Eighth-year head coach
Mary Ellen Burt and her Dutchwomen will reap the rewards of winning Union's first-ever Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association women's basketball championship as they host the conference's four-team postseason tournament Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The winner of the event will receive the UCAA's automatic berth in the NCAA event.
Union will play No.4 William Smith (8-6 // 13-11) Friday at 8 p.m. with No. 2 St.Lawrence (11-3 // 20-5) meeting No.3 Rensselaer (11-3 // 19-5). The championship will be held Saturday at 4 p.m.There is no admission charge.
"The only advantage we have as the home team is that our players will be able to sleep in their own beds and that our fans will not have to travel," said Burt, whose Dutchwomen posted a 13-1conference record and an overall standard of 21-3. "As for an advantage on the court,there really isn't one. All of these teams are capable of winning the tournament," she continued. "St. Lawrence comes into the weekend as the two-year defending champions and they have won three of the four titles. Rensselaer won the 2001 crown by beating St. Lawrence, and William Smith was in the tournament championship game in 2000 and again in 2002."
