Kristyn Dunleavy ’07 and the Amherst College women’s basketball team made program history yesterday evening as they defeated Washington University (St. Louis) 64-55 to win the 2011 Division III NCAA Championship. The Lord Jeffs exorcised some demons in the process as they vanquished a team that last season snapped their 31-game winning streak, ousting them in the national semifinals.

Dunleavy is not Stony Brook’s only collegiate National Champion as she joins fellow alums:

Robin Lingle ’60	Missouri	Indoor Track	1965
Ann Marie Wycoff ’85	West Point	Swimming	1987, 1988 & 1989
Jake Kenney ’96	Princeton	Lacrosse	1997 & 1998
Derek Kenney ’98	Virginia	Lacrosse	1999
Liam Banks ’98	Syracuse	Lacrosse	2000
Caitlin Banks ’00	Virginia	Lacrosse	2004
Nathan Kenney ’01	Virginia	Lacrosse	2003
Greg Titus ’03	Salisbury	Lacrosse	2004, 2005, 2007 & 2008
Thomas Payne ’08	Navy	Boxing	2010

Kristyn Dunleavy ’11 and Courtney Long ’11 combined for 811 points and 247 assists in their four years as essential components of Amherst’s recent success.

~ Amherst Sport Information

Highlights

• The final seconds
• Dunleavy cuts down her piece of the net
• Trophy presentation

---