Engineers go 2-0 to Claim 2009 ECAC Holiday Festival Pool C Title
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL. - WPI Senior forward and Holiday Festival Most Outstanding Player Elle Fontaine (Franklin, MA) led the Engineers to the Pool C Title with a 69-57 win over Neumann College on the final day of the inaugural ECAC Holiday Festival. The Engineers claimed the title with a convincing 88-53 win over The Sage Colleges, and today's victory over the Golden Knights. Fontaine averaged 16.5 ppg and 8.5 rpg in the Engineers two tournament games.
For the second consecutive game, the Crimson and Gray shot over 50.0% from the field. Fontaine canned 7-of-11 from the floor while Kaileen Selen (Worcester, MA) drained 8-of-12 shots en route to also tallying 18 points.
Serena Dubois (Bangor, ME) added 13 points for the Engineers while point guard Natasha Deschene (Presque Isle, ME) registered nine points to go along with a game-best seven assists. Caitlin Macko (Cromwell, CT) chipped in with eight points as WPI starters accounted for 63 of its 67 points on the day.
Tied at 20 late in the first half, the Engineers rattled off seven straight points, including five from Selen, to take a lead they would not relinquish.
Krista DiRomualdo (Eddystone, PA) paced Neumann with 14 points while Katie Young (Wilmington, DE) tossed in 12. Caitlin Agnew (Philadelphia, PA) led the Knights charge off the bench with nine points and seven boards.
WPI begins NEWMAC conference action on Wednesday when they travel to defending ECAC New England champion Coast Guard. Tip-off is slated for 5:30pm. Neumann returns to Colonial States Athletic Conference play on Saturday, hosting tri-leader Gwynedd-Mercy at 2pm.
Most Outstanding Player Elle
Fontaine with ECAC Commissioner Rudy Keeling
Complete Pool C Results
January 2nd:
Bracket C: The Sage Colleges 53 vs. WPI
88 box
score / recap
January 3rd:
Neumann College 65 vs. The Sage Colleges 45 box
score / recap
January 4th:
WPI 69 vs. Neumann College 57 box
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