The ECAC and Disney have announced that the 2009-10 Holiday Festival will be held in two separate sessions. The first being December 20-24, 2009, and the second being January 1-5, 2010.

Teams will be staying at the luxurious Buena Vista Palace Spa and Hotel which is directly adjacent to Downtown Disney, and just a short ride away from Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex®.

You will find much more detailed information in the links below, plus game stories and results from the Inaugural ECAC Holiday Festival held January 1-5, 2009.

2009/2010 Holiday Festival Advertisement and Registration:
Click here to see detailed information on the Festival including a sample itinerary, Disney facilities, and transportation logistics.

 The Milkhouse Arena® at Disney

Interested in participating? Fill out our registration form which includes contact information for any questions regarding travel logistics, pricing, and more!
2009/2010 Holiday Festival Registration form

2009 ECAC Holiday Festival (January 1-5, 2009)

The Inaugural Holiday Festival got underway with six women's collegiate basketball teams arriving in Orlando, Florida on New Year's Day ready for Disney fun and some competitive basketball. The tournament field consisted of two  three-team round robin formatted brackets. Each of the six institutions played two games, with two being crowned bracket champion. Two student-athletes were also honored as the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player for their consistent play throughout the three day event. Below are the women's results from each day, along with championship game recaps and a listing of the Most Outstanding Players.

Day 1 - January 2nd
Bracket D: Gwynedd-Mercy College 70 vs. Johns Hopkins University 56  box score / recap
Bracket C: The Sage Colleges 53 vs. WPI 88  box score / recap  

Day 2 - January 3rd
Bracket C: Neumann College 65 vs. The Sage Colleges 45  box score / recap
Bracket D: Goucher College 55 vs. Johns Hopkins University 71  box score / recap  

Day 3 - January 4th
Bracket C: WPI 69 vs. Neumann College 57  box score / recap
Bracket D: Gwynedd-Mercy College 90 vs. Goucher College 59 box score / recap     

Bracket C Champions: WPI Engineers
Most Outstanding Player: Elle Fontaine, WPI (16.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg)

Bracket D Champions: Gwynedd-Mercy College Griffins
Most Outstanding Player: Kristy Cramp, GMC (12.5 ppg, 5 apg, 4 rpg)

Officiating
Nineteen ECAC men's and women's basketball officials were selected to participate in the Inaugural event. Please click here to view some of the officiating teams who attended.

The ECAC assigns over 4,400 officials in 12 sports across Divisions I, II, and III, including men's and women's basketball, fencing, field hockey, football, gymnastics, ice hockey, men's and women's soccer, softball, and wrestling. The bureaus assign for both conference and NCAA championships and totaled over 46,000 assignments last year.