The Ravens would use a 3 run 7th to overtake a 4-2 Warrior lead and would keep the Nyack offense from scoring in the final 3 frames before winning 5-4.  Kevin Earlie posted another strong start for the Warriors, holding Franklin Pierce to just 4 hits and 3 earned runs in six innings.  Nyack would post a season high 12 hits in the loss.  Mike Frank would finish the day 4 for 4, and PJ Rodriguez, Luis Caceres, and Pierre Crespo each went 2 for 4.

Nyack returns to action this Wednesday when they take on Adelphi University at 1030 AM.

Franklin Pierce raced out to a 21-4lead midway through the first half, but the Warrriors would fight their way back into itand did outscore the Ravens, 16-7, over the next seven minutes topull within 28-20. However, Franklin Pierce scored nine of thehalf’s final 11 points to take a 37-22 lead heading into thelocker room at halftime. Franklin Pierce would maintain a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game before winning by a score of 71-46.

Jasmine Minter and Kelsy McIntosh would both reach double-digits in scoring, Minter posting 13 points and McIntosh adding 11 points.  The women close out their 2009-10 campaign with an overall record of 21-12, a regular season CACC Noth Title, and a CACC Tournament Championship.

You can also view all of the information on the division II women's basketball national tournament, including the interactive bracket with team and individual stats on all 64 teams by visiting http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/ncaa-w-baskbl-body.html

Go Lady Warriors!

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Mercy added 1 run in the top of the first but the Warriors would answer with 2 runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 2-1 advantage.  Nyack would hold the lead through the fifth inning before rained washed out the end of game 1 and all of game 2. 

Kevin Earlie picks up his first victory of the season, pitching 5 strong innings allowing 1 earned run and striking out 3.  Jonathan Mott was 2 for 3 and Carlos Hidalgo was 1 for 2 with an rbi.

The Warriors take on Dowling College tomorrow evening in Santaluces, FL with gametime set for 630 PM.

STAC would take advantage of a Warrior miscue to take a 1-0 lead, but the Warriors would take a 2-1 lead after a single by Jon Mott and a homerun by Carlos Hidalgo, the first of his college career.  STAC would put up a 7 spot in the fifth inning to lead 8-2 and would add 4 runs in the next inning before winning 12-4.

In the loss Jon Mott, Carlos Hidalgo, were each 2-4 and Ron Echevarria finished the day 2-3 with an rbi.  The Warriors are back in action this Thursday when they take on Mercy College for a DH in the first games of their southern trip.

This will mark Holy Family's seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship  Tournament. The Tigers are 5-6 all-time and reached the second round of the tournament last season.
 
Holy Family, which is the No. 2 seed for this year's tournament, received an at-large bid after finishing as the runner-up in the CACC Tournament. The Tigers have an overall record of 28-2. The Tigers will face No. 7 Bridgeport in the quarterfinal round Friday.

Bridgeport went 20-9 during the season and was the runner-up in the East Coast Conference (ECC) Tournament.

Nyack shocked Holy Family to win the CACC Tournament Championship Saturday evening by a score of 45-43, after falling behind 19-0 to start the game. The Warriors enter the tournament with a 21-11 record and will serve as the No. 8 seed. Nyack will square off against top seed and host Franklin Pierce on Friday. The Ravens are currently 28-1 this season. This is Nyack's first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament.

The tournament schedule is listed below. Game times will be announced later this week.

Friday, March 12 (Quarter-finals)
#1 Franklin Pierce vs. #8 Nyack
#2 Holy Family vs. #7 Bridgeport
#3 Stonehill vs. #6 Bentley
#4 Pace vs. #5 Molloy

Saturday, March 13 (Semi-finals)
Franklin Pierce/Nyack vs. Pace/Molloy
Holy Family/Bridgeport vs. Stonehill/Bentley

Monday, March 15 (Championship)
Semi-final winner

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CALDWELL, N.J. (March 6, 2010) - Nyack College shocked top overall seed Holy Family University tonight in theCentral Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's BasketballTournament championship game by a score of 45-43. The Warriors madean improbable comeback after falling behind 19-0 to start the contest, finallyscoring a bucket with 9:19 left in the first half. The loss snaps a28-game win streak for Holy Family, the 14^th-ranked teamin the country.

With the win, the Warriors have claimed the CACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament. The field for the tournament will be selected Sunday evening.

Nyack went 0-for-10 from the field and committed six turnovers in the first 10 minutes of action to fall behind by the 19-0 count. But Nyack (21-11) started chipping away at the deficit and went into halftime down a manageable 11 points, 25-14.

Holy Family (28-2) went cold from the field in the second half, shooting just 17.1-percent (6-for-35), including 0-for-6 from long range, to allow Nyack to creep back into it. Nyack cut the lead to three (31-28) with 11:44 remaining, then to one (38-37) with 7:39 on the clock. The Warriors were finally able to take the lead on a three-pointer by Bobbi Van Fleet with 6:09 left. It was Van Fleet's only basket of the game.

Catherine Carr's three-point play put Holy Family back on top with 2:08 left, but Jasmine Minter responded with a jumper to give Nyack a 44-43 lead with 1:19 left. Minter went 1-for-2 at the free-throw line with 27 seconds left, giving Holy Family one last chance to win, or send the game to overtime. However, Carr missed a jumper with four seconds left and Minter grabbed the rebound as the buzzer sounded, setting off a raucous celebration at Caldwell College's George R. Newman Center.

Minter was named the Tournament Most Valuable Player after recording  13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Carr led Holy Family with 17 points and eight rebounds.

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A high scoring first half saw both teams shoot over 40% from the floor and close to 50% from 3 point range.  Caldwell would lead by 8 points with six and a half minutes to play in the half but Nyack would pull within 4 points at 41-37 at the break.

Trailing by 4 points at 52-48 with less then 14 minutes remaining in the contest, the Warriors would take command of the game with a 14-3 run to lead 62-55 with just over 10 minutes to play.  Caldwell would be unable to come any closer then 4 points as Nyack would put in strong efforts on the defensive side of the ball and convert from the foul line on their way to a 81-71 victory.

Leading the Warriors on the offensive side was Victoria Sweet and Shelly Yount, who both turned in double-doubles in the victory.  Sweet, who earlier in the day was named a 1st team All-CACC selection, put up 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.  Yount totaled 21 points on 8-14 shooting while pulling down a team high 13 boards.  Kelsy McIntosh and Bobbi Van Fleet each reached double figures in scoring with 11 points each and Jasmine Minter tallied 7 assists in the victory.  

The Warriors advance to the CACC semi-finals this Friday at Caldwell College where they will take on Goldey Beacom.  Game time will be announced later this week.

Georgian Court would control the game for the majority of the first half, leading by 8 points at 22-14 with 8 minutes remaining in the period.  The Warriors would close the half with a 15-7 run to end the period down 3 at 29-26.  Nyack would storm out of the break with a 9-3 run to lead 35-32. GCU would answer with a 15-3 run to lead 47-39 with just under ten minutes remaining in the contest.  Nyack would fight back to tie the game at 54 all with 2:30 remaining and both teams would exchange 10 points a piece to begin overtime at 64-64.

Shelly Yount would pace Nyack in the extra period with 7 of the Warrior's 9 points as they went on to a 73-68 OT victory. Victoria Sweet would lead the Warriors with team highs in points with 19 and rebounds with 7.  Seniors Jasmine Minter, Shelly Yount, and Kelsy McIntosh would each reach double figures in scoring in their final regular season game at Bowman Gymnasium.  Minter would total 14 points with 2 assists, 3 steals and 6 rebounds.  McIntosh also totaled 14 points, connecting 3 times from long range in the win.  Yount would total 11 points, tie for game high in blocks with 4 and pull down 6 rebounds.  Bobbi Van Fleet would also block 4 shots and tie for a team high 7 rebounds in the victory.

The CACC North Champion Nyack Warriors begin their post-season quest this Tuesday when they play host to Caldwell College with tip-off set for 7 PM.

The Rams would lead by 15 points at the midway point of the first half before entering the break down 12 at 40-28.  Philadelphia would continue to control the game in the second half before ending the game up 21 at 78-57. 

James Oyamo would lead Nyack with 16 points and a team high 7 rebounds.  Aundrae Williams also totaled 10 points and racked up a team high 3 steals.

The Rams would take control of the game in the first ten minutes leading by 16 points at 20-4.  Philadelphia would continue to lead in the 2nd half before going on to a 73-41 victory.

Victoria Sweet and Shelly Yount each tallied a team high 8 points.  Sweet and Bobbi Van Fleet would tie with a team high 8 rebounds. 

Nyack returns to action tomorrow when they host Georgian Court University at 2 PM.

Over the first six minutes of action DC held an 18-4 lead and extended their lead to 34-17 with 6:26 to go before the break.  Nyack was able to get no closer than a 13-point deficit in the first half and the Chargers held a 43-28 lead at the intermission.

In the second half, the Warriors fought back from a 49-32 deficit to cut the Charger lead to 49-44 with just over ten and a half minutes remaining in the game.  With Nyack trailing 62-58 with just over a minute to play, Dominican rebuilt a seven point lead after going 3-6 from the charity stripe.  NC would cut the lead to five points once again, but forced to foul DC closed out the game shooting 8-10 from the free throw line to seal the 73-65 victory.

Nyack was led bysophomore Matt Morgan (White Plains, NY) who netted 19 points and sevenrebounds.  Andrew Williams (St. Louis, MO) scored 16 points andrecorded a team leading three steals, while James Oyamo (Nairobi, Kenya)tallied 12 points.

The Warriors return to action this Saturday in their final contest of the regular season when they travel to take on Philadelphia University with tip-off slated for 3 PM.

The Warriorsopened the contest with an early 5-2 lead but the Lady Chargers turned thetables with a 26-12 run to take a 28-17 lead with 6:22 left before theintermission and went into the break with a 37-26 lead.   DC continued to control the offensive end opening up a 51-30 lead early into the secondhalf.  The Warriors were able to cut the deficit to no closer than a13-point margin for the rest of the game as Dominican got the 70-53 victory.

Nyack was led byforward Shelly Yount (Belvidere, NJ) who had 15 points.  Junior Victoria Sweet (Harlem, NY) netted eight points, a game leading four assists andseven rebounds, while Brittany Mitchell (Queens Village, NY) had eight points off the bench.

Nyack returns to action this Thursday when they host Georgian Court at 7 PM.

Nyack would get out to a 9 point lead early in the first half at 21-12 before taking a 39-23 advantage into the break.  The Warriors would lead by as many as 27 points in the second half before ending the game up 72-56.

Steve Pogue would lead the Warriors with 15 points and also tallied a team high 4 steals on Senior Day.  James Oyamo would also post a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.  Aundraw Williams would also reach double figures in scoring with 12 points in the winning effort.

The Warriors return to action Tuesday when they travel to take on Dominican College at 8 PM.

Holy Family would get out to a 16-6 lead in the first ten minutes of play before taking a 35-16 lead into the break.  The Warriors would pull within 11 points twice in the 2nd half before falling 74-63.

Victoria Sweet put up a team high 25 points on 10-15 shooting while pulling down a team high 6 rebounds.  Jasmine Minter also tallied 10 points and dished out a season high 11 assists with 4 steals in the loss.  Shelly Yount would total 9 points and reach the 1,000 point milestone in her Nyack career during the 2nd half.

The Warriors return to action this Tuesday when they travel to take on Dominican College with tip set for 6 PM.