Women’s Basketball Scores Winning Effort

Despite losing 85-70 to fourth-seeded LIU Post in the East Coast Conference (ECC) Women’s Basketball Tournament, the fifth-seeded Bears finished their season under Head Coach Anthony Crocitto with a record of 16-13. For their efforts, three players—Cierra Baker, Rebecca Lynch, and Nikki Jo Rotolo—earned All-ECC Second Team honors. Lynch and Rotolo, along with Sabrinna Moore, also made their way into the NYIT record books with 100 single-season assists for Rotolo and a .496 single-season field goal percentage for Moore (Lynch holds second place with .491). Crocitto, in his third year leading the team, was named the 2011-2012 All-Met Division II Coach of the Year.

Tennis Serves Up First Postseason

In its second season after a 19-year hiatus, the NYIT men’s tennis team eyed its first trip to the NCAA regional tournament this spring. The Bears finished with a No. 3 seed in the ECC Tournament, but fell 5-0 to the No. 2 seed, the University of the District of Columbia. Pedro Peixoto was named the league’s top rookie, with a 17-10 record in singles play, earning him a spot on the ECC All-Conference Second Team along with teammate Dustin Wenchel, who went 7-11 in singles play. The Bears hold a No. 7 regional ranking by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, and Wenchel is ranked No. 13 in the region.

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