Sagay Scores 18 with 14 Rebounds as MCC Wins 11th Straight

Sagay Scores 18 with 14 Rebounds as MCC Wins 11th Straight

Eight Sophomores Play Their Last Home Game in 68-47 Victory Over Globe Institute

MANCHESTER – Ericka Sagay (Bloomfield) scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Manchester CC (22-1) beat Globe Institute of Technology 68-47 Saturday afternoon at Great Path Academy gym.

Callie Tambling (Manchester) had 14 points, including two 3-pointers while Jazlynn Canino (East Hartford) had 12 points and 11 rebounds for MCC.

The win gave Manchester its second 11-game win streak of the season.

The Cougars will defend their NJCAA Region 21 title next weekend (Feb 26-27) at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Game times and pairings will be announced Tuesday (Feb 22).

Al-Nisa Fish led Globe (6-13) with 15 points

MCC honored eight sophomores who were playing in their final home game in a ceremony before the game. Sagay, Tambling, Canino, Shenielle Duncan-Clarke (Bloomfield), Kate Gazdzicki (Colchester), Kasiana Goodman (Waterbury), Rebeca VanGuilder (Hartford), and Tyra Brooks (Waterbury) who did not play due to injury.

The eight players put together an impressive 46-5 record over two seasons, including a pair of runaway victories in last year’s Region 21 tournament and two more in the NJCAA National Division III Championship tournament in Rochester, Minnesota.

They played the first-ever game at the Great Path gym (11/12/09) where they lost just two games over two seasons. The eight sophomores set a program record with 24 wins as freshmen; received a visit from then-Governor Jodi Rell while earning respect in the basketball community, not only in New England, but nationally as well after finishing fourth in the eight-team national tournament last March.

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