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Nazareth Wins Wendy’s Title Brad Ford ’14 scored 13 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds last December 4 to earn tournament MVP honors as Nazareth’s men’s basketball team won the championship of the 45th annual Wendy’s College Classic with a thrilling 62-60 victory Nazareth’s men’s basketball team with the over the University of Wendy’s College Classic trophy. Rochester. The victory, at Roberts Wesleyan’s Voller Athletic Center, enabled the Golden Flyers to secure the tournament title for the sixth time and the first since 2003. The win also snapped a string of 13 straight losses to the Yellowjackets. In fact, Nazareth’s last win over UR came in the then-JPMorgan Chase Tournament final at Roberts Wesleyan in January 2003. “It means a lot for our program,” said second-year head coach Kevin Broderick ‘89. “Our guys needed to play hard to come out on top in this field. This is one of the best Division III tournaments in the country.” Ford was one of three Nazareth players to score in double figures. Phil Scaffidi ’12 scored 11 points and was named to the all-tournament team, and Jason Corletta ’12, who made three key foul shots in the closing seconds, finished with 10 points. Tyshun Stephens ’13 also represented Nazareth on the all-tournament team. Nazareth also defeated Roberts Wesleyan, 83-74, in the first round and Brockport, 57-47, in the semifinals. The tournament usually is contested in January but was moved to the first semester for the first time. Nazareth’s other tournament titles came in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 2003. The Golden Flyers also appeared in the title game in 1981, 1990, 2008, and 2009.
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Three Make All-Region Team for Women’s Soccer
hree members of the Nazareth women’s soccer team have been selected to the NCAA Division III East Region all-star team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The all-star teams are sponsored by Performance Subaru. Goalkeeper Hillary Simon ’11 was a second-team selection while midfielder Sarah Eichelberger ’13 and defender Amanda Sudore ’13 made the third team. Simon, of Homer, N.Y. and a graduate of Homer High School, had a sensational senior Goalkeeper Hillary Simon ’11 season for the Golden Flyers, who finished was one of three women’s soccer 11-7-2 overall and lost in the Empire 8 Conplayers on all-region team. ference finals to Stevens, 2-1. Simon allowed just 13 goals in 19 games for a 0.66 goals-against average, an .887 save percentage, and nine shutouts. A four-year starter, Simon was recognized as E8 Defensive Player of the Year and amassed 24 career shutouts. Eichelberger, of Pittsford, N.Y. and a graduate of Pittsford Sutherland, was a second-team E8 all-star in 2010 and finished second on the team in scoring with 14 points on six goals and two assists. Sudore, of Ontario, N.Y. and a graduate of Wayne Central, was a first-team all-conference selection after starting all 20 games for the Golden Flyers and contributing one goal and three assists. She also contributed to a defense that yielded less than one goal per game. In addition to Simon and Sudore, Nazareth had three other first-team allconference selections in forward Erica Conte ’11, midfielder Kelly Kuhn ’12, and back Kara Eaker ’11. Eichelberger made second team and midfielder Kerry Gannon ’12 and back Sarah Cipperly ’14 were honorable mention. Head coach Gail Mann, with more than 220 wins in 18 seasons, was named Coach of the Year.
Evans Makes All-Region Team for Field Hockey Kelsey Evans ’11, goalie for the Nazareth field hockey team, was a second-team selection to the 2010 Longstretch/NFHCA Division III North Atlantic Region team. A native of Penfield, N.Y. and a graduate of Penfield High School, Evans played every minute of every game in goal for the Golden Flyers in 2010 and led all of Division III with a save percentage of .879. She also amassed 188 saves for a 1.45 goals-against average and three shutouts. Evans also ranked 13th nationally in saves per game (11.06) and 36th in goals-against average (1.45). She also was a
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first-team Empire 8 Conference all-star and finished her career with 506 saves to rank second all-time at Nazareth. Evans and defender Emily Conway ’11 also were chosen as first-team Empire 8 Conference all-stars. In addition, defender Julie Davis ’11 and forward Kailee O’Hara ’13 were named to the second team. The Golden Flyers finished with a 7-10 overall record. They lost to Stevens, 2-0, in the first round of the E8 Conference Tournament. Evans ’11 www.naz.edu