ALLEGANY COLLEGE OF MARYLAND WINS MEN'S AND WOMEN'S MD JUCO 
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

The Allegany College of Maryland men's and women's basketball teams 
swept the Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference (MD JUCO) 
Championships at Prince George's Community College on February 22, 
2009.

In the women's title game, Shannon Washington's two free throws with 
10 seconds left gave top seeded Allegany a 51-50 win over third 
seeded Baltimore.  Tournament MVP Melissa Ford led all scorers with 
20 points and added 8 rebounds.  It was the second consecutive JUCO 
Title for Allegany and gave them a 25-0 record entering Regional play.

In the men's title game, second seeded Allegany defeated top seeded 
and undefeated Cecil 75-65.  The victory ended Cecil's streak of five 
MD JUCO tournament wins and was the first loss of the season for the 
#1 team in the country.    Jeff Early had a game high 24 points and 
19 rebounds.  Steven Shepp was named the Tournament MVP.

MD JUCO president Marc Ershler said, "Congratulations to Allegany 
College of Maryland, Head Coaches Mike Baker (men’s basketball) and 
Garett Sherman (women’s basketball), and Bob Kirk, Athletic 
Director, on winning both Tournament Championships."

Ershler continued, "We also thank Jo Ann Todaro, Athletic Director at 
Prince George’s Community College, and the entire Prince George’s 
Community College Athletic Department, staff and student volunteers 
for hosting what was a truly outstanding weekend of MD JUCO 
basketball!  We had some very competitive games, outstanding athletic 
play and enthusiastic fans from all 16 schools that participated at 
Prince Georges."

Tournament brackets and articles on the Allegany College of Maryland 
wins are posted on the Tournament page at www.mdjuco.org.