UC Clermont Women's Basketball Players Earn Top Honors at National Tournament

UC Clermont Women’s Basketball Team (No. 6 seed) recently participated in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) National Tournament in Uniontown, Pa. Five of the Lady Cougars received awards at the USCAA National Banquet, including: 
 
• Marisa Stutz –  senior guard (Felicity) - 1st Team All-American
• Ashley Keith – junior guard/forward (Clark Montessori) - 2nd Team All-American
• Stacy Lee – junior center (Lakota West) - 2nd Team All-American
• Tess Jenike – sophomore guard (Bethel) - won both the free throw contest and the three point competition (the first time anyone from one school has won both)
• Alex Junker – sophomore center (Milford) - Academic All-American

“That means that one half of our team received recognition for athletic or academic excellence at the USCAA National Tournament – what a great representation for UC Clermont College,” said  Director of Student Life Kim Ellison. 

UC Clermont is one of 40 teams, including Men’s and Women’s Division I and Division II, to earn a bid to this tournament. The Lady Cougars lost their first game against Albany College of Pharmacy (No. 3 Seed), 50-45.

However, the next day the Lady Cougars soundly beat the Lady Clippers from the University of Maine-Machias, 80-49, according to Peggy Hager, associate professor of mathematics at UC Clermont and the Cougars’ academic advisor.

“The Lady Clippers had as much as a 9-point lead early in the first half, but we pulled ahead and the half ended 38-21," Hager said. "The Lady Cougars, however, were on fire (in the second half). There were five ladies in double figures:  Kayla Stutz (22), Ashley Keith (16), Katie Slavey (11), Tess Jenike (10) and Brooke Catauro (10). Marisa Stutz, in her final game as a Lady Cougar, had a double-double. Ashley Keith had a triple-double.”
                                                       
For more information about the Lady Cougars Basketball Team, visit http://www.ucclermont.edu/athletics/WomensBasketball.html