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715 NORTH AVENUE • NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801 914-633-2310 • FAX: 914-633-2072 2019-20 GAME NOTES WBB Contact: Jack Clark ([email protected]) WATCH LIVE - ESPN+ PxP: Justin Rocke 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 0-0 H: 0-0 A: 0-0 N: 0-0 MAAC: 0-0 IONA SET TO FACE ARMY TO OPEN SEASON Date Opponent Time/Result 11/29/20 at Army (ESPN+) 3 PM 12/4/20 BRYANT (ESPN3/+) 6 PM 12/11/20 at Monmouth* (ESPN3/+) 7 PM 12/12/20 at Monmouth* (ESPN3/+) 7 PM 12/18/20 RIDER* (ESPN3/+) 6 PM 12/19/20 RIDER* (ESPN3/+) 6 PM The Iona College women’s basketball team opens the 2020-21 season in West Point, New York 12/22/20 SACRED HEART (ESPN3/+) 6 PM against the Army Black Knights. Army’s season began on Wednesday afternoon when they played host to Hofstra at Christl Arena. Alisa Fallon scored 23 points in a loss for the Black Knights. 1/1/21 at Niagara* (ESPN3/+) TBD SCOUTING THE GAELS 1/2/21 at Niagara* (ESPN3/+) TBD • Iona returns just six players from a year Iona in Season Openers 1/8/21 QUINNIPIAC* (ESPN3/+) 6 PM prior (three starters), but welcome eight Overall Under Chambers: 4-3 (.571) 1/9/21 QUINNIPIAC* (ESPN3/+) 6 PM newcomers to the program. Date Opp. Score 1/16/21 at Saint Peter’s* (ESPN3/+) 11 AM • Junior Juana Camilion was voted to the 11/9/19 at Winthrop W, 68-61 1/17/21 at Saint Peter’s* (ESPN3/+) 11 AM 2020-21 Preseason All-MAAC First Team after 11/6/18 at Hofstra L, 74-49 1/29/21 FAIRFIELD* (ESPN3/+) 6 PM being named to the 2019-20 All-MAAC Third 11/10/17 at Arizona L, 71-58 1/30/21 FAIRFIELD* (ESPN3/+) 6 PM Team. Redshirt sophomore Paulla Weekes, 11/11/16 vs. Stony Brook W, 57-46 11/13/15 at Stony Brook L, 58-53 2/5/21 at Siena* (ESPN3/+) TBD a 2019-20 MAAC All-Rookie honoree, was 11/14/14 at Fordham W, 72-51 2/6/21 at Siena* (ESPN3/+) TBD selected to the 2020-21 Preseason All-MAAC Third Team. 11/8/13 vs. Arizona W, 82-75 2/12/21 MARIST* (ESPN3/+) 6 PM • The Gaels’ eight newcomers consist of five 2/13/21 MARIST* (ESPN3/+) 6 PM freshmen and three transfers. DID YOU KNOW? 2/19/21 CANISIUS* (ESPN3/+) 2 PM • Iona was voted fifth in the 2020-21 MAAC • The Gaels and the Army Black Knights 2/20/21 CANISIUS* (ESPN3/+) 2 PM Preseason Coaches’ Poll. have faced off 16 times, dating back 3/5/21 at Manhattan* (ESPN3/+) TBD SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS to January 10, 1977. Iona won the first 3/6/21 at Manhattan* (ESPN3/+) TBD • Army returns 12 players and welcomes six matchup between the two programs, 67- 63 at the Mulcahy Center. MAAC Championship fresh faces to its program for the 2020-21 campaign. • Army has been the victor in the previous 3/9/21 First Round (TBD) TBD • The Black Knights’ 12 returners accounted three meetings. Iona’s last win over Army 3/10/21 Quarterfinals (TBD) TBD for just under 93 percent of the team’s came on November 18, 1998. 3/11/21 Quarterfinals (TBD) TBD scoring output from 2019-20. Keep up with the latest news surrounding 3/12/21 Semifinals (TBD) TBD • Junior Alisa Fallon earned Third Team All- Iona Women’s Basketball by following the 3/13/21 Championship (TBD) TBD Patriot League honors in 2019-20 and Hope Brown was named to the All-Rookie Team. team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Home events in CAPS and BOLD; • Army is guided by 15th year head coach MAAC Games noted by an asterisk; all times in Eastern Time Dave Magarity. Overall, Magarity has led Army to the postseason four times. /IONAGAELSWBB @IONA_WBB @IONAWBB 2020-21 Iona Gaels at a Glance No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG APG Of Note ANTICIPATED STARTERS 4 De’jah Williams R-Jr. G/F 5-11 --- --- --- Second season with Iona... Dropped a career-best 20 PTS in win at Quinnipiac last season 5 Shyan Mwai Jr. G 5-6 --- --- --- Scored career-best 22 PTS in 2019-20 season-opening win... 2x MAAC ROTW in 2018-19 11 Paulla Weekes R-So. F 5-10 --- --- --- 2020-21 Preseason All-MAAC Third Team selection... 2019-20 MAAC All-Rookie selection 13 Lucia Becerra Perez So. G 5-7 --- --- --- Appeared in 29 games last season... Starting nod in 21 of final 22 games for the Gaels 22 Juana Camilion Jr. G 5-10 --- --- --- 2020-21 Preseason All-MAAC First Team selection... 2019-20 All-MAAC Third Team honoree BENCH 00 Claudia Gomez Gonzalez Fr. G 5-9 --- --- --- Freshman from Madrid, Spain... Took part in the NBA/FIBA Basketball Without Borders Global Camp 1 Jenae Dublin Fr. G/F 6-2 --- --- --- Freshman from Suitland, MD... Co-Player of the Year in her division at Gwynn Park HS 2 Olivia Vezaldenos Sr. G 5-7 --- --- --- Transfer from Concordia-Portland... GNAC Newcomer of the Year at Concordia-Portland 10 Thoranna Hodge-Carr Fr. G 5-8 --- --- --- Freshman from Keflavik, Iceland... National Champion with Keflavik National Team in 2017 15 Sydney Avoletta Fr. F 6-4 --- --- --- Freshman from Sterling, VA... Two-time state champion with St. Paul VI Catholic HS 23 Anouschka Meijer Fr. PG 6-1 --- --- --- Freshman from Amsterdam, Netherlands... Has played with a Dutch national team since turning 13 33 Hannah King R-Jr. F 6-2 --- --- --- Transfer from College of Central Florida... Second team selection in the Mid-Florida Conference 34 Adaora Onwumelu R-Fr. F 6-2 --- --- --- Redshirted last season... First Team All-Region honoree at Lithia Springs HS 35 Jessica Rogers Jr. G 6-1 --- --- --- Transfer from Rhode Island... Appeared in 36 career games in two years at URI 2020-21 Iona College Women’s Basketball Game Notes Nov. 29, 2020 | at Army Page 2 BILLI CHAMBERS Head Coach Hofstra ‘03 - Eighth Season Iona College women’s basketball head coach Billi Madness Mid-Major Coach of the Year in 2014. Chambers enters her eighth season at the helm of the Prior to her arrival in New Rochelle, Chambers served Iona College women’s basketball program in 2020-21. as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech, on Dennis During the 2019-2020 season the Gaels out-did their Wolff’s staff when he took over the program in 2011-12. predicted finish in the MAAC Preseason Coaches’ The Hokies improved their Atlantic Coast Conference Poll, and finished in a tie for sixth in the standings. The mark in both seasons under Wolff and Chambers. Maroon & Gold began conference play with a win At UMBC, Chambers served as an assistant coach over Quinnipiac, snapping the Bobcats’ 52- game and recruiting coordinator under head coach Phil conference win streak. The Gaels also swept its annual THE CHAMBERS FILE Stern for three seasons. During the 2010-11 campaign, Western New York swing at Canisius and Niagara for the Retrievers finished 20-12, earning the America East Year at Iona: Eighth Season the first time since the 2016-17 season. regular season championship and a berth into the Birth Date: June 19, 1981 Juana Camilion, a 2018-19 MAAC All-Rookie selection, Women’s NIT. Age: 39 was selected to the Preseason All-MAAC Third Team. Hometown: Cheverly, MD Chambers spent two seasons as an assistant at She completed the 2019-20 season ranked No. 18 in Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York. Under High School: Archhbishop Carroll the MAAC in scoring, No. 11 in assists per game and the tutelage of Tim O’Hagan, she helped guide the Alma Mater: BA, Hofstra University - Psychology No. 4 in steals per game. Camilion earned a spot on Lions to their first-ever East Coast Conference title MS, Adelphi University - Psychology the All-MAAC Third Team. Paulla Weekes, was named and a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament in to the MAAC All-Rookie Team, marking the third 2008. Molloy posted a 34-26 overall record in her two consecutive season that a member of the Maroon seasons on the bench. COACHING EXPERIENCE & Gold appeared on the conference’s rookie list, 2006-2008 and seventh consecutive season that a Gael has While at Molloy, Chambers also served as an Molloy College - Assistant Coach appeared on an All-Conference squad athletics administrator. She was the Lions’ Associate 2008-2010 Director of Athletics, Senior Woman Administrator The Gaels sported one of the youngest teams in the and Compliance Officer. She joined the Molloy staff UMBC - Assistant Coach country in 2017-18. Toyosi Abiola carried the torch after two years in the conference office as Associate 2011-2013 as the unanimous selection for MAAC Rookie of the Commissioner for Operations and SWA for the ECC. Virginia Tech - Assistant Coach Year. The MAAC All-Rookie Team honoree was a nine- The Cheverly, Maryland native attended Archbishop 2014-Present time MAAC Rookie of the Week. Alexis Lewis was also named to the All-MAAC Third Team. Carroll High School, where she was inducted into the Iona College - Head Coach Hall of Fame in the spring of 2018. She was a four- The Gaels finished the 2016-17 season with a 18-13, year letter winner at Hofstra, appearing in 79 games 12-8 MAAC record. They entered the conference and making 28 starts from 1999-2003. She earned a COACHING RECORD tournament as the No. 5 seed and advanced to the Year School Position W-L bachelor’s degree in psychology in May 2003 and a semifinal round following an upset of No.