NJCAA Region XIX - News

[Women's Basketball] Coach Donohue Inducted into Rochester Sports Hall of Fame

Amanda Rogers — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0600

ROCHESTER — Kelly Donohue never sought adulation or attention, but because of her superlative athletic talent, both were unavoidable.

A 1997 graduate of Spaulding High School, Donohue will go down in the school's history books as one if its greatest all-around athletes, and arguably the most versatile female athlete.

[Women's Basketball] Northampton and Brookdale to Host National Championships

Troy Tucker — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:10:00 -0600

MOORE TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has announced that two Region XIX member institutions have been awarded the right to host the Division III Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament. Northampton Community College will serve as the host site in 2015, while Brookdale Community College will host in 2016.

The announcement came at the conclusion of the 2013 NJCAA National Meeting, following a recommendation from the organization's championship events committee.

"This is a tremendous honor for two of our Region schools to be selected as host sites," remarked Region XIX Director Ron Case, "Rochester, Minnesota has done a great job hosting this event the last few years, but it is great to see it back on the east coast. All of the member institutions in Region XIX are looking forward to working with Northampton and Brookdale to make these events run smoothly."

[Women's Basketball] Ocean Takes Home 2013 Region XIX Division III Women's Basketball Crown

Shannon Holt — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:20:00 -0600

[Women's Basketball] Harcum Wins 2013 Region XIX Division II Women's Basketball Title

Shannon Holt — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0600

[Women's Basketball] Brookdale Set to Host

Troy Tucker — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:45:00 -0600

LINCROFT, NJ - Region XIX basketball fans will be focused on Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College today, as four separate champions will be crowned.

At 12pm, Del Tech Stanton will face Harcum College for the women's Division II title. Del Tech upset the tournament's number one seed, Burlington County College, on Thursday 48-45. Harcum advanced with a 66-56 victory over #3 Manor College.

The 2:30pm game will decide the women's Division III champion. Cumberland, the #2 seed from the Garden State Athletic Conference, will face the #4 seed from the GSAC, Ocean County College. Cumberland rallied from a 14 point halftime deficit to defeat #3 Brookdale in the semi-finals on Thursday. Ocean (17-11), which was 3-7 at one point this season, upset the nation's #4 team Northampton Community College 69-60 on Tuesday night and then defeated the #1 seed from the GSAC, Passaic County Community College, 68-59, to advance to their second consecutive championship game.

The 5pm tilt will feature the Division II men, with #1 seed Essex (23-6) facing 2nd seeded Mercer County Community College (21-9). Essex went through the regular season undefeated in region play at 16-0.

The night's final game features the nation's number one team in men's Division III, Brookdale Community College (29-1) facing Northampton Community College (20-8). Brookdale downed Camden County College to advance to their second consecutive title game, while Northampton rallied late in the second half to down Union County College, 71-66, to advance to their first title game.

[Women's Basketball] EPAC Releases All-Conference Teams

Troy Tucker — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:05:00 -0600

MOORE TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (EPAC) has released its men's and women's all-conference teams for 2012-13.

On the women's side, Northampton's Tiara Aziz earned Player of the Year honors, while Lehigh-Carbon's Marge Beahm was named Coach of the Year.

For the men, Kevin Foley of league champion Northampton was the Coach of the Year, while Delaware County's Tayqwayne Wallace was the Player of the Year.

[Women's Basketball] Passaic Captures 2012-13 GSAC Women's D III Championship

Bernard Johnson — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:30:00 -0600

PATERSON, NJ - Passaic County Community College finished the regular Women's DIII Basketball season with a 15-3 record in the Garden State Athletic Conference to secure the GSAC 2012-13 Championship.

The Lady Panthers were led by the outstanding play of Monae Fields (two time GSAC "Player of the Week") and sophomore Brittany Sims. What makes this accomplishment so special is the Lady Panthers have only one sophomore and the remaining team members are first year players. Passaic had to overcome major injuries to three starters and still found a way to hang in there together and finished the season strong. The PCCC Athletic Department, the college community at large, and school administration are extremely proud of our "LADY PANTHERS"

[Women's Basketball] Aziz Breaks Northampton's All-Time Scoring Record

Troy Tucker — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:25:00 -0600

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Northampton sophomore guard Tiara Aziz recently broke the all-time scoring record at Northampton Community College when she scored her 9th point vs. the County College of Morris on February 14th. Aziz, who ended the game with 19 points, broke the record of 877 held by Ashley Capozzolo (2006-08).

Aziz, whose 19.4ppg average ranks 9th nationally, has helped guide the Spartans to a 24-1 overall record, a 10-0 conference mark and a #5 national ranking.

A 2012 Second Team All-Region selection, Aziz is also averaging 5.8rpg, 3.2apg and 2.4spg, as Northampton secured the number one seed for the upcoming Region XIX Division III tournament.

[Women's Basketball] Cumberland, Gloucester Team Up For Pink Night

Mike Doughtie — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:15:00 -0600

BLACKWOOD, NJ - Typically when you mention the names Gloucester and Cumberland, the conversation is centered around the fact that these neighboring county colleges are rivals in the Garden State Athletic Conference. Tuesday night, the women's basketball programs from each of these schools teamed up for a 'pink night' in support of the "Play for Kay" campaign. Gloucester wore a lighter shade of pink and Cumberland wore the darker shade. Together they showed their support for those who have been or are currently being affected by breast cancer. Tee shirts with the slogan "play for a cure" were also sold in support of the cause.

[Women's Basketball] HACC's Hoffman earns EPAC Athlete of the Week

Andrew Johnson — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:30:00 -0600

MEDIA, Pa - HACC-Central Pennsylvania's Community College women's basketball player Krista Hoffman has been named Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week, as announced by the league office this afternoon.

Hoffman, a freshmen guard from Elizabethtown, Pa. averaged 29.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.3 steals for the week. Her highest scoring output was 37 points as she led her team to 2 wins and 1 loss in three EPAC games last week.

[Women's Basketball] Atlantic Cape's Kerry Player named NJCAA DIII Player of the Week

Mike Rennick — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:35:00 -0600

MAYS LANDING, NJ – The NJCAA announded that Kerry Player (Atlantic Cape CC, N.J.) has been named NJCAA DIII women's basketball player of the week for games Jan. 28 – Feb. 3. Player scored 20 points at Middlesex on January 29th, along with 8 eight rebounds and 4 blocked shots. Player then recorded a double-double with 27 points and 15 rebounds against Ocean County College on January 31st. Despite losing both games this week, Player has led the Bucs to their second straight Region 19 playoff berth.

[Women's Basketball] Northampton's Aziz earns EPAC Athlete of The Week

Andrew Johnson — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:20:00 -0600

MEDIA, Pa - Northampton Community College women's basketball player Tiara Aziz has been named Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week, as announced by the league office this afternoon.

Aziz , a sophomore guard from Easton, Pa. led her team to two victories last week, while averaging 18.5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.5 steals. This is the second time this season that Tiara has been chosen for this honor.

[Women's Basketball] Cumberland's Cox Named NJCAA Player of the Week

Troy Tucker — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:35:00 -0600

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. - Cumberland County College women's basketball player Alicia Cox was named NJCAA Division III Player of the Week, as announced by the national office.

Cox led the Dukes to a 76-63 victory over conference rival Bergen Community College, scoring 27 points, recording 11 steals, 9 assists and 6 rebounds. Cox, a sophomore, was 9 of 16 from the field and 8 for 10 from the line.

[Women's Basketball] Lehigh Carbon's Rinfret Earns EPAC Athlete Of The Week

Andrew Johnson — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:25:00 -0600

MEDIA, Pa. - Lehigh Carbon Community College women's basketball player Casey Rinfret has been named Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference player of the week, as announced by league office this morning.

Rinfret a sophomore guard from Palmerton, Pa. led her team to three non-conference victories last week while averaging 13 points and 2 steals per game. Ringret's high scoring game came against Ocean County College when she scored 18 points.

[Women's Basketball] Northampton Women's Basketball Remains #1 in Division III Poll

Troy Tucker — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:10:00 -0600

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. - The Northampton women's basketball team remained atop the latest NJCAA Division III national poll, which was released Wednesday by the national office.

Northampton, 15-0, returns to action on January 15th when they travel to the Community College of Philadelphia. NCC has not played since December 18th when they rallied to defeat Division II Essex County College in Trenton, NJ.

Defending national champion Rock Valley College is second, followed by Mohawk Valley Community College, Roxbury Community College and Fulton-Montgomery Community College.

Northampton, which assumed the top spot in the national poll on November 28th, joins fellow Region XIX member Brookdale Community College, which tops the men's division III poll this week.