FITCHBURG, Mass. – Senior forward Kymira Woodberry notched a game-high 21 points to go along with 10 boards, while the Lions held fourth-seeded Pace University to just 22.2 percent shooting, which included a 4-of-31 showing in the second half, as the fifth-seeded Molloy College women’s basketball squad topped the Setters, 52-36, in the opening round of the 2010 NCAA Division II East Region Tournament. The Lions got the first victory at the NCAA Championships level in school history in any sport, and bested their program win mark on Friday night.
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BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – On Thursday, Daktronics, Inc. released its 2010 All-East Region Women’s Basketball Team, and senior forward Kymira Woodberry of Molloy College received second-team laud. This marks the first time in her four-year career that she has been named to the ledger. The recipients of the accolade were picked by the sports information directors of the Northeast-10, ECC and CACC conferences.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee announced the 64-team bracket for its national tournament on Sunday, and Molloy College got the fifth seed in the East Region. The Lions will face the No. 4 seed Setters of Pace University in a first-round match-up at 8:30 p.m. The championship will be hosted by top seed Franklin Pierce University at the Recreation Center on the campus of Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Mass.
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BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – On Sunday, senior forward Kymira Woodberry amassed a game-high 11 rebounds to go with seven points as the No. 2 seeded Molloy College women’s basketball team claimed its second East Coast Conference Championship in program history with a 49-42 win against top-seeded University of Bridgeport at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y. She also raked Most Outstanding Player kudos for her efforts in the tournament, which saw her get 25 boards and 20 points in the games combined.
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BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Down 26-24 at half, the No. 2 seed Molloy College women’s basketball team shot 50.0 percent from the floor, and 86.4 percent from the stripe in the latter period to top third-seeded C.W. Post by a final score of 65-52 in an East Coast Conference Tournament semifinal match-up at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y. With the victory, the Lions will do battle with No. 1 seed University of Bridgeport in tomorrow’s final with an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Championship on the line.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – On Thursday morning, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Women’s Basketball Committee issued its final 2009-10 rankings for the East Region, and maintaining its No. 6 slot for the second-consecutive week was Molloy College. This is the last poll before Sunday’s selection show, which will release the tournament’s 64-team field. The Lions capped off the regular season with five straight wins. They now head into post-season play at 19-7 overall.
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – On Tuesday morning, the East Coast Conference announced its year-end award recipients for women’s basketball, and Tim O’Hagan was tabbed as the league’s best coach in 2009-10. This marks the second time in his four seasons as head coach that O’Hagan has won the accolade – the first was in his inaugural year of 2006-07. Meanwhile, senior forwards Kymira Woodberry and E.J. Dreyer received All-ECC first- and second-team kudos, respectively.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Locked at 53-53 with just over four minutes to go in regulation, the Molloy College women’s basketball team shot a sizzling 9-for-10 from the free-throw line down the stretch to best Dowling College, 65-61, in an East Coast Conference game at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. For the contest, the Lions shot 19-of-21 from the stripe, which translates into a .905 percentage. As a result, Molloy went to 19-7 overall. It also won a share of the ECC regular-season title with University of Bridgeport.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Because of the inclement weather, Saturday’s men’s and women’s basketball games between Molloy College and Dowling College were moved back to Sunday, February 28. The women will tip off at noon, with the men to follow at 2 p.m.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The National Collegiate Athletic Association recently put out its fifth set of regional rankings for Division II, and the Molloy College women’s basketball team placed sixth in this week’s tally. For the Lions, who are currently at an overall mark of 18-7, this is their second jump in three weeks as they were seventh in the last two tallies. Franklin Pierce University and Holy Family University remained as the unanimous No. 1 and No. 2 on the East Region ledger, respectively.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – The Molloy College women’s basketball team earned a first-round bye in the East Coast Conference Tournament with a 78-44 victory versus Mercy College at Quealy Gym in Rockville Centre, N.Y. It will get one of the top two seeds in the championship pending this Saturday’s results. Rookie guard Christina Marra led the offensive showing for the Lions on Wednesday with 13 points on 4-for-7 shooting from field-goal range.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. - On Monday night, junior center Caitlin Wheeler accomplished a pair of giant feats. She had a career-high 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting, while breaking the single-season mark for blocks at Molloy College, which sent the Lions' women's basketball team to a 50-46 result over Queens College at Quealy Gym in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Wheeler was also 8-for-8 at the charity line for the hosts, who have won seven of their last eight.
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BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Tied at 61-all with under two minutes to go in regulation, the Molloy College women’s basketball squad rattled off seven unanswered points, which included a 5-for-5 showing from the free-throw line, to defeat C.W. Post, 68-61, on Saturday afternoon at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y. With the win, the Lions took sole tenancy of second in the East Coast Conference standings with a mark of 13-5. They also improved to 16-7 overall. The Pioneers fell to 18-7 and 13-6 in the league.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – For the second-consecutive week, the Molloy College women’s basketball team remained in the seventh slot on the NCAA Division II East Region Poll, which was publicized on Wednesday night by the regional committee. The Lions split two decisions last week, which put them at an overall record of 14-7, which is also their in-region mark. The tally did not factor in Wednesday’s 50-46 win against University of Bridgeport.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Trailing by nine at the half, the Molloy College women’s basketball team stormed back in the second period to top University of Bridgeport, 60-56, on Wednesday evening at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. With the victory, the Lions have now gone to an overall record of 15-7 and an East Coast Conference mark of 12-5. They are also winners of five of their last six contests. Meanwhile, the Purple Knights have dropped to 16-7 overall and 13-4 in the league.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – The Molloy College women’s basketball team shot just 10-of-22 at the charity stripe on Saturday afternoon, which eventually led to a 58-50 loss at the hands of St. Thomas Aquinas College at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. With the defeat, the Lions snapped a four-game winning streak. They are also 14-7 overall and 11-5 versus East Coast Conference opposition. As for the Spartans, they improved to 13-10 and 9-8 in the league. STAC has also won four in a row.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – In spite of the heavy amount of snow on Thursday morning, the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee still managed to release its regional rankings, and Molloy College jumped ahead two spots this week to seventh in the East Region. During their previous eight match-ups, the Lions are 7-1 en route to an overall record of 14-6. They also sport a four-game win streak. Franklin Pierce University, which is the top team in the nation, sits first on the poll with a 21-0 ledger.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Due to the heavy snowfall, the basketball duels with Molloy College and Queens College, originally scheduled for Thursday night, have now been postponed. The contests have been re-scheduled for Monday, February 22 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. – On Saturday, the Molloy College defense kept the New York Institute of Technology offense at bay as it shot just 16.4 percent from the floor. As a result, the Lions picked up a 52-31 win over the Bears at Recreation Hall in Old Westbury, N.Y. With the decision, Molloy goes to 14-6 overall and 11-4 in East Coast Conference action. The Lions have also won four in a row, and seven of their previous eight contests. As for NYIT, it drops to 4-17 and 4-9 in the league. In addition, the Bears have lost their last 13 games.
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YORK, Pa. – On Thursday afternoon, the College Sports Information Directors of America in union with ESPN The Magazine announced its Academic All-District selections, and senior forward E.J. Dreyer of the Molloy College women’s basketball team received second-team kudos. This marks the second time in as many years that she has been honored by CoSIDA. In 2009, the Floral Park native was chosen to the Academic All-District first-team, and placed on the All-America ballot.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II women’s basketball committee released its rankings for the East Region on Thursday, and Molloy College was placed ninth in the ledger for the second consecutive week. So far this season, the Lions own an overall and in-region record of 14-6. The East Coast Conference had three other of its schools on the census, while the Northeast-10 Conference got five in the Top-10. Holy Family University was the lone representative of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
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OAKDALE, N.Y. – Senior guard Lisa Claxton amassed a team-best 12 points to go with three clutch steals on Wednesday evening to lift the Molloy College women’s basketball team to a 60-56 win over Dowling College in a crucial East Coast Conference match at Dowling Gymnasium in Oakdale, N.Y. As a result, the Lions went to 13-6 and 10-4 against league foes. They have also won three in a row, and six of their last seven contests. As for the Golden Lions, they fell to 13-7 and 7-7 in the ECC.
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DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – Senior forward E.J. Dreyer poured in a season-best 21 points and notched 10 boards on Saturday to lift the Molloy College women’s basketball team to a 62-46 win over Mercy College at Mercy Gymnasium in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. She also swiped six steals and dished three assists as the Lions improved to 12-6 overall and 9-4 in East Coast Conference play. As for the Mavericks, they fell to 4-15 and 3-10 in the league. Mercy has also dropped its last six decisions.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – The Molloy College women’s basketball team received a combined 21-point showing from its bench en route to a 59-55 clipping of C.W. Post in an East Coast Conference contest on Wednesday evening at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The Lions were led via the substitution table by senior forward Shauna Wilson, who had seven points and two rebounds on the night. Overall, Molloy improves to 11-6 overall and 8-4 against league opposition.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Senior forward E.J. Dreyer posted a strong showing on Saturday afternoon with 11 points, nine rebounds and four steals, but it was not enough as the Molloy College women’s basketball team had its three-game winning streak halted in a 75-48 loss to the University of Bridgeport at Hubbell Gymnasium in Bridgeport, Conn. The Lions have now dropped to 10-6 overall and 7-4 in East Coast Conference play. As for the Purple Knights, they went to 12-5 and 9-2 in the league.
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SPARKILL, N.Y. – In the overtime stanza, the Molloy College women’s basketball squad held the opposition to just two points, and came out with a 60-56 victory over East Coast Conference nemesis St. Thomas Aquinas College on Wednesday evening at Aquinas Gymnasium in Sparkill, N.Y. The Lions have now jumped to 10-5 overall and 7-3 in league play. They have also won three straight and four of five. As for the Spartans, they dropped to 7-9 and 3-7 in the ECC. STAC has also lost four of its previous five contests.
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FLUSHING, N.Y. – Leading 58-55 with four seconds remaining in regulation, senior guard Lisa Abitante blocked a game-tying three-point attempt by junior guard Christine Harnischfeger, which powered the Molloy College women’s basketball team to a second-straight victory over Queens College on Saturday evening at Fitzgerald Gymnasium in Flushing, N.Y. The contest was televised on CBS College Sports Television, and picked as the NCAA Division II Game of the Week.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Senior forward Kymira Woodberry totaled a season-best 28 points and 19 boards on Wednesday evening to lead the Molloy College women’s basketball team to a 70-53 win versus New York Institute of Technology at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. She shot 10-for-16 from the floor, and 8-for-10 from the free-throw line as the Lions improved to 8-3 on the year. They are also 5-3 in the East Coast Conference, and winners of six of their last eight.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Down 56-53 with two seconds left in regulation, senior guard Lisa Abitante put up a game-tying attempt from downtown, but it missed the net, and Dowling College held on for a win versus the Molloy College women’s basketball team on Monday night at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. With the defeat, the Lions have dropped to 7-5 overall and 4-3 in East Coast Conference play. As for the Golden Lions, they went to 9-3 and 4-3 in the league. Dowling has also won six in a row.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – The Molloy College women’s basketball squad shot a sizzling 87.5 percent from the charity stripe on Saturday afternoon en route to a 70-49 victory over East Coast Conference foe Mercy College at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The Lions have now earned wins in five of their last six contests. They are also 7-4 overall and 4-2 in league play. As for the Mavericks, they are 3-9 on the year along with a ledger of 2-4 in the ECC. Mercy has also dropped its last four decisions.
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – On Monday afternoon, the East Coast Conference released its week-end award recipients for women’s basketball, and senior forward Kymira Woodberry brought in player of the week laud for the second-consecutive week. This time around, she shared the accolade with junior forward Janea Aiken of C.W. Post. In two contests played, Woodberry amassed 19.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. She also shot 54.5 percent from field-goal range.
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LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Fans, the women’s basketball game between Molloy College and Georgian Court University, originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m., has been cancelled. No make-up date has been announced.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Senior forward Kymira Woodberry earned a season-best 25 points on 12-of-19 shooting, but it wasn’t enough as the Molloy College women’s basketball team had its four-game winning streak snapped by Stonehill College in a 54-47 loss on Monday at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. She also amassed 11 rebounds, five steals and two blocks for the Lions, who went to a ledger of 6-4 overall. As for the Skyhawks, they improved to 9-4 on the campaign.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Down 56-55 with 0.2 seconds left in the second stanza, graduate guard Jenna McLaughlin heaved up a pass toward the basket off a re-start, which was laid into the net by senior forward Kymira Woodberry just before time expired. That make put the Molloy College women’s basketball team past Southern Connecticut State University by a final of 57-56 on Monday evening at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y.
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – On Monday, the East Coast Conference announced its weekly award-winners, and senior forward Kymira Woodberry was chosen as the player of the week for the first time this season by the league. She obtains the honor after recording an 18-point, 14-rebound showing at American International College on Friday evening in Springfield, Mass. Woodberry also buried the go-ahead jumper to help lead the Lions to a 61-57 victory over the Yellow Jackets.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Up 59-57 with nine seconds to go in regulation, graduate guard Jenna McLaughlin put up a lay-up with her left hand into the net to secure a third-straight victory for the Molloy College women’s basketball team as the Lions beat the Yellow Jackets of American International College, 61-57, on Friday evening at Butova Gymnasium in Springfield, Mass. Molloy has now improved to 5-3 overall, while American International fell to 2-7 on the campaign.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – On Wednesday night, the Molloy College women’s basketball team held the St. Thomas Aquinas College offense to a field-goal percentage of just 21.1. As a result, the Lions earned a 68-48 victory against the Spartans in East Coast Conference action at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Molloy has now won their last two games, and improved to 4-3 on the season. They are also 3-2 in league play. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they dropped to 4-3 and 1-2 in the ECC.
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FLUSHING, N.Y. – Up 65-63 with 51 seconds to go in the second stanza, senior forward Kymira Woodberry pulled down a board off of a missed free throw by Queens College sophomore guard Cadie Chu. That rebound was the 1,030th of her career, and pushed Woodberry to the top of the all-time rebounding ledger at Molloy College. In the process, the Lions topped the Knights, 69-64, at Fitzgerald Gymnasium on Saturday in Flushing, N.Y.
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OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. – Down by a 53-50 count with three seconds left in regulation, freshman guard Christina Marra was fouled behind the three-point arc by senior guard Jenny Eriksson of New York Institute of Technology. She then stepped to the stripe, and knocked down one of her three game-tying attempts. In any event, the Lions’ rally try was spoiled as they lost to the Bears on Wednesday evening, 53-51, at Recreation Hall in Old Westbury, N.Y.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Head Coach Tim O’Hagan of the Molloy College women’s basketball team has recently announced the signing of Jessica DeNicola to a National Letter of Intent. DeNicola, who presently attends Long Island Lutheran High School, registered 18 points and 12 rebounds per game last season for Massapequa High School.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Junior Meghan Lewis laid home a rebound of a desperation three-point field goal attempt at the final horn Saturday afternoon at Quealy Gymnasium, capping an 8-0 run over the final 1:09 of the contest and giving the University of Bridgeport women’s basketball team a 49-47 victory at Molloy College in East Coast Conference play. The Purple Knights have now improved to 2-1 and 1-0 in league action, while the Lions fell to 2-2 and 1-1 in the ECC.
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BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – On Tuesday night, the Molloy College women’s basketball team posted a solid 47.4 field-goal percentage to notch a 69-56 decision over C.W. Post in the 2009-10 East Coast Conference opener for the Lions. Senior forward Kymira Woodberry led the way as she registered her second double-double of the year with 19 points and 18 rebounds. Molloy now improves to 2-1 overall and 1-0 against league opposition. As for C.W. Post, it dropped to 3-1 and 0-1 in ECC play.
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RINDGE, N.H. – On Saturday afternoon, the Molloy College women’s basketball squad lost by a score of 77-67 to second-ranked and 2009 NCAA Division II Tournament runner-up Franklin Pierce University at the Fieldhouse in Rindge, N.H. Senior guard Clarissa Jones earned a team-best 14 points on 6-of-14 shooting for the Lions, who went to an overall record of 1-1. As for the Ravens, they improved to 2-0 on the campaign. Franklin Pierce has also won its last five home games - dating back to last year.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Locked at 67-all with four-plus minutes to go in regulation, senior forward Kymira Woodberry drained a deuce to put the Molloy College women’s basketball squad ahead for good. That coupled with great shooting from the line down the stretch by senior forward E.J. Dreyer sealed a 75-70 win over Wilmington University for the Lions on Tuesday evening in their 2009-10 season opener at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y.
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – The Molloy College women’s basketball team was selected to come in second place out of eight teams in the East Coast Conference according to its preseason poll, which was released on early Wednesday afternoon. The Lions received 49 points and two first-place votes. They are coming off of a season that saw them register a program-best mark of 21-7 overall and a ledger of 14-4 in league play. Dowling College was picked to capture the crown as it raked in 57 points and four first-place nods.
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LILBURN, Ga. – On Wednesday morning, the Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association released the inaugural USA Today/ESPN Division II poll for the 2009-10 season, and Molloy College collected two votes in the tally. Other teams from the East Coast Conference to get votes were Dowling College and Queens College, which scored five and three, respectively. Northeast-10 Conference foes Franklin Pierce University and Stonehill College were ranked in the Top-10, and are on the schedule for the Lions this year.
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CLEVELAND, OHIO – Last week, the Athletic Directors’ Association announced its recipients of the 2008-09 Academic Achievement Award for Division II, and Molloy College had 29 of its student-athletes recognized out of a total of 4,020 across 115 institutions. In order to obtain this honor, the student-athlete had to achieve a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or better. They also needed to attend the institution for at least two years, and be a member of an intercollegiate team during his or her previous academic year.
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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – Freshman Courtney Dolnick, who will be playing for the Molloy College women’s basketball team in 2009-10, assisted in leading the United States Junior Basketball squad to a gold medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games last Tuesday in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Americans took the top prize following a 68-44 win versus the host Israelis. The two teams met a day earlier in a qualifying round with Team USA coming out on top again, 72-54.
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