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2011-12 Women’s Basketball Championship Results .................... 4 Championship Participants ............................................................5-10

2012-13 Women’s Basketball Championship SchedulePlay-in Round

Wednesday, March 6No. 6 Queens at No. 3 Bridgeport

No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas at No. 4 LIU Post

SemifinalsFriday, March 8

No. 4/No. 5 at No. 1 Dowling - 6:00 p.m. No. 3/No. 6 at No. 2 NYIT - 6:00 p.m.

FinalSunday, March 10

TBA at Highest Remaining Seed

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Robert DranoffCommissioner

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Leslie BuschAssistant Commissioner

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Casey RaffertyDirector of Media Relationscrafferty@eccsports.org

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East Coast Conference Staff

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Past Champions1991 Pace1992 Pace1993 Philadelphia1994 Philadelphia1995 St. Rose1996 St. Rose1997 St. Rose1998 St. Rose1999 St. Rose2000 St. Rose2001 C.W. Post

2002 Adelphi2003 Dowling2004 Adelphi2005 Bridgeport2006 New Haven2007 New Haven2008 Molloy2009 Queens2010 Molloy2011 C.W. Post2012 Dowling

All-Tournament TeamFelicia Joyner - C.W. Post

Stacey Griffith - UDCBriana Sloper - STAC

Bianca Kowgios - STACJulia Koppl - Dowling

Tournament Co-MOP’sKelly Puwalski Sarah Schicher

Dowling

QuarterfinalsNo. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas d. No. 6 Molloy, 67-56

at Sparkill, N.Y.

No. 4 C.W. Post d. No. 5 NYIT, 85-70at Brookville, N.Y.

SemifinalsNo. 1 Dowling d. No.4 C.W. Post, 70-53

No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas d. No. 2 Dist. Columbia, 63-61at Flushing, N.Y.

FinalsNo. 1 Dowling d. No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas, 59-54

at Flsuhing, N.Y.

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UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORTNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School2 Jenna Hoffman So. G 5-6 Manchester Center, Vt./Burr & Burton Academy5 Aziza Patterson Jr. G 5-6 Teaneck, N.J./Manhattan Center HS10 Marie Biondi Sr. G 5-5 West Haven, Conn./West Haven HS12 Priscilla Dodoo Gr. G/F 5-11 Worcester, Mass./Stonehill13 Colleen Preusse Jr. F 5-6 Danbury, Conn./Immaculate HS15 Tanisha Carter Sr. F/C 6-0 E. Hartford, Conn./Eastern Conn. State21 Julia Navarro Fr. G/F 5-5 West Haven, Conn. /Platt Tech HS22 Danielle Dorsett Fr. F/C 6-0 Waterbury, Conn./Holy Cross HS25 Casey Bray So. F 6-0 Staten Island, N.Y./Staten Island Academy33 Vanessa Schindler So. C 6-1 Leimen, Germany/Northwest Nazarene U.40 Shannon Holt Fr. C 6-3 Holden, Mass./Wachusett Regional HS42 Jennifer Kucukkaya Fr. G 5-5 Sodertalje, Sweden51 Lauren DeForte So. G 5-9 Staten Island, N.Y. /St. Joseph Hill Academy

Head Coach: Stephanie Del Preore (3rd Season)Assistant Coach: Stephanie HiriakGraduate Assistant Coach: Byron Reaves Tanisha Carter

Priscilla Dodoo

Aziza Patterson

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Coach Stephanie Del Preore

About BridgeportAn 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 through-out 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.

Quick FactsLocation: Bridgeport, CTFounded: 1927Enrollment: 4,800Nickname: Purple KnightsColors: Purple and WhitePresident: Neil Albert SalonenDirector of Athletics: Jay MoranArena (capacity): Harvey Hubbell Gym (1,200)

Did You Know?• The University of Bridgeport women’s gymnastics team haswon the last four USA Gymnastics Collegiate NationalChampionships.• UB men’s swimming team took ninth place at the 2012 NCAADivision II National Championship Meet.• The Bridgeport women’s volleyball team won the school’s first-ever NCAA Division II East Regional Title in the fall of 2011 and has now made four straight appearances in the regional final.• The UB men’s soccer team has made 10 consecutive conferencetournament appearances, and the Bridgeport women’s soccerteam has made five straight NCAA Division II ChampionshipTournament trips.

DOWLING COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School3 Kamille Ejerta Fr. G 5-5 Jamaica, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy10 Connie Simmons Sr. G 5-10 Syosset, N.Y./Syosset11 Kristen McMahon So. G/F 5-10 Patchogue, N.Y./St. John the Baptist12 Rekik Worku Jr. F 6-0 Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion14 Julia Koppl Jr. F 6-1 Innsbrook,Austria/SRG ReithmanStrasse15 Ashley Gyscek Jr. G 5-8 Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East20 Seja Gamble Sr. G 5-9 Newport News, Va./Woodside21 Krstina Surlan Fr. G 5-9 Novi Grad, Bosnia/Gimnazija Petar Kocic22 Christine Verrelle So. G 5-8 Abington, Pa. /Archbishop Wood23 Danielle Wilson Sr. F 6-3 Bay Shore, N.Y./St. John the Baptist31 Cache’ Gamble Jr. F/C 6-2 Newport News, Va./Woodside 32 Nicole Caggiano Jr. G 5-9 Holtsville, N.Y. /Sachem North

Head Coach: Joe Pellicane (9th Season)Assistant Coaches: Alioune Ndiaye and John Hodge

Coach Joe Pellicane

Connie Simmons

Christine Verrelle

Danielle Wilson

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About DowlingFounded in 1955 as part of Adelphi University’s Suffolk Campus, the college purchased the former W.K. Vanderbilt estate in Oakdale in 1962. In 1968 the college was renamed after its chief benefactor, Robert Dowling, a noted city planner and aviator.

Situated on the banks of the Connetquot River on a former Vanderbilt estate, Dowling’s Rudolph Campus in Oakdale is among the nation’s most beautiful. The 105-acre Brookhaven Center is located on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley and features high-tech learning facilities for a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses. Located within walking distance to the Long Island Rail Road and featuring free parking and shuttle bus service, Dowling is easily accessible from both Suffolk and Nassau counties, as well as the five boroughs of New York City.

Quick FactsLocation: Oakdale, N.Y.Founded: 1955Enrollment: Over 6,500Nickname: Golden LionsColors: Navy Blue and GoldPresident: Dr. Elana ZolfoDirector of Athletics: Rick Cole, Jr.Arena (capacity): Dowling Gymnasium at SJU Eastern Long Island Campus (800)

Did You Know?• Dowling’s men’s lacrosse team won the first Na-tional Championship in program history and second in school history (men’s soccer, 2006) in 2012.• Dowling’s women’s soccer team advanced to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history this season.

LIU POSTNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Jalyn Brown Fr. G 5-4 Riverhead, N.Y./Riverhead2 Dominique Pagan Jr. F 6-0 Bronx, N.Y./UMass Lowell3 Alexis Peters Jr. G 5-8 Dorchester, Mass./Fontbonne Acad.5 Nijah LaCourt Jr. C/F 6-1 Bronx, N.Y./Manhattan Center11 Ashley Caggiano Sr. G 5-6 Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem North12 Ariana Ijaduola So. G 5-8 Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck14 Quanisha Ratley Fr. G 5-8 Brooklyn, N.Y./Enterprise, Business and Technology15 Chelsea Williams So. G 5-7 Copiague, N.Y./Copiague20 Nicolette Marciniak Sr. C/F 6-1 Brooklyn, N.Y./ArchBishop Molloy21 Jalicia Connell Jr. G 5-7 Westbury, N.Y./SUNY Farmingdale23 Kenyatta Sears Jr. G 5-6 Hampton, Va./Hampton24 Shayna Gatling Jr. F 5-10 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin32 Samantha Kopp Sr. C/F 6-2 Franklinville, N.Y./Iona

Head Coach: Deirdre Moore (5th Season)Assistant Coaches: Basimah Thompson, Vanessa Smith, and Jasmin Jones

Coach Deirdre Moore

Ashley Caggiano

Nicolette Marciniak

Chelsea Williams

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About LIU PostThe 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 recre-ation 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 gradu-ates 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.

Quick FactsLocation: Brookville N.Y.Founded: 1954Enrollment: 8,472Nickname: PioneersColors: Green and GoldPresident: Dr. David J. SteinbergDirector of Athletics: Bryan CollinsArena (capacity): Pratt Recreation Cen-ter (3,000)

Did You Know?• Five Pioneers sports have participated in NCAA competition this year: men’s soccer, women’s soccer, volleyball, cross country and women’s swimming. • This is the third straight year that an LIU Post men’s basketball player was named the ECC Player of the Year (Stefan Bonneau, 2011 & 2012, Tobin Carberry, 2013). • Both men’s and women’s basketball have been impressive the past four years – each have posted 15+ wins each season since 2009-10

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School2 Sabrinna Moore Sr. G 5-7 Flushing, N.Y./Queensborough CC 3 Rebecca Lynch Sr. G 5-7 Hillsdale, N.J./St. Peter’s College4 Dina Ragab Fr. G/F 5-9 Cairo, Egypt/Deutsche Evagelische Oberschule10 Demitra Apergis Jr. G 5-5 Littleton, Colo./Columbine 13 Chantel Diaz Sr. F 5-11 West Covina, Calif./Santa Monica CC14 Rebecca Romeo Jr. F 6-0 Victoria, Australia/Mill Park Secondary College20 Alexandra Venuto Jr. G 5-8 Ossining, N.Y./Ossining 22 Charlene Riddick Gr. C 6-1 Torrington, Conn./St. Peter’s College23 Ana Komnenovic Sr. F 5-10 Belgrade, Serbia/Miami Dade CC24 Monique Walker So. G 5-8 Mastic, N.Y./William Floyd 30 Nikki Jo Rotolo Gr. G 5-10 Rome, N.Y./Longwood University33 Chloe Johnson Sr. C 6-3 Sea Cliff, N.Y./Queens College55 Ashley Hightower So. G 5-7 Queens Village, N.Y./P811Q

Head Coach: Anthony Crocitto (4th Season)Assistant Coaches: Wayne Jones, Lisa Claxton, and Kayla Koch

Coach Anthony Crocitto

Rebecca Lynch

Charlene Riddick

Nikki Jo Rotolo

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About New York Institute of TechnologyNew 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 insti-tution of higher education, NYIT has 14,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. NYIT sponsors 11 NCAA Division II programs and one Division I team. Led by President Edward Guiliano, 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 world. To date, 92,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

Quick FactsLocation: Old Westbury, N.Y.Founded: 1955Enrollment: 15,000Nickname: BearsColors: Blue and GoldPresident: Edward Guiliano, Ph. D.Director of Athletics: Clyde Doughty Jr.Arena (capacity): Recreation Hall (500)

Did You Know?• The 2012-2013 women’s basketball season celebrated several program first including: the first 20-win season, the best two-month start to a season (10-0), the program’s first national ranking, the program’s first-ever regional ranking. • Junior Demitra Apergis became NYIT’s all-time assists leader this season. Graduate student Charlene Riddick is just two blocks shy of tying NYIT’s single-season record. • NYIT women’s basketball was recognized by the East Coast Conference officials with the Team Sportsmanship Award, which honors a school who has exhibited the best sportsmanship throughout the year.

QUEENS COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School5 Lisanne Comeau R-Sr. G 5-9 Toronto, Ont./Charleston 11 Bria Jackson R-Sr. G 5-4 Rochester, N.Y./Md. Eastern Shore12 MacKenzie Rowland Fr. F/C 6-2 Cohoes, N.Y./Shaker13 Catherine Pastor Jr. G 5-8 Hewlett, N.Y/Hewlett22 Joya McFarland Fr. G 5-4 Bronx, N.Y/JFK32 Takiya Webb Jr. F 5-10 Rochester, N.Y/Monroe C.C.33 Kristen Korzevinski Fr. G 5-10 New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park34 Marie Byrnes So. G 5-9 Brooklyn, N.Y./Rhode Island43 Elisabeth Gully Fr.. F 6-0 Rego Park, N.Y/Mary Louis Academy44 Tara Fearon Jr. F/C 6-1 Bronx, N.Y/Georgian Court

Head Coach: Bet Naumovski (2nd Season)Assistant Coaches: Carmen Smith and Tanni Scott

Coach Bet Naumovski

Marie Byrnes

Bria Jackson

Kristen Korzevinski

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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.

Quick FactsLocation: Flushing, N.Y.Founded: 1937Enrollment: 20,000Nickname: KnightsColors: Navy Blue and RedPresident: James MuyskensAssistant VP for Athletics: China JudeArena (capacity): Fitzgerald Gymnasium (3,000)

Did You Know?• The Lady Knights made it to the AIAW Finals in 1973 and were one of the two participants in the first women’s basketball game ever played at Madison Square Garden in 1975.• Gail Marquis was a silver medalist for the first United States Olympic Women’s Basketball Team.• The Queens College men’s and women’s tennis teams both advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 last year, earning top-25 rankings along the way.

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School3 Dariah Duncan F.r G 5-3 New York, N.Y/Aquinas 10 Briana Cook Jr. G 5-9 Paterson, N.J./Paterson Catholic11 Sara Oliveira Jr. G 5-9 Portugal/Life Center Academy12 Alyson Brennan Fr. F 5-11 Hicksville N.Y./Holy Trinity13 Riley Harrington Jr. G 5-6 Irvington, N.Y./Irvington15 Alexis Breheny Fr. G 5-8 Hopatcong, N.J./Pope John XXIII 20 Colleen Ames Fr. G 5-9 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst21 Bianca Kowgios Sr. G 5-6 Yonkers, N.Y./Maria Regina23 Kayla Hunter Fr. F 5-11 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip24 KC Sokoloski Fr. F 5-11 Elma, N.Y./Iroquois25 Shpresa Liharevic Sr. G 5-8 Staten Island, N.Y./St. John’s Villa 32 Tatyana Crawford Jr. F 5-10 Paterson, N.J./Paterson Catholic42 Sabrina Eggink So. F 5-11 Redhook, N.Y./Redhook43 Ashley Motrechuk So. F 6-1 Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter’s

Head Coach: Kim Lusk (5th Season) Assistant Coaches: Nicole Ballou, Selena Kershaw, Theresa Dowling, and Jenny Jurjevic

Alyson Brennan

Bianca Kowgios

Shpresa Liharevic

Quick FactsLocation: Sparkill, N.Y.Founded: 1896Enrollment: 2,200Nickname: SpartansColors: Maroon and GoldPresident: Dr. Margaret FitzpatrickDirector of Athletics: Gerald OswaldArena (capacity): Aquinas Hall (900)

Did You Know?• Senior guard Shpresa Liharevic scored her 1000th career point on February 9th against UDC. • Bianca Kowgios broke the STAC NCAA Division II career assists and steals record and has over 435 career assists and 230 steals• The Lady Spartans have been ranked among the WBCA Division II Top 25 with highest team GPA for 3 out of the last 4 years.

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About St. Thomas AquinasThe 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.

Coach Kim Lusk

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