2013-14 NCAA Division II National Champions
Bentley University Falcons
Front row (l-r): Kelsey Mattice, Chrystal Guarin, Krista O’Gara, Captain Christiana Bakolas, Captain Lauren Battista, Captain Courtney Finn, Brittany Gregory, Erica Oundjian, Jane White. Back row: Head Coach Barbara Stevens, Assistant Coach C White, Assistant Coach Dan Hunt, Carlene Kluge, Jacqui Brugliera, Caleigh Crowell, Melina Kollia, Jen Gemma, Tyler Parker Kimball, Manager Sarah Hasenauer, Manager Joseph Sartorelli, Manager Chelsea Lombardi.
35-0
Just the 2nd undefeated women’s basketball national champion in NCAA Division II history NCAA Division II East Region champion for 3rd time in 4 years Northeast-10 champion for the 4th consecutive year
Ranked #1 in USA TODAY Sports/WBCA Division II poll from preseason through final poll Set school records for wins in a season and consecutive wins Led NCAA Division II with +21.6 scoring margin
3 of the top 12 scorers in program history (Battista, Finn, Brugliera)
Stevens: 6th 900-game winner in NCAA women’s basketball history
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Bentley University Women’s Basketball Finished Business! Bentley Takes Over Late to Complete Perfect Season ERIE, Pa. – Undefeated NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball National Champions! The Bentley University Falcons capped a perfect season by storming back in the final three minutes, closing with a press-fueled 19-5 run to overtake fifth-ranked West Texas A&M University, 73-65, Friday, Mar. 28 before 2,151 at the Erie Insurance Arena. The national championship is the first-ever for the 917-game winner Barbara Stevens and the Falcon women’s basketball program. “Am I dreaming? Is this real? I can’t tell you what a tremendous ride this has been for our coaching staff and our Bentley community with these young ladies,” said an exuberant Stevens. “Proud of them doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel. I get emotional when I think of them because we’ve gone through so much together. They are truly champions. They have been champions in our book from day one.” The seven Bentley seniors and grad students capped their final season 35-0 with three of the seven earning AllTournament honors. Senior power forward Jacqui Brugliera was chosen as the tournament’s MVP and she was joined on the All-Tournament team by All-Americas Lauren Battista and Courtney Finn. All three were on the court during the comeback along with classmates Caleigh Crowell and Christiana Bakolas. The amazing comeback actually began two-and-a-half minutes earlier with the Falcons facing a nine-point deficit, matching the team’s biggest of the year, with 5:37 to play. A drive to the basket by Brugliera launched the rally and another inside basket by the six-footer made it a 58-53 contest with 4:37 left in the season. Bakolas hit the first of two from the line but West Texas A&M forward Chontiquah White did her one better, sinking a pair for a 60-54 lead with 3:07 to play. Stevens put the press on and things changed rapidly with the Falcons exploding for six unanswered points in 13 seconds to draw even at 60 with 2:47 still to play. Finn made a layup, Bakolas stole the inbound pass and fed Battista for another layup, and then Bakolas did it again, this time getting
Undefeated NCAA Div. II National Champions North Dakota State, 1994-95, 32-0 Bentley, 2013-14, 35-0
Elite Eight Most Outstanding Player Jacqui Brugliera After two free throws by White interrupted the Bentley run and a Lady Buff rebound of a Brugliera miss, Crowell came up with a steal and that led to a second-chance basket by Bakolas, making it a two-possession game (67-63) as the clock dipped under a minute. Brugliera took a charge at the other end, one of four for her in the game, and Finn sank two free throws for a six-point lead with 0:41 showing. Two more free throws by Finn with Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Bentley vs West Texas A&M 03/28/14 7:00 pm at Erie, Pa. (Erie Insurance Arena) Bentley 73 • 35-0
Player
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Caleigh Crowell Lauren Battista Jacqui Brugliera Courtney Finn Christiana Bakolas Kelsey Mattice Chrystal Guarin Jen Gemma Tyler Parker Kimball Team Totals
14 32
fouled while taking the shot herself. She sank both free throws and all of a sudden, the two teams were dead even with 2:47 to play. The Falcons used the press despite having several in foul trouble. “We had no choice. They handled it. They handled it very well,” said Stevens. “W ith Lauren and Christiana up front, and Courtney sealing those traps off, and Christiana anticipating the reversal, thankfully Caleigh and Jacqui could stay behind and stay safe. The front line of our press was great.” Finn added “when our backs are against the wall, it doesn’t matter if you have four fouls or one foul. You have to be aggressive and not worry about that, like Jacqui stepping up and taking some big charges at the end of the game for us.” The Lady Buffs briefly regained the lead with a free throw, but 18 seconds later, after a Brugliera offensive board, Battista drilled a straight-away three-pointer to put Bentley in front for good, 63-61 with 2:11 remaining. Nine seconds later, the WBCA Player of the Year came up with a steal and took it in for a layup and a 65-60 lead. “The clock was ticking down. Under five (seconds). Under four. We’re down by a decent amount,” said Battista. “At that point with my career on the line, seven of us really with our careers on the line, the national championship at stake. We needed to make big plays.”
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Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
##
22 23 04 21 33 35
FG % 1st Half: 7-24 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 FT % 1st Half: 8-9
29.2% 33.3% 88.9%
f f f g g
2-7 6-12 6-10 4-13 2-6 0-0 0-1 2-6 1-2
2-7 1-2 1-2 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0
23-57
5-17
0-0 1-1 4-6 12-12 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0
0 2 2 4 2 5 7 1 2 2 4 5 0 4 4 3 0 3 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 5 22-24 12 21 33 19
2nd half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 14-15 93.3%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
6 14 17 21 7 0 0 6 2
0 3 1 4 8 1 1 0 0
2 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 73 18 12
Min
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0
3
6 200
Game: 23-57 40.4% Game: 5-17 29.4% Game: 22-24 91.7%
25 38 25 40 30 8 10 20 4
Deadball Rebounds 2
West Texas A&M 65 • 32-3 ##
Player
02
Devin Griffin Lacee Logan Chontiquah White Casey Land Raven Gerald Madison Mclain Sally Higgins Taryn Borchardt Jordan Vessels Maddison Wild Team Totals
21 44 10 15 05 12 13 25 34
FG % 1st Half: 10-22 45.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f c g g
9-18 3-8 1-2 2-4 1-3 3-5 3-3 0-2 0-2 1-1
0-0 0-3 0-0 1-3 1-2 3-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
2-5 2-3 4-4 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0
23-48
5-13
14-20
2nd half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 12-17 70.6%
4 4 8 4 0 5 5 0 2 1 3 3 1 3 4 5 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 8 22 30 21
TP
A TO Blk Stl
20 8 6 7 5 9 6 0 2 2
3 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
6 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
65
9 15
7
3 200
Game: 23-48 47.9% Game: 5-13 38.5% Game: 14-20 70.0%
Min
38 32 13 26 29 10 24 11 12 5
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: LaSonia Baker,Tony Capasso,Nikki Ulery,Beth Kuzmeski (alt) Technical fouls: Bentley-None. West Texas A&M-None. Attendance: 2151 2014 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Elite Eight - Championship Game Score by periods Bentley West Texas A&M
1st
2nd
Total
24 24
49 41
73 65
Last FG - BEN 2nd-00:57, WTAMU 2nd-05:38. Largest lead - BEN by 8 2nd-00:27, WTAMU by 9 2nd-07:04.
Points BEN WTAMU
In Paint 32 30
Off T/O 17 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 14 10 12 10
Score tied - 10 times. Lead changed - 6 times.
Bench 8 19
2013-14 NCAA Division II National Champions 27.1 seconds made it 71-63 and the national championship was essentially locked up. The night didn’t start out on a positive note as the Falcons scored only three points in the first seven-and-a-half minutes, falling behind by eight. However, the defense picked up after yielding 11 points in the first five minutes, limiting West Texas to just 13 the remainder of the opening stanza. The two went into the break even at 24 and it remained a one-possession game until a 12-4 Lady Buff run put the Texans up nine, 55-46, with seven minutes left. Finn led the Falcons with 21 points, including a perfect 12-for-12 at the foul stripe, and also provided four rebounds and four assists. Brugliera followed with 17, on 6-of-10 shooting, and four boards, and Battista closed out her Reaction from Carlene Kluge, Jen Gemma and the rest of the bench as the Falcons close in amazing career with 14 points, seven rebounds, West Texas held the shooting advantage, 48-40 percent, three assists, a block and a steal. and both teams hit five triples, but Bentley had the edge in Bakolas, the late-game hero, provided eight assists, most other categories. The Falcons were a sizzling 22 of 24 seven points, three rebounds and three steals in 30 turnoverfrom the line (as compared to 14 of 20 for WT), committed free minutes. Crowell drained a pair of three-pointers for six three fewer turnovers and had three more rebounds, including points, and the other two who’ll be departing after this season, a 12-8 edge in offensive. Tyler Parker Kimball and Chrystal Guarin, also stepped up when Battista closed by saying “”I think we learned a really others were sitting due to foul trouble. valuable lesson last year when we lost in the regional Freshman forward Jen Gemma also helped out, finishing championship to Dowling. Nothing is going to be easy for us. with seven rebounds and six points. Every team is out to beat us, to knock us off from the top spot. Senior post Devin Griffin was a dominant force inside We approached every game in our league with that attitude for the 32-3 Lady Buffs as she finished with 20 points (almost this year.” all coming in the paint), eight rebounds, three assists and And it paid off, big time! three blocks.
Lauren Battista
Christiana Bakolas 3
Bentley University Women’s Basketball Semis: 77-62 Final Four Win over Cal Poly Pomona Puts Bentley One Win Away from Perfection ERIE, Pa. – The 34-0 and number one-ranked Bentley University women’s basketball team moved to within one victory of its first-ever national championship after registering a 77-62 Final Four win over 18th-ranked Cal Poly Pomona Wednesday, Mar. 26, in the NCAA Division II Championships at the Erie Insurance Center. The victory put Coach Barbara Stevens’ team into the title game Friday night against fifth-ranked West Texas A&M, which disposed of Nova Southeastern University by a similar margin, 80-66, in the first semifinal. “I find myself somewhat overwhelmed by the emotion that we feel, the pride we feel in our team right now,” said Stevens, the fifth winningest women’s basketball coach of all-time (916 wins). The senior frontcourt trio of three-time All-America Lauren Battista, All-Northeast-10 Jacqui Brugliera and six-footone Caleigh Crowell combined to outscore the entire Bronco team by one, finishing with 63 points and 27 rebounds while hitting 24 of 41 shots, including eight three-pointers. Battista, Bentley’s all-time leading scorer, showed why she was selected as the WBCA Division II Player of the Year honors as she recorded 25 points, ten rebounds and five assists. Crowell’s 21 points included 15 without missing a shot in the second half (6-6 overall with three triples), and Brugliera finished with 17 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks, a steal and some stellar defense on CPP’s All-America post Jada Blackwell. Stevens said of the six-foot Brugliera, “I think she focused a lot of her attention last night on tying to guard Amber Dvorak. Tonight we told her we felt like she could be an offensive weapon. She didn’t have to worry about a 6-7 kid looming behind her when she got the ball in the post.” It wasn’t quite a wire-to-wire victory, but the Falcons never trailed after a Battista jumper 3:11 into the contest made it a 7-6 game, maintaining a single-digit margin for most of the way. That basket ignited a 14-4 Bentley spurt, creating a 1910 advantage after eight minutes. Following the Battista hoop, Brugliera got it done at both ends, taking a charge (the first of three for Bentley in the first half) and finishing a fast-break with a layup. The run also included Battista scoring after senior point guard Christiana Bakolas found her open inside, a Battista putback and three-pointers from opposite sides of the court from Crowell and Brugliera. After CPP bounced back with seven straight during a stretch in which the Falcons turned cold, Bentley closed out the opening half with a 10-3 run over the final eight minutes. Battista had seven of the ten, both Brugliera and Crowell drew offensive fouls and the Bentley defense limited the Broncos to one basket in 12 attempts. That sent the Falcons to the halftime locker room on the positive side of a 29-20 score following a 20-minute stretch in which they came up with four steals and a block, had a plus-nine rebounding margin and allowed only four offensive boards on 20 missed shots. Cal Poly Pomona started strong in the second half, a 103 burst over the first 2:01 drawing the Californians within two. Blackwell had half the points but also picked up her third after her team drew within a deuce at 32-30. A 10-0 Bentley explosion in a span of less than two minutes opened the game up, extending a three-point advantage to 54-41 with 8:22 to play. Bakolas hit an open Crowell underneath for two and fed Battista on a fast-break layup, freshman forward Jen Gemma hit a pair from the line, Brugliera added a second-chance basket and Crowell scored on a layup after coming up with a steal in the backcourt. The Broncos cut it to eight several times before Crowell’s fourth three-ball of the night made it a 64-53 game with 1:59 left. Senior All-America Courtney Finn, coming off a career-best 30 in Bentley’s quarterfinal win over Drury University, tallied her first points with a pair of free throws with 1:32 on the clock, making it a 13-point spread. A parade to the line followed with the Falcons making 10 of 14 free throws over the final 81 seconds to lock up its first trip to the national championship game in 24 years. Finn finished with six points, all at the line, and moved into tenth on Bentley’s all-time scoring list with 1,576 points.
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Lauren Battista and her teammates: 1 win away! Bakolas delivered six assists and helped the Falcons win the rebounding game, 41-36, with five. Blackwell finished with 22 points and six rebounds before fouling out in the final minute, but was just four of nine inside the arc for the 26-7 Broncos. Bentley, which set a school record for wins in a season, shot 52 percent in the second half and finished at .446 overall with nine triples in 28 attempts. CPP was limited to only .349 and was only 15 of 45 on its two-point attempts. Battista, when asked about the upcoming title contest, said “Obviously, Friday is my last game in a Bentley uniform. When I step on the floor I just want to give everything I have. It’s the attitude I’ll take.” Crowell added “It’s hard to believe that we’re even here. At the beginning of the year that was our goal – the national championship. We took one game at a time and each game was a championship game to us.” Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Bentley vs Cal Poly Pomona 03/26/14 8:30 pm at Erie, Pa. (Erie Insurance Arena) Bentley 77 • 34-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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Player
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Caleigh Crowell Lauren Battista Jacqui Brugliera Courtney Finn Christiana Bakolas Kelsey Mattice Chrystal Guarin Jen Gemma Tyler Parker Kimball Team Totals
14 32 22 23 04 21 33 35
FG % 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-17 23.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%
f 8-12 f 10-17 f 6-12 g 0-7 g 0-2 1-4 0-1 0-1 0-0 25-56
4-7 2-6 2-5 0-6 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 9-28
1-2 3-4 3-5 6-6 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0
3 2 5 3 2 8 10 2 5 7 12 4 0 2 2 3 0 5 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 18-23 13 28 41 18
2nd half: 14-27 51.9% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 15-18 83.3%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
21 25 17 6 3 3 0 2 0
0 5 1 5 6 0 0 0 0
0 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 77 17 12
Min
1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
5
6 200
Game: 25-56 44.6% Game: 9-28 32.1% Game: 18-23 78.3%
34 38 31 35 29 11 3 18 1
Deadball Rebounds 3
Cal Poly Pomona 62 • 26-7 ##
Player
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Ashley Lovett Jada Blackwell J.J. Judge Ariel Marsh Lauren Goecke Jordan Henry Cydnie Jones Erin Hagan Mian Dingle Tyler Woods Team Totals
32 01 10 22 03 11 12 13 15
FG % 1st Half: 8-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 FT % 1st Half: 2-2
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f c g g g
28.6% 28.6% 100.0
3-10 6-13 3-7 5-12 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-5 2-10
0-0 2-4 2-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-4
22-63
7-18
0-0 8-10 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-2
7 4 11 3 1 5 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 2 3 5 2 1 3 11-16 16 20 36 22
2nd half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 9-14 64.3%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
6 22 10 11 2 0 0 0 5 6
1 3 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 2
Min
1 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
62 15 12
2
4 200
Game: 22-63 34.9% Game: 7-18 38.9% Game: 11-16 68.8%
32 28 28 29 35 2 3 3 16 24
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: LaSonia Baker,Tony Capasso,Beth Kuzmeski,J. Mitchell (alt) Technical fouls: Bentley-None. Cal Poly Pomona-None. Attendance: 1270 2014 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Elite Eight - Semifinal #2 Score by periods Bentley Cal Poly Pomona
1st
2nd
Total
29 20
48 42
77 62
Last FG - BEN 2nd-01:59, CPP 2nd-00:21. Largest lead - BEN by 17 2nd-00:31, CPP by 4 1st-18:55.
Points BEN CPP
In Paint 28 24
Off T/O 7 7
2nd Fast Chance Break 13 6 20 0
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 3 times.
Bench 5 11
2013-14 NCAA Division II National Champions Eight Eight: Finn & Battista Power No. 1 Bentley to 74-68 Win over Drury fouling the six-foot-seven post out of the ERIE, Pa. – For the second time in three game. The Falcon posts, including senior years, the Bentley University women’s Jacqui Brugliera did a nice job of containing basketball team has reached the Final Four her all night, limiting Dvorak to two points, of Division II. on 1-of-9 shooting, and nine rebounds. Powered by the All-America tandem of A three by Armstrong with 2:55 left cut a grad student Courtney Finn and senior WBCA six-point lead in half, but the two AllPlayer of the Year Lauren Battista, who Americas answered, Battista hitting a 15combined for 50, the undefeated and footer and Finn a driving layup. That made it number-one-ranked Falcons held off sixtha three-possession game, 68-61 with 1:52 ranked Drury University (Mo.) 74-68 in the showing. quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Elite Battista came up with a steal with just Eight Tuesday, Mar. 25 at the Erie Insurance under a minute to play and followed with a Arena. pair of free throws to push the lead back to Finn, a night after being named to the seven, 70-63, with 44.6 left, and two free WBCA Division II All-America team, erupted throws by Finn and one by senior point guard for a career-high 30 points and also claimed Christiana Bakolas in the final 33 seconds ten rebounds. Battista, an All-America for the secured advancement for the Falcons. third time and Bentley’s all-time leading “There certainly were some tense scorer, uncharacteristically struggled with her moments,” said Stevens after her 915th career shot for much of the game, but came up big win. “We made some mistakes defensively down the stretch, making her final three shots that cost us. But ultimately, when it came to finish with 20 points, five rebounds and down to making plays, I thought Courtney and two steals. Lauren made the big plays we needed to “When you have these two on your make.” team, when things break down, they are goFinn, who exceeded her previous high by to players,” praised Barbara Stevens, who has five points, made seven of 11 shots overall, her Bentley team in the national semifinals Courtney Finn erupted for 30 four of five from downtown and 12 of 15 from for the ninth time since 1989. “When we went the line. She combined with Battista and Crowell with 61 points, to them, they delivered.” the trio nearly matching Drury’s total. It was a strong start and finish that carried Bentley to the Shields was impressive for Drury, finishing with 21 points victory over the 27-4 Lady Panthers, who overcame a 13-point firston 8-for-10 shooting, 11 rebounds, four steals and a couple blocks. half deficit to grab a four-point second-half advantage. Bentley had a slight shooting advantage, 40-39 percent, but “I think it really helps us that the majority of us have been was outrebounded for the first time this season, 40-35. The Falcons here before, said Finn. “When we came here we knew what to committed only ten turns and forced 16, but didn’t take advantage expect.” of the Lady Panther mistakes, scoring only five points off. Battista agreed, stating “I think the experience we have is “I don’t think it was a tremendous offensive performance we are extremely confident with one another. Even though they by us,” said Stevens. “At the same time, I think our team showed a made a run at us, there was never a sense of doubt that we would tremendous amount of grit, a tremendous amount of lose the game. I think that comes from our four years playing determination.” together.” Wednesday’s semifinal will be the first meeting between With six-foot-one senior Caleigh Crowell having the hot hand Bentley and Cal Poly Pomona since the 1989 Final Four in Cleveland, early, Bentley vaulted out to a 15-4 lead less than six minutes into Miss. That one was won by the Broncos, 84-83 in double overtime. the contest. All 11 of Crowell’s points came during that stretch as she connected three times from outside the arc and also scored on a put-back. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Later in the first half, Finn drained a three from the top of Drury vs Bentley 03/25/14 8:30 pm at Erie, Pa. (Erie Insurance Arena) the key and freshman forward Jen Gemma followed with a jumper in the paint. That made it a 29-16 contest with 6:18 left in the Drury 66 • 27-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds opening stanza. Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Bentley, after connecting six times from three over the first Shields, Sanayika c 8-10 0-0 5-7 1 10 11 2 21 0 2 2 4 37 Dvorak, Amber c 1-9 0-1 0-0 4 5 9 5 2 3 5 2 0 22 14 minutes, managed only one more basket the remainder of the Funderburk, Bethanie g 3-8 1-4 0-0 1 2 3 4 7 2 5 0 2 24 half, a Finn triple with 22 seconds to play ending a stretch in which Armstrong, Annie g 6-10 2-3 2-2 1 4 5 5 16 0 2 1 0 37 White, Shelby g 2-8 0-3 0-0 1 2 3 4 4 3 0 0 1 35 the Falcons put only four points on the board, all from the line. Wilson, Paige 3-10 2-7 2-2 0 0 0 4 10 3 0 0 0 15 Much of that time was played with three starters, including Battista Williamson, Kylie 0-4 0-1 4-6 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 16 Dressler, Hannah 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 14 and Crowell, sitting with two fouls. Team 2 4 6 That dry spell enabled the Lady Panthers to close to within Totals 23-59 5-19 15-19 11 29 40 25 66 11 16 5 7 200 four at the break, 36-32. The momentum of that 16-7 run carried FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd half: 11-28 39.3% Game: 23-59 39.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 5-19 26.3% over into the second half as baskets by sophomore guard Annie FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 15-19 78.9% Armstrong and junior forward Sanayika Shields tied the game just Bentley 74 • 33-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 59 seconds after play resumed. Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Bentley bounced back with a 9-4 spurt to reclaim the lead at Caleigh Crowell f 4-9 3-8 0-0 2 2 4 3 11 1 0 1 0 25 45-40 with 15 minutes on the clock. That spurt included a pair of Lauren Battista f 8-19 0-5 4-6 1 4 5 3 20 1 1 0 2 31 Jacqui Brugliera f 1-6 0-3 0-1 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 24 driving layups by Battista. Courtney Finn g 7-11 4-5 12-15 2 8 10 3 30 1 2 0 1 40 However, the next five-plus minutes belonged to the upsetChristiana Bakolas g 0-3 0-1 1-2 0 4 4 2 1 5 5 0 1 29 Kelsey Mattice 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 minded Lady Panthers as they embarked on a 12-3 run with the Chrystal Guarin 0-2 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 11 Jen Gemma 2-5 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 20 only Falcon points coming on another Finn trifecta. As a result, Tyler Parker Kimball 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 Bentley was facing a 52-48 deficit with under ten to play. Team 1 3 4 Totals 23-58 8-25 20-27 8 27 35 19 74 11 10 2 4 200 As it had earlier in the half when challenged, Stevens’ team FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd half: 11-27 40.7% Game: 23-58 39.7% responded, this time with nine unanswered points. Gemma got 3FG % 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd half: 1-11 9.1% Game: 8-25 32.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 15-20 75.0% Game: 20-27 74.1% things started with a driving layup for a three-point play. Finn Officials: Nikki Ulery,Michael Bowman,Jeff Faulconer,J Martinez (alt) made two free throws, drew a charge at the other end (her second Technical fouls: Drury-None. Bentley-None. of the night and one of five for the Falcons in the game), and sank Attendance: 2258 2014 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Elite Eight - Quarterfinal #4 two more free throws after getting fouled while attempting a three. Score by periods Total After neither team was able to score over the next 90 seconds, Drury 32 34 66 Bentley 36 38 74 the run resumed with an inside basket by Finn making it 57-52. With the score at 59-55 a little more than a minute later, Crowell drew an offensive foul on Drury center Amber Dvorak, ## 44 55 24 25 33 20 22 32
Deadball Rebounds 2
## 11 14 32 22 23 04 21 33 35
Deadball Rebounds 5
1st
2nd
Points DU BEN
Last FG - DU 2nd-00:35, BEN 2nd-01:50. Largest lead - DU by 4 2nd-09:50, BEN by 13 1st-06:24.
In Paint 20 20
Off T/O 5 9
2nd Fast Chance Break 10 4 6 7
Bench 16 10
Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 4 times.
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Bentley University Women’s Basketball East Regional Final: Wire-to-Wire Win Sends Bentley to Elite Eight for 3rd Time in 4 Years WALTHAM, Mass. – For the third time in four years, the Bentley University women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight! The Falcons punched their ticket Monday night, Mar. 17, with a wire-to-wire 83-62 victory over LIU Post in the East Regional championship game at the Dana Center, a victory that boosted coach Barbara Stevens’ team to 32-0, tying the school record for longest winning streak. “I expected nothing less from this group,” said Stevens following her 914th career victory. “From the second last year’s game ended (a 5351 loss to Dowling), this group of seniors was determined to get back here and further. I saw it every day, every practice, they brought their level of play up every game. I had the utmost confidence in them. These Regional champions for games make you nervous, but when I thought about this group of seniors, it calmed me down.” Powering the Falcons to the victory were three of those veterans, a trio who share more than 5,000 career points and 121 victories between them, each a member of the All-Tournament Team: Regional Most Outstanding Player Courtney Finn, two-time All-America forward Lauren Battista and four-time All-Conference forward Jacqui Brugliera. Brugliera turned in her premier effort of the season, finishing with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Battista added 16 to her school record point total, which now stands at 2,053, and Finn finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists. They were three of the seven Falcons who were playing at home for the final time with that septet largely responsible for 70 homecourt wins over the last four years. After being denied in last year’s regional final, Bentley established control from the start, vaulting out to a 10-2 lead less than three minutes into the game. Brugliera opened the contest with a couple layups and Battista followed with a foul-line jumper. Following a Pioneer basket, both Battista and freshman forward Jen Gemma stretched the lead to eight. “We weren’t going to be caught by surprise,” said Battista, the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year for Division II. “We played with great aggressiveness from the start. We wanted to send a message early. We know teams are coming out for us, so we have to be ready early.” A few minutes later, Bentley ran off seven straight to make it a 24-10 game and force an LIU Post timeout at 12:04. Following that run, which included a drive to the basket by junior guard Kelsey Mattice and five straight by Battista, the Falcons were shooting 69 percent and the Pioneers were at 21, with five turnovers. The visitors battled back and by the time Post sophomore guard Jalyn Brown drained a three with 4:05, the Falcon advantage was down to five. Brugliera answered with a top-of-the-key three, igniting a 12-2 burst that sent Bentley into the half riding a 46-31 lead. That run also included a driving layup by Finn to beat the shot clock, a triple by Mattice, a layup from senior forward Tyler Parker Kimball and a drive from Gemma, who averaged 14 in the regional. It took a while for the Falcons to get untracked once play resumed (0-for-5, three turns) and the first six points went up on the Pioneer side of the scoreboard. The dry spell ended when grad student and guard Chrystal Guarin drove for a layup. That was followed by her taking a charge at the defensive end, and it grew into a 19-9 run that extended the lead to 19, 65-46 with 11 minutes to play. All six of Guarin’s points came during that span, and both Finn and Battista connected from three-point land during the run. The final 21-point differential matched Bentley’s biggest lead of the night, a margin first achieved when senior point Christiana Bakolas hit a jumper in the paint with 4:13 to play.
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Brugliera achieved her 20 by making 7 of 12 overall, one threepointer and all five of her free throws. Five of her boards came at the offensive end. “I watched the You Tube video of last year ’s game last night for motivation,” said Brugliera. “We all had the mindset we weren’t going to lose. We were confident, played aggressive, as opposed to perhaps playing tentative last season.” Bentley ’s fourth doubledigit scorer was Gemma, with 14 points (5-7 shooting) and six rebounds off the bench. Bakolas survived foul trouble to provide eight points and four assists. Bentley shot 51 percent while limiting the Pioneers to 34 the 13th time! percent, and also won the rebounding battle for the 32nd straight game, finishing with a 41-35 advantage. Junior guard Chelsea Williams, who joined the Bentley three and teammate Alexis Peters on the All-Tournament team, led LIU Post with 23 points. The regional championship is Bentley’s 13th since 1989. “We know what to expect so we won’t feel the moment is too big,” said Battista, who helped the Falcons to the national quarterfinals as a freshman and the semis as a sophomore. “We need to go in with confidence knowing we are the team to beat. So that’s how we are going to play.” “We’re just so thrilled to represent Bentley and our region,” said Stevens. “Every step of the tourney it gets tougher and tougher.” Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics LIU Post vs Bentley 03/17/14 7:00 pm at Waltham, Mass. (Dana Center) LIU Post 62 • 24-7 ##
Player
13
Nyasia Davis Shayna Gatling Alexis Peters Chelsea Williams Kiki Sears Jalyn Brown Dominique Pagan Nijah LaCourt Neila Collins Quanisha Ratley Erin Tully Team Totals
24 03 15 23 01 02 05 11 14 20
FG % 1st Half: 10-33 30.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
1-1 2-7 5-15 6-20 2-8 1-2 0-0 2-4 0-0 2-4 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-1 2-6 2-5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0
21-61
6-15
0-0 1-2 2-3 9-10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0
2 5 7 2 1 1 2 5 1 5 6 3 3 0 3 4 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 8 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 14-20 16 19 35 23
2nd half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
2 5 12 23 6 3 0 4 0 7 0
0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 3 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 62 10 14
Min
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1
9 200
Game: 21-61 34.4% Game: 6-15 40.0% Game: 14-20 70.0%
16 23 36 37 33 5 3 25 2 18 2
Deadball Rebounds 4
Bentley 83 • 32-0 ##
Player
11
Caleigh Crowell Lauren Battista Jacqui Brugliera Courtney Finn Christiana Bakolas Kelsey Mattice Carlene Kluge Chrystal Guarin Jen Gemma Tyler Parker Kimball Team Totals
14 32 22 23 04 13 21 33 35
FG % 1st Half: 18-32 56.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f f g g
0-3 6-11 7-12 5-9 2-6 2-6 0-0 2-2 5-7 1-3
0-2 2-3 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0
30-59
6-14
0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 5 6 11 3 2 5 7 3 0 3 3 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 3 6 2 2 3 5 0 1 0 1 17-23 15 26 41 18
2nd half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 10-15 66.7%
0-0 2-2 5-5 1-3 4-6 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-5 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
0 16 20 12 8 5 0 6 14 2
0 2 0 5 4 0 0 2 2 0
Min
1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 3 0
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
83 15 13
2
3 200
Game: 30-59 50.8% Game: 6-14 42.9% Game: 17-23 73.9%
25 28 28 38 18 12 2 17 24 8
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Beth Kuzmeski, Corey Pothier, Debbie Archambault Technical fouls: LIU Post-None. Bentley-None. Attendance: 1642 NCAA Div. II East Regional Championship: #1 Bentley vs. #3 LIU Post Bentley advances to NCAA Division II Elite Eight Mar. 25-28 Most Outstanding Player: Finn All-Tournament Team: Battista, Brugliera, Williams, Peters Score by periods LIU Post Bentley
1st
2nd
Total
31 46
31 37
62 83
Last FG - LIUPW 2nd-03:29, BEN 2nd-02:10. Largest lead - LIUPW None, BEN by 21 2nd-04:17.
Points LIUPW BEN
In Paint 26 42
Off T/O 14 18
2nd Fast Chance Break 11 6 14 2
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 14 27
2013-14 NCAA Division II National Champions East Regional: Bentley Opens NCAA Tourney with Wins over Bloomfield & Stonehill WALTHAM, Mass. – For the fourth straight year, and the 20th time in the last 27 years, the Bentley University women’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Division II East Regional championship game. The nation’s number-one ranked Division II team punched its ticket and kept its perfect record intact as the Falcons pulled away down the stretch for a 79-63 victory over Stonehill College in the semifinals Saturday night, Mar. 15 at the Dana Center. It was the 31st win this season for coach Barbara Stevens’ team, matching the best start in program history (1992). All-Region grad student Courtney Finn and freshman forward Jen Gemma each had 16 points to lead four double-digit scorers for the Falcons, and senior All-America Lauren Battista followed with 15, including a pair of killer threes during the final five minutes. The Falcons, who took the lead for good with a 16-2 firsthalf surge, used second-half spurts of 6-0, 7-0 and 8-0 to first hold off the Skyhawks and then put the game away. After Stonehill used a 13-6 run to get back within four at 54-50 midway through the second, the Falcons answered with seven unanswered. Bakolas sank one of two at the line, Gemma made a pair of driving layups, fifth-year senior forward Caleigh Crowell scored on an inbound pass from Bakolas and the differential was back to 11, 61-50 with just over seven to play. Any hopes the 19-10 Skyhawks had of a comeback were dashed with a run of eight unanswered, beginning with a drive to the basket by Gemma with 3:30 to play. Senior All-Conference forward Jacqui Brugliera followed with a three-point play and Battista delivered the dagger, hitting a top-of-the-three with 1:50 left to make it 76-59. “In the second half, we made some great plays,” praised Stevens after her 913th career victory. Bentley finished with a slight advantage in field goal percentage (47-45 percent) and rebounds (37-32) and committed two fewer turns, 15-17. As they were in Friday’s first-round win over Bloomfield, free throws were another story as the Falcons
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Stonehill vs Bentley 03/15/14 7:30 pm at Waltham, Mass. (Dana Center)
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Bloomfield vs Bentley 03/14/14 6:00 pm at Waltham, Mass. (Dana Center)
Stonehill 63 • 19-10 ##
Player
21
Asia Ewing Tori Faieta Mary Louise Dixon Paige Marshall Amy Pelletier Jamie Panton Abbey Lalime Shannon Brown Ashley Gendron Morghan Farnsworth Team Totals
32 10 15 22 03 05 30 31 44
FG % 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0
Bloomfield 65 • 20-10 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
2-4 6-11 6-17 2-4 1-9 0-1 4-4 6-9 0-1 0-0
1-1 0-1 2-8 0-1 1-4 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0
0-1 0-1 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
27-60
6-19
3-7
2nd half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0%
0 5 5 4 3 0 3 4 1 6 7 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 10 22 32 19
TP
A TO Blk Stl
5 12 15 6 3 0 9 13 0 0
6 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
Min
0 4 7 3 1 0 1 1 0 0
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
63 14 17
3
2 200
Game: 27-60 45.0% Game: 6-19 31.6% Game: 3-7 42.9%
26 17 35 31 32 9 13 25 9 3
Deadball Rebounds 0
Bentley 79 • 31-0 ##
Player
11
Caleigh Crowell Lauren Battista Jacqui Brugliera Courtney Finn Christiana Bakolas Kelsey Mattice Carlene Kluge Chrystal Guarin Jen Gemma Tyler Parker Kimball Team Totals
14 32 22 23 04 13 21 33 35
FG % 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 9-11 81.8%
##
Player
14
Nakaida Thomas Tierra Scott Ariel Wilson Morgan Taylor Tianna Smith Ivettlis Castro Lauren Deverin Niiya Ruth Iliriana Lulgjuraj Iman Williams Team Totals
12 04 10 23 01 11 21 32 34
FG % 1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f c g g g
2-6 4-8 4-7 1-9 7-14 2-4 3-4 0-0 1-2 2-5
0-0 0-0 2-3 0-1 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0
0-0 3-4 2-4 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
26-59
5-12
8-12
2nd half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0%
2 0 2 4 1 7 8 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 6 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 7 19 26 26
TP
A TO Blk Stl
4 11 12 2 18 5 6 0 3 4
0 1 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 0
Min
0 2 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 11 14
2
6 200
Game: 26-59 44.1% Game: 5-12 41.7% Game: 8-12 66.7%
21 30 34 33 34 9 16 1 8 14
Deadball Rebounds 4
Bentley 80 • 30-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f f g g
5-11 5-13 1-6 4-6 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-11 2-2
2-8 2-4 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
27-57
5-17
2 5 7 1 0 3 3 0 2 1 3 4 0 5 5 4 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 5 3 1 1 2 0 3 5 8 20-24 10 27 37 16
2nd half: 14-31 45.2% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 11-13 84.6%
0-0 3-4 6-7 7-7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 1-1
TP
A TO Blk Stl
12 15 8 16 7 0 0 0 16 5
0 3 0 2 5 0 0 2 1 1
Min
3 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 2
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
79 14 15
3
6 200
Game: 27-57 47.4% Game: 5-17 29.4% Game: 20-24 83.3%
32 38 16 34 33 4 1 8 24 10
Deadball Rebounds 2
1st
33 38
2nd
30 41
Total
63 79
Last FG - STO 2nd-00:03, BEN 2nd-01:51. Largest lead - STO by 6 1st-16:08, BEN by 18 2nd-00:43.
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Player
11
Caleigh Crowell Lauren Battista Jacqui Brugliera Courtney Finn Christiana Bakolas Kelsey Mattice Chrystal Guarin Jen Gemma Tyler Parker Kimball Team Totals
14 32 22 23 04 21 33 35
FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 13-14 92.9%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f f g g
6-7 4-7 3-13 4-11 2-4 0-1 1-1 2-7 0-0
4-5 1-1 0-1 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0
22-51
6-13
TP
0-0 2-2 6-6 14-16 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-10 0-0
1 4 5 2 0 2 2 4 3 4 7 1 3 3 6 4 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 30-34 12 26 38 16
2nd half: 12-22 54.5% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 17-20 85.0%
A TO Blk Stl
16 1 11 0 12 1 23 3 4 10 0 0 2 0 12 1 0 0
Min
4 3 2 1 3 0 2 0 0
3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0
80 16 15
5
7 200
Game: 22-51 43.1% Game: 6-13 46.2% Game: 30-34 88.2%
30 29 31 39 32 10 9 20 0+
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Amy Todey, Jon Levinson, Kerri Lang Technical fouls: Bloomfield-None. Bentley-None. Attendance: 556 NCAA Div. II East Regional Quarterfinal: #1 Bentley vs. #8 Bloomfield Bentley advances to Saturday's semifinals vs. Stonehill-UDC winner Bentley: ranked #1 in USA Today Sports/WBCA Div. II poll
Officials: Corey Pothier, Debbie Archambault, Ric Raffone Technical fouls: Stonehill-TEAM. Bentley-None. Attendance: 1038 NCAA Div. II East Regional Semifinals: #1 Bentley vs. #4 Stonehill Bentley advances to regional final against LIU Post Monday at 7 pm Bentley: ranked #1 in USA Today Sports/WBCA Div. II poll Bentley: ties best start in program history Score by periods Stonehill Bentley
made 20 of 24 at the stripe and the Skyhawks attempted only seven, making just three. A night earlier, Crowell had an outstanding all-around game, with her line including 4of-5 from three-point land, and Finn knocked down 14 of 16 free throws en route to a game-high 23 points as undefeated Bentley made it 30-0, 80-65 over eighthseeded Bloomfield College in the first round of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball East Regional. Bloomfield gave the Falcons all they could handle for most of the game and actually had a one-point lead, 58-57 after sophomore guard Ariel Wilson knocked down a three from the top-of-the-key with 10:38 left. Caleigh Crowell Bentley quickly regained the lead when Brugliera hit a pair of free throws 15 seconds later. That began an 8-0 burst that included two Brugliera layups, one of which just beat the shot clock, and a second-chance basket from Battista. Wilson netted the game’s next three points, bringing the Deacons (20-10) to within four with 5:50 left. The rest of the game belonged to the Falcons, who closed with a 15-4 spurt over the final 5:33, a stretch in which they held Bloomfield to one field goal in five attempts and forced three turnovers. Crowell couldn’t have shot much better as she made six of seven overall, including the four from outside the arc. She also contributed with five rebounds, three rejections and two steals. Finn, who surpassed 1500 career points, complemented her 23 points with six rebounds and three assists.
Points STO BEN
In Paint 32 38
Off T/O 11 26
2nd Fast Chance Break 7 5 12 0
Bench 22 21
Score by periods Bloomfield Bentley
1st
2nd
Total
36 37
29 43
65 80
Last FG - BCW 2nd-01:15, BEN 2nd-00:46. Largest lead - BCW by 3 1st-16:11, BEN by 16 2nd-01:24.
Points BCW BEN
In Paint 30 26
Off T/O 7 15
2nd Fast Chance Break 9 6 9 6
Bench 18 14
Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 10 times.
Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 2 times.
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Bentley University Women’s Basketball Battista Surpasses 2,000 & Earns 4th MVP Award as Bentley Rolls to NE-10 Championship 4-Peat WALTHAM, Mass. – Senior All-America forward Lauren Battista tied her career-best with 29 points, eclipsing the 2,000-mark for her career in the process, and collected an unprecedented fourth consecutive Northeast-10 Conference Championship MVP award as Bentley University put on a sparkling offensive performance en route to its fourth straight NE-10 title, 99-76 over Adelphi University Sunday, Mar. 9 at the Dana Center. Bentley, the season-long number one in the USA TODAY Sports/WBCA Division II coaches’ poll, ran its record to 29-0 and clinched the automatic berth into next weekend’s NCAA Division II East Regional. It was the second time in conference history a team has won four straight conference championships, with this year’s group of Falcons duplicating their predecessors from 19982001. All-time, Bentley has 18 NE-10 titles to its credit, including 10 in the last 17 years. “I’m very proud of the way our team performed today,” said 14-time NE-10 Coach of the Year Barbara Stevens after her 911th career win. “I was happy to see us play a spirited game. In the first half, we had a lot of offensive weapons and were also doing a good job defensively.” Battista was nothing short of sensational in her school record 127th career start as she hit 11 of 17 shots overall, including three of five from downtown, and all four of her free throws. In addition, she provided six assists, four rebounds and one steal, and turned the ball over just once in 31 minutes of action. Bentley’s all-time leading scorer joined the 2,000-point club with an inside move at 6:19 of the first half, a basket that made it 50-23 at the time. She had 21 points by the break, helping the Falcons to 64 points (a school record for a half) and a 27-point lead, and finished the game with 2,011 for her career. “Lauren gave us a player of the year performance today and showed her tremendous versatility,” said Stevens. “She’s a distributor, a scorer and she was also asked to cover Sade Jackson. I’m so glad she’s on our side.” Not to be overshadowed was the performance of senior forward Caleigh Crowell, who drilled five three-pointers en route to a 22-point afternoon, 15 of which came before intermission. After the Panthers, the top seed out of the NE-10’s Southwest Division, jumped out to a quick 6-2 lead, Bentley embarked on a 28-5 blitzing of the visitors over a span of six-and-a-half minutes. That produced a 30-11 lead with more than 12 minutes still left on the first-half clock and Adelphi (22-7) never got closer than 17 again. “Our team was very ready to play, but I think their first three possessions got our attention,” said Stevens. That 28-5 run began with a dozen unanswered points, a run that featured eight points by Crowell. She got it going with a three from the right wing, and later added a layup and another trifecta during the spurt. By the time freshman forward Jen Gemma scored with 12:29 to make it a 30-11 game, Bentley was shooting a ridiculous 81 percent, having put 13 of 16 shots through the basket. Battista’s 2,000th came in the midst of an 18-6 run that made it a 59-27 game with 2:44 left until the break. The final points during that span came on a three-ball from grad student Courtney Finn, Bentley’s 23rd field goal in 31 attempts. It was more of the same throughout the first eight minutes of the second half. Adelphi netted the first basket when play resumed, but Bentley followed with a 21-6 explosion that made it a 40-point game, 85-45. Battista and Crowell were followed in the scoring column by Finn and Gemma, with 16 and 14, respectively. Finn added eight rebounds, three assists and two steals, and Gemma helped out with six boards. Bentley earned the right to play in its 25th championship game by beating Assumption College, 75-59, in the semis three days earlier and Le Moyne College, 77-51, the previous Sunday. Against Assumption, Battista made seven of 11 shots for game-high 21 points and Crowell followed with 14. While they gave up 59 points, it was an impressive defensive effort for the Falcons, who had 12 steals, five blocks and three drawn charges. About half of Assumption’s points came in the final minutes of each half after Bentley had established a significant lead. The Greyhounds scored 13 in the final 3:30 of the first half, matching their total in the first 16:30, to draw within seven at the break, 33-26. And the Hounds scored 18 in the last 5:40 of the game after the Falcon advantage peaked at 27, 68-41.
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After Assumption netted the game’s first basket, Bentley responded with a 20-2 run. Crowell had six of the first 12, with a three from the right wing and a conventional three-point play. By the time Bentley senior forward Tyler Parker Kimball scored on an inside basket with 9:51 left in the opening half, the Falcons had limited the visitors to 2-for-11 shooting and forced eight turnovers. Battista, who moved to within 18 points from 2,000 for her sparkling career, hit a pair of jumpers during an 8-2 run later in the half that made it a 28-13 contest with 3:45 left until halftime. On top by seven at the half after a last second put-back by Assumption, Bentley came storming out of the gate when play resumed. Ten unanswered points to start the second made it 4326, and the run grew into a 19-5 burst, giving the Falcons a 21-point edge, 52-31, with nearly 12 minutes left to play. Brugliera had six of the 19, including two of Bentley’s first three second-half baskets, and Crowell added five with a three-pointer from the top of the key and a second-chance basket. In the quarterfinals, a 10-0 run to start the game and 27 consecutive points to open the second half was more than enough as Bentley rolled to the convincing win over Le Moyne. Battista again led the Falcons, filling the stat sheet with 13 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a block. All five starters scored in the first 4:13 for Bentley, producing a quick 10-0 start for the home team. Included during that run were a three-pointer from the right corner by Battista and a put-back from Brugliera. After a pair of baskets got Le Moyne on the board, Battista and Finn each scored four as Bentley used eight unanswered to make it an 18-4 game after eight-and-half minutes. The first half differential peaked at 27-10 when Battista hit a jumper in the paint with 6:31 to play, but the Dolphins finished strong to get within 11 at the break, 32-21. The lead actually shrunk to eight before Gemma completed the first-half scoring with a top-of-the-key three with 54 seconds left. Before Le Moyne would score again, the Falcon advantage had ballooned to 38, 59-21, just before the midpoint of the second half. During that lengthy dry spell, the Dolphins missed 12 straight from the field, misfired on four free throws and turned it over four times. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Adelphi vs Bentley 03/09/14 1:00 pm at Waltham, Mass. (Dana Center) Adelphi 76 • 22-7 ##
Player
11
Jessica Kitrys Jenna Halaby Calli Balfour Sade Jackson Kelly Mannix Melanie O'Brien Lauren Nuss Tara Flynn Samantha Milhaven Shannon Flynn Ashley Gomez Team Totals
15 32 03 10 01 04 05 13 14 25
FG % 1st Half: 14-36 38.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f f g g
8-15 3-5 4-14 5-12 4-9 0-0 1-2 0-3 1-3 0-3 3-6
2-4 0-1 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-1
29-72
5-17
2-4 0-0 0-0 11-12 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2 3 5 4 1 1 2 3 2 6 8 2 3 2 5 4 3 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 13-17 16 19 35 23
2nd half: 15-36 41.7% 2nd half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
20 6 9 21 9 0 3 0 2 0 6
0 0 3 4 4 0 0 1 2 0 0
5 1 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
76 14 20
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 0
Min
33 15 28 30 35 4 7 11 12 16 9
2 15 200
Game: 29-72 40.3% Game: 5-17 29.4% Game: 13-17 76.5%
Deadball Rebounds 1
Bentley 99 • 29-0 ##
Player
11
Caleigh Crowell Lauren Battista Jacqui Brugliera Courtney Finn Christiana Bakolas Kelsey Mattice Erica Oundjian Carlene Kluge Chrystal Guarin Jen Gemma Tyler Parker Kimball Team Totals
14 32 22 23 04 12 13 21 33 35
FG % 1st Half: 25-38 65.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f 8-12 f 11-17 f 3-5 g 7-11 g 1-2 0-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 7-11 1-2
5-9 3-5 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0
2 1 3 0 1 3 4 1 3 4 7 3 1 7 8 3 0 7 7 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 3 6 0 3 3 6 0 2 0 2 38-66 10-22 13-20 15 30 45 18
2nd half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0%
1-2 4-4 0-1 0-1 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-1 1-2
TP
A TO Blk Stl
22 29 6 16 6 0 0 0 3 14 3
0 6 3 3 6 4 0 0 1 1 1
Min
4 1 3 5 3 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0
99 25 20
2
9 200
Game: 38-66 57.6% Game: 10-22 45.5% Game: 13-20 65.0%
25 31 12 31 25 22 1 5 17 25 6
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Debra Archambeault, Amy Todey, Michael Motta Technical fouls: Adelphi-None. Bentley-None. Attendance: 772 Northeast-10 Conference Championship Game: #1 NE Bentley vs. #1 SW Adelphi Bentley: Ranked #1 in Div. II; NE-10 Champs for 4th str. yr, 18 overall Battista: Surpassed 2000 career points; tied career high points Battista: School record 127th career start Score by periods Adelphi Bentley
1st
2nd
Total
37 64
39 35
76 99
Last FG - ADE 2nd-01:07, BEN 2nd-02:09. Largest lead - ADE by 4 1st-19:16, BEN by 40 2nd-12:25.
Points ADE BEN
In Paint 44 53
Off T/O 20 24
2nd Fast Chance Break 14 14 14 5
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time.
Bench 11 20
* Host Institution All times listed are Eastern time.
7 West Florida (19-10)
2 Tampa (22-6)
6 Saint Leo (20-9)
3 Rollins (24-6)
5 Albany State (GA) (20-6)
4 Delta State (24-5)
8 Benedict (20-9)
1 *Nova Southeastern (24-4)
7 Concordia-St. Paul (25-8)
2 *Harding (29-2)
6 Northern State (24-6)
3 Central Missouri (25-4)
5 Pittsburg State (23-7)
4 Wayne State (NE) 27-4)
8 Southwestern Okla. (19-10)
1 Emporia State (28-3)
7 Midwestern State (18-11)
2 Colorado Mesa (28-1)
6 Texas A&M Int'l (19-8)
3 Tarleton State (21-8)
5 St. Mary's (TX) (19-9)
4 Colorado St.-Pueblo (22-8))
8 St. Edwards's (19-8)
1 *West Texas A&M (27-2)
7 Limestone (24-5)
2 Clayton State (22-6)
6 Belmont Abbey (21-8)
3 Wingate (24-5)
5 Columbus State (21-7)
4 North Georgia (22-6)
8 Armstrong Atl. (19-7)
1 *Lenoir-Rhyne (24-5)
First Round March 14
Tampa 77-62
Rollins 56-48
Albany State (GA) 49-45
Nova Southeastern 75-61
Concordia-St. Paul 68-57
Central Missouri 82-69
Wayne State (NE) 83-77
Emporia State 97-65
Colorado Mesa 60-49
Tarleton State 70-55
St. Mary's (TX) 63-57
West Texas A&M 90-73
Limestone 75-65
Belmont Abbey 93-86
North Georgia 85-83
Armstrong Atl. 64-56
Second Round March 15
Tampa 75-57
South
Nova Southeastern 96-69
Concordia-St. Paul 85-60
Central
Emporia State 76-69
Colorado Mesa 66-44
South Central
West Texas A&M 79-66
Limestone 74-55
Southeast
Armstrong Atl. 72-70
Third Round March 17
Nova Southeastern 56-53
2:30 p.m.
Concordia-St. Paul 70-67
West Texas A&M 59-56
Noon
Limestone 74-55
Quarterfinals March 25
Nova Southeastern 72-64
6 p.m.
West Texas A&M 81-44
Semifinals March 26
Bentley 77-62
CBS Sports Network/NCAA.com
7 p.m.
NATIONAL CHAMPION
BENTLEY 73-65
Erie Insurance Arena Erie, Pennsylvania Gannon University, host March 25, 26 and 28
West Texas A&M 80-66
Final March 28
Bentley 74-66
8:30 p.m.
Cal Poly Pomona 81-61
Semifinals March 26
Drury 99-63
6 p.m.
Bentley 83-62
Cal Poly Pomona 75-68
8:30 p.m.
Edinboro 82-76
Quarterfinals March 25
Third Round March 17
Midwest
East
Wayne State (Mich.) 87-80
Drury 78-58
LIU Post 85-83
Bentley 79-63
Montana St. Billings 76-68
West
Cal Poly Pomona 89-80
Edinboro 77-69
Atlantic
Bloomsburg 91-78
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
NCAA Division II Women's
Lewis 69-64
Wayne State (Mich.) 63-58
Quincy 65-58
Drury 74-68
Adelphi 92-86
LIU Post 60-59
Stonehill 79-61
Bentley 80-65
Montana St. Billings 60-59
Simon Fraser 77-70
Cal. St. Chico 90-70
Cal Poly Pomona 60-56
Edinboro 64-62
Gannon 76-70
Bloomsburg 75-57
Glenville State 82-70
Second Round March 15
7 Missouri-St. Louis (21-7)
2 Lewis (22-5)
6 Wayne State (MI) (21-7)
3 Indianapolis (23-8)
5 Quincy (22-6)
4 Northern Michigan (22-7)
8 Truman (22-8)
1 *Drury (24-3)
7 New Haven (18-9)
2 Adelphi (22-7)
6 Assumption (18-10)
3 LIU Post (22-6)
5 Dist. of Columbia (21-7)
4 Stonehill (18-9)
8 Bloomfield (20-9)
1 *Bentley (29-0)
7 Academy of Art (23-7)
2 Montana St. Billings (23-7)
6 Western Washington (19-9)
3 Simon Fraser (19-9)
5 Cal. St. Chico (18-9)
4 Cal. St. Dom. Hills (20-9)
8 Alaska-Anchorage (19-8)
1 *Cal Poly Pomona (22-6)
7 Charleston (WV) (21-8)
2 Edinboro (24-5)
6 Shaw (21-8)
3 Gannon (27-3)
5 Virginia State (25-2)
4 Bloomsburg (24-4)
8 West Liberty (20-10)
1 *Glenville State (28-3)
First Round March 14
2013-14 NCAA Division II National Champions
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Bentley University Women’s Basketball
Winningest Coaches, NCAA Women’s Basketball History Name, School 1. Pat Summitt, Tennessee 2. Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina 3. Tara VanDerveer, Stanford 4. C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers 5. Barbara Stevens, Bentley 6. Jody Conradt, Texas
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Yrs 38 39 35 43 37 38
Record 1098-208 935-331 927-907 929-341 917-246 900-309
2013-14 NCAA Division II National Champions
Barbara Stevens Head Coach
28th season
♦ Received Pat Summitt Award as the 2013-14 WBCA Division II National Coach of the Year, an honor she’s received an unprecedented five times ♦ Women’s Division II Bulletin Division II Coach of the Year ♦ Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year for the 14th time ♦ Became the 6th coach in NCAA women’s basketball history to reach the 900-win plateau with a 98-82 victory over Saint Anselm Jan. 25 ♦ Finished the season 5th on the all-time win list at 917-246, including 760-155 in 28 Bentley seasons ♦ In addition to the NCAA Division II national championship, directed the Falcons to their 13th NCAA regional title, a school-record 35 wins, their 12th 30-win season and their 18th Northeast-10 championship ♦ 2006 inductee into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
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C White
Dan Hunt
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
♦ The 2013-14 season was her 11th as Coach Stevens’ top assistant and her 12th on the Bentley coaching staff ♦ Former Bentley point guard (Class of 2001) who played on teams that were 120-12 ♦ Has been part of five Elite Eight teams (two as a player, three as a coach)
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♦ Has been a member of Coach Stevens’ coaching staff since the fall of 2008 ♦ His coaching resume includes 3 years as a Northeastern assistant (2003-06), 2 years as head coach at Lasell (2001-03) and 2 years as head coach at Lesley (2006-08)
2013-14 NCAA Division II National Champions The 2013-14 Bentley Falcons NO 4 5 11 12 13 14 20 21 22 23 24 32 33 34 35
NAME Kelsey Mattice Jane White Caleigh Crowell Erica Oundjian Carlene Kluge Lauren Battista Krista O’Gara Chrystal Guarin Courtney Finn Christiana Bakolas Brittany Gregory Jacqui Brugliera Jen Gemma Melina Kollia Tyler Parker Kimball
YR Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Gr. Gr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr.
POS G G F G F F G G G G F F F C F
HT 5-5 5-5 6-1 5-8 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-6 5-9 5-7 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-10
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Cicero, N.Y. / Cicero North Syracuse Amherst, N.H. / Souhegan Harwich, Mass. / Worcester Academy Longmeadow, Mass. / Longmeadow Reading, Mass. / Reading North Easton, Mass. / Oliver Ames New Fairfield, Conn. / The Canterbury School Aliso Viejo, Calif. / Troy Winthrop, Mass. / Winthrop Manchester, N.H. / Manchester Central Fishkill, N.Y. / John Jay Fitchburg, Mass. / Wachusett Reg. Milton, Mass. / Fontbonne Academy Athens, Greece / American Community School New Britain, Conn. / New Britain/Roxbury CC
Head Coach: Barbara Stevens (Bridgewater State ’76), 28th season Assistant Coaches: C White & Dan Hunt Captains: Christiana Bakolas, Lauren Battista & Courtney Finn Managers: Sarah Hasenauer, Chelsea Lombardi & Joseph Sartorelli
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WBCA Div. II Player of the Year
Honda Div. II Athlete of the Year Capital One Academic AllAmerica of the Year 14
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Lauren Battista Sr, F, 6-0, North Easton, Mass., Oliver Ames HS
2014 WBCA Division II Player of the Year 2014 Capital One NCAA Div. II Academic All-America of the Year 2014 Honda Division II Athlete of the Year WBCA Division II All-America for 3rd straight season Capital One NCAA Div. II Academic All-America for 3rd time Northeast-10 Player of the Year for the 2nd time (2012, 2014) Bentley’s all-time leading scorer (2,112 points), as well as the career leader in field goals, field goal attempts, games started and games played Northeast-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player for unprecedented 4th time Bentley’s Outstanding Female Senior Athlete & Edward J. Powers Scholar-Athlete Award Northeast-10 Woman of the Year and Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year 3-time recipient of Northeast-10 Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award As a senior, averaged 17.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists while shooting .575 overall, .417 from three and .819 at the line Team captain for second straight season
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Christiana Bakolas Sr, G, 5-7, Manchester, N.H., Manchester Central HS
♦ Started every game at the point for the 2nd straight season and finished career with 76 consecutive starts ♦ Established career-bests for scoring (6.4 ppg), assists (5.5), rebounds (4.3), steals (1.6) and minutes (26.7) ♦ Had five points, two steals and an assist in the last four minutes of the NCAA Division II national championship game ♦ Led team in assists (194) and steals (57), and was second in defensive rebounds (130) ♦ Finished career 11th in Bentley history with 490 assists ♦ Team captain who was selected to the Bentley Falcon Society, joining Lauren Battista in that elite group
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Bentley University Women’s Basketball Most Outstanding Player, NCAA Div. II Elite Eight
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Jacqui Brugliera Sr, F, 6-0, Fitchburg, Mass., Wachusett Reg. HS
♦ Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Division II Elite Eight after scoring 17 points in each of the final two games and playing outstanding defense throughout ♦ Four-time All-Northeast-10 selection who finished career with 1,493 points (12th all-time) and 821 rebounds (fifth in program history) ♦ One of six players in Bentley history to amass both 1,400 points and 800 rebounds ♦ Averaged 10.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 18.9 minutes as a senior, earning 2nd-team AllNortheast-10 honors ♦ Named to NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team following a 20-point, 11-rebound effort in championship game vs. LIU Post ♦ Academic All-Northeast-10 for the 3rd consecutive season and a Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-District selection
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Caleigh Crowell Sr, F, 6-1, Harwich, Mass., Worcester Academy
♦ Closed out career by averaging 8.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 20.4 minutes in her first season as a full-time starter ♦ Boosted her production to 12.2 points in nine postseason games, including 12.7 in the Elite Eight ♦ After hitting 30 three-pointers during regular season, knocked down 23 in the postseason with a .442 accuracy rate ♦ Poured in 21 points against Cal Poly Pomona in the national semifinals ♦ Career .387 three-point percentage is seventh best in program history ♦ Finished Bentley career with 695 points, 311 rebounds and 118 threes in 83 games
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Bentley University Women’s Basketball WBCA Division II All America
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2013-14 NCAA Division II National Champions
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Courtney Finn Gr, G, 5-9, Winthrop, Mass., Winthrop HS
♦ WBCA Division II All-America and 2nd team Women’s Division II Bulletin All-America ♦ All-Northeast-10 for 3rd straight season, including 1st team in 2013 and 2014 ♦ Averaged 15.6 points, a team-best 7.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting .491 overall, .420 from three and .828 at the line ♦ Erupted for a career-high 30 points in the NCAA Elite Eight quarterfinal game vs. Drury ♦ Named to NCAA Division II Elite Eight All-Tournament Team ♦ Two-year captain who finished her career with 1,597 points (eighth in school history), 799 rebounds (seventh all-time) and 199 three-pointers (fourth all-time) ♦ One of only two players in program history with 1,500 points, 750 rebounds and 100 three-pointers ♦ Scoring, rebound and assist averages improved every season of career
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Chrystal Guarin Gr, G, 5-6, Aliso Viejo, Calif., Troy HS
♦ Provided depth in the backcourt while setting career-highs across the board ♦ Appeared in all 35 games and averaged 15.5 minutes, 2.3 points and 1.5 assists ♦ Scored 6 points against LIU Post in the NCAA East Regional final ♦ Made half of her shots from inside the arc and established a career-high for free throw percentage (.653) ♦ Played a total of 86 games during her three Bentley seasons
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Tyler Parker Kimball Sr, F, 5-10, New Britain, Conn., New Britain HS
Produced 2.7 points and 3.3 rebounds a game while averaging 8.8 minutes off the bench Scored season-high 9 points at Caldwell on Nov. 10 Twice gave the Falcons 8 rebounds off the bench, Jan. 11 vs. Southern Connecticut State and a week later at American International During the postseason, had a .563 field goal percentage and made 6 of 7 free throws Her 40-minute projections of 5.9 offensive rebounds and 14.8 total rebounds were team-bests In two Bentley seasons after transferring from Roxbury Community College, appeared in 62 games with averages of 3.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 11.2 minutes
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Carlene Kluge Jr, F, 6-0, Reading, Mass., Reading HS
♦ Appeared in a career-best 28 games off the bench ♦ Averaged 1.8 points, 1.1 rebounds and 6.9 minutes ♦ Played double-figure minutes in 8 games ♦ Scored 6 points at Saint Anselm Nov. 13 and vs. Merrimack Feb. 11 ♦ Tied career-bests with 6 rebounds at St. Michael’s Feb. 15 and 3 steals vs. Franklin Pierce Feb. 25
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Kelsey Mattice Jr, G, 5-5, Cicero, N.Y., Cicero North Syracuse HS
♦ Averaged 4.7 points and 1.5 rebounds while playing 17.5 minutes a game ♦ Was 3rd on team in 3-pointers, connecting 27 times from downtown ♦ Started 6 games from Dec. 10-Jan. 15, averaging 5.8 points in that role ♦ Central New York native who scored a career-high 15 points when Bentley played at Le Moyne Jan. 8 ♦ Also scored 15 against Saint Anselm Jan. 25 ♦ Had multiple 3-pointers 7 times, including 3 in the Saint Anselm game
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Krista O’Gara So, G, 5-9, New Fairfield, Conn., Canterbury School
♦ Transferred to Bentley after beginning her college career at Saint Anselm ♦ Missed entire 2013-14 season due to back injury
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Erica Oundjian So, G, 5-8, Longmeadow, Mass., Longmeadow HS
♦ Appeared in 20 games off the bench ♦ Averaged 3.6 minutes, 0.8 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists ♦ Career-high 5 points at American International Jan. 18, playing less than six miles from her hometown
O’Gara
Oundjian 30
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Jane White So, G, 5-5, Amherst, N.H., Souhegan HS
♦ Averaged 5.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists before a Dec. 7 injury prematurely ended her season ♦ Injury came 3 minutes into her first career start ♦ During season’s 1st 8 games, played 20.4 minutes a game off the bench ♦ Scored season-high 11 points, with 3 three-pointers, Nov. 20 vs. Assumption ♦ Other highlights included 10 points at Saint Anselm Nov. 13 and 5 assists at Caldwell 3 days earlier ♦ Career average of 5.7 points, with 50 3-pointers, in 38 games
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Jen Gemma Fr, F, Milton, Mass., Fontbonne Academy
♦ Was 4th on the team in scoring with her 10.1 average best in the NE-10 among players with less than 9 starts ♦ Was 2nd on the team in rebounds (6.2) and offensive boards (81) despite being 6th in minutes ♦ Named to Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team ♦ Tied with Jacqui Brugliera for team-high in rebounds in national championship game vs. West Texas A&M with 7 ♦ Northeast-10 Player of the Week after 20 points and 12 rebounds in 17 minutes at LIU Post Dec. 21 ♦ Averaged 14 points and 5.7 rebounds during the NCAA Div. II East Regional after putting up 14 points and 6 rebounds in NE-10 Championship vs. Adelphi
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Brittany Gregory Fr, F, 5-10, Fishkill, N.Y., John Jay HS
♦ Saw action in 17 games off the bench as a freshman ♦ Averaged 0.9 points and 0.8 rebounds while playing 5.0 minutes a game ♦ Season-highs included four points vs. Saint Anselm Nov. 13 and three rebounds vs. Saint Rose Jan. 29
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Melina Kollia Fr, C, 6-2, Athens, Greece, American Comm. School
Bentley’s first international player since Sharon Zeevi (1997-2001) Appeared in 23 games during her rookie season Averaged 2.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 5.8 minutes Career bests included 6 points against Merrimack Feb. 11 and 7 rebounds vs. Southern New Hampshire Nov. 26
Gregory
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Bentley University Women’s Basketball The Statistics GP-GS Lauren Battista 35-35 Courtney Finn 35-35 Jacqui Brugliera 35-35 Jen Gemma 33-0 Caleigh Crowell 31-28 Christiana Bakolas 35-35 Jane White 9-1 Kelsey Mattice 35-6 Tyler Parker Kimball 30-0 Chrystal Guarin 35-0 Melina Kollia 23-0 Carlene Kluge 28-0 Brittany Gregory 17-0 Erica Oundjian 20-0 TEAM BENTLEY 35 OPPONENTS 35
AVG MIN 28.8 31.0 18.9 18.7 20.4 26.7 18.4 17.5 8.8 15.5 5.8 6.9 5.0 3.6
FG 244 169 131 122 101 69 13 63 30 23 20 17 6 6
FGA 424 344 281 252 211 175 40 198 62 62 49 38 12 22
PCT .575 .491 .466 .484 .479 .394 .325 .318 .484 .371 .408 .447 .500 .273
3-POINT FG FGA PCT 25 60 .417 68 162 .420 18 63 .286 8 27 .296 53 137 .387 7 28 .250 9 28 .321 27 98 .276 0 0 .000 2 20 .100 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4 16 .250
1014 2170 .467 223 761 2043 .372 169
644 .346 558 .303
REBOUNDS PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-D .819 71 114 185 5.3 52-0 .828 52 199 251 7.2 73-0 .721 82 97 179 5.1 84-3 .762 81 122 203 6.2 63-0 .656 47 64 111 3.6 62-0 .767 20 130 150 4.3 65-0 .765 2 11 13 1.4 14-0 .923 5 49 54 1.5 38-0 .553 39 59 98 3.3 40-0 .653 13 30 43 1.2 58-1 .600 8 33 41 1.8 29-0 .516 13 19 32 1.1 24-0 .500 4 8 12 0.7 7-0 .000 2 3 5 0.3 8-0 70 65 135 3.9 606 811 .747 509 1003 1512 43.2 617-4 410 578 .709 361 767 1128 32.2 720-17
FT 95 140 88 80 21 79 13 12 21 32 6 16 3 0
FTA 116 169 122 105 32 103 17 13 38 49 10 31 6 0
AST 109 117 27 21 13 194 13 38 8 54 5 9 3 4
TO 67 82 43 41 41 77 5 36 18 41 22 14 6 3 6 615 502 415 589
PTS 608 546 368 332 276 224 48 165 81 80 48 50 15 16
AVG 17.4 15.6 10.5 10.1 8.9 6.4 5.3 4.7 2.7 2.3 2.1 1.8 0.9 0.8
2857 81.6 2101 60.0
Steals: Bakolas 57, Battista 37, Finn 29, Brugliera 28, Crowell 25, Gemma 24, Guarin 23, Mattice 19, White 13, Kluge 8, Kimball 5, Gregory 2, Kollia 2, Oundjian 0. Bentley 272, Opponents 233. Blocks: Brugliera 32, Crowell 27, Gemma 11, Battista 10, Kimball 8, Kollia 5, Finn 4, Bakolas 3, Mattice 3, Guarin 1, Kluge 1, Oundjian 1, White 1, Gregory 0. Bentley 107, Opponents 110.
NCAA Tournament Statistics GP-GS Courtney Finn 6-6 Lauren Battista 6-6 Jacqui Brugliera 6-6 Caleigh Crowell 6-6 Jen Gemma 6-0 Christiana Bakolas 6-6 Kelsey Mattice 6-0 Chrystal Guarin 6-0 Tyler Parker Kimball 6-0 Carlene Kluge 2-0 Brittany Gregory Melina Kollia Erica Oundjian Jane White TEAM BENTLEY 6 OPPONENTS 6
AVG MIN 37.7 33.7 25.8 28.5 21.0 28.5 9.5 9.7 5.2 1.5
FG FGA PCT 24 57 .421 39 79 .494 24 59 .407 25 49 .510 18 37 .486 9 29 .310 4 13 .308 3 7 .429 4 8 .500 0 0 .000
150 338 .444 142 350 .406
3-POINT FG FGA PCT 8 25 .320 8 21 .381 4 15 .267 15 37 .405 1 4 .250 0 3 .000 3 8 .375 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
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REBOUNDS FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG 52 59 .881 7 27 34 5.7 15 19 .789 6 23 29 4.8 24 30 .800 18 21 39 6.5 1 2 .500 8 16 24 4.0 18 23 .783 11 19 30 5.0 12 17 .706 1 20 21 3.5 0 0 .000 0 6 6 1.0 4 4 1.000 4 1 5 0.8 1 1 1.000 3 7 10 1.7 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 Did not play Did not play Did not play Injured 12 15 27 4.5 114 .342 127 155 .819 70 155 225 37.5 96 .354 65 94 .691 68 131 199 33.2
Steals: Bakolas 9, Brugliera 6, Crowell 6, Battista 4, Gemma 3, Finn 2, Mattice 2. Bentley 32, Opponents 31. Blocks: Brugliera 6, Crowell 6, Battista 3, Gemma 2, Bakolas 1, Finn 1, Kimball 1. Bentley 20, Opponents 20.
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PF-D AST TO PTS AVG 20-0 20 13 108 18.0 12-0 14 11 101 16.8 21-1 5 6 76 12.7 15-0 2 10 66 11.0 10-0 4 8 55 9.2 19-0 38 14 30 5.0 2-0 1 3 11 1.8 4-0 6 5 10 1.7 3-0 1 4 9 1.5 0-0 0 0 0 0.0
0 106-1 136-8
3 91 77 466 77.7 70 88 383 63.8
2013-14 NCAA Division II National Champions The Road to a National Championship OVERALL: WON 35, LOST 0
NORTHEAST-10: WON 21, LOST 0
DATE Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 20 Nov. 23 Nov. 26
OPPONENT at Holy Family at Caldwell * at Saint Anselm Dowling * Assumption * at Stonehill * So. New Hampshire
RESULT W 81-68 W 75-58 W 89-58 W 81-57 W 89-68 W 81-62 W 71-42
NOTES Battista scored 18 and Bentley pulled away from 11th-ranked Tigers in 2nd half 11 unanswered points by Battista stretched a 4-point lead to 15 (59-44) with 8:31 left Finn scored 16, Battista followed with 14 and the bench totaled 40 in NE-10 opener Bentley avenged loss in 2013 East Regional final behind Finn double-double (20p, 10r) Battista hit 11 of 15 from the field and finished with 24 points in just 20 minutes Crowell & Bakolas combined for 40 points on 15-of-18 shooting vs. No. 7 Skyhawks Bentley used 31-9 edge in points off turnovers, including 25-0 in 1st half, to roll to win
Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 21
* at Merrimack * St. Michael’s * at Franklin Pierce at LIU Post
W 76-52 W 81-68 W 86-66 W 71-59
In game Falcons led 44-15 at half, Battista, Finn & Brugliera had 34 of team’s first 39 pts Bentley vaulted out to 48-18 halftime lead before Knights put up a 50-point 2nd half Falcons moved to 10-0 behind Battista (27 pts, 9 rebs, 5 asst) and Brugliera (17 pts) Gemma was a force off the bench, with 20 points and 12 rebounds in only 17 minutes
Jan. 3 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 29
Bridgeport * at Le Moyne * So. Connecticut St. * Adelphi * at American International * at New Haven * Saint Anselm * Saint Rose
W W W W W W W W
72-42 79-56 83-66 77-66 84-46 87-65 98-82 80-49
Bentley held Purple Knights to just 21 percent shooting and only 14 points in paint Mattice returned to central New York and scored a career-high 15 points Battista moved into third on Bentley’s all-time scoring list with a 25-point afternoon Double-doubles by Bakolas, Finn & Brugliera were augmented by Battista’s 19 points Finn exploded for a school-record 8 threes in only 9 attempts and finished with 25 pts Stevens’ 899th win featured a powerful effort from Brugliera (26 points, 9 rebounds) Battista became Bentley’s all-time scorer and Stevens joined the exclusive 900-win club Battista, Finn and Crowell combined for 52 points, 3 more than the Knights, and 18 rebs
Feb. 1 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 15 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 25
* at Pace * at Assumption * Merrimack * at St. Michael’s * at So. New Hampshire * Stonehill * Franklin Pierce
W 60-45 W 89-70 W 92-49 W 84-52 W 95-55 W 79-74 W 100-57
A 17-1 run to start the 2nd half pushed a 1-point lead to 17 as Falcons improved to 20-0 Battista (21 points, 9-13 fg) led 5 in doubles; Bentley +14 rebounds and +20 points in paint Battista stayed hot with 26 points on 11-14 shooting; Falcons clinched NE-10 NE Division Bentley used runs of 13-0 and 18-0 to vault out to 42-11 lead after 14 minutes of play Falcons shot .567 overall, made 10 of 16 3’s and dominated the boards (52-20) Skyhawks gave the Falcons a battle on Senior Day but Finn helped team stay perfect Bentley put up 50 in each half to complete a perfect regular season; Finn: 22 points
Mar. 2 Mar. 6 Mar. 9 Mar. 14 Mar. 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 25 Mar. 26 Mar. 28
&Le Moyne &Assumption &Adelphi # Bloomfield # Stonehill # LIU Post ! vs. Drury ! vs. Cal Poly Pomona ! vs. West Texas A&M
W 77-51 W 75-59 W 99-76 W 80-65 W 79-63 W 83-62 W 74-66 W 77-62 W 73-65
A 10-0 run to start the game and 27 consecutive points to start 2nd half in NE-10 opener Battista scored game-high 21 and Falcon defense excelled (12 steals, 5 blocks, 3 charges) Battista eclipsed 2,000 career points and earned 4th straight NE-10 championship MVP Crowell (4-5 3’s) and Finn (14-16 ft) combined for 39 points as Bentley makes it 30-0 Finn & Gemma each scored 16 and Battista’s 15 included a pair of late killer threes Bentley posted wire-to-wire win to claim 3rd regional title in 4 yrs; Finn Regional MOP Finn exploded for career-high 30, along with 10 boards, and Battista added 20 in E8 Battista, Brugliera and Crowell combined for 63 points to propel Bentley into finals 2014 NATIONAL CHAMPS! Game-ending 19-5 run caps perfect season, Brugliera named Most Outstanding Player
* Northeast-10 Conference game # NCAA Division II East Regional
& Northeast-10 Conference playoffs ! NCAA Division II Elite Eight (Erie, Pa.)
Courtney Finn throwing out the first pitch at Fenway Park as her teammates look on
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Bentley University Women’s Basketball Bentley in the NCAA Championships 1981-82 NCAA Division II Regional Springfield 68, Bentley 57
1982-83 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 64, Stonehill 62 Southern Conn 60, Bentley 53
1983-84 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 61, Central Florida 44 Quinnipiac 71, Bentley 50
1984-85 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 67, Stonehill 52 Quinnipiac 74, Bentley 58
1986-87 NCAA Division II Regional Stonehill 52, Bentley 49
1987-88 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 69, N.H. College 52 New Haven 50, Bentley 49
1988-89 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 88, Bridgeport 68 Bentley 76, New Haven 71 NCAA Div. II Quarterfinals Bentley 73, Bloomsburg 68 NCAA Div. II Championship (Cleveland, Miss.) Cal Poly-Pomona 84, Bentley 83 (2ot) Bentley 83, Central Missouri 81
1989-90 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 75, Keene State 48 Bentley 65, Saint Anselm 44 NCAA Div. II Quarterfinals Bentley 74, Bellarmine 69 NCAA Div. II Championships (Pomona, Cal.) Bentley 72, Oakland 68 Delta State 77, Bentley 43
1990-91 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 79, Stonehill 29 Bentley 86, Saint Anselm 73 NCAA Division II Quarterfinals Bentley 97, Jacksonville State 92 NCAA Div. II Championships (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) No. Dakota State 83, Bentley 76 Bentley 60, Norfolk State 58
1991-92
NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 73, Franklin Pierce 65 Bentley 68, Stonehill 60 NCAA Div. II Quarterfinals Bentley 90, Pitt-Johnstown 73 NCAA Div. II Championships (Fargo, N.D.) Delta State 68, Bentley 66 Portland State 72, Bentley 69
1992-93 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 71, Franklin Pierce 46
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Bentley 68, UMass-Lowell 60 NCAA Div. II Quarterfinals Bentley 84, Norfolk State 66 NCAA Div. II Championships (Waltham, Mass.) North Dakota St. 79, Bentley 57 Michigan Tech 74, Bentley 60
1993-94 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 76, UMass-Lowell 63 Stonehill 81, Bentley 64
1994-95 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 72, Bridgeport 62 Saint Anselm 79, Bentley 74 (ot)
1995-96 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 87, Bridgeport 71 Bentley 63, Saint Rose 58 NCAA Division II Elite Eight (Fargo, N.D.) Delta State 86, Bentley 69
1996-97 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 72, UMass-Lowell 57 Bentley 52, Stonehill 41 NCAA Division II Elite Eight (Grand Forks, N.D.) Bentley 55, Kennesaw State 48 North Dakota 70, Bentley 48 UC-Davis 76, Bentley 61
1997-98 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 77, Franklin Pierce 43 Bentley 50, Saint Rose 49 NCAA Division II Elite Eight (Pine Bluff, Ark.) North Dakota 71, Bentley 56
1998-99 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 64, Saint Anselm 57 Bentley 54, Saint Rose 48 NCAA Division II Elite Eight (Pine Bluff, Ark.) Emporia State 99, Bentley 72
1999-2000 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 68, AIC 59 Saint Rose 82, Bentley 72
2000-01 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 76, AIC 62 Pace 86, Bentley 75
2001-02 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 65, Le Moyne 54 Adelphi 58, Bentley 50
2002-03 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 92, New Haven 65 Bentley 71, Merrimack 43 Bentley 66, Stonehill 44 NCAA Division II Elite Eight (St. Joseph, Mo.) Bentley 80, Central Arkansas 69
So. Dakota St. 69, Bentley 62 (ot)
2003-04 NCAA Division II Regional Bryant 70, Bentley 65
2004-05 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 67, Bryant 56 Bentley 63, Southern Conn 49 Merrimack 52, Bentley 44
2006-07 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 58, Stonehill 55 Bentley 69, Pace 61 Southern Conn 59, Bentley 49
2007-08 NCAA Division II Regional Assumption 67, Bentley 58
2008-09 NCAA Division II Regional AIC 71, Bentley 59
2009-10 NCAA Division II Regional Stonehill 74, Bentley 56
2010-11 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 75, C.W. Post 67 Bentley 77, Assumption 64 Bentley 64, Pace 61 NCAA Division II Elite Eight (St. Joseph, Mo.) Clayton State 84, Bentley 61
2011-12 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 77, Dist. of Columbia 58 Bentley 54, Franklin Pierce 52 Bentley 84, Holy Family 73 NCAA Division II Elite Eight (San Antonio, Texas) Bentley 72, Wayne State (Neb.) 67 Ashland 77, Bentley 62
2012-13 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 68, LIU Post 57 Bentley 85, Holy Family 56 Dowling 53, Bentley 51
2013-14 NCAA Division II Regional Bentley 80, Bloomfield 65 Bentley 79, Stonehill 63 Bentley 83, LIU Post 62 NCAA Division II Elite Eight (Erie, Pa.) Bentley 74, Drury 66 Bentley 77, Cal Poly Pomona 62 Bentley 73, West Texas A&M 65 HOME GAMES INDICATED BY ITALICS National Championship games in bold
Bentley Basketball Achievements In March 2014, Bentley became only the second undefeated national champion in NCAA Division II women’s basketball history Bentley’s resume includes 22 Northeast10 regular season titles, 18 NE-10 playoff championships and 13 NCAA Division II regional championships, including 3 in the last 4 years Bentley has made a record 31 appearances in the NCAA Division II Championships Bentley has reached the Sweet 16 20 times in the last 27 seasons
Barbara Stevens, a 2006 inductee into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, is one of only six coaches in NCAA women’s basketball history with 900+ career wins In Stevens’ 28 years as Bentley’s head coach, the Falcons have averaged 27.1 wins per season Bentley has won at least 20 games in 29 of the last 31 years and has had 19 or more wins in 33 of the last 34 seasons Stevens’ Bentley teams have amassed 21 double-digit winning streaks, including three of 30 or more
Bentley has won more games all-time than any other Division II women’s basketball program, finishing the 2013-14 season with 966
Bentley has been ranked in the top 25 a record 261 times since 1982 and spent the entire 2013- 14 season ranked No. 1 in Div. II
Among Division II programs with a history of at least 20 years, Bentley’s alltime winning percentage of .803 is unequalled
In addition to having an outstanding year on the court, the 2013-14 Falcons also excelled in the classroom, compiling a GPA of 3.24 for the year
Bentley University Falcons
2013-14 NCAA Div. II National Champions