70 The QUEE NS Courier • MARCH 10, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com sports Maspeth High School JV Girls Basketball team moves on to playoffs After winning their division and finishing the season with a 9-1 record, the Maspeth High School Junior Varsity Girls Basketball team has reached the second round of playoffs. Photo courtesy Queens College The Queens College Knights won their second ECC Championship in as many years and have their sights set on the national title. Queens College Knights are Eastern Conference champs; aiming for national title By ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com/@A_GiudiceReport The second-seeded Queens College Knights women’s basketball team earned their second consecutive East Coast Conference (ECC) Championshipwhen they defeated fourth-seeded Roberts Wesleyan, 60-54, on Sunday, March 6. In the game, Madison Rowland, who was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player, led Queens College with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Senior MacKenzie Rowland added 16 points and pulled down a game-high 19 rebounds. Sophomore Merrick Rowland alsocontributed 13 points in the victory. The winadvanced the Knightsinto the 2016 Division II Women’s Basketball Championship tournament and marks the team’s third straight year reaching the 20-win mark. The Knights are the fourth seed in the championship tournament’s East Region and will play against fifth-seeded Holy Family on Friday, March 11, at 8:30 p.m. in a game hosted by Bentley University, in Waltham, Mass. Queens College earned a 76-69 victory over Holy Family earlier this season in non-league play. In that game, MacKenzie Rowland led her team with 28 points and 18 rebounds, while Kristen Korzevinski added 17 points and Madison Rowland had 16 points and four steals. Holy Family holds a 22-8 overall record for the year, and earned an at-large selection after falling in the semifinals of the Central Athletic Collegiate Conference Championship.
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