NEC Media Notes 2011 NCAA Women’s Basketball First Round #4 Maryland Terrapins vs. #1#133 SaintSaint FFrancisrancis (P(PA)A) RReded FlashFlash Northeast Conference Champions March 20 l College Park, MD 2011 NEC Women’s Basketball Tournament Games held at campus sites. Higher seed hosts all games. Teams will be reseeded after quarterfinals. Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship #1 Saint Francis (PA) Saturday, March 5 Saint Francis (PA) (72-59) 2:00 pm at Highest Remaining Seed #8 Fairleigh Dickinson Tuesday, March 8 Saint Francis (PA) (68-62) 7:00 pm #4 Robert MorrisA (NortheastConference.TV) Saturday, March 5 Lowest Remaining Seed 4:00 pm Central Connecticut State (54-49) #5 Long Island Sunday, March 13 3:00 pm Saint Francis (PA) (72-57) #2 Monmouth ESPNU NEC Champion Saturday, March 5 Monmouth (55-36) 3:00 pm 2nd Highest Remaining Seed #7 Quinnipiac Tuesday, March 8 7:00 pm #3 Sacred Heart Monmouth (65-62) Saturday, March 5 3rd Highest Remaining Seed 3:00 pm Robert Morris (78-72) #6 Central Connecticut State Past NEC Tournament Winners and Most Valuable Players 2011 - Final Result: #1 Saint Francis (PA) def. #2 Monmouth, 72-57 (Loretto, PA) MVP: Brittany Lilley, SFPA 2010 - Final Result: #5 Saint Francis (PA) def. #2 Long Island, 77-68 (Brooklyn, NY) MVP: Britney Hodges, SFPA 2009 - Final Result: #1 Sacred Heart def. #3 Saint Francis (PA), 74-66 (Fairfield, CT) MVP: Kaitlin Sowinski, SHU 2008 - Final Result: #2 Robert Morris def. #4 Long Island, 86-75 (Moon Twp., PA) MVP: Chinata Nesbit, RMU 2007 - Final Result: #2 Robert Morris def. #3 Sacred Heart, 68-66 (Fairfield, CT) MVP: Chinata Nesbit, RMU 2006 - Final Result: #1 Sacred Heart def. #2 Quinnipiac, 69-65 (Fairfield, CT) MVP: Amanda Pape, SHU 2005 - Final Result: #1 Saint Francis (PA) def. #3 Robert Morris, 65-50 (Loretto, PA) MVP: Beth Swink, SFPA 2004 - Final Result: #1 Saint Francis (PA) def. #3 Monmouth, 70-55 (Loretto, PA) MVP: Tonjee Ward, SFPA 2003 - Final Result: #1 Saint Francis (PA) def. #7 UMBC, 58-41 (Loretto, PA) MVP: Beth Swink, SFPA 2002 - Final Result: #1 Saint Francis (PA) def. #2 Long Island, 74-54 (Loretto, PA) MVP: Karen Hewitt, SFPA 2001 - Final Result: #3 Long Island def. #1 Mount St. Mary’s, 70-61 (Trenton, NJ) MVP: Tamika Dudley, LIU 2000 - Final Result: #1 Saint Francis (PA) def. #6 Wagner, 74-60 (Trenton, NJ) MVP: Jess Zinobile, SFPA 1999 - Final Result: #2 Saint Francis (PA) def. #4 Monmouth, 88-76 (Staten Island, NY) MVP: Jess Zinobile, SFPA 1998 - Final Result: #1 Saint Francis (PA) def. #3 Wagner, 74-49 (Loretto, PA) MVP: Mary Markey, SFPA 1997 - Final Result: #1 Saint Francis (PA) def. #2 Monmouth, 54-42 (Loretto, PA) MVP: Jess Zinobile, SFPA 1996 - Final Result: #2 Saint Francis (PA) def. #1 Mount St. Mary’s, 83-75 (Emmitsburg, MD) MVP: Mary Markey, SFPA 1995 - Final Result: #1 Mount St. Mary’s def. #2 Saint Francis (PA), 80-61 (Emmitsburg, MD) MVP: Nikki Schroyer, MSM 1994 - Final Result: #1 Mount St. Mary’s def. #2 Saint Francis (PA), 78-67 (Emmitsburg, MD) MVP: Susie Rowlyk, MSM 1993 - Final Result: #2 Mount St. Mary’s def #4 Marist, 82-61 (Teaneck, NJ) MVP: Diana Matula, MSM 1992 - Final Result: #2 Fairleigh Dickinson def. #1 Mount St. Mary’s, 78-55 (Emmitsburg, MD) MVP: Barbara DeShields, FDU 1991 - Final Result: #4 Robert Morris def. #6 Wagner, 69-61 (Emmitsburg, MD) MVP: Maebeth Schalles, RMU 1990 - Final Result: #3 Fairleigh Dickinson def. #1 Mount St. Mary’s, 70-65 (Emmitsburg, MD) MVP: Cathy Panos, FDU 1989 - Final Result: #1 Wagner def. #2 Robert Morris, 66-60 (Staten Island, NY) MVP: Cynthia Quinlan, WC 1988 - Final Result: #2 Robert Morris def. #1 Monmouth, 63-60 (West Long Branch, NJ) MVP: JoAnn Beatty, RMU 1987- Final Result: #1 Monmouth def #3 Fairleigh Dickinson, 92-65 (West Long Branch, NJ) MVP: Linda Wilson, MU 2010-112010-112010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 399 Campus Drive, First Floor, Somerset, NJ 08873 Women’s Basketball Contact: Ralph Ventre Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 E-Mail: [email protected] Bryant • Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • Saint Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Women’s Basketball Northeast Conference Women’s Basketball Facts & Figures (Standings thru March 17, 2011) NEC Tournament School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral Saturday, March 5 1. Saint Francis (PA)* 14-4 .778 22-11 .667 W5 14-1 7-10 1-0 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals (Higher Seed Sites) 2. Monmouth* 13-5 .722 23-10 .697 L2 15-2 8-8 0-0 #1 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 72, #8 FDU 59 3. Sacred Heart* 12-6 .667 18-13 .581 L2 10-5 7-7 1-1 #2 MONMOUTH 58, #7 QUINNIPIAC 39 Robert Morris* 12-6 .667 16-14 .533 L1 8-4 7-10 1-0 #6 CCSU 54, #3 SACRED HEART 49 5. Central Conn. St.* 11-7 .611 19-11 .633 L1 10-2 9-8 0-1 #4 ROBERT MORRIS 78, #5 LONG ISLAND 72 Long Island* 11-7 .611 19-11 .633 L3 9-5 10-6 0-0 Tuesday, March 8 Quinnipiac* 11-7 .611 14-16 .467 L2 8-4 6-10 0-2 NEC Tournament Semifinals (Higher Seed Sites) 8. Fairleigh Dickinson* 7-11 .389 14-16 .467 L3 9-4 5-12 0-0 #2 MONMOUTH 65, #4 ROBERT MORRIS 62 Bryant 7-11 .389 10-19 .345 W2 7-6 3-12 0-1 #1 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 68, #6 CCSU 62 10. Wagner 5-13 .278 12-17 .414 L2 6-7 5-10 1-0 Mount St. Mary's 5-13 .278 8-21 .276 L3 5-8 3-13 0-0 Sunday, March 13 12. St. Francis (NY) 0-18 .000 2-27 .069 L18 2-13 0-14 0-0 NEC Championship (Highest Remaining Seed) *- Denotes that team has clinched NEC Tournament berth. Top eight teams in final standings qualify for NEC Tournament. #1 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 72, #2 MONMOUTH 57 2010-11 NEC Women’s Basketball Award Winners NEC in Postseason Play Player of the Year Thursday, March 17 Syracuse 77, MONMOUTH 53 (WNIT) Samantha Leach Saint Francis (PA) Sr. 5-10 G Mt. Sterling, OH/Miami Trace Manhattan 52, SACRED HEART 48 (WBI) Rookie of the Year Sunday, March 20 Artemis Spanou Robert Morris Fr. 6-0 F Rhodes, Greece NCAA First Round #13 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at #4 Maryland 12:20 pm on ESPN2 Defensive Player of the Year Erin Rooney Monmouth So. 5-8 G Christchurch, New Zealand 2011 NEC Tournament Bracket Brenda Reilly Coach of the Year All Games Played at Higher Seed Susan Robinson Fruchtl Saint Francis (PA) March 5 March 8 March 13 (Quarterfinal) (Semifinal) (Championship) 2010-11 NEC Women’s Basketball First Team All-Conference #1 St. Francis (PA) Name School Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown/High School Game 1 #1 St. Francis (PA) 2:00 pm Courtney Kaminski Quinnipiac Sr. 6-3 C Dudley, MA/Shepherd Hill #8 FDU #1 St. Francis (PA) Game 5 Mariyah Laury Fairleigh Dickinson Jr. 5-7 G Orange, NJ/Orange #4 R Morris 7:00 pm Game 2 Samantha Leach Saint Francis (PA) Sr. 5-10 G Mt. Sterling, OH/Miami Trace 4:00 pm #6 CCSU Ashley Palmer Long Island Jr. 5-10 F Oxford, PA/Oxford Area #5 Long Island Game 7 SFPA Callan Taylor Sacred Heart Jr. 6-0 F Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley 3:00 pm EST #2 Monmouth (LIVE on ESPU) Game 3 #2 Monmouth 2010-11 NEC Women’s Basketball Second Team All-Conference 3:00 pm #7 Quinnipiac Name School Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown/High School Game 6 #3 Sacred Heart 7:00 pm #2 Monmouth Brittany Lilley Saint Francis (PA) Jr. 5-8 G Severna Park, MD/Severna Park Game 4 3:00 pm Yohanna Morton Robert Morris Sr. 5-8 G Santo Domingo, DR/Arizona Western #4 Robert Morris #6 CCSU Erin Rooney Monmouth So. 5-8 G Christchurch, New Zealand Artemis Spanou Robert Morris Fr. 6-0 F Rhodes, Greece Alysha Womack Monmouth So. 5-7 G Springfield, PA/Cardinal O’Hara All games played in the home facilities of the higher seed. Saint Francis (PA) Road to The ÎÎ NCAA Tournament Saint Francis (PA) Snags 11th Northeast Conference Crown Red Flash Repeat at NEC Tournament, Set for 11th Trip to Big Dance since 1996 Loretto, PA - Saint Francis (PA) added another piece to its overcrowded Saint Francis (PA), however, would not let Monmouth get any closer. trophy case on Sunday afternoon. The top-seeded Red Flash defeated No. 2 Monmouth, 72-57, in the 2011 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball "We cut it to fou,r and Erin got a good look at a three, but that's part of what's Championship Game presented by Ruby Tuesday. made PA so dangerous - they go on runs!" said Gaitley. Tournament MVP Brittany Lilley (Severna Park, MD/Severna Park) and The Flash held the Hawks without a field goal for the next eight minutes until NEC Player of the Year Samantha Leach (Mount Sterling, OH/Miami Trace) Martin ended the drought with a layup that made the score 56-39 with 6:46 scored 19 points apiece for the repeat champion Red Flash. remaining. "We played really hard from start to finish," said NEC Coach of the Year "We were thinking stops would keep us in the game, but we just lost focus on Susan Robinson Fruchtl.