2006-07 MARIST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Game 17 Sunday, January 14th, 2007 Marist Red Foxes (12-4, 5-0) vs. Niagara Purple Eagles (10-6, 2-3) Niagara University * Niagara University, N.Y. * 2 p.m. TV: None Radio: GoRedFoxes.com (Mike Ferraro) 2006-07 SCHEDULE The Series Niagara leads, 11-8. Marist has swept the season series each of the NOVEMBER last two seasons. Fri. 10 STONY BROOK W, 82-72 Marist Probable Starters Fri. 17 at Duke L, 71-50 Pos, Ht, Yr Number/Name Key Stats Sun. 19 at Villanova L, 69-64 (OT) G, 5-7, Sr #2 Alisa Kresge Last 5 G: 30 asts, 2 TO Wed. 22 DARTMOUTH W, 77-41 G, 5-4, Jr #22 Nikki Flores 12 pts at Canisius 1/12 Sun. 26 FORDHAM W, 88-38 G, 5-7, RS-So #3 Julianne Viani 10.7 ppg (3rd), 45 asts (2nd) Tue. 28 at Brown W, 71-53 F, 6-2, Jr #50 Sarah Smrdel 7 pts (2-2 3’s) at Canisius C, 6-3, RS-Jr #14 Meg Dahlman 11.5 ppg (2nd), 6.1 rpg (1st) DECEMBER Sat. 2 at Bucknell W, 57-38 Marist Top Subs Fri. 8 LOYOLA*^ W, 60-50 F, 6-0, Fr #12 Rachele Fitz 13.6 ppg (1st), 5.3 rpg (2nd) Sun. 10 MANHATTAN* W, 70-30 G, 5-8, Jr #33 Courtney Kolesar Team hi 21 3’s (41.7%) Mon. 18 at Harvard W, 74-68 G, 5-7, Sr #1 Shannon Minter 12 asts/2 TO in 149 minutes Fri. 22 at Yale L, 67-52 Niagara Probable Starters Fri. 29 Liberty! W, 76-43 Pos, Ht, Yr Number/Name Key Stats Sat. 30 at Maryland! L, 86-60 G, 5-10, Jr #32 Michelle Manfredi Hi in rebs (9.2), asts (3.1) G, 5-7, Jr #22 Cathy Rutter 2.9 ppg, 13 starts JANUARY G, 5-9, Sr #14 Chantelle Wilson 35 3’s (1st), 9.7 ppg (3rd) Sat. 6 at Fairfield* W, 74-52 G, 5-10, Sr #31 Shaunna Ambrose Scored 1,000th point Friday Mon. 8 at Rider* W, 84-59 F, 5-11, Jr #42 Sara Prybyl 7 pts/9 rebs Friday vs. Rider Fri. 12 at Canisius* W, 63-54 Niagara Top Subs Sun. 14 at Niagara* 2 p.m. G, 5-9, Fr #3 Jennifer McNamee 10.0 ppg (2nd), 23 3’s (2nd) Fri. 19 SAINT PETER’S* 7 p.m. F, 6-2, Jr #15 Sarah Wilson 7.1 rpg (2nd), 33 blks (1st) Sun. 21 IONA*% 2 p.m. G, 5-6, So #5 Erika Harris 7.1 ppg (5th), has 3 starts Fri. 26 SIENA*^ 5 p.m. The Coaches Sun. 28 NIAGARA* 2 p.m. Brian Giorgis (SUNY Cortland ’77) is in his fifth season as head FEBRUARY coach of the Red Foxes. The three-time MAAC Coach of the Year Fri. 2 at Saint Peter’s* 7 p.m. has a record of 90-45 (.667). Sun. 4 at Manhattan* 2 p.m. Bill Agronin (Jacksonville ’70) is in his 13th season and second stint Fri. 9 CANISIUS*% 7:30 p.m. at Niagara, and his record with the Purple Eagles is 165-187 (.469). Sun. 11 at Siena* 2 p.m. Agronin has won three MAAC Coach of the Year awards. Fri. 16 at Loyola* 7 p.m. Today’s Top Tidbits Mon. 19 RIDER* 7 p.m. Marist is attempting to sweep the Buffalo trip for the third consecutive Fri. 23 at Iona*# 4:30 p.m. season after going a combined 4-10 in its previous seven years in the Sun. 25 FAIRFIELD* 2 p.m. MAAC. ... If the Red Foxes win today, they will have their ninth four- game winning streak in the last four seasons. ... Marist’s win at MARCH Canisius on Friday was its first this season when shooting under 40%. 1-4 MAAC Championships$ Marist Sports Information Mike Ferraro, Assistant SID/Women’s basketball contact * - MAAC game, ! - Terrapin Classic (at College E-mail: [email protected] Park, Md.), % - Televised by Time Warner Cable Phone: 845-575-3699, ext. 2150 (work), 845-705-2410 (cell) 6, # - Televised by ESPNU, ^ - Doubleheader with Jason Corriher, Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Information Director men’s team, $ - At the Arena at Harbor Yard, E-mail: [email protected] Bridgeport, Conn. Phone: 845-575-3321 (work), 914-456-3447 (cell) GoRedFoxes.com * 2004, 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 2006-07 Marist Women’s Basketball Numerical Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Shannon Minter Sr. G 5-7 Ossining, N.Y./Ossining 2 Alisa Kresge* Sr. G 5-7 Holmdel, N.J./Red Bank Catholic 3 Julianne Viani RS-So. G 5-7 Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes/Rhode Island 11 Brittany Engle Fr. G 5-9 South Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames 12 Rachele Fitz Fr. F 6-0 Seven Hills, Ohio/Trinity 14 Meg Dahlman* RS-Jr. F/C 6-3 Spencerport, N.Y./Nazareth Academy/Holy Cross 22 Nikki Flores Jr. G 5-4 Montvale, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy 23 Kristin Hein Sr. F 6-0 Howell, N.J./Manasquan 24 Alexis Waters Jr. F/G 5-9 Lansing, Mich./Lansing Sexton 31 Lynzee Johnson Fr. G/F 5-10 Xenia, Ohio/Bellbrook 33 Courtney Kolesar Jr. G 5-8 Concord, Ohio/Riverside 44 Mary Alice Duff Sr. F/C 6-2 Havertown, Pa./Haverford 50 Sarah Smrdel Jr. F 6-2 Mentor, Ohio/Mentor * -- captain Head Coach: Brian Giorgis (SUNY Cortland, ’77), fifth season Associate Head Coach: Megan Gebbia (Towson, ’94), fourth season Assistant Coaches: Jada Pierce (West Chester, ’97), first season Erin Leger (Marist, ’06), second season Marist Quick Facts Pronunciation Guide Location: . .. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Players Founded: . .. 1929 Alisa Kresge — uh-LEE-sa KRESS-gee Enrollment: . 4,000 Viani — vee-AH-nee Rachele — RAY-chul Nickname: . .Red Foxes Dahlman — DOLL-man School Colors: . Red & White Kolesar — COLA-sahr Home Facility/Capacity:. McCann Center/3,750 Smrdel — SMUR-dell Affiliation: . .. NCAA Division I Conference: . .. Metro Atlantic Athletic Coaches President: . .. .Dr. Dennis J. Murray Giorgis — JOR-jis Athletic Director: . .. Tim Murray Gebbia — JEH-bee-uh Athletic Department Phone: . .. .(845) 575-3699 Jada —JAY-duh Leger — Ledger Director of Athletics: . .. .Tim Murray Senior Associate AD/Internal Affairs: . .. Colin Sullivan This Afternoon’s Tale of the Tape Assistant AD/External Affairs: . Travis Tellitocci Marist Team Niagara Assistant AD/SWA: . .. Elizabeth Donohue 68.9 Scoring 64.3 Assistant AD/Facilities & Operations: . .. .Tim Heneghan 55.7 Scoring Defense 62.4 +13.2 Scoring Margin +1.9 Coordinator of Sports Medicine: . .. .Glenn Marinelli .447 FG% .367 Web site: . .. GoRedFoxes.com .376 FG% Defense .390 Head Coach: . .. .Brian Giorgis .313 3-point % .293 Alma Mater/Year: . .. .SUNY Cortland/1977 .253 3-point % defense .287 Record at School (Yrs): . .. 90-45 (.667) (5) .705 FT% .703 Career Record (Yrs): . .. Same -1.2 Rebounding margin -7.0 Associate Head Coach:. Megan Gebbia 16.8 Assists 12.9 7.6 Steals 8.9 Alma Mater/Year: . Towson/1994 2.7 Blocks 3.5 Assistant Coach: . .. .Jada Pierce 11.4 Turnovers 15.6 Alma Mater/Year: . West Chester/1997 +5.6 Turnover margin +3.9 Assistant Coach: . Erin Leger 1.46 Assist/TO ratio 0.82 Alma Mater/Year: . .. Marist/2006 Five 6-footers Three GoRedFoxes.com * 2004, 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions Niagara Facts Meet Coach Giorgis Brian Giorgis is in his fifth season as * Niagara enters today’s game with a record of 10-6 over- Head Coach of the Marist women’s all and 2-3 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The basketball team. Last year, Giorgis led Purple Eagles are winners of two straight, having defeated Marist to a program-best 23 triumphs Rider 71-51 on Jan. 12 and Manhattan 70-51 on Jan. 8. and its second trip to the NCAA Prior to those victories, Niagara had started 0-3 in the Tournament in the last three seasons. MAAC with home losses to Fairfield and Iona, and a road The Red Foxes embarked on winning loss to Saint Peter’s. streaks of seven and 12 games as they claimed at least a share of the Metro * Niagara is 6-2 at the Gallagher Center this season, and Atlantic Athletic Conference regular- 4-4 on the road. The Purple Eagles went 5-0 at home in season crown for the third straight sea- non-conference contests this season. son. Last year also marked the third consecutive season in which Marist won 20 games, a feat which was only * The Purple Eagles’ magic number this year appears to be accomplished in one season prior to Giorgis’ arrival. His 70. Niagara is 8-0 when scoring at least 70 points in a game Marist record stands at 90-45, and he has won 71 of his this season, and 2-6 when failing to reach that plateau. last 94 games since the middle of the 2003-04 season. As a result, Giorgis was once again honored by his * Niagara has already more than doubled last year’s win total. The Purple Eagles finished 4-25 last season, peers. For the third straight year, he earned at least a although they did upset fifth-seeded Saint Peter’s in the share of MAAC Coach of the Year honors. Giorgis split the first round of the MAAC Tournament before bowing to Iona award with Iona’s Tony Bozzella last season, shared it in the quarterfinal round. with Niagara’s Bill Agronin in 2005 and won it outright in 2004.