Elmira College and Buffalo State Advance to Championship Game of Hilton Garden Inn Tournament

Elmira, NY - Host school Elmira College will face Buffalo State College tomorrow in the championship game of the EC Hilton Garden Inn Holiday Tournament.  Tomorrow's game is scheduled for 4 p.m.  Lycoming College and Penn. College of Tech will face off at 2 p.m. in the Consolation game. 

In tonight's first game the Bengals of Buffalo State faced the Warriors of Lycoming.  Buffalo defeated Lycoming by the score of 57-53.  Lycoming led the Bengals for most of the game until the final 5 minutes when Buffalo State took the lead.  Leading the Bengals offense was Jacey Brooks '07 and Darnika Moseley '07.  Each of them recorded 12 points.  Brooks was 4-9 from the floor, 2-4 from three point range, and 2-4 from the free throw line.  Moseley pulled down 11 rebounds tonight (6 offensive, 5 defensive).  Shareese Hamer '09 scored 7 points and had 4 boards for the Bengals. 

Lycoming's Rebecca Leid '10 led the Warriors in total points with 15.  Leid was 6-11 from field goal range, 2-3 from outside the arch, and 1-2 from the line.  She also pulled down 5 rebounds.  Jessica Zerbee '10 was second on the team in total points with 12, shooting 5-11 from the floor, 1-5 from three point range, and 1-2 from the free throw line.  She also recorded 6 assits in tonight's game.  Zerbee and Andrea Cooper '09 led the team in total rebounds, each tallying 6.  Cooper was also third on the team in scoring with 11 points.   

In tonight's second game the Soaring Eagles defeated the Wildcats of Penn College by the score of 87-49.  This will be EC's third time this season reaching the championship game of a college tournament. 

Fourth year forward Rachel Bliss '07 came off the bench for the Soaring Eagles and led the team in scoring with 14 points.  Bliss was 5-9 from the floor and 4-4 from the line.  Bliss also tallied 6 rebounds (2 offesnive 4 defensive).  Co-Captain Kourtney Troutman '08 was second on the team with 11 points.  Troutman recorded 2 assists and 2 steals as well.  Tonight was only the second time that Mary Symonds '09 did not record double digits in total points.  Symonds completed tonight's game with 9 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists.  First year center Megan Adams '10 led the Soaring Eagles in total rebounds earning 10 boards tonight.  Adams also recorded 5 points shooting 2-4 from field goal range and 1-2 from the line. 

Penn College's  Meagan Morris '10 was responsible for 22 of the 49 Wildcat points tonight.  Morris shot 6-10 from outside the arch and 8-17 from the floor.   Amanda Ault '09 led the team in rebounds pulling down 14 (6 offensive 8 defensive).  Emily Beiter '10 was second on the team in scoring with 9 points. 

Tomorrow's schedule is as follows:  Penn College of Tech will face Lycoming College at 2 p.m. in the Consolation game followed by EC facing off against Buffalo State in the Championship game at 4 p.m.  All of the games tomorrow will be played in Speidel Gymnasium. 

Box Scores

Buffalo State College vs. Lycoming College

Penn College of Tech vs. Elmira College