2008-09 Iona Gaels Basketball
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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]) December 10, 2008 QUICK FACTS Listen Live - on the Internet (www.ICGaels.com) Location ........................................................ New Rochelle, NY WATCH LIVE on ICGaels.com (courtesy of ICTV) President ...................................................... Br. James A. Liguori Gaels and Rams tip tonight in New Rochelle Athletics Director ................................................... Patrick Lyons Head Coach ..................................................Anthony Bozzella The Iona College women’s basketball team (7-2) hosts Fordham (4-4) tonight at the Hynes Record at Iona .............................................79-111/7th Season Athletics Center. The Gaels are returning to non-conference action after opening a 2-0 Overall Record .........................................233-242/17th Season record in MAAC play. Website .........................................................www.ICGaels.com 2008-09 SCHEDULE SCOUTING FORDHAM Overall: 7-2 H: 2-1 A: 5-1 MAAC: 2-0 The Rams enter tonight’s contest with a 4-4 SIDE-BY-SIDE Date Opponent Time/Result overall record and are coming off a win Category IONA FOR Nov. 14 HOFSTRA W, 61-57 against Wofford on Dec. 6. Junior forward Nov. 16 at West Virginia W, 52-44 Overall Record 7-2 4-4 Nov. 19 at Monmouth W, 53-51 Randall Hurst leads the team with averages Conference Record 2-0 0-0 Nov. 23 at Wichita State L, 64-66 of 13.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, Points 63.9 53.2 Nov. 26 at St. Francis (NY) W, 67-49 the best on the squad in both categories. Rebounds 34.9 35.6 Iona Thanksgiving Classic She is followed by senior Annie Zopf with 6.6 Nov. 29 MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE W, 80-47 Field Goal Pct. .407 .355 Nov. 30 WESTERN MICHIGAN L, 44-54 points per game. Fordham is currently fourth 3-Point Pct. .315 .264 Dec. 5 at Rider* W, 92-81 in the Atlantic 10 Conference standings after Free Throw Pct. .679 .679 Dec. 7 at Fairfield* W, 62-44 garnering a 14th place preseason ranking. Personal Fouls 175 130 Dec. 10 FORDHAM 7:30 pm Head coach Cathy Andruzzi is in her third Dec. 13 at Purdue 7:00 pm Assists 119 85 Dec. 28 at Pacific 7:00 pm year at the helm. Turnovers 184 135 Dec. 31 at San Francisco 5:00 pm Blocks 31 28 Jan. 4 MANHATTAN* 1:00 pm SERIES HISTORY Steals 105 61 Jan. 6 at Marist* 7:30 pm Fordham holds a 23-16 edge in the series with Jan. 11 CANISIUS* 2:00 pm Jan. 13 FAIRFIELD* 12:00 pm Iona, with tonight’s game marking the 40th Jan. 16 at Siena* 7:00 pm meeting between the two teams. The Gaels Jan. 18 RIDER* 2:00 pm have won the last three contests, including GAELS VS. RAMS Jan. 23 LOYOLA* 7:00 pm an 86-62 victory last season in the Bronx. NAME GP MIN PTS REB AST Jan. 25 NIAGARA* 2:00 pm Jan. 30 at Loyola* 7:00 pm Cook 2 20.0 6.0 2.5 1.0 Feb. 1 MARIST* 2:00 pm COMMON OPPONENTS Fregosi 1 12.0 6.0 3.0 4.0 Feb. 6 at Saint Peter’s* 7:00 pm Iona and Fordham share Manhattan as a Ivkovic 1 13.0 12.0 4.0 0.0 Feb. 9 at Manhattan* 6:00 pm common opponent in 2008-09. The Rams Lutz 1 8.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 Feb. 15 SIENA* 2:00 pm Feb. 20 at Niagara* 7:00 pm defeated the Jaspers in their second game Ricketts 2 9.5 1.5 5.5 1.5 Feb. 22 at Canisius* 2:00 pm of the season, while the Gaels will face Schiavetta 1 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 Feb. 28 SAINT PETER’S* 2:00 pm Manhattan in their first game of the new year on Jan. 4. 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 0 Tomica Bacic Fr. F 6-0 5.9 3.7 Possesses great skill and versatility... Croatian national team member 10 Suzi Fregosi So. G 5-6 5.8 1.8 Set new career-highs in points (21 on12/5 ) and assists (9 on 11/29 ) this season 15 Thazina Cook Jr. G 5-9 12.1 5.0 Junior co-captain... First double-double of the season in opener vs. Hofstra 23 Kristina Ford Fr. F 6-1 14.4 7.6 Three double-doubles in first five career games... Three-time Rookie of the Week 45 Anda Ivkovic So. F 6-1 12.1 3.9 Had a season-high 20 points at Wichita State... Only returning forward Off the Bench 1 Milica Paligoric Fr. C 6-3 2.2 2.2 Possesses good range, great hands, and an outstanding passing touch 2 Jessica Scannell Fr. G 5-8 1.1 0.9 Tough-nosed guard with great range from the perimeter... Irish national player 3 Naeemah Ricketts Sr. G 5-6 5.1 4.2 Senior co-captain... Had a career-high eleven points at Rider 24 Robin Felder Fr. G 5-5 0.3 1.7 First career point against Maryland-E.S.... Joins the team as a walk-on 25 Kara Kochanek Fr. F 6-2 1.0 0.6 Great three-point range... Ability to drive to the basket 31 Marissa Flagg So. G 5-5 3.7 0.8 Healthy following a knee injury last season... Will be a leader on the floor 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 0.3 1.5 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... Tied Iona record for most 3FG by a freshman 2008-09 Iona College Women’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Fordham - December 10, 2008 - 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 Team selections (Tiara Headen, Anna McLean), five All-Academic selections, 2008-09 MAAC STANDINGS 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 2 0 1.000 7 1 .875 first ever tournament championship with a first place finish at the Bank of Hawai’i Iona 2 0 1.000 7 2 .778 Invitational. First-timer Anda Ivkovic won back-to-back MAAC Rookie of the Week Loyola 2 0 1.000 6 2 .750 awards and Cat Lutz tied former Gael Melissa Yeagley for the most 3-point field Fairfield 1 1 .500 4 4 .500 goals by a freshman (38). Canisius 1 1 .500 3 4 .429 Manhattan 1 1 .500 3 6 .333 THE HEAD COACH Siena 1 1 .500 1 7 .125 Head coach Anthony Bozzella is in his seventh year on the sidelines with the Gaels. Saint Peter’s 0 2 .000 2 4 .333 In his time at Iona, his teams have compiled a 79-111 record. Now in his 17th Rider 0 2 .000 2 5 .286 season as a collegiate head coach, Bozzella owns a career mark of 233-242 that Niagara 0 2 .000 1 7 .125 includes eight years at Southampton and two years at Long Island. UPCOMING MAAC SCHEDULE THE STAFF Christi Abbate is in her seventh year at Iona and 12th on Anthony Bozzella’s DECEMBER 10 staff. She was promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2006-07 season. Fairfield @ Mount St. Mary’s ........................ 7:00 pm Assistant Coach Mandy Myers is also in her seventh year on Bozzella’s staff with Fordham @ Iona .........................................7:30 pm the Gaels after playing two seasons under him at Long Island. Toni Horvath serves her first season as an Assistant Coach and is in her second year on the staff, while DECEMBER 13 former Gael Jessica Anger returns to take over the role as Director of Basketball Seton Hall @ Saint Peter’s ......................... 12:00 pm Operations. Boston University @ Marist .......................... 2:00 pm Iona @ Purdue ............................................7:00 pm WELCOME BACK Seven players return from the 2007-08 roster, all of whom saw action a year ago. DECEMBER 14 Serving as co-captains will be the program’s two upperclassmen, senior Naeemah Niagara @ Syracuse .................................... 1:00 pm Ricketts and junior Thazina Cook. The solid rookie class from a season ago all St. Louis @ Canisius .................................... 2:00 pm return for their second year in Maroon & Gold. Sophomores Suzi Fregosi, Marissa Flagg, Anda Ivkovic, Catherine Lutz, and Kiera Schiavetta will combine their youth DECEMBER 15 and experience to help lead this year’s squad. Manhattan @ Stony Brook ........................... 7:00 pm THE FRESHMEN Iona brings in seven freshmen, including three international players, to fill out the 2008-09 roster.