MAAC Women’s Basketball 2015 Championship Bracket March 5-9, 2015 First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Semifinals Quarterfinals First Round Thursday Friday Sunday Monday Sunday Friday Thursday March 5 March 6 March 8 March 9 March 8 March 6 March 5 # 1 Quinnipiac # 2 Marist #8 Canisius 12:00pm 7:00pm #7 Rider 9:30am 11:30am # 9 Monmouth # 10 Saint Peter’s 11:00am 4:30pm 1:30pm # 4 Iona # 3 Fairfield 2:30pm 9:30pm # 6 Niagara # 5 Siena 1:30pm # 11 Manhattan 2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship Times Union Center (10,450) - Albany, NY General Information Location..................................................... New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890 Founded ............................................................................................... 1940 Enrollment ........................................................................................... 3,301 Nickname .......................................................................................... Gaels Colors ................................................................................ Maroon & Gold Affiliation ............................................................................NCAA Division I Conference ......................Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Home Field ............................................... Hynes Athletics Center (2,611) President ........................................................................ Dr. Joseph E. Nyre Athletics Director .................................................................... Rick Cole Jr. Sr. Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator ...............Jamie Fogarty Sr. Associate AD/Advancement & External Affairs ..........Matt Glovaski Associate AD/Athletic Communications ............................. Brian Beyrer Assistant AD/Operations .....................................................Tyler Cardinal Assistant AD/Administration and Team Operations ......Jessica Rosenberg Assistant AD/Compliance ................................................Ellen Robertson Assistant AD/Business .............................................................. Sean Burke Assistant AD/Marketing Tickets ..............................................Tom Moran Faculty Athletics Representative .......................................Dr. Frank Fazio Strength and Conditioning Coach ........................................Kelly Shaver Head Athletic Trainer ............................................................ Sam DeRosa Team Physician ............................................................... Dr. Riley Williams Athletics Phone ....................................................................(914) 633-2654 Basketball Information Head Coach ................................................... Billi Godsey (Hofstra, 2003) Record at Iona/Seasons ...........................................41-20 (.672)/Second Career Record/Seasons ....................................................................Same Basketball Office Phone ........................................................914-633-2321 Associate Head Coach ..........................Ashlee Kelly (Quinnipiac, 2004) Assistant Coaches .................................... Tim Gardner (Maryland, 2003) .............................................................................Liz Leer (American, 2011) Director of Basketball Operations .............Haley D’Angelo (Iona, 2013) 2014-15 Record ...................................................................................15-14 2013-14 MAAC Record/Finish ................................................. 12-8/Fourth 2013-14 Record ............................ 26-6/Co-Regular Season Champions NCAA Appearances .......................................................................... None WNIT Appearances ........................... Five (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014) Athletic Communications Assistant Sports Information Director/ WBB Contact ...........................................................................John Higgins Office Phone/Cell Phone .........................(914) 633-2057/(347) 601-0553 E-Mail ............................................................................. [email protected] Sports Information Fax ........................................................ (914) 633-2072 Iona Athletics Web Page ........................................... www.ICGaels.com Facebook .................................................. www.facebook.com/ICGaels Twitter ................................................................www.twitter.com/ICGaels YouTube ........................................ www.YouTube.com/ICGaelsdotcom 2014-15 IONA COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VS. SIENA - 2015 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS - MAR.. 6, 2015 - PAGE 2 HEAD COACH BILLI GODSEY 2014 WBCA SPALDING MAGGIE DIXON ROOKIE COACH OF THE YEAR 2014 THE ROCK MAAC COACH OF THE YEAR Iona College announced the appointment of Prior to Tech, Godsey served as an assistant Billi Godsey as the seventh head coach of the coach and recruiting coordinator at UMBC women’s basketball program in May of 2013. under head coach Phil Stern for three seasons. Godsey spent the previous two seasons as an During the 2010-11 campaign, the Retrievers assistant at Virginia Tech prior to the move to finished 20-12 earning the America East regular New Rochelle. season championship and a berth into the THE GODSEY FILE Women’s NIT. Years at Iona: “I am thrilled for the opportunity to begin my Second Season career as a head coach at Iona College,” said Godsey spent two seasons as an assistant at Birth Date: June 19, 1981 Godsey. “The women’s basketball tradition is Molloy College in Rockville Centre, NY. Under Hometown: strong and one I am grateful to be a part of.” the tutelage of Tim O’Hagan, she helped Cheverly, MD guide the Lions to their first-ever East Coast High School: “Billi will bring a great deal of energy and Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Archbishop Carroll excitement to the Iona College women’s Division II Tournament in 2008. Molloy posted Alma Mater: Hofstra University, 2003 - BS in Psychology basketball program,” said Director of Athletics a 34-26 overall record in her two seasons on Adelphi University, 2005 - MS in Psychology Rick Cole, Jr. “We are eager for her to lead the bench. our program into a new chapter.” While at Molloy, Godsey also served as an “Billi represented all the important athletics administrator. She was the Lions’ characteristics we were looking for in our next Associate Director of Athletics, Senior Woman women’s basketball coach,” added Cole. “I Administrator and Compliance Officer. She am confident that her unique skill set will help joined the Molloy staff after two years in the our program to continue to flourish and grow conference office as Associate Commissioner on an already strong foundation of history and for Operations and SWA for the ECC. tradition.” The Cheverly, MD native attended Archbishop In her first season with the Gaels, Godsey led Carroll High School and was a four-year Iona to a program record 26 wins and a share letter winner at Hofstra. Godsey played in 79 of its first MAAC Regular Season Championship. games and made 28 starts from 1999-2003. Her 26 wins are the most by a rookie head She earned a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra coach in conference history. in psychology in May 2003 and a master’s degree in psychology from Adelphi University In 2013-14, Godsey led the Gaels to a historic in November 2005. 18-game winning streak, the longest in school history. She became the first rookie coach to win the MAAC Coach of the Year honor since 1991 and led all first-time head coaches in NCAA Division I with 26 overall wins and 18 victories in conference play. For her efforts, Godsey was named the WBCA Spalding Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach GODSEY ALL-TIME VS. of the Year, given to the nation’s top first year COACHING RECORD MAAC OPPONENTS head coach, becoming the first mentor in Year School Record PCT Team W L MAAC history to claim the honor. Godsey was 2006-07 Molloy College 15-14 .517 Canisius 4 0 also named College Sports Madness Mid-Major Fairfield 2 2 2007-08 Molloy College 19-12 .613 Coach of the Year in 2014. Manhattan 4 0 2008-09 UMBC 14-16 .467 Marist 1 3 Hokies’ head coach Dennis Wolff invited 2009-10 UMBC 13-17 .433 Monmouth 4 1 Godsey to join his staff after taking over the 2010-11 UMBC 20-12 .625 Niagara 4 0 program in 2011-12. Virginia Tech improved 2011-12 Virginia Tech 11-19 .367 Quinnipiac 2 3 its Atlantic Coast Conference mark in both 2012-13 Virginia Tech 10-20 .333 Rider 2 2 seasons under Wolff and Godsey. Saint Peter’s 4 0 HEAD COACHING RECORD Siena 4 0 2013-14 Iona College 26-6 .813 Total 31 11 2014-15 Iona College 15-14 .517 •includes MAAC Championship Total Two Years 41-20 .672 715 North AveNue • New rochelle, NY 10801 914-633-2310 • FAx: 914-633-2072 2014-15 GAME NOTES SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: JOHN HIGGINS, ASSISTANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR (E-MAIL: [email protected]) MARCH 6, 2015 Listen Live - www.IonaInsider.com - Ken Reischmann, Ian Sacks QUICK FACTS Location .........................................New Rochelle, NY President ........................................ Dr. Joseph E. Nyre GAELS BEGIN QUEST FOR MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST SIENA Athletics Director ................................... Rick Cole, Jr. The Iona College women’s basketball team (15-14, 12-8 MAAC) holds the No. 4 seed in the 2015 MAAC Head Coach ............................................ Billi Godsey Championship. The Gaels will take on No.