The Program:
The MVCC Hawks Basketball Team is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). They compete in Region III of Division III as well as being members of the tough Mountain Valley Conference. The Hawks play a 27 game regular season schedule against some of the best competition in the country at the two-year college level. The Hawks are characterized by unrelenting man to man pressure defense and an up-tempo running offense that stresses balance and unselfish passing. The program encourages each player to achieve their potential as individuals and as a team. Many of Coach Allison's athletes go on to play at four year schools with a large number earning athletic scholarships. During the past six years MVCC has appeared in Five Elite Eight National Tournaments. The Lady Hawks have also set the school record with 34 wins in one season in 2003-04. Entering the 08-09 season the hawks have a record of 187 wins and 16 losses under Coach Allison.
2008 – 2009 Season Summary
The Women's Basketball team, under the direction of Bobby Allison (187-16,6th season), finished up their season with a final record of 29 wins to only 5 losses. The Lady Hawks won the Mountain Valley Conference championship for a 5th straight season with a perfect record of 16-0 in the conference. They were ranked in the top 10 nationally the entire season and earned a number two seed in the Region III Tournament. They defeated SUNY Delhi in the quarterfinals 70-52 and Finger Lakes CC 75-60 in the semi-finals. In the Region III Championship they defeated number two nationally ranked Broome CC 73-44 to win their fourth straight Region III Championship, and fifth in Allison's 6 seasons. They were runner-up in the NJCAA DIII National Tournament for a third straight season. The well balanced Hawks were led by the National Tournament All-Tournament Team, Region III Tournament MVP, 3rd team All-Region, and 1st team all Mountain Valley Conference member Shanai Norman; National Tournament All-Tournament Team, 2nd team All-Region, and Mountain Valley Conference player of the year Samantha Morgan; National Tournament All-Tournament Team member Tonisha Kirby; as well as All Mountain Valley Conference selections Sara Roseen, Shantel Dunston, and Lauren "Gracie" Plagainos.
