2017-18 Women's Basketball News

BOSTON, Mass. – Sophomore guard Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (South Boston, Mass.) and senior guard Alisha Fox (National Park, N.J.) have been selected to the 2017-18 GNAC Women's Basketball All-Conference teams, it was announced Monday afternoon by the conference office. Ramirez-Tejeda makes her first appearance on the All-Conference team with First Team honors while Fox garners Third Team accolades for the second straight year. Ramirez-Tejeda has also been voted to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District team for the Division III Northeast District.

The Emmanuel College Women’s Basketball team’s streak of Great Northeast Athletic Conference championship appearances was broken by the Suffolk University Rams, despite Alisha Fox (National Park, N.J.) and Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (South Boston, Mass.) combined 32 points on Thursday evening on the Andy Yosinoff Court.

BOSTON, Mass. – The Emmanuel College women's basketball team is set to host Suffolk University in the 2017 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Semifinals on Thursday, February 22 at 7:00 PM on the Andy Yosinoff Court. The Saints bring a 20-6 overall record to the contest after posting a 15-1 mark in the GNAC to earn the No. 2 seed in the GNAC. The Rams also stand at 20-6 overall and posted 12-4 mark in the GNAC to secure the No. 3 seed.

The Emmanuel College Women’s Basketball team defeated Norwich University on Tuesday evening, 79-52, led by a combined 48 points by the Saint’s starters, extending their winning streak to 16 games and advancing to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference semifinal, on the Andy Yosinoff Court.

BOSTON, Mass. – The Emmanuel College women's basketball team is set to host Norwich University in the 2017 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Quarterfinals on Tuesday, February 20 at 7:00 PM on the Andy Yosinoff Court. The Saints bring a 19-6 overall record to the contest after posting a 15-1 mark in the GNAC to earn the No. 2 seed in the GNAC. The Cadets stand at 10-15 overall and posted 7-9 mark in the GNAC to secure the No. 7 seed.

BOSTON, MASS. - The three seniors of Emmanuel College led the scoring attack for the Saint, putting a combined 48 points on the board to close out the regular season with a win over Anna Maria College, 107-56, extending their winning streak to 15 games in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon, on the Andy Yosinoff Court.

WESTON, Mass. - The Emmanuel College women’s basketball team erased an 11 point deficit on Tuesday evening to come from behind and win over Regis College, 72-66, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action at Higgins Court.

NEWTON, Mass. -- Sophomore Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (South Boston, Mass.) notched a double-double effort of 25 points, 12 rebounds, eight steals and six assists to lead four players in double figures as Emmanuel extended its winning streak to 13 straight with a 100-62 Great Northeast Athletic Conference women’s basketball victory over Mount Ida Saturday afternoon at the Athletic Center.

NEWTON, Mass. – Sophomore Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (South Boston, Mass.) recorded a game-high 20 points and a team-high nine rebounds Tuesday evening as Emmanuel College defeated Lasell College, 62-34, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women’s basketball game at the Lasell Athletic Center.

BOSTON, Mass. – Sophomore guard Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (South Boston, Mass.) has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, it was announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.

Emmanuel College extended their winning streak to 11-games, led by a double-double from sophomore guard Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda, scoring 21 points and collecting 12 rebounds as the Saints take down Simmons College, 73-54, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon, on the Andy Yosinoff Court.

Five different players for Emmanuel College posted double digits in the point’s column as the Saints recorded their tenth straight win of the season over Johnson and Wales University, 70-61, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action on Thursday evening, on the Andy Yosinoff Court.

BOSTON, Mass. - Four starters scored in double-figures to lift Emmanuel College past Suffolk University, 81-55, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference women’s basketball action Tuesday evening on the Andy Yosinoff Court.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Emmanuel College Women’s Basketball Head Coach Andrew Yosinoff joined elite company on Saturday afternoon with his 800th career coaching victory as Emmanuel topped host Albertus Magnus College, 100-94, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action in New Haven, Conn. Yosinoff becomes just the 14th NCAA Women’s Basketball coach to win 800 games and just the second at the NCAA Division III level to hit the milestone.

BOSTON, Mass. - Sophomore guard Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (South Boston, Mass.) recorded her eighth double-double of the season to power the Emmanuel College women’s basketball team past Rivier University, 70-58, Thursday evening in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action on the Andy Yosinoff Court.

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – A cold shooting night plagued the Cadets from beginning to end against the Saints of Emmanuel College on Tuesday evening, and Norwich University dropped the contest by a 60-41 final score.