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DECEMBER 2013
Women’s Basketball Captures 30th Annual EC Tip-Off Title Emmanuel College defeated Ohio Wesleyan University, 61-48, in the championship game of the 30th Annual EC Invitational Women’s Basketball Tournament. With the win, EC improved to 2-0 on the year and has now captured the tournament championship each of the past two years. OWU fell to 1-1 on the year. This was the first time the two programs had faced off since the 2001 NCAA Division III Final Four, when the Battling Bishops defeated the Saints, 70-64. OWU opened the action with three-pointers from Sarah McQuade (Dublin, Ohio) and Hannah Fedorka (North Canton, Ohio), while Emmanuel’s Jennifer Bujnowski (Salem, N.H.) knocked down a pair of jumpers in the paint, as the Battling Bishops led, 11-6, at the fifteen minute mark.
Emmanuel struggled in its offensive sets, turning the ball over 7 times in the opening five minutes. The Saints would make a run with Bujnowski and Liz Daley (Sharon, Mass.) scoring in transition, as Emmanuel notched its first lead of the game at 12-11. After being held scoreless in yesterday’s season opener, Bujnowski accounted for eight of the Saints’ first ten points of the game. Bishops sophomore Emily Julius (Avon, Ohio) scored on the break and Devin Rauh (Collegeville, Pa.) converted an and-one for the Saints at the opposite end, as Emmanuel led 18-15 with eight minutes to go in the
Pictured above are members from the 2013-14 Women’s Basketball team during the starting lineup announcements at the 30th Annual EC Tip-Off Tournament
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By the Numbers – On November 23, Emmanuel College junior guard Philkwan Tate (Bloomfield, Conn.) connected on 12 free throws in a 74-65 victory by the Men’s Basketball team over Westfield State. His 12 made free throws rank third all-time in the program’s history for FT’s made in a single game. Click here to view all of the Emmanuel College Men’s Basketball all-time records.
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