Terrier Sports
Men’s Hoops Earns First
Post-Season Berth in 50 Years
A
fter capturing the NEC regular season championship, the men’s
basketball team came up just shy of earning the program’s first
NCAA tournament berth after a 70 -foot shot bounced off the rim
and fell to the floor as the buzzer sounded. The game against Robert
Morris was featured on ESPN2 and capped a month in which Head
Coach Glenn Braica’s team became the city’s media darlings and
captured the imagination of the entire SFC community.
The squad tied the school record with 23 victories and competed in the
prestigious National Invitation Tournament (NIT) for the first time since
196 3. Power forward Jalen Cannon ’15 was named the NEC player-ofthe-year and became the conference’s all-time leading rebounder,
while soaring to the top of SFC’s leaderboard
in both scoring and rebounding. Center
Amdy Fall ’16 was named the NEC’s
defensive player-of-the-year while point guard
Brent Jones ’15 garnered First Team All-NEC
accolades and set a new program record
for career assists. Braica was named the
NEC and Metropolitan Sportswriters Division I
Co-Coach of the Year. In addition, he was
selected as the District 18 NABC Coach of
Jalen Cannon ’15 dunks
the Year and was a finalist for the Skip
home two of his all-time
career leading points.
Prosser Man of the Year Award. ●
Terrier fans supporting the home team during the NEC playoffs.
Women’s Basketball Nets
First NCAA Tournament Berth
T
he Terriers made history this past
season as they went on the road to
win three Northeast Conference
Tournament games, earning the College’s
first trip to an NCAA basketball tournament.
Despite a first-round loss to the eventual
NCAA champion UConn, fans will never
forget the team’s magical run last March
which ended with the team hoisting its first
trophy after defeating Robert Morris on
ESPNU. Guard Sarah Benedetti ’15 was
Sarah Benedetti ’15.
named the Most Valuable Player of the
conference tournament after she averaged
21.7 points per game, including a career-high 29 in the 77-62 win over
Robert Morris in the title game.
Forward Jaymee Veney ’15 earned Second Team All-NEC honors and
forward Leah Fechko ’16 was named to the All NEC Defensive Team.
Head Coach John Thurston’s team continued to lead in the classroom as well. The Terriers finished with a 3.656 team GPA, the second
highest for all NCAA Division I women’s teams and the second time
in the past four years that the team placed second. The Terriers also
earned the 2014-15 NEC Team Academic Award and the NEC
Sportsmanship Award; voted on by the league’s head coaches. ●
Women’s Basketball celebrates their NEC Championship victory.
Upcoming Home Events (Check SFCathletics.com for updated dates/times. Special events marked in red.)
September
25 Men’s Soccer vs. SHU, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 1pm
16 Men’s Soccer vs. St. Joseph’s, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 7pm
28 Men’s Water Polo vs. Iona, SFC Aquatic Center, 7:30 pm
26 Men’s Soccer vs. Albany / Soccer Alumni Day / Banner Unveiling,
Brooklyn Bridge Park, 1pm
November
26 Men’s Water Polo vs. Harvard / MIT, SFC Aquatic Center, 2pm/7pm
27 Men’s Water Polo vs. Brown / Conn, SFC Aquatic Center, TBA
October
7 Women’s Volleyball vs. LIU, Genovesi Center, 1pm
14 Women’s Volleyball vs. FDU, Genovesi Center, 1pm
15 Women’s Volleyball vs. SHU, Genovesi Center, 1pm
3 Women’s Volleyball vs. SFU, Genovesi Center, 1pm
18 Women’s Basketball vs. Rider / Women’s Basketball Banner Unveiling,
Pope P.E. Center, 7pm
4 Women’s Volleyball vs. RMU, Genovesi Center, 1pm
December
9 Men’s Soccer vs. Bryant, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 7pm
6 Men’s Basketball vs. St. John, Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival
14 Men’s Water Polo vs. Fordham, SFC Aquatic Center, 7:30pm
8 Women’s Basketball vs. Army, Pope P.E. Center, 7pm
16 Men’s Soccer vs. SFU, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 7pm
18 Men’s Soccer vs. RMU / Family Day, Brooklyn Bridge Park, 1pm
10 Men’s Basketball vs. NJIT / Men’s Basketball Banner Unveiling,
Pope P.E. Center, 7pm
24 Women’s Volleyball vs. Bryant, Genovesi Center, 1pm
20 Men’s Basketball vs. Liberty, Pope P.E. Center, 4pm
25 Women’s Volleyball vs. CCSU, Genovesi Center, 1pm
22 Women’s Basketball vs. Loyola, Pope P.E. Center, 2pm
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