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Wagner College Seahawks Season Preview Nine of Wagner's 14 players on its roster are either sophomores or fresh- men. Also, Leeah Thomas is the only four-year senior on the squad, making the Green and White one of the youngest teams in the conference. Departed are all-NEC forward Carrie Walker, Vanessa Wyffels, the NEC's field-goal percentage leader, along with Ashley Linscott, the team's assist and steals leader. The trio combined for nearly 40 percent of Wagner's offense last season, which earned a record 18th berth into the NEC Tournament. Return- ing is the team's quiet leader and one of the best three-point shooters in the nation in Joy Gallagher. Gallagher, who played nearly every minute for sev- 2004-05 NEC Women's Basketball Guide enth-year head coach Tara Gallagher (no relation), drilled 99 three-pointers last season and her 3.5 threes per game led the nation. In the backcourt, sophomore Ashley Robinson, who started all 18 league games for the Seahawks a year ago, along with classmate Jesse Collins will have the duty of finding Gallagher open looks, along with putting the ball in the basket themselves. In the frontcourt, Thomas is the veteran of the group, logging roughly 19 min- utes per game last season, while shooting a solid 48.7 percent from the field. Wagner brings seven freshmen to Staten Island, including five guards and two six-foot forwards. The crew's quick maturation is paramount for the team's Ashley Robinson success. Quick Facts 2004-05 Schedule General Information Location: Staten Island, NY 11/19 vs. Ball State 2:00 pm Founded: 1883 11/20 vs. La Salle or Seton Hall 1/3:00 pm Enrollment: 2,000 11/27 at Boston University 1:00 pm Nickname: Seahawks 12/1 Princeton 7:00 pm Colors: Green & White 12/5 Colgate 2:00 pm Home Court/Capacity: Spiro Sports Center/2,100 12/7 Long Island 7:00 pm President: Dr. Richard Guarasci 12/16 Clemson 7:00 pm Walt Hameline Faculty Representative: John Esser Athletic Director: Walt Hameline 12/22 at South Florida 1:00 pm Athletic Director Senior Woman Adm.: Peg Hefferan 12/28 Manhattan 7:00 pm Athletic Phone: (718) 390-3433 12/30 Iona 7:00 pm 1/10 at Long Island 5:00 pm Basketball Information 1/13 Robert Morris 7:00 pm Head Coach: Tara Gallagher 1/15 St. Francis (PA) 4:00 pm Alma Mater: East Stroudsburg '87 1/20 at Robert Morris 7:30 pm Record at WC/Years: 84-87/Six years Overall Record/Years: 84-87/Six years 1/22 at St. Francis (PA) 4:00 pm Assistant Coaches: Sara Atalla 1/27 at Quinnipiac 7:00 pm Emily Faught 1/29 at Sacred Heart 2:00 pm Danielle Leyfert 2/2 Fairleigh Dickinson 7:00 pm Peg Hefferan Basketball Phone: (718) 390-3185 2/5 Mount St. Mary’s 4:00 pm Athletic Director Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 2/7 at Fairleigh Dickinson 7:00 pm Letterwinners R/L: 7/6 2/12 at St. Francis (NY) 6:00 pm 2003-04 Record: 11-7 2/14 Quinnipiac 7:00 pm NEC Record/Place: 8-10/6th NEC Tournament: Lost in quarterfinals 2/19 at Mount St. Mary’s 3:00 pm to Monmouth, 72-54 2/21 at Monmouth 7:00 pm 2/24 Central Conn. St. 7:00 pm Sports Information 2/26 St. Francis (NY) 4:00 pm Assistant Director/Contact: Todd Vatter 3/1 Monmouth 7:00 pm SID Phone: (718) 390-3215 SID Fax Line: (718) 390-3347 Northeast Conference Games in Bold SID Cell Phone: (845) 616-1430 Todd Vatter Courtside Phone: (718) 420-4433 Asst. Sports SID e-mail: [email protected] Information Director Website address: www.wagner.edu/athletics 54 Head Coach: Tara Gallagher Overall Record: 84-87/Six years Record at WC: 84-87/Six years Alma Mater: East Stroudsburg '87 2004-05 NEC Women's Basketball Guide 2004-05 Head Coaching Experience Wagner College (1998 - Present) • Has led WC to NEC Tournament in each of her six seasons as head coach. • Has guided the Seahawks to double-digit overall wins in every season since taking over the program in 1998-99 and five of the last six years in conference play • Guided Wagner to NEC Championship game in 2000. • Led the Seahawks to a third place regular season finish in 1998-99. Assistant Coaching Experience Seton Hall University (1996-1998) Wagner College (1989-1996) Playing Experience East Stroudsburg University (1983-1987) • Named Female Athlete of the Year following her senior season. • As a senior, set the single season school scoring mark with 585 points. • Named to All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference team as a senior. Education East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA Gallagher's Year-by-Year Coaching Record • B.S. in Physical Education and Health, 1987 Wagner College, Staten Island, NY Year School Overall NEC • M.A. in Special Education, 1993 1998-99 Wagner 16-12 13-7 1999-00 Wagner 15-15 10-8 2000-01 Wagner 13-15 10-8 Personal 2001-02 Wagner 14-15 11-7 • Has completed numerous New York City Marathons. 2002-03 Wagner 15-13 10-8 • In 1993, she was the top female marathon finisher from Staten Island, completing the 2003-04 Wagner 11-17 8-10 race in 3:20. Total 84-87 62-48 2003-04 Results (11-17, 8-10 NEC) 2004-05 Roster N 21 South Florida L, 48-64 No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School (Previous School) N 23 Colgate L, 54-64 3 Regina Joo G 5-8 Sr Oregon City, OR/(Clackaman CC) N 29 at Iona W, 93-77 11 Lauren Whitaker G 5-6 Jr Temple Hill, MD/Crossland D 3 Lafayette W, 71-60 14 Jessie Collins G 5-7 So Crofton, MD/Arundel D 7 at Marquette L, 59-67 15 Joyce Quieroz C 6-4 Jr Sao Paulo, Brazil / Colegio Spinosa D 13 SACRED HEART W, 72-62 20 Ashley Robinson* G 5-7 So Joliet, IL/Regina Dominican D 17 at Princeton L, 44-65 D 20 at Virginia L, 53-87 21 Chelsey Bunyer G 5-8 Fr Shannon, IL/Eastland D 28 at Manhattan W, 67-58 22 Leeah Thomas F 6-1 Sr South River, NJ/South River D 30 Boston Univ. L, 68-69 23 Candice Britton G 5-8 Fr Windsor Mill, MD/Woodlawn J 8 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 70-64 25 Laura Ahern G 5-10 Fr Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury J 10 MONMOUTH (Metro) L, 60-77 32 Megan Sullivan G 5-10 Fr Brooklyn, NY/St. Francis Prep J 13 at SACRED HEART L, 56-70 33 Emily Flewelling G 5-7 Fr Pittsford, VT/Northfield-Mount Hermon J 15 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W, 75-72 42 Tiana Howell F 6-0 Fr Capitol Heights, MD/Riverdale Baptist J 19 at CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE L, 63-67 J 21 at LONG ISLAND W, 81-59 44 Joy Gallagher* G 5-8 Jr Hazleton, PA/Hazleton J 24 ST. FRANCIS (NY) (Metro) W, 79-66 45 Ali Ridge F 6-3 Fr Barrington, IL/Fremd J 26 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE W, 45-43 J 31 QUINNIPIAC L, 61-64 Key Losses F 4 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L, 51-68 Ashley Linscott# F 7 at ROBERT MORRIS W, 56-51 Carrie Walker# F 9 at ST. FRANCIS (PA) L, 52-79 F 14 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) L, 51-67 Vanessa Wyffels# F 16 LONG ISLAND L, 66-69 (OT) F 21 at QUINNIPIAC L, 49-54 * Starter Returning # Starter Lost F 26 ST. FRANCIS (PA) L, 61-64 F 28 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W, 66-57 M 5 NEC Quarterfinals vs. Monmouth L, 54-72 Northeast Conference Games in CAPS 55 Wagner 2003-04 Overall Stats |----TOTAL---| |----3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| # Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 44 Gallagher, Joy 28 27 101436.2 128 339 .378 99 252 .393 32 41 .780 18 83 101 3.6 50 0 69 89 6 25 387 13.8 21 Wyffels, Vanessa 27 16 687 25.4 134 204 .657 0 0 .000 65 89 .730 85 89 174 6.4 50 0 23 80 4 25 333 12.3 33 Walker, Carrie 17 17 603 35.5 101 211 .479 18 49 .367 78 101 .772 36 146 182 10.7 38 0 39 50 11 23 298 17.5 32 Linscott, Ashley 28 26 907 32.4 106 306 .346 36 100 .360 48 63 .762 37 84 121 4.3 63 1 145 96 33 54 296 10.6 22 Thomas, Leeah 19 5 356 18.7 57 117 .487 0 0 .000 19 38 .500 35 68 103 5.4 47 1 9 46 12 6 133 7.0 20 Robinson, Ashley 28 23 729 26.0 31 97 .320 24 76 .316 5 8 .625 5 56 61 2.2 53 1 56 64 5 29 91 3.2 14 Collins, Jessie 28 5 448 16.0 23 82 .280 6 23 .261 5 10 .500 11 43 54 1.9 41 0 42 46 2 10 57 2.0 15 Quieroz, Joyce 22 5 171 7.8 25 50 .500 0 0 .000 5 10 .500 9 19 28 1.3 17 0 2 31 10 3 55 2.5 45 Carter, Ronnie 25 14 470 18.8 17 53 .321 0 0 .000 14 32 .438 27 87 114 4.6 49 1 31 34 9 18 48 1.9 3 Joo, Regina 23 1 217 9.4 7 48 .146 2 13 .154 6 8 .750 14 20 34 1.5 29 1 21 24 0 8 22 1.0 11 Whitaker, Lauren 3 0 14 4.7 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 1.0 1 0 1402 5 1.7 23 Gianfortune, M.