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. Joining the squad will be Tomica Bacic from Sibenik, Croatia, Robin DIRECTIONS TO IONA COLLEGE Felder from Bridgeport, CT, Kristina Ford from Fresh Meadows, NY, Kara Kochanek From Hutchinson River Parkway Southbound from South Windsor, CT, Milica Paligoric from Belgrade, Serbia, Jessica Scannell Exit 18E, Mill Road. Right on Mill Road to light, then from Cork, Ireland, and Sarah Schoof from Fairfax, VA. right on North Avenue. Follow North Avenue 2 miles to gates of College on your left. PRESEASON NUMBER SIX From Hutchinson River Parkway Northbound Iona was picked to finish sixth in the Exit 14, turn right at the light off the exit. Turn left on Preseason MAAC Coaches’ Poll, following Eastchester Road to the end, then right on North Av- the loss of five seniors from the 2007-08 HOW IT’S SHAPING UP enue to second traffic light and left onto campus. squad including 1,000 point scorers Tiara Preseason Current From I-95 North and Southbound Headen and Lauren DeFalco. Defending School Ranking Ranking Exit 16. Follow signs to North Avenue. Right onto champion Marist was selected in the Marist 1 1 North Avenue, proceed one mile to gates of the number one spot, with Fairfield in second. Fairfield 2 4 college on your right. Junior co-captain Thazina Cook was Canisius 3 5 From I-87 North and Southbound named to the preseason All-MAAC Second Saint Peter’s 4 8 Exit at Cross County Parkway East, proceed to Exit Team, having averaged 10.2 points and 5.8 Loyola 5 3 10, New Rochelle Road, Eastchester. Turn right rebounds last season. Iona 6 2 and proceed to fourth traffic light. Turn left on Siena 7 7 Eastchester Road to the end, then right on North Av- Manhattan 8 6 enue to second traffic light and left onto campus. Niagara T-9 10 Rider T-9 9 2008-09 Iona College Women’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Fordham - December 10, 2008 - Page 3 LAST TIME OUT: Iona 62, Fairfield 44 INDIVIDUAL CAREER TOTALS The Iona College women’s basketball team (7-2, 2-0 MAAC) Name G PTS REB ASST STL BLK earned its second straight victory and its fourth in the last five Thazina Cook 76 542 299 46 89 25 games with a 62-44 win over Fairfield (4-4, 1-1 MAAC) at the Anda Ivkovic 41 337 114 25 29 7 Arena at Harbor Yard. The Gaels have now won nine consecutive Cat Lutz 38 171 52 8 8 4 match-ups against the Stags going back to the 2004-05 season. Naeemah Ricketts 86 170 179 80 58 0 Sophomore Anda Ivkovic was dominant in the first half, during Suzi Fregosi 43 157 58 117 39 1 which she scored 17 of her 18 points. Freshman Kristina Ford Kristina Ford 7 101 53 8 17 10 finished with 16 points and six rebounds, and Suzi Fregosi added Tomica Bacic 9 53 33 7 8 1 seven points, four assists, and four steals. Stephanie Geehan had Marissa Flagg 13 43 11 17 19 1 a double-double for Fairfield, leading the team with 12 points and Milica Paligoric 6 13 13 3 3 3 12 rebounds. The Stags led initially, scoring the first two points of Jessica Scannell 7 8 6 4 4 0 the day and held their last lead at 18:56 in the first half with a 4-3 Kara Kochanek 5 5 3 0 0 0 edge. Thazina Cook slipped through with a layup at the 18:38 Kiera Schiavetta 2 2 2 1 1 0 mark to put Iona in control for the rest of the contest. The Gaels Sarah Schoof 8 2 12 1 0 1 out scored the Stags 28-16 from that point to lead 33-20 at halftime. Robin Felder 3 1 5 0 0 0 The second half began with a jumper by Ford that increased Iona’s advantage to 15 points. The Maroon & Gold’s largest lead of the afternoon was a 22-point spread with 4:52 remaining in the game, and the squad never let Fairfield get any closer than 15 points in INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGHS the second half. Both teams were even off the glass, picking up Name MIN PTS REB ASST BLK STL 40 rebounds each. The Gaels held the Stags to just 18 percent Anda Ivkovic 34 23 9 3 1 4 shooting on 2-of-11 from three point range. Thazina Cook 40 21 14 3 2 10 Suzi Fregosi 37 21 4 9 1 4 RECORD-BREAKING RECORD Cat Lutz 22 14 4 1 1 1 Iona’s 7-2 record is the best ever start in the program’s Division I Kristina Ford 36 20 10 2 3 4 history. The Gaels were 4-5 through nine contests a year ago, and Milica Paligoric 22 11 5 2 1 3 were also 4-5 in 2006-07, a season in which the team set a program Marissa Flagg 22 10 4 4 1 5 record for wins with 21. Naeemah Ricketts 26 11 9 4 0 4 Tomica Bacic 33 11 7 2 1 3 TENACIOUS D Kiera Schiavetta 2 2 1 1 0 1 Defense has been a key in Iona’s early season success, as the Jessica Scannell 14 3 3 2 0 2 Gaels have held seven of their first nine opponents under 60 points. Sarah Schoof 11 2 6 1 1 0 Never has an Iona Division I team accomplished that feat. As of Kara Kochanek 10 5 1 0 0 0 Dec. 7, the Maroon & Gold were seventh in the country in three- Robin Felder 6 1 3 0 0 0 point field goal defense, holding opponents to just 22.1% from the perimeter. Kristina Ford earned her second MAAC Rookie of the Week award THERE ARE LEADERS AMONG US on Dec. 1. Ford averaged 12.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in two wins Two Gaels are among the NCAA’s nationally ranked women’s and a loss for Iona, recording her second and third career double- basketball leaders. Suzi Fregosi is 49th in the country in assists per doubles. She also earned a spot on the All-Iona Thanksgiving game and 48th in assist-to- Classic team along with Thazina Cook. turnover ratio. Kristina IONA’S NCAA RANKINGS Ford is 47th in field goal ROOKIE OF THE WEEK (out of 328) as of 12/7/08 percentage and 98th in On Nov. 17, freshman Kristina Ford earned the first Rookie of the SCORING OFFENSE...... 165 steals per game. Week award to be given out by the MAAC this season following SCORING DEFENSE...... 35 Iona’s 2-0 opening. Ford posted 13 points and ten rebounds in SCORING MARGIN...... 72 MAAC OPENERS UNDER the season opening win over Hofstra to earn a double-double in FG PCT...... 128 BOZZELLA her debut performance, and added two assists, two blocks, and FG PCT DEFENSE...... 78 Now in his seventh season three steals. She followed that up with a game-high 20 points in FT PCT...... 164 in New Rochelle, head a 52-44 victory at West Virginia. Ford averaged 16.5 points, 8.5 REBOUND MARGIN...... 286 coach Anthony Bozzlella rebounds, 3.5 steals, and 2.5 blocks in her first week of collegiate 3PT FG PER GAME...... 85 has led his teams to a basketball. 3PT FG PCT...... 151 3-4 record in MAAC WON-LOSS PCT...... 46 openers, with a 92-81 win OFF TO A STRONG START ASSISTS PER GAME...... 144 at Rider in this year’s first The Gaels opened their season at 3-0 for the first time since 1982, BLOCKS PER GAME...... 135 conference game. and just the second time in the program’s Division I history. Prior STEALS PER GAME...... 30 to the 2005-06 season, Iona had not won its first game of the year TURNOVERS PER GAME...... 221 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK, since 1998 - but has now done so in two of the last three years. TURNOVER MARGIN...... 35 PART TWO 3PT FG DEFENSE...... 7 2008-09 Iona College Women’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Fordham - December 10, 2008 - Page 4 Iona College Player Season Highs Tomica Bacic Thazina Cook Robin Felder Season Highs Season Highs Season Highs Points...... 11 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Points...... 21 vs. Hofstra (11/14/08) Points...... 1 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Rebounds...... 7 vs. Hofstra (11/14/08) Rebounds...... 14 vs. Hofstra (11/14/08) Rebounds...... 3 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Field Goals...... 4 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Field Goals...... 8 vs Hofstra (11/14/08) Field Goals...... 0 3-Pt. FG...... 3 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) 3-Pt. FG...... 2 at Wichita State (11/23/08) 3-Pt. FG...... 0 Free Throws...... 2 at Monmouth (11/19/08) Free Throws...... 7 vs. Western Michigan (11/30/08) Free Throws...... 1 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Assists...... 2 at West Virginia (11/16/08) Assists...... 2, twice (at St. Francis (NY) - 11/26/08) Assists...... 0 Blocks...... 1 vs. Western Michigan (11/30/08) Blocks...... 2 at Fairfield (12/7/08) Blocks...... 0 Steals...... 3 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Steals...... 4 at Rider (12/5/08) Steals...... 0 Minutes...... 33 at Monmouth (11/19/08) Minutes...... 38 vs. Hofstra (11/14/08) Minutes...... 6 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Marissa Flagg Kristina Ford Suzi Fregosi Season Highs Season Highs Season Highs Points...... 7 at Rider (12/5/08) Points...... 20 at West Virginia (11/16/08) Points...... 21 at Rider (12/5/08) Rebounds...... 1, seven times (at Fairfield - 12/7/08) Rebounds...... 10, three times (vs. W. Michigan - 11/30/08) Rebounds...... 3, three times (at Fairfield - 12/7/08) Field Goals...... 3 at Rider (12/5/08) Field Goals...... 7 at Fairfield (12/7/08) Field Goals...... 5 at Rider (12/5/08) 3-Pt. FG...... 0 3-Pt. FG...... 2, twice (at St. Francis (NY) - 11/26/08) 3-Pt. FG...... 3 at Rider (12/5/08) Free Throws...... 4 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Free Throws...... 6 at West Virginia (11/16/08) Free Throws...... 8 at Rider (12/5/08) Assists...... 4, twice (vs. Maryland-E.S. - 11/29/08) Assists...... 2, three times (vs. Maryland-E.S. - 11/29/08) Assists...... 9 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Blocks...... 1 vs. Western Michigan (11/30/08) Blocks...... 3, twice (at St. Francis (NY) - 11/26/08) Blocks...... 1 at St. Francis (NY) (11/26/08) Steals...... 5 at West Virginia (11/16/08) Steals...... 4, twice (vs. Maryland-E.S. - 11/29/08) Steals...... 4 at Fairfield (12/7/08) Minutes...... 22 at West Virginia (11/16/08) Minutes...... 36 at Rider (12/5/08) Minutes...... 37 at Rider (12/5/08) Anda Ivkovic Kara Kochanek Catherine Lutz Season Highs Season Highs Season Highs Points...... 20 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Points...... 5 at Rider (12/5/08) Points...... 9, twice (at St. Francis (NY) - 11/26/08) Rebounds...... 9 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Rebounds...... 1, three times (at Fairfield - 12/7/08) Rebounds...... 4, twice (vs. Maryland-E.S. - 11/29/08) Field Goals...... 7 at Fairfield (12/7/08) Field Goals...... 2 at Rider (12/5/08) Field Goals.... 3, three times (at St. Francis (NY) - 11/26/08) 3-Pt. FG...... 1, four times (at Fairfield - 12/7/08) 3-Pt. FG...... 1 at Rider (12/5/08) 3-Pt. FG...... 3, twice (at St. Francis (NY) - 11/26/08) Free Throws...... 9 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Free Throws...... 0 Free Throws...... 2 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Assists...... 3 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Assists...... 0 Assists...... 1, twice (at St. Francis (NY) - 11/26/08) Blocks...... 1, four times (at Rider - 12/5/08) Blocks...... 0 Blocks...... 1, three times (at Fairfield - 12/7/08) Steals...... 4 at Monmouth (11/19/08) Steals...... 0 Steals...... 1, three times (at Rider - 12/5/08) Minutes...... 34 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Minutes...... 10 at Rider (12/5/08) Minutes...... 22 vs. Hofstra (11/14/08) Milica Paligoric Naeemah Ricketts Jessica Scannell Season Highs Season Highs Season Highs Points...... 11 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Points...... 11 at Rider (12/5/08) Points...... 3, twice (at Fairfield - 12/7/08) Rebounds...... 5 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Rebounds...... 6, twice (vs. Western Michigan - 11/30/08) Rebounds...... 3 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Field Goals...... 4 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Field Goals...... 3, twice (at Rider - 12/5/08) Field Goals...... 1, three times (at Fairfield - 12/7/08) 3-Pt. FG...... 2 at Wichita State (11/23/08) 3-Pt. FG...... 0 3-Pt. FG...... 1 at St. Francis (NY) (11/26/08) Free Throws...... 1 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Free Throws...... 5 at Rider (12/5/08) Free Throws...... 1 at Fairfield (12/7/08) Assists...... 2 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Assists...... 3, twice (at Monmouth - 11/19/08) Assists...... 2 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Blocks...... 1, three times (vs. Western Michigan - 11/30/08) Blocks...... 0 Blocks...... 0 Steals...... 3 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Steals...... 3, twice (at St. Francis (NY) - 11/26/08) Steals...... 2 at St. Francis (NY) - 11/26/08) Minutes...... 22 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Minutes...... 26 at Wichita State (11/23/08) Minutes...... 14 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Kiera Schiavetta Sarah Schoof Season Highs Season Highs Points...... Points...... 2 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Rebounds...... Rebounds...... 6 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Field Goals...... Field Goals...... 1 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) 3-Pt. FG...... 3-Pt. FG...... 0 Free Throws...... Free Throws...... 0 Assists...... Assists...... 1 at Monmouth (11/19/08) Blocks...... Blocks...... 1 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08) Steals...... Steals...... 0 Minutes...... Minutes...... 11 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/29/08)

TAKING DOWN THE B-EAST opening win against Hofstra. Cook’s 21 points and 14 rebounds Iona’s win at West Virginia was its first over a BIG EAST opponent in her first double-double outing of the year topped the guard’s since defeating St. John’s in the first round of the 2006 Preseason previous bests of 20 and 12. WNIT, and just the second since beating the Connecticut Huskies during the 1984-85 season. SEASON OPENERS UNDER BOZZELLA With the win over Hofstra, Iona College women’s basketball head SO MUCH FOR HOME COURT ADVANTAGE coach Anthony Bozzella is now 3-4 in season openers and 4-3 in Iona’s win in game two marked just the second time under head home openers. coach Mike Carey that the Mountaineers have lost to a non- conference opponent on their home court, with the squad going LOOKING AHEAD 37-2 in non-league match-ups at WVU Coliseum. The Gaels will take to the road for a trio of contests away from New Rochelle, beginning with a match-up at Purdue on Dec. 13. COOK REACHES NEW HEIGHTS Following the Christmas holiday, Iona travels to the west coast to Junior Thazina Cook set two new career-highs in the season take on Pacific on Dec. 28 and San Francisco on Dec. 31. 2008-09 Iona College Women’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Fordham - December 10, 2008 - Page 5 2008-09 Gaels By The Numbers... IONA RECORD: WHEN IONA SCORES: FROM BEHIND THE ARC: Overall...... 7-2 Less Than 50 Points...... 0-1 When Iona Makes More Threes...... 6-1 Conference...... 2-0 50-59 Points...... 2-0 When Opponent Makes More Threes...... 1-1 At the Hynes Athletics Center...... 2-1 60-69 Points...... 3-1 When Threes Made Are Equal...... 0-0 On the Road...... 5-1 70-79 Points...... 0-0 REBOUNDS: Neutral Sites...... 0-0 80-89 Points...... 1-0 When Iona Outrebounds Opponent...... 3-0 MAAC Home Games...... 0-0 More Than 89 Points...... 1-0 When Opponent Outrebounds Iona...... 3-2 MAAC Road Games...... 2-0 WHEN OPPONENT SCORES: When Rebounds Are Equal...... 1-0 Leading at the Half...... 5-0 Less Than 50 Points...... 4-0 ASSISTS: Trailing at the Half...... 1-1 50-59 Points...... 2-1 When Iona Has More Assists...... 2-1 Tied at the Half...... 1-1 60-69 Points...... 0-1 When Opponent Has More Assists...... 4-1 Overtime...... 0-0 70-79 Points...... 0-0 When Assists Are Equal...... 1-0 After a Win...... 4-2 80-89 Points...... 1-0 TURNOVERS: After a Loss...... 2-0 More Than 89 Points...... 0-0 When Iona Has More Turnovers...... 0-1 DAY OF THE WEEK: WHEN IONA’S FG PERCENTAGE IS: When Opponent Has More Turnovers...... 7-1 Sunday...... 2-2 Less Than 35.0%...... 1-1 When Turnovers Are Equal...... 0-0 Monday...... 0-0 35.0-39.9%...... 1-1 MARGIN OF VICTORY/LOSS: Tuesday...... 0-0 40.0-44.9%...... 2-0 5 Points or Less...... 2-1 Wednesday...... 2-0 45.0-50.0%...... 3-0 6-10 Points...... 2-1 Thursday...... 0-0 More Than 50.0%...... 0-0 11-15 Points...... 1-0 Friday...... 2-0 WHEN OPPONENT’S FG PERCENTAGE IS: 16-20 Points...... 1-0 Saturday...... 1-0 Less Than 35.0%...... 3-0 More Than 20 Points...... 1-0 MONTH: 35.0-39.9%...... 2-1 BY CONFERENCE: November...... 5-2 40.0-44.9%...... 2-1 BIG EAST...... 1-0 December...... 2-0 45.0-49.9%...... 0-0 Colonial Athletic Association...... 1-0 January...... 0-0 More Than 50.0%...... 0-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic...... 2-0 February...... 0-0 AT THE FREE THROW LINE: Mid-American...... 0-1 March...... 0-0 When Iona Makes More Free Throws...... 5-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic...... 1-0 TIP-OFF TIME: When Iona Shoots More Free Throws...... 4-1 Missouri Valley...... 0-1 Morning Games...... 0-0 When Opp. Makes More Free Throws...... 2-1 Northeast...... 2-0 Day Games...... 3-2 When Opp. Shoots More Free Throws...... 3-1 Night Games...... 4-0 When Free Throws Made Are Equal...... 0-0 When Free Throws Shot Are Equal...... 0-0

VISITORS: Iona College 2-4 ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 32 Smith, Jessica f 24 7-12 0-1 0-0 7 4 3 0 0 14 Last time vs. Fordham 50 McLean, Anna c 25 3-6 0-0 2-6 7 3 0 1 1 8 13 DeFalco, Lauren g 29 4-7 3-5 2-2 5 1 6 1 2 13 Game Iona College 86, Fordham 62 15 Cook, Thazina g 23 2-6 0-2 3-4 2 3 2 0 2 7 (2-4) 30 Headen, Tiara g 29 3-12 0-3 0-0 4 3 0 0 4 6 6 Non-Conference Game 1 Hadjiyankova, Polina 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rose Hill Gym, Bronx, NY 3 Ricketts, Naeemah 9 0-2 0-1 1-2 2 0 2 0 1 1 10 Fregosi, Suzi 12 2-3 2-3 0-0 3 1 4 0 2 6 December 1, 2007 12 Ritz, Jen 7 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 25 Rozzell, Shezaray 10 0-0 0-0 4-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 33 Schiavetta, Kiera 1 0-0 0-0 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 2 BRONX, NY - Senior Jessica Smith matched her career high of 14 points and classmate Lauren DeFalco added 13 as the Iona 34 Huber, Lauren 9 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 4 College women’s basketball team (2-4) defeated Fordham (0-8) by a score of 86-62. Freshman Anda Ivkovic set a new personal 44 Lutz, Catherine 8 2-3 2-3 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 6 45 Ivkovic, Anda 13 5-5 2-2 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 12 best with 12 points. TEAM 3 Totals 200 31-60 10-21 14-22 41 19 19 2 12 86 Raina Spencer led the Rams with 14 points, followed by Megan Mahoney and Beth Troutt who had 11 and 10, respectively. TOTAL FG% 1st: 21-32 65.6% 2nd: 10-28 35.7% Game: 51.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 9-14 64.3% 2nd: 1-7 14.3% Game: 47.6% REBS F Throw % 1st: 7-10 70.0% 2nd: 7-12 58.3% Game: 63.6% 4 DeFalco scored two of her three trifectas in the opening three minutes as the Maroon & Gold had bolted to a 12-0 lead by the 16:59 mark. Kristina Bell got Fordham its first points with a fast break layup less than a minute later. DeFalco added one more HOME TEAM: Fordham 0-8 ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP from behind the arc for a 13 point Iona advantage with 15:58 on the clock. 5 HUMPHRIES, Kassie f 26 2-6 0-0 0-0 4 3 0 0 0 4 42 EARL, Takita f 32 1-4 0-0 1-2 11 0 0 3 0 3 10 BELL, Kristina g 37 3-8 0-1 2-2 3 3 3 1 2 8 The Gaels would stretch their lead to as great as 23 points on a long ball from rookie Cat Lutz with 10:17 left to go in the half. 14 MAHONEY, Megang 25 4-9 1-3 2-3 2 1 3 0 2 11 The Rams then put together a 19-11 run to pull to within 15 at 44-29, but that was the closest they would come the rest of the 35 ZOPF, Annie g 39 3-9 0-3 3-4 1 0 5 0 3 9 contest. With the score at 52-31, Ivkovic hit two three-pointers in a span of 37 seconds to propel the visitors to a 27-point spread 1 SPENCER, Raina 9 4-9 2-2 4-5 0 3 1 0 1 14 15 ZAMORA, Alexandria 8 0-2 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 0 0 2 with 1:13 left before halftime. 32 WEEKES, Kyara 9 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 0 0 1 33 TROUTT, Beth 15 4-11 2-6 0-0 2 3 1 0 0 10 Iona continued to lead by at least 20 points throughout the second half. Fordham cut the lead to 19 twice in the period, on a TEAM 6 Totals 200 21-59 5-15 15-20 32 16 13 4 8 62 three-pointer by Troutt with 11:27 left and on a layup by Bell with 2:42 remaining. TOTAL FG% 1st: 12-25 48.0% 2nd: 9-34 26.5% Game: 35.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 2-6 33.3% 2nd: 3-9 33.3% Game: 33.3% REBS The Maroon & Gold held a 41-32 rebound advantage, led by Smith and Anna McLean who had seven each. Tiara Headen’s F Throw % 1st: 8-10 80.0% 2nd: 7-10 70.0% Game: 75.0% 3 four steals were a game-high. Officials: Bonita Spence, Geraldine Smith, Nykesha Thompson Technical fouls: Iona College-None. Fordham-None. Attendance: 445 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Iona College 58 28 - 86 Fordham 34 28 - 62 2008-09 Iona College Women’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Fordham - December 10, 2008 - Page 6

Game Iona College 61, Hofstra 57 Game Iona College 52, West Virginia 44 Game Iona College 53, Monmouth 51 (1-0) 1 Non-Conference Game (2-0) 2 Non-Conference Game (3-0) 3 Non-Conference Game Hynes Center, New Rochelle, NY WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV Boylan Gym, West Long Branch, NJ November 14, 2008 November 16, 2008 November 19, 2008

NEW ROCHELLE, NY - The Iona College women’s basketball team MORGANTOWN, WV - Freshman Kristina Ford’s game-leading 20 points WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ - The Iona College women’s basketball team open the 2008-09 campaign at 1-0 after defeating Hofstra, 61-57, at helped carry the Iona College women’s basketball team (2-0) to a (3-0) won its third straight game with a 53-51 defeat over Monmouth the Hynes Athletics Center. Junior Thazina Cook (21 pts, 14 reb.) and 52-44 victory over West Virginia (1-1) at the WVU Coliseum. Sophomore (1-1) at Boylan Gym. The Gaels have a 3-0 record to start the season freshman Kristina Ford (13 pts, 10 reb.) both recorded double-doubles Anda Ivkovic chipped in with 12 points, while the Gaels had 27 points for the first time since 1982 and only the second time in the program’s for the Gaels in the win. off the bench. Division I history.

After Cook scored the first basket of the night on a three point shot less Iona’s win marked just the second time under West Virginia head coach Two players scored in double figures for Iona, Anda Ivkovic (12 pts, 4 than one minute into the game, the two teams matched up well, tying Mike Carey that the Mountaineers have lost to a non-conference steals) and Thazina Cook (10 pts, 5 reb.). Cat Lutz had nine points on the score three times in the opening stretch including a 9-9 bind at the opponent on their home court, with the squad going 37-2 in those three baskets from behind the arc, and Suzi Fregosi added eight. 14:51 mark. The Pride then opened up a significant lead jump-started games. The Mountaineers have reached the second round of the by a Joelle Connelly layup, and pulled to a 23-10 advantage with 11:38 NCAA tournament in the last two seasons. Monmouth’s LaKia Barber led all players with 22 points, scoring 20 of on the clock. The Gaels worked their way back to within as few as three those in the second half. points and were down by six at the end of the first half. The win was also Iona’s first over a BIG EAST opponent since defeating St. John’s in the 2006 Preseason WNIT, and just the second since beating The Gaels quickly erased Monmouth’s 2-0 lead and pulled out to an The Maroon & Gold chipped away and outscored the visitors 13-7 over the Connecticut Huskies, 76-60, during the 1984-85 season. eight point lead on a Lutz three ball at 11:44. A layup by Cook just the initial five minutes of the second period to tie the score at 40-all with under a minute later stretched the advantage to 18-8. The two teams 14:58 to go. Both squads traded layups as the advantage bounced The Gaels erased a 15-4 defecit that was built up by the hosts over the traded baskets over the next few possessions and Iona eventually went back-and-forth, with neither team able to pull ahead by more than first eight minutes, outscoring their opponent 18-7 to tie the game at into halftime with a seven point margin. three points over the next 13 minutes. 22-all with 3:17 remaining in the first half. A layup by Naeemah Ricketts gave Iona its first lead of the day at the 2:13 mark and the Maroon & A Fregosi jumper and two free throws by Cook saw Iona move ahead Following two made free throws by Hofstra’s Candice Bellocchio which Gold went into halftime with a three point edge. by 11 early in the second half. Barber then scored four straight points knotted the score at 55, Ford gave Iona the final lead on a drop-in for the Hawks and Marbely Montas added a two-point shot to bring with 1:31 remaining in the game. She added two more from the line A free throw by Liz Repella put West Virinia ahead for the final time the host squad within five. to make it a four-point advantage and the Gaels went on to secure at 32-31 as Iona scored the next five straight on a three point play by their first victory of the young season. Ford and a jumper by Tomica Bacic to lead 36-32 at 14:13. The Gaels The Gael lead was cut to three with 6:20 on the clock, but Iona used never relinquished their advantage and extended the lead to eight an 8-0 run to move back in front by 11 with 2:11 left to play. Monmouth Iona led 47-39 in rebounding and took advantage of Hofstra’s 19 by the final buzzer. Iona put together a 22-8 scoring run to close out outscored the Maroon & Gold 13-4 down the stretch, with Barber turnovers, scoring 22 points on the return. connelly had 17 points and the second half. adding ten more points, but Iona was able to hang on for the win. ten rebounds for the Pride. The Gaels open their season at 2-0 for the first time since 2005.

VISITORS: Hofstra 0-1 VISITORS: Iona College 2-0 VISITORS: Iona College 3-0 ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 42 Wilcots, Ashley f 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 44 Lutz, Catherine f 14 1-6 1-6 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3 44 Lutz, Catherine f 21 3-7 3-5 0-0 4 0 0 1 1 9 43 Fuller, Jess c 29 2-6 0-0 2-6 6 4 0 0 0 6 45 Ivkovic, Anda f 26 4-10 0-0 4-4 4 4 1 0 0 12 45 Ivkovic, Anda f 27 5-11 0-0 2-2 1 4 1 0 4 12 4 Fripp, Natty g 38 3-8 2-3 0-0 6 3 3 0 2 8 0 Bacic, Tomica g 27 2-5 0-2 0-2 7 3 2 0 0 4 0 Bacic, Tomica g 33 2-7 0-1 2-2 2 5 1 0 2 6 10 Bellocchio, Cand g 37 2-7 1-3 2-4 3 1 5 0 1 7 10 Fregosi, Suzi g 18 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 0 2 0 10 Fregosi, Suzi g 33 3-5 0-1 2-2 0 1 3 0 0 8 13 Brigham, Sam g 27 3-9 1-4 5-7 1 4 1 1 0 12 15 Cook, Thazina g 36 2-4 1-2 1-2 6 3 0 1 0 6 15 Cook, Thazina g 37 4-9 0-0 2-2 5 1 1 1 0 10 12 Terry, Aamira 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 2 23 Ford, Kristina 31 6-11 2-4 6-11 7 2 0 3 4 20 2 Scannell, Jessica 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 Connelly, Joelle 30 7-10 0-0 3-5 10 1 0 1 1 17 3 Ricketts, Naeemah 25 3-6 0-0 1-2 4 1 3 0 2 7 3 Ricketts, Naeemah 24 1-4 0-0 2-4 5 2 3 0 2 4 22 Capurso, Nicole 15 2-9 1-4 0-0 2 2 1 0 1 5 31 Flagg, Marissa 22 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 3 0 5 0 31 Flagg, Marissa 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 4 23 Campbell, Kristina 5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 1 1 0 34 Schoof, Sarah 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Schoof, Sarah 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 TEAM 7 TEAM 1 TEAM 5 Totals 200 20-53 5-14 12-23 39 20 11 3 7 57 Totals 200 18-44 4-15 12-21 33 16 10 4 13 52 Totals 200 20-48 3-7 10-12 24 15 10 2 10 53

TOTAL FG% 1st: 13-28 46.4% 2nd: 7-25 28.0% Game: 37.7% DEADB TOTAL FG% 1st: 11-23 47.8% 2nd: 7-21 33.3% Game: 40.9% DEADB TOTAL FG% 1st: 11-29 37.9% 2nd: 9-19 47.4% Game: 41.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 3-7 42.9% 2nd: 2-7 28.6% Game: 35.7% REBS 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 3-8 37.5% 2nd: 1-7 14.3% Game: 26.7% REBS 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 3-6 50.0% 2nd: 0-1 0.0% Game: 42.9% REBS F Throw % 1st: 4-5 80.0% 2nd: 8-18 44.4% Game: 52.2% 4 F Throw % 1st: 1-2 50.0% 2nd: 11-19 57.9% Game: 57.1% 3 F Throw % 1st: 0-0 0.0% 2nd: 10-12 83.3% Game: 83.3% 1

HOME TEAM: Iona College 1-0 HOME TEAM: West Virginia 1-1 HOME TEAM: Monmouth 1-1 ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 44 Lutz, Catherine f 22 3-8 2-6 0-0 1 3 1 0 0 8 44 ALI, Madina f 22 2-8 0-0 1-4 8 2 1 0 2 5 21 BENDER, Jennifer f 36 3-9 0-0 3-4 13 1 2 1 3 9 45 Ivkovic, Anda f 22 1-7 0-3 3-4 4 5 1 1 0 5 10 REPELLA, Liz g 35 3-13 0-4 5-8 6 5 1 0 3 11 55 BARBER, LaKia f 32 9-17 1-1 3-4 12 4 0 0 1 22 0 Bacic, Tomica g 29 3-9 1-6 0-1 4 3 0 0 0 7 21 GRANBERRY, Takis g 38 5-13 1-5 1-3 9 3 1 0 2 12 1 CANADY, Alexis g 37 2-9 1-7 0-0 1 4 2 0 3 5 10 Fregosi, Suzi g 29 1-3 0-1 1-2 3 1 5 0 2 3 23 POWELL, Ashley g 37 1-5 0-2 2-3 3 3 7 0 1 4 12 MONTAS, Marbely g 35 4-6 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 0 1 8 15 Cook, Thazina g 38 8-19 1-3 4-4 14 2 0 1 2 21 5 MILES, Sarah g 36 4-9 0-1 2-2 7 2 1 0 1 10 44 SCOTT, Alexis g 18 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Scannell, Jessica 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 DIXON, Dominique 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 SMITH, Taylor 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ricketts, Naeemah 19 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 2 2 0 3 2 12 HOUSE, Vanessa 12 0-5 0-2 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 0 23 JIMENEZ, Marisa 28 2-8 0-3 1-2 2 2 3 0 1 5 23 Ford, Kristina 23 4-10 0-4 5-8 10 4 2 2 3 13 13 SANABRIA, Alex 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 FORBES, Laura 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 2 2 31 Flagg, Marissa 11 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 2 0 0 1 2 35 BURTON, Natalie 17 1-2 0-0 0-2 7 1 0 0 0 2 TEAM 5 34 Schoof, Sarah 6 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 3 Totals 200 21-52 2-12 7-10 38 15 11 1 11 51 TEAM 5 Totals 200 16-56 1-15 11-22 47 18 11 0 9 44 Totals 200 20-60 4-25 17-25 47 22 11 4 11 61 TOTAL FG% 1st: 7-26 26.9% 2nd: 14-26 53.8% Game: 40.4% DEADB TOTAL FG% 1st: 9-30 30.0% 2nd: 7-26 26.9% Game: 28.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 1-4 25.0% 2nd: 1-8 12.5% Game: 16.7% REBS TOTAL FG% 1st: 8-28 28.6% 2nd: 12-32 37.5% Game: 33.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 1-5 20.0% 2nd: 0-10 0.0% Game: 6.7% REBS F Throw % 1st: 3-4 75.0% 2nd: 4-6 66.7% Game: 70.0% 1 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 3-15 20.0% 2nd: 1-10 10.0% Game: 16.0% REBS F Throw % 1st: 4-9 44.4% 2nd: 7-13 53.8% Game: 50.0% 3 F Throw % 1st: 8-11 72.7% 2nd: 9-14 64.3% Game: 68.0% 2 Officials: Joe Barrise, Butch Discher, Dolores Martino Officials: Dennis DeMayo, Carol Comanita, Jennifer Rezac Technical fouls: Iona College-None. Monmouth-None. Officials: Joseph Barrise, Debra Ann Garcia, Dan Martin Technical fouls: Iona College-None. West Virginia-None. Attendance: 570 Technical fouls: Hofstra-None. Iona College-None. Attendance: 878 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Attendance: 2046 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Iona College 25 28 - 53 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Iona College 26 26 - 52 Monmouth 18 33 - 51 Hofstra 33 24 - 57 West Virginia 23 21 - 44 Iona College 27 34 - 61 2008-09 Iona College Women’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Fordham - December 10, 2008 - Page 7

Game Wichita State 66, Iona College 64 Game Iona College 67, St. Francis (NY) 49 Game Iona College 80, Maryland-E.S. 47 (3-1) 4 Non-Conference Game (4-1) 5 Non-Conference Game (5-1) 6 Non-Conference Game Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, KS Peter Aquilone Court, Brooklyn, NY Iona Thanksgiving Classic November 23, 2008 November 26, 2008 Hynes Center, New Rochelle, NY November 29, 2008

WICHITA, KS - The Iona College women’s basketball team (3-1) BROOKLYN, NY - Anda Ivkovic led three Gaels in double figures as NEW ROCHELLE, NY - With an 80-47 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore bounced back from a slow start to put itself in contention for a win, the Iona College women’s basketball team earned its fourth win of (0-3), the Iona College women’s basketball team (5-1) has won two but came up two points shy in a narrow 66-64 defeat at Wichita State the season with a 67-49 victory against St. Francis (NY). After falling straight games and five of its first six contests. Thazina Cook was the (3-1). The squad’s season-opening win streak was halted at three behind 2-0 to start things off, Iona took over with a one point lead high scorer with 18 points, followed by Kristina Ford with 13. games, the longest string to start a season since 1982. on a three pointer by Ivkovic at the 19:17 mark and never trailed beyond that point. Also scoring in double figures for the Gaels were Tomica Bacic (11 Anda Ivkovic paced the Gaels with a 20-point, nine-rebound outing, pts) and Anda Ivkovic (10 pts). Casey Morton had 11 points to lead connecting on 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Also scoring in double Ivkovic had five field goals and made 5-of-7 from the line to lead the the Hawks. figures for Iona were Thazina Cook and Milica Paligoric, each with 11 squad with 16 points. Kristina Ford recorded her second career double- points. Paligoric topped off her debut with five rebounds, two assists, double with 12 points and ten rebounds while blocking three shots, and Iona pulled ahead on a three point field goal by Ivkovic in the first and three steals while making two baskets from three point range. Thazina Cook added 13 points for the Maroon & Gold. minute and never gave up the lead. The two teams traded baskets over several possessions, leading to an 8-6 score at the 16:47 mark. Marcy Sudbeck had a double-double for the host Shockers, with a The Terriers’ Kara Ayers led all players with 19 points, followed by Fregosi, who had eight points and nine assists on the evening, made team-best 21 points and 15 rebounds. She was followed by Val Siemens Kendra Williams with 12. a layup at 16:32 to begin a 30-4 Iona run which put the hosts up by 28 (14 pts) and Jacie Hoyt (13 pts). points with 7:07 to go in the first half. The Gaels held a 38-33 advantage on the boards and led 18-8 in assists, Wichita State was in front for much of the first half after scoring the topped by six from Suzi Fregosi. The Gaels and Hawks then traded off pairs of free throws around a first four points of the game, and had stretched out a 12-point, 19-7 Milica Paligoric bucket. Trailing 48-19, Josephine McLane knocked advantage by the 8:43 mark. Ten seconds later, Iona kicked off a down a three pointer for Maryland-Eastern Shore for the final basket 19-7 run and tied the game at 26-all with back-to-back threes from of the half. Paligoric. Hoyt scored five of seven points for the Shockers over the closing two and a half minutes and the hosts took a 33-31 edge into Iona remained in control throughout the second half, taking its largest the second half. lead of the game on a trifecta by Ford to make it at 39-point spread at 79-40 with 5:05 to go. Iona grabbed the reigns in the second period and assumed a five point lead when Ivkovic converted a three-point play at 17:26. Wichita State The Gaels held a 37-32 advantage on the boards and scored 40 came back to tie the score, 44-44, and the two teams engaged in a points off of the Hawks’ 37 turnovers. Iona made a season-high ten back-and-forth battle to the end. three-pointers.

The Shockers were up by four with 15 seconds left in the game, and Iona drove down the floor, dishing off to Cook for a nailed three with 7.1 seconds on the clock. As Iona trailed by one point, Marisah Henderson made a single free throw to put her team ahead by two with three seconds left. The Gaels had one final possession but missed a shot at the buzzer.

Iona’s bench contributed 21 points, contested by only five from the Wichita State bench, and earned 22 points off the Shockers’ 24 turnovers. The Maroon & Gold trailed 42-32 in rebounding, with Wichita racking up 13 second-chance points. Iona’s seven trifectas topped the Shockers’ three. VISITORS: Maryland-Eastern Shore 0-3 ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 12 SPEED,Jasmine f 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 2 24 MCLANE,Josephine f 11 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 3 VISITORS: Iona College 3-1 VISITORS: Iona College 4-1 21 COOK,Amber g 20 3-4 0-0 2-2 2 1 0 0 2 8 ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 32 MORTON,Casey g 24 4-10 1-3 2-2 4 3 1 0 1 11 44 Lutz, Catherine f 10 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Bacic, Tomica f 21 1-7 1-5 0-2 5 3 0 0 0 3 34 REID,Tiffany g 23 1-6 1-3 3-4 5 2 2 0 2 6 45 Ivkovic, Anda f 34 5-16 1-5 9-10 9 4 3 0 3 20 23 Ford, Kristina f 29 5-8 2-4 0-1 10 1 2 3 1 12 1 AGBASI,Adobi 21 2-4 0-0 2-5 3 2 0 5 1 6 0 Bacic, Tomica g 22 2-6 1-3 0-2 2 4 1 0 0 5 45 Ivkovic, Anda c 21 5-8 1-4 5-7 0 2 1 1 2 16 2 FRAZIER,Talareah 11 0-0 0-0 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 Fregosi, Suzi g 29 1-3 1-1 0-0 1 2 6 0 0 3 10 Fregosi, Suzi g 27 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 6 1 2 2 3 BROWN,Rayna 12 0-2 0-0 2-4 1 1 0 0 2 2 15 Cook, Thazina g 33 3-7 2-2 3-4 6 4 2 1 1 11 15 Cook, Thazina g 27 5-9 1-3 2-3 2 0 2 0 2 13 11 JACKSON,Bria 13 1-4 1-3 0-0 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 Paligoric, Milica 22 4-10 2-4 1-3 5 4 2 1 3 11 1 Paligoric, Milica 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 15 GRIFFITH,Lauren 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 Scannell, Jessica 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 Scannell, Jessica 10 1-2 1-2 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 3 20 MOZIE,Tyche 16 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 Ricketts, Naeemah 26 2-8 0-1 0-0 2 2 2 0 1 4 3 Ricketts, Naeemah 18 2-3 0-0 2-2 6 3 1 0 3 6 22 BATTIN,Kanzes 23 1-6 0-0 1-2 7 3 0 0 0 3 25 Kochanek, Kara 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Felder, Robin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 2 31 Flagg, Marissa 13 2-7 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 0 2 4 25 Kochanek, Kara 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 200 14-41 4-12 15-24 32 20 7 5 10 47 34 Schoof, Sarah 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 31 Flagg, Marissa 20 0-3 0-1 3-4 1 0 4 0 2 3 TEAM 3 34 Schoof, Sarah 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL FG% 1st: 6-20 30.0% 2nd: 8-21 38.1% Game: 34.1% DEADB Totals 200 22-60 7-17 13-19 32 26 17 2 10 64 44 Lutz, Catherine 13 3-7 3-7 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 9 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 1-4 25.0% 2nd: 3-8 37.5% Game: 33.3% REBS TEAM 6 F Throw % 1st: 9-10 90.0% 2nd: 6-14 42.9% Game: 62.5% 3 TOTAL FG% 1st: 10-30 33.3% 2nd: 12-30 40.0% Game: 36.7% DEADB Totals 200 23-51 9-27 12-20 38 15 18 5 14 67 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 3-8 37.5% 2nd: 4-9 44.4% Game: 41.2% REBS HOME TEAM: Iona College 5-1 F Throw % 1st: 8-12 66.7% 2nd: 5-7 71.4% Game: 68.4% 1 TOTAL FG% 1st: 13-25 52.0% 2nd: 10-26 38.5% Game: 45.1% DEADB ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 5-11 45.5% 2nd: 4-16 25.0% Game: 33.3% REBS 23 Ford, Kristina f 22 5-7 1-2 2-4 3 4 2 0 4 13 HOME TEAM: Wichita St. 3-1 F Throw % 1st: 6-10 60.0% 2nd: 6-10 60.0% Game: 60.0% 2 45 Ivkovic, Anda f 21 4-5 1-2 1-2 2 1 1 0 1 10 ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 0 Bacic, Tomica g 23 4-9 3-4 0-0 3 3 1 0 3 11 20 Sudbeck, Marcy f 37 6-11 0-0 9-10 15 4 1 2 2 21 HOME TEAM: St. Francis College (NY) 0-5 10 Fregosi, Suzi g 19 3-5 2-3 0-0 1 0 9 0 1 8 34 Frazier, Daria f 19 2-5 0-0 1-2 5 4 0 0 0 5 ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 15 Cook, Thazina g 16 6-6 2-2 4-6 1 3 1 0 1 18 1 Henderson, Marisahg 39 3-9 1-4 1-4 7 0 8 0 1 8 14 LEITHEUSER, Kristin f 32 1-8 0-2 4-4 5 4 4 0 2 6 1 Paligoric, Milica 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 5 0 1 0 2 3 Hoyt, Jacie g 34 5-9 2-4 1-1 2 3 5 0 1 13 25 AYERS, Kara f 40 8-19 1-4 2-3 5 3 1 0 3 19 2 Scannell, Jessica 14 0-4 0-2 0-2 3 1 2 0 1 0 31 Siemens, Val g 39 4-9 0-4 6-8 3 1 0 0 0 14 23 WILLIAMS, Kendra c 30 5-6 0-0 2-4 8 2 1 0 2 12 3 Ricketts, Naeemah 19 2-7 0-2 0-0 4 1 1 0 2 4 5 Pointer, Shantel 2 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 BABICA, Karla g 20 2-6 0-1 0-0 2 4 0 0 1 4 24 Felder, Robin 6 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 0 0 1 10 Gladden, Ashley 9 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 2 11 MIAH, Kristen g 40 1-5 0-2 0-0 2 1 1 0 1 2 25 Kochanek, Kara 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 Lankster, Haleigh 6 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 21 TEJADA, Vianca 14 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 31 Flagg, Marissa 17 1-1 0-0 4-4 1 2 4 0 1 6 35 Kerr, Jadhon 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 3 3 0 0 0 0 31 WEITHMAN, Melissa 10 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 3 34 Schoof, Sarah 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 1 0 2 40 Smith, Samantha 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 2 54 HERALD, Cecelia 14 1-5 0-0 1-1 2 2 1 0 0 3 44 Lutz, Catherine 16 1-12 1-6 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 5 TEAM 4 TEAM 7 TEAM 2 Totals 200 22-50 3-14 19-28 42 17 15 3 4 66 Totals 200 19-54 2-12 9-12 33 18 8 0 11 49 Totals 200 28-61 10-24 14-22 37 24 21 2 14 80

TOTAL FG% 1st: 13-26 50.0% 2nd: 9-24 37.5% Game: 44.0% DEADB TOTAL FG% 1st: 11-27 40.7% 2nd: 8-27 29.6% Game: 35.2% DEADB TOTAL FG% 1st: 17-31 54.8% 2nd: 11-30 36.7% Game: 45.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 1-6 16.7% 2nd: 2-8 25.0% Game: 21.4% REBS 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 2-7 28.6% 2nd: 0-5 0.0% Game: 16.7% REBS 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 6-11 54.5% 2nd: 4-13 30.8% Game: 41.7% REBS F Throw % 1st: 6-10 60.0% 2nd: 13-18 72.2% Game: 67.9% 6 F Throw % 1st: 3-4 75.0% 2nd: 6-8 75.0% Game: 75.0% 1 F Throw % 1st: 8-14 57.1% 2nd: 6-8 75.0% Game: 63.6% 5

Officials: Robert Strong, Steve Wilkins, Michelle Kramer Officials: Terry Funk, Duane Mack, Theresa Crowley Officials: Joe Barrise, Butch Discher, Dolores Martino Technical fouls: Iona College-None. Wichita St.-None. Technical fouls: Iona College-None. St. Francis College (NY)-None. Technical fouls: Iona College-None. Monmouth-None. Attendance: 1307 Attendance: 205 Attendance: 1837 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Iona College 31 33 - 64 Iona College 37 30 - 67 Maryland-E.S. 22 25 - 47 Wichita St. 33 33 - 66 St. Francis (NY) 27 22 - 49 Iona College 48 32 - 80 2008-09 Iona College Women’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Fordham - December 10, 2008 - Page 8

Game Western Michigan 54, Iona College 44 Game Iona College 92, Rider 81 Game Iona College 62, Fairfield 44 (5-2) 7 Non-Conference Game (6-2) 8 MAAC Game (7-2) 9 MAAC Game Iona Thanksgiving Classic (1-0) Alumni Gym, Lawrenceville, NJ (2-0) Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT Hynes Center, New Rochelle, NY December 5, 2008 December 7, 2008 November 30, 2008

NEW ROCHELLE, NY - In the final game of the Iona Thanksgiving LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ - Led by a career-high 21 points from sophomore BRIDGEPORT, CT - The Iona College women’s basketball team (7-2, 2-0 Classic, Western Michigan (1-4) defeated the Iona College women’s Suzi Fregosi, the Iona College women’s basketball team (6-2, 1-0 MAAC) earned its second straight victory and its fourth in the last five basketball team (5-2) by a score of 54-44. Freshman Kristina Ford MAAC) won this season’s MAAC opener with a 92-81 defeat over Rider games with a 62-44 win over Fairfield (4-4, 1-1 MAAC) at the Arena at recorded her third career double-double and led the Gaels with 13 (2-4, 0-1 MAAC). Fregosi was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line, Harbor Yard. The Gaels have now won nine consecutive match-ups points and ten rebounds. hit three shots from beyond the arc, and dished out seven assists. against the Stags going back to the 2004-05 season.

The Broncos’ Miame Giden paced the field with 16 points, while Tiera Despite 17 first half turnovers, the Gaels had opened up a ten point Sophomore Anda Ivkovic was dominant in the first half, during which DeLaHoussaye added 12. lead by the 12:06 mark on a layup by Naeemah Ricketts, and pushed she scored 17 of her 18 points. Freshman Kristina Ford finished with 16 the advangtage to 14 following a Marissa Flagg basket three and a points and six rebounds, and Suzi Fregosi added seven points, four The two teams played virtually even in the first half, which featured eight half minutes later. Ahead 44-31 with 3:37 to go in the opening period, assists, and four steals. tied scores and ended in a 21-21 stalemate. Both sides had nine field Iona saw its lead erased by a 17-4 Rider run and went into halftime goals, including one from three point range, and recorded two made with a 48-48 tie. Stephanie Geehan had a double-double for Fairfield, leading the free throws. Iona and Western Michigan each grabbed 19 rebounds team with 12 points and 12 rebounds. and recorded four assists over the first 20 minutes of play. The Maroon & Gold recovered from its first half troubles, commiting only three turnovers in the second half while forcing ten by the Broncs. With The Stags led initially, scoring the first two points of the day and held The Maroon & Gold took an initial two-point advantage at the start the score tied at 53 with 17:29 on the clock, Iona scored five straight their last lead at 18:56 in the first half with a 4-3 edge. Thazina Cook of the second half, moving ahead 23-21 on a jumper by Thazina points to move in front 58-53. A layup by Stephanie Wisniewski cut the slipped through with a layup at the 18:38 mark to put Iona in control Cook. DeLaHoussaye came right back with a layup and the Broncos edge to three, then Kara Kochanek and Thazina Cook went back-to- for the rest of the contest. The Gaels out scored the Stags 28-16 from pulled in front for the final time on a basket by Ebony Cleary at the back to put the Gaels up by seven. that point to lead 33-20 at halftime. 17:44 mark. Kochanek, who finished with five points, added a bomb from the left The second half began with a jumper by Ford that increased Iona’s Trailing by 12 points with 9:17 on the clock, the largest defecit of the sideline to bring Iona to a 74-64 advantage with 10:32 remaining. Rider advantage to 15 points. The Maroon & Gold’s largest lead of the day, Iona put together a 15-8 run to climb to within five with 1:07 closed to within four at 8:40 before the Gaels strung together seven in afternoon was a 22-point spread with 4:52 remaining in the game, remaining. A pair of free throws by Ford gave the Gaels a chance a row to lead by 11 with just over six minutes left. and the squad never let Fairfield get any closer than 15 points in the at a comeback, but Western Michigan shut Iona down over the final second half. minute to put the game away. Tammy Meyers scored the last basket for the Broncs, who trailed by seven with a minute to go, as Iona hit four straight free throws down Both teams were even off the glass, picking up 40 rebounds each. Cook and Ford were named to the All-Iona Thanksgiving Classic Team, the stretch to seal the victory. Meyers had a game-high 26 points The Gaels held the Stags to just 18 percent shooting on 2-of-11 from along with Maryland-Eastern Shore’s Kanzes Battin, UMBC’s Carlee for host Rider. three point range. Cassidy and Michelle Karowski, and Western Michigan’s DeLaHoussaye and Giden. Katie Brooks of UMBC was selected as the weekend’s Cook wrapped up the night with 15 points while Kristina Ford added 14. Most Outstanding Player. Anda Ivkovic and Tomica Bacic got into foul trouble and were limited to 18 and 16 minutes respectively, both contributing seven points.

VISITORS: Iona College 7-2, 2-0 MAAC ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 23 Ford, Kristina f 34 7-13 2-4 0-1 6 2 1 0 2 16 VISITORS: Western Michigan 1-4 VISITORS: Iona College 6-2, 1-0 MAAC 45 Ivkovic, Anda f 33 7-14 1-3 3-4 6 3 0 0 0 18 ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 0 Bacic, Tomica g 20 2-6 1-4 0-0 6 3 1 0 1 5 12 Vest, Sara f 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 0 23 Ford, Kristina f 36 4-8 1-3 5-8 7 4 1 0 2 14 10 Fregosi, Suzi g 32 3-6 1-3 0-0 3 1 4 0 4 7 32 Banktson, Brenna f 28 4-12 0-3 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 8 45 Ivkovic, Anda f 18 3-8 1-3 0-1 3 5 1 1 1 7 15 Cook, Thazina g 31 2-11 0-2 2-2 3 3 1 2 3 6 33 Giden, Miame f 35 6-23 1-1 3-3 7 3 0 1 2 16 0 Bacic, Tomica g 16 3-6 1-1 0-0 2 4 0 0 2 7 1 Paligoric, Milica 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 35 Cleary, Ebony f 17 3-3 0-0 0-1 3 4 0 0 2 6 10 Fregosi, Suzi g 37 5-9 3-4 8-8 1 1 7 0 1 21 2 Scannell, Jessica 7 1-2 0-1 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 Delahoussaye, Tiera g 36 3-8 0-1 6-8 8 4 7 0 4 12 15 Cook, Thazina g 31 7-14 1-4 0-0 5 3 0 0 4 15 3 Ricketts, Naeemah 15 2-6 0-0 0-0 4 2 2 0 1 4 3 Dreher, Sarah 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Paligoric, Milica 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 24 Felder, Robin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Dwyer, Molly 29 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 0 2 0 3 5 3 Ricketts, Naeemah 22 3-6 0-1 5-7 3 4 2 0 1 11 25 Kochanek, Kara 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 Harvey, Jazzmyn 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Kochanek, Kara 10 2-3 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 5 31 Flagg, Marissa 12 1-2 0-0 1-1 1 0 1 0 1 3 23 Iaquaniello, Maria 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 Flagg, Marissa 13 3-4 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 0 1 7 34 Schoof, Sarah 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Fletcher, Ryann 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Schoof, Sarah 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 Lutz, Catherine 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 40 Loney, Jenny 21 3-6 1-2 0-0 9 2 2 2 1 7 44 Lutz, Catherine 9 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 5 TEAM 6 54 Denooyer, Michelle 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 TEAM 4 Totals 200 25-63 5-18 7-10 40 15 10 3 12 62 TEAM 11 Totals 200 32-64 9-20 19-26 29 26 15 1 13 92 Totals 200 21-60 3-10 9-12 43 19 13 3 13 54 TOTAL FG% 1st: 14-36 38.9% 2nd: 11-27 40.7% Game: 39.7% DEADB TOTAL FG% 1st: 18-30 60.0% 2nd: 14-34 41.2% Game: 50.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 3-12 25.0% 2nd: 2-6 33.3% Game: 27.8% REBS TOTAL FG% 1st: 9-30 30.0% 2nd: 12-30 40.0% Game: 35.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 5-10 50.0% 2nd: 4-10 40.0% Game: 45.0% REBS F Throw % 1st: 2-2 100% 2nd: 5-8 62.5% Game: 70.0% 2 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 1-4 25.0% 2nd: 2-6 33.3% Game: 30.0% REBS F Throw % 1st: 7-12 58.3% 2nd: 12-14 85.7% Game: 73.1% 1 F Throw % 1st: 2-2 100% 2nd: 7-10 70.0% Game: 75.0% 1 HOME TEAM: Fairfield 4-4, 1-1 MAAC HOME TEAM: Rider 2-4, 0-1 MAAC ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP HOME TEAM: Iona College 5-2 ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 12 Moore, Shireyll f 30 1-8 0-4 2-2 5 0 2 0 0 4 ## Player Name M FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF A B S TP 15 Parker, Shaunice f 29 4-12 0-2 2-4 13 4 2 2 2 10 32 Geehan, Stephanief 28 5-8 0-0 2-2 12 4 0 2 2 12 23 Ford, Kristina f 33 5-11 1-2 2-2 10 5 0 2 1 13 25 Wisniewski,Stephan f 12 2-5 0-0 3-4 4 2 1 0 0 7 40 Lowenthal, Baendu f 23 1-8 0-0 2-2 6 4 2 0 1 4 45 Ivkovic, Anda f 29 4-10 0-2 1-3 6 2 2 1 0 9 3 Sepulveda, Aman g 33 4-11 3-10 1-4 4 5 2 0 0 12 11 Caskin, Megan g 25 0-4 0-3 0-0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 Bacic, Tomica g 23 2-6 1-2 0-0 2 2 1 1 0 5 11 Meyers, Tammy g 37 8-15 1-4 9-12 9 3 8 1 4 26 21 Pina, Desiree g 20 1-5 1-1 0-2 0 2 0 0 2 3 10 Fregosi, Suzi g 25 0-2 0-2 0-0 3 0 3 0 2 0 20 Spotwood, Cintella g 28 5-9 1-2 0-0 9 2 0 0 0 11 3 Paulus, Sarah 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 0 0 0 15 Cook, Thazina g 26 1-9 0-3 7-8 3 3 1 1 1 9 5 Parsons, Alyssa 28 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 3 4 0 1 0 4 Groom, Lauren 14 1-8 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Paligoric, Milica 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 Costantino, Danielle 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 Tucker, Lauren 8 3-4 1-2 0-0 2 1 1 0 0 7 2 Scannell, Jessica 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Gregg, Lauren 10 1-2 0-1 3-4 1 0 0 1 1 5 23 Johnson, Taryn 12 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 3 1 6 3 Ricketts, Naeemah 25 2-4 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 0 2 4 33 Homan, Sarah 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 Nawrocki, Joelle 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Flagg, Marissa 16 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 1 1 4 45 Anderson, Ashley 15 2-2 0-0 6-6 3 1 0 0 0 10 33 Flaherty, Tara 17 3-7 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 1 6 44 Lutz, Catherine 10 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Team 4 42 Joseph, Mesha 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 2 Totals 200 26-61 5-22 24-34 49 22 17 4 8 81 TEAM 5 Totals 200 16-50 2-15 10-13 34 16 7 8 8 44 Totals 200 18-58 2-11 6-8 40 14 12 5 10 44 TOTAL FG% 1st: 17-29 58.6% 2nd: 9-32 28.1% Game: 42.6% DEADB TOTAL FG% 1st: 9-24 37.5% 2nd: 7-26 26.9% Game: 32.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 2-5 40.0% 2nd: 3-17 17.6% Game: 22.7% REBS TOTAL FG% 1st: 7-27 25.9% 2nd: 11-31 35.5% Game: 31.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 1-8 12.5% 2nd: 1-7 14.3% Game: 13.3% REBS F Throw % 1st: 12-14 85.7% 2nd: 12-20 60.0% Game: 70.6% 5 3-Pt. FG% 1st: 0-5 0.0% 2nd: 2-6 33.3% Game: 18.2% REBS F Throw % 1st: 2-4 50.0% 2nd: 8-9 88.9% Game: 76.9% 1 F Throw % 1st: 6-8 75.0% 2nd: 0-0 0.0% Game: 75.0% 1 Officials: Jack Plunkett, Tom Danaher, Ken Kelly Officials: Norma Jones, Kevin Ruland, Joseph Barrise Technical fouls: Iona College-Flagg, Marissa. Rider University-Meyers, Officials: Joseph Barrise, John Fitzpatrick, Colleen O’Connor Technical fouls: Western Michigan-TEAM. Iona College-None. Tammy. Technical fouls: Iona College-None. Fairfield-None. Attendance: 426 Attendance: 1027 Attendance: 749 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Western Michigan 21 33 - 54 Iona College 48 44 - 92 Iona College 33 29 - 62 Iona College 21 23 - 44 Rider 48 33 - 81 Fairfield 20 24 - 44 2008-09 Iona College Women’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Fordham - December 10, 2008 - Page 9 2008-09 Game-by-Game Team Statistics Iona Stats Date Score W/L FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg HOFSTRA 11/14/08 61-57 W 20-60 .333 4-25 .160 17-25 .680 15 32 47 47.0 22 11 18 4 11 61 61.0 at West Virginia 11/16/08 52-44 W 18-44 .409 4-15 .267 12-21 .571 8 25 33 40.0 16 10 22 4 13 52 56.5 at Monmouth 11/19/08 53-51 W 20-48 .417 3-7 .429 10-12 .833 5 19 24 34.7 15 10 16 2 10 53 55.3 at Wichita St. 11/23/08 64-66 L 22-60 .367 7-17 .412 13-19 .684 13 19 32 34.0 26 17 18 2 10 64 57.5 at St. Francis (NY) 11/26/08 67-49 W 23-51 .451 9-27 .333 12-20 .600 11 27 38 34.8 15 18 25 5 14 67 59.4 MARYLAND-E.S. 11/29/08 80-47 W 28-61 .459 10-24 .417 14-22 .636 13 24 37 35.2 24 21 22 2 14 80 62.8 WESTERN MICH. 11/30/08 44-54 L 16-50 .320 2-15 .133 10-13 .769 8 26 34 35.0 16 7 26 8 8 44 60.1 at Rider 12/05/08 92-81 W 32-64 .500 9-20 .450 19-26 .731 12 17 29 34.2 26 15 20 1 13 92 64.1 at Fairfield 12/07/08 62-44 W 25-63 .397 5-18 .278 7-10 .700 10 30 40 34.9 15 10 17 3 12 62 63.9 Iona College 575 204-501 .407 53-168 .315 114-168 .679 95 219 314 34.9 175 119 184 31 105 575 63.9 Opponents 493 177-485 .365 27-122 .221 112-173 .647 129 234 363 40.3 163 105 228 24 83 493 54.8

Opponent Stats Date Score W/L FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg HOFSTRA 11/14/08 61-57 W 20-53 .377 5-14 .357 12-23 .522 11 28 39 39.0 20 11 19 3 7 57 57.0 at West Virginia 11/16/08 52-44 W 16-56 .286 1-15 .067 11-22 .500 23 24 47 43.0 18 11 26 0 9 44 50.5 at Monmouth 11/19/08 53-51 W 21-52 .404 2-12 .167 7-10 .700 14 24 38 41.3 15 11 23 1 11 51 50.7 at Wichita St. 11/23/08 64-66 L 22-50 .440 3-14 .214 19-28 .679 12 30 42 41.5 17 15 24 3 4 66 54.5 at St. Francis (NY) 11/26/08 67-49 W 19-54 .352 2-12 .167 9-12 .750 11 22 33 39.8 18 8 26 0 11 49 53.4 MARYLAND-E.S. 11/29/08 80-47 W 14-41 .341 4-12 .333 15-24 .625 9 23 32 38.5 20 7 37 5 10 47 52.3 WESTERN MICH. 11/30/08 44-54 L 21-60 .350 3-10 .300 9-12 .750 15 28 43 39.1 19 13 22 3 13 54 52.6 at Rider 12/05/08 92-81 W 26-61 .426 5-22 .227 24-34 .706 23 26 49 40.4 22 17 29 4 8 81 56.1 at Fairfield 12/07/08 62-44 W 18-58 .310 2-11 .182 6-8 .750 11 29 40 40.3 14 12 22 5 10 44 54.8 Opponents 493 177-485 .365 27-122 .221 112-173 .647 129 234 363 40.3 163 105 228 24 83 493 54.8 Iona College 575 204-501 .407 53-168 .315 114-168 .679 95 219 314 34.9 175 119 184 31 105 575 63.9 THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Iona College Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 08, 2008) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 7-2 2-1 5-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 5-2 2-1 3-1 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 23 Ford, Kristina 7-5 208 29.7 36-68 . 5 2 9 9-23 . 3 9 1 20-35 . 5 7 1 15 38 53 7.6 22 1 8 20 10 17 101 14.4 15 Cook, Thazina 9-9 275 30.6 38-88 . 4 3 2 8-21 . 3 8 1 25-31 . 8 0 6 11 34 45 5.0 22 0 8 21 7 14 109 12.1 45 Ivkovic, Anda 9-9 231 25.7 38-89 . 4 2 7 5-22 . 2 2 7 28-37 . 7 5 7 11 24 35 3.9 30 2 11 38 4 11 109 12.1 00 Bacic, Tomica 9-9 214 23.8 21-61 . 3 4 4 9-28 . 3 2 1 2-9 . 2 2 2 13 20 33 3.7 30 1 7 15 1 8 53 5.9 10 Fregosi, Suzi 9-9 249 27.7 17-37 . 4 5 9 7-16 . 4 3 8 11-12 . 9 1 7 5 11 16 1.8 7 0 44 23 1 14 52 5.8 03 Ricketts, Naeemah 9-0 193 21.4 17-45 . 3 7 8 0-4 . 0 0 0 12-17 . 7 0 6 15 23 38 4.2 17 0 16 22 0 17 46 5.1 44 Lutz, Catherine 9-4 123 13.7 15-51 . 2 9 4 11-37 . 2 9 7 2-2 1.000 2 12 14 1.6 4 0 2 7 3 3 43 4.8 31 Flagg, Marissa 9-0 135 15.0 11-26 . 4 2 3 0-3 . 0 0 0 11-13 . 8 4 6 1 6 7 0.8 18 0 15 18 1 14 33 3.7 01 Paligoric, Milica 6-0 53 8.8 5-14 . 3 5 7 2-4 . 5 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 2 11 13 2.2 16 1 3 7 3 3 13 2.2 02 Scannell, Jessica 7-0 54 7.7 3-11 . 2 7 3 1-7 . 1 4 3 1-5 . 2 0 0 1 5 6 0.9 2 0 4 3 0 4 8 1.1 25 Kochanek, Kara 5-0 24 4.8 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 0.6 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1.0 24 Felder, Robin 3-0 9 3.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 5 5 1.7 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0.3 34 Schoof, Sarah 8-0 32 4.0 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 5 7 12 1.5 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 0.3 Team 13 21 34 4 Total...... 9 1800 204-501 . 4 0 7 53-168 . 3 1 5 114-168 . 6 7 9 95 219 314 34.9 175 5 119 184 31 105 575 63.9 Opponents...... 9 1800 177-485 . 3 6 5 27-122 . 2 2 1 112-173 . 6 4 7 129 234 363 40.3 163 2 105 228 24 83 493 54.8

TEAM STATISTICS ION OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 575 493 11/14/08 HOFSTRA W 61-57 2046 Points per game 63.9 54.8 11/16/08 at West Virginia W 52-44 878 Scoring margin +9.1 - 11/19/08 at Monmouth W 53-51 570 11/23/08 at Wichita St. L 64-66 1307 FIELD GOALS-ATT 204-501 177-485 11/26/08 at St. Francis College (NY) W 67-49 205 Field goal pct . 4 0 7 . 3 6 5 11/29/08 MARYLAND-EASTERN SHO W 80-47 1837 3 POINT FG-ATT 53-168 27-122 11/30/08 WESTERN MICHIGAN L 44-54 426 3-point FG pct . 3 1 5 . 2 2 1 * 12/05/08 at Rider University W 92-81 1027 3-pt FG made per game 5.9 3.0 * 12/07/08 at Fairfield W 62-44 749 FREE THROWS-ATT 114-168 112-173 * - Conference game Free throw pct . 6 7 9 . 6 4 7 F-Throws made per game 12.7 12.4 REBOUNDS 314 363 Rebounds per game 34.9 40.3 Rebounding margin -5.4 - ASSISTS 119 105 Assists per game 13.2 11.7 TURNOVERS 184 228 Turnovers per game 20.4 25.3 Turnover margin +4.9 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.6 0.5 STEALS 105 83 Steals per game 11.7 9.2 BLOCKS 31 24 Blocks per game 3.4 2.7 ATTENDANCE 4309 4736 Home games-Avg/Game 3-1436 6-789 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Iona College 296 279 575 Opponents 245 248 493 2008-09 Iona College Women’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Fordham - December 10, 2008 - Page 10 2008-09 Iona College Roster Numerical No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School 0 Tomica Bacic Fr. G 6-0 Sibenik, Croatia/H.S. of Economics 1 Milica Paligoric Fr. C 6-3 Belgrade, Serbia 2 Jessica Scannell Fr. G 5-8 Cork, Ireland/St. Vincent’s Secondary 3 Naeemah Ricketts* Sr. G 5-6 Jersey City, NJ/St. Anthony’s 10 Suzi Fregosi So. G 5-6 Massapequa, NY/Massapequa 15 Thazina Cook* Jr. G 5-9 Newark, NJ/Bloomfield Tech 23 Kristina Ford Fr. F 6-1 Fresh Meadows, NY/Notre Dame Prep 24 Robin Felder Fr. G 5-5 Bridgeport, CT/Warren Harding 25 Kara Kochanek Fr. F 6-2 South Windsor, CT/East Catholic 31 Marissa Flagg So. G 5-5 Queens, NY/Cardozo 33 Kiera Schiavetta So. G 5-6 Northport, NY/Northport 34 Sarah Schoof Fr. C 6-3 Fairfax, VA/W.T. Woodson 44 Catherine Lutz So. G/F 6-1 Easton, PA/Easton Area 45 Anda Ivkovic So. F 6-1 Subotica, Serbia/Oak Hill Academy Alphabetical No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School 0 Tomica Bacic Fr. G 6-0 Sibenik, Croatia/H.S. of Economics 15 Thazina Cook* Jr. G 5-9 Newark, NJ/Bloomfield Tech 24 Robin Felder Fr. G 5-5 Bridgeport, CT/Warren Harding 31 Marissa Flagg So. G 5-5 Queens, NY/Cardozo 23 Kristina Ford Fr. F 6-1 Fresh Meadows, NY/Notre Dame Prep 10 Suzi Fregosi So. G 5-6 Massapequa, NY/Massapequa 45 Anda Ivkovic So. F 6-1 Subotica, Serbia/Oak Hill Academy 25 Kara Kochanek Fr. F 6-2 South Windsor, CT/East Catholic 44 Catherine Lutz So. G/F 6-1 Easton, PA/Easton Area 1 Milica Paligoric Fr. C 6-3 Belgrade, Serbia 3 Naeemah Ricketts* Sr. G 5-6 Jersey City, NJ/St. Anthony’s 2 Jessica Scannell Fr. G 5-8 Cork, Ireland/St. Vincent’s Secondary 33 Kiera Schiavetta So. G 5-6 Northport, NY/Northport 34 Sarah Schoof Fr. C 6-3 Fairfax, VA/W.T. Woodson Head Coach: Anthony Bozzella (Seton Hall ‘88), seventh season Associate Head Coach: Christi Abbate (Binghamton ‘97), seventh season Assistant Coaches: Mandy Meyers (LIU ‘02, Iona ‘05 MBA), Toni Horvath (Iona ‘07) Director of Operations: Jessica Anger (Iona ‘07)

By Class: By State: By Position: Seniors (1)...... Naeemah Ricketts Connecticut (2)...... Robin Felder Centers (2) ...... Milica Paligoric Juniors (1)...... Thazina Cook Kara Kochanek Sarah Schoof Sophomores (5)...... Marissa Flagg New Jersey (2)...... Thazina Cook Forwards (4)...... Kristina Ford Suzi Fregosi Naeemah Ricketts Anda Ivkovic Anda Ivkovic New York (4)...... Kristina Ford Kara Kochanek Catherine Lutz Marissa Flagg Catherine Lutz Kiera Schiavetta Suzi Fregosi Guards (9)...... Tomica Bacic Freshmen (7)...... Tomica Bacic Kiera Schiavetta Thazina Cook Robin Felder Pennsylvania (1)...... Catherine Lutz Robin Felder Kristina Ford Virginia (1)...... Sarah Schoof Marissa Flagg Kara Kochanek International (4)....Tomica Bacic (Croatia) Suzi Fregosi Milica Paligoric Milica Paligoric (Serbia) Naeemah Ricketts Jessica Scannell Jessica Scannell (Ireland) Jessica Scannell Anda Ivkovic (Serbia) Kiera Schiavetta Catherine Lutz

Pronunciation Guide Thazina Cook - tuh-ZEE-nuh Tomica Bacic - tuh-MEET-sah BAH-chich Kiera Schiavetta - KEE-ruh shuh-VET-uh Milica Paligoric - muh-LEET-sah pah-LI-gore-ich Anda Ivkovic - AHN-juh IV-koh-vich Jessica Scannell - SCAN-uhl Sarah Schoof - shoaf Naeemah Ricketts - nigh-EE-mah Christi Abbate - uh-BAH-tee