WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
2008-09 Women's Basketball Schedule
2007-08 Women's Basketball
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2007-08 Women's Basketball Roster
Head Coach: Art Wolfe
(484) 951-4392
Email: awolfe@northampton.edu
Assistant Coach: Tara Belfield
State Champs!
February 16, 2008
"I never actually played in a state championship game before," Northampton Community College sophomore Ashley Capozzolo confided to a sportswriter from The Express-Times in the days leading up to NCC's match-up with the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference champions, the Catamounts a Division II team from Potomac State College.
Once she was on the court, the pressure didn't seem to faze her. The Bangor High School graduate scored 17 points to lead the Lady Spartans to a thrilling 77-71 victory in front of a large and appreciative crowd in the Spartan Center. By the end of the game she had set a record for career points with 877, surpassing the previous high of 866 set by Mary Mulitsch in the last millennium (1989-91).
As impressive as Capozzolo's record was, Saturday's game was all about team. Four of Capozzolo's teammates also scored in double digits. The game was deadlocked at halftime, but the Lady Spartans established a 13-point lead in the second half behind the play of Capozzolo and Kimberly Wine (16 points).
In the last three minutes of play, Potomac State mounted a furious comeback, but Christina Villacis (13 points) nailed a key jump shot with under 30 seconds left in the game to seal the victory for Northampton. Sharnay Rehm (14 points) paced the Spartans on the glass with 14 rebounds while Taylor Mastrianni (10 points) tallied a team high 8 assists. The Lady Spartans finish the season with a record of 21-4 and claimed their first state championship since 2002.
Coach Art Wolfe was named the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year.
