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| Danielle Brogan scored 18
points and dished 10 assists for the Greyhounds. Moravian athletics file photo |
Moravian edged Catholic in the Landmark Conference semifinals while the Hope, Hobart and Richard Stockton men survived stiff semifinal tests.
Alyssa Hann hit two free throws with 12 seconds left to give Moravian a four-point lead in overtime. The Greyhounds needed that advantage because Emily Grabiak hit a three-pointer to bring Catholic within one. The Cardinals fouled Hann on Moravian's next possession and she missed both free throws, but there was not enough time for Catholic to attempt a quality shot.
Moravian is ranked fifth in the NCAA's most recent Mid-Atlantic regional rankings while Catholic is ranked fourth in the Atlantic rankings. The Cardinals will be behind at least one team in the at-large selections since Christopher Newport and York (Pa.) are in the same conference and placed ahead of Catholic entering the week.
Staten Island, which did not appear in the Atlantic region rankings, was eliminated from the CUNYAC tournament by Hunter, 74-65. The Hawks will take on Baruch in the CUNYAC final since the Bearcats ousted Brooklyn, 65-49.
FDU-Florham trailed Delaware Valley in the final minutes of the Freedom Conference semifinals before rallying to victory at home, 56-49. The Devils host DeSales in Saturday's final after the Bulldogs coasted past Eastern, 73-54.
Messiah beat Elizabethtown 64-51 to end the Bluejays' season and their tenure in the Commonwealth Conference. Taylor Kreider had 22 points and 11 rebounds for Elizabethtown, which moves to the Landmark Conference next season. Messiah heads to Lebanon Valley for the conference final on Saturday.
Men's action
| Nate VanArendonk and Hope
muscled past Trine and into the MIAA final. Photo by Eric Kelley, d3photography.com |
Hope staved off Trine 65-62 in overtime of a back-and-forth MIAA semifinal battle. There were 16 lead changes and five ties. Neither team scored after the 4:22 mark of overtime, but the Flying Dutch made four of five free throws to pull away. Nate VanArendonk had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Hope. Calvin awaits in the MIAA final after dispatching Albion, 64-55.
Kevin Johnson's layup with nine seconds left lifted Richard Stockton over Kean and into the NJAC final, 64-63. The Ospreys will host William Paterson which beat Rutgers-Newark, 75-66.
Hobart nipped Clarkson 78-69 in overtime to advance to the
Liberty League final against Vassar. Richie Bonney and Trey
Blanding combined for 41 points as each played 44 minutes.
Check out the conference tournament trackers for all the higher
seedes that advanced. (Here's a hint, if the bold team is in the
away column, that's an upset.)