East Coast Conference Players of the Week

This week's East Coast Conference Player of the Week awards are listed below. More information is available in the weekly reports that are attached. 

Men's Basketball
Player of the Week: Darian Hooker, NYIT (Washington, D.C./Kent School)
Rookie of the Week: Tristan Brown, Dowling College (Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial)

Honor Roll: Greg Dotson, LIU Post (Abington, Pa./Germantown Academy); Devon Elliott, University of Bridgeport (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin HS); Jordan Greene, Daemen College (Fort Edward, N.Y./South Glens Falls HS); Brandon Williams, Molloy College (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin HS)

Women's Basketball
Player of the Week: Samantha Burden, St. Thomas Aquinas College (Old Westbury, N.Y./Carle Place HS)
Rookie of the Week: Sarah Saba, Daemen College (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster HS)

Honor Roll: Denikka Brent, University of the District of Columbia (Chesapeake, Va./Booker T. Washington HS); Jenna Erickson, St. Thomas Aquinas College (Melrose, N.Y./Tamarac HS); Brandone Roberts, Mercy College (Jessup, Md./Hammond HS); Marissa Sell, Roberts Wesleyan College (Brockport, N.Y./Brockport HS)

Men's Track & Field

Track Athlete of the Week: Winslow Dorsainvil, St. Thomas Aquinas College (Spring Valley, N.Y./Spring Valley HS)

Field Athlete of the Week: Peter Collins, Georgian Court University (Columbia, Md./DeMatha HS)

Honor Roll: Conor Gallagher, Molloy College (Belle Harbor, N.Y./Cathedral Prep Seminary); Alex Reid, Daemen College (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport HS); Mike Scott, LIU Post (Fultonville, N.Y./Fonda - Fultonville HS)

Women's Track & Field

Track Athlete of the Week: Ashley Armand, Queens College (Queens, N.Y./Martin Van Buren HS)

Field Athlete of the Week: Shelby Frink, Georgian Court University (Baltimore, Md./Woodlawn HS)

Honor Roll: Kailyn Szymanski, Daemen College (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport HS); Talya Williams, LIU Post (Schenectady, N.Y./Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons HS); Toria Williams, Daemen College (Buffalo, N.Y./Cleveland Hill HS)

Men's Tennis

Player of the Week: Christopher Baron, Queens College (Montreal, Quebec/John Rennie HS)

Rookie of the Week: None Nominated

Honor Roll: Matej Selecky, NYIT (Bratislava, Slovakia/Sport Gymnasium Ostreedkova 10)

Bowie State Men’s Basketball Remains Third in D2SIDA Atlantic Region Poll

BOWIE, Md. - The men's basketball D2SIDA Atlantic Region media poll was released on Monday (2/16) and the Bowie State Bulldogs remain third. The Bulldogs split a pair of games last week, falling short by a score of 83-76 at Virginia Union but rebounded to claim a 70-55 home finale victory against Chowan.

West Liberty (22-2) and Indiana (Pa.) (20-5) remain the top two team followed by Bowie State (19-7). Mercyhurst (18-7) jumped two spots to No. 4 while Fairmont State (17-8) checks in at No.5. Virginia State (17-6) is tied at 6th with Slippery Rock (18-7) and Gannon (17-8) moves up two spots to No. 8. Glenville State (17-8) is ranked 9th and Winston-Salem State (15-8) completes the poll at No. 10.

Bowie State travels to Virginia State University on Wednesday (February 18th) for a 7:30 pm division matchup, weather permitting.

D2SIDA ATLANTIC REGION MEDIA POLL (2/16/15)

RANK	SCHOOL	W / L	PTS.	PREVIOUS
1.	West Liberty (W.Va.)	22-2	40	1
2.	Indiana (Pa.)	20-5	34	2
3.	Bowie State (Md.)	19-7	33	3
4.	Merceyhurst (Pa.)	18-7	24	9
5.	Fairmont State (W.Va.)	17-8	20	T-4
T-6.	Virginia State	17-6	19	T-6
T-6.	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	18-7	19	8
8.	Gannon (Pa.)	17-8	16	10
9.	Glenville State (W.Va.)	17-8	14	T-4
10.	Winston-Salem State (N.C.)	15-8	4	RV
	Also receiving votes: Wheeling Jesuit (3), Concord (2), Charleston (1)
	Dropped out: Charleston

 

The NCAA will release their first regional poll of the season on Wednesday (2/18).

Chowan Hawks 76-60 Win Spoils the Bowie State Lady Bulldogs Home Finale

BOWIE, Md. - Bowie State University women's basketball dropped a 76-60 home finale to the visiting Hawks of Chowan University on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Donia Naylor (Washington, D.C.) paced the Lady Bulldogs with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Junior Ty-Nita Baker (Houston, Miss.) added 14 points and senior Jasmine McIntosh (Bowie, Md.) chipped in 13 points.

Rachel Gostomski (Newport News, Va.) led all players in the game with a game-high 25 points and five three-pointers.  Alisha Mobley (Winchester, Va.) posted a double-double performance with 18 points and 10 rebounds.  Chowan had nine different players score in the contest.
Both teams exchanged points early in the first half.  With the score tied 6-6 at the 15:26 mark, Gostomski's three-pointer led to a 7-2 run and 13-8 advantage for the Hawks.   Bowie State pulled within one point (13-12) with 12:11 remaining before halftime before Chantel Roberts’ (Suffolk, Va.) layup on the Hawks' next possession gave Chowan some cushion.
The Hawks battled for an eight point advantage (24-16) by the 7:45 mark and Gostomski's three-pointer pushed Chowan’s lead to 29-18.  With Bowie State trailing 35-27 and 2:06 left to play before halftime, Mobley’s three-pointer sparked a 10-5 run and contributed to Chowan's 45-32 lead at the end of the first half.
Chowan (13-11, 9-5 CIAA, 5-3 North) maintained a double digit lead until midway through the second half when Naylor's layup pulled the Lady Bulldogs within nine points (55-46).  Gostomski promptly nailed a three-pointer for Chowan to restore the commanding 58-46 advantage to the Hawks.
From that point forward, Chowan led by 10 or more points for the remainder of the contest and easily secured the 76-60.

The Lady Bulldogs really struggled to get shots to drop in the second half, making only 8-of-28 from the field (28.6 percent) and finished the afternoon at 37 percent on 20-of-54 shooting from the field. Bowie State missed all six of their second half 3-point attempts but managed 75 percent overall (18-of-24) at the free throw line.

The Hawks were pretty consistent the entire game, finishing up with a 45.5 percent field goal shooting percentage (25-of-55), which included 6-of-15 behind the arc. After shooting 75 percent at the free throw line in the first half, Chowan’s free throw percentage dipped to 57.9 percent (11-of-19) over the final 20 minutes.

Bowie State will play their final two games of the regular season on the road, beginning with a Wednesday night contest at Virginia State with a scheduled 5:30 pm

Second Half Makes the Difference in Bowie State’s 70-55 Home Finale Win against Chowan

BOWIE, Md. - Four Bowie State University players scored in double figures to lead the Bulldogs to a 70-55 home finale victory over the Chowan Hawks to improve to 19-7 overall, 11-3 in CIAA play and 6-2 in the North.

Senior Cameron Knox (Baltimore, Md.) netted a game-high 20 points on 6-of-15 shooting from the field. Senior Zafir Williams (Philadelphia, Pa.) and freshman Dayshawn Wells (Baltimore, Md.) added 11 points apiece and freshman Ahmaad Wilson (Baltimore, Md.) contributed 10 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists and a game-high three steals.

Junior Justin Beck (Ellicott City, Md.) recorded eight points and eight rebounds in the win while junior Miles Jackson (Silver Spring, Md.) chipped in seven points. Junior Julian Livingston (Bowie, Md.) tallied three points to round out Bowie State’s scorers.

Mark Anthony Buright (Detoit, Mich.) opened the contest with a three-pointer.  The Hawks led 7-0 by the 17:19 mark before the Bulldogs battled back to knot the score with 15:47 remaining before halftime.  Trailing 12-11 with 11:15 on the clock following a Wilson three-pointer, Jalen Marshall’s (Hampton, Va.) layup returned the advantage to the Hawks.  Wells responded with a three-pointer for Bowie State to give the Bulldogs a 15-13 edge.

Bowie State led by as many as 11 points (27-16) with 4:13 left in the first half.  Down but not out, Chowan (13-11, 7-7 CIAA, 4-4 North) chipped away at the deficit and trailed by a mere point (30-29) after Smith's three-pointer capped a 13-3 run at the end of the first half.

Two made free throws by Kyree Bethel (Fayetteville, N.C.) followed by a Josh Mellette (Sanford, N.C.) jumper at the start of the second half pushed Chowan in front 33-30.  With the score tied 36-36 at the 15:27 mark, a dunk by Trevis Buckhanon (Baltimore, Md.) shifted the momentum back in favor of the Hawks.  Wilson's three-pointer for Bowie State at the 12:10 mark sparked an 8-0 run and left the Hawks trailing 46-38 with just under ten minutes left in the game.

Wilson's made free throw for Bowie State with 7:11 on the clock pushed the Bulldogs ahead by ten points (53-43).  Chowan trailed by double digit points on all but two occasions in the remainder of the contest.

Bowie State outscored Chowan 40-26 in the second half on 11-of-21 shooting from the field and 15-of-19 at the charity stripe.

Kotrtez Smith (Waldorf, Md.) and Mellette led the Hawks in scoring with 13 and 10 points respectively. Bethel, the teams’ leader in scoring average was held to just nine points.

“We met our goals … outrebounded them by 10 which was huge, held their leading scorer to single digits and did a great job defensively as a team”, said head coach Darrell Brooks. “As long as we’re defending a rebounding, we’re a tough team to beat.”

The Bulldogs travel south for their next contest which happens to be at division leading Virginia State on Wednesday (2/18) at 7:30 pm.

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• Box Score

Firebirds Hit 20-Win Mark With 9th Straight Victory vs. Queens

QUEENS (N.Y.)

61

DIST. COLUMBIA

66

Final	1	2	T
QUEENS (N.Y.) (16-6, 11-4 ECC)	33	28	61
DIST. COLUMBIA (20-3, 13-2 ECC)	34	32	66

Junior guard Shantrel Oliver had 12 points and made 5-of-6 from the free-throw line down the stretch.

GAME LEADERS

QUEENS (N.Y.)

Pts: Madison Rowland - 15

Reb: Madison Rowland - 11

Ast: 2 Players (#11, #33 - 4)

DIST. COLUMBIA

Pts: Denikka Brent - 17

Reb: Denikka Brent - 16

Ast: Shantrel Oliver - 4

TEAM STATS

QUEENS (N.Y.)

DIST. COLUMBIA

Field Goal %

42.4% (25-59)

39.7% (23-58)

Rebounds

34

48

Assists

15

7

Turnovers

11

18

Pts off Turnovers

17

11

2nd Chance Pts

12

18

Pts in the Paint

36

24

Fastbreak Pts

0

0

Bench Pts

14

14

FULL STATS

Feb 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – The University of the District of Columbia women's basketball team defeated Queens College, 66-61 in a pivotal East Coast Conference matchup that pit two regionally ranked opponents Wednesday night in the nation's capital.

The Firebirds (No. 4 East Region) improved to 20-3 overall (13-2 ECC) as they won their 9^thstraight game and avenged a 77-71 loss at Queens on January 10^th to even the season series. The win also ensures UDC keeps sole possession of 1^st place in the ECC standings as the Firebirds own a two-game lead on four schools – Queens, NYIT, LIU Post, Roberts Wesleyan – all with four league losses. Queens, which entered the week ranked No. 8 in the East Region poll, has now lost two straight games and fell to 16-6 (11-4 ECC) with tonight's loss.

With tonight's 20^th win of the season, this marks UDC's 5^th 20-win season under head coach Lester Butler, Jr, and the 3^rd in the last four years.

Senior forward Denikka Brent (Mechanical Engineering – Chesapeake, VA/Booker T. Washington HS), fresh off her D2 "Gem of the Week" national honor from Bennett Rank, was the driving force behind UDC's victory in the Firebirds' first game back at the UDC Sports Complex since January 22^nd. Just as she did during UDC's stretch of five consecutive road wins, Brent packed the stat sheet tonight with game-highs of 17 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots.

Junior point guard Shantrel Oliver (Criminal Justice – Columbia, MD/River Hill HS) was also key in the Firebird win as she contributed 12 points, including 5-of-6 free-throw shooting in the final 36 seconds of regulation to seal the victory – UDC's 7^th straight at home.

Queens was led by the Rowland sisters – Madison and MacKenzie – who combined for 27 points and 16 rebounds. Madison, who missed the Knights' last game at Mercy on Saturday due to injury, returned to the lineup tonight and led the team with 15 points and 11 rebounds. MacKenzie, who made 5-of-11 from the field but struggled to 2-of-9 from the free-throw line, registered 12 points to go with five rebounds.

The Knights narrowly out-shot UDC from the field (42-percent to 40-percent) and from three-point range (33-percent to 30-percent), and were much more efficient with 15 assists to 11 turnovers compared to UDC's seven assists and 18 turnovers. The Firebirds, however, were the much-better rebounding team (48-34) and shot considerably better at the free-throw line (16-of-24 compared to 9-of-20).

UDC raced out to an early 10-2 lead after a pair of free-throws by senior guard ShaKena Williams (Accounting – Washington, DC/Frederick CC), and later took a 20-10 advantage around the 13-minute mark after a jumper by junior transfer forward Arielle Ward (Psychology – Springfield, MA/La Salle). Later still, two three-pointers by senior guard Telisha Turner (Criminal Justice – Wilmington, DE/Harcum) aided UDC during an 8-1 run that extended the Firebirds' lead to 28-17 at the 7:36 mark.

The Firebirds controlled a 10-point advantage after Brent converted an and-one layup into a three-point play to make it, 33-23 with 3:47 before halftime, but Queens would close out the half on a 10-1 run that saw Joya McFarland (nine points) score the final five points before the break and pull the Knights within one, 34-33.

With momentum on its side to open the second half, Queens took their first, and what proved to be their only, lead of the night, 35-34 on a jump shot by Kristen Korzevinksi a little over a minute into the action once play had resumed. Brent gave the Firebirds the lead back with a layup nearly two minutes later, followed by MacKenzie Rowland making only 1-of-2 at the free-throw line to force the game's only tie, 36-all at the 16:44 mark. A three-pointer by Oliver put UDC in front for good at the 14:45 mark.

Although UDC never trailed again, it never led by more than seven points the remainder of the game. The Knights pulled within one, 56-55 at the 3:20 mark after a 1-of-2 trip at the free-throw line by Taylor Miller, but a Brent jump-shot followed by a three-pointer by junior guard Tajruba Baldwin-Kollore (Criminal Justice – Newport News, VA/Denbigh HS) gave UDC a six-point cushion, 61-55 with 2:10 to go.

Twice in the final two minutes, Queens cut the lead down to four, only to have Oliver sink a pair of free-throws in response to make it a six-point game. Oliver's 1-of-2 during her final trip at the line gave UDC its largest lead of the second half, 66-59, with eight seconds remaining. Madison Rowland would then make a layup at the buzzer to make the final score, 66-61.

Next up, the Firebirds host ECC foe Molloy on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m.

  

• Box Score

UDC Men’s Basketball Snaps Four-Game Losing Streak with 89-79 ECC Win vs. Queens

QUEENS (N.Y.)

79

DIST. COLUMBIA

89

Final	1	2	T
QUEENS (N.Y.) (5-17, 5-10 ECC)	39	40	79
DIST. COLUMBIA (5-18, 5-10 ECC)	47	42	89

Junior forward Clenso Brannon III had 10 points and nine rebounds.

GAME LEADERS

QUEENS (N.Y.)

Pts: Paul Little - 22

Reb: Paul Little - 9

Ast: Obi Udezeh - 4

DIST. COLUMBIA

Pts: Reggie Sidbury - 16

Reb: Clenso Brannon - 9

Ast: Quasim Jones - 5

TEAM STATS

QUEENS (N.Y.)

DIST. COLUMBIA

Field Goal %

45.0% (27-60)

50.9% (28-55)

Rebounds

36

31

Assists

11

15

Turnovers

11

9

Pts off Turnovers

9

23

2nd Chance Pts

13

2

Pts in the Paint

28

18

Fastbreak Pts

0

0

Bench Pts

14

42

FULL STATS

Feb 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – The University of the District of Columbia men's basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak with an 89-79 East Coast Conference victory over Queens College Wednesday night at the UDC Sports Complex.

The Firebirds improved to 5-10 in league play (5-18 overall) with tonight's win while Queens fell to 5-10 in the ECC (5-17 overall).

UDC, which shot a blistering 51-percent from the field, 48-percent from three-point range, and 86-percent from the free-throw line, featured a balanced offensive attack with five double-figure scorers. Sophomore guard Reggie Sidbury (Social Work – Landover, MD/Charles Herbert Flowers HS) led all Firebird scorers with 16 points as he knocked down 4-of-7 three-pointers – all in the first half. Freshman guard Kory Cooley (Art – Silver Spring, MD/Calvin Coolidge HS) added 15 points on 6-of-8 FG shooting, senior point guard Quasim Jones (Mass Media – Philadelphia, PA/Johnson CC) contributed 13 points and a game-high five assists, and junior guard Omar Abbas(Electrical Engineering – Alexandria, Egypt/Egyptian American HS) finished with 12 points off of the bench on 4-of-5 shooting from behind-the-arc.

Junior forward Clenson Brannon III led the team with nine rebounds while also scoring a season-high 10 points which included a perfect 6-of-6 from the free-throw line.

Queens was led by forward Paul Little with team-highs of 22 points and nine rebounds and guard Jeremiah Mordi with 20 points.

The Knights shot well – 45-percent from the field, 35-percent from three-point range, but not well enough to keep up with the Firebirds. They also were done in by 15-of-24 (63-percent) free-throw shooting and 11 turnovers that turned into 23 UDC points. The Firebirds' depth also played a key role in the victory as UDC's bench out-scored Queens', 42-14.

Little scored the game's first seven points and back-to-back three-pointers by Diego Maldonado and Kyheim Chaplin all contributed to Queens jumping out to a 17-7 lead nearly six minutes into the action. With UDC still trailing 20-12 just past the 12-minute mark, Kooley kicked off a 12-3 Firebirds run with his first three-pointer of the night, and Jones later capped the run with a three-pointer to pull UDC within one, 23-22, with 8:21 left in the first half.

Chaplin would respond for Queens with his second three-pointer of the night to put the Knights up 26-22, but that set off a three-point shooting assault by UDC led by Sidbury. The sharp-shooting sophomore buried three consecutive three-pointers, and later a fourth after senior guard Michael Terry (Criminal Justice – Philadelphia, PA/Boston U) made one as well, and suddenly UDC was on top 40-30 courtesy of an 18-8 stretch over a 3:20 span.

Back came the Knights, as Little led Queens on a 9-0 march with five points of his own to bring the visitors within one, 40-39, but the Firebirds closed out the half with a 7-0 response, and took a 47-39 lead at halftime.

The Firebirds lead was 12 almost three minutes into the second half when Queens closed to within three (55-52) after a 9-0 run, culminating in a Maldonado three-pointer just past the 14-minute mark. The Firebirds answered, however, with a 17-4 power surge highlighted by two three-point field goals by Abbas and one by fellow reserve guard, Erin Senegal (Political Science – Lafayette, LA/Caldwell). Freshman guard Masner Beauplan (Business Management – East Orange, NJ/Winslow Township HS) completed the run with a conventional three-point play, and UDC had its largest lead of the night, 72-56 right around the eight-minute mark.

Still ahead by 14 (74-60) at the 6:30 mark, the Firebirds allowed the Knights to cut the lead to five after another 9-0 run, helped by five consecutive points by Mordi. Following a Queens timeout, Abbas knocked down a crucial three-pointer to stop the bleeding and up the UDC lead to 77-69 with 3:37 remaining in regulation.

The Knights closed to within five (83-78) once more at the 1:17 mark, but the Firebirds made 6-of-6 from the free-throw line down the stretch, including four consecutive free-throws by Sidbury, and they went on to win by a 10-point margin.

UDC will stay in the nation's capital to host ECC foe Molloy on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. The UDC Athletic Department will be hosting Wounded Warrior Project Day in conjunction with the game, and will be selling a limited amount of t-shirts at the game.