The all-time leader in Division III women's basketball coaching victories added another in memorable fashion, as Andy Yosinoff picked up his 900th win in Emmanuel's upset win over Albertus Magnus in the GNAC semifinals. Story courtesy of Emmanuel College.
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BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College women's basketball Head Coach Andy Yosinoff rewrote the NCAA record books by earning his 816th career coaching win as the Emmanuel Saints posted a 68-58 victory over Ramapo College on December 30th. The victory moves Yosinoff to the top of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball annals, passing former Scranton Head Coach Mike Strong (1980-14) for the most wins by a head coach in NCAA Division III Women's Basketball history.
Providence, R.I. - The Emmanuel College women's basketball team erased a 17-point deficit to come from behind and pick up a 75-71 overtime win against host Rhode Island College on Monday evening in non-conference play at the Murray Center. The victory was win #815 for EC Head Coach Andy Yosinoff, tying him for the most wins in NCAA Division III Women's Basketball history.
BOSTON, Mass. - Junior guard Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (Cambridge, Mass.) scored a career-high 42 points to go along with a career-best 20 rebounds to lift the Emmanuel College women's basketball team past Westfield State University, 102-89, on Sunday afternoon in the 2018 EC Tip Off Classic Championship contest.
The Emmanuel College Women’s Basketball team’s streak of Great Northeast Athletic Conference championship appearances was broken by the Suffolk University Rams, despite Alisha Fox (National Park, N.J.) and Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (South Boston, Mass.) combined 32 points on Thursday evening on the Andy Yosinoff Court.
The Emmanuel College Women’s Basketball team defeated Norwich University on Tuesday evening, 79-52, led by a combined 48 points by the Saint’s starters, extending their winning streak to 16 games and advancing to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference semifinal, on the Andy Yosinoff Court.
Andy Yosinoff, who is Division III women's basketball's active leader for coaching victories, became just the second coach ever at this level to win 800 games. His Saints rallied past Albertus Magnus on the road for the milestone win on Saturday.
BOSTON, Mass. – Prior to the Emmanuel College women's basketball team's 59-55 win on Saturday over Heidelberg University, Emmanuel President Sister Janet Eisner, SND welcomed over 65 women's basketball alumnae in a ceremony honoring Head Coach Andy Yosinoff, naming the court in his honor.
Andy Yosinoff has been on the sidelines a long time at Emmanuel, even longer than the NCAA has recognized women's sports. But even after coaching 1,000 career games, his style is still to outwork the other team, on the floor and off.
BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College upended Salve Regina University, 67-50, in non-conference women's basketball action played in the Jean Yawkey Center on Monday night. EC held a slim five-point lead at the break, but dominated second-half action, out-scoring the visitors 39-27. The win boosts the Saints to 9-5 on the season, while Salve Regina falls to 5-8 overall.
BOSTON, Mass. – The Emmanuel College Women's Basketball Team upended the visiting Gulls of Endicott College, 63-52, on Tuesday night in non-conference action played in the Jean Yawkey Center. The Saints improved to 6-3 with the win, while the Gulls fell to 5-2 with the set-back. Emmanuel has now defeated Endicott in all seventeen meetings between these two programs, dating back to the 1994 season.
BOSTON, Mass. – The Emmanuel College Women's Basketball Team suffered an 80-72 loss to Brandeis University on Tuesday night in a perennial non-conference match-up falling on Thanksgiving week. The Saints, who slid two spots to No. 25 in this week's Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) USA Today National Poll, dropped to 4-2 overall with the loss. The Judges improved to 2-3 on the season with the win.
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Middlebury saw it’s 27-23 halftime lead over Emmanuel turn into a 38-28 deficit early in the second half as the Saints spoiled the Panthers’ home-opener with a 65-43 road win at Pepin Gym. Emmanuel (4-1) came into the game hitting just 1-23 three pointers, but connected on 5-14 from long distance, hitting on 29-54 from the field, while holding the Panthers (1-2) to 14-50 shooting for the game.
BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College defeated Ohio Wesleyan University, 61-48, in the championship game of the 30th Annual EC Invitational Women's Basketball Tournament. EC improves to 2-0 on the year and has now captured the tournament championship each of the past two years. OWU falls to 1-1 on the year. This was the first time the two programs had faced off since the 2001 NCAA Division III Final Four, when the Battling Bishops defeated the Saints, 70-64.
BOSTON, Mass. – The Emmanuel College Women's Basketball Team opened the 2013-14 season by hosting the 30th Annual EC Invitational. The Saints kicked off the campaign with a 65-52 win over Stevenson University. Emmanuel held a one point lead at the break, but outscored the Mustangs by twelve points in the second half to notch their first win of the season.
BOSTON, Mass. – The top-seeded Emmanuel College Women's Basketball Team won the program's seventh-straight Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship on Saturday afternoon, defeating No. 2 Suffolk University, 68-45, in the Jean Yawkey Center. Emmanuel (23-5) will now advance with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament next Friday.
BOSTON, Mass. – The top-seeded Emmanuel College Saints defeated 8th-seeded University of Saint Joseph, 74-60, in the quarterfinal round of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament. With the win, Emmanuel improves to 21-5 on the season and the Saints will advance to host a GNAC semifinal game on Thursday night. USJ ends the year at 14-11 overall.
Emmanuel's coach reached a big milestone, Western Connecticut handed Southern Maine its first loss, St. Thomas lost again and more in Saturday's wrapup.
BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College Women’s Basketball Coach Andy Yosinoff captured his 700th career victory on Saturday afternoon, when he led the Saints to a 76-49 win over Lasell College. A supportive crowd of several hundred packed Emmanuel’s Jean Yawkey Center to cheer on the Saints, as the 36th-year head coach hit this incredible milestone. The 14-5 Saints remain unbeaten in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action at 6-0. The conference loss drops Lasell to 8-10 on the season and 3-4 in the league.
BOSTON, Mass. – Bowdoin College's senior guard Kaitlin Donahoe (Amherst, N.Y.) drove baseline with 9 seconds remaining for the winning bucket in a 65-63 win over Emmanuel College on Monday night. The non-conference game played in Emmanuel's Jean Yawkey Center was the first game of the second semester for the host Saints, who dropped their third-straight contest with the loss. The Saints now stand at 8-4 on the season, while Bowdoin improved to 7-4 overall. Over the past ten years, Emmanuel has gone 3-9 against Bowdoin, with the Polar Bears victorious in the last three meetings with the Saints.
BOSTON, Mass. – The 16th ranked Emmanuel College Women's Basketball Team recovered from a 15-point first-half deficit to come back and defeat Salem State University, 72-67, on Thursday night in the Jean Yawkey Center. With the non-conference win, Emmanuel improves to 7-1 on the season, while Salem drops to 4-5 overall.
BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College defeated Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 72-60, in the Championship Game of the 29th Annual Emmanuel College Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Emmanuel’s Jean Yawkey Center. The 19th ranked Saints opened the season with back-to-back wins to take the tournament and stand at 2-0 on the young season. RPI falls to 1-1 with the tournament split.
The Emmanuel College Women's Basketball Team's incredible NCAA Tournament run ended on Saturday night with an 84-61 loss to defending national champion Amherst College. A crowd of 650 filled Amherst's LeFrak Gymnasium, as the top-ranked Lord Jeffs improved to a perfect 31-0 on the year, while the Saints ended their season at 25-7. Amherst will now advance to the NCAA Division III Final Four, making the program's fourth consecutive appearance in the national semifinals.
The Emmanuel College Women's Basketball Team rolled to another incredible NCAA Tournament victory on Friday night, shocking King's College (Pa.) with a 67-56 win in the Sweet Sixteen played at Amherst College's LeFrak Gymnasium. Junior forward Fiona O'Dwyer (Stamford, Conn.) poured in a game-high 24 points, including the 1,000th of her collegiate career, to lead the Saints. Emmanuel will now take on defending national champion and host Amherst College in the NCAA Division III Elite Eight on Saturday night.
The Emmanuel Women's Basketball Team overcame a two-point halftime deficit to top Saint Joseph's College (Me.), 60-46, in a battle of unbeaten teams in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. The game for first place in the GNAC standings took place in Emmanuel's Jean Yawkey Center on Tuesday night. Both the Saints and the Monks entered the contest with identical records, 17-6 overall and undefeated at 11-0 in GNAC play.
Yosinoff wins 900th in style
February 24, 2023The all-time leader in Division III women's basketball coaching victories added another in memorable fashion, as Andy Yosinoff picked up his 900th win in Emmanuel's upset win over Albertus Magnus in the GNAC semifinals. Story courtesy of Emmanuel College.
