NCAA BASKETBALL: Lady Royals look ahead after memorable season
SALEM, Virginia — Kaeli Romanowski had another big performance Saturday in the NCAA Division III championship game that earned her a spot on the all-tournament team. However, the University of Scranton senior wasn’t in the mood for individual accolades. “We wanted the natty,” Romanowski said.
“I’m just incredibly grateful for my teammates. Nothing would be possible without them. We wouldn’t even be here without them.
I’m just so grateful for the coaches, my teammates and the entire athletic department. ” The Lady Royals came up one win shy, losing the final to Denison University, 55-41, at Roanoke College’s Cregger Center. Romanowski had nine points and 17 rebounds, which tied Anne Crossin in 1982 for the fourth-most by a Lady Royal in an NCAA tournament game.
That followed up her 14-point, 16-rebound, five-steal game in the semifinal win over NYU. Meghan Lamanna and Kaci Kranson scored 10 points each. Kranson also hit a milestone in the game.
Her 3-pointer with 38. 7 seconds left in the third quarter put her over the 2,000 career-point mark (2,002). That didn’t matter, either.
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