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2012-13 Women’s Basketball Championship Results .................... 4 Championship Participants ............................................................5-10

2013-14 Women’s Basketball Championship SchedulePlay-in Round

Tuesday, March 4No. 6 Dowling at No. 3 Queens - 7:00 p.m.

No. 5 Molloy at No. 4 NYIT - 7:00 p.m.

SemifinalsThursday, March 6

No. 4/No. 5 at No. 1 LIU Post - 7:00 p.m. No. 3/No. 6 at No. 2 District of Columbia - 7:00 p.m.

FinalSaturday, March 8

TBA at Highest Remaining Seed

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NATIONALRECOGNITIONOur student-athletes have received the NCAA’s highest individual honors including winning the Walter Byers Scholarship Award (the NCAA’s top student-athlete) and the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

COMMUNITYPARTNERSHIPSWe have initiated national community partnerships with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.

UNIQUEFISCAL MODELWe offer a unique fiscal model for intercollegiate athletics that redefine the institutional value for sponsoring sports and offering athletics scholarships.

2013 ECC Women’s Basketball Championship

Past Champions1991 Pace1992 Pace1993 Philadelphia1994 Philadelphia1995 St. Rose1996 St. Rose1997 St. Rose1998 St. Rose1999 St. Rose2000 St. Rose2001 C.W. Post2002 Adelphi

2003 Dowling2004 Adelphi2005 Bridgeport2006 New Haven2007 New Haven2008 Molloy2009 Queens2010 Molloy2011 C.W. Post2012 Dowling2013 Dowling

All-Tournament TeamAlexis Peters - LIU Post

Tanisha Carter - BridgeportRebecca Lynch - NYITNikki Jo Rotolo - NYIT

Connie Simmons - DowlingDanielle Wilson - Dowling

Tournament MOPChristine Verrelle - Dowling

QuarterfinalsNo. 3 Bridgeport d. No. 6 Queens, 73-60

at Bridgeport, Conn.

No. 4 LIU Post d. No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas, 67-56at Brookville, N.Y.

SemifinalsNo. 1 Dowling d. No. 4 LIU Post, 58-55

at Oakdale, N.Y.No. 2 NYIT d. No. 3 Bridgeport, 78-59

at Old Westbury, N.Y.

FinalNo. 1 Dowling d. No. 2 NYIT, 72-49

at Oakdale, N.Y.

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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIANo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Telisha Turner Jr. G 5-3 Wilmington, Del./Harcum College2 Myla Somerville So. G 5-7 Loveville, Md./Bowie State3 Julissa Anderson Sr. G 6-2 Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford4 Snezana Blagojevic Sr. G 5-8 Kragujevac, Serbia/Shepherd 5 Milena Bubnjevic Sr. C/F 6-2 Leskovac, Serbia/Longwood University 10 Teara Shaw Sr. G 5-2 Bronx, N.Y./Indian River State 11 Denikka Brent Jr. G/F 5-11 Chesapeake, Va./Booker T. Washington 14 Tiara Goode So. F 5-10 Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood 15 Shantrel Oliver So. G 5-5 Columbia, Md./Chesapeake College22 Tajruba Baldwin-Kollore So. G 5-9 Newport News, Va./Denbigh 23 Diamonique Carr Jr. G/F 5-10 Camden, N.J./Harcum College32 Tatyana Calhoun So. F 5-11 Disputanta, Va./Sussex Central 33 ShaKena Williams Jr. F 5-10 Washington, D.C./Frederick CC

Head Coach: Lester Butler, Jr. (10th season)Assistant Coaches: Robin Williams and DeWayne Burroughs

Denikka Brent

Tatyana Calhoun

Telisha Turner

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Coach Lester Butler, Jr.

About District of ColumbiaInitially founded in 1851, the University of the District of Columbia has a rich history. Chartered in 1974, the University of the District of Columbia is the only fully-accredited public institution of higher education in the nation’s capital. As an urban land-grant university, it supports a broad mission of education, research and community service and offers bachelors and masters degrees in the College of Arts and Science; School of Business and Public Administration; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; and College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Studies. Also included in the university system is the David A. Clarke School of Law. UDC also offers more than 20 associate degree and certificate programs as well as over 25 Workforce Development programs to prepare students for successful careers and academic advancement.

UDC attracts students of every age from the Washington, DC region, the nation, and the world—providing innovative, results-driven programs that enrich our city with educated, qualified students, ready to work and contribute to its overall prosperity and quality of life. UDC extends beyond its campus foot-print, offering easy access to world-famous monuments, political intrigue and cultural attractions everywhere you look. An education here opens doors to opportunities that can only be found in the nation’s capital.

UDC sponsors 10 intercollegiate athletic programs and competes in the East Coast Conference.

Quick FactsLocation: Washington, D.C.Founded: 1851Enrollment: 5,855Nickname: FirebirdsColors: Burgundy and GoldInterim President: Dr. James E. Lyons, Sr.Director of Athletics: Patricia A. ThomasArena (Capacity): UDC Gymnasium (3,500)

Did You Know?• UDC is in its third season as a member of the East Coast Conference. The Firebird women’s basketball team has earned a berth in the ECC Tournament in two of those three years.• Head Coach Lester Butler, Jr. is in his 10th season at Uni-versity of the District of Columbia. He recently reached the 150-win milestone on Wed., Feb. 26 with a Firebirds victory over Dowling.• Junior transfer guard Telisha Turner became the fourth player at UDC under Coach Butler to surpass the 1,000-point career scoring mark when she did so on Feb. 1, 2014 vs. STAC.

DOWLING COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School3 Kamille Ejerta So. G 5-5 Jamaica, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy4 Nicole Gomez Fr. G 5-5 Deer Park, N.Y./ Deer Park 10 Krstina Surlan So. G 5-9 Novi Grad, Bosnia/Gimnazija Petar Kocic11 Kristen McMahon Jr. G/F 5-10 Patchogue, N.Y./St. John the Baptist12 Rekik Worku Sr. F 6-0 Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion14 Julia Koppl Sr. F 6-1 Innsbrook,Austria/SRG ReithmanStrasse15 Ashley Gyscek Sr. G 5-8 Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East21 Kim Gutterman Jr. G 5-8 Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman 22 Christine Verrelle Jr. G 5-8 Abington, Pa. /Archbishop Wood23 Jillian Gilman Fr. C 6-2 Weare, N.H./ Trinity 24 Jessica Kalbfleisch So. F 6-0 Ridge, N.Y./Longwood

Head Coach: Bill Carpenter (1st Season)Assistant Coaches: Christina Marra, Brian LaVelle and Doug Davis

Coach Bill Carpenter

Julia Koppl

Christine Verrelle

Rekik Worku

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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. Norman R. SmithVice President for Athletics: Melody CopeArena (capacity): Dowling Gymnasium at SJU Eastern Long Island Campus (800)

Did You Know?• The men’s soccer program won the National Championship in 2006 and advanced to the National Championship game in 2008• Dowling has had four baseball student-athletes selected in the MLB First Year Player draft (Kip Roggendorf, ‘93, Toronto; Wilberto Ortiz, ‘06, Los Angeles (AL); Billy Mottram, ‘07, Chicago (NL); David Wendt, ‘09, Tampa Bay)• The men’s lacrosse team won the program’s first National Champi-onship in 2012• In 2012-13 Dowling’s women’s basketball team advanced to the National Championship game after becoming the second team in ECC history to win the NCAA East Region Tournament.• The volleyball team has made 11 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

LIU POSTNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Jalyn Brown So. G 5-4 Riverhead, N.Y./Riverhead2 Dominique Pagan Sr. F 6-0 Bronx, N.Y./UMass Lowell3 Alexis Peters Sr. G 5-7 Dorchester, Mass./Fontbonne Academy5 Nijah LaCourt Sr. C/F 6-1 Bronx, N.Y./Manhattan Center11 Neila Collins So. G 5-4 Manhasset, N.Y./St. Mary’s12 Ariana Ijaduola Jr. G 5-8 Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck13 Nyasia Davis So. C/F 6-2 Rahway, N.J./NJIT14 Quanisha Ratley So. G 5-8 Brooklyn, N.Y./Enterprise, Business and Tech.15 Chelsea Williams Jr. G 5-7 Copiague, N.Y./Copiague20 Erin Tully Fr. F 5-10 New Hyde Park, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy23 Kiki Sears Sr. G 5-6 Hampton, Va./Hampton24 Shayna Gatling Sr. F 5-10 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin32 Jessica Little Sr. F 5-10 Wyandanch, N.Y./Briarcliffe

Head Coach: Deirdre Moore (6th Season)Assistant Coaches: Basimah Thompson, Vanessa Smith, Jasmin Jones and Tiffany Jackson-Wooden

Coach Deirdre Moore

Alexis Peters

Kiki Sears

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. Kimberly R. ClineDirector of Athletics: Bryan CollinsArena (capacity): Pratt Recreation Cen-ter (3,000)

Did You Know?• Six Pioneers sports have participated in NCAA competition this year: Field Hockey, Men’s Soccer, Volleyball, Women’s Swimming, Men’s and Wom-en’s Cross Country • The Pioneer Field Hockey and Volleyball teams both had program-setting seasons, advancing the furthest in their respective tournaments in program history. • Both men’s and women’s basketball have been impressive the past five years – each have posted 15+ wins each season since 2009-10

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Victoria Crea Fr. G 5-3 Staten Island, N.Y./Moore Catholic2 Savannah Donarski Sr. F/C 5-11 Powell, Wyo./Casper College3 Brianna Bollettieri So. G 5-6 Plainview, N.Y./Plainview JFK4 Dina Ragab So. G/F 5-9 Cairo, Egypt/Deutsche Evagelische Oberschule5 Julie Williams Fr. G 5-8 Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge10 Demitra Apergis Sr. G 5-5 Littleton, Colo./Columbine13 Kesi Goree Fr. F 5-11 Southampton, N.Y./Southampton14 Rebecca Romeo Sr. F 6-0 Victoria, Australia/Mill Park Secondary College20 Alexandra Venuto Sr. G 5-8 Ossining, N.Y./Ossining21 Audrey Knowlton R-Fr. F/G 5-9 Gloucester, Mass./Gloucester22 Maddison Campbell Fr. C 6-1 Victoria, Australia/St. Helena Secondary24 Monique Walker Jr. G 5-8 Mastic, N.Y./William Floyd30 Sofia Georgiardis Fr. F 6-1 Athens, Greece/4th Lyceum of Heraklion33 Shannon Duer Fr. G/F 5-9 Islip, N.Y./Islip55 Ashley Hightower Jr. G 5-7 Queens Village, N.Y./P811Q

Head Coach: Anthony Crocitto (5th Season)Assistant Coaches: Wayne Jones, Tesia Harris, and Lisa Claxton

Coach Anthony Crocitto

Demitra Apergis

Shannon Duer

Alexandra Venuto

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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?• Senior Demitra Apergis is not only the NYIT All-Time Assists Leader but also broke the single season assists record in 2013-14 with 130. • Sophomore Dina Ragab is just three blocks shy of tying the NYIT single-season record.• Head Coach Anthony Crocitto is the winningest coach in NYIT women’s basketball program his-tory. His tally is 67-69.

MOLLOY COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School2 Taylor Gallagher Fr. G 5-3 Arverne, N.Y. / The Scholars’ Academy4 Alex Hampton So. G 5-6 Baldwin, N.Y. / Baldwin11 Kelly Guerriero Sr. G 5-8 Floral Park, N.Y. / Mount St. Mary’s12 Ally Leftridge So. F 5-9 Melville, N.Y. / The Univ. of New Hampshire13 Kimani Jackson So. G/F 5-10 Dix Hills, N.Y. / St. Anthony’s14 Megan Lonergan Jr. F 6-2 Rockville Centre, N.Y. / Queens College15 Meghan Orlando Jr. G 5-7 Hicksville, N.Y. / Holy Trinity20 Nicole Arnone Jr. G/F 5-10 Staten Island, N.Y. / Moore Catholic22 Widly Couloute So. G 5-8 Queens Village, N.Y. / Murry Bergtraum23 Maggie Milonakis So. G 5-3 Levittown, N.Y. / Island Trees24 Aliyah McDonald Fr. G 5-7 Hempstead, N.Y. / Uniondale30 Alexia O’Connor So. G 5-9 Centerport, N.Y. / Harborfields31 Allison Smith Jr. F 6-2 Blairstown, N.J. / Dean College32 Sabrina Padro Jr. G 5-4 Bronx, N.Y. / Roxbury C.C.33 Taylor Kenney Jr. F 5-11 Wantagh, N.Y. / MacArthur

Head Coach: Kate Lynch (1st Season)Assistant Coaches: David Jollon, Janele Henderson, and Ashley Addison

Coach Kate Lynch

Nicole Arnone

Kelly Guerriero

Megan Lonergan

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About Molloy:Molloy College is an institution of the Dominican tradition which offers students a rich, multi-dimen-sional educational experience in an academically challenging environment. We foster critical thinkingand creative exploration while preparing students to live and work in the global world of today.

Quick FactsLocation: Rockville Centre, N.Y.Founded: 1955Enrollment: 3,300Nickname: LionsColors: Maroon and WhitePresident: Drew Bogner, Ph.DDirector of Athletics: Susan Cassidy-LykeArena (capacity): Quealy Gymnasium (525)

Did You Know?• Senior John Petrucelli of the men’s basketball team set a few new program records this year, including: single-game scoring (39 points versus Bridgeport on December 11, 2013), single-season scoring (currently has 623 points), and all-time scoring (currently has 1,942 points). He also has led NCAA Division II in steals per game for the majority of the season, and ranked in the Top-5 for points per game in the country throughout the year.• Senior Kelly Guerriero of the women’s basketball team set a new single-season three-point record as she has drained 85 treys. She currently paces the ECC in that category.• The men’s indoor track and team won its second-straight East Coast Confer-ence Championship on February 22, 2014. The Lions amassed a total of 138 points at the title meet.• Senior Dan Brown was named to the All-ECC Men’s Soccer First Team this past Fall.• For the Fall 2013 semester, 10 Lions earned a perfect and pristine 4.0 GPA to join the 4.0 GPA Club. The 10 student-athletes were: Alexa De La Torre (women’s soccer), Michael DioGuardi (cross country, track and field), Jessica Falcone (cheerleading), Nicholas Gonchar (baseball), Nicole Hein (cross country, track and field), Katie Jacques (women’s soccer), Keri Korwan (cheerleading), Ryan Lane (cheerleading), Lisa Nappi (equestrian) and Nicolette Sinagra (softball).

QUEENS COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School5 Kasheema Besley Jr. G 5-8 Hillcrest, N.Y./University at Buffalo10 Twanda Holder Fr. G 5-6 Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison11 Madison Rowland Fr. F 5-10 Cohoes, N.Y./Shaker12 MacKenzie Rowland R-Fr. F/C 6-2 Cohoes, N.Y./Shaker22 Joya McFarland So. G 5-4 Bronx, N.Y/JFK23 Melissa Gardner Gr. F 6-1 Brampton, Ontario/Canisius College32 Takiya Webb Sr. F 5-10 Rochester, N.Y/Monroe C.C.33 Kristen Korzevinski So. G 5-10 New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park34 Marie Byrnes Jr. G 5-9 Brooklyn, N.Y./Rhode Island43 Elisabeth Gully R-Fr.. F/C 6-0 Rego Park, N.Y/Mary Louis Academy44 Tara Fearon Sr. F/C 6-1 Bronx, N.Y/Georgian Court

Head Coach: Bet Naumovski (3rd Season)Assistant Coaches: Anthony Clarke, Bria Jackson, and Lisanne Comeau

Melissa Gardner

MacKenzie Rowland

Madison Rowland

Quick FactsLocation: Flushing, N.Y.Founded: 1937Enrollment: 20,000Nickname: KnightsColors: Navy Blue and RedInterim President: Dr. Evangelos J. GizisAssistant 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.

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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 under-graduate and 62 graduate programs in four divisions, which offer day and evening courses: Arts and Humanities; Educa-tion; 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.

Coach Bet Naumovski

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