MASCAC Tournament Champion MCLA Travels To Top Ranked Amherst For Opening Round Of 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championships Friday
MASCAC tournament champion MCLA will travel to Amherst, Mass. on Friday to take on top-ranked and 2009 national semi-finalist Amherst in opening round play of the 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championships
Courtesy MCLA Sports Information
North Adams, MA- The MCLA Women's
Basketball, the 2010 MASCAC Tournament Champions, will be traveling
to Amherst on Friday at 6pm to play top seeded Amherst College in
the first round of the NCAA tournament. MCLA will enter their
first NCAA tournament with a record of 18-9.
MCLA, under fifth year head coach Holly McGovern, captured their
first ever tournament title on Saturday defeating Worcester State
68-65 to earn the MASCAC automatic bid to the tournament.
MCLA is led by sophomore Jen Wehner who leads the team in scoring,
rebounding, blocks, and field goal percentage. Wehner was
named the MASCAC player of the week following her performance in
the conference playoffs. She was also named the tournaments
most outstanding player.
Joining Wehner is freshman Lucy Tremblay. Tremblay was tabbed
as the 2010 MASCAC rookie of the year after averaging 12 points per
game. The freshman also leads MCLA in steals.
The Amherst Lord Jeffs enter the 2010 tournament as the number one
ranked team in the country in the latest D3 Hoops national poll.
Amherst is currently 27-0 and was a 2009 National final four
participant. They currently have nine players who average
over five points per game.
The other game in the Amherst regional will see at large selection
the University of Southern Maine face Liberty League champion RPI.
The two winners will face off on Saturday at 5pm to advance
to the sweet 16 at asite to be determined.