Finley Woodward wins MEC title, heading to NCAA DII Tournament - Hoopsfix.com

Finley Woodward wins MEC title, heading to NCAA DII Tournament

Finley Woodward West Liberty Championship

Finley Woodward has helped West Liberty University to the second straight Mountain East Conference Tournament title, after a 112-82 rout of Fairmont State in the final.

Woodward had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the championship game, as the top-seeded Hilltoppers become the first team in MEC history to win back-to-back tournament titles and the +30 margin is the largest victory in a championship game in tournament history.

They have now earned a bid to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Tournament as a No. 2 seed and will take on No. 7 Pitt-Johnstown in the opening round on Saturday at 2:30 pm local.

In his Freshman year, the former Bristol Flyer and Scottish junior international is averaging 3.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 10.7 minutes per game.

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