2010-11 HIGHLIGHTS The Red Foxes broke into the top-25 in February and have earned their highest national rankings in program history. Erica Allenspach was named the MAAC Player of the Year and MAAC Tournament MVP after she led Marist to its sixth straight MAAC Title. The Marist women’s basketball team enters the NCAA Tournament on the nation’s longest winning streak. The 26-game stretch is also a program record. Marist College was chosen by the NCAA as the overall winner in the 2010-11 NCAA Division I “Pack the House” Challenge. Marist beat out 177 participating institutions which included schools from 32 conferences and sellout crowds by Army, Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Louisville, Michigan State, Navy, Oregon and Pacific. Marist is the only school in the country to sellout its “Pack the House” game four years in a row. Head Coach Brian Giorgis became the first coach in Marist women’s basketball history to win 200 games. He accomplished the feat in 264 games. Giorgis began the season ranked 11th among active coaches in winning percentage. Rachele Fitz became the first women’s basketball player to have her jersey retired. She left the program as Marist’s all-time leading scorer (2,447) and rebounder (1,066). Fitz is one of four players in school history to have her jersey retired and joined men’s basketball players Drafton Davis, Steve Smith and Rik Smits in the McCann Center rafters. GENERAL INFORMATION School: Marist College Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Founded: 1929 Enrollment: 4,394 President: Dr. Dennis J. Murray VP For Student Affairs: Deborah DiCaprio Nickname: Red Foxes TABLE OF CONTENTS School Colors: Red & White Home Arena: McCann Center 1 Marist at a Glance 42 WBCA Pink Zone Capacity: 3,200 2 McCann Center Basketball Renovation 44 2004 MAAC Championship Team Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic and Expansion 46 2006 MAAC Championship Team Athletic Department Phone: (845) 575-3699 3 MAAC Year in Review 48 2007 MAAC Championship Team 4 McCann Home Court Advantage 52 2008 MAAC Championship Team ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION 6 Head Coach Brian Giorgis 54 2009 MAAC Championship Team Director of Athletics: Tim Murray 9 Associate Head Coach Megan Gebbia 56 2010 MAAC Championship Team NCAA Faculty Representative: Dr. John Ritschdorff 10 Assistant Coach Erin Leger 58 2010-11 Overall Statistics Associate AD: Travis Tellitocci 11 Assistant Coach Alisa Kresge Associate AD/SWA: Elizabeth Donohue 59 2010-11 Conference Statistics 12 Director of Ops Cori Chambers Associate AD/Facilities & Operations: 60 Career Records Darren McCormack 13 2010-11 Roster 61 Single-Season Records Coordinator of Sports Medicine: Glenn Marinelli 14 Erica Allenspach 62 Team Records Director of Student-Athlete Enhancement: 16 Élise Caron 63 Single-Game Records Alyssa Gates 18 Maria Laterza 64 This is Marist Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jon Clancy 20 Kristine Best 66 Rich Institute for Leadership Development Business Manager: Jeremy Kersten 22 Caroline Feeley 67 Hancock Center Director of Intramurals: Kieran Begley 24 Brandy Gang 68 James J. McCann Center SPORTS INFORMATION 26 Emily Stallings 69 This is Poughkeepsie Sports Information Director: Mike Ferraro 28 Corielle Yarde 70 President Dr. Dennis J. Murray Office Phone: (845) 575-3321 30 Kelsey Beynnon 71 Director of Athletics Tim Murray E-mail: [email protected] 32 Kate Oliver 72 Academic Honorees Assistant SID / WBB contact: Andy Alongi 34 Kristina Danella & Suzzette Garnett 73 MAAC Story Email: [email protected] 35 Casey Dulin 74 Why the Red Foxes Office Phone: 845-575-3699, x2150 36 Emma O’Connor 75 Marist Alumni Cell Phone: 631-879-7599 37 Leanne Ockenden 76 Championship History Sports Information Fax: (845) 471-0466 38 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation 77 Spotter’s Chart Press Row Phone: (845) 454-2486 40 Pack The House Challenge Web site: GoRedFoxes.com 78 Marist in the Media COACHING STAFF MARIST ON THE WEB Head Coach: Brian Giorgis Alma Mater/Year: SUNY Cortland, 1977 ON FACEBOOK, Record at School (Yrs.): 224-64 (9) SEARCH “MARIST ATHLETICS” TO BECOME Career Record (Yrs.): 224-64 (9) A FAN. 3,000 FANS Associate Head Coach: Megan Gebbia AND GROWING! (Towson, 1994) Assistant Coach: Erin Leger (Marist, 2006) ON TWITTER, Assistant Coach: Alisa Kresge (Marist, 2007) @MARISTATHLETICS. Director of Basketball Ops.: Cori Chambers FOLLOW FOR LIVE (Georgia, 2007) GAME UPDATES Best time to reach coach: Contact SID TEAM INFORMATION ON YOUTUBE, “THEREDFOXRUMBLE” 2010-11 Record: 30-2 IS THE SOURCE FOR 2010-11 Conf. Record (Finish): 18-0 (1st) MARIST ATHLETICS 2011 MAAC Tournament Result: Won VIDEOS Championship Game 2011 Highlights: Undefeated MAAC Regular Season for first time since 2007-08 On the nation’s longest winning streak: 26 games 2 MARIST BASKETBALL 2010-11 MCCANN CENTER McCann Center Basketball Renovation and Expansion In January of 2011, construction began on a new 11,660 square-foot addition to the James J. McC ann Center exclusively for the men’s and women’s basketball programs. The facility will be connected to the south end of the McCann Center. The men’s and women’s basketball addition was designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Rober t A. Stern and is scheduled to open in September 2011. The facility will include: • Basketball practice courts • Coaches locker rooms • Player locker rooms • Video editing rooms • Player lounges • Conference rooms • Team film theatre • Reception area • Coaches offices • Kitchenette In addition to the new men’s and women’s basketball facility, improvements are also being made to the McC ann Center. New seating with mitered corners will transform the McCann Center into a bowl on game days. Fans entering the McCann Center will experience a new lobby along with expanded public restrooms. A new wood playing surface will cover the entire floor and replace the current synthetic sur face which will increase the number of practice courts. Renovations will begin in April 2011 and are scheduled to be completed by September 2011. The renovations will include: • Chairback seating on the East and West sidelines • Lobby improvements • Expanded public restrooms • New wood playing surface 2010-11 MAAC YEAR IN REVIEW MARIST BASKETBALL 2010-11 3 MAAC WEEKLY HONORS Date Player of the Week Rookie of the Week 11/15 Monica Roeder, MAN Katie Gattuso, NIA 11/22 Katelyn Linney, FFD Jen Lennox, CAN Serena Moore, SIE 11/29 CORIELLE YARDE, MARIST Jamie Ruttle, CAN 12/6 Liz Flooks, NIA Jamie Ruttle, CAN 2010-11 All-MAAC Teams 12/13 Erica DiClemente, LOY Monica Roeder, MAN 12/20 ERICA ALLENSPACH, MARIST Jen Morabito, CAN All-MAAC First Team 12/27 ERICA ALLENSPACH, MARIST Courtney VandeBovenkamp, CAN Player (Cl. Pos.) Team 1/3 Katie Sheahin, LOY Jen Morabito, CAN Taryn Johnson (Jr. F) Fairfield Miriam McKenzie (Jr. G) Loyola 1/10 Katie Sheahin, LOY MyNeshia McKenzie, RID Abby Wentworth (Sr. G) Manhattan 1/17 Abby Wentworth, MAN Courtney VandeBovenkamp, CAN Erica Allenspach (Sr. G) Marist 1/24 Miriam McKenzie, LOY Teresa Manigrasso, SPC Corielle Yarde (Jr. G) Marist 1/31 Taryn Johnson, FFD Katie Cizynski, FFD Serena Moore (Sr. F) Siena 2/7 Taryn Johnson, FFD MyNeshia McKenzie, RID 2/14 Miriam McKenzie, LOY Monica Roeder, MAN All-MAAC Second Team 2/21 Taryn Johnson, FFD Monica Roeder, MAN Katelyn Linney (So. G) Fairfield 2/28 Serena Moore, SIE Monica Roeder, MAN Desiree Pina (Jr. G) Fairfield Anda Ivkovic (Sr. F) Iona Erica DiClemente (Gr. G) Loyola 2010-11 MAAC STANDINGS Katie Sheahin (So. G) Loyola Jynae Judson (Jr. F) Saint Peter’s MAAC OVERALL W L Pct. W L Pct. All-MAAC Third Team Marist !$ 18 0 1.000 30 2 .937 Kristina Ford (Jr. F) Iona Loyola 15 3 .833 20 12 .625 Lindsey Loutsenhizer (Jr. F) Manhattan Manhattan 13 5 .722 22 9 .710 Brandy Gang (Jr. F) Marist Siena 11 7 .611 14 16 .467 Liz Flooks (Sr. F) Niagara Fairfield 10 8 .556 17 13 .567 Cristina Centeno (Jr. G/F) Siena Iona 7 11 .389 11 20 .355 Canisius 6 12 .333 11 20 .355 All-MAAC Rookie Team Saint Peter’s 5 13 .278 6 25 .194 Jen Morabito (G) Canisius Rider 5 13 .278 5 25 .167 Jamie Ruttle (F) Canisius Niagara 0 18 .000 1 29 .033 Monica Roeder (G/F) Manhattan MyNeshia McKenzie (G/F) Rider ! MAAC Regular Season Champions Aziza May (G) Saint Peter’s $ MAAC Tournament Champions The Rock MAAC Coach of the Year Brian Giorgis, Marist Pepsi Max Player of the Year Erica Allenspach, Marist MAAC Rookie of the Year Jamie Ruttle, Canisius MAAC Defensive Player of the Year Katie Sheahin, Loyola MAAC Sixth Player of the Year Ali Heller, Rider 4 MARIST BASKETBALL 2010-11 MCCANN CENTER McCann Home Court Advantage he Marist women’s basketball team has been T dominant at the McCann Center since the Marist At The McCann Center 2003-04 season. The Red Foxes are 91-11 during the last eight seasons. Marist won 26 consecutive home Over The Last Seven Seasons games from Nov. 18, 2005 to Dec. 12, 2007. That streak was the second-longest home cour t winning Season MA AC Overall streak in the nation at the time. Marist has been 2003-04 8-1 11-2 exceptional at home in Metro Atlantic Athletic 2004-05 7-2 10-3 Conference play over the last eight seasons. The Red Foxes are 67-5 against MAAC teams at 2005-06 9-0 1 1-1 the McCann Center during this stretch, winning 2006-07 9-0 12-0 37 consecutive home games at one point. 2007-08 9-0 11-1 Attendance at the McCann Center has increased 2008-09 7-2 11-2 many times over the last couple seasons for Marist.