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CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

1986 CHAMPIONS MEN’S CHAMPION: FAIRFIELD at Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ QUARTERFINALS (6) Holy Cross* 72, (3) La Salle* 70 (4) Saint Peter’s 61, (5) Fordham* 52 (1) Fordham* 80, (8) Manhattan 56 (2) Iona 64, (7) Army 60 SEMIFINALS (6) Holy Cross* 81, (2) Iona 77 (1) Fairfield 49, (4) Saint Peter’s 47 CHAMPIONSHIP (1) Fairfield 67, (6) Holy Cross* 64 ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Tony George (Fairfield) Pat Yerina (Fairfield) Paul Durkee (Holy Cross*) Kevin Boyle (Saint Peter’s) Bob Coleman (Iona) MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Jim McCaffrey (Holy Cross*) WOMEN’S CHAMPION: LA SALLE at Hart Center, The College of Holy Cross - Worcester, MA FIRST ROUND (6) Fordham 86, (7) Iona 78 QUARTERFINALS (4) Manhattan 74, (5) Fairfield 66 (3) Holy Cross 87, (6) Fordham 74 SEMIFINALS (2) La Salle 76, (3) Holy Cross 65 (1) Saint Peter’s 79, (4) Manhattan 64

1985 CHAMPIONS MEN’S CHAMPION: IONA at Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ QUARTERFINALS (5) Army 76, (4) La Salle* 64 (OT)

1984 CHAMPIONS MEN’S CHAMPION: IONA at Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ QUARTERFINALS † (1) La Salle* 76, (8) Manhattan 60 (2) Saint Peter’s 66, (7) Army 41 (3) Iona 73, (6) Holy Cross* 66 (4) Fordham* 80, (5) Fairfield 69 SEMIFINALS (4) Fordham* 62, (1) La Salle* 60 (3) Iona 59, (2) Saint Peter’s 56 CONSOLATION (2) Saint Peter’s 65, (1) La Salle* 63 (OT) CHAMPIONSHIP (3) Iona 72, (4) Fordham* 61

1983 CHAMPIONS MEN’S CHAMPION: FORDHAM* at Times Union Center - Albany, NY FIRST ROUND ‡ (5) Army 74, (4) Manhattan 69 (3) Saint Peter’s 70, (6) Fairfield 67 SEMIFINALS (1) Iona 65, (5) Army 53 (2) Fordham* 66, (3) Saint Peter’s 52

1982 CHAMPIONS MEN’S CHAMPION: IONA at Times Union Center - Albany, NY FIRST ROUND ‡ (3) Iona 69, (6) Army 53 (4) Fairfield 61, (5) Manhattan 55 SEMIFINALS (1) Saint Peter’s 56, (4) Fairfield 50 (3) Iona 58, (2) Fordham* 55

(6) Saint Peter’s 70, (3) Holy Cross* 66 (2) Fordham* 44, (7) Manhattan 42 (OT) (1) Iona 95, (8) Fairfield 61 SEMIFINALS (2) Fordham* 62, (6) Saint Peter’s (1) Iona 59, (5) Army 57

CHAMPIONSHIP (2) Fordham* 54, (1) Iona 53

CONSOLATION (2) Fordham* 76, (4) Fairfield 54

CONSOLATION (5) Army 71, (6) Saint Peter’s CHAMPIONSHIP (1) Iona 57, (2) Fordham* 54 ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Rory Grimes (Iona) Tony McIntosh (Fordham*) Steve Samuels (Fordham*) Randy Cozzens (Army) Leonard Hayes (Saint Peter’s)

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Steve Burtt (Iona)

CHAMPIONSHIP (3) Iona 66, (1) Saint Peter’s 61 (OT)

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Hank Foster (Fairfield) William Brown (Saint Peter’s) David Maxwell (Fordham*)

Rory Grimes (Iona) Tony Hargraves (Iona)

Tommy Best (Saint Peter’s) Dave Roberson (Fordham*)

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Shelton Gibbs (Saint Peter’s) Tony Hargraves (Iona) Jerry Hobbie (Fordham*) Steve Samuels (Fordham*) Gary Springer (Iona)

Gary Springer (Iona) Tony Hargraves (Iona)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Mark Murphy (Fordham*)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Rory Grimes (Iona)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Tony Hargraves (Iona)

WOMEN’S CHAMPION: SAINT PETER’S at Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ **There was no Championship held** CHAMPIONSHIP (1) Saint Peter’s 59, (2) Manhattan 51

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Steve Burtt (Iona)

WOMEN’S CHAMPION: SAINT PETER’S at Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ FIRST ROUND (4) Manhattan 61, (5) Fairfield 42 (3) Army 72, (6) Fordham 70 SEMIFINALS (3) Army 72, (2) Iona 68 (1) Saint Peter’s 53, (4) Manhattan 52

WOMEN’S CHAMPION: HOLY CROSS at Alumni Hall, Fairfield University -

WOMEN’S CHAMPION: SAINT PETER’S at Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ FIRST ROUND (5) La Salle 62, (4) Manhattan 60 (3) Fairfield 60, (6) Iona 57 SEMIFINALS (2) Holy Cross 70, (3) Fairfield 68 (1) Saint Peter’s, (5) La Salle 49

Fairfield, CT FIRST ROUND

(4) Fairfield 90, (5) Manhattan 79 (3) La Salle 78, (6) Fordham 63

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Sheila Tighe (Manhattan) Amanda Berry (Saint Peter’s) Katrina Fields (Fairfield) Carolyn Hodges (Fairfield) Blanche Jones (Saint Peter’s)

SEMIFINALS (2) Holy Cross 62, (3) La Salle 61 (1) Saint Peter’s 57, (4) Fairfield 53

CONSOLATION (4) Manhattan 68, (2) Iona 56

CHAMPIONSHIP (1) Saint Peter’s 80, (2) Holy Cross 69

CONSOLATION (3) La Salle 84, (4) Fairfield 60

CHAMPIONSHIP (2) La Salle 78, (1) Saint Peter’s 67

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Sheila Tighe (Manhattan)

CHAMPIONSHIP (1) Saint Peter’s 65, (3) Army 51

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Carolyn Gadsen (Saint Peter’s) Bonita Singleton (Saint Peter’s) Janet Hourihan (Holy Cross)

CHAMPIONSHIP (2) Holy Cross 62, (1) Saint Peter’s 60

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Diane Casella (Saint Peter’s) Maria Ericksson (Saint Peter’s) Melody Smith (Saint Peter’s) Sheila Tighe (Manhattan) Celeste Grier (Iona)

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Jill Crandley (La Salle) Allison Hudson (La Salle) Bonita Singleton (Saint Peter’s) Janet Hourihan (Holy Cross) Bridget Robeson (Manhattan)

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Cheryl Aaron (Holy Cross) Jennifer Apicella (Holy Cross) Blanche Jones (Saint Peter’s) Alison Martinsky (Fairfield) Jill Crandley (La Salle) MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Janet Hourihan (Holy Cross)

Sherry Levin (Holy Cross) Katrina Fields (Fairfield)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Amanda Berry (Saint Peter’s)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Blanche Jones (Saint Peter’s)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Linda Hester (La Salle)

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