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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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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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – This past week, senior forward Katelyn Dunn of the Molloy College women’s basketball team was chosen by the East Coast Conference to receive its Excellence in Community and Character Award. The accolade, which was created this year, recognizes student-athletes who have distinguished themselves with positive behaviors. They also keep up consistency with the NCAA Division II characteristics of learning, service, passion, sportsmanship, resourcefulness and balance.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association recently handed out its year-end accolades for Division II women’s basketball, and junior forward Kymira Woodberry received first-team praise. This marks the second year in a row that Woodberry picked up recognition from the All-Met committee. This season, she helped lead the Molloy College women’s basketball team to a program-best overall record of 21-7 and an East Coast Conference mark of 14-4.
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MANHASSET, N.Y. – The Nassau County Sports Commission recently announced the winner of its award for 2008-09 Female College Athlete of the Year, and junior forward Kymira Woodberry was named the recipient of the honor. She will be recognized, and presented with the accolade at a “Salute to Champions” Dinner on Monday, April 27 at the Chateau Briand in Garden City, N.Y.
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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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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – On Monday, the East Coast Conference put out its All-Tournament Team for women’s basketball, and junior forward Kymira Woodberry was one of five players on the ballot. In two post-season contests, she recorded a double-double per game with 13.5 points and 10.5 boards. Woodberry was also a combined 54.2 percent shooter from the field.
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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Trailing 58-43 with three-plus minutes left in the second half, the Molloy College women’s basketball team recorded a 13-0 streak in a span of 3:08 to cut the deficit to two. But, it was unable to complete the comeback as the Lions fell by a 58-56 final to the Golden Lions of Dowling College in an East Coast Conference Tournament semifinal at the Center for Recreation and Sport in Garden City, N.Y. Molloy went to 21-7 overall in the decision, while Dowling improved to 22-7.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Junior guard Tatiana Lopez scored a game-high 17 points on Wednesday night as the third-seeded Molloy College women’s basketball team rolled past No. 6 seed Adelphi University, 67-49, in the quarterfinal round of the East Coast Conference Tournament at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. With the win, the Lions went to 21-6 overall, and advanced to Saturday’s semifinal.
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