MCLA Women earn 6th seed in ECAC New England Championships
The MCLA Women's basketball team continues to establish new heights as they were awarded a sixth seed in the upcoming ECAC New England Championships. The Trailblazers will host 3rd seeded Endicott College on Wednesday night at 7pm.
North Adams, MA- The MCLA Women's basketball team continues to establish new heights as they were awarded a sixth seed in the upcoming ECAC New England Championships. The Trailblazers will host 3rd seeded Endicott College on Wednesday night at 7pm. The University of New England is the top seed.
The postseason bid is the second consecutive for the Trailblazers after they competed in the NCAA tournament a year ago. The ECAC bid marks the first ever in the program's history.
MCLA is led by sixth year head coach Holly McGovern. McGovern has turned MCLA into one of the top programs within the MASCAC. Her Trailblazers continue to set program records in the process. The 17 win regular season marks the most in school history and is just one win shy of the single season program record set just one year ago.
MCLA is fueled by the 2011 MASCAC player of the year, junior Jen Wehner. Wehner lead the conference in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, and blocks. She was named the conferences player of the week on five different occasions. She has accumulated 22 double doubles on the season.
Joining Wehner is another All MASCAC first team selection in Alie Dobrovolc. Dobrovolc was a nice complement to Wehner often scoring in transition or slashing to the hoop. Sophomore Lucy Tremblay has also recovered from an early season ankle injury to provide an outside threat down the stretch.
MCLA is hosting the quarterfinal game even though Endicott earned the higher seed. The 3rd seeded Gulls were not able to host which is why MCLA was awarded the home game.
The winner will face off against the other quarterfinal victor which will pit 7th seeded Regis College versus 2nd seeded Southern Maine.