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2009 MAAC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Times Union Center - Albany, NY - March 5-9 General Information Location .........................................................New Rochelle, NY Founded .............................................................................1940 Enrollment .........................................................................3,322 Nickname.......................................................................... Gaels Iona College Colors ................................................................ Maroon & Gold Affiliation .......................................................... NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Conference ................................ Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) Home Court (Capacity) ............. Hynes Athletics Center (2,611) President ................................... Br. James A. Liguori (Iona ‘65) Director of Athletics ............................................ Patrick Lyons Senior Associate AD/SWA .................................Jamie Fogarty Associate AD/Internal Affairs ...................... Matthew Glovaski Associate AD/Athletic Communications .............Brian Beyrer Assistant AD/Operations ................................... Tyler Cardinal Assistant AD/Compliance ...................................Aimee Aluzzo Assistant AD/Development .........................William Montanaro Head Trainer ......................................................... Sam DeRosa Assistant to the Athletics Director .......................... Jay Judge Athletics Phone .................................................. 914-633-2305 Women’s Basketball Information Head Coach .......................... Anthony Bozzella (Seton Hall ‘88) Record at Iona/Years ............................... 89-121/Seventh Year Overall Record/Years ..................... 243-252/Seventeenth Year Basketball Office Phone .................................. (914) 633-2321 Associate Head Coach ...........Christi Abbate (Binghamton ‘97) Assistant Coaches ........Mandy Myers (LIU ‘02, Iona ‘05 MBA) ................................................................ Toni Horvath (Iona ‘07) Director of Basketball Operations .... Jessica Anger (Iona ‘07) 2008-09 Record ................................................................ 17-12 2007-08 Conference Record/Finish............................ 10-8/5th NCAA Appearances .......................................................... None Athletic Communications Assistant Sports Information Director/ Women’s Basketball Contact . Jessica Rosenberg (Ithaca ‘06) Office Phone ..................................................... (914) 633-2310 Email ........................................................ [email protected] Sports Information Fax .................................... (914) 633-2072 Athletics Website ......................................... www.ICGaels.com 2008-09 Iona Gaels Basketball Athletic Communications • 715 North Avenue • New Rochelle, NY 10801 • 914-633-2310 • Fax: 914-633-2072 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES WBB Contact: Jessica Rosenberg, Asst Sports Info. Director (e-mail: [email protected]) 2009 MAAC Championship QUICK FACTS Listen Live - on the Internet (www.ICGaels.com) - David Greenwald Location ........................................................ New Rochelle, NY President ...................................................... Br. James A. Liguori Athletics Director ................................................... Patrick Lyons Iona faces Saint Peter’s in MAAC Quarterfinals Head Coach ..................................................Anthony Bozzella The Iona College women’s basketball team (17-12, 10-8 MAAC) enters the MAAC Record at Iona .............................................89-121/7th Season Championship as the No. 5 seed, and is taking on No. 4 Saint Peter’s in the quarterfinal round. Overall Record .........................................243-252/17th Season The Gaels defeated the Peahens, 75-54, in the final game of the regular season. Website .........................................................www.ICGaels.com 2008-09 SCHEDULE SCOUTING SAINT PETER’S SIDE-BY-SIDE Overall: 17-12 H: 8-5 A: 9-7 MAAC: 10-8 The Peahens enter today’s quarterfinal Category IONA SPC Date Opponent Time/Result contest as the No. 5 seed. At 13-14 overall, Nov. 14 HOFSTRA W, 61-57 Overall Record 17-12 13-14 Nov. 16 at West Virginia W, 52-44 the squad has won seven of its last eight Conference Record 10-8 10-8 Nov. 19 at Monmouth W, 53-51 and was 10-8 in conference play this season. Points 63.4 58.3 Nov. 23 at Wichita State L, 64-66 All-MAAC Second Team selection Tania Rebounds 36.7 37.7 Nov. 26 at St. Francis (NY) W, 67-49 Kennedy leads the team in scoring and is Iona Thanksgiving Classic Field Goal Pct. .379 .356 Nov. 29 MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE W, 80-47 ranked 11th in the league with 12.4 points 3-Point Pct. .309 .334 Nov. 30 WESTERN MICHIGAN L, 44-54 per game. Sophomore forward Charlene Free Throw Pct. .706 .619 Dec. 5 at Rider* W, 92-81 Riddick is the squad’s top rebounder with 5.6 Personal Fouls 528 614 Dec. 7 at Fairfield* W, 62-44 per contest to go along with her 7.5 ppg, and Dec. 10 FORDHAM W, 72-69 Assists 385 283 Dec. 13 at Purdue L, 65-82 is ranked fourth in the MAAC in blocking with Turnovers 550 487 Dec. 28 at Pacific L, 66-62 1.3 per outing. The Peahens currently lead the Blocks 85 105 Dec. 31 at San Francisco W, 68-64 league in offensive rebounds (15.6/g) and are Steals 336 300 Jan. 4 MANHATTAN* L, 56-57 second in steals (11.1/g). 1997 Saint Peter’s Jan. 6 at Marist* L, 58-81 Jan. 11 CANISIUS* L, 51-68 graduate Stephanie DeWolfe is in her fifth Jan. 13 FAIRFIELD* W, 58-55 season as head coach. Jan. 16 at Siena* L, 45-70 GAELS VS. PEAHENS NAME GP MIN PTS REB AST Jan. 18 RIDER* L, 58-61 SERIES HISTORY Jan. 23 LOYOLA* W, 79-55 Bacic 2 14.5 1.0 3.5 0.0 Saint Peter’s holds a 57-11 edge in the series Cook 7 19.3 6.4 4.9 0.4 Jan. 25 NIAGARA* W, 65-56 Felder 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Jan. 30 at Loyola* W, 58-55 with Iona. The Gaels have faced the Peahens Flagg 2 14.5 5.5 1.0 0.5 Feb. 1 MARIST* L, 60-69 68 times, more than any other opponent this Ford 2 31.0 13.0 5.5 1.0 Feb. 6 at Saint Peter’s* L, 52-57 season. The two teams split this year’s regular Fregosi 4 21.8 3.3 2.3 1.8 Feb. 9 at Manhattan* W, 72-65 Ivkovic 4 19.0 8.0 3.3 0.8 Feb. 15 SIENA* W, 70-59 season series, with each winning on their Kochanek 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Feb. 20 at Niagara* W, 73-52 home court. The last time they faced each Lutz 2 6.0 2.5 1.0 0.0 Feb. 22 at Canisius* L, 67-70 OT other in a MAAC Championship quarterfinal Paligoric 2 11.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 Feb. 28 SAINT PETER’S* W, 75-54 was during the 2006-07 season, with the Ricketts 7 12.1 2.7 2.0 0.9 Mar. 5-9 MAAC Championship Scannell 2 6.5 1.0 2.5 0.5 Gaels earning a 63-54 victory. Schoof 2 6.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Home events in CAPS and BOLD; MAAC Games noted by an asterisk 2008-09 GAELS AT A GLANCE No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG Of Note Probable Starters 1 Milica Paligoric Fr. C 6-3 3.5 2.0 Recorded a career-high 18 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks at Canisius 10 Suzi Fregosi So. G 5-6 5.9 2.3 14th in the country in assist-turnover ratio... Career-high 21 points at Rider 15 Thazina Cook Jr. G 5-9 14.6 6.7 Named to the All-MAAC First Team... Seven double-doubles this season 23 Kristina Ford Fr. F 6-1 11.0 6.5 Iona’s first five-time MAAC Rookie of the Week... All-Rookie Team selection 45 Anda Ivkovic So. F 6-1 13.6 4.9 Career-high 28 points at San Francisco... All-MAAC Third Team selection Off the Bench 0 Tomica Bacic Fr. F 6-0 5.0 4.0 Has started all but five games this season... Career high 11 points on 11/29 2 Jessica Scannell Fr. G 5-8 0.7 0.6 Had her first career field goal at Wichita State... Averages 0.5 steals per game 3 Naeemah Ricketts Sr. G 5-6 5.0 3.8 Had a career-high 12 points against Loyola on 1/23... Senior co-captain 24 Robin Felder Fr. G 5-5 0.5 1.0 First career point against Maryland-E.S.... Joins the team as a walk-on 25 Kara Kochanek Fr. F 6-2 0.9 0.4 Career-best performance at Rider, with five points and one rebound 31 Marissa Flagg So. G 5-5 3.7 1.8 Posted a season-best ten points against Rider... Second on the squad in assists 33 Kiera Schiavetta So. G 5-6 0.0 0.0 Sidelined by injury after 2 appearances as a freshman...Will likely sit again 34 Sarah Schoof Fr. C 6-3 0.4 0.8 Grabbed a career-best six rebounds against Maryland-Eastern Shore 44 Cat Lutz So. G 6-1 4.8 1.6 Season-high nine points at SFNY... Will miss several games due to knee injury 2009 Iona College Women’s Basketball MAAC Championship Media Guide Page 2 A SEASON TO REMEMBER In 2007-08, Iona turned in its third consecutive winning season, posting a 20-14 overall record and an 11-7 mark in the MAAC. The 20 wins were the program’s second-most in Division I and the Gaels finished in second place in the MAAC for only the second time. The team made its second-ever postseason appearance, advancing to the second round of the WNIT. Iona also had two All-MAAC Second 2008-09 MAAC STANDINGS Team selections (Tiara Headen, Anna McLean), five All-Academic selections, and two members named to the MAAC Championship All-Tournament team MAAC Overall (Headen, Lauren DeFalco). McLean claimed a top spot in the Iona record book, W L Pct W L Pct becoming the school’s all-time blocks leader as a junior. The squad picked up its Marist 16 2 .889 26 3 .897 first ever tournament championship with a first place finish at the Bank of Hawai’i Canisius 14 4 .778 22 7 .759 Invitational. First-timer Anda Ivkovic won back-to-back MAAC Rookie of the Week Fairfield 12 6 .667 17 12 .586 awards and Cat Lutz tied former Gael Melissa Yeagley for the most 3-point field Saint Peter’s 10 8 .556 13 14 .481 goals by a freshman (38).