DAEMEN 2eas WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2020 NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES 2020 EAST COAST CONFERENCE CO-REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS SCHEDULE & RESULTS (#7 SEED) DAEMEN WILDCATS (23-5, 13-3 ECC) Head Coach: Jenepher Banker (Springfield '85) (H: 9-0, A: 8-3, N: 6-2) Record at Daemen: 64-47 (4th season) // Record Overall: 131-108 (9th season) NOVEMBER (6-2) 8 Stonehill % L, 77-70 NCAA TOURNAMENT INFO BY THE NUMBERS 9 Franklin Pierce % W, 65-45 15 Bloomfield $ W, 83-48 Rounds_____________________ East Regional Category DC Rank * 16 Concordia (NY) $ W, 70-47 Dates ___________________ March 13-16, 2020 Scoring Off. 69.2 3rd 20 Edinboro W, 64-57 Venue _________ Center for Recreation & Sport Scoring Def. 55.0 3rd 23 @ Wilmington W, 83-51 Location _________________ Garden City, N.Y. FG% Offense .402 6th Live Stats _________________ aupanthers.com FG% Defense .367 4th 29 Nova Southeastern ! L, 77-74 Live Stream ____________________ NE10 Now 3pt FG% Off. .316 7th 30 @ Barry ! W, 78-69 3pt FG% Def. .295 5th Rebounds/Game 40.2 3rd DECEMBER (4-1) Assists/Game 15.5 6th 7 Roberts Wesleyan * W, 70-47 Turnovers/Game 15.7 7th 13 @ Mercy * W, 68-48 * among East Regional participants 15 @ St. Thomas Aq. * L, 67-62 21 American Int’l ^ W, 53-40 FASTBREAK POINTS: 10 THINGS TO KNOW 22 @ St. Rose ^ W, 78-57 1. Daemen will make its NCAA tournament debut Friday when the seventh-seeded Wildcats meet second-seeded Stonehill in the opening round of the East Regional. The Wildcats gained at automatic bid by capturing the program’s JANUARY (5-0) first East Coast Conference tournament championship this past Sunday following a 68-56 win over Molloy College. Sophomore forward Katie Titus was named Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament after totaling 40 points, 27 10 Queens * W, 89-62 rebounds and seven blocks during the two wins over New York Tech and Molloy. 12 Bridgeport * W, 61-59 2. Women’s basketball becomes the fourth sport from Daemen to qualify for an NCAA tournament, joining women’s 19 @ Dist. Columbia * W, 64-35 volleyball (2016, 2018), men’s basketball (2018-19, 2019-20) and women’s soccer (2019). Daemen began the 24 Molloy * W, 68-51 transition from National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to National Collegiate Athletic Association 26 New York Tech * W, 52-46 (NCAA) in 2012-13 and first became eligible for NCAA Division II postseason play in 2015-16. 3. Daemen’s opening round matchup with Stonehill is a rematch from both teams’ 2019-20 season opener – the first- ever meeting between the two. Grace Carter went 7-of-12 from three-point land and scored 25 points in a 77-70 win FEBRUARY (6-1) for Stonehill which played without the services of first-team All-NE-10 forward Kayla Raymond. The Skyhawks went 1 @ Roberts Wesleyan * W, 80-48 on to win the Northeast-10 Conference championship and will enter the NCAA tournament with a 23-5 record. 7 @ Bridgeport * W, 87-65 Stonehill, which is ranked 23rd in the WBCA Division II national poll, will be making its 26th NCAA tournament 9 @ Queens * W, 70-51 appearance. 14 St. Thomas Aquinas * W, 60-57 4. The winner of Friday’s first round contest moves on to Saturday’s regional semifinals where they’ll face the winner 16 Mercy * W, 79-60 of third-seeded St. Anselm and sixth-seeded Le Moyne. The entire NCAA Division II East Regional is being hosted by 21 Dist. Columbia * W, 61-50 top-seeded Adelphi. The regional champion will be crowned Monday evening with the winner advancing to the Elite 8 in Birmingham, Alabama from March 24-27. 28 @ Molloy * L, 68-61 5. Daemen has posted its first 20-win season since 2012-13. The Wildcats also posted a 13-game winning streak during the season, which ranks as the longest winning streak of their NCAA era (2015-present). Daemen leads the MARCH (0-1) ECC in scoring margin (+14.2), ranks second in scoring offense (69.2 ppg) and ranks third in scoring defense (55.0 1 @ New York Tech * L, 47-43 papg). 16 of Daemen’s 23 wins have been by 15 or more points. 7 New York Tech # W, 76-56 6. Daemen’s five losses this season have been by a total of 26 points, with the largest margin of defeat being seven 8 Molloy # W, 68-56 points (77-70 vs. Stonehill and 68-61 vs. Molloy). 13 Stonehill & 2:30 PM 7. Daemen is the only team in the ECC that features four players ranked among the league’s top-15 scoring leaders. Tiara Filbert ranks third among the league scoring leaders (14.4 ppg), Katie Titus ranks sixth (13.1 ppg), Caroline White ranks seventh (12.9 ppg) and Jordan Heinold ranks 12th (11.9 ppg). % denotes Redhawks Tip-Off Classic 8. Four of Daemen’s five starters earned All-ECC honors this year. Tiara Filbert and Caroline White were first-team $ denotes Redhawks Alumni Classic selections, while Katie Titus was named to the second team and Jordan Heinold collected third-team honors. ! denotes Cesar Odio Thanksgiving Classic ^ denotes St. Rose Holiday Classic 9. Tiara Filbert enters the weekend 10 points shy of becoming the 25th member of the program’s 1,000-Point Club. * denotes East Coast Conference She has totaled 990 points, 396 rebounds, 229 assists and 103 steals in 85 career games. # denotes East Coast Conference Championship 10. Jordan Heinold enters the NCAA Tournament with a streak of 20-straight games with at least one three-pointer. Tournament She ranks first among the ECC leaders in three-pointers made (70) and second in three-point field goal percentage & denotes NCAA Tournament (.398). PROBABLE LINEUP STARTING FIVE HT YR HOMETOWN GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG G 14 Ashli Jeune 5-10 Gr. Westampton, N.J. 28/28 9.6 4.1 3.4 25.3 G 1 Tiara Filbert 5-9 R-Jr. Batavia, N.Y. 28/28 14.4 5.1 3.7 35.3 F 2 Jordan Heinold 6-0 Sr. Hamburg, N.Y. 28/28 11.9 4.8 1.9 31.8 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS F 21 Caroline White 5-11 Jr. Fairport, N.Y. 26/24 12.9 7.0 1.7 33.7 Mike Miranto F 25 Katie Titus 6-0 So. Penfield, N.Y. 28/28 13.1 8.3 1.5 26.0 Sr. Associate A.D., Operations & Communications OFF THE BENCH (NEXT FIVE) Email: [email protected] F 15 Mickayla Ivy 5-10 So. Grand Rapids, Mich. 21/4 2.3 3.2 1.3 18.3 Office: 716-839-8385 G 10 A. Buchsenschutz 5-4 Jr. Port Allegany, Pa. 28/0 3.2 2.0 1.8 19.0 Cell: 716-471-7626 F 55 Marina Maerkl 6-0 Fr. Binghamton, N.Y. 25/0 1.9 2.3 0.4 10.2 Twitter: @coachmiranto F 33 Tyra O'Meally 6-0 Fr. Niskayuna, N.Y. 17/0 1.0 1.5 0.3 6.3 Website: daemenwildcats.com G 11 Sydney Barney 5-9 So. Midland, Pa. 15/0 1.0 0.3 0.1 5.1 DAEMEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES // EAST REGIONAL // MAR. 13-16, 2020 // GARDEN CITY, N.Y. NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School / Previous School 1 Tiara Filbert R-Jr. G 5-9 Batavia, N.Y. / Batavia 2 Jordan Heinold Sr. G/F 6-0 Hamburg, N.Y. / Immaculata 10 Autumn Buchsenschutz Jr. G 5-4 Port Allegany, Pa. / Port Allegany 11 Sydney Barney So. G 5-9 Midland, Pa. / Beaver Area 13 Lexie Hultman Fr. G 5-7 Forest Lake, Minn. / Forest Lake 14 Ashli Jeune Gr. G 5-10 Westampton, N.J. / Life Center / Rutgers / UNC-Wilmington 15 Mickayla Ivy So. F 5-10 Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids 20 Alina Estrella Fr. G 5-6 Brooklyn, N.Y. / James Madison 21 Caroline White Jr. F 5-11 Fairport, N.Y. / Fairport 22 Molly Williams Fr. F 6-1 Waterville, N.Y. / Waterville 24 Carly Frary Fr. G 5-10 Russell, N.Y. / Edwards-Knox 25 Katie Titus So. F 6-0 Penfield, N.Y. / Our Lady of Mercy 32 Gina Fumerelle Fr. F 6-1 Amherst, N.Y. / Sweet Home 33 Tyra O’Meally-Turnbull Fr. F 6-0 Niskayuna, N.Y. / Niskayuna 44 Maddy Stearns Fr. G 5-7 Clarence, N.Y. / Clarence 55 Marina Maerkl Fr. F 6-0 Binghamton, N.Y. / Seton Catholic RADIO/TV ROSTER #1 #2 #10 #11 #13 #14 #15 Tiara Filbert Jordan Heinold A. Buchsenschutz Sydney Barney Lexie Hultman Ashli Jeune Mickayla Ivy G • R-Jr. • 5-9 G/F • Sr. • 6-0 G • Jr. • 5-4 G • So. • 5-9 G • Fr. • 5-7 G • Gr. • 5-10 F • So. • 5-10 Batavia, N.Y. Hamburg, N.Y. Port Allegany, Pa. Midland, Pa. Forest Lake, Minn. Westampton, N.J. Grand Rapids, Mich. Immaculata East Grand Rapids Batavia Port Allegany Beaver Area Forest Lake Life Center #20 #21 #22 #24 #25 #32 #33 Alina Estrella Caroline White Molly Williams Carly Frary Katie Titus Gina Fumerelle T. O’Meally-Turnbull G • Fr. • 5-6 G • Jr. • 5-11 F • Fr. • 6-1 G • Fr. • 5-10 F • So. • 6-0 F • Fr. • 6-1 F • Fr. • 6-0 Brooklyn, N.Y. Fairport, N.Y. Waterville, N.Y. Russell, N.Y. Penfield, N.Y. Amherst, N.Y. Niskayuna, N.Y. James Madison Fairport Waterville Edwards-Knox Our Lady of Mercy Sweet Home Niskayuna PRONUNCIATIONS #1 TIARA Filbert Tee-ar-uh #2 Jordan HEINOLD High-nold #10 Autumn BUCHSENSCHUTZ Bucks-en-shuts #14 Ashli JEUNE June #20 ALINA ESTRELLA Uh-lee-nuh Ess-tray-uh #32 Gina FUMERELLE Fu-mer-el-ee #55 Marina MAERKL Mark-el #44 #55 Maddy Stearns Marina Maerkl G • Fr.