2004-05 NEC Women's Basketball Media Guide
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2004-05 NEC Women’s Basketball Media Guide 2004-05 NEC Women's Basketball Guide 2004-05 NEC NEC Staff Northeast Conference Table of Contents 200 Cottontail Lane NEC Information Commissioner Vantage Court North John Iamarino (Eighth year) Ext. 1 About the NEC ____________________________ 2 [email protected] Somerset, NJ 08873 NEC Member Directory/Notable Alumni ___________ 3 Phone: (732) 469-0440 NEC Commissioner/Presidents _________________ 4 Associate Commissioner Fax: (732) 469-0744 NEC Staff ________________________________ 5 Ron Ratner Ext. 6 [email protected] NEC Officials ______________________________ 6 www.northeastconference.org NEC Television Network ______________________ 7 Assistant Commissioner www.necstore.org NEC Tournament __________________________ 8 Corrinne Wright Ext. 2 NCAA Tournament _________________________ 9 [email protected] NEC Composite Schedule ____________________ 10 Assistant Commissioner NEC Arena Guide _________________________ 11 Donna Poyant Ext.3 NEC League Notes _______________________ 12-13 [email protected] Assistant Commissioner NEC Member Institutions Andrew Alia Ext. 4 Central Connecticut State ___________________ 14-17 [email protected] Fairleigh Dickinson ______________________ 18-21 Long Island ___________________________ 22-25 Assistant Director of Communications Bob Balut Ext. 5 Monmouth ____________________________ 26-29 [email protected] Mount St. Mary’s ________________________ 30-33 Quinnipiac ____________________________ 34-37 Administrative Intern Robert Morris _________________________ 38-41 Danielle Vento Ext. 27 [email protected] Sacred Heart __________________________ 42-45 St. Francis (NY) ________________________ 46-49 Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials St. Francis (PA) _________________________ 50-53 Dr. Edward Meier Wagner ______________________________ 54-57 NEC History NEC Season Review: 2003-04 _______________ 58-61 NEC Season Reviews: 1986-2003 ____________ 62-70 NEC Records NEC All-Time Coaching Records _______________ 71 NEC All-Time Career Records _________________ 71 NEC Award Winners _______________________ 72 Single Game Records _____________________ 73-74 Season Records ________________________ 75-76 NEC Tournament Records _________________ 77-78 Year-by-Year Records ____________________ 79-80 Miscellaneous NEC Media Outlets _______________________ 81-83 NEC Driving Directions _____________________ 84 Credits Layout, Design & Copy: Bob Balut, Donna Poyant Copy & Editorial Assistance: Ron Ratner Photography: Charlie Covell, Steve Smith and NEC SID offices. Special Thanks to: All the talented NEC SIDs and Asst. SIDs. 1 About the NEC/Championship Info. NEC History 2004-05 Championship Dates Embarking upon its 24th season in 2004-05, the Northeast Conference and its member institutions Championship Date Site (Host) have established a proud heritage in Division I athletics. With the league’s silver anniversary Field Hockey Oct. 29 & 31 High Seed approaching, the NEC remains committed to enhancing the experience of its student-athletes, while strengthening its competitive position both regionally and nationally. With that in mind, the NEC’s M/W Cross Country Oct. 30 Quinnipiac (Hamden, CT) traditional focus on athletic achievement, academic integrity and development, community outreach, Women’s Soccer Nov. 5 & 7 High Seed and a renewed emphasis on sportsmanship, has never been stronger. Men’s Soccer Nov. 12 & 14 High Seed Volleyball Nov. 20 & 21 High Seed The NEC can trace its roots back to 1981, when the league was founded as the men’s basketball only ECAC-Metro Conference. Over the course of the last 23 years, the NEC’s evolution from a single sport entity to a burgeoning 11- M/W Indoor Track Feb. 12 & 13 P.G. Cty Sports Complex (Landover, MD) member, 21-sport conference in the year 2004 is a remarkable success story. The league began sponsoring additional M/W Swimming Feb. 17 & 19 P.G. Cty Sports Complex (Landover, MD) sports in 1985 and changed its name to the Northeast Conference in 1988. With membership and sport sponsorship Men’s Basketball Mar. 3, 6 & 9 High Seed continuing to grow over the next decade, the NEC now has access to NCAA automatic bids in 11 sports (baseball, men’s Women’s Basketball Mar. 5, 8 & 12 High Seed and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s volleyball). Women’s Golf Apr. 18 & 19 Clustered Spires Golf Club (Frederick, MD) M/W Tennis Apr. 22 & 23 TBA Though the NEC has featured various incarnations since its inception, charter members Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Women’s Lacrosse Apr. 29 & May 1 High Seed Island, Robert Morris, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (PA) and Wagner remain part of the current 11-school alignment. Men’s Golf May 2 & 3 QuickSilver Golf Club (Midway, PA) They are joined by Monmouth (admitted in 1985), Mount St. Mary’s (1989), Central Connecticut State (1997), Quinnipiac (1998) and Sacred Heart (1999). NEC expansion, which culminated in 1999 with the addition of Sacred M/W Outdoor Track May 7 & 8 Mount St. Mary’s (Emmitsburg, MD) 2004-05 NEC Women's Basketball Guide Heart, has given the league a five-state geographic footprint with access to such major media markets as New York Softball May 13 & 14 High Seed City, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Hartford. Baseball May 20-22 FirstEnergy Park (Lakewood, NJ) With the addition of four sports over the last six years, NEC member institutions now compete in 21 championship sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. NEC Commissioner’s Cup As only the second full-time commissioner in NEC history, the hiring of John Iamarino on April 7, 1997 signaled the dawn of a new era in the conference. During his tenure, Iamarino has orchestrated the transition from nine league schools 2003-04 Commissioner’s Cup NEC Commissioner’s Cup to 11; and sports sponsorship from 17 to 21. He unveiled a new NEC logo to wide acclaim in June, 1997, spearheaded Overall Standings Past Champions the move of NEC Championships to top-notch venues such as FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, NJ (baseball), Mercer County Park (tennis) and the P.G. County Sports Complex in Landover, MD (indoor track and swimming), initiated a new football financial aid policy, strengthened scheduling requirements and aggressively stepped up the league’s 1. Monmouth 198.51 2003-04 Monmouth marketing and merchandising efforts. Under Iamarino’s guidance, the NEC reached an agreement with Maingate, Inc. 2. Sacred Heart 177.39 2002-03 UMBC 2001-02 UMBC in 2004 to become the official merchandiser of the conference and host the league’s first ever webstore 3. St. Francis (PA) 175.13 2000-01 UMBC (www.necstore.org). 4. Quinnipiac 172.02 1999-00 UMBC 5. Long Island 168.77 1998-99 UMBC Iamarino has also succeeded in widening the NEC’s exposure on a national basis through a number of initiatives. The 1997-98 Monmouth league’s official website - one of the most comprehensive in the nation - was relaunched in 2004 with additional content 6. Robert Morris 145.77 1996-97 Mount St. Mary’s and features, as well as a state-of-the-art design. To supplement one of the fastest growing basketball television 7. Central Connecticut State 144.92 1995-96 Mount St. Mary's packages in the country, the league televised its first football games last season on Metro-TV. In 2003-04, the NEC 8. Wagner 144.70 1994-95 Mount St. Mary's televised 30 basketball games, a record number for the conference, while the league’s coverage area exceeded 20 9. Mount St. Mary’s 133.86 1993-94 Fairleigh Dickinson 1992-93 Fairleigh Dickinson million homes. Along with flagship station MSG Network, other regional television outlets included Fox Sports-New 10. Fairleigh Dickinson 131.69 York, Fox Sports-Pittsburgh, Fox Sports-New England, Comcast SportsNet and Metro-TV. As part of the package, the NEC 1991-92 Fairleigh Dickinson 11. St. Francis (NY) 68.44 1990-91 Monmouth also aired eight men-women basketball doubleheaders. ESPN broadcast the men’s championship game for the 17th 1989-90 Fairleigh Dickinson straight year while MSG televised the women’s title contest for the seventh season in a row. 1988-89 Fairleigh Dickinson 1987-88 Fairleigh Dickinson In 2003-04, the NEC received national attention through the awarding of NCAA bids to the conference in 12 team sports. The Commissioner's Cup is awarded 1986-87 Long Island The Central Connecticut State women’s soccer team started the ball rolling last fall by defeating Boston College in the annually to the school that fares best first round of the NCAA Tournament before dropping a 3-2 decision in double overtime to Connecticut, the eventual in the league's championship sports. national champion. Men’s soccer has been arguably the league’s most competitive sport on a regional and national basis in recent years, with nationally ranked Fairleigh Dickinson capturing a record four straight NEC championships while winning four NCAA Tournament matches over the past three years. Individually, St. Francis (PA)’s Ryan Sheehan collected All-America honors after finishing sixth in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. 2003-04 Championship Winners Albany running back Gary Jones was selected to the Associated Press I-AA All-America Football team for a second straight season, while Monmouth linebacker Joe Sentipal claimed AFCA I-AA All-America plaudits. In men’s soccer, Fairleigh Dickinson goalkeeper Andrew Nucifora was named an NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-America. Sport ___________________________________________ Team Champion Field Hockey ___________________________________________ Quinnipiac The NEC set a league attendance record for football in 2003 and finished with five teams ranked in the final Sports Men’s Cross Country ___________________________________ St.