PENNSBURY:
Mitchell helps Bonnies to first playoff
The St. Bonaventure women's basketball team will be making its first postseason appearance in program history this Saturday.
The Bonnies can thank Bucks County's own Dana Mitchell for much of that.
The 2006 graduate of Pennsbury and all-time leading scorer for the girls both for the Lady Falcons and all of lower Bucks, Mitchell led St. Bonaventure in points with 483 a 15.6 points-per-game average.
Hailing from Fairless Hills, Dana was the most prolific shooter on the team with a .506 shooting percentage from two-point range. She also was the best free throw shooter making good on 116 of 142 attempts from the charity stripe--an .817 percentage.
Mitchell was the best rebounder on the team this year too, leading the way on both the offensive (71) and the defensive (105) glass for a total of 176. Dana didn't do bad on blocks either currently locked in a three-way tie for first with senior Priscilla Edwards and junior Andrea Doneth.
Dana also placed second among her teammates in steals with 26. In that category, she trailed only senior Kate Murray, who snatched the ball from the opponent 33 times.
On March 21, St. Bonaventure will host the winner of the West Virginia vs. Coppin State game in the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
"This is a tribute to my staff and our kids. They have put in so much time and not just this year, but for four years," said head coach Jim Crowley. "They have worked so hard and it's just so great that they got this award. It is just great for them to have this opportunity and hopefully the community both on campus and locally will come out to support us for this unique event on Saturday at home. We couldn't ask for anything better."
The Brown and White were selected as one of the 17 at-large teams in the 48-team tournament. The other 31 berths were awarded to the highest-finishing team in each of the 31 conference's regular season standings that didn't advance to the NCAA Tournament.
The Bonnies were rated one of the top 16 teams in the tournament and received a first round bye and a second round home game at the Reilly Center. St. Bonaventure had a record setting 2008-09 campaign and enter postseason play with a 21-10 overall record after finishing in a tie for fourth place in the A-10.
The Brown and White's program record 21 regular season wins and nine A-10 victories were highlighted by triumphs over A-10 Tournament Champion Charlotte and NCAA Tournament participants Temple and Michigan State.
In the midst of leading the Bonnies to a 21-win regular season, Crowley was named the 2008-09 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year becoming the first coach is program history to garner the award.
The accolades didn't stop there, however, as Mitchell and senior Katelyn Murray also received All-Conference honors. Mitchell was named to the All-Conference second team for the second year in a row, while Murray was named to the Academic All-Conference team and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team.
The Bonnies can thank Bucks County's own Dana Mitchell for much of that.
The 2006 graduate of Pennsbury and all-time leading scorer for the girls both for the Lady Falcons and all of lower Bucks, Mitchell led St. Bonaventure in points with 483 a 15.6 points-per-game average.
Hailing from Fairless Hills, Dana was the most prolific shooter on the team with a .506 shooting percentage from two-point range. She also was the best free throw shooter making good on 116 of 142 attempts from the charity stripe--an .817 percentage.
Mitchell was the best rebounder on the team this year too, leading the way on both the offensive (71) and the defensive (105) glass for a total of 176. Dana didn't do bad on blocks either currently locked in a three-way tie for first with senior Priscilla Edwards and junior Andrea Doneth.
Dana also placed second among her teammates in steals with 26. In that category, she trailed only senior Kate Murray, who snatched the ball from the opponent 33 times.
On March 21, St. Bonaventure will host the winner of the West Virginia vs. Coppin State game in the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
"This is a tribute to my staff and our kids. They have put in so much time and not just this year, but for four years," said head coach Jim Crowley. "They have worked so hard and it's just so great that they got this award. It is just great for them to have this opportunity and hopefully the community both on campus and locally will come out to support us for this unique event on Saturday at home. We couldn't ask for anything better."
The Brown and White were selected as one of the 17 at-large teams in the 48-team tournament. The other 31 berths were awarded to the highest-finishing team in each of the 31 conference's regular season standings that didn't advance to the NCAA Tournament.
The Bonnies were rated one of the top 16 teams in the tournament and received a first round bye and a second round home game at the Reilly Center. St. Bonaventure had a record setting 2008-09 campaign and enter postseason play with a 21-10 overall record after finishing in a tie for fourth place in the A-10.
The Brown and White's program record 21 regular season wins and nine A-10 victories were highlighted by triumphs over A-10 Tournament Champion Charlotte and NCAA Tournament participants Temple and Michigan State.
In the midst of leading the Bonnies to a 21-win regular season, Crowley was named the 2008-09 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year becoming the first coach is program history to garner the award.
The accolades didn't stop there, however, as Mitchell and senior Katelyn Murray also received All-Conference honors. Mitchell was named to the All-Conference second team for the second year in a row, while Murray was named to the Academic All-Conference team and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team.
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