Freshman Ellen Rich, who played at Hamden Hall, helped the Muhlenberg College women’s basketball team win its record sixth Centennial Conference championship and qualify for the NCAA Division III tournament for the seventh time in school history.

Rich played in 14 games and grabbed 20 rebounds and blocked nine shots for the Mules.

After knocking off the top seed to win the conference title, Muhlenberg won two dramatic games to advance to the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons. The Mules fell to the eventual national champion and finished the season ranked No. 15 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll with a 23-6 record.