2011-12 Iona Gaels Basketball
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2011-12 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: John Higgins, Assistant Sports Information Director (e-mail: [email protected]) February 12, 2012 QUICK FACTS LISTEN LIVE - www.IonaInsider.com - Nick Guerriero Location ........................................................ New Rochelle, NY President ........................................................ Dr. Joseph E. Nyre Gaels Look To Snap Slide Against Niagara Athletics Director .............................................Eugene Marshall The Iona College women’s basketball team (10-13, 6-6 MAAC) looks to halt its current four game Head Coach ..................................................Anthony Bozzella losing streak Sunday afternoon when it takes on Niagara Record at Iona .........................................129-169/10th Season University (-16, 6-7 MAAC) at the Hynes Center. Overall Record .........................................283-300/20th Season COMPARING NUMBERS (2011-12) Website .........................................................www.ICGaels.com IONA VS. NIAGARA - SERIES HISTORY Category ION NIA Today marks the 48th all-time meeting between the Overall Record 10-13 9-16 Conference Record 6-6 6-7 2011-12 SCHEDULE Gaels and the Purple Eagles. Niagara leads the series Overall: 10-13 H: 7-3 A: 3-10 N: 0-0 MAAC: 6-6 Points Per Game 63.0 52.4 25-22. Earlier this season, Iona topped Niagara 71-61 Opp. Points Per Game 68.8 60.8 Date Opponent Time/Result on the road and have now won 14 straight against Nov. 11 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Iona Tip-Off Tournament) W, 85-69 Rebounds Per Game 37.2 33.0 the Purple Eagles. Rebounding Margin -4.5 -4.2 Nov. 12 VILLANOVA (Iona Tip-Off Tournament) L, 47-76 Field Goal Pct. .375 .360 Nov. 15 at Bryant W, 66-53 SCOUTING NIAGARA Opp. Field Goal Pct. .410 .402 Nov. 18 STONY BROOK W, 52-48 Niagara is led by Kayla Stroman, who is averaging 3-Point FG Pct. .298 .336 Nov. 22 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi L, 68-77 10. points per contest and a team high 4.2 assists per Opp. 3-Point FG Pct. .333 .336 Nov. 26 LONG BEACH STATE W, 78-73 game in conference play. Lauren Gatto is averaging Free Throw Pct. .722 .682 Dec. 1 at Toledo L, 42-54 9.4 points per game and a team high 5.6 rebounds Personal Fouls Per Game 16.5 16.5 Dec. 2 at Miami (Oh.) L, 77-92 a game. Assists Per Game 13.0 10.7 Dec. 10 at Marquette L, 44-93 Turnovers Per Game 15.9 18.3 Dec. 18 at No. 11 Rutgers L, 29-62 IONA IN MAAC PLAY Turnover Margin +0.4 -1.0 Dec. 29 at Colgate L, 50-75 Since the beginning of the 2005-06 MAAC season, Iona Blocks Per Game 3.4 2.8 Jan. 2 at Fairfield* L, 58-62 has posted a 73-47 record against the league. The 73 Steals Per Game 8.3 8.6 Jan. 4 SIENA * W, 87-71 wins are the second most by any of the ten conference Jan. 7 at Niagara* W, 71-61 members, behind Marist’s 112. Jan. 9 at Canisius* L, 74-85 (OT) MAAC Reg. Jan. 13 RIDER * W, 64-50 LAST TIME OUT Jan. 15 MANHATTAN * W, 65-60 The Iona College women’s basketball team dropped their fourth Season Wins Beg. Jan. 20 at Saint Peter’s* W, 71-54 consecutive game with a tough 66-60 loss to Loyola Friday evening in 2005-06 School Wins Jan. 22 CANISIUS * W, 77-67 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play at Reitz Arena. Marist 111 Jan. 27 MARIST * L, 61-73 Eveything seemed to fall for Iona to start the game, as a three-pointer Iona 73 Jan. 29 FAIRFIELD * L, 64-78 Fairfield 71 Feb. 4 at Siena* L, 59-83 by freshman guard Damika Martinez sparked a 10-0 run, giving the Gaels an early 17-8 lead with 14:20 remaining in the half. Loyola 67 Feb. 10 at Loyola (Md.) * (ESPN3) L, 60-66 Canisius 61 Feb. 12 NIAGARA * 4:30 pm The Maroon and Gold’s tenacious defense was the theme of the first Manhattan 60 Feb. 15 at Manhattan * 7:00 pm half, as they held the Greyhounds to just 30% from the field, including Siena 57 Feb. 17 at Rider * 7:00 pm 1-of-11 from three-point range. A pair of free throws by senior guard Saint Peter’s 50 Feb. 19 LOYOLA (MD.) * 2:00 pm Suzi Fregosi extended Iona’s lead to 12, as they took a 37-25 lead into Niagara 29 Feb.`23 at Marist * (ESPN3) 6:00 pm Rider 22 the second half. Feb. 26 SAINT PETER’S * 1:00 pm Home events in CAPS and BOLD However, the Greyhounds came out and opened the half on a 12-2 run, MAAC Games noted by an asterisk led by 10 points from freshman guard Kara Marshall, to cut the Gaels’ lead to four. 2011-12 Gaels at a Glance Probable Starters No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG Of Note 0 Tomica Bacic Sr. F 6-0 9.0 7.0 Team quad-captain... Season-high 18 points vs. Rider (1/13)... Five dbl-dbls this season. 10 Suzi Fregosi Sr. G 5-6 5.4 1.8 Team quad-captain... Averaging 4.9 assists per game... Season-high 16 pts vs. Bryant (11/15). 11 Aleesha Powell Fr. G 5-6 6.5 3.1 MAAC Rookie of the Week (1/9, 1/23)... Season-high 20 pts. vs. Siena (1/4)... 35 mins. in first career start at Fairfield (1/2). 14 Damika Martinez Fr. G 5-7 15.5 6.6 Averaging 18.4 pts per game in MAAC play... 3x MAAC RoW (11/14, 28)... 29 pts at Niagara (1/7). 23 Kristina Ford Sr. F 6-1 14.6 5.2 MAAC Player of the Week (11/14)...Team quad-captain.... Career high 34 pts vs. NC A&T (11/11). Off the Bench No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG Of Note 1 Milica Paligoric Sr. C 6-3 2.3 1.8 Season high 13 points and 19 minutes played vs. Manhattan (1/15). 3 Sabrina Jeridore So. C 6-3 3.8 4.1 Averaging 1.5 blocks per game... Career-high 11 boards vs. Rider (1/13). 5 Haley D’Angelo Jr. G 5-6 1.0 0.7 Team quad-captain... Averaging 1.6 assists per game... Career high eight points vs. Siena (1/4) 15 Jackie Marshall So. G 5-8 3.7 0.6 Shooting 37.3% from behind the arc... Season-high 11 points at Niagara (1/7) 20 Diana Hubbard Jr. G 5-7 5.0 2.3 Made first start of season at Rutgers (12/18)... Tied career high with 15 pts at Fairfield (1/2). 25 Kara Kochanek Sr. F 6-2 0.6 0.3 Second career start at Marquette (12/10). 31 Jiya Dorcas-Eya Jr. F 6-2 1.7 1.8 Season-high eight pts. / seven rebounds at Toledo (12/1). 32 Briana Graham Fr. F 6-0 0.2 0.4 Season-high seven minutes played at Marquette (12/10)...First career points vs. Rider (1/13). 33 Shonice Hawkins So. G 5-6 0.6 0.4 Season high two points on three occasions this season (last vs. Marist, 1/27/12). 34 Sarah Schoof Sr. C 6-3 0.3 0.5 Season high nine minutes at Texas A&M Corpus Christi (11/22). 2 Jessica Scannell Sr. G 5-8 -- -- Expected to redshirt this season. 2011-12 IONA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES vs. Niagara - Feb. 12, 2012 - Page 2 Head Coach Anthony BOZZELLA With head coach Anthony Bozzella at the helm, the Iona College women’s basketball program is in good hands. Having recently completed his ninth season at Iona and 19th season as a college head coach, Bozzella has achieved a tremendous amount of success throughout his career. Over the past nine years, Bozzella has brought Iona women’s basketball to unprecedented heights, transforming the program from cellar dweller to championship contender. When Coach Bozzella arrived at Iona in 2002, he inherited a program that had struggled through 20 consecutive losing seasons. During that stretch, accomplishments such as winning 20 games in a season or qualifying for the postseason were unheard of for this program. Now, however, such achievements are regular occurrences. The Maroon & Gold have twice won at least 20 games and have reached the postseason WNIT in three of the past five seasons. The Bozzella Era at Iona has featured numerous highlights so far. The numbers speak for themselves: • 105-86 overall record over the past six years (2006-2011) • 67-41 MAAC record over the past six years (2006-2011) - second best in the league • Two 20-win seasons (2006-2007 and 2007-2008) • Two berths in the MAAC championship game (2007 and 2008) • Three semi-final berths in the MAAC tournament (2006, 2009, 2010) THE BOZZELLA FILE • Seven postseason MAAC victories (2006-2011) Year at Iona: Tenth Season • Three postseason appearances (2007, 2008, 2010) • Two victories in the WNIT (one in 2007 and one in 2008) Birth Date: November 21, 1965 • One MAAC Player of the Year (Martina Weber, 2007) • Two MAAC Rookies of the Year (Toni Horvath, 2004; Kristina Ford, 2009) Age: 46 • 17 All-MAAC players (2006-2011) • 58 MAAC All-Academic honorees (Most by any team) Hometown: Glen Cove, N.Y. • 100% graduation rate of all players he has recruited. Wife: Maria • 96% retention rate of all players he has recruited.