At a glance
The Alfred State College women's basketball team will open up the 2010 athletic year on Wednesday as they host Elmira College JV at 6 p.m.
The Alfred State College women's basketball team will open up the 2010 athletic year on Wednesday as they host Elmira College JV at 6 p.m.
The Lady Pioneers - Lady Eagles contest is the first athletic action on the new year. Alfred State will enter the contest with a 8-6 overall mark led by Brittney Brooks (Elmira Free). Brooks, a returning NJCAA Division II All-American, has scored 334 points on the season (23.9 ppg average) and is closing in on two impressive ASC records. She is 128 career points away from becoming the program's all-time leading scorer (Nichole Tyler 916 points - 2005-2007) and she is 211 points from 1,000 for her ASC career.
The contest on Wednesday is the team's final non-conference game before heading into Western New York Athletic Conference play on Saturday versus Niagara CCC.
The men's basketball team and the indoor track & field team open up 2010 on Saturday while the wrestling and swim teams return to action next week.