Three Champions Crowned as 2010 ECAC Holiday Festival Comes to End

Lake Buena Vista, Fla. - The 2010 ECAC Holiday Festival at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex came to a conclusion with three overall champions being crowned.
On the third and final day of competition, the men's championship was decided in a high-paced thriller between Wesley and Ramapo. Behind Most Oustanding Player Rudy Thomas, Wesley would take the title, winning 86-80.
The Roadrunners of Ramapo overcame an eight point deficit at halftime to take a seven point lead with 12 minutes to go, but it was the Wolverines who would prevail using a 7-0 run late in the contest. It was Thomas and senior guard Kevin Johnson who led the way; combining for 33 points. Bench play was an enormous factor in the game as Wesley's bench was outstanding in outscoring Ramapo 37-10.
Ramapo's Davian Plunkett led all scorers with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Two women's games rounded out the 2010 festival, as King's College and Connecticut College would come out with victories.
For the full list of champions and championship game results, see below.
Men's Bracket B Champions: Wesley College
Most Outstanding Player: Rudy Thomas, Wesley (17
ppg, 4 apg)
Women's Bracket B Champions: Colby College
Most Outstanding Player: Jil Vaughan, Colby (14.5 ppg, 10
rpg)
Colby College topped the Dolphins of the College of Staten Island,
90-48, to claim the bracket B championship. Most Outstanding Player
honors went to Jil Vaughan from Colby, who averaged 14.5 points and
10 rebounds for the tournament. The Rams of Farmingdale State
claimed bracket C with a closely contested win over NEAC member
SUNYIT, 61-54.
Women's Bracket C Champions: Farmingdale State
College
Most Outstanding Player: Kimberly Blakney, FSC (28 ppg, 17.5 rpg, 7
spg)
Farmingdale State College's women's basketball team
improved their season winning streak to eight games, as they
topped SUNYIT 61-54, and won bracket C of the 2010 ECAC Holiday
Festival. Bracket C Most Outstanding Player Kimberly Blakney
re-wrote the ECAC Holiday Festival record books as she set the
women's tournament record for points (32), and the overall
tournament record for rebounds (19) in yesterday's matchup with
SUNYIT. Blakney added a 24 point, 16 rebound performance in the
Rams win over Connecticut College on Saturday.
2010 ECAC Holiday Festival
The Milkhouse at Disney's Wide
World of Sports Complex
January 2,
2010
Men's Bracket A: No.
22 UMass Dartmouth 90 vs. Ramapo
Coll. 92 box score /
game
recap
Women's Bracket
B: King’s Coll. 53 vs. Colby Coll. 61 box score / game
recap
Women's Bracket C: Farmingdale State 69 vs. Connecticut
Coll. 55 box score /
game
recap
January 3, 2010
Women's Bracket B: Coll.
of Staten Island 48 vs. Colby
Coll. 90 box score / game
recap
Women's Bracket C: SUNYIT
54 vs. Farmingdale State 61
box score /
game
recap
Men's Bracket A: Wesley College 91 vs. No. 22
UMass Dartmouth 72 box score / game
recap
January 4, 2010
Women's Bracket C: Connecticut College 77 vs. SUNYIT
61 box
score / game
recap
Men's Bracket A: Ramapo
College 80 vs. Wesley College 86
box score / game
recap
Women's Bracket B: King's College 62 vs. Coll. of
Staten Island 49 box score / game
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