The Emmanuel College Lady Lions have had a wonderful season by finishing 6th in the Nation with a school record tying 24 wins on the year. This season was marked by several record breaking events with the first being their first win of the year, giving Coach Bona his 500th career victory. The Lady Lions finished 3rd in regular season SSAC conference play and at one point won eight games in a row in February.  The team also had several post season honors that often follow a season of this magnitude. The Lady Lions won the South Regional Championship of the NCCAA with a decisive win on the road.  This team was seeded as the Number One Seed at the NCCAA National Tournament last week and finished ranked as the Number Four Team in the National Poll. The Lady Lions had two All Conference players in Felecia Towler and Tenae Mann. Mann also earned an All Conference Tournament Team selection. Two team members placed on the NCCAA All American Team; Felecia Towler and Tenae Mann. Towler also earned recognition to the NCCAA All National Tournament Team. Whitney Glenn earned recognition to the All Conference All Academic Team. The Lady Lions finished being ranked in the final NAIA National Poll for the first time in school history and were one position from earning an NAIA at large bid to another National Tournament. Coach Bona was recognized as the NCCAA 2008 Regional Coach of the Year. This team had three senior leaders; Felecia Towler, RaShunda Laster, and Whitney Glenn. These Ladies led the team by being wonderful examples of hustle, desire, caring, and teamwork to their teammates. When asked about this season Emmanuel’s Coach Mike Bona stated, “This group is a special group of students and athletes. Because of their will to succeed and their desire to stay together all year as a team, they had a fantastic season. It has been a real joy to be a part of this team and this season. I will always have fond memories of this year’s team and will always be thankful I was along for the ride.”