2010 NORTHEAST-10 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Feb. 28 - First Round
Matchup	Streaming	Coverage
#12 Merrimack 77 #5 Saint Rose 70	Video l Audio	Live Stats l Boxscore l Recap l
#6 Assumption 77 #11 So. New Hampshire 70	Video l Audio	Live Stats l Boxscore l Recap l
#10 American Int'l 63 #7 UMass Lowell 59	Video l Audio	Live Stats l Boxscore l Recap l
#8 New Haven 81 #9 So. Connecticut 65	Video l Audio	Live Stats l Boxscore l Recap l
March 2 - Quarterfinals
#1 Franklin Pierce 79 #8 New Haven 68	Video l Audio	Live Stats l Boxscore l Recap l
#2 Pace 62 #10 American Int'l 46	Video l Audio	Live Stats l Boxscore l Recap l
#3 Stonehill 73 #6 Assumption 53	Video l Audio	Live Stats l Boxscore l Recap l
#4 Bentley 88 #12 Merrimack 77	Video l Audio	Live Stats l Boxscore l Recap l
March 5 - Semifinals
#1 Franklin Pierce 78 #4 Bentley 60	Video l Audio	Live Stats l Boxscore l Recap l
#3 Stonehill 55 #2 Pace 53	Video l Audio	Live Stats l Boxscore l Recap l
March 7 - Finals - 1 p.m.
#1 Franklin Pierce 70 #3 Stonehill 59	Video l Audio	Live Stats l Boxscore l Recap l

 Championship Final Recap

#1 Franklin Pierce 70, #3 Stonehill 59

Senior Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England) scored a game-high 31 points to lead top seeded Franklin Pierce University as the Ravens repeated as Northeast-10 champions with a 70-59 victory over #3 Stonehill College Sunday afternoon in Rindge, N.H.

Leedham was named the championship's Most Outstanding Player for the second straight year after averaging over 30 points per game during the Northast-10 championship. 

Sophomore center Jewel White (Worcester, Mass.) scored 15 points and recorded a game-high 23 rebounds for the Ravens.  White came within two boards of the NE-10 championship single-game record of 25 rebounds.  She also joined Leedham on the All-Championship team.  Junior Cynthia Gaudet (Conventry, R.I.) added ten points and dished out seven assists.

Stonehill was led by All-Championship selections senior Kelsey Simonds (Middleboro, Mass.) and junior Emily Rousseau (Biddeford, Maine).  Simonds finished with a team-high 17 points to go along with six rebounds, while Rousseau tallied 14 points and dished out five assists.  Senior Kristen McWhirter (Melvin Village, N.H.) added 12 points and recorded three assists.

Franklin Pierce improves to 28-1 with the victory and earned the conference's automatic qualifying bid into the upcoming NCAA Division II tournament.  Stonehill is now 23-9 and should be a lock for an NCAA bid when pairings are announced later tonight between 9-10 p.m.  Live coverage of the NCAA Tournament bids will be available at NCAA.com.


2010 Northeast-10 All-Championship Team
Kim Brennan - Bentley
Johannah Leedham - Franklin Pierce
Jewel White - Franklin Pierce
Emily Rousseau - Stonehill
Kelsey Simonds - Stonehill
Most Outstanding Player - Johannah Leedham - Franklin Pierce

Semifinal Round Recap

#1 Franklin Pierce 78, #4 Bentley 60

Senior Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England) scored a game-high 39 points to become the all-time leading scorer in Division women's basketball history as Franklin Pierce defeated Bentley University, 78-60, in the Northeast-10 semifinals Friday night.

Leedham's 39 points also tied a career high and set a new Northeast-10 championship single game record previously owned my Stonehill's Michelle Doonan who scored 37 points versus Saint Anselm in 1994. Leedham now has 2,896 career points.  She finished the game shooting 16-of-32 from the field to go along with six boards, seven assists and four steals.

Sophomore Jewel White (Worcester, Mass.) recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while junior Cynthia Gaudet (Coventry, R.I.) added 11 points and dished out four assists for the Ravens.

Bentley was led by junior Kim Brennan (Locust Valley, N.Y.) who scored a team-high 21 points to go along with seven assists and six steals.  Sophomore Katherine Goodwin (Goffstown, N.Y.) finished 13 with 13 points, while senior Colette Josey (Boston, Mass.) recorded a game-high 14 rebounds and chipped in eight points.

Franklin Pierce is now 27-1 and will be advancing to the Northeast-10 Championship Final for second straight year.  The Ravens will host #3 Stonehill College at 1 p.m. on Sunday.  Bentley is 19-10 and will await word on a possible NCAA Tournament bid when pairings are announced on Sunday night. 

#3 Stonehill 55, #2 Pace 53

 
Stonehill College shot an impressive 57-percent from the field in the second half as the Skyhawks went on to defeat Pace University, 55-53, in the Northeast-10 semifinal Friday night. 

Junior Emily Rousseau (Biddeford, Maine) scored a team-high 14 points, including ten in the second half to lead Stonehill.  Senior Erin Gray (Clifton Park, N.Y.) added ten points after shooting 5-of-7 from the field and grabbed four boards.  Senior Kelsey Simonds (Middleboro, Mass.) recorded a game-high 14 boards and added five points, while Stephanie Pintal (Nashua, N.H.) scored eight points after converting all four of her shots from the field.

Senior Taylor Losey (Bristol, Conn.) led the way for Pace with a game-high 15 points while dishing out three assists.  Junior Lisa Welsome (Staten Island, N.Y.) picked up 14 points, while shooting 5-of-8 from the field including four three-point baskets.

With the win, Stonehill is now 23-8 and advances to its second NE-10 Championship final in three years.  Pace is 22-7 and will await word on a possible NCAA Tournament bid when pairings are announcent on Friday night.

Quarterfinal Round Recap

#1 Franklin Pierce 79, #8 New Haven 68

Northeast-10 Player of the Year, Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England) scored a game-high 29 points as the Franklin Pierce University women's basketball team defeated the University of New Haven, 79-68, in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast-10 Championship.

Leedham connected on 11-of-18 from the field and collected eight boards while dishing out seven assists.  She is currently 77 points away from tying the Northeast-10 single season record for points scored in a season.  Leedham tied the mark last year with 799 points.

Junior Cynthia Gaudet (Coventry, R.I.) tallied 15 points after converting 11 of her 14 free throw attempts for the Ravens.  Sophomore Jewel White (Worcester, Mass.) scored 13 points and recorded eight rebounds off the bench, while freshman Tiffany Johnson (Swanton, Vt.) added 10.

Juniors Dominique Stellmacher (New Britain, Conn.) and  Yasmin Ithier-Vicenty (Newington, Conn.) led the way for New Haven as the duo combined for 39 points.  Stellmacher came away with 20 points, while recording five boards.  Ithier-Vicenty totaled 19 points to go along with eight boards.

Franklin Pierce improves to 27-1 and will host #4 Bentley in the Northeast-10 semifinals Friday night.  These two teams faced each other last season in the NE-10 Championship final with the Ravens coming out victorious.  New Haven wraps up the season with a 14-15 record.

#2 Pace 62, #10 American International 46

After trailing early in the first half, Pace University rallied and never looked back on its way to a 62-46 victory over American International College in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 Championship.

The Setters used a team effort as each player appearing in the game scored at least two baskets.  Junior Brittany Huggins (Windsor, Conn.) led the way with a team-high 13 points.  She also grabbed five boards and dished out two assists.  Sophomore Maral Javadifar (Flushing, N.Y.) tallied 11 points after shooting 5-of-7 from the field, while senior Taylor Losey (Bristol, Conn.) added ten points to go along with five rebounds.

Junior Adriana Johnson (Tobyhanna, Pa.) scored a game-high 14 points for the Yellow Jackets , while former high school teammate Kristin Boesenberg (Pocono Pines, Pa.) added 13 points.

Pace improves to 22-6 and will host #3 Stonehill College in the NE-10 semifinals Friday night.  American International concludes the year at 12-17.

#3 Stonehill 73, #6 Assumption 53

Stonehill College shot an impressive 50-percent from the field on its way to a 73-53 victory over Assumption College in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 quarterfinals. 

The Skyhawks were led by senior Kelsey Simonds (Middleboro, Mass.) who picked up her seventh double-double of the season with 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.  Simonds was 5-of-8 from the field and also recorded three blocks and three steals.  Junior Kristen McWhirter (Melvin Village, N.H.) added 13 points, while dishing out four assists.  Senior Stephanie Pintal (Nashua, N.H.) added nine points off the bench, while shooting 4-of-8  from the field.  Pintal also tallied six boards.

Senior Kayla Parker (Sanford, Maine) and junior Molly Griffiths (Walpole, Mass.) each scored 15 points for the Greyhounds.  Parker finished 6-of-12 from the field to go along with eight rebounds, while Griffiths shot 5-of-11 from the field and collected four boards and two assists.

Stonehill improves to 22-8 and will travel south to Pace University on Friday to face the Setters in the Northeast-10 semifinals, Friday night.  Assumption wraps up the year at 16-13.

#4 Bentley 88, #12 Merrimack 77

Bentley University overcame an 18-point first-half deficit to record the 88-77 victory over Merrimack College in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast-10 Championship.

The Falcons were led by junior Kim Brennan (Locust Valley, N.Y.) scored a game-high and school-record 35 points, while dishing out five assists and collecting five rebounds.  Brennan was two points shy of tying the Northeast-10 championship record for points in a game, 37.  Senior Colette Josey (Boston, Mass.) finished 6-of-9 from the field for 17 points, while grabbing 11 boards to record her 12th double-double of the season.  Sophomore Katherine Goodwin (Goffstown, N.H.) chipped in 14 points.

Merrimack had all five starters finish in double-figures as junior Tiffany Colon (Lawrence, Mass.) led the way with a team-high 19 points and ten rebounds.  Senior Casey Miller (Fairbanks, Alaska) picked up 15 points and dished out five assists, while sophomore Gennifer Roy (Granby, Mass.) contributed 12 points.  Junior Sarah Benischek (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) scored 11 points, while freshman Kelly Schatzlein (Tolland, Conn.) added ten points after connecting on five of her seven shot attempts.

Bentley is now 19-9 on the year and will travel to Rindge, N.H. on Friday night to face #1 Franklin Pierce in the NE-10 semifinals.  This match up is a rematch of last year's championship final.  Merrimack finishes the year with a 12-17 record.

First Round Recap

#12 Merrimack 77, #5 Saint Rose 70

Sophomore Gennifer Roy (Granby, Mass.) and junior Sarah Benischek (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) combined for 40 points as #12 Merrimack College upset #5 the College of Saint Rose, 77-70, in the first round of the Northeast-10 Championship.  Merrimack is the third #12 seed to win a first round game under the current championship format which was established in the 2000-2001 season.   Coincidentally, the previous teams to do so were Merrimack in 2001-2002 and Saint Rose in 2003-2004.  The Warriors defeated Saint Anselm 59-57, while Saint Rose defeated Stonehill, 73-58.

The Warriors shot 56-percent from the field in the first half including six three-point baskets.  Merrimack controlled the first half and led at half time by the score of 34-21.  The Warriors continued their sharp shooting in the second half and maintained its lead despite a comeback by Saint Rose.  The Golden Knights shot 47-percent from the field in the second half as opposed to their 18-percent shooting in the first half.

Sophomore Ali Johnson (Falls Church, Va.) scored a team-high 19 points for the Golden Knights, while junior Amy Voelkel (Mohegan Lake, N.Y.) recorded a double-double with 11 points and ten boards. 

Merrimack improves to 12-16 with the win and will travel to Waltham, Mass. to face #4 Bentley University in the Northeast-10 quarterfinals Tuesday night.  Saint Rose wraps up the season with a 15-13 record.

#6 Assumption 77, #11 Southern New Hampshire 70

Northeast-10 Co-Freshmen of the Year Gabrielle Gibson (Amityville, N.Y.) scored a team-high 23 points, while shooting 50-percent from the field (8-16) to lead Assumption College past Southern New Hampshire University, 77-70, in the first round of the Northeast-10 Championship.

The Greyhounds led by nine points at the half and had four players finish in double figures. Senior Kayla Parker (Sanford, Maine) scored 15 points, while grabbing six boards and converting all seven of her free throw attempts. Freshman Katy Howard (Medway, Mass.) scored 13 points, while sophomore Kelly Meredith (Franklin, Mass.) added 10.

For Southern New Hampshire, freshman Sloane Sorrell (Berwick, Maine) scored a game-high 24 points, while shooting 9-of-16 from the field to go along with 11 boards.  Senior Ashara Carrington (Marblehead, Mass.) added 18 points, while fellow classmate Jenny McDade (Derry, N.H.) chipped in 14.

Assumption is now 16-12 on the season and will face #3 Stonehill College in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 Championship Tuesday night.  Southern New Hampshire wraps up the year with a 13-17 record.

#10 American International 63, #7 UMass Lowell 59

American International College went on 15-2 run to record the 63-59 comeback victory over the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the first round of the Northeast-10 Championship.  UMass Lowell led the majority of the game until the Yellow Jackets jumped ahead 61-59 with less than 20 seconds to play in regulation.

Senior Kristin Boesenberg (Pocono Pines, Pa.) led the way for the American International after scoring a game-high 22 points, including six three-points baskets. Junior Adriana Johnson (Tobyhanna, Pa.) tallied 18 points to go along with four assists, while sophomore Rhea Pascal (Pickering, Ont.) recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

NE-10 Co-Freshmen of the Year, Bianca Simmons (Middletown, Conn.) scored a team-high 22 points off the bench for the River Hawks.  Simmons converted all seven of her free throws and shot 6-of-12 from the field.  Senior Jen Valente (Prospect, Conn.) scored 14 points and recorded seven rebounds.

With the win, American International improves to 12-16 and will face #2 Pace University in the quarterfinals Tuesday night.  UMass Lowell concludes the year at 16-11.

#8 New Haven 81, #9 Southern Connecticut 65

The University of New Haven shot over 50-percent from the field on its way to a 81-65 victory over Southern Connecticut State University in the first round of the Northeast-10 Championship.  The Chargers outscored the Owls 42-25 in the first half and never looked back. 

Junior Nicole Pollard (Swansea, Mass.) recorded a game-high 22 points, while shooting 8-of-8 from the free throw line for the Chargers.  Fellow classmate Dominique Stellmacher (New Britain, Conn.) tallied 18 points and grabbed six boards, while junior Yasmin Ithier-Vicently (Newington, Conn.) dropped in 13 points and recorded eight rebounds.

Senior Jacqueline Johannes (Southbury, Conn.) and junior Logan Lentz (Chambersburg, Pa) each scored 13 points for Southern Connecticut.  Sophomore Alex Fiola (Fall River, Mass.) added 10 points off the bench.

New Haven evens its record to 14-14 and will advance to the NE-10 quarterfinals to face #1 Franklin Pierce University Tuesday night.  Southern Connecticut wraps up the year at 13-15.