UC Clermont Lady Cougars finish 6th in USCAA National Basketball Tournament

The UC Clermont College women’s basketball team finished in sixth place in the 2011 United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) National Championship Tournament held on the campus of Penn State Fayette in Uniontown, Penn., this past weekend.

The Lady Cougars, 25-13, received the 8th seed for the fourth straight year. The Lady Cougars opened the tournament with a convincing win over the champion of the PSUAC, Penn State University Athletic Conference, winning 71-43 which set the tone defensively for the tournament. 

The Lady Cougars battled the Lady Warriors of Rochester College (Rochester, MI) in a titanic struggle. The game was a closely played game for 40 minutes. The Lady Warriors dumped in a couple of three-point shots near the end of the game and the Lady Cougars could not recover from that. They lost 48-45. Both Cayla Stutz and Portia Cochrum had 10 points each.

Though losing to the top two seeds by small margins, the Lady Cougars established themselves as the best defensive team in the tournament. Junior guard, Cayla Stutz from Felicity High School, was named First Team All-Tournament with a 15.2 points per game scoring average. Sarah Stratman from Western Pike received the All-Academic Award.

"It is a great reward for all of the hard work these fine student/athletes put in over a five-month season. We are very proud of their accomplishments, how hard they played and how they represented UC Clermont College on a national stage," said Head Coach Mike Matthews. Losing only two seniors, this group has high expectations for next season.

Congratulations to:

Brooke Catauro

Portia Cochrum

Caitlin Cammeresi

Shannon Lorenz

Jordan Beasley

Marisa Stutz

Cayla Stutz

Cindy Votel

Alyssa Loch

Kayla Howard

Sarah Stratman

Jordan Johnson

Allison David

Regan Hauke

Stacie Lee

Rachel Mullins

For more information about the UC Clermont basketball teams, visit:

http://www.ucclermont.edu/Athletics/default.html