Northeast Conference 2004-05 Women's Basketball Preview www.northeastconference.org BETH SWINK JOY GALLAGHER ST. FRANCIS (PA) WAGNER 2003-04 NEC Player of the Year 2003-04 NCAA Leader In Three-Pointers AMANDA PAPE SACRED HEART 2003-04 NEC Rookie of the Year Central Connecticut State Blue Devils • Fairleigh Dickinson Knights • Long Island Blackbirds Monmouth Hawks • Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers • Quinnipiac Bobcats • Robert Morris Colonials Sacred Heart Pioneers • St. Francis (NY) Terriers • St. Francis (PA) Red Flash • Wagner Seahawks Northeast Conference Table Of Contents NEC Quick Facts Address: 200 Cottontail Lane Vantage Court North Women's Basketball Directory _____________ 3 Somerset, NJ 08873 Phone: (732) 469-0440 NEC Composite Schedule _________________ 4 Fax: (732) 469-0744 Website: www.northeastconference.org NEC Season in Review ___________________ 5 NEC League Notes/Numbers ______________ 6-9 NEC Staff NEC Newcomers ____________________ 10-11 Commissioner: John Iamarino ([email protected]) Ext. 1 Central Connecticut State University ______ 12-13 Associate Commissioner (PR/Television): Ronald Ratner ([email protected]) Ext. 6 Fairleigh Dickinson University __________ 14-15 Assistant Commissioner (Marketing): Andrew Alia ([email protected]) Ext. 4 Long Island University ________________ 16-17 Assistant Commissioner (Championships): Donna Poyant ([email protected]) Ext. 3 Monmouth University _________________ 18-19 Assistant Commissioner (Compliance): Corrinne Wright ([email protected]) Ext. 2 Mount St. Mary’s University ____________ 20-21 Assistant Director of Commuications: Bob Balut ([email protected]) (Women's Basketball Contact) Ext. 5 Quinnipiac University ________________ 22-23 Administrative Intern: Danielle Vento ([email protected]) Robert Morris University ______________ 24-25 Ext. 27 Sacred Heart University _______________ 26-27 Coordinator of Women's Basketball Officials: Dr. Edward Meier St. Francis (NY) College ______________ 28-29 St. Francis (PA) University _____________ 30-31 2004-05 NEC Championship Dates Wagner College ____________________ 32-33 Championship Date Site (Host) 2003-04 NEC Individual Statistics ________ 34-35 Field Hockey Oct. 29 & 31 High Seed M/W Cross Country Oct. 30 Quinnipiac (Hamden, CT) 2003-04 NEC Team Statistics ____________ 36-38 Women’s Soccer Nov. 5 & 7 High Seed Men’s Soccer Nov. 12 & 14 High Seed Volleyball Nov. 20 & 21 High Seed Media Information M/W Indoor Track Feb. 12 & 13 P.G. County Sports Complex (Landover, MD) M/W Swimming Feb. 17 & 19 P.G. County Sports Complex (Landover, MD) The Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Pre- Men’s Basketball Mar. 3, 6 & 9 High Seed view is designed to assist members of the media. Further in- Women’s Basketball Mar. 5, 8 & 12 High Seed formation can be requested by contacting Bob Balut at the NEC Women’s Golf Apr. 18 & 19 Clustered Spires Golf Club (Frederick, MD) or the individual school sports information women's basket- M/W Tennis Apr. 22 & 23 TBA ball contacts. Women’s Lacrosse Apr. 29 & May 1 High Seed Men’s Golf May 2 & 3 QuickSilver Golf Club (Midway, PA) All rosters and schedules listed in the NEC Preview are tenta- tive and subject to change. M/W Outdoor Track May 7 & 8 Mount St. Mary’s (Emmitsburg, MD) Softball May 13 & 14 High Seed Credits Baseball May 20-22 FirstEnergy Park (Lakewood, NJ) Layout, Design & Copy: Bob Balut, Donna Poyant Editoral Assistance: Ron Ratner Photography: Charlie Covell & NEC SID Office Files 2 2004-05 NEC Women's Basketball Preview NEC Women's Basketball Directory NEC Basketball Membership Information Central Connecticut State Robert Morris Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Charles Jones (860) 832-3040 Dr. Susan Hofacre (412) 262-8295 Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Yvette Harris (860) 832-3782 Sal Buscaglia (412) 262-8419 Asst. SID/WBB Contact Asst. SID/WBB Contact Dan Ruede (860) 832-3059 Morgan Hawley (412) 262-8314 Sports Information Sports Information E-mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: (860) 832-3084 Fax: (412) 262-8557 Fairleigh Dickinson Sacred Heart Director of Athletics Director of Athletics David Langford (201) 692-2208 C. Donald Cook (203) 371-7917 Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Sandy Gordon Gaglioti (201) 692-9063 Ed Swanson (203) 365-7698 Athletic Communications Assistant/WBB Contact Asst. SID/WBB Contact Sara Naggar (201) 692-2204 Bill Peterson (203) 396-8125 Sports Information Sports Information E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: (201) 692-9361 Fax: (203) 371-7889 Long Island St. Francis (NY) Director of Athletics Director of Athletics John Suarez (718) 488-1030 Edward Aquilone (718) 489-5490 Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Stephanie Gaitley (718) 488-1531 Brenda Milano (718) 489-5421 Asst. SID/WBB Contact Sports Information Director/WBB Contact Derek Crudele (718) 488-1307 Angela Manekas (718) 489-5369 Sports Information Sports Information E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: (718) 488-3302 Fax: (718) 797-2140 Monmouth St. Francis (PA) Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Dr. Marilyn McNeil (732) 571-3415 Jeff Eisen (814) 472-3276 Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Jackie DeVane (732) 571-3565 Jill Poe (814) 472-3286 Asst. SID/WBB Contact Asst. SID/WBB Contact Chris Tobin (732) 263-5180 Jesse Hooker (814) 472-3916 Sports Information Sports Information E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: (732) 571-3535 Fax: (814) 472-3196 Mount St. Mary’s Wagner Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Dr. Harold Menninger (301) 447-5296 Walt Hameline (718) 390-3433 Head Basketball Coach Head Basketball Coach Vanessa Blair Treadwell (301) 447-5296 Tara Gallagher (718) 390-3185 Asst. SID/WBB Contact Asst. SID/WBB Contact David Musil (301) 447-5384 Todd Vatter (718) 390-3215 Sports Information Sports Information E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: (301) 447-5300 Fax: (718) 390-3347 Quinnipiac Director of Athletics Jack McDonald (203) 582-8620 Head Basketball Coach Tricia Sacca-Fabbri (203) 582-5362 Sports Information Director/WBB Contact Michael Kobylanski (203) 582-5387 Sports Information E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: (203) 582-8716 2004-05 NEC Women's Basketball Preview 3 NEC Women's Basketball 2004-05 Composite Schedule Subject to change Friday, November 19 Clemson at Wagner 7:00 pm Central Connecticut State at Monmouth TBA St. Francis (PA) at Vanderbilt 6:00 pm New Orleans at Long Island 7:00 pm Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Davidson 6:00 pm Saturday, January 22 Hofstra vs. Quinnipiac 6:00 pm Friday, December 17 Mount St. Mary's at Fairleigh Dickinson (Metro-TV) 6:00 pm Monmouth at Princeton 7:00 pm Duquesne at Robert Morris 7:30 pm Wagner at St. Francis (PA) TBA Yale at Sacred Heart 7:00 pm Sacred Heart at Robert Morris TBA Wagner vs. Ball State 8:00 pm Saturday, December 18 Long Island at Central Connecticut State TBA St. Francis (NY) at Northeastern 1:00 pm St. Francis (NY) at Monmouth TBA Saturday, November 20 Sacred Heart at Richmond 2:00 pm Mount St. Mary's vs. Cornell 2:00 pm Mount St. Mary's at Rider 4:00 pm Monday, January 24 Central Connecticut St. at Michigan State 3:30 pm Bowling Green at St. Francis (PA) 4:00 pm Central Connecticut State at Fairleigh Dickinson 5:30 pm St. Francis (NY) at Iona 7:30 pm Sacred Heart at St. Francis (PA) 7:00 pm Wagner vs. La Salle or Seton Hall TBA Sunday, December 19 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Winthrop or Longwood TBA Central Connecticut State at Army 1:00 pm Thursday, January 27 Fairleigh Dickinson at Long Island 7:00 pm Sunday, November 21 Monday, December 20 Wagner at Quinnipiac 7:00 pm Central Connecticut State vs. Boston Coll. or W. Michigan TBA Bowling Green at Robert Morris 10:00 am St. Francis (NY) at Robert Morris TBA Mount St. Mary's vs. UMBC or Coppin State TBA Quinnipiac at Harvard 7:00 pm Central Connecticut State at Mount St. Mary's TBA St. Francis (NY) vs. Army or Columbia TBA Fresno State at Long Island 7:00 pm Akron at Robert Morris TBA Mount St. Mary's at Princeton 7:00 pm Saturday, January 29 Fairleigh Dickinson at Lehigh TBA Long Island at Quinnipiac 1:00 pm Monday, November 22 Monmouth at Fairleigh Dickinson 4:30 pm Quinnnipiac at New Hampshire 7:00 pm Tuesday, December 21 Wagner at Sacred Heart TBA Auburn at Monmouth 7:00 pm Central Connecticut State at Robert Morris TBA Tuesday, November 23 St. Francis (PA) at Virginia 7:00 pm St. Francis (NY) at Mount St. Mary's TBA Brown at Fairleigh Dickinson 7:00 pm Howard at St. Francis (PA) 7:00 pm Wednesday, December 22 Wednesday, February 2 Rider at Monmouth 7:00 pm Wagner at South Florida 1:00 pm St. Francis (PA) at Mount St. Mary's 7:00 pm Boston University at Long Island 7:00 pm Lafayette at St. Francis (NY) 7:00 pm Quinnipiac at Central Connecticut State 7:00 pm Fairleigh Dickinson at Wagner 7:00 pm Wednesday, November 24 Tuesday, December 28 Long Island at St. Francis (NY) 7:00 pm Sacred Heart at Kansas 7:00 pm Army at Robert Morris 6:00 pm Monmouth at Sacred Heart TBA Quinnipiac at Boston College 7:00 pm Manhattan at Wagner 7:00 pm Mount St. Mary's at American 7:30 pm Syracuse at Sacred Heart 7:00 pm Saturday, February 5 Pittsburgh at St. Francis (NY) 7:00 pm St. Francis (PA) at Quinnipiac (Metro-TV) 11:30 am Friday, November 26 Sacred Heart at Long Island 2:00 pm Maryland-Eastern Shore at Long Island 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 29 Mount St. Mary's at Wagner 4:00 pm Bucknell at St.