715 NORTH AVENUE • NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801 914-633-2310 • FAX: 914-633-2072 2018-19 GAME NOTES WATCH LIVE - ESPN3 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 1-8 H: 1-3 A: 0-5 N: 0-0 MAAC: 0-0 IONA CONTINUES HOMESTAND AGAINST SEAWOLVES Date Opponent Time/Result 11/6/18 at Hofstra (Hofstra Portal) L, 49-74 11/9/18 ST. JOHN’S (ESPN3) L, 63-31 11/14/18 at Toledo (ESPN+) L, 84-38 11/18/18 GEORGE WASHINGTON (ESPN+) W, 52-43 11/25/18 at Kansas (ESPN+) L, 75-44 11/30/18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (ESPN+) L, 82-39 The Maroon & Gold will play host to the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, the first 12/2/18 at Bucknell (Patriot League Network) L, 81-43 matchup between the two teams since January of 1982. Iona has dropped four straight 12/6/18 at Temple L, 59-39 since the win at home against George Washington on November 18. SCOUTING THE GAELS 12/8/18 PENN (ESPN3) L, 66-43 IONA WBB TALE OF THE TAPE •Iona has been led offensively by junior 12/11/18 STONY BROOK (ESPN3) 7:00 P.M. IONA CATERGORY SBU transfer Morgan Rachu, averaging 13.8 12/21/18 FORDHAM (ESPN+) 12:00 P.M. 1-8 Overall Record 8-1 PPG and scoring at a 32.9% clip from three- 0-0 Conference Record 0-0 1/4/19 MONMOUTH* (ESPN3) 7:00 P.M. point range. 42.4 Scoring Offense 71.3 1/6/19 at Siena* (Saints All-Access) 2:00 p.m. •Shyan Mwai was named the MAAC 69.4 Scoring Defense 54.3 1/10/19 CANISIUS* (ESPN+) 11:00 A.M. Rookie of the Week for the second straight -27.0 Scoring Margin +17.0 1/12/19 NIAGARA* (ESPN3) 1:00 P.M. week after averaging 10 PPG. 53.8% FT. Pct. 65.3% 1/16/19 RIDER* (ESPN3) 7:00 P.M. •Iona boasts eight newcomers to the 33.2% FG. Pct. 44.6% 1/18/19 at Manhattan* (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. roster; five freshmen and three transfers. It 47.2% Opp. FG Pct. 37.1% lost its top four scorers from last season. 1/20/19 at Marist* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 25.9% 3PT FG Pct. 34.1% •The Gaels were voted 10th in the MAAC 1/24/19 FAIRFIELD* (ESPN+) 7:00 P.M. 31.5% Opp. 3PT FG Pct. 23.2% Preseason Coaches’ Poll. 1/27/19 QUINNIPIAC* (ESPN+) 1:00 P.M. 4.6 3PT FG/G 7.9 SCOUTING THE SEAWOLVES 27.9 REB/G 40.4 1/31/19 at Canisius* (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. •Stony Brook enters today riding an eight- 38.1 Opp. REB/G 32.3 2/2/19 at Niagara* (Niagara Sports Network) 3:00 p.m. game winning streak after losing on -10.2 Reb. Margin +8.1 2/7/19 SIENA* (ESPN+) 7:00 P.M. opening night at Rutgers. 0.6 BLK/G 3.0 2/12/19 at Rider* (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. •The Seawolves had three players score in 5.8 STL/G 7.8 2/15/19 at Monmouth* (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. double-digits last time out. -6.6 TO Margin +3.1 2/17/19 SAINT PETER’S* (ESPN+) 1:00 P.M. •Offensively, Stony Brook is led by Shania 0.5 AST/TO Ratio 1.3 Johnson, averaging 16.8 PPG on 39.9% 2/22/19 MANHATTAN* (ESPN+) 7:00 P.M. shooting from the field this season. 2/24/19 at Fairfield* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. Keep up with the latest news surrounding •Head coach Caroline McCombs is in the 2/28/19 at Saint Peter’s* (YouTube) 7:00 p.m. Iona Women’s Basketball by following the midst of her fifth season at the helm of the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 3/7 - 3/11 MAAC Championship TBD program; she is the third winningest coach in program history. Home events in CAPS and BOLD; •The Seawolves were selected second in MAAC Games noted by an asterisk| All Times In Eastern Time the 2018 America East Preseason Poll and had three players honored as members of /IONAGAELSWBB @IONA_WBB @IONAWBB the various different all-conference teams. 2018-19 Iona Gaels at a Glance No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG APG Of Note ANTICIPATED STARTERS 5 Shyan Mwai Fr. G 5-6 7.1 2.2 1.7 Two-time MAAC Rookie of the Week...Scored a career-best 12 points vs. PENN (12/8) 14 Morgan Rachu Jr. G 5-8 13.8 5.6 0.6 Has led Iona in PTS eight times this year...Transfer from Wisconsin Marathon...2x POTY in WCC 22 Juana Camilion Fr. G 5-10 5.6 2.6 3.0 Distributing PG... Has started the last four contests for the Maroon & Gold 33 Tori Lesko R-So. G/F 5-10 5.9 4.4 3.0 Team captain...Has at least two assists in every game...Scored 14 PTS vs. HOF (11/6) 44 Jodi-Marie Ramil Jr F 6-2 2.9 3.0 0.6 Transfer from Binghamton & Georgetown...Missed last season due to transfer regulations BENCH 1 Aiste Vaitekunaite Fr. F 6-3 --- --- --- Lanky forward with extended reach..Last played at Putnam Science Academy 2 Adrienne DiGioia So. G 5-8 --- --- --- Appeared in 26 games last season with 18 starts...Averaged 11.7 minutes per game 3 Monica Barefield R-So. G 5-2 4.9 1.5 1.9 Transfer from Garden City CC...Missed 2017-18 due to injury...Started in 5 of 6 games 4 Ashley Martin So. G/F 5-11 0.0 0.0 0.0 Has appeared in 23 career games...Has lost significant time to injury 11 Paula Weekes Fr. F 5-10 2.0 1.0 1.0 Defensive post presence...Three-time honor roll at St. Joseph’s College School 21 Gabrielle Joseph Fr. F 5-11 3.4 2.3 0.3 Athletic winger... three-sport athlete at Notre Dame Catholic High School 23 Amelia Motz So. G 5-11 0.0 1.5 0.5 Lone Gael to appear in all 30 games last season...Averaged 3.9 PTS and 19.7 MIN/G 24 Shayla Middlebrooks R-So. G 5-9 1.7 3.4 0.8 Missed last season due to transfer regulations...Started two games this season 2018-19 Iona College Women’s Basketball Game Notes Dec. 11, 2018 | vs. Stony Brook Page 2 Billi CHAMBERS Head Coach Hofstra ‘03 - Sixth Season Head coach Billi Chambers is entering her sixth In her third season with the Maroon & Gold, season at the helm of the Iona College women’s Chambers led Iona to its first ever Metro Atlantic basketball program. Athletic Conference Championship. Using her Iona announced the appointment of Chambers catchphrase of a “Defensive Standard”, the Gaels as the seventh head coach of the women’s had their best defensive scoring season in program basketball program in May of 2013. Chambers history, allowing just 56.6 points per game. spent the previous two seasons as an assistant at In their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Virginia Tech prior to the move to New Rochelle. Chambers led the No. 15 seed Gaels in a THE CHAMBERS FILE competitive 74-58 loss to the No. 2 seed Maryland Year at Iona: Sixth Season Last year the Gaels sported one of the youngest teams in the country. Rookie Toyosi Abiola Terrapins. The Maroon & Gold were within seven Birth Date: June 19, 1981 points with less than eight minutes to go. Age: 37 carried the torch as the unanimous MAAC Hometown: Cheverly, MD Rookie of the Year. The MAAC All-Rookie Team Through her first five years leading the Iona High School: Archhbishop Carroll honoree was a nine-time MAAC Rookie of the program, Chambers holds a 84-74 (.532) overall Alma Mater: BA, Hofstra University - Psychology Week. Alexis Lewis was also named to the All- record. MS, Adelphi University - Psychology MAAC Third Team. During her five years at the helm of the Maroon The Gaels finished the 2016-17 season with a & Gold, four student-athletes have earned All- COACHING EXPERIENCE 18-13, 12-8 MAAC record. They entered the MAAC First Team honors; Damika Martinez (2014, 2006-2008 conference tournament as the No. 5 seed and 15), Joy Adams (2013, 14, 15), Lizarazu (2016,17), Molloy College - Assistant Coach advanced to the semifinals by upsetting Siena and Alexis Lewis (2017). Martinez was named the 2008-2010 in the first round. MAAC Player of the Year in both her junior and UMBC - Assistant Coach Alexis Lewis and Marina Lizarazu were named to senior year. 2011-2013 the 2017 All-MAAC First Team, and four student- Aaliyah Robinson (2014) and Alexis Lewis (2016) Virginia Tech - Assistant Coach athletes took home All-MAAC Academic Team each earned MAAC Sixth Player of the Year 2014-Present honors. honors. Toyosi Abiola (2018) was the unanimous Iona College - Head Coach In 2016 Chambers led the Gaels to their first ever MAAC Rookie of the Year. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament COACHING RECORD Championship, taking down the top seeded ALL-MAAC HONOREES UNDER CHAMBERS Year School Position W-L Quinnipiac Bobcats in the championship game 2013-14 2006-07 Molloy Asst. Coach 15-14 to earn the Maroon & Gold’s debut appearance Joy Adams First Team 2007-08 Molloy Asst. Coach 19-12 in the NCAA Tournament.