2009-10 GAME NOTES SIX CONSECUTIVE MAAC REGULAR SEASON TITLES 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 MAAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPS Game 7 Series Record: Oklahoma 2-0 Broadcast Information #16/18 Oklahoma (6-2) Last Meeting: 11/26/08 (OU 83-57) TV: Time Warner Cable Channel 6 at Marist (4-3) Marist vs. Big 12: 1-3 Radio: GoRedFoxes.com 2009-10 Schedule THE MATCHUP: Marist returns to the McCann Center Date Opponent Time/Result Wednesday night to host #16/18 Oklahoma. The 11/13 NORTH CAROLINA A&T! (TWC) W, 80-64 Sooners are the fi rst ranked team to visit the McCann 11/16 at West Virginia! L, 55-50 Center since #15 Georgia came to Poughkeepsie on 11/21 BOWLING GREEN! W, 70-65 Dec. 21, 2004. 11/27 vs. Oklahoma State# L, 71-69 11/28 vs. George Washington# W, 80-58 ON THE AIR: Geoff Brault and Phil Terrigno will have 12/4 TULSA W, 69-52 the call on GoRedFoxes.com beginning at 7:15 p.m. 12/6 at St. Bonaventure L, 61-43 Wednesday night. The game will also be televised on 12/9 OKLAHOMA (TWC) 7:30 p.m. Time Warner Cable Channel 6, with Dean Darling and 12/12 at Boston University 2 p.m. Steve Eggink on the call. 12/19 HARTFORD (TWC) 7:30 p.m. 12/22 NORTHEASTERN 7:30 p.m. SERIES RECORD: The Sooners lead the overall 12/29 HARVARD 7:30 p.m. series 2-0. 1/3 CANISIUS* (TWC) 2 p.m. 1/5 NIAGARA* (TWC) 7:30 p.m. LAST MEETING: Led by 20 points from Whitney 1/8 FAIRFIELD* 7:30 p.m. Hand, Oklahoma defeated Marist 83-57 at the Lloyd 1/11 at Rider* 7 p.m. Noble Center on Nov. 26, 2008. Rachele Fitz led the 1/16 at Saint Peter’s* 2 p.m. Red Foxes with 17 points as Erica Allenspach added 1/18 at Siena* 1 p.m. 10 points. 1/22 SAINT PETER’S* (TWC) 7:30 p.m. 1/24 LOYOLA (MD) 4 p.m. 1/29 at Canisius* (ESPNU) 4:30 p.m. 1/31 at Niagara* 2 p.m. 2/5 IONA* (TWC) 7:30 p.m. 2/9 at Fairfi eld* 7 p.m. LAST GAME’S STARTERS (St. Bonaventure on Dec. 6) 2/12 RIDER* 7:30 p.m. Pos. Name Key Stats 2/15 MANHATTAN* 7:30 p.m. G Kristine Best 5 pts., 2 ast. 2/19 at Loyola (MD)* 7 p.m. G Corielle Yarde 11 pts., 2 reb., 2 stl. 2/21 SIENA* (TWC) 2 p.m. G Erica Allenspach 8 pts., 3 ast., 2 stl. 2/26 at Iona* 7:30 p.m. F Rachele Fitz 13 pts., 4 reb., 2 ast., 2 blk. 2/28 at Manhattan* 2 p.m. F Lynzee Johnson 4 pts., 6 reb. 3/4-7 MAAC Tournament TBA Media Information All Times Eastern Home Games in BOLD CAPS Ast. SID/WBB Contact: Mike Haase ! - Preseason WNIT (Campus Sites) Email: [email protected] # - Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) Offi ce Phone: 845-575-3699, x1-6047 * - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game Cell Phone: 630-748-9847 Game 8 * #16/18 Oklahoma at Marist * Dec. 9, 2009 2008-09 Roster Pronunciation Guide # Player Ht. Pos. Year Hometown/High School/Last School Allenspach - allen-SPOCK 0 Katheryn Lyons 5-10 G RS-So. Kernersville, N.C./Bishop McGuiness/Maryland 3 Caroline Feeley 5-6 G So. Rye, N.Y./Rye Beynnon - BAY-nen 5 Élise Caron 5-5 G Jr. Quebec, Canada/College Edouard Montpetit 10 Kate Oliver 6-4 F Fr. Sydney, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport Caron - ca-RON 11 Brittany Engle 5-9 G Sr. South Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames 12 Rachele Fitz 6-0 F Sr. Seven Hills, Ohio/Trinity Rachele (Fitz) -Rachel 20 Emily Stallings 6-0 F So. Newburgh, N.Y./Burke Catholic 21 Maria Laterza 6-2 C Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney Laterza -la-TAIR-za 22 Kristine Best 5-4 G So. Commack, N.Y./St. Anthony’s 23 Kelsey Beynnon 6-2 G/F Fr. Burlington, Vt./South Burlington Corielle Yarde - 24 Corielle Yarde 5-8 G So. Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley CORY-elle Yard 30 Erica Allenspach 5-8 G Jr. Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg 31 Lynzee Johnson 5-10 G/F Sr. Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook Giorgis - JOR-jis 34 Brandy Gang 6-2 F So. Hartville, Ohio/Lake Gebbia - JEB-bee-uh Head Coach: Brian Giorgis (SUNY Cortland, ‘77), Eighth Season Associate Head Coach: Megan Gebbia (Towson, ‘94), Seventh Season Leger - Ledger Assistant Coaches: Erin Leger (Marist, ‘06), Fifth Season Alisa Kresge (Marist, ‘07), First Season Dir. of Basketball Ops.: Cori Chambers (Georgia, ‘07), First Season LEAN SCORING IN OLEAN: Marist scored a season-low 43 points in a 61-43 loss at St. Bonaventure on Sunday. The Red Foxes shot 31.9% from the fi eld in the game, and only 26.1% in the second half. Marist’s 43 points are the low- est output for the team since scoring 48 in a win over the Bonnies last season, and the lowest on the road since scoring 45 points at UConn in the 2005-06 season opener. APPROACHING MORE CAREER MILESTONES: While she broke all of Marist’s scoring records last season, senior forward Rachele Fitz is closing in on a couple more career records. With her 13 points Friday night, Fitz now has 1,996 points and is only four points away from becoming the fi rst women’s basketball player at Marist to score 2,000 career points. She will also become only the second Marist basketball player, male or female, to reach that mark. Marist Among The Nation’s Best Steve Smith scored 2,077 points for the men’s team from 1979-83. Fitz also (Thru 12/6/09) is now third all-time in rebounds with 845, 43 behind Marist’s all-time leader Stacey Dengler. Team Free Throw Percentage: 2nd, 81.3% WELCOME HOME: Marist has been strong at the McCann Center since Field Goal Percentage Defense: 51st, 35.5% 2003, recording a 67-9 record. Over the last fi ve seasons, the Red Foxes are Assists Per Game: 62nd, 15.6 per game 42-4 at home. Marist has won 13 of its last 14 home games against non-con- Turnovers Per Game: 12th, 13.4 per game ference opponents. Assist-Turnover Ratio: 16th, 1.07 Blocked Shots Per Game: 56th, 4.4 HIGH-PERCENTAGE LOOKS: The Red Foxes are averaging 22.9 points Three-Point FG Pct. Defense: 72nd, 27.9% per game in the paint so far this season. In Marist’s four wins, it has scored at least 20 points in the paint in each game. The Red Foxes had 28 points in Individual the paint against North Carolina A&T, 32 against Bowling Green, 34 against Points Per Game: Fitz, 10th (21.7 ppg) George Washington, and 22 against Tulsa. Marist shot a combined 45.9% Assists Per Game: Erica Allenspach, 65th (4.7) from the fi eld in these four games. For the season, Marist is shooting 39.2% Field Goal Pct.: Fitz, 8th (63.4%) from the fi eld. Free Throw Pct.: Corielle Yarde, 14th (91.7%) Fitz, 58th (87.3%) TALE OF TWO TEAMS: Marist has been a better team at the McCann Cen- Assist-Turnover Ratio: Allenspach, 42nd ter this season than away from home. The Red Foxes are averaging 73 points (2.15) per game and is shooting 44.6% from the fi eld in three games at home. On the road, Marist is scoring only 60.5 points per game and is shooting 34.9% from the fi eld. Game 8 * #16/18 Oklahoma at Marist * Dec. 9, 2009 2009-10 MAAC STANDINGS LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN(TY): The Red 2009-10 INDIVIDUAL TEAM MAAC OVERALL Foxes have won its last 76 games in which MAAC LEADERS Fairfi eld 0-0 4-1 they have scored 70 points or more. Marist Points/Game PPG Canisius 0-0 5-2 1. Rachele Fitz, MAR 21.7 Marist 0-0 4-3 has not lost a game in which it scored at 2. Stephanie Geehan, FFD 16.6 Manhattan 0-0 3-4 least 70 since falling 84-74 at Saint Peter’s 3. Miriam McKenzie, LOY 16.4 Saint Peter’s 0-0 2-3 on Jan. 22, 2006. 4. Anna McLean, ION 15.5 Loyola 0-0 3-5 5. Liz Flooks, NIA 15.4 Iona 0-0 2-4 13. Erica Allenspach, MAR 12.8 Niagara 0-0 2-6 SENSATIONAL SOPHOMORE: Sopho- 23. Corielle Yarde, MAR 10.9 Rider 0-0 1-6 more guard Corielle Yarde scored in Siena 0-0 1-6 double-fi gures for the fi fth time this season Upcoming Games Rebounds/Game RPG on Sunday at St. Bonaventure, scoring 1. Stephanie Geehan, FFD 12.0 Monday, Dec. 7 11 points. Yarde scored in double-fi gures 2. Anna McLean, ION 10.7 Iona at Maryland-Eastern Shore, 6 four times last season as a freshman. After 3. Rachele Fitz, MAR 8.4 p.m. averaging 4.3 points per game last season, 4. Charlene Riddick, SPC 7.4 Yarde is now scoring 10.9 points per game 5. Thazina Cook, ION 7.3 Tuesday, Dec. 8 20. Corielle Yarde, MAR 5.1 Princeton at Rider, 7 p.m. and pulling down 5.1 rebounds per game. Manhattan at Army, 7 p.m. Assists/Game APG PROTECT THE ROCK: Marist is currently 1.