah James 5 Taya Andrews 10 Jorianna Pistritto 11 Emily Miller 12 Tashayla Sutorius 13 Candace Demers 20 Sara Nady 21 Lucy Covley 22 Taylor Bynoe 24 Asia Dingle 30 Savannah Hunter

Yr So. Sr. So. Fr. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

Pos G G G G F F G G G G F C

Ht 5-8 5-7 5-9 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-6 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-6 6-1

Hometown/Previous School Brisbane, Queensland, Australia/Brisbane Girls Grammar Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger Victor, N.Y./Victor Buffalo, N.Y./Christian Central Academy Fort Wayne, Ind./Wayne Castleton, N.Y./Albany Academy Cairo, Egypt/Sakkara Language School Fairport, N.Y./Penfield Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown Palm City, Fla./Martin County Puyallup, Wash./Cascade Christian

Coach Gary Andrews

Head Coach: Gary Andrews (3rd Season) Assistant Coaches: Jack Rosati, Nanyamka Moore, Marissa Bunce, Brittany Williams

Taya Andrews

Lucy Covley

Did You Know?

• The Redhawks are making their fourth-straight appearance in the ECC Tournament, the first team from Roberts Wesleyan to do so since becoming ECC members. • The Roberts Wesleyan women’s basketball team were National Christian College Athletic Association Champions in 2016 after defeating Colorado Christian University in the National Championship. • Two-time Olympic medalist (gold, silver) Jenn Suhr (pole vault) played basketball at Roberts Wesleyan. She ranks second all-time in program history with 1,819 career points. • Head coach Gary Andrews holds a 68-28 overall record since taking over the program in 2015. He previously coached in the NAIA level at St. Francis (Ind.) where he totaled 322 wins in 13 seasons.

Emily Miller

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

Coach Kim Lusk

No. Name 2 Melissa Sadler 3 Jenna Erickson 4 Madison Amalia 5 Zaria Thomas 10 Julia Winnik 11 Jillian Lynch 12 Kacey Burden 13 Ruth Adams 15 Georgia Smith 21 Alex Bertolino 22 Chelsea Murphy 24 Skye Burris 25 Kellyann Averill 30 Emily Preston 32 Adiya Henderson

Yr So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. RSo. So. Jr. Fr. RSr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Sr.

Pos G/F G G G G G G G F G G F G/F F F

Ht 6-0 5-4 5-6 5-7 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-11 5-7 5-5 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-1

Hometown/Previous School Milton, N.Y./Marlboro Melrose, N.Y./Tamarac Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk Elmira, N.Y./Elmira New York, N.Y./NYC Lab School Palisades, N.Y./Tappan Zee Westbury, N.Y./Carle Place San Diego, Calif./Orange Brisbane, Australia/Moreton Bay College Garnerville, N.Y./North Rockland Wallkill, N.Y./Wallkill Bayville, N.Y./St. Dominic’s Saugerties, N.Y./Saugerties Brisbane, Australia/Ormiston College Troy, N.Y./Tamarac

Head Coach: Kim Lusk (10th Season) Assistant Coaches: Glenn Jensen, Sara Mitchell, Christa Scognamiglio

Alex Bertolino

Jenna Erickson

Adiya Henderson

Did You Know?

• Jenna Erickson is one of the conference’s most prolific shooters, ranking second all-time in the ECC in three point field goals made. Erickson is also second on STAC’s (NCAA DII) all-time career points scored and first in three point field goals made •This season, the Spartans have been ranked in the top half of the NCAA Regional Polls for multiple weeks

About St. Thomas Aquinas

IF i LOSE I ’ L L R E S P O N D W I T H R E S P E C T.

Don’t undo my hard work with poor sportsmanship.