Marist Red Foxes

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1 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 1 Marist Women s Basketball

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3 WOMEN S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Quick Facts & TOC 2-3 Covering Marist 4 Marist on Television 5 Places Marist will Play 6 Princeton Review 7 Break Page- Coaches 8-9 Head Coach Matt Brad Assistant Coaches & Support Staff 13 Break Page Season Preview Season Preview Rooster 17 Break Page Players Player Bios 29 Red Fox Tipoff 30 MAAC All-Academic Honor Roll 31 Break Page Opponent Information Opponent Information 38 ESPN Bracket buster 39 Series Records 40 MAAC All-time series 41 Break Page Season Review 42 Season Review Marist Stats and Results MAAC Review MAAC Stats Box Scores 51 Break Page Marist History Division I Accolades All-Time Roster 57 Retired Jerseys 58 Program Superlatives Career Records Year-by-Year Leaders Top Ten Single-Season Performances Year-by-Year Results 71 Break Page Marist College This is Marist 74 President Dennis J. Murray Athletic Administrative Staff 79 Academic Enhancement McCann Center Sports Medicine 84 Commissioners Cup GENERAL INFORMATION School: Marist College Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Founded: 1929 Enrollment: 4,000 Nickname: Red Foxes School Colors: Red & White Home Facility: McCann Center Capacity: 3,750 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic President: Dr. Dennis J. Murray Athletic Director: Tim Murray Athletic Department Phone: (845) SPORTS INFORMATION Asst. SID/W. Basketball Contact: Dara Ely Office Phone: (845) , ext Cell Phone: (201) Dara.Ely@marist.edu Sports Information Director: Jason Corriher Office Phone: (845) Assistant SID: Mike Doughty Office Phone: (845) , ext Sports Information Fax: (845) Press Row: (845) Sports Hotline: (845) 575-FOXX, ext. 5 Website: TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Brian Giorgis Alma Mater/Year: SUNY Cortland/1977 Record at School (Yrs): (.617) (Three) Career Record (Yrs): Same Assistant Coach: Megan Gebbia Alma Mater/Year: Towson/1994 Assistant Coach: LaTanya Collins Alma Mater/Year: Virginia State/2000 Assitant Coach: Tyecia Powell Alma Mater/Year: UMBC/2005 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/ Overall Record: Conference Record/Finish: 15-3/1 st

4 The Marist College Women s Basketball Media Guide is intended to assist members of the media in their coverage of the Red Foxes. For further information on the Marist women s basketball program, coaches or studentathletes, please contact Assistant Sports Information Director Dara Ely at anytime via office phone , ext. 2150, cell phone or at: dara.ely@marist.edu. Information on Marist College Basketball is also available on the Official Website of Marist College Athletics,. MEDIA POLICIES INTERVIEW POLICY: The Sports Information Department will be happy to assist any media member wishing to interview a Marist player or coach. All interview requests, player or coaches, MUST BE coordinated through Dara Ely, Assistant Sports Information Director, preferably 24 hours in advance. A mutually convenient time for both the media and the player or coach will be scheduled. Any coverage of practice must be cleared through Sports Information. No interviews will be granted prior to tip-off on game days. PRESS ROW: Press Row is located courtside on the west side of the basketball floor, across from the scorer s table and team benches. Only accredited members of the media, sports information staff, Marist College, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and opponent s administrators are permitted at press row and MUST have a credential visible at all times. PRESS CREDENTIALS: Because of space limitations in the McCann Center, all working press, radio and photographer credential requests should be directed to Dara Ely at least 48 hours prior to the game. Members of the working press will be seated on press row on the basis of space availability. Preference will be given to those outlets that cover Marist and its opponents on a regular basis. Requests will be honored for media members attending the game in an official capacity only. STATISTICS & GAME NOTES: Computerized play-by-play and final statistics will be made available to all media in the fastest way possible following the conclusion of the game. For radio and television media, final box scores will be distributed along press row. Halftime box scores will be made available in the Press Room, as well as being distributed along press row. Information pertaining to Marist women s basketball can also be found on the official Marist Athletics website,. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS: Following the 10-minute cooling off period, coaches and players from each team will be available for interviews outside the team locker rooms or in a media area designated by the Sports Information Director in the McCann Center. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Only accredited photographers and freelance photographers shooting for the Marist College, or opponents Sports Information Department, will be issued working credentials. All requests for photo credentials, or special requests, should be made to Dara Ely on company letterhead at least 48 hours prior to the game. RADIO & TV: Radio phone lines are available and must be reserved at least two weeks prior to game day so that necessary arrangements can be made. A line fee of $ will be charged and is due by game day, with checks being made payable to Marist College. Any television station wishing to broadcast a game at the McCann Center should contact the Sports Information Office at least three weeks prior to game day so that sufficient spacing can be made available. PRESS PARKING: Parking is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis in the McCann Center and Donnelly parking lots. Due to space limitations, it is recommended that media arrive well in advance of game time to ensure a spot. RADIO BROADCASTS: All Marist College basketball action can be heard live on the internet via the Marist Athletics website at. MARIST SPORTS HOTLINE: Late-breaking information on Marist College Athletics is available 24 hours a day on the Marist Sports Hotline. The hotline can be reached at (845) , ext. 5. MEDIA INFORMATION CREDITS The Marist Women s Basketball media guide was written and edited by Dara Ely, Assistant Sports Information Director. Additional assistance provided by Jessica O Brien, Jason Corriher, Sports Information Director, Head Coach Brian Giorgis and the women s basketball staff. Photography provided by Stocktonphoto Inc. The 2005 media guide was designed by Ralph Loos of RL Sport Design of Amherst, MA, and printed by Gazette Printing of Easthampton, MA. Photos by Stockton Photo, Inc. ( SPORTS INFORMATION Dara Ely is in her second year as an Assistant Sports Information Director for Marist. She will again serve as the women s basketball contact this season. Ely graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in May 2004, with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She comes to Marist after serving as a student-intern with the Athletic Media Relations office at Holy Cross (Worcester, MA). While with the Media Relations office, Ely assisted with publication of game programs, game day operations and keeping statistics. Her main focus was with the men s and women s basketball and lacrosse teams as well as the men s ice hockey team. While at Holy Cross, Ely was active in a variety of campus activities. She wrote for the sports section of the college s weekly, 28-page newspaper, The Crusader, serving as sports editor during her junior and senior years. In addition, she provided color commentary during women s basketball games for the student radio station. Ely also participated in intercollegiate athletics, playing women s rugby for four years at Holy Cross, serving as team captain for her last two years. In addition to her campus experience, during her senior year, Ely interned as a Fan Ambassador for the Worcester IceCats, an AHL, minor league affiliate for the National Hockey League s St. Louis Blues. During this time, she assisted with team promotion as well as game day operations. Sports Information Director Jason Corriher is in his second year at Marist after serving as the Director of Public Relations for the Big South Conference. Corriher coordinates all publicity efforts for Marist s 23 intercollegiate sports. Corriher came to Marist after serving as the Director of Public Relations at the Big South since November of 2003, just prior to serving as the league s Assistant Director of Public Relations for over a year. With the Big South, he was responsible for the day-to-day operations for the conference s Public Relations program. In that capacity, he was the primary contact for football, men s basketball, men s and women s soccer and baseball, while serving as the administrator for men s and women s golf. Corriher was also responsible for overseeing and maintaining the Conference s website, and the league s record book. Corriher earned his B.A. in Mass Communication from NC State in May 2000, where he was honored by CoSida in 1999 for his cross country media guide, which was ranked fourth in the nation. Aside from his work at NC State, Corriher also served as a correspondent for SportsTicker, covering the NHL s Carolina Hurricanes during the and seasons, including working the 2001 and 2002 NHL Playoffs and the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals. Corriher resides in Rhinebeck, N.Y. with his wife Kim & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 4 Marist Women s Basketball

5 MEDIA INFORMATION Poughkeepsie Journal 85 Civic Center Plaza Poughkeepsie, NY Ph: (845) Fax: (845) USA Today 7950 Jones Branch Dr. McLean, VA Ph: (703) Fax: (703) WWOR-TV 9 Broadcast Plaza Secaucus, NJ Ph: (201) Fax: (201) Sports Ticker 34 Exchange Place Jersey City, NJ Ph: (800) Fax: (800) Times Herald Record 40 Mulberry St. Middletown, NY Ph: (845) Fax: (845) Kingston Daily Freeman 79 Hurley Ave. Kingston, NY 12401P h: (845) x.2 Fax: (845) New York Times 229 West 43rd St. New York, NY Ph: (212) Fax: (212) New York Daily News 450 West 33 Street New York, NY Ph: (212) Attn: Sports New York Post 210 South St. New York, NY Ph: (212) Fax: (212) Journal News One Gannett Drive White Plains, NY Ph: (914) Fax: (914) Catholic New York 1011 First Ave.Room 1721 New York, NY Ph: (212) x.1 Fax: (212) WRNN 721 Broadway Kingston, NY Ph:(845) x226 Fax: (845) MSG Network 4 Penn Plaza New York, NY Ph: (212) Fax: (212) /44 WKIP/WRNQ (1450 AM/92.1 FM) P.O. Box 1450 Poughkeepsie, NY Ph: (845) Fax: (845) WPIX-TV 220 East 42nd St. New York, NY Ph: (212) Fax: (212) WEOK/WPDH (1390 AM/101.5 FM) P.O. Box 416 Poughkeepsie, NY Ph: (914) Fax: (845) WBNR/WSPK (1260 AM/104.7 FM) P.O. Box South Ave. Beacon, NY Ph: (845) Fax: (845) Cablevision P.O. Box 889 Wappingers Falls, NY Ph: (845) Fax: (845) WNYW 205 East 67th St. New York, NY Ph: (212) Fax: (212) Associated Press 645 Albany-Shaker Rd. Albany, NY Ph: (518) Fax: (518) WABC-TV 7 Lincoln Square New York, NY Ph: (212) Fax: (212) WCZX (97.7 FM) P.O. Box 416 Poughkeepsie, NY Ph: (845) Fax: (845) WCBS-TV 51 West 52nd St. New York, NY Ph: (212) Fax: (212) WKNY (1490 AM) 718 Broadway Kingston, NY Ph: (845) Fax: (845) Sports Network 2200 Byberry Rd. #200 Hatboro, PA Ph: (800) Fax: (800) WNBC-TV 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY Ph: (212) Fax: (212) WFAN (660 AM) th St. Astoria, NY Ph: (718) Fax: (718) All of Marist s games are broadcast live on the internet via. Additionally, several games a year are televised by Time Warner Cable 6 and Marist College Student Television (MCTV) & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 5 Marist Women s Basketball

6 With 10 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference celebrates its 25 th year of competition during the academic year. The MAAC was founded in 1980 by six charter members: the U.S. Military Academy, Fairfield University, Fordham University, Iona College, Manhattan College and Saint Peter s College. Competition followed one year later in the fall of 1981 with members competing in the sports of men s cross country and men s soccer. On January 2, 1982, Army traveled to Iona for the first MAAC men s basketball game and the MAAC story had begun. Today, Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Loyola College (MD), Manhattan College, Marist College, Niagara University, Rider University, Saint Peter s College, and Siena College. In addition, associate members Duquesne University and LaSalle University compete in football. Le Moyne College competes in baseball and women s lacrosse, while Mount St. Mary s College, Providence College, Saint Joseph s University, Virginia Military Institute and Wagner College compete in men s lacrosse. St. Francis (NY) College, Villanova University and Wagner College are all associate members of the MAAC Women s Water Polo League. The MAAC will support 25 sports and conduct 24 championships during the academic year. The 2006 MAAC Basketball Tournament returns to the Pepsi Arena in Albany, NY, with Bridgeport s Arena at Harbor Yard preparing to host the 2007 championship. By having an excellent working relationship with these working facilities, the MAAC has been able to attract a number of NCAA Championship events. In 1995, the MAAC and Siena hosted the highly successful First and Second Rounds of the Division I Men s Basketball Tournament. In 2000, the MAAC, along with Canisius and Niagara, again received rave reviews as they hosted the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Basketball Tournament at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY. The MAAC, Rider and Siena co-hosted the 2002 Division I Wrestling Championships at the Pepsi Arena. Three years ago, the MAAC and Siena successfully hosted the 2003 NCAA Division I Men s Basketball Championship East Regional at the Pepsi Arena. Additionally, the MAAC, Canisius and Niagara served as hosts for the 2003 Division I Men s Ice Hockey Championship, also at the HSBC Arena. In 2004, the MAAC, Canisius and Niagara once again successfully hosted the NCAA Division I Men s Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds at the HSBC Arena. All three parties will host that event again in 2007, while the MAAC and Rider University will co-host the 2006 NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. MAAC ASSOCIATE SPORTS In January of 1993, the conference announced the formation of the MAAC Football League, which began play in September The league, which is part of the NCAA Division I-AA classification, consists of the three football-playing MAAC schools Iona, Marist and Saint Peter s and two associate members Duquesne and La Salle. The MAAC Football League is a Division I-AA league, which keeps costs to a minimum through a series of innovative conference rules involving travel squad size, length of the practice season, and a limited number of fulltime coaches. Most importantly, however, there are no athletic scholarships, just need-based financial aid. THE MAAC STORY In June of 1995, the MAAC continued to develop opportunities for student-athletes as the conference announced the formation of the MAAC Men s and Women s Lacrosse Leagues. The men s league began competition in the spring of 1996, while the women s league commenced in the spring of The men s league consists of four MAAC schools Canisius, Manhattan, Marist, and Siena and five associate members Mount St. Mary s, Providence, Saint Joseph s, Virginia Military Institute and Wagner. The women s league consists of MAAC institutions Canisius, Fairfield, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara and Siena, plus Le Moyne. In 2002, the MAAC added the MAAC Women s Water Polo League, making it the 25 th sport that the conference sponsors. The league is made up of three MAAC schools Iona, Marist and Siena as well as three associate members, St. Francis (NY), Villanova and Wagner. ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS The MAAC prides itself on the accomplishments of its student-athletes in the classroom, as well as on the field. Mary Beth Riley, a 1991 graduate of Canisius, was the first recipient of the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. In the fall of 1998, Erin Whalen, a member of the Iona women s rowing team, was awarded one of the nation s 32 Rhodes Scholarships for academic achievement and civic leadership. Jose Vargas, a Loyola student, was also awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in First-class facilities are the rule with MAAC schools, as teams regularly play in top-notch arenas, such as Madison Square Garden, the Continental Airlines Arena, HSBC Arena, Pepsi Arena, the Arena at Harbor Yard and Sovereign Bank Arena. The other MAAC championships boast their share of outstanding locales as well, such as Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, NY, home of the baseball tournament, and the fabled Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, where the cross country championships are contested. This year, the MAAC will take its Women s Soccer as well as Men s and Women s Golf Championships to Orlando, Florida, where it will conduct its post-season championships at Disney s Wide World of Sports Complex. In 2006, the MAAC Volleyball Championships will be at Walt Disney World. In the past several years, several of the MAAC schools have also enjoyed success in NCAA Tournaments. MAAC schools have made a total of 67 NIT appearances and 35 NCAA appearances. Combined with recent bracket expansion in several sports, the MAAC possesses 11 automatic bids in men s and women s basketball, baseball, softball, men s and women s soccer, volleyball, men s golf, men s and women s tennis, and men s lacrosse. In 2003, the Iona College men s cross country team finished fourth just one point out of third place at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Canisius softball, Manhattan track, Marist baseball and Loyola soccer and lacrosse have also flourished on the national stage. The MAAC has also been a leader in the forefront of technology, expanding the notoriety of the league into cyberspace. In 2001, the league retained Host Communications, Inc. to sponsor the MAAC web page. Launched in November 1999, has been a great success, providing fans with up-to-date contest results, fan polls and an online merchandise store. The MAAC President for the academic year is Fr. Kevin Mackin, O.F.M., the President of Siena College. The Vice-President is Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., the President of Niagara University. William Stein, Director of Athletics at Saint Peter s College, will chair the Committee on Athletic Administration, and Jamie Fogarty, Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator at Iona College will serve as Vice Chair & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 6 Marist Women s Basketball

7 SEASON PREVIEW The Marist women s basketball team enters the campaign in search of its third consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Regular Season title. The Red Foxes, who are coming off a 22-7 campaign and a one-point loss in the tournament championship, are eager to get back on the hardwood for what should prove to be another exciting season. The Red Foxes return 11 letterwinners from last year s team, including three starters. In , Coach Giorgis used the same starting lineup in 28 out of 29 games. Returning starters Fifi Camara, Alisa Kresge and Kristen Vilardi will be counted on to pass their game experience onto those who will be stepping up to fill the gaps. Two redshirted players and two newcomers to the program will be among those called upon to respond to the task. If It Is To Be, It Is Up To WE Head Coach Brian Giorgis has adopted this phrase as his theme for the season. The Red Foxes graduated two starters who accounted for an average of nearly 25 points per game and the team is keenly aware of the challenge that poses. With veterans and newcomers alike ready to step in to fill that scoring void, the Red Foxes know that depth and a balanced attack will be crucial this season. Teamwork and togetherness have been staples on Coach Giorgis championship teams of the past two years, and this year s squad should be no different in its quest to return to the NCAA Tournament. The Captains Marist returns three seniors to this year s squad including Fifi Camara, Erin Leger and Kristen Vilardi. All three will serve as team captains. Camara came to Marist for her first season in after two years at Genesee Community College. She made her presence known immediately, averaging 15.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, earning First Team All-MAAC honors. The 6-0 Camara will be counted on for her agility in the post and rebounding prowess, while remaining a threat from three-point range. Vilardi, who has been a three-year starter at Marist, will become the only player to compete for Coach Giorgis for eight consecutive years. Her senior season at Our Lady of Lourdes was his last before leaving for Marist, and both started their careers here at the same time. At 5-10, Vilardi adds size to the guard corps and will be critical in filling the defensive void left by Megan Vetter. The coaching staff will also look for an increased scoring output from Vilardi, who averaged 3.6 points per game along with 31 steals and 53 assists. A reserve guard, Leger is one of the most influential leaders on the team. She provides vital guidance on and off the court and also possesses an impressive three-point shot, making her a threat from the perimeter. The Newcomers Coach Giorgis has brought in two new players to compliment his 13 returning team members. Junior Danielle McCray joins her former Genesee Community College teammate Camara, for her first season in the Red and White. While at Genesee, McCray earned First Team All-Conference and All-Region and Second Team All-District honors. At 5-11, McCray is extremely athletic and her rebounding skills will be vital to Marist. She broke Genesee s career rebounding record with 656 in two seasons, a mark previously held by Camara. Lauren Svoboda is the only true freshman on this year s squad, having joined the team as a walk on this fall. Svoboda has significant playing experience, having been a three-year starter at Rutgers Prep, earning First Team All-Conference and All-State accolades. In , Svoboda played for the United States Military Academy Prep School, helping the squad to a 20-7 overall record. Frontcourt Camara will again be a central threat in Marist s frontcourt, having averaged 9.3 rebounds per game last season. Marist will look to a number of players to help fill the scoring and rebounding gap left by a graduated Kristin Keller. The Red Foxes may not have to look far, as newcomer McCray and redshirt sophomore Meg Dahlman are just two of the players who are up to the challenge. Dahlman, a 2,000-point scorer in high school, joins the Marist lineup after sitting out a year due to NCAA transfer regulations. At 6-3, is expected to make an immediate contribution in the post, adding valuable scoring and defense. McCray is a tremendous rebounder who may also see time at guard. Sophomore forward Sarah Smrdel, who appeared in 24 games last season, was at her most effective towards the end of the season, averaging 10.4 minutes, 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in February and March. Junior Mary Alice Duff will also provide depth in the post, adding a boost to the Red Foxes rebounding. Backcourt Coach Giorgis will again count on junior Alisa Kresge to run the point, utilizing her impressive court sense and ability to place the ball. Kresge, who started all 29 games last season, led the MAAC in assists with 5.6 per game and assist/turnover ratio at The reigning MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, Kresge is an impressive defender who, at 5-7, also averaged 4.7 rebounds per game. Sophomore Nikki Flores, who was named to both the 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 7 Marist Women s Basketball

8 MAAC All-Rookie and All-Tournament Teams last year, is likely to see time backing up Kresge at the point and at shooting guard. Flores, who has impressive ball-handling skills, appeared in all 29 games, averaging 3.8 points and also shooting a team-high 75% from the free throw line. A pair of swing guards in junior Kristin Hein and sophomore Alexis Waters should be utilized at either the guard or forward position this season. At 6-0, Hein possesses the height for post play, but is a significant threepoint threat, connecting on 38% of her attempts in Waters is a solid guard who brings a physical presence to the perimeter and adds rebounding ability. Marist has three talented shooting guards who will look to boost the team s overall perimeter threat this season. Junior Shannon Minter is a gym rat whose natural athleticism and agility are an added bonus to her offensive ability. Sophomore Courtney Kolesar, who saw time in 15 games last season, is a pure shooter who is a menace to the opposition from three-point range. Redshirt freshman Julianne Viani will join the Red Foxes on the court this season after sitting out last year. She is expected to make an immediate impact particularly on offense with impressive shooting and passing skills. The Schedule To help prepare the Red Foxes for what is expected to be a very balanced MAAC season, Marist s coaching staff has compiled one of the most challenging non-conference slates in program history. SEASON PREVIEW We are very excited about this year s schedule, said Head Coach Brian Giorgis. Obviously our November has to be the most challenging in the history of the program. Our players are thrilled to be playing in front of crowds upwards of 10,000 in the first weeks of the season (UConn and New Mexico). We are playing four non-conference opponents with three-year RPI s in the top- 100, which we hope will get us prepared for the tough MAAC slate. The team will waste no time getting started as it opens the season with a Nov. 12 Preseason WNIT date at UConn. Should the Foxes advance, they would play the winner of the Chattanooga/Indiana State matchup. Following the WNIT, Marist hosts Big East foe Villanova in its first home game of the season on Nov. 18. Local standout Julianne Viani will take on her sister Jenna Viani and the Wildcats, a 2005 WNIT participant, in her first game in the Red and White. The Red Foxes then continue their busy November with a trip to New Hampshire on Nov. 22. Last season, Marist held UNH to just 34 points, the lowest point total ever by a Division I opponent in the McCann Center. The Red Foxes will enjoy a trip to the University of New Mexico for a holiday tournament during Thanksgiving break. Marist faces the host Lobos, a 2005 NCAA Tournament participant, on Friday, Nov. 25. New Mexico has made eight consecutive postseason appearances including four-straight NCAA Tournament bids ( ). Pending first round results, Coach Giorgis squad will face off against either Oklahoma State or the University of Idaho on Nov. 26 in the tournament final/consolation game. Marist is likely to face a sea of red in Albuquerque, as the Lobos packed The Pit with an average of 10,674 fans in Marist returns to the east coast but continues its road swing with a trip to Cornell on Dec. 4. The squad will play in the friendly confines of the McCann Center for a pre-christmas matchup with 2005 Ivy League Co-Champions Harvard on Dec. 17. Following the holiday, the Red Foxes head to The Palestra for a New Year s Eve meeting with the University of Pennsylvania. Marist hosted both the Big Red and the Quakers last season, defeating both teams, but has never taken on the Harvard Crimson. The team s last non-conference game is a Jan. 10 tilt with perennial Ivy League contender Brown at the McCann Center. The Red Foxes break from their non-conference slate to open MAAC play at home against Saint Peter s on Dec. 9 and Iona on Dec. 11. They will play their usual home and away series with each of the nine conference opponents through to the last home game of the season against Fairfield on Feb. 23. Marist will then head to the MAAC Tournament at the nearby Pepsi Arena in Albany, N.Y. on March & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 8 Marist Women s Basketball

9 COACHING STAFF COACHING STAFF BASKETBALL 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 9 Marist Women s Basketball

10 R E D F O X E S BRIAN GIORGIS SUNY CORTLAND 1977 (BS)/ VIRGINIA TECH 1982 (MS) FOURTH SEASON Brian Giorgis is at the helm of the Marist College women s basketball team for the fourth season. So far, he has led the Red Foxes to two conecutive MAAC Regular Season Championships. During each of the past two seasons, Marist has been a MAAC Championship finalist, winning the title in He has accumulated a record in his first three years in Poughkeepsie. Last season was an historic one for the Marist women, as they went 22-7 overall, for the best record in program history. The team also went on a 16-game winning streak, the longest in school history and third longest in the NCAA at the time. After winning the MAAC Regular Season Championship, the Red Foxes fell in the tournament final. Giorgis impressive defense, which allowed just 51.5 points per game was fourth best in the NCAA. Giorgis was once again named MAAC Coach of the Year and also coached two First Team All-MAAC players, the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and an All-Rookie Team player. In , just his second season at Marist, Giorgis led the Red Foxes to their first-ever MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Titles and first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. For his efforts, including a record overall, he was named the 2004 MAAC Coach of the Year. It was the first 20-win season for Marist since the season. Giorgis was also recognized as the 2004 All-Met Division I Coach of the Year by the National Invitation Tournament and the Met Basketball Writers Association and the 2004 Basketball Coaches Association of New York Women s Division I Coach of the Year. During his first season, Giorgis led the Red Foxes to a overall record last year advancing to the quarterfinal round of the MAAC Tournament for the first time since joining the league for the season. Giorgis began his first collegiate campaign with much anticipation, and it didn t take long for him to record his first victory with a win against New Hampshire on November 26, HEAD COACH earned WBCA Region One Coach of the Year honors and was selected to coach at the Phoenix/WCBA High School All-America Game in Hartford, Conn., and was runner-up for WBCA National Coach of the Year honors. As the head girls basketball coach at Lourdes, Giorgis saw tremendous success during his 19-year career, posting a overall record, including a 56-2 record in the last two seasons. Giorgis also had the squad as the top team in the metropolitan area, earning top-rankings in the final 2001 and 2002 Madison Square Garden Tri-State Area Polls, each of his last two years. He is a two-time WBCA Region One Coach of the Year having won the award for the first time in 1998 and then again in He is one of the most honored coaches in New York State, having been named the Coach of the Year seven times by the sports writers and twice by the NY State Coaches Association. Giorgis has led Lourdes to league championships in each year of his 19 seasons with the Warriors and has captured 15 Section One titles, including the last 11 titles. Under his tutelage, numerous Giorgis-coached players have gone on to successful collegiate careers. Including the two current Lourdes alumnae on the Marist squad, there are four playing Division I basketball this season. During his time as the Warriors leader, more than 30 of his players went on to play basketball at the collegiate level. Giorgis joined the faculty at Lourdes in 1977, and served as the Athletic Director for 10 years, from He also served as the President of the Section One Girls Basketball Coaches Association twice during his career, from and from Giorgis has also shown his coaching prowess in other venues, having coached the Lourdes volleyball, baseball, softball, golf and tennis teams during his tenure. He holds the distinction of being the only coach in New York State history to take four teams to the State Final Four during his career, taking the basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball teams, winning a softball crown in Giorgis earned a bachelor s degree in health education from the State University of New York at Cortland in 1977, and earned a master s in health education in 1982 from Virginia Tech University. Prior to Marist, Giorgis wrapped up his tenure at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, by leading the girls basketball team to its fourth consecutive New York State Federation Championship and a final national ranking of fourth in the USA Today poll. For his efforts, he 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 10 Marist Women s Basketball

11 HEAD COACH Three-Year RPI Average ( ) Yr. Avg. Marist Siena Niagara Canisius MAAC Record (Regular Season and Tournament) Record Winning Pct. Marist Canisius Siena Niagara During Coach Giorgis three-year tenure ( ), Marist has been one of the most successful teams in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Red Foxes have won more conference titles than any other program, with two regular season crowns (one shared) and one tournament championship. Marist also boasts the best winning percentage for MAAC regular season and postseason play combined. Additionally, Marist is one of just two teams to have improved its record in each of the past three seasons. MAAC Regular Season Record Record Winning Pct. Siena Marist Niagara Canisius MAAC Tournament Record Record Winning Pct. Canisius Marist Manhattan Siena MAAC Titles Regular Season Tournament Total Marist Two (One shared) One Three Siena Two (Two shared) - Two Manhattan One (One shared) One Two Canisius - One One Kristen Vilardi will become the first and only player to have played for Coach Giorgis for eight consecutive years (four at Our Lady of Lourdes and four at Marist) & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 11 Marist Women s Basketball

12 ASSISTANT COACHES R E D F O X E S MEGAN GEBBIA TOWSON 1994 THIRD SEASON R E D F O X E S LATANYA COLLINS VIRGINIA STATE 2000 FIRST SEASON Megan Gebbia enters her third season as an assistant coach with the Marist College women s basketball program, being named to the staff in June, Gebbia works with all aspects of the Red Foxes program, including game and practice strategy and preperation, serving as the recruiting coordinator, and working directly with the perimeter players. During her time at Marist, the Red Foxes have won back-to-back MAAC Regular Season titles and were two-time MAAC Championship Finalists, winning the title in Gebbia brings a wealth of coaching experience with her to the Poughkeepsie campus, most recently serving as an assistant coach of Wright State, of the Horizon League. At Wright State she helped the team to a win over nationally ranked Wisconsin-Green Bay, the only Horizon League team to accomplish that feat. She also helped develop, and coach throughout the year, a player who finished the season at 24.5 points per game, fifth in the country. Prior to that Gebbia was on staff at Maryland-Baltimore County from , serving as the recruiting coordinator from In that time she was responsible for signing two Street and Smith honorable mention All-Americans, as well as bringing the conference Rookie of the Year and two All-Conference selections to the program. Gebbia began her coaching career at her alma mater, Towson State for the season. She then spent the as an assistant coach at American University, of the Patriot League. LaTanya Collins is in her first season at Marist after serving as an assistant coach at St. Augustine s College. At Marist, she will assist with all aspects of the program, particularly recruiting. She will also assist with game/practice preparation and execution, development of guards and team travel. During the season, her St. Augustine s squad finished third in the CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association), led the CIAA in 3-point percentage and achieved the highest team grade point average. There, Collins responsibilities included recruiting, planning team travel, academic advisement and working with the team s guards. A Richmond, Virginia native, Collins earned her bachelor s degree in biology from Virginia State in She then served as an assistant coach at her alma mater from While at Virginia State, she helped the program to a second-place finish in its division and coached three all-conference selections and two All-Americans. She also has extensive experience at the high school level, having most recently worked as an assistant girls basketball coach at Highland Springs High School, for the season. She was also the head girls basketball coach at Charles City High School from Sept to June During that same time, she was also the head boys junior varsity coach for Charles City. Collins currently resides in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. with her son Christopher. Gebbia was a member of the Towson State women s basketball team, serving as team captain for her senior season. Her senior year, Gebbia was the Big South Conference three-point shooter of the year, as well as earning the Jack Hart Female Unsung Hero Award at Towson. As a junior, Gebbia was named the team s Most Valuable Player, and earned All-Tournament Team honors at the St. Francis Christmas Tournament. A native of Frederick, MD, Gebbia currently resides in Poughkeepsie, NY & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 12 Marist Women s Basketball

13 ASSISTANT COACH / TRAINER R E D F O X E S TYECIA POWELL UMBC 2005 FIRST SEASON Tyecia Powell joins the Red Foxes after a five-year playing career at America East contender, University of Maryland - Baltimore County. She will work in all aspects of the program including player development, working with post-players, academic advisement and community outreach. Powell graduated from UMBC with a bachelor s degree in English in She also received her Certificate in Elementary Education from UMBC. While at UMBC, Powell fought through injuries, missing her freshman season with a shoulder injury and her senior year with a torn ACL. Despite her misfortune, Powell was a two-year team captain and a starter for the Retrievers during career. A Baltimore native, Powell led Western High School to four state finals during her playing career there. In addition to her playing experience, Powell coached at the Good Shepherd Center as well as the UMBC girls and boys summer camps for four years. This past year, she was a student teacher at the Relay Elementary School in Baltimore while also working at the Fellowship of Lights Youth Group home and the YMCA. R E D F O X E S TRISHA DONNELLY SUNY CORTLAND 2002 (BS)/ WESTERN MICHIGAN 2004 (MS) SECOND SEASON Trisha Donnelly is in her second year as Assistant Athletic Trainer at Marist. She will work with all of the Red Foxes 23 varsity sports. Prior to Marist, Donnelly worked for two years as the head athletic trainer at Hopkins (Mich.) High School, overseeing the medical care of student-athletes in football, wrestling, ice hockey, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, track and field, cross country, golf and cheerleading. Donnelly was also a Certified Athletic Trainer for Southwest Michigan Area High Schools, providing athletic training services for the region, as well as the 2002 United States Tennis Association National Youth Tournament in Kalamazoo, Mich. Additionally, she worked as a Certified Athletic Trainer at Western Michigan University from June-August 2003, working with basketball, baseball and volleyball camps. She served as an undergraduate student athletic trainer at SUNY Cortland from , working with football, men s and women s lacrosse, gymnastics, and men s and women s track and field. Donnelly is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and Pi Lambda Theta. She is a NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer and MHSAA Skinfold Assessor as well as being certified in CPR/AED and First Aid. After graduating from SUNY Cortland in 2002 with her B.S. in athletic training, Donnelly received her M.S. in physical education from Western Michigan University in She resides in Beacon, N.Y. with her husband Patrick. Tyecia Powell was a two-year captain during her playing time at UMBC. At Marist, she will work with post player development & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 13 Marist Women s Basketball

14 MARIST BASKETBALL 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 14 Marist Women s Basketball

15 MEET THE PLAYERS MEET THE PLAYERS BASKETBALL 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 15 Marist Women s Basketball

16 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 0 Fifi Camara* Sr. F 6-0 Conakry, Guinea/Genesee Community College 1 Shannon Minter Jr. G 5-7 Ossining, N.Y./Ossining 2 Alisa Kresge Jr. G 5-7 Holmdel, N.J./Red Bank Catholic 13 Erin Leger* Sr. G 5-8 Middlebury, Conn./Holy Cross (HS) 14 Meg Dahlman RS-So. F/C 6-3 Spencerport, N.Y./Nazareth Acad./Holy Cross (Coll) 15 Danielle McCray Jr. F 5-11 Lyons, N.Y./Lyons/Genesee Community College 20 Julianne Viani RS-Fr. G 5-7 Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes/Rhode Island 21 Lauren Svoboda Fr. G 5-9 Tewksbury, N.J./Rutgers Preparatory 22 Nikki Flores So. G 5-4 Montvale, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy 23 Kristin Hein Jr. F/G 6-0 Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan 24 Alexis Waters So. F/G 5-9 Lansing, Mich./Lansing Sexton 33 Courtney Kolesar So. G 5-8 Painesville, Ohio/Painesville Riverside 35 Kristen Vilardi* Sr. G 5-10 Fishkill, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes 44 Mary Alice Duff Jr. F/C 6-2 Havertown, Pa./Haverford 50 Sarah Smrdel So. F 6-2 Mentor, Ohio/Mentor * Indicates Team Captain ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 0 Fifi Camara* Sr. F 6-0 Conakry, Guinea/Genesee Community College 14 Meg Dahlman RS-So. F/C 6-3 Spencerport, N.Y./Nazareth Acad./Holy Cross (Coll) 44 Mary Alice Duff Jr. F/C 6-2 Havertown, Pa./Haverford 22 Nikki Flores So. G 5-4 Montvale, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy 23 Kristin Hein Jr. F/G 6-0 Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan 33 Courtney Kolesar So. G 5-8 Painesville, Ohio/Painesville Riverside 2 Alisa Kresge Jr. G 5-7 Holmdel, N.J./Red Bank Catholic 13 Erin Leger* Sr. G 5-8 Middlebury, Conn./Holy Cross (HS) 15 Danielle McCray Jr. F 5-11 Lyons, N.Y./Lyons/Genesee Community College 1 Shannon Minter Jr. G 5-7 Ossining, N.Y./Ossining 50 Sarah Smrdel So. F 6-2 Mentor, Ohio/Mentor 21 Lauren Svoboda Fr. G 5-9 Tewksbury, N.J./Rutgers Preparatory 20 Julianne Viani RS-Fr. G 5-7 Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes/Rhode Island 35 Kristen Vilardi* Sr. G 5-10 Fishkill, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes 24 Alexis Waters So. F/G 5-9 Lansing, Mich./Lansing Sexton Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Brian Giorgis (SUNY-Cortland, 1977), Fourth Season Megan Gebbia (Towson, 1994), Third Season LaTanya Collins (Virginia State, 2000), First Season Tyecia Powell (UMBC, 2005), First Season 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 16 Marist Women s Basketball

17 ROSTER BREAKDOWN RED FOXES BY STATE Conakry, Guinea (1) Fifi Camara Connecticut (1) Erin Leger Michigan (1) Alexis Waters New Jersey (4) Nikki Flores Kristin Hein Alisa Kresge Lauren Svboda New York (5) Meg Dahlman Danielle McCray Shannon Minter Julianne Viani Kristen Vilardi Ohio (2) Courtney Kolesar Sarah Smrdel Pennsylvania (1) Mary Alice Duff RED FOXES BY HEIGHT 6-3 Meg Dahlman 6-2 Mary Alice Duff Sarah Smrdel 6-0 Fifi Camara Kristin Hein 5-11 Danielle McCray 5-10 Kristen Vilardi 5-9 Alexis Waters Lauren Svboda 5-8 Courtney Kolesar Erin Leger 5-7 Alisa Kresge Shannon Minter Julianne Viani 5-4 Nikki Flores RED FOXES BY CLASS Seniors (3) Fifi Camara Erin Leger Kristen Vilardi Juniors (5) Mary Alice Duff Kristin Hein Alisa Kresge Danielle McCray Shannon Minter Sophomores (5) Meg Dahlman Nikki Flores Courtney Kolesar Sarah Smrdel Alexis Waters Freshmen (2) Lauren Svboda Julianne Viani RED FOXES BY POSITION Forwards (7) Fifi Camara Meg Dahlman Mary Alice Duff Kristin Hein Danielle McCray Sarah Smrdel Alexis Waters Guards (9) Nikki Flores Kristin Hein Courtney Kolesar Alisa Kresge Erin Leger Shannon Minter Lauren Svboda Julianne Viani Kristin Vilardi Alexis Waters Centers (2) Meg Dahlman Mary Alice Duff ROSTER SUPERLATIVES Tallest: Meg Dahlman (6-3) Shortest: Nikki Flores (5-4) Oldest: Fifi Camara (July 16, 1980) Youngest: Alexis Waters (November 3, 1986) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Fifi Camara - Fee-Fee Cuh-MAH-ra Dahlman - DOLL-man Gebbia - JEH-bee-uh Giorgis - JOR-jis Kolesar - COLA-sahr Alisa Kresge - uh-lee-sa KRESS-gee Leger - Ledger Smrdel - smur-dell Viani - vee-ah-nee 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 17 Marist Women s Basketball

18 TEAM CAPTAINS R E D F O X E S #0 FIFI CAMARA SENIOR, 6-0, FORWARD CONAKRY, GUINEA/ GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE : 2005 First Team All-MAAC...MAAC All-Tournament Team MAAC Player of the Week 1/17/05, 1/31/05, 2/7/05 MBWA First Team All-Met Two-Time Met Basketball Writers Player of the Week Honor Roll Started all 29 games in her first season with the Red Foxes Recorded a team high 15 double-doubles, breaking the school record for most in a season previously held by Stacey Dengler ( )...Scored in double-figures in all but two games (nine points against Georgia and Fairfield)...Led Marist in scoring 15 times and rebounding 16 times...ranks third on the single-season rebounds list with 271 and fifth on both the single season scoring average and rebounding average lists with 15.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, the highest on the squad Recorded her 15 th double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes of play against Canisius in the MAAC Championship, 3/6/05 Had her 14th double-double of the season against Rider with 22 points and 11 rebounds along with three steals and two blocks, 2/27/ 05...Tallied 22 points, eight rebounds and three assists in just 25 minutes against St. Peter s, 2/25/05...Recorded her 4th consecutive double-double scoring 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in win versus Manhattan, breaking the school record for double-doubles in a season with 13, 2/20/05 Had a careerhigh three blocks, while also recording 17 points, 13 rebounds, and four steals against Canisius, 1/28/05 Matched her careerhigh scoring output with 23 points in 33 minutes in a win against Loyola, 1/14/05 Had a career night against St. Peter s, recording two career highs with 23 points and 16 rebounds, 12/ 5/04 Recorded her first of three consecutive double-doubles against Siena with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while also swiping a career-high six steals in a career-high 35 minutes, 12/3/ 04...Had 11 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks in her Marist debut against Delaware St., 11/20/04. Prior to Marist: Played for two years at Genesse Community College...At Genesee, Camara was named the Region 3 Player of the Year Led her team in points, averaging 13.2 per game, rebounds per game with 12, blocked shots (42) and steals (97) Was also named to the Region 3 All-Tournament Team. Personal: Competed on the Hudson Valley Women s Open Basketball team during the 2005 Empire State Games and won a silver medal. CAREER HIGHS Points: 23 (Two times) Rebounds: 16 (St. Peter s, 12/5/04) Assists: 5 (Three times, Last on 2/17/05) Steals: 6 (Siena, 12/3/04) Blocks: 3 (Canisius, 1/28/05) Minutes: 36 (Canisius, 1/28/05) RED FOX FACTS Birthday: July 16, 1980 Parents: Naby Yaya Camara and Aminata Traore Major: Social Work Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: The Fans CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s fg-fga fg% 3fg-3fa 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts/avg reb-avg a b st / / TOT: / / & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 18 Marist Women s Basketball

19 TEAM CAPTAINS R E D F O X E S #13 ERIN LEGER SENIOR, 5-8, GUARD MIDDLEBURY, CONN./ HOLY CROSS HS : MAAC All-Academic Team Played in five games for the Red Foxes this season Picked up her first collegiate assist along with a rebound and steal against Fairfield in the MAAC Semifinals, 3/5/05 Recorded her first collegiate block and rebound in two minutes of action against Fairfield, 2/5/05 She logged a season-high two minutes of action against Rider, 1/16/ 05 Made her first appearance of the season against St. Mary s (CA), 12/30/ : MAAC All-Academic Team Checked into two games this season playing a total of three minutes against Canisius, 2/5/04 and Boston University, 1/3/ : Joined the team as a walk on her freshman year Saw action in five games this season for the Red Foxes...Shot 66.7 percent from behind the arc...emphatically scored her first collegiate points against Delaware, nailing a three-pointer, 12/ 13/02 Played in her first collegiate game against American, 12/ 1/02 High School: Played volleyball and basketball for four years at Holy Cross High School in Connecticut...Was named All-City in hoops as a senior...named Second Team All-Conference Was team captain her junior and senior years Finished her career as the all-time leading three-point shooter...earned Second Team All-NVL honors her final year of basketball...led her team to the 2002 Conference Championships, coming in second in the state Also excelled in the classroom, earning New Haven County All-Academic honors...was a member of the National Honor Society at Holy Cross, as well as the French Honor Society...Earned numerous All-Academic Team accolades during her high school career...was also a member of the Holy Cross track team as a freshman. Personal: Both of her parents were on the swim team at Springfield College Serves as a girls basketball AAU coach during the summer Is a three-year member of the Marist dean s list Is on pace to complete a five-year master s program in psychology. CAREER HIGHS Points: 3 (Delaware, 12/23/02) Rebounds: 1 (Fairfield, 2/5/05) Assists: 1 (Fairfield, 3/5/05) Steals: 1 (Fairfield, 3/5/05) Blocks: 1 (Fairfield, 3/5/05) Minutes: 3 (Three times) RED FOX FACTS Birthday: May 6, 1984 Parents: Paul and Margaret Leger Siblings: Brother, Kevin and Sister, Meghan Major: Psychology (Five-Year Masters Program) Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: My teammates CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s fg-fga fg% 3fg-3fa 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts/avg reb-avg a b st / / / / / TOT: 12/ /0.5 2/ & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 19 Marist Women s Basketball

20 R E D F O X E S #35 KRISTEN VILARDI SENIOR, 5-10, GUARD FISHKILL, N.Y./ OUR LADY OF LOURDES : Played in 29 games, starting all but one in her junior season with the Red Foxes...One of the Red Foxes most aggressive and effective defensive threats...was 2-2 from three-point range in the MAAC Championship, tallying six points, three steals and two assists, 3/6/05...Grabbed a season-high five rebounds and tallied three assists and a steal at Rider, 2/27/05...Scored a season-high 14 points on 3-4 shooting from behind the arc and 5-6 from the free-throw line in 23 minutes against St. Peter s, 2/ 25/05...Equaled a season-high four assists in Marist win over Fairfield, 2/5/05...Matched a season-high of eight points against Niagara, while also recording two assists and two steals in 27 minutes playedéhad season-highs with four assists, three steals, and 33 minutes played, while also recording three points in a Foxes win at Lehigh, 1/5/ : Played in 29 games, starting 10 as a sophomore...tallied 57 rebounds and 18 steals...started first-ever NCAA Tournament game against Oklahoma, recording three points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal against the Sooners...Scored nine points on 2-3 shooting from beyond the arc in MAAC Tournament win against Manhattan...Hit two key free throws to give Marist the win against Saint Peter s, 1/ 25/04...Set a new career-high with four steals in win against Iona while adding two blocks, 1/17/04...Tied career-high grabbing seven rebounds in win against St. Bonaventure, 12/9/03...Tied a career-high in minutes, playing 35 in loss at Hartford, 11/22/03. CAREER HIGHS Points: 21 (Rider, 1/16/03) Rebounds: 7 (Two times) Assists: 4 (Three times) Steals: 4 (Iona, 1/17/04) Blocks: 2 (Iona, 1/17/04) Minutes: 35 (Two times) TEAM CAPTAINS High School: Played four years of varsity basketball at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, leading the Warriors to four consecutive Federation State Titles...Earned NY State All-Tournament honors as a senior...was named 3rd team All-New York as a senior, after earning 6th Team accolades as a junior...led Lourdes to a #4 national ranking from USA Today...Earned All-Section and All- League accolades her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Personal: Will be the only player to have played for Coach Giorgis for eight consecutive seasons (Four at Lourdes and four at Marist)...Brother, David played baseball at Southern Mississippi and her brother Steven, played football at Wagner. RED FOX FACTS Birthday: July 13, 1983 Parents: Mario and Susan Vilardi Siblings: Two brothers, Steven and David Major: Biology / Pre-Dental Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: Winning : All-MAAC Rookie Team...MAAC Rookie of the Week (1/20)...Saw action in all 29 games the Red Foxes played, starting 15 of them...averaged 22.8 minutes...also averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds a game...grabbed five rebounds while dishing out four assists in loss to Rider, 2/19/03...Played a career-high 35 minutes against Canisius, 1/24/03...Recorded a career-high 21 points in win against Rider, while grabbing a career-high seven boards, 1/16/03... Started her first collegiate game in a win against Fairfield, 12/10/02...Scored her first collegiate points with a three-pointer in the first-half against New Hampshire, 11/26/02...Grabbed four rebounds and collected four steals in her first collegiate game against St. John s, 11/24/ 02. CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s fg-fga fg% 3fg-3fa 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts/avg reb-avg a b st / /4.4 71/ / /2.1 57/ / /3.6 67/ TOT: 87/ / / & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 20 Marist Women s Basketball

21 THE RED FOXES R E D F O X E S #44 MARY ALICE DUFF JUNIOR, 6-0, FORWARD/CENTER HAVERTOWN, PA./ HAVERTOWN : Saw action in nine games in her sophomore season with the Red Foxes Recorded her first collegiate field goal against Fairfield in the MAAC Semifinals, playing a career-high five minutes, 3/5/05 Hit a free-throw against St. Peter s for her first collegiate point, also had a rebound, 2/27/05...Matched a career-high of four minutes played in win against Fairfield, 2/5/ 05 Had career-highs with two rebounds and one block in a season-high two minutes versus Rider, 1/16/ : Saw action in one game in the 2004 MAAC Tournament...Checked into six games this season...recorded a rebound against Rider, 1/11/04...Pulled down two boards in first-ever collegiate game against Lehigh, 11/24/03. High School: Was a three-year varsity starter at Haverford High School...Averaged 6.0 points and 5.0 boards during senior campaign...team qualified for the state tournament during each of her four years at Haverford Helped lead Haverford to Central League Championships in 2001 and Named First Team All-County and Conference as a senior...also earned All-Main Line, All-Delco, All-Delaware County honors...well-rounded athlete who played also played volleyball all four years and softball for one at Haverford. Personal: Father, Thomas, played basketball for St. Joseph s University...Made the Marist Dean s List in Spring 2005 Played in the Belmar Summer League during the 2005 break. CAREER HIGHS Points: 2 (Fairfield, 3/5/05) Rebounds: 2 (Two times) Blocks: 1 (Two times) Minutes: 5 (Fairfield, 3/5/05) RED FOX FACTS Birthday: December 8, 1984 Parents: Thomas and Patricia Siblings: Four older siblings; Two sisters, Samantha and Tricia and Two brothers, Thomas and Terence Major: Psychology / Sociology Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: The friendships GETTING TO KNOW DUFF Fave Song: Anything on Coldplay s new album Fave Book: The Great Gatsby, White Oleander Fave Movie: PCU Old School Moulin Rouge Fave TV Show: Seinfeld Family Guy Fave Food: My mom s twice baked potatoes Fave Sports Figure: Serena Williams Fave Sports Team: Philadelphia Eagles Fave thing to do other than hoops: Shop Fave Quote: It s not the size of the dog in the fight, it s the size of the fight in the dog. Fave Spot on Campus: Upper West T3 Fave Class at Marist: Sociology CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s fg-fga fg% 3fg-3fa 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts/avg reb-avg a b st / / / /0.3 4/ TOT: 15/ /0.2 7/ & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 21 Marist Women s Basketball

22 THE RED FOXES R E D F O X E S #23 KRISTIN HEIN JUNIOR, 6-0, GUARD/FORWARD HOWELL, N.J./MANASQUAN : Saw time off the bench in 25 games for the Red Foxes in her second season Provides a spark off the bench for the Red Foxes and is a threat from three-point range as well as in the post...had five points along with two assists in 10 minutes of action against Fairfield in the MAAC Semis, 3/5/05 Matched her career-high with six points on 2-2 shooting from behind the arc against Manhattan, 2/20/05 Played a season-high 11 minutes against Iona recording five points and three rebounds, 2/ 3/05 Scored five points in six minutes of play against Canisius, 1/8/05 Set a career-high in rebounds with four in a season-high 10 minutes against Rider, 1/16/05 Scored a career-high with six points in nine minutes in a win versus Loyola, 1/14/ : MAAC Co-Rookie of the Week 12/22...Added depth at the forward position for the Red Foxes...Appeared in 16 games as a freshman Came off the bench to score five points, an assist and a rebound against Fairfield, 1/22/04...Tied careerhigh with five points in 16 minutes of play against Boston University, 1/3/04...Posted four points against San Jose State, 12/28/03...Had one of her best games of the season against Auburn, recording five points, three boards, two steals and an assist in 14 minutes of play, 12/21/03...Recorded her first collegiate point, making one free throw in win over Canisius, 12/5/ 03...Checked into first collegiate game against Lehigh, recording one rebound, 11/24/03. High School: Averaged 13.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists a game as a senior at Manasquan High School...Also hit 30 threepointers...led team to the A Central Division title in her senior season...earned First-Team A Central honors...also garnered Third Team All-Shore and All-Monmouth County accolades...versatile athlete, playing soccer for three years at Manasquan...Made the honor roll all four years. Personal: Made the Marist Dean s List during the Spring of 2005 Played in the Belmar Summer League during the 2005 Summer Played with US Hoops Ran with the Manasquan Cross Country Team during the summer. CAREER HIGHS Points: 6 (Two times) Rebounds: 4 (Rider, 1/16/05) Assists: 1 (Nine times) Steals: 2 (Two times) Minutes: 16 (Boston Univ., 1/3/04) RED FOX FACTS Birthday: December 31, 1984 Parents: John and Beverly Hein Siblings: Two brothers, John and Kevin Major: History / Secondary Education Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: The friends and bonds you make GETTING TO KNOW HEIN Fave Song: I Don t Want to Lose Your Love Tonight The Outfield Fave Book: The Great Gatsby Fave TV Show: The OC Fave Food: Fruit CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s fg-fga fg% 3fg-3fa 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts/avg reb-avg a b st / /1.3 12/ / /1.6 20/ TOT: 41/ /1.6 32/ & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 22 Marist Women s Basketball

23 THE RED FOXES R E D F O X E S #2 ALISA KRESGE JUNIOR, 5-7, GUARD HOLMDEL, N.J./ RED BANK CATHOLIC Career: Ranks tenth on the Marist career assists list with : MAAC Defensive Player of the YearÉMAAC All- Academic Team... Started all 29 games in her sophomore season with the Foxes...Her 162 assists put her second on the singleseason record listépicked up six points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals in the loss to Canisius in the MAAC finals, 3/6/ 05...Dished out 10 assists while also tallying five points and two steals, 2/25/05...Had a season-high 11 rebounds while also matching a season-high 4 steals in win at Loyola, 2/12/05...Recorded a career-high 11 assists in a win at Fairfield, 1/20/ 05...Matched her career-high with 8 points, and tallied a seasonhigh 10 rebounds in 32 minutes against Iona, 1/10/05...Propelled the Foxes to a win over Lehigh with her gamewinning 3-pointer, achieving her career-high with 8 points in the win, 1/5/05...Played a career-high 45 minutes in the Foxes OT loss to Siena, 12/3/04...Recorded 7 points, 8 rebounds, and a team-high 6 assists in the Foxes first win of the season against St. Bonaventure, 11/27/ : MAAC Rookie of the Week 12/29...Played in 31 games as a rookie, starting 17...Was a major threat on defense, leading the team with 44 steals...ranked third on the team in assists with 70, and was fourth in rebounds with Started first-ever NCAA Tournament game against Oklahoma, tallying five rebounds, four steals and three assists...recorded five rebounds, three assists and three rebounds in MAAC Tournament win over Manhattan...Started 13th game of season finishing with seven points, five rebounds, four steals and four assists against Iona, 2/29/04... Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against Manhattan in her ninth consecutive start, 2/12/04...Made her first collegiate start against Rider, recording five-rebounds, four steals, four assists, two points and a block in 28 minutes, 1/11/ 04...Scored her first collegiate points in 22 minutes of action in loss at Penn, also handing out four assists, 12/1/03...Made her first collegiate appearance against Hartford, playing nine minutes, 11/22/03. High School: Averaged 9.2 points and 4.5 rebounds a game as a senior...set career records for assists (515) and steals (418) at Red Bank Catholic High School...Also set single season records for CAREER HIGHS assists (141) and steals (112)...Helped her team achieve a fouryear record of Member of Red Bank team that went 31-0 and was ranked 18th in the country by USA Today in A four-time First-Team All-Central Division selection...two-time First Team All-Shore Conference and All-Parochial selection...named to Second Team All-State as a senior... Led Red Bank to three consecutive State Sectional, Shore Conference and Divisional conference championships. Personal: Father, Kevin, played basketball and baseball at Rutgers-Camden...Two-year member of the Marist Dean s List...Played in the Belmar Summer League during the summer of 2005 RED FOX FACTS Birthday: April 1, 1985 Parents: Kevin Kresge and Diane Somers Siblings: Two brothers, Kevin and Ryan Major: Digital Media Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: My teammates Points: 8 (Two times) Rebounds: 12 (Manhattan, 2/12/04) Assists: 11 (Fairfield, 1/20/05) Steals: 5 (Five times) Blocks: 1 (Seven times) Minutes: 45 (Siena, 12/3/04) CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s fg-fga fg% 3fg-3fa 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts/avg reb-avg a b st / / / / / / TOT: 60/ / / & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 23 Marist Women s Basketball

24 R E D F O X E S #1 SHANNON MINTER JUNIOR, 5-7, GUARD OSSINING, N.Y./OSSINING THE RED FOXES Personal: Was an alternate for Hudson Valley Women s Open Basketball that won a silver medal at the 2005 Empire State Games...Brother Michael played football at Georgia Tech Brother Maurice played football at Syracuse...Brother Kevin played football at Nassau Community College Cousin is Michael Minter who played football at Nebraska and currently plays for the Carolina Panthers : Saw action in 25 games for the Red Foxes in her second season with Marist Matched a season-high two steals against Fairfield, 2/5/05 Recorded four points and two steals in 11 minutes against Fairfield, 1/20/05 Had a perfect shooting night scoring four points, going 2-2 from the line and 1-1 from the field, in a win against Rider, 1/16/05 Had three points, tied for the team-lead with two assists, and had a season-high four rebounds in a loss at St. Mary s (CA), 12/30/04 Dished out a season-high two assists in a win against Penn, 12/11/04 Recorded season highs in points and minutes coming off the bench with six points in 12 minutes in an OT loss to Siena, 12/3/ : Appeared in 21 games at for the Red Foxes Played six minutes in NCAA Tournament game against Oklahoma, dishing out one assist...averaged 4.0 points, 2.3 assists and 23.3 minutes of action in MAAC Tournament...Recorded seven points, five assists, two boards, two steals and a block in career-high 30 minutes of action in MAAC Championship against Canisius, 3/7/ Scored five points in 27 minutes in MAAC Tournament win over Saint Peter s, 3/6/04...Had a career-night off the bench scoring 10 points on 4-8 shooting from the floor and going 2-3 from beyond the arc in win at Iona, 2/29/04...Tallied five points, two rebounds and two assists in 14 minutes of play against Manhattan, 2/12/04..Scored seven points against Canisius...Scored five points in 16 minutes of play against Boston University, 1/3/04...Scored her first collegiate points, tallying three in win against Canisius, 12/5/03...Checked into her first collegiate game, 11/24/03, playing four minutes. High School: Averaged 18.5 points per game as a senior, pulling in 7.0 boards and dishing out 6.0 assists a contest...a First-Team All-League, All-Section selection...led Ossining to a 22-1 mark, earning League Most Valuable Player honors...garnered All-State Fourth Team accolades...also was named North County News Player of the Year...Earned MSG Network Honorable Mention...Named Ossining s Female Athlete of the Year and received the Marine Corps Athlete Award. CAREER HIGHS Points: 10 (Iona, 2/29/04) Rebounds: 2 (Two times) Assists: 5 (Canisius, 3/7/04) Steals: 2 (Canisius, 3/7/04) Minutes: 30 (Canisius, 3/7/04) RED FOX FACTS Birthday: June 8, 1985 Parents: Robert and Becky Minter Siblings: Three older brothers, Robert Jr., Michael and Kevin Major: Sports Communication/Spanish Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: The friendships CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s fg-fga fg% 3fg-3fa 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts/avg reb-avg a b st / /2.4 14/ / /1.0 14/ TOT: 46/ /1.7 28/ & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 24 Marist Women s Basketball

25 THE RED FOXES R E D F O X E S #22 NIKKI FLORES SOPHOMORE, 5-4, GUARD MONTVALE, N.J./ IMMACULATE HEART ACADEMY : 2005 MAAC All-Rookie Team...MAAC Tournament Team One of two freshmen to appear in all 29 games coming off the bench for Coach Giorgis Had a stellar showing at the MAAC Tournament, nearing a double-double in each game Was the team s best free-throw shooter (min. 20 taken), sinking 74.6% of her 59 attempts from the line...was often called upon to help break a tough press and to hit free-throws at the end of close games...went 6-8 from the free-throw line en route to nine points along with a career high seven rebounds in the MAAC Championship game against Canisius, 3/6/05 Had a career night against Fairfield in the MAAC semifinals, tallying career highs for points with 12 and assists with seven, along with three steals, 3/5/05 Picked up eight points and three boards in the win at Siena, 2/10/05...Had a career night against Manhattan scoring a career-high 11 points in a career-high 22 minutes, and also matched a career-high with two assists, 1/24/05 Recorded a career-high six rebounds while scoring four points in 15 minutes in a win over Loyola, 1/14/05 Had a solid night against St. Mary s (CA), setting career-highs with eight points, two assists, and two steals in 17 minutes of action, 12/30/04. Made her collegiate debut against Delaware State, tallying two points, one rebound, and one assist, 11/27/04. High School: Played basketball for four years at Immaculate Heart Academy Led her team to the League Championships, County Championships, Parochial A North State Championships Team appeared in the Tournament of Champions Named to the Third Team All-County as a freshman First Team All-County her sophomore, junior and senior years Four-time First Team All- League selection Third Team All-State selection in 2004 Member of 2002 Parochial A State Championship MVP First Team All-North Jersey Second Team All-North Jersey selection National Honor Society. Personal: Made the Marist Dean s list as a freshman Played for the New Jersey Flash in 2005 Summer League One of the strongest players on the team Worked with weight trainers during the summer. CAREER HIGHS Points: 12 (Fairfield, 3/5/05) Rebounds: 7 (Canisius, 3/6/05) Assists: 7 (Fairfield, 3/5/05) Steals: 3 (Two times) Blocks: 1 (Siena, 12/3/04) Minutes: 23 (Fairfield, 3/5/05) RED FOX FACTS Birthday: September 6, 1986 Parents: Armando Flores and Renee Flores Siblings: Sister, Jenn and Brother, Chris Major: History/Secondary Education Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: Team chemistry CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s fg-fga fg% 3fg-3fa 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts/avg reb-avg a b st / /3.8 56/ TOT: 29/ /3.8 56/ & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 25 Marist Women s Basketball

26 THE RED FOXES R E D F O X E S #33 COURTNEY KOLESAR SOPHOMORE, 5-7, GUARD CONCORD, OHIO : Played in 15 games in her first season with the Red Foxes A talented outside shooter who learned the collegiate game this season Picked up two rebounds in the MAAC Semifinals against Fairfield, 3/5/05 Recorded season-highs with two rebounds and two steals in a Red Fox win over Fairfield, 2/5/05 She tallied her first collegiate points against Cornell, scoring a career-high six points in a career-high 14 minutes of play, 1/2/05 Recorded her first rebound and steal in six minutes of action against UNH, 11/29/04 Made her collegiate debut against Delaware State, 11/20/04. High School: Played four years of basketball at Riverside High School Was named Honorable Mention All-Ohio as a senior Voted First Team All-Lake County Most Valuable Player at Riverside Once scored 38 points in a single game Also played volleyball in high school Personal: Father, Bill, played football at Eastern Kentucky University. RED FOX FACTS Birthday: October 6, 1985 Parents: Bill and Debbie Kolesar Siblings: Two brothers, Adam and Billy Major: Psychology/Special Education Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: My teammates GETTING TO KNOW KOLESAR Fave Song: Drop It Like It s Hot Snoop Dog Fave Movie: Love & Basketball Fave TV Show: The Real World Fave Food: Pizza Fave Sports Figure: Lebron James Fave Sports Team: Cleveland Browns CAREER HIGHS Points: 6 (Cornell, 1/2/05) Rebounds: 2 (Two times) Steals: 2 (Fairfield, 2/5/05) Minutes: 14 (Cornell, 1/2/05) CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s fg-fga fg% 3fg-3fa 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts/avg reb-avg a b st / / TOT: 15/ / & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 26 Marist Women s Basketball

27 THE RED FOXES R E D F O X E S #50 SARAH SMRDEL SOPHOMORE, 6-2, FORWARD MENTOR, OHIO/MENTOR : Appeared in 24 games in her first season as a Red Fox One of eight players to see action in the MAAC Final, scoring four points, 3/6/05 Matched her career-high playing 16 minutes against Fairfield in the MAAC Semifinal, also tying her career-high for points with eight and grabbing three rebounds, 3/5/05 Grabbed a career-high six rebounds in win over Loyola, 2/12/05 Recorded career-highs with eight points and two steals in a career-best 16 minutes in win at Siena, 2/10/ 05 Grabbed a career-high five rebounds while scoring four points in nine minutes in Marist win versus Fairfield, 2/5/ 05 Scored her first collegiate points against nationally ranked Georgia, scoring 2 points in eight minutes, 12/21/04 Recorded her first collegiate block and had career-highs with two blocks and two assists in a career-high 10 minutes against Penn, 12/11/04 Made her collegiate debut against St. Bonaventure, where she grabbed two rebounds in four minutes, 11/27/04. High School: Member of the basketball team for four years at Mentor Named Second Team All-Ohio Was a 1,000-point scorer at Mentor Voted to the News Herald First Team Lake County Basketball Club All-Star Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Mentor High School. Personal: Named to the Marist Dean s List both semesters as a freshman Cousin Dave Herman played football for the New York Jets Uncle Don Keiser played football at Purdue. RED FOX FACTS Birthday: February 13, 1986 Parents: Edward and Ann Siblings: Two older sisters, Arianne and Kristin Major: Business Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: My Teammates CAREER HIGHS Points: 8 (Two times) Rebounds: 6 (Loyola, 2/12/05) Assists: 2 (Penn, 12/11/04) Steals: 2 (Siena, 2/10/05) Blocks: 2 (Penn, 12/11/04) Minutes: 16 (Two times) CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s fg-fga fg% 3fg-3fa 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts/avg reb-avg a b st / /1.7 49/ TOT: 24/ /1.7 49/ & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 27 Marist Women s Basketball

28 THE RED FOXES R E D F O X E S #24 ALEXIS WATERS SOPHOMORE, 5-9, FORWARD/GUARD LANSING, MICH./SEXTON : Saw time in 14 games in her first season with Marist Had a steal against Loyola, 1/14/05...Recorded her first collegiate block against Cornell, 1/2/05 Had a perfect shooting performance against the University of San Francisco as she scored five points (going 1-1 from 3-pt range and 2-2 from the line) and had four rebounds in 15 minutes, and she also swiped her first collegiate steal, 12/28/04 She had a career night against 15th ranked Georgia, setting career-highs with six points, five rebounds, and one assist in a career-high 17 minutes of action Played in her first collegiate game against UNH, 11/29/ 04. High School: Played basketball for four years at Sexton High School Led her team to the 2002 and 2003 CAAC Championships Played on the 2003 District Championship team Honorable Mention Also played varsity soccer as a junior and senior On the Honor Roll for four years. RED FOX FACTS Birthday: November 3, 1986 Parents: Roxie Waters Siblings: Sister, Michelle Major: Psychology/Special Education Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: The dedication and hard work GETTING TO KNOW WATERS Fave Song: You Got It Bad Usher and Ex-Factor Lauryn Hill Fave Book: The Bible Fave Movie: Two Can Play That Game The Notebook Fave TV Show: Half and Half Fave Food: Macaroni and cheese CAREER HIGHS Points: 6 (Georgia, 12/21/04) Rebounds: 5 (Georgia, 12/21/04) Assists: 1 (Georgia, 12/21/04) Steals: 1 (San Francisco, 12/28/04) Minutes: 17 (Georgia, 12/21/04) CAREER STATISTICS year gp/s fg-fga fg% 3fg-3fa 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts/avg reb-avg a b st / /1.1 21/ TOT: 14/ /1.1 21/ & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 28 Marist Women s Basketball

29 THE RED FOXES R E D F O X E S #14 MEG DAHLMAN RS-SOPHOMORE, 6-3, FORWARD SPENCERPORT, N.Y./ NAZARETH ACADEMY/ HOLY CROSS COLLEGE : Was not able to compete in games due to NCAA Transfer regulations. Prior to Marist: Appeared in 13 games for Coach Bill Gibbons at Holy Cross in Recorded 22 points, five blocks and four steals. High School: Played for Coach Chris Belmont at Nazareth Academy McDonald s All-American Nominee WBCA Nominee... Three-time Nazareth Academy Basketball MVP... Two-time Nazareth Academy Athlete of the Year...Twotime All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year Second Team All- State as a sophomore and junior First Team All-State her senior season WHAM Heart of Gold Foundation Sportswoman of the Year in Led her team to three New York State Section V Class B Championships... scored 2,085 points in her high school career, which is sixth all-time in Section V history... Set a school record with 305 assists in her career... Averaged 24 points and 12 rebounds per game her senior year. Personal: Named to the Marist Dean s List both semesters in Was born in Chicago Brother Jason was a pole vaulter for Ashland University and Ohio State University. RED FOX FACTS Birthday: November 18, 1984 Parents: Hank and Marcia Dahlman Siblings: Brother, Jason and Sister, Amber Major: Psychology/Special Education Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: My teammates GETTING TO KNOW DAHLMAN Fave Song: Something More - Sugarland Fave Book: Raise the Roof Fave Movie: A League of Their Own Fave TV Show: Ellen Fave Food: Reuben sandwich and chicken fingers Fave Sports Figure: Pat Summitt Fave Sports Team: Tennessee Lady Vols and Chicago Cubs Fave thing to do other than hoops: Hanging out with family and friends Fave Quote: Dream Big, Dream Often Person Most Admired: My mom and dad R E D F O X E S #20 JULIANNE VIANI RS-FRESHMAN, 5-7, GUARD POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y./ OUR LADY OF LOURDES/ RHODE ISLAND : Was not able to compete in games due to NCAA Transfer regulations. High School: New York State Player of the Year Played for four years at local powerhouse, two under Coach Giorgis...Our Lady of Lourdes Led her team to three State Championships Lourdes team ranked 4th in the nation her sophomore year and was First in the MSG poll Named to the New York All-State Team three out of four years York State MVP her senior year. Personal: Played AAU basketball from age 10 on Sister Jenna plays basketball at Villanova Won a silver medal at the 2005 Empire State Games, playing for the Hudson Valley Women s Open squad along with Fifi Camara. RED FOX FACTS Birthday: November 25, 1985 Parents: Alan and Shelly Viani Siblings: Two sisters, Jenna and Jaclyn. Jenna currently plays basketball at Villanova. Major: Political Science/Pre-Law Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: The fans GETTING TO KNOW VIANI Fave Song: I Can Only Imagine - Mercy Me Fave Book: The Giver Fave Movie: Lord of the Rings Fave TV Show: Everybody Loves Raymond Fave Food: Italian Fave Sports Figure: Michael Jordan Fave Sports Team: New York Yankees Fave thing to do other than hoops: Be with family and friends Fave Quote: Man cannot live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. Fave Spot on Campus: The Chapel and by the river Person Most Admired: Jesus Reality TV Show you d most like to be on: The Bachelorette Website you visit most often: The title of your autobiography would be: Walking By Faith 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 29 Marist Women s Basketball

30 R E D F O X E S #15 DANIELLE MCCRAY JUNIOR, 5-11, FORWARD LYONS, N.Y./LYONS/ GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE THE RED FOXES R E D F O X E S #21 LAUREN SVOBODA FRESHMAN, 5-9, GUARD TEWKSBURY, N.J./ RUTGERS PREPARATORY Prior to Marist: Like Marist teammate Fifi Camara, McCray had a solid career at Genesee, earning First Team All-Conference and Region honors and Second Team All-District C honors in Last season, McCray led her team to a 26-6 record, a second place finish in the District Tournament and a final ranking of 13th nationally. McCray made her mark in the record books at Genesee, breaking the records for career rebounds (656), rebounds in a season (383) and blocked shots in a game (five, three times), all previously held by Camara. High School: Prior to her time at Genesee, McCray was a standout player at Lyons High School, graduating as the second all-time leading scorer with 1,813 points. She led her team to four consecutive Wayne County Championships and was a four-time First Team All-County selection. During three of those seasons, McCray was the Wayne County MVP and was voted to the State Section V All-Tournament Team three times. In addition to her county honors, McCray was a Class C All-State selection and an All-Greater Rochester Super 15 selection for two seasons. She was named to the Finger Lakes Fab Five First Team twice and the Fab Five Second Team twice. RED FOX FACTS Birthday: September 21, 1984 Parents: Debra McMillon Major: History/Secondary Education GETTING TO KNOW MCCRAY Fave Book: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Fave Movie: Love and Basketball Fave TV Show: Everybody Loves Raymond Fave Food: Chicken wings Fave thing to do other than hoops: Go shopping Fave Quote: I don t know Fave Class at Marist: American Sign Language I Person Most Admired: My mother Reality TV Show you d most like to be on: Real World Prior to Marist: Played at the United States Military Academy Prep School for the campaign...played point guard and helped her team to a 20-7 record. High School: Was a three year starter at Rutgers Prep, leading her team to a record...led her team to three conference championships, two state championships and a county championship...named to the All-Conference First Team, NJISAA All-State First Team and Star Ledger All-State Prep Second Team during sophomore, junior and senior seasons...led her summer league team to a Middlesex County Championship and was named MVP...Also played volleyball and ran cross country. Personal: Did extensive speed training during the summer of Sister, Kimberly attended Marist and was a member, captain and coach of the Equestrian Team...Father played soccer at NJIT and in a Semi-Pro LeagueÉMother was a fencer at New Jersey City University...Grandfather John Dzitko played football at Villanova and for the SI Giants. RED FOX FACTS Birthday: May 23, 1986 Parents: Peter & Joan Svoboda Siblings: Sister, Kimberly Major: Psychology/Criminal Justice Favorite Thing About Marist Hoops: Teammates & the family atmosphere GETTING TO KNOW SVBODA Fave Song: This One s For the Girls Martina McBride Fave Book: The DaVinci Code Fave Movie: Finding Nemo Fave TV Show: Full House and The OC Fave Food: Homemade baked ziti Fave Sports Figure: Vicky Bullet Fave Sports Team: Yankees Fave thing to do other than hoops: Kickboxing 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 30 Marist Women s Basketball

31 REVIEW REVIEW BASKETBALL 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 31 Marist Women s Basketball

32 After s season of firsts, the Marist women s basketball team still felt it had something to prove, and did so by turning in the best season in program history. The Red Foxes turned in a commanding 22-7 record (15-3 MAAC), the best mark in program history. Along with that, 21 of their wins came in the regular season for the school s first-ever 20+ win regular season. Marist went 6-3 in non-conference play for the school s first non-league winning season since when the team went 7-2. The Red Foxes record was the best out of all the MAAC schools and it included wins over Penn, San Francisco, St. Bonaventure and Lehigh. Marist had its success out of league play, but suddenly, three games into the MAAC season, found itself 0-3, having lost to Siena, St. Peter s and Canisius. After a loss to Canisius on Jan. 8 at the McCann Center, the defending conference champions were in sole possession of last place and needed a quick turnaround. Head Coach Brian Giorgis told his players that they could not lose anymore and they responded by defeating Iona on Jan. 10 to start the wheels in motion. The team truly REVIEW took him literally, tearing through the rest of their conference slate on a school-record 15-game winning streak, fourth longest in the NCAA. The Red Foxes went from worst to first. They ended the campaign in sole possession of the Regular Season Championship and the number one seed in the upcoming tournament. The Red Foxes increased their winning streak to 16 with a win over Fairfield in the MAAC Tournament Semifinals, setting up a rematch of last year s final against Canisius the next day. In a hard-fought battle, the Red Foxes struggled to build a significant lead and eventually fell to the Golden Griffins, Throughout the year, Marist steadily improved in the RPI ranks, sitting at 82 by the end of the season. Additionally, they were ranked in the top-25 in five different national categories: personal fouls per game, tenth (13.8), winning streak, fourth (16), won-lost percentage, 29 th (75.9) and field goal percentage defense, 20 th (36.1). Perhaps the most notable ranking was fourth in the country for scoring defense, holding opponents to just 51.4 points per game. Marist tallied 19 double-doubles as a team, the most in the MAAC and ranked in the top four in the conference in all but four statistical categories. The Red Foxes ranked first in seven different categories including scoring defense, scoring margin, assist/turnover ratio, steals, assists, field goal percentage defense and turnover margin & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 32 Marist Women s Basketball

33 REVIEW Marist s stifling defense carried the team on its 15-game winning streak, but the team finished the MAAC season with three players averaging double figures. Fifi Camara ranked second in the conference at 17.2 points per game, Kristin Keller was fifth with 15.3 and Megan Vetter finished 20th at Sophomore point guard Alisa Kresge was tremendous for the Foxes, finishing the season ranked first in assists with 5.89 per game, fifth in steals with 2.06 per contest and perhaps the most impressive, first in assist/ turnover ratio at As a team, Marist led the MAAC in seven of 19 statistical categories and was in the top five in 15. Following a tremendous effort in the regular season, Marist was rewarded with three selections to the All-Conference teams. Senior Kristin Keller, a Preseason First Team selection and junior Fifi Camara were named to the All- MAAC First Team. Freshman point guard Nikki Flores was named to the All-Rookie Team for her efforts this season. Keller and Camara are Marist s first-ever First Team All- MAAC selections and Flores is the seventh-ever All-Rookie Team pick. Head Coach Brian Giorgis was named MAAC Co-Coach of the Year and Alisa Kresge was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Year. Additionally, Keller received the first-ever Fidelis Care Humanitarian of the Year Award because she is a student athlete who is active in her community, a campus leader, and humbly reflects and actively represents the shared missions of the MAAC and Fidelis Care. The Marist frontcourt duo of Keller and Camara was unstoppable all season, with the two averaging a combined 30.4 points per game. Camara, a 6-1 forward, totaled 15 double-double performances, with 13 coming in 18 league games played. She leads the Red Foxes in scoring with 15.7 points per game, rebounding with 9.5 boards per game and steals with 57. She was fourth in the conference in scoring, second in steals and first in rebounds and won MAAC Player of the Week honors three times during the regular season. Keller, a 6-3 center and 2004 s MAAC Sixth Player of the Year, lived up to her Preseason First Team selection by averaging 14.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Keller also tallied 2.4 assists per game and was a big force on defense, leading the team with 29 blocked shots and 27 steals. She also had a team-high eight 20+ point outings for the Foxes, had four double-doubles and was a two-time MAAC Player of the Week. Flores, a 5-4 guard, was a vital spark off the bench for Marist this season, appearing in all 27 games and averaging 12.8 minutes per contest. She is the team s best free-throw shooter, connecting on 75.5% of her attempts from the line while averaging 3.3 points and 1.7 rebounds a game. She also dished out 22 assists and had 12 steals. In addition, all three of those players (Keller, Camara and Flores) were named to the MAAC All- Tournament Team for their efforts. While Marist s 22-7 campaign last year cannot compare to the thrill of 2004 s MAAC Championship, the Red Foxes continued to prove that they are a team on the upswing & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 33 Marist Women s Basketball

34 RESULTS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS 11/20/04 at Delaware State L, (16)Keller, Kristin (9)Camara, Fifi 11/27/04 at St.Bonaventure W, (13)Camara, Fifi (9)Keller, Kristin 11/29/04 UNH W, (14)Camara, Fifi (6)Keller, Kristin 12/3/04 SIENA* L, (OT) 1648 (14)Camara, Fifi (13)Camara, Fifi 12/5/04 at Saint Peter s* L, (23)Camara, Fifi (16)Camara, Fifi 12/11/04 PENNSLYVANIA W, (20)Keller, Kristin (14)Keller, Kristin 12/21/04 GEORGIA L, (20)Keller, Kristin (8)Keller, Kristin 12/28/04 at San Francisco W, (23)Keller, Kristin (5)Vetter, Megan (5)Kresge, Alisa 12/30/04 at Saint Mary s (CA) L, (11)Camara, Fifi (9)Camara, Fifi 1/2/2005 CORNELL W, (16)Camara, Fifi (8)Kresge, Alisa 1/5/05 at Lehigh W, (15)Vetter, Megan (10)Keller, Kristin 1/8/05 CANISIUS* L, (19)Camara, Fifi (10)Keller, Kristin 1/10/05 at Iona* W, (14)Camara, Fifi (10)Camara, Fifi (10)Kresge, Alisa 1/14/05 LOYOLA* W, (23)Camara, Fifi (12)Camara, Fifi 1/16/05 RIDER* W, (14)Keller, Kristin (11)Camara, Fifi 1/20/05 at Fairfield* W, (18)Camara, Fifi (9)Camara, Fifi (9)Keller, Kristin 1/24/05 MANHATTAN* W, (15)Keller, Kristin (9)Keller, Kristin 1/28/05 at Canisius W, (19)Keller, Kristin (13)Camara, Fifi 1/30/05 at Niagara* W, (15)Camara, Fifi (14)Camara, Fifi 2/3/05 IONA* W, (19)Camara, Fifi (15)Camara, Fifi 2/5/05 FAIRFIELD* W, (21)Vetter, Megan (10)Keller, Kristin (21)Keller, Kristin 2/10/05 at Siena* W, (24)Keller, Kristin (12)Camara, Fifi 2/12/05 at Loyola* W, (17)Keller, Kristin (11)Kresge, Alisa (17)Camara, Fifi 2/17/05 NIAGARA* W, (25)Keller, Kristin (11)Camara, Fifi 2/20/05 at Manhattan* W, (22)Keller, Kristin (10)Camara, Fifi 2/25/05 SAINT PETER S* W, (22)Keller, Kristin (11)Keller, Kristin 2/27/05 at Rider* W, (22)Camara, Fifi (11)Camara, Fifi 3/5/05 vs. Fairfield W, (19)Keller, Kristin (12)Keller, Kristin 3/6/05 vs. Canisius L, (16)Camara, Fifi (10)Camara, Fifi (16)Keller, Kristin * MAAC Opponent 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 34 Marist Women s Basketball

35 THE STREAK THE STREAK 16 Jan. 10, 2005: Marist 62 Iona 49 Jan. 14, 2005: Marist 64 Loyola 50 Jan. 16, 2005: Marist 63 Rider 35 Jan. 20, 2005: Marist 65 Fairfield 50 Jan. 24, 2005: Marist 59 Manhattan 57 Jan. 28, 2005: Marist 65 Canisius 62 Jan. 30, 2005: Marist 61 Niagara 49 Feb. 3, 2005: Marist 49 Iona 39 Feb. 5, 2005: Marist 71 Fairfield 50 Feb. 10, 2005: Marist 62 Siena 44 Feb. 12, 2005: Marist 49 Loyola 40 Feb. 17, 2005: Marist 62 Niagara 43 Feb. 20, 2005: Marist 66 Manhattan 52 Feb. 25, 2005: Marist 80 St. Peter s 61 Feb. 27, 2005: Marist 55 Rider 49 Mar. 5, 2005: Marist 69 Fairfield IN A ROW 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 35 Marist Women s Basketball

36 MAAC REVIEW FINAL MAAC STANDINGS MAAC OVERALL W L PCT W L PCT H A N Last Five Streak (1) Marist* L1 (2) Canisius^ L1 (3) Niagara L1 (4) Fairfield L1 (5) Siena L1 (6) Loyola (Md) L2 (7) Saint Peter s L1 (8) Manhattan L1 (9) Rider L1 (10) Iona L2 *Regular Season Champions ^MAAC Tournament Champions MAAC Players of The Week Dec. 13 Kristin Keller, Marist Jan. 17 Fifi Camara, Marist Jan. 31 Fifi Camara, Marist Feb. 7 - Fifi Camara. Marist Feb. 21 Kristin Keller, Marist MAAC Awards Pepsi MAAC Women s Basketball Player of the Year: Eva Cunningham, Niagara Rookie of the Year: Laura Menty, Siena Sixth Player of the Year: Jackie Valderas, Loyola Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Alisa Kresge, Marist & Lauren Surber, Siena New York Lottery Scholar Athlete of the Year: Lauren Surber, Siena Fidelis Care Humanitarian Award: Kristin Keller, Marist The Rock MAAC Coach of the Year: Brian Giorgis, Marist & Bill Agronin, Niagra All MAAC Teams First Team Becky Zak, Canisius Janelle McManus, Fairfield Fifi Camara, Marist Kristin Keller, Marist Eva Cunningham, Niagara Second Team Megan Lyte, Canisius Jessica Steeves, Canisius Katie Scherle, Loyola Serra Sangar, Manhattan Shaunna Ambrose, Niagara Third Team Cathy Dash, Fairfield Meg Abele, Iona Becky Hower, Rider Leanne Moore, Rider Tiffany Jones, Saint Peter s All-Rookie Team Sabra Wrice, Fairfield Aubre Dellinger, Manhattan Joann Nwafili, Manhattan Nikki Flores, Marist Johnell Burts, Saint Peter s Laura Menty, Siena 2005 MAAC Basketball Championship March 3-7, 2005 HSBC ArenaBuffalo, New York First Round - Thursday, March 3, 2005 #5 Siena 76 - #10 Iona 67 #8 Manhattan 49 - #7 Saint Peter s 45 #9 Rider 60 - #6 Loyola 58 Second Round - Friday, March 4, 2005 #4 Fairfield 66 - #5 Siena 65 (OT) #2 Canisius 60 - #8 Manhattan 50 #3 Niagara 69 - #9 Rider 46 Semifinals - Saturday, March 5, 2005 #1 Marist 69 - #4 Fairfield 49 #2 Canisius 71 - #3 Niagara 68 Championship - Sunday, March 6, 2005 #2 Canisius 60 - #1 Marist All-Tournament Team Eva Cunningham, Niagara Kristin Keller, Marist Fifi Camara, Marist Nikki Flores, Marist Jessica Steeves, Canisius 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 36 Marist Women s Basketball

37 MAAC REVIEW In the 19 different team statistical categories ranked by the MAAC, Marist led seven and was in the top five for 15. Among Marist s first-place rankings: scoring defense (51.5 ppg), scoring margin (+7.7 ppg), assists (16.03 apg), assist-turnover ratio (1.05), field goal percentage defense (.361), steals (9.07 spg) turnover margin (+2.55). The Red Foxes ended the season ranked fourth in the NCAA in scoring defense, allowing just 51.5 points per game. SCORING ## Player-Team G FG Pts Avg/G 1. Cunningham, Eva-NIA Abele, Meg-ION Ambrose, Shaunna-NIA Camara, Fifi-MAR Keller, Kristin-MAR McManus, Janelle-FFD Jones, Tiffany-SPC Sangar, Serra-MAN Menty, Laura-SIE Zak, Becky-CAN REBOUNDING ## Player-Team G TOT Avg/G 1. Camara, Fifi-MAR Cave, Whitney - SIE Lewis, Khalisha-SPC Dash, Cathy-FFD Pettijohn, Regan-ION Keller, Kristin-MAR Borel, Kara-RID Lyte, Megan-CAN Kalnina, Elina-SPC Scherle, Katie-LOY ASSISTS ## Player-Team G Assists Avg/G 1. Kresge, Alisa-MAR Cunningham, Eva-NIA Harrington, Krystle-LOY Zak, Becky-CAN Horvath, Toni-ION Lamparski, Jessie-CAN McManus, Janelle-FFD Reed, Donnette-MAN Burts, Johnell-SPC Ambrose, Shaunna-NIA STEALS ## Player-Team G Steals Avg/G - 1. Reed, Donnette-MAN Cunningham, Eva-NIA Harrington, Krystle-LOY Camara, Fifi-MAR Horvath, Toni-ION Kresge, Alisa-MAR Yeagley, Melissa-ION Surber, Lauren-SIE Dooley, Katelyn -SIE Ambrose, Shaunna-NIA BLOCKED SHOTS ## Player-Team G Blocks Avg/G - 1. ROUECHE, Jennifer-NIA Moore, Leanne-RID Kalnina, Elina-SPC Podrug, Ivana-FFD Keller, Kristin-MAR Steeves, Jessica-CAN Hammerer, Katie-FFD Darling, Alexis-SIE Valderas, Jackie-LOY Pettijohn, Regan-ION ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) ## Player-Team G Asst Turn Ratio 1. Kresge, Alisa-MAR Cunningham, Eva-NIA Horvath, Toni-ION McManus, Janelle-FFD Burts, Johnell-SPC Lamparski, Jessie-CAN Reed, Donnette-MAN Zak, Becky-CAN Harrington, Krystle-LOY Ambrose, Shaunna-NIA POINT FG MADE ## Player-Team G 3FG Avg/G - 1. Cunningham, Eva-NIA Hall, Katie-RID Abele, Meg-ION Ambrose, Shaunna-NIA Zak, Becky-CAN Wittlieb, Cheri-CAN Hower, Becky-RID Vetter, Megan-MAR Wilson, Chantelle-NIA Yeagley, Melissa-ION FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) ## Player-Team G FG FGA Pct - 1. Menty, Laura-SIE Steeves, Jessica-CAN Scherle, Katie-LOY Lewis, Khalisha-SPC Valderas, Jackie-LOY Lyte, Megan-CAN Pettijohn, Regan-ION Keller, Kristin-MAR Reed, Donnette-MAN Camara, Fifi-MAR Cave, Whitney SIE POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) ## Player-Team G 3FG FGA Pct - 1. Wilson, Chantelle-NIA Jones, Tiffany-SPC Cunningham, Eva-NIA Ambrose, Shaunna-NIA Zak, Becky-CAN Vetter, Megan-MAR Yeagley, Melissa-ION Hower, Becky-RID Hall, Katie-RID Blot, Michelle-SIE & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 37 Marist Women s Basketball

38 STATISTICS MARIST WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MARIST Season Box Score (as of Oct 11, 2005) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (22-7) (10-3) (11-3) (1-1) CONFERENCE... (15-3) (7-2) (8-1) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (7-4) (3-1) (3-2) (1-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Camara, Fifi Conference-Only Keller, Kristin Conference-Only Vetter, Megan Conference-Only Flores, Nikki Conference-Only Vilardi, Kristen Conference-Only Kresge, Alisa Conference-Only Youdath, Stephanie Conference-Only Smrdel, Sarah Conference-Only Hein, Kristin Conference-Only Waters, Alexis Conference-Only Minter, Shannon Conference-Only Whitney, Laura Conference-Only Kolesar, Courtney Conference-Only Duff, Mary Alice Conference-Only Leger, Erin Conference-Only TEAM Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total MARIST Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL MARIST Opponents & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 38 Marist Women s Basketball

39 GAME RECAPS Game 1 - Delaware State November 20, 2004, Dover, DE Delaware St MARIST 49 Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Kolesar TM 2 Totals Smith Fauntleroy Nugent Burbage McCullough Mathis Greer Ogueri Collier Swan TM 3 Totals FG PCT: MC.377; DS.438 TO: MC 18; DS 20 HALFTIME: TIED Game 2 - St. Bonaventure November 27, 2004, St. Bonaventure, NY MARIST 56 - St. Bonaventure 52 Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Smrdel TM 6 Totals Vyborny Miller Crist Pierce Collins Soltau Edwards Latendresse Malo TM 7 Totals FG PCT: MC.344; SBU.362 TO: MC 14; SBU 15 HALFTIME: TIED Game 3 - New Hampshire November 29, 2004, Poughkeepsie, NY MARIST 52 - New Hampshire 34 Poulin Adams Dillon Edwards Cerniglia Hardy Formica Johnson Woods Weidmyer Haines Clark Williams TM 6 Totals Camara Vilardi Keller Kresge Vetter Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Waters Kolesar Duff Smrdel TM 7 Totals FG PCT: MC.373; UNH.193 TO: MC 18; UNH 23 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 1028 Game 4 - Siena December 3, 2004, Poughkeepsie, NY Siena 56 - MARIST 50 (OT) Cave Darling Surber Blot Dooley AlpeLuke Manzer Menty Clark Abdullah Wilkins TM 1 Totals Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Smrdel TM 4 Totals FG PCT: MC.304; SC.326 TO: MC 24; SC 27 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 1648 Game 5 - Saint Peter s December 5, 2004, Jersey City, NJ St. Peter s 52 - MARIST 51 Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein TM 4 Totals Lewis Kalnina Johnson Hood Jones Burts Reke Vance Anderson Baker Siciliano TM 5 Totals FG PCT: MC.311; SPC.262 TO: MC 11; SPC 15 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 39 Marist Women s Basketball

40 Game 6 - Pennsylvania December 11, 2004, Poughkeepsie, NY MARIST 59 - Penn 58 Naltner Kilker Rhoads Makarewich Habrukowich Pears Wilson Wright Fallon Gray Fleischer TM 5 Totals Camara Vilardi Keller Kresge Vetter Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Kolesar Smrdel TM 2 Totals FG PCT: MC.397; UP.460 TO: MC 8; UP 18 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 978 Game 7 - #15 Georgia December 21, 2004, Poughkeepsie, NY Georgia 79 - MARIST 62 Humphrey Rowsey Baker Chambers Kendrick Pierce Hardrick Bostice Darrah Frye TM Totals Camara Vilardi Keller Kresge Vetter Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Waters Kolesar Smrdel TM 3 Totals FG PCT: MC.429; UGA.625 TO: MC 18; UGA 19 HALFTIME: UGA ATTEND: 1358 Game 8 - San Francisco December 28, 2004, San Francisco, CA MARIST 68 - San Francisco 58 Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Minter Youdath Flores Hein Waters Smrdel TM 1 Totals GAME RECAPS Olden Krueger Katsuyama Russell Carter Jones Jensen Peace Sitton TM Totals FG PCT: MC.435; USF.397 TO: MC 17; USF 20 HALFTIME: USF ATTEND: 321 Game 9 - St. Mary s (CA) December , Moraga, CA St. Mary s 49 - MARIST 40 Camara Kresge Vetter Vilardi Keller Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Waters Kolesar Leger Duff Smrdel TM 7 Totals Noakes Urmonaite VanBurger Winn Jackson Lahde Obaiza Shaughnessy Cowles Williams Arredondo TM 5 Totals FG PCT: MC.209 SMC.353 TO: MC 16; SMC 22 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 473 Game 10 - Cornell January 2, 2004, Poughkeepsie, NY MARIST 56 - Cornell 47 Hughes Lyon Perry Stritzl Krasna Seidel Dickens Gregg Kollonige TM 4 Totals Camara Vilardi Keller Kresge Vetter Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Waters Kolesar Smrdel TM 2 Totals FG PCT: MC.320; CU.429 TO: MC 17; CU 25 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 40 Marist Women s Basketball

41 GAME RECAPS Game 11 - Lehigh January 5, 2004, Bethlehem, PA MARIST 55 - Lehigh 53 Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Whitney Youdath Flores Waters Kolesar TM Totals DePalo Callan Ellis Hynoski St. Laurent Sullivan Blount Toliver Pearce Berk TM 6 Totals FG PCT: MC.407; LU.440 TO: MC 14; LU 17 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 149 Game 12 - Canisius January 8, 2004, Poughkeepsie, NY Canisius 61 - MARIST 58 Lamparski Lyte Steeves Zak Wittlieb Radunske Chesko Mullins Capuano TM 3 Totals Camara Vilardi Keller Kresge Vetter Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Waters Smrdel TM 2 Totals FG PCT: MC.333; CC.400 TO: MC 14; CC 19 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 963 Game 13 - Iona January 10, 2005, New Rochelle, NY MARIST 62 - Iona 49 Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Waters Kolesar Duff Smrdel TM 3 Totals Abele Smith Pettijohn Horvath DeFalco Headen Huber Simmons Vazquez TM 3 Totals FG PCT: MC.396 IC.311 TO: MC 12; IC 11 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 268 Game 14 - Loyola January 14, 2005, Poughkeepsie, NY MARIST 64 - Loyola 50 Troupe Scherle Toliver Harrington Dunn Orsini Davis Valderas Wood Kelleher Ruffin TM 4 Totals Camara Vilardi Keller Kresge Vetter Minter Youdath Flores Hein Waters Kolesar Duff Smrdel TM 4 Totals FG PCT: MC.490 LC.339 TO: MC 20; LC 19 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 943 Game 15 - Rider January 16, 2005, Poughkeepsie, NY MARIST 63 - Rider 35 Moore Hall Catalanotto Borel Hower Landis Coyle Welborn Henderson Towers Trimming TM 1 Totals Camara Vilardi Keller Kresge Vetter Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Waters Kolesar Leger Duff Smrdel TM 1 Totals FG PCT: MC.348 RU.255 TO: MC 13; RU 16 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 41 Marist Women s Basketball

42 Game 16 - Fairfield January 20, 2004, Bridgeport, CT MARIST 65 - Fairfield 50 Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Waters Kolesar Duff Smrdel TM 6 Totals Dash Ryan Cziria Werts McManus Wrice Lindsay Hammerer Faurote Podrug TM 7 Totals FG PCT: MC.406; FU.362 TO: MC 10; FU 20 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 1016 Game 17 - Manhattan January 24, 2004, Poughkeepsie, NY MARIST 59 - Manhattan 57 Bernal-Silva Sangar Reed Nwafili Dellinger Tracey Flood Cottrell Kuchinski Godinez LePinnet TM 3 Totals Camara Vilardi Keller Kresge Vetter Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Smrdel TM 4 Totals FG PCT: MC.489 Man.421 TO: MC 15 Man 12 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 682 Game 18 - Canisius January 28, 2004, Buffalo, NY MARIST 65 - Canisius 62 Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Minter Youdath Flores Hein Smrdel TM 5 Totals GAME RECAPS Radunske Steeves Zak Lamparski Wittlieb Chesko Williams Mullins Capuano Lyte TM 7 Totals FG PCT: MC.386 CC.387 TO: MC 11 CC 15 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 980 Game 19 - Niagara January 30, 2005, Niagara, NY MARIST 61 - Niagara 49 Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Minter Youdath Flores Hein TM 3 Totals Smalley Roueche Manfredi Ambrose Cunningham Mosca Wilson, C Wilson, S Prybyl TM 1 Totals FG PCT: MC.478 NU.385 TO: MC 21 NU 16 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 2208 Game 20 - Iona February 3, 2005, Poughkeepsie, NY MARIST 49 - Iona 39 Smith Pettijohn Yeagley Abele Horvath Smith DeFalco Donnelly Headen Huber Simmons TM 5 Totals Camara Vilardi Keller Kresge Vetter Youdath Flores Hein Kolesar Smrdel TM 3 Totals FG PCT: MC.264 IC.308 TO: MC 16 IC 21 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 42 Marist Women s Basketball

43 GAME RECAPS Game 21 - Fairfield February 5, 2005, Poughkeepsie, NY MARIST 71 - Fairfield 50 Wrice Lindsay Podrug Werts McManus Dash Ryan Cziria Hammerer Faurote TM 6 Totals Camara Vilardi Keller Kresge Vetter Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Waters Kolesar Leger Duff Smrdel TM 3 Totals FG PCT: MC.435 FU.364 TO: MC 25 IFU 27 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 1892 Game 22 - Siena February 10, 2005, Albany, NY MARIST 62 - Siena 44 Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Smrdel TM 2 Totals Menty Dooley Cave Surber Blot Manzer Abdullah Wilkins Darling Michalek TM 2 Totals FG PCT: MC.426 SC.294 TO: MC 12 SC 18 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 1873 Game 23 - Loyola February 12, 2005, Baltimore, MD MARIST 49 - Loyola 40 Camara Kresge Vetter Vilardi Keller Minter Youdath Flores Hein Smrdel TM 3 Totals Valderas Harrington Glessner Dunn Scherle Toliver Orsini Davis Wood Kelleher Ruffin Troupe TM 4 Totals FG PCT: MC.304 LC.300 TO: MC 12 LC 12 HALFTIME: Tied ATTEND: Game 24 - Niagara February 17, 2005, Poughkeepsie, NY MARIST 62 - Niagara 43 Smalley Roueche Manfredi Ambrose Cunningham Turner Mosca Wilson, C Wilson, S Rutter Cornett Prybyl TM 3 Totals Camara Vilardi Keller Kresge Vetter Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Waters Kolesar Smrdel TM 4 Totals FG PCT: MC.424 NU.347 TO: MC 19 NU 16 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 1690 Game 25 - Manhattan February 20, 2005, Riverdale, NY MARIST 66 - Manhattan 52 Vetter Vilardi Keller Camara Kresge Minter Youdath Flores Hein Smrdel TM 3 Totals Flood Dellinger Sangar Reed Nwafili Tracey Cottrell Kuchinski Bernal-Silva Godinez TM 5 Totals FG PCT: MC.480 Man.333 TO: MC 13 Man 14 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 43 Marist Women s Basketball

44 Game 26 - St. Peter s February 25, 2005, Poughkeepsie, NY MARIST 80 - St. Peter s 61 Lewis Kalnina Hood Jones Vance Burts Reke Anderson Siciliano TM 5 Totals Camara Keller Kresge Whitney Vetter Minter Youdath Flores Hein Leger Vilardi Duff Smrdel TM 1 Totals FG PCT: MC.464 SP.415 TO: MC 9 SP 14 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: 2367 Game 27 - Rider February 27, 2005, Lawrenceville, NJ MARIST 55 - Rider 49 Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Whitney Youdath Flores Hein TM 2 Totals Moore Hall Coyle Borel Hower Catalanotto Welborn Henderson Trimming Towers TM 4 Totals FG PCT: MC.345 RU.327 TO: MC 11 RU 13 HALFTIME: RU ATTEND: 1027 Game 28 - Fairfield MAAC Tournament Semifinals March 5, 2005, Buffalo, NY MARIST 69 - Fairfield 49 GAME RECAPS Dash Hammerer McManus Wrice Ryan Lindsay Cziria Faurote Podrug TM 1 Totals Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Minter Whitney Youdath Flores Hein Waters Kolesar Leger Duff Smrdel TM 5 Totals FG PCT: MC.466 FU.305 TO: MC 18 FU 3 HALFTIME: MC ATTEND: Game 29- Canisius MAAC Tournament Final March 6, 2005, Buffalo NY Canisius 60 MARIST 59 Steeves Lyte Zak Lamparaski Wittlieb Radunske Chesko Williams Capuano Team 3 TOTALS Camara Keller Kresge Vetter Vilardi Youdath Flores Smrdel Team 5 TOTALS MAAC TOURNAMENT BUFFALO, N.Y. HSBC ARENA MARCH 3-6, 2005 First Round (5) Siena 76 (10) Iona 67 (8) Manhattan 49 (7) St. Peter s 45 (9) Rider 60 (6) Loyola (58) Quarterfinals (4) Fairfield 66 (5) Siena 65 (OT) (2) Canisius 60 (8) Manhattan 50 (3) Niagara 69 (9) Rider 46 Semifinals (1) Marist 69 (4) Fairfield 49 (2) Canisius 71 (3) Niagara 68 Championship (2) Canisius 60 (1) Marist & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 44 Marist Women s Basketball

45 OPPONENTS OPPONENTS BASKETBALL 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 45 Marist Women s Basketball

46 PRESEASON WNIT OPPONENTS FIRST & SECOND ROUND Geno Auriemma Ann Strother Wes Moore Katasha Brown Jim Wiedie Melanie Boeglin UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Saturday, November 12, 2005 Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Conn. TBA P.M. Location: Storrs, Conn. Founded: 1881 Enrollment: 27,579 Nickname: Huskies Colors: Navy & White Home Court (Cap): Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Conference: Big East President: Dr. Philip E. Austin Athletic Director: Jeffrey Hathaway Head Coach: Geno Auriemma Record at UConn (Yrs): (20) Overall Record (Yrs): (20) Assistant Coaches: Tony Cardoza, Jamelle Elliot Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 13-3 (T-2 nd ) 2005 Postseason: NCAA Tourn. (Sweet 16) Final AP Ranking: 13th Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 WBB Contact: Randy Press SID Phone: SID randy.press@uconn.edu Press Row: Website: TENNESSEE - CHATTANOOGA Sunday/Monday, November 13/14, 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tenn. Founded: 1886 Enrollment: 8,689 Nickname: Lady Mocs Colors: Navy, Old Gold & Silver Home Court (Cap): McKenzie (11,218) Conference: Southern President: Dr. Roger Brown Athletic Director: Steve Sloan Head Coach: Wes Moore Record at UT-C (Yrs): (Seven) Overall Record (Yrs): (15) Assistant Coaches: Nikki Blassingame, Becky Myatt, Dan Presel Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 19-1 (1 st ) 2005 Postseason: WNIT (Second Round) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/4 WBB Contact: Anne Wehunt SID Phone: SID Anne-Wehunt@utc.edu Press Row: Website: INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Sunday/Monday, November 13/14, 2005 GENERAL Location: Terre Haute, Ind. Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 11,484 Nickname: Sycamores Colors: Royal Blue & White Home Court (Cap): Hulman Center (10,200) Conference: Missouri Valley President: Dr. Lloyd Benjamin III Athletic Director: Ron Prettyman Head Coach: Jim Wiedie Record at ISU (Yrs): (Six) Overall Record (Yrs): (Six) Assistant Coaches: Megan Lanham, Melanie Halker, Heather Cassady Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 13-5 (T-2 nd ) 2005 Postseason: WNIT (Second Round) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/2 WBB Contact: Ace Hunt SID Phone: SID ahunt7@isugw.indstate.edu Press Row: Website: athletics/intercollegiate 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 46 Marist Women s Basketball

47 PRESEASON WNIT OPPONENTS SEMIFINAL HAMPTON UNIVERSITY Wednesday/Thursday, November 16/17, 2005 \Location: Hampton, Va. Founded: 1868 Enrollment: 6,156 Nickname: Pirates Colors: Blue & White Home Court (Cap): Convocation Center (7,200) Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic President: Dr. William R. Harvey Athletic Director: Joseph Taylor Head Coach: Record at HU (Yrs): Overall Record (Yrs): Assistant Coaches: Walter Mebane (One) (One) Tiffany Gwynn, LaShondra Dixon, Shanda Bailey Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 14-4 (2 nd ) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/5 DREXEL UNIVERSITY Wednesday/Thursday, November 16/17, 2005 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Founded: 1891 Enrollment: 11,960 Nickname: Dragons Colors: Navy & Gold Home Court (Cap): Daskalakis Center (2,500) Conference: Colonial Athletic Assoc. President: Dr. Constantine N. Papadakis Athletic Director: Dr. Eric Zillmer Head Coach: Record at DU (Yrs): Overall Record (Yrs): Assistant Coaches: Denise Dillon (Two) (Two) Pam Durkin, Amy Mallon, Melissa Dunne Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 12-6 (3 rd ) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/1 FINAL/CONSOLATION UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE Sunday, November 20, 2005 Location: Milwaukee, Wis. Founded: 1885 Enrollment: 25,059 Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black & Gold Home Court (Cap): Klotsche Center (5,000) Conference: Horizon League President: Dr. Carlos Santiago Athletic Director: Bud Haidet Head Coach: Sandy Botham Record at UWM (Yrs): (Nine) Overall Record (Yrs): (10) Assistant Coaches: John Motherwell, Jennifer Murphy Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 11-5 (2 nd ) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/3 WBB Contact: Bryan J. Harvey SID Phone: SID Bryan.Harvey@hamptonu.edu Press Row: Website: UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND Wednesday/Thursday, November 16/17, 2005 Location: Richmond, Va. Founded: 1830 Enrollment: 2,950 Nickname: Spiders Colors: Red & Blue Home Court (Cap): Robins Center (9,071) Conference: Atlantic 10 President: Dr. William E. Cooper Athletic Director: Jim Miller Head Coach: Michael Shafer Record at UR (Yrs): First Season Overall Record (Yrs): First Season Assistant Coaches: Chris Carroll, Ginny Doyle, Candice Jackson Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 12-4 (3 rd West) 2005 Postseason: NCAA Tournament (First Round) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/1 WBB Contact: Shea Seagle SID Phone: SID sseagle@richmond.edu Press Row: Website: WBB Contact: Britt Faulstick SID Phone: SID bef29@drexel.edu Press Row: Website: BOSTON COLLEGE Wednesday/Thursday, November 16/17, 2005 Location: Chestnut Hill, Mass. Founded: 1863 Enrollment: 14,500 Nickname: Eagles Colors: Maroon & Gold Home Court (Cap): Conte Forum (8,606) Conference: Atlantic Coast President: Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. Athletic Director: Gene DeFilippo Head Coach: Cathy Inglese Record at BC (Yrs): (12) Overall Record (Yrs): (19) Assistant Coaches: Kelly Cole, Yvonne Hawkins, Erik Johnson Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 10-6 (4 th ) 2005 Postseason: NCAA Tournament (Second Round) Final AP Ranking: 25 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/3 WBB Contact: Lisa Cascio SID Phone: SID casscioli@bc.edu Press Row: Website: WBB Contact: Kevin Conway SID Phone: SID conway2@uwm.edu Press Row: Website: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Sunday, November 20, 2005 Location: Norman, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 30,799 Nickname: Sooners Colors: Crimson & Cream Home Court (Cap): Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) Conference: Big 12 President: David Boren Athletic Director: Joe Castiglione Head Coach: Sherri Coale Record at UWM (Yrs): (Nine) Overall Record (Yrs): (Nine) Assistant Coaches: Jan Ross, Stacy Hansmeyer, Chad Thrailkill Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 8-8 (T-6 th ) 2005 Postseason: NCAA Tournament (First Round) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/5 WBB Contact: Chris Freet SID Phone: SID cfreet@ou.edu Press Row: Website: & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 47 Marist Women s Basketball

48 PRESEASON WNIT OPPONENTS FINAL/CONSOLATION UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE Sunday, November 20, 2005 Location: Lafayette, La. Founded: 1900 Enrollment: 15,390 Nickname: Ragin Cajuns Colors: Vermilion & White Home Court (Cap): Cajundome (11,550) Conference: Sun Belt President: Dr. Ray Authement Athletic Director: David Walker Head Coach: J. Kelley Hall Record at UL (Yrs): (Three) Overall Record (Yrs): (Three) Assistant Coaches: Bill Damuth, Rosalynn Landes, Meredith Hall Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 10-5 (1 st West) Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/7 WBB Contact: Daryl Cetnar SID Phone: SID Press Row: Website: SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY Sunday, November 20, 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Founded: 1911 Enrollment: 10,901 Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Red & Blue Home Court (Cap): Moody Coliseum (8,988) Conference: Conference USA President: R. Gerald Turner Athletic Director: Jim Copeland Head Coach: Rhonda Rompola Record at UWM (Yrs): (14) Overall Record (Yrs): (14) Assistant Coaches: Lisa Dark, Deneen Parker, Karen Blair Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 10-8 (6 th ) 2005 Postseason: WNIT (First Round) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/1 WBB Contact: Claire Schmitt SID Phone: SID claires@smu.edu Website: EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Sunday, November 20, 2005 Location: Cheney, Wash. Founded: 1882 Enrollment: 9,775 Nickname: Eagles Colors: Red & White Home Court (Cap): Reese Court (6,000) Conference: Big Sky President: Brian Levin-Stankevich Athletic Director: Scott Barnes Head Coach: Wendy Schuller Record at EWU (Yrs): (Four) Overall Record (Yrs): (Four) Assistant Coaches: Tom Webb, Janis Beal Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 8-6 (4 th ) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 WBB Contact: Troy Kirby SID Phone: SID stuath04@mail.ewu.edu Press Row: Website: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY Sunday, November 20, 2005 Location: Berkeley, Calif. Founded: 1868 Enrollment: 33,000 Nickname: Golden Bears Colors: Blue & Gold Home Court (Cap): Haas Pavilion Conference: PAC 10 President: Robert Birgeneau Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour Head Coach: Record at Cal (Yrs): Overall Record (Yrs): Assistant Coaches: Joanne Boyle First Season (Three) Lindsay Gottlieb, Kim Hairston, Dean Mendes Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 4-14 (8 th ) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/6 WBB Contact: Debbie Rosenfeld-Caparaz SID Phone: SID darosenf@berkeley.edu Press Row: Website: ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY Sunday, November 20, 2005 Location: Tulsa, Okla. Founded: 1963 Enrollment: 5,500 Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Vegas Gold, Navy Blue & White Home Court (Cap): Mabee Center (10,575) Conference: Mid-Continent President: Dr. Richard Roberts Athletic Director: Mike Carter Head Coach: Jerry Finkbeiner Record at ORU (Yrs): (Nine) Overall Record (Yrs): (16) Assistant Coaches: Misti Cussen, Rick Karr, Dave Wilbers Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 10-6 (4 th ) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/2 SWBB Contact: Matt McLeod SID Phone: SID mamcleod@oru.edu Press Row: Website: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO Sunday, November 20, 2005 Location: Albuquerque, N.M. Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 26,500 Nickname: Lobos Colors: Cherry & Silver Home Court (Cap): University Arena (18,108) Conference: Mountain West President: Louis Caldera Athletic Director: Rudy Davalos BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Don Flanagan Record at UNM (Yrs): (10) Overall Record (Yrs): (10) Assistant Coaches: Yvonne Sanchez, Dave Shoemate, Mike Terry Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 12-2 (T-1 st ) 2005 Postseason: NCAA Tournament (First Round) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/3 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Brook Brandenburger SID Phone: SID brookb@unm.edu Press Row: Website: & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 48 Marist Women s Basketball

49 NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Harry Perretta Liad Suez Sue Johnson Lindsay Adams Don Flanagan Abbie Letz VILLANOVA Friday, November 18, :00 p.m. McCann Center (3,750) Poughkeepsie, N.Y. GENERAL Location: Villanova, Pa. Founded: 1842 Enrollment: 6,295 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue & White Home Court (Cap): The Pavilion (6,500) Conference: Big East President: Edmund J. Dobbin, O.S.A. Athletic Director: Vince Nicastro BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Harry Perretta Record at VU (Yrs): (28) Overall Record (Yrs): (28) Assistant Coaches: Joe Mullaney, Mary Beth Snell, Shanette Lee Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 10-6 (T-4 th ) 2005 Postseason: WNIT (First Round) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/2 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Dean Kenefick SID Phone: SID dean.kenefick@villanova.edu Press Row: Website: NEW HAMPSHIRE Tuesday, November 22, :00 p.m. Lundholm Gym (3,500) Durham, N.H. GENERAL Location: Durham, N.H. Founded: 1866 Enrollment: 13,061 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue & White Home Court (Cap): Lundholm Gym (3,500) Conference: America East President: Ann Weaver Hart Athletic Director: Marty Scarano BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Record at UNH (Yrs): Overall Record (Yrs): Assistant Coaches: Sue Johnson (Eight) (Eight) Mary Kalich, Emily Caschera, Helen Ridley Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 10-8 (3 rd ) 2005 Postseason: N/A Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Jason Behenna SID Phone: SID jrz7@cisunix.unh.edu Press Row: Website: NEW MEXICO TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO Friday, November 25, :00 p.m. MST University Arena (18,108) Albuquerque, N.M. GENERAL Location: Albuquerque, N.M. Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 26,500 Nickname: Lobos Colors: Cherry & Silver Home Court (Cap): University Arena (18,108) Conference: Mountain West President: Louis Caldera Athletic Director: Rudy Davalos BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Don Flanagan Record at UNM (Yrs): (10) Overall Record (Yrs): (10) Assistant Coaches: Yvonne Sanchez, Dave Shoemate, Mike Terry Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 12-2 (T-1 st ) 2005 Postseason: NCAA Tournament (First Round) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/3 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Brook Brandenburger SID Phone: SID brookb@unm.edu Press Row: Website: & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 49 Marist Women s Basketball

50 NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Kurt Budke Destanie Sykes Mike Divilbiss Emily Faurholt Dayna Smith Lindsay Krasna NEW MEXICO TOURNAMENT FINAL/CONSOLATION OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Saturday, November 26, :00/8:00 p.m. MST University Arena (18,108) Albuquerque, N.M. GENERAL Location: Stillwater, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 31,100 Nickname: Cowgirls Colors: Orange & Black Home Court (Cap): Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Conference: Big 12 President: Dr. David Schmidly Athletic Director: Harry Birdwell BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Kurt Budke Record at OSU (Yrs): First Season Overall Record (Yrs): (12) Assistant Coaches: Jim Little, Kenya Larkin, Miranda Serna Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 2-14 (11 th ) 2005 Postseason: N/A Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/6 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Ryan Camerion SID Phone: SID ryan.cameron@okstate.edu Press Row: Website: NEW MEXICO TOURNAMENT FINAL/CONSOLATION UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Saturday, November 26, :00/8:00 p.m. MST University Arena (18,108) Albuquerque, N.M. GENERAL Location: Moscow, Idaho Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 12,894 Nickname: Vandals Colors: Black & Gold Home Court (Cap): Cowan Spectrum (7,000) Conference: Big West President: Dr. Timothy White Athletic Director: Dr. Rob Spear BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Mike Divilbiss Record at UI (Yrs): (Four) Overall Record (Yrs): (18) Assistant Coaches: Debbie Roueche, Jeff Crouse Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 12-6 (3 rd ) 2005 Postseason: N/A Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/2 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Ian Klei SID Phone: SID iank@uidaho.edu Press Row: Website: CORNELL Saturday, December 4, :00 p.m. Newman Arena Ithaca, N.Y. GENERAL Location: Ithaca, N.Y. Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 13,700 Nickname: Big Red Colors: Carnelian Red & White Home Court (Cap): Newman Arena (4,473) Conference: Ivy League President: Hunter R. Rawlings III (Interim) Athletic Director: J. Andrew Noel, Jr. BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Record at CU (Yrs): Overall Record (Yrs): Assistant Coaches: Dayna Smith (Four) (Four) Val Klopfer, Brian Rosario Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 1-13 (8 th ) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/6 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Jeremy Hartigan SID Phone: SID jh295@cornell.edu Press Row: Website:www. CornellBigRed.com 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 50 Marist Women s Basketball

51 NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Kathy Delaney-Smith Jessica Holsey Patrick Knapp Jennifer Fleischer Jeannie Burr Sarah Hayes HARVARD Saturday, December 17, :00 p.m. McCann Center (3,750) Poughkeepsie, N.Y. PENNSYLVANIA Saturday, December 31, :00 p.m. The Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, Pa. BROWN Tuesday, January 10, :00 p.m. McCann Center (3,750) Poughkeepsie, N.Y. GENERAL Location: Cambridge, Mass. Founded: 1636 Enrollment: 6,672 Nickname: Crimson Colors: Crimson, Black & White Home Court (Cap): Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Conference: Ivy League President: Lawrence A. Summers Athletic Director: Robert L. Scalise BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Kathy Delaney-Smith Record at HU (Yrs): (23) Overall Record (Yrs): (23) Assistant Coaches: Stacey Connors, Bri Fecteau Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 12-2 (T-1 st ) 2005 Postseason: N/A Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/5 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Jamie Weir SID Phone: SID jweir@fas.harvard.edu Press Row: Website: GENERAL Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Founded: 1740 Enrollment: 10,248 Nickname: Quakers Colors: Red & Blue Home Court (Cap): Palestra (8,722) Conference: Ivy League President: Dr. Amy Gutmann Athletic Director: Steve Bilsky BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Patrick Knapp Record at PENN (Yrs): (Second) Overall Record (Yrs): (22) Assistant Coaches: Jennifer Wasson, Michele Koclanes Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 8-6 (4th) 2005 Postseason: N/A Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/5 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Mat Kanan SID Phone: SID mkanan@pobox.upenn.edu Press Row: Website: GENERAL Location: Providence, R.I. Founded: 1764 Enrollment: 7,701 Nickname: Bears Colors: Seal Brown, Cardinal Red and White Home Court (Cap): Pizzitola Sports Center (2,800) Conference: Ivy League President: Ruth J. Simmons Athletic Director: Michael Goldberger BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Jean Marie Burr Record at UNM (Yrs): (17) Overall Record (Yrs): (17) Assistant Coaches: Pamela Bass, Katie Toole, Mark Enos Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 10-4 (3 rd ) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/2 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Kristen DiChiaro SID Phone: SID Kristen_DiChiaro@brown.edu Press Row: Website: & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 51 Marist Women s Basketball

52 MAAC OPPONENTS Stephanie DeWolfe Brianna Johnson Anthony Bozella Melissa Yeagley Bill Agronin Shaunna Ambrose ST. PETER S December 9, 2005 McCann Center, 7:00 p.m. January 22, 2006 Yanitelli Center, 3:00 p.m. GENERAL Location: Jersey City, N.J. Founded: Enrollment: 3,282 Nickname: Peahens Colors: Blue & White Home Court (Cap): Yanitelli Center (3,200) Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic President: James N. Loughran, S.J. Athletic Director: William Stein BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Stephanie DeWolfe Record at SPC (Yrs): (One) Overall Record (Yrs): (One) Assistant Coaches: Katie Murphy, Jeff Horohonich, Freeman Blade Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 7-11 (7 th ) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/2 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Jared Fowler SID Phone: SID jfowler@spc.edu Press Row: Website: IONA December 1, 2005 McCann Center, 2:00 p.m. February 17, 2006 Hynes Center, 7:30 p.m. GENERAL Location: New Rochelle, N.Y. Founded: 1940 Enrollment: 2,980 Nickname: Gaels Colors: Maroon & Gold Home Court (Cap): Hynes Athletic Center Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic President: Br. James A. Liguori Athletic Director: Patrick Lyons BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Anthony Bozzella Record at IC (Yrs): (Three) Overall Record (Yrs): (13) Assistant Coaches: Christi Abbate, Mandy Myers, Monge Codio Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 4-14 (10 th ) 2005 Postseason: N/A Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/4 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Dan Kuberka SID Phone: SID dkuberka@iona.edu Press Row: Website: NIAGARA January 5, 2006 Gallagher Center, 11:30 a.m. January 14, 2006 McCann Center, 7:00 p.m. GENERAL Location: Niagara Falls, N.Y. Founded: 1856 Enrollment: 3,548 Nickname: Purple Eagles Colors: Green & White Home Court (Cap): Gallagher Center (2,400) Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic President: Rev. Joseph, L. Levesque, C.M. Athletic Director: Mike Hermann BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Bill Agronin Record at NU (Yrs): (12 th ) Overall Record (Yrs): (12 th ) Assistant Coaches: Christie McGee, Tim Williams Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 11-7 (3 rd ) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/1 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Michele J. Schmidt SID Phone: SID mdubert@niagara.edu Press Row: Website: & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 52 Marist Women s Basketball

53 MAAC OPPONENTS Terry Zeh Becky Zak Joe Logan Katie Scherle Gina Castelli Laura Menty CANISIUS January 7, 2006 Koessler Center, 7:00 p.m. February 13, 2006 McCann Center, 7:30 p.m. (TW Cable) GENERAL Location: Buffalo, N.Y. Founded: 1870 Enrollment: 3,520 Nickname: Golden Griffins Colors: Blue & Gold Home Court (Cap): Koessler Athletic Center Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic President: Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. Athletic Director: Bill Maher BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Terry Zeh Record at CC (Yrs): (One) Overall Record (Yrs): (One) Assistant Coaches: Kendra Harris, Chris Vozab, Jenel Stevens Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 14-4 (2 nd ) 2005 Postseason: NCAA Tournament (First Round) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/0 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Matt Reitnour SID Phone: SID reitnoum@canisius.edu Press Row: Website: LOYOLA January 16, 2006 McCann Center, 2:00 p.m. February 19, 2006 Reitz Arena, 1:00 p.m. GENERAL Location: Baltimore, Md. Founded: 1852 Enrollment: 3,200 Nickname: Greyhounds Colors: Green & Gray Home Court (Cap): Reitz Arena (3,000) Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic President: Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J. Athletic Director: Joseph Boylan BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Record at LC (Yrs): Overall Record (Yrs): Assistant Coaches: Joe Logan First Season First Season Marti Whitmore, Alisha Mosley, Erin Brady Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 9-9 (Tie 4 th ) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/3 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Sara Day SID Phone: SID sday@loyola.edu Press Row: Website: SIENA January 20, 2006 McCann Center, 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU) February 3, 2006 Alumni Recreation Center, 2:00 p.m. GENERAL Location: Loudonville, N.Y. Founded: 1937 Enrollment: 2,700 Nickname: Saints Colors: Green & Gold Home Court (Cap): Alumni Recreation Center (4,000) Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic President: Fr. Kevin E. Mackin, O.F.M. Athletic Director: John D Argenio BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Gina Castelli Record at SC (Yrs): (15) Overall Record (Yrs): (15) Assistant Coaches: Andrea Woodbury, Lorraine Morrissey, Victoria Best Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 9-9 (Tie 4 th ) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/1 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Camelia Trahan SID Phone: SID ctrahan@siena.edu Press Row: Website: & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 53 Marist Women s Basketball

54 MAAC OPPONENTS Tori Harrison Kara Borel Myndi Hill Joann Nwafili Dianne Nolan Candice Lindsay RIDER January 27, 2006 McCann Center, 7:00 p.m. February 26, 2006 Alumni Gym, 1:00 p.m. GENERAL Location: Lawrenceville, N.J. Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 3,553 Nickname: Broncs Colors: Cranberry & White Home Court (Cap): Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic President: Dr. Mordechai Rozanski Athletic Director: Don Harnum BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Tori Harrison Record at RU (Yrs): 9-20 (One) Overall Record (Yrs): (Six) Assistant Coaches: Sharon Gittens, Brian Johnson Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 6-12 (T-8 th ) 2005 Postseason: N/A Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/6 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Bud Focht SID Phone: SID focht@rider.edu Press Row: Website: MANHATTAN January 29, 2006 Draddy Gym, 2:00 p.m. February 11, 2006 McCann Center, 7:00 p.m. GENERAL Location: Riverdale, N.Y. Founded: 1853 Enrollment: 3,400 Nickname: Jaspers Colors: Kelly Green & White Home Court (Cap): Draddy Gym (2,500) Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic President: Br. Thomas Scanlan, FSC Athletic Director: Robert Byrnes BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Record at MC (Yrs): Overall Record (Yrs): Assistant Coaches: Myndi Hill (Three) (Six) Dionne Dodson, Sonia Burke, Kim Tingley Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 6-12 (8 th ) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/3 SPORTS INFORMATION: WBB Contact: Ralph Ventre SID Phone: SID ralph.ventre@manhattan.edu Press Row: Website: FAIRFIELD February 5, 2005 Arena at Harbor Yard, 2:00 p.m. February 23, 2005 McCann Center, 5:00 p.m. (MSG) GENERAL Location: Fairfield, Conn. Founded: 1942 Enrollment: 3,300 Nickname: Stags Color: Cardinal Red Home Court (Cap.): Arena at Harbor Yard (9,500) Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic President: Jeffrey von Arx, S.J. Athletic Director: Eugene P. Doris BASKETBALL: Head Coach: Dianne Nolan Record at FU (Yrs): (27) Overall Record (Yrs): (32) Assistant Coaches: John Paladino, Paige Sauer, Maureen Magarity, Sarah Huntington Record: Conf. Record (Finish): 9-9 (T-4 th ) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/4 SPORTS INFORMATION WBB Contact: Patrick Moran SID Phone: ext SID pmoran@mail.fairfield.edu Press Row: Website: Manhattan, the WBB Contact is Ralph Ventre, ralph.ventre@manhattan.edu 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 54 Marist Women s Basketball

55 RECORDS & HISTORY BUILDING A TRADITION PROGRAM RECORDS & HISTORY BASKETBALL 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 55 Marist Women s Basketball

56 (21-10) Head Coach: Pam White Purchase W, at Cortland W, Manhattan^ L, Fordham^ W, Army L, at CW Post W, St. Thomas Aquinas W, Hofstra L, at Rhode Island L, Lehman W, William Paterson W, at Adelphi L, Fairfield W, Dominican W, Fordham L, St. Francis (NY) W, Pace W, Manhattan L, at Siena L, at Molloy W, Mercy W, at Fairleigh-Dickinson L, at Long Island Univ. W, New Haven W, New Rochelle W, at Kings (NY) W, at NY Tech W, at Monmouth L, Dominican* W, New Rochelle* W, Seton Hall W, (14-14 / 2-4 Cosmo) Head Coach: Pam White 11/20/82 Syracuse L, /02/82 CW Post W, /04/82 at Seton Hall L, /09/82 Rhode Island L, /11/82 at Hofstra L, /13/82 at New Haven W, /15/82 Montclair State^ L, /05/83 Adelphi L, /08/83 at Pace W, /09/83 at Fairfield L, /13/83 Siena L, /16/83 Long Beach State L, /18/83 at Holy Cross L, at Queens^ W, /24/83 at Colgate W, /28/83 Molloy W, /31/83 Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /02/83 Long Island Univ. W, /04/83 Bucknell# W, /05/83 Siena# L, /10/83 New York Tech. W,2-0 at St. Francis (NY) W, /17/83 at Wagner^ L, /19/83 Monmouth^ L, /21/83 Iona W, /22/83 Rider W, /28/83 at Brooklyn W, /03/83 at Wagner* L, (12-17 / 6-9 Cosmo) Head Coach: Patty Torza 11/26/83 Syracuse# L, /27/83 Dartmouth# L, /30/83 Seton Hall L, at CW Post W, St. Peter s L, Holy Cross L, Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, New Haven W, Queens^ L, at Wagner^ L, Monmouth^ W, Long Island Univ.^ W, OT St. Francis (NY) W, Siena^ L, at Molloy W, at Adelphi L, Montclair State^ W, at Brooklyn W, Hofstra L, OT Colgate W, at Monmouth^ W, Wagner^ L, /07/84 at Siena^ L, /09/84 at Montclair State^ W, OT 2/11/84 at Long Island Univ. L, OT 2/15/84 at Queens^ L, OT 2/21/84 at Rider L, /23/84 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ L, /02/84 Monmouth* L, (16-14 / 9-8 Cosmo) Head Coach: Patty Torza 11/26/84 at Holy Cross L, /28/84 Siena^ W, /01/84 at Seton Hall L, /04/84 at Fairfield L, /06/84 CW Post W, /08/84 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /11/84 at St. Peter s L, /15/84 at Wagner^ L, /05/85 at Long Island Univ.^ L, /10/85 Monmouth^ W, /12/85 Montclair State^ W, /15/85 Brown W, /17/85 at Siena^ W, /22/85 Brooklyn W, /24/85 at Queens^ L, /26/85 at St. Francis (NY) W, /29/85 at Colgate W, /02/85 at Monmouth^ L, /05/85 Wagner^ L, /07/85 Iona L, /09/85 Long Island Univ.^ W, /14/85 at Manhattan W, /16/85 at Montclair State^ L, /21/85 Queens^ L, /23/85 Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /25/85 Northeastern L, /27/85 Cornell W, /01/85 Queens* W, /03/85 Monmouth* W, /04/85 Wagner* L, YEAR BY YEAR RESULTS (12-17 / 9-5 Cosmo) Head Coach: Patty Torza 11/23/85 at Northeastern L, /26/85 Quinnipiac L, /02/85 at Fairleigh Dickinson L, /04/85 Siena^ L, /06/85 Connecticut# L, /07/85 New Hampshire# W, /12/85 at New Haven L, /14/85 at Loyola^ W, /04/86 St. Francis (NY) W, /06/86 at Stetson L, /08/86 at Central Florida L, /11/86 Monmouth^ L, /14/86 Wagner^ L, /18/86 Long Island Univ.^ W, /21/86 at Brown L, /23/86 at Queens^ W, /28/86 at Cornell L, /31/86 Monmouth^ L, /04/86 at Wagner^ W, /08/86 at Robert Morris L, /09/86 at St. Francis (PA) W, /12/86 at Siena^ W, /15/86 Loyola^ W, /18/86 at Long Island Univ.^ W, /20/86 Manhattan L, /22/86 Queens^ W, /24/86 Fairfield L, /26/86 Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /02/86 Fairleigh Dickinson* L, (7-20 / 5-11 ECAC Metro) Head Coach: Ken Babineau 12/02/86 at Central Conn. L, /05/86 Tennessee Tech.# L, /06/86 East Tenn.# W, /09/86 Siena L, /13/86 Wagner^ W, /20/86 Loyola^ L, /28/86 Loyola (Chi)# L, /29/86 Canisius# L, /03/87 at Long Island Univ.^ W, /07/87 at St. Francis (NY)^ L, /13/87 Cornell W, /15/87 Monmouth L, /20/87 Brown L, /23/87 St. Francis (PA)^ W, /25/87 Robert Morris^ L, /28/87 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ L, /31/87 at Wagner^ L, /04/87 St. Francis (NY)^ L, /07/87 Long Island Univ.^ W, /09/87 at Manhattan L, /11/87 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ L, /14/87 at Monmouth^ L, /16/87 at Fairfield L, /18/87 Colgate L, /24/87 at Loyola^ L, /28/87 at Robert Morris^ L, /01/87 at St. Francis (PA)^ W, KEY - ^Conference Game, *Conference Tournament, #Neutral Site 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 56 Marist Women s Basketball

57 YEAR BY YEAR RESULTS (9-19 / 6-11 ECAC Metro) Head Coach: Ken Babineau (18-20 / 12-5 NEC) Head Coach: Ken Babineau (10-18 / 9-7 NEC) Head Coach: Ken Babineau 11/29/87 Central Connecticut W, /04/87 Vermont# L, /05/87 Rider# W, /08/87 at Monmouth^ L, /11/87 at Columbia L, /12/87 at Wagner^ L, /19/87 Georgia Tech L, /02/88 North Carolina A&T# L, /03/88 Delaware St.# W, OT 1/06/88 St. Francis (NY)^ W, /09/88 Long Island Univ.^ L, /12/88 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ L, /18/88 at Siena L, /21/88 at Brown L, /25/88 Loyola (MD)^ W, /30/88 at Robert Morris^ L, /31/88 at St. Francis (PA)^ L, /04/88 Monmouth^ L, /06/88 Wagner^ L, /09/88 at St. Francis (NY)^ W, /13/88 at Long Island Univ.^ W, /15/88 Manhattan L, /17/88 at Colgate L, /20/88 Fairleigh Dickinson^ L, /29/88 at Loyola (MD)^ W, /03/88 St. Francis (PA)^ W, /05/88 Robert Morris^ L, /08/88 Fairleigh Dickinson* L, /25/89 at William & Mary# W, /26/89 at Seton Hall# L, /28/89 at Richmond L, /05/89 Concordia W, /08/89 at Columbia L, /28/89 at Siena W, /06/90 at Brown L, /09/90 Wagner^ W, /12/90 Central Conn. W, /16/90 Monmouth^ W, /18/90 at St. Francis (PA)^ L, OT 1/20/90 at Robert Morris^ W, /23/90 Long Island Univ.^ W, /25/90 Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /27/90 at St. Francis (NY)^ W, /01/90 Brooklyn L, /03/90 Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /06/90 at Monmouth^ W, /10/90 CW Post W, /13/90 at Wagner^ W, /15/90 Robert Morris^ L, /17/90 St. Francis (PA)^ W, /20/90 St. Francis (NY)^ W, /22/90 at Long Island Univ.^ W, /24/90 at Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /27/90 at Cornell W, /03/90 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /09/90 Fairleigh Dickinson* L, /23/91 at Brown L, /25/91 at Cornell L, /29/91 Mercer# L, /30/91 Coastal Carolina# L, /03/91 Army L, /07/91 Georgia Tech L, /04/92 at Hartford L, /07/92 at Delaware State L, /11/92 Fairleigh Dickinson^ L, /14/92 at Columbia L, /18/92 Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /21/92 at Long Island Univ.^ L, /23/92 at St. Francis (NY)^ W, /25/92 Monmouth^ W, /27/92 Wagner^ W, /01/92 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ L, /03/92 Lehigh W, /06/92 at St. Francis (PA)^ W, /08/92 at Robert Morris^ W, /13/92 at Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /17/92 Brooklyn L, /20/92 St. Francis (NY)^ W, /22/92 Long Island Univ.^ W, /27/92 at Wagner^ L, /29/92 at Monmouth^ W, /05/92 Robert Morris^ W, /07/92 St. Francis (PA)^ L, /10/92 Long Island Univ.* L, (13-15 / 11-6 NEC) Head Coach: Ken Babineau 11/26/88 Brown L, /03/88 at Providence L, /04/88 at Rider W, /06/88 at Brooklyn W, /09/88 Columbia L, /12/88 Siena L, /29/88 at Central Conn. St L, /04/89 at St. Francis (NY)^ W, /07/89 at Long Island Univ.^ W, /09/89 Fairfield L, /14/89 Fairleigh Dickinson^ L, /18/89 at Monmouth^ W, /20/89 at Loyola (MD)^ W, /24/89 Wagner^ L, /26/89 St. Francis (PA)^ W, /28/89 Robert Morris^ W, /02/89 Monmouth^ L, /04/89 at Wagner^ L, /08/89 St. Francis (NY)^ W, /11/89 Long Island Univ.^ W, /13/89 at Manhattan L, /16/89 Colgate L, /18/89 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /24/89 Loyola (MD)^ W, /27/89 at Fordham L, /02/89 at St. Francis (PA)^ W, /04/89 at Robert Morris^ L, /07/89 Fairleigh Dickinson* L, (15-13 / 10-6 NEC) Head Coach: Ken Babineau 11/24/90 Brown L, /27/90 at Army L, /30/90 Colgate# W, /01/90 at Canisius L, /05/90 Cornell W, /08/90 Columbia W, /21/90 at Vermont W, /08/91 at Robert Morris^ L, /10/91 at St. Francis (PA)^ W, /12/91 Fairleigh Dickinson^ L, /17/91 Delaware State L, /19/91 at Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /22/91 Long Island Univ.^ W, /24/91 St. Francis (NY)^ W, /26/91 at Monmouth^ L, /28/91 at Wagner^ W, /02/91 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /05/91 Hartford W, /07/91 St. Francis (PA)^ W, /09/91 Robert Morris^ W, /14/91 Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /16/91 at Lehigh L, /21/91 at St. Francis (NY)^ W, /23/91 at Long Island Univ.^ W, /26/91 at Brooklyn L, /28/91 Wagner^ W, /02/91 Monmouth L, /05/91 Wagner* L, (19-10 / 12-6 NEC) Head Coach: Ken Babineau 12/04/92 at New Hampshire# L, /05/92 at Bucknell# W, /08/92 at Army W, /21/92 at Idaho State# L, /22/92 at Southern Utah# L, /06/93 Buffalo W, /09/93 at Rider^ L, /11/93 at Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /14/93 Long Island Univ.^ L, /16/93 St. Francis (NY)^ W, /21/93 at Monmouth^ W, /23/93 Robert Morris^ W, OT 1/26/93 Columbia W, /28/93 St. Francis (PA)^ L, /01/93 Wagner^ L, /06/93 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /09/93 Mt. St. Mary s^ W, /11/93 Rider^ W, /13/93 at St. Francis (NY)^ W, /15/93 at Long Island Univ.^ L, /18/93 at Wagner^ W, /20/93 Monmouth^ W, /22/93 Fordham W, /25/93 at Robert Morris^ W, OT 2/27/93 at St. Francis (PA)^ W, /06/93 Fairleigh-Dickinson^ W, /10/93 Wagner* W, /12/93 at Fairleigh-Dickinson* W, /14/93 at Mt. St. Mary s* L, KEY - ^Conference Game, *Conference Tournament, #Neutral Site 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 57 Marist Women s Basketball

58 (11-16 / 10-8 NEC) Head Coach: Ken Babineau 11/26/93 at Kentucky L, /27/93 at Idaho State W, /04/93 at Connecticut L, /05/93 Holy Cross L, /08/93 Army L, /11/93 at Fordham L, /04/94 Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /06/94 Rider^ L, /09/94 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /13/94 at Robert Morris^ W, /15/94 at St. Francis (PA)^ L, /17/94 at Buffalo L, /20/94 St. Francis (NY)^ W, /22/94 at Wagner^ L, /24/94 at Monmouth^ L, /29/94 Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /03/94 St. Francis (PA)^ L, /05/94 Robert Morris W, /07/94 Siena L, /10/94 at St. Francis (NY)^ W, /12/94 at Long Island Univ.^ L, /16/94 Monmouth^ W, /19/94 Wagner^ W, /24/94 at Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /26/94 at Rider^ W, /03/94 Long Island Univ.^ W, /08/94 at Rider* L, (10-17 / 7-11 NEC) Head Coach: Ken Babineau 12/03/94 at Seton Hall L, /04/94 St. Michael s# W, /10/94 at Siena L, /13/94 Fordham L, /28/94 at Winthrop W, /30/94 at Charleston Southern L, /03/95 at Rider^ W, /05/95 at Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /07/95 Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /10/95 Penn W, /12/95 Robert Morris^ L, /14/95 St. Francis (PA)^ L, /18/95 Long Island Univ.^ L, /22/95 at St. Francis (NY)^ L, /25/95 Monmouth^ L, /28/95 Wagner^ W, /30/95 at Army L, /06/95 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /09/95 at St. Francis (PA)^ L, /11/95 at Robert Morris^ W, /15/95 at St. Francis (NY)^ W, /18/95 at Wagner^ L, /20/95 at Monmouth^ L, /23/95 Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /25/95 Rider^ L, /02/95 Long Island Univ.^ W, /04/95 Long Island Univ.* L, (14-17 / 9-11 NEC) Head Coach: Ken Babineau 11/25/95 at Eastern Michigan L, /26/95 at Morgan State W, /29/95 Bucknell W, /05/95 Army W, /09/95 Siena W, /12/95 at Iona L, /18/95 at South Carolina L, /19/95 at Xavier L, /20/95 at Loyola Marymount L, /30/95 at Fordham L, /04/96 St. Francis (PA)^ L, /06/96 Robert Morris^ W, /09/96 at Penn W, /11/96 Rider^ W, /15/96 at Long Island Univ.^ L, /18/96 at Wagner^ L, /20/96 St. Francis (NY)^ W, /24/96 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ L, /27/96 Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /29/96 Monmouth^ W, /01/96 at St. Francis (PA)^ L, /03/96 at Robert Morris^ L, /10/96 at Rider^ W, /12/96 Long Island Univ.^ L, /15/96 Wagner^ W, /17/96 at St. Francis (NY)^ W, /22/96 at Monmouth^ L, /24/96 at Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /29/96 Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /02/96 St. Francis (NY)* W, /05/96 St. Francis (PA)* L, (9-18 / 6-12 NEC) Head Coach: Ken Babineau 11/23/96 at Bucknell L, /26/96 Iona W, /03/96 at Army W, /07/96 at St. Peter s# L, /08/96 at Colgate L, /10/96 at Siena L, /27/96 at Florida International L, /30/96 at Alabama State W, /02/97 Mt. St. Mary s^ W, /04/97 at Monmouth^ L, /13/97 at Robert Morris^ L, /14/97 at St. Francis (PA)^ L, /16/97 Rider^ W, /18/97 Long Island Univ.^ L, /22/97 Fairleigh Dickinson^ L, /25/97 at Wagner^ L, /27/97 St. Francis (NY)^ W, /30/97 at Mt. St. Mary s^ L, /01/97 Monmouth^ W, /08/97 St. Francis (PA)^ L, /10/97 Robert Morris^ W, /13/97 at Rider^ L, /15/97 Long Island Univ.^ L, /19/97 at Fairleigh Dickinson^ W, /22/97 Wagner^ L, /24/97 at St. Francis (NY)^ L, /27/97 at Robert Morris* L, YEAR BY YEAR RESULTS (5-22 / 3-16 MAAC) Head Coach: Ken Babineau 11/20/97 at Boston College L, /22/97 at Boston University L, /2/97 Army W, /06/97 Lehigh L, /13/97 at Colgate L, /29/97 at Campbell# L, /30/97 at Fairleigh Dickinson# W, /03/98 Holy Cross L, /06/98 Fairfield^ L, /08/98 Iona^ L, /11/98 at St. Peter s^ L, /13/98 at Fairfield^ L, /16/98 Canisius^ W, /18/98 Niagara^ L, /21/98 at Manhattan^ L, /23/98 Siena^ L, /26/98 at Loyola (MD)^ L, /01/98 at Iona^ L, /03/98 St. Peter s^ L, /06/98 at Rider^ L, /10/98 Manhattan^ L, /12/98 Loyola (MD)^ W, /15/98 Rider^ L, /17/98 at Siena^ L, /20/98 at Niagara^ L, /22/98 at Canisius^ W, /25/98 at Rider* L, (4-23 / 3-14 MAAC) Head Coach: Kristin Lamb 11/21/98 Columbia L, /29/98 Boston University L, /2/98 at Army W, /6/98 at Lehigh L, /12/98 Colgate L, /20/98 at Holy Cross L, /28/98 at Auburn L, /29/98 at Brown L, /03/99 St. Peter s^ L, /06/99 Fairfield^ W, /8/99 Niagara^ W, /10/99 Canisius^ L, /13/99 at Manhattan^ L, /15/99 Iona^ L, /18/99 Manhattan^ L, /21/99 at Siena^ L, /23/99 Rider^ W, /26/99 at St. Peter s^ L, /29/99 at Canisius^ L, /31/99 at Niagara^ L, /06/99 Siena^ L, /09/99 at Loyola (MD)^ L, /12/99 at Rider^ L, /15/99 Loyola (MD)^ L, /18/99 at Iona^ L, /20/99 at Fairfield^ L, /25/99 at Niagara* L, KEY - ^^Conference Game, *Conference Tournament, #Neutral Site 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 58 Marist Women s Basketball

59 YEAR BY YEAR RESULTS (11-17 / 4-15 MAAC) Head Coach: Kristin Lamb 11/19/99 Richmond# W, /21/99 Virginia Commonwealth# L, /24/99 at Columbia W, /28/99 Temple W, /02/99 at Loyola (MD)^ W, /04/99 St. Peter s^ L, /07/99 Fordham W, /11/99 at Colgate L, /20/99 Akron W, /28/99 Army W, /30/99 Navy W, /04/00 Niagara^ L, /11/00 Fairfield^ L, /14/00 at Rider^ L, /19/00 at Siena^ L, /23/00 Canisius^ L, /26/00 at Iona^ W, /29/00 Loyola (MD)^ L, /04/00 at Manhattan^ L, /07/00 Rider^ W, /11/00 Siena^ L, /13/00 at Fairfield^ L, /15/00 Iona^ L, /18/00 at St. Peter s^ L, /20/00 Manhattan^ L, /25/00 at Niagara^ L, /27/00 at Canisius^ W, /02/00 at Manhattan* L, (6-22 / 5-14 MAAC) Head Coach: Kristin Lamb 11/18/00 Richmond L, /21/00 at Temple L, /24/00 at Georgetown L, /25/00 at Morgan State W, /28/00 Bucknel L, /01/00 at Navy L, /8/00 at Niagara^ L, /10/00 at Canisius^ W, /12/00 at Fordham L, /23/00 Minnesota L, /29/00 Mississippi State L, /02/01 Iona^ L, /11/01 Rider^ W, /13/01 at Loyola (MD)^ L, /15/01 at Rider^ W, /19/01 Canisius^ W, /21/01 Niagara^ L, /23/01 at Siena^ L, /26/01 at Manhattan^ L, /28/01 Fairfield^ L, /01/01 St. Peter s^ W, /05/01 Loyola (MD)^ L, /10/21 at Fairfield^ L, /14/01 Manhattan^ L, /17/01 Siena^ L, /21/01 at St. Peter s^ L, /24/01 at Iona^ L, /01/01 Canisius* L, (11-17 / 7-11 MAAC) Head Coach: Kristin Lamb 11/16/01 St. John s W, /20/01 at New Hampshire L, /24/01 Providence L, /28/01 at American W, /01/01 at Bucknell W, /07/01 Manhattan^ W, /09/01 at St. Peter s^ L, /22/01 Delaware L, /28/01 at Loyola Marymount L, /30/01 at Cal-Irvine L, /02/02 at Iona^ W, /05/02 Columbia W, /08/02 at Fairfield^ W, /11/02 Niagara^ W, /13/02 Canisius^ L, /16/02 at Siena L, /19/02 Loyola^ W, /22/02 at Manhattan^ L, /27/02 Rider^ L, /31/02 at Canisius^ L, /02/02 at Niagara^ L, /05/02 Fairfield^ L, /10/02 St. Peter s^ L, /14/02 at Loyola^ L, /16/02 at Rider^ W, /22/02 Iona^ W, /24/02 Siena^ L, /01/02 Manhattan* L, (13-16 / 8-10 MAAC) Head Coach: Brian Giorgis 11/24/02 at St. John s L, /26/02 New Hampshire W, /01/02 American W, /06/02 Loyola^ L, OT 12/10/02 at Fairfield^ W, /12/02 Hartford W, /20/02 at Columbia L, /23/02 at Delaware L, /28/02 Boston University W, /30/02 at Providence L, /03/03 Pennsylvania L, OT 1/09/03 at Iona^ W, /12/03 at Manhattan^ L, /16/03 Rider^ W, /18/03 at Saint Peter s^ L, /24/03 Canisius^ L, /26/03 Niagara^ W, /31/03 Iona^ W, /02/03 at Loyola^ W, /07/03 Fairfield^ L, /09/03 Siena^ L, /14/03 at Niagara^ L, /16/03 at Canisius^ W, /19/03 at Rider^ L, /21/03 Manhattan^ L, /28/03 at Siena^ L, /02/03 Saint Peter s^ W, /06/03 vs Loyola* W, /07/03 vs Siena* L, KEY - ^Conference Game, *Conference Tournament, #Neutral Site,!NCAA Tournament (20-11 / 13-5 MAAC) Head Coach: Brian Giorgis School s first MAAC Championship and NCAA tournament bid. 11/22/03 at Hartford L, OT 11/24/03 Lehigh W, /01/03 at Pennsylvania L, /05/03 Canisius^ W, /07/03 Niagara^ W, /09/03 St. Bonaventure W, /21/03 Auburn L, /27/03 at Tulane W, /28/03 San Jose State# L, /31/03 Delaware State W, /03/04 at Boston Univ. L, /09/04 at Manhattan^ L, /11/04 Rider^ W, /17/04 Iona^ W, /19/04 at Siena^ L, /22/04 at Fairfield^ W, /25/04 Saint Peter s^ W, /29/04 Loyola^ W, /31/04 at Rider^ W, /06/04 at Niagara^ L, /08/04 at Canisius^ L, /12/04 Manhattan^ W, /14/04 at Saint Peter s^ W, /17/04 at Loyola^ W, /20/04 Fairfield^ W, /26/04 Siena^ L, /29/04 at Iona^ W, /05/04 Manhattan* W, /06/04 Saint Peter s* W, /07/04 Canisius* W, /20/04 Oklahoma! L, (22-7 / 15-3 MAAC) Head Coach: Brian Giorgis MAAC Regular Season Champions 11/20/04 at Delaware State L, /27/04 at St. Bonaventure W, /29/04 New Hampshire W, /03/04 Siena^ L, 50-56, OT 12/05/04 at Saint Peter s^ L, /11/04 Pennsylvania W, /21/04 #15 Georgia L, /28/04 at San Francisco W, /30/04 at Saint Mary s (CA) L, /02/05 Cornell W, /05/05 at Lehigh W, /08/05 Canisius^ L, /10/05 at Iona^ W, /14/05 Loyola^ W, /16/05 Rider^ W, /20/05 at Fairfield^ W, /24/05 Manhattan^ W, /28/05 at Canisius^ W, /30/05 at Niagara^ W, /03/05 Iona^ W, /05/05 Fairfield^ W, /10/05 at Siena^ W, /12/05 at Loyola^ W, /17/05 Niagara^ W, /20/05 at Manhattan^ W, /25/05 St. Peter s^ W, /27/05 at Rider^ W, /05/05 Fairfield* W, /06/05 Canisius* L, & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 59 Marist Women s Basketball

60 MINIMUM: 2 YRS PLAYED GAMES PLAYED YRS GP 1 Kristin Keller Nina Vecchio M.J. Stempsey Ursula Winter S. Del Preore Stacey Dengler Charlene Fields Tara Knight Marie Fusci Lori Keys SCORING YRS PTS 1 Ursula Winter ,587 2 Stacey Dengler ,481 3 Charlene Fields ,436 4 Diesa Seidel ,248 5 Marie Fusci ,219 6 Stephanie Del Preore ,195 7 Lori Keys ,194 8 Sabrina Vallery ,162 9 Danielle Galarneau , Lynne Griffin ,092 Jean-Marie Lesko , Monica O Halloran , Kristin Keller M.J. Stempsey Maureen Magarity SCORING AVG YRS AVG 1 Ursula Winter Stacey Dengler Diana Jones Lynne Griffin Charlene Fields J-M Lesko Diesa Seidel Diana Jones Paoline Ekambi Maureen Magarity Kris Collins Marie Fusci Lori Keys D. Galarneau S. Del Preore FIELD GOALS YRS FG 1 Ursula Winter Stacey Dengler Charlene Fields Diesa Siedel Lynne Griffin S. Del Preore Lori Keys Marie Fusci D. Galarneau Sabrina Vallery Jacalyn O Neil Kristin Keller CAREER RECORDS FIELD GOAL PCT MIN. 200 YRS FG PCT 1 M.J. Stemsey Ursula Winter Sabrina Vallery Diesa Seidel Stacey Dengler Lynne Griffin Lori Keys S. Del Preore Maureen Magarity Kristin Keller POINT FG MADE YRS FG 1 J-M Lesko Marie Fusci Nancy Holbrook Nina Vecchio Charlene Fields POINT FG PCT MIN. 75 YRS 3FG PCT 1 J-M Lesko Cindy Carroll Megan Vetter Nina Vecchio Marie Fusci FREE THROWS MADE YRS FT 1 Sabrina Vallery Ursula Winter Lori Keys D. Galarneau Mary Jo Stempsey Charlene Fields S. Del Preore Kristin Keller Diesa Seidel Maureen Magarity FREE THROW PCT MIN. 100 YRS FT PCT 1 Sabrina Vallery Darrah Metz Marie Fusci Kerry Sullivan J-M Lesko Nina Vecchio Charlene Fields S. Del Preore Maureen Magarity Diesa Seidel & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 60 Marist Women s Basketball

61 CAREER RECORDS REBOUNDING YRS RB 1 Stacey Dengler Lori Keys D. Galarneau Ursula Winter S. Del Preore Diesa Seidel M. J. Stempsey Kim Smith-Bey Kristin Keller Jackie Pharr Diana Jones Marie Fusci Monica O Halloran Maureen Magarity Andrea Macey REBOUND AVG YRS AVG 1 Diana Jones Stacey Dengler D. Galarneau Lori Keys Kris Collins Jackie Pharr Paoline Ekambi Diesa Seidel Ursula Winter S. Del Preore Lynne Griffin M.J. Stempsey Kim Smith-Bey Kristin Keller Maureen Magarity ASSISTS YRS AST 1 Nina Vecchio Beth Shackel Lynne Griffin Maureen Dowe Una Geoghegan Michelle Michel Nancy Holbrook Cindy Carroll Charlene Fields Alisa Kresge BLOCKED SHOTS YRS BLK 1 Diesa Seidel M.J. Stempsey Kristin Keller Stacey Dengler Maureen Magarity ,000 POINT CLUB 1 Ursula Winter 1,587 2 Stacey Dengler 1,481 3 Charlene Fields 1,436 4 Diesa Seidel 1,248 5 Marie Fusci 1,219 6 Stephanie Del Preore 1,195 7 Lori Keys 1,194 8 Sabrina Vallery 1,162 9 Danielle Galarneau 1,1,41 10 Lynne Griffin 1,092 Jean-Marie Lesko 1, Monica O Halloran 1,012 ALL-TIME DIVISION I COACHING RECORDS Brian Giorgis Years Record Pct Kristin Lamb Years Record Pct Ken Babineau Years Record Pct Patty Torza Years Record Pct Pam White Years Record Pct STEALS YRS STL 1 Lynne Griffin Diana Jones Beth Shackel Amy Presnall Charlene Fields D. Galarneau Valerie Wilmer Liz McDougall Monica O Halloran Ursula Winter Marist hosted an alumni game last season, featuring a game between the alums in the afternoon along with formal recognition at halftime of the Red Foxes win against Fairfield 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 61 Marist Women s Basketball

62 SCORING YEAR PTS 1 Ursula Winter Charlene Fields Charlene Fields Stacey Dengler Diana Jones Lynne Griffin M.J. Stempsey Fifi Camara Danielle Galarneau Stephanie Del Preore Kristin Keller J-M Lesko Ursula Winter Monica O Halloran Maureen Magarity SCORING AVG YEAR AVG 1 Ursula Winter Charlene Fields Charlene Fields Danielle Galarneau M.J.Stempsey Fifi Camara Stacey Dengler Monica O Halloran Jennifer O Neil Diane Jones Stacey Dengler Lynne Griffin Kristin Keller Lynne Griffin Ursula Winter FIELD GOALS YEAR FG 1 Ursula Winter Lynne Griffin Diana Jones M.J. Stempsey Charlene Fields Stacey Dengler Charlene Fields Fifi Camara Stephanie Del Preore Ursula Winter Lynne Griffin Jennifer O Neil Kristin Keller Diesa Seidel Diesa Seidel FIELD GOAL PCT MIN. 75 MADE YEAR FG PCT 1 M.J. Stempsey Ursula Winter M.J. Stempsey Sabrina Vallery M.J. Stempsey Lynne Griffin Ursula Winter Maureen Magarity Kris Collins Stephanie Del Preore FREE THROWS MADE YEAR FT 1 Sabrina Vallery D. Galarneau Ursula Winter Stacey Dengler Kris Collins Lori Keys Lori Keys Sabrina Vallery Maureen Magarity Ursula Winter FREE THROW PCT MIN 30 MADE YEAR FT PCT 1 Sabrina Vallery Kerry Sullivan Stacey Dengler Stacey Dengler Elisha DeJesus Marie Fusci Jennifer O Neil Darrah Metz Stephanie Del Preore Nina Vecchio POINT FG MADE YEAR 3FG 1 J-M Lesko Marie Fusci J-M Lesko Marie Fusci J-M Lesko Nancy Holbrook Marie Fusci Marie Fusci Charlene Fields Cindy Carroll POINT FG PCT MIN. 25 MADE YEAR 3FG PCT 1 Michelle Michel J-M Lesko Nancy Holbrook Megan Vetter Nina Vecchio J-M Lesko Nancy Holbrook Cindy Carroll Nina Vecchio Marie Fusci REBOUNDS YEAR RB 1 Stacey Dengler M.J. Stempsey Fifi Camara Lori Keys Stephanie Del Preore Ursula Winter Danielle Galarneau Diana Jones Diesa Seidel Jackie Pharr SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 62 Marist Women s Basketball

63 SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS REBOUND AVG YEAR AVG 1 Stacey Dengler Lori Keys M.J. Stempsey Lori Keys Fifi Camara Diana Jones Stacey Dengler Danielle Galarneau Ursula Winter Jackie Pharr Diesa Seidel ASSISTS YEAR AST 1 Nina Vecchio Alisa Kresge Nina Vecchio Maureen Dowe Lynne Griffin Beth Shackel Lynne Griffin Una Geoghegan Nina Vecchio Beth Shackel BLOCKS YEAR BLK 1 Diesa Seidel Diesa Seidel Diesa Seidel M.J. Stempsey Kris Collins Ruth Halley Stacey Dengler Kristin Keller Lynne Griffin M.J. Stempsey STEALS YEAR STL 1 Diana Jones Lynne Griffin Mary Zuvic Lynne Griffin Valerie Wilmer Amy Presnall Lois Ann Hayes Beth Shackel Charlene Fields Valerie Wilmer Fifi Camara Charlene Fields Lori Keys Alisa Kresge Amy Presnall SINGLE GAME RECORDS POINTS 37 Charlene Fields v. Lehigh 2/3/92 36 Lori Keys v. FDU 1/17/95 35 Ursula Winters v. Aquinas 12/6/81 34 Mary Zuvic v. Dominican 2/1/82 31 S. Del Preore v. Rider 1/31/04 FIELD GOALS 15 Charlene Fields v. Lehigh 2/3/92 Jackie Pharr v. Wagner 1/14/86 Mary Zuvic v. Dominican 2/1/82 Ursula Winters v. Aquinas 12/6/81 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 24 S. Del Preore v. Loyola 12/6/02 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1.00 Mary Zuvic v. Mercy 1/29/82 3-POINT FIELD GOALS 9 Jean-Marie Lesko v. FDU 2/29/96 3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS 16 Marie Fusci v. Boston U. 11/29/98 Jean-Marie Lesko v. FDU 1/24/96 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT 1.00 Cindy Carroll v. FDU 3/12/93 Charlene Fields v. Wagner 1/28/91 FREE THROWS 15 Danielle Galarneau at LIU 2/23/91 FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 16 Elisha DeJesus at Temple 11/21/00 D. Galarneau v. Wagner 3/5/91 D. Galarneau at LIU 2/23/91 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.00 J-M Lesko (11-11) v Rider 2/25/96 S. Del Preore (8-8) v Rider 2/19/03 Kristin Keller (8-8) v Iona 1/17/04 M. Magarity (8-8) v. Canisius 12/5/03 REBOUNDS 21 S. Del Preore v. Rider 1/31/04 20 Lori Keys at LIU 1/18/95 M. J. Stempsey at Monmouth 3/3/85 Jackie Pharr v. Queens 3/1/85 Diana Jones v. LIU 2/2/83 ASSISTS 14 Cortnie Ciaccio at Richmond 11/19/99 STEALS 11 Valarie Miller at Queens 1/23/86 BLOCKS 7 Deisa Seidel at American 11/28/01 Deisa Seidel v Navy 12/30/99 M. J. Stempsey v. Hofstra 1/26/ & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 63 Marist Women s Basketball

64 ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS Adelphi 0-3 Akron 1-0 Alabama St. 1-0 American 2-0 Army 6-5 Auburn 0-1 Boston College 0-1 Boston University 1-3 Brooklyn 4-3 Brown 1-8 Bucknell 4-2 Buffalo 1-1 Cal-Irvine 0-1 Campbell 0-1 Canisius 9-12 Central Connecticut 2-2 Central Florida 0-1 Charleston Southern 0-1 Coastal Carolina 0-1 Colgate 4-7 Columbia 4-6 Concordia 1-0 Connecticut 0-2 Cornell 5-2 Cortland 1-0 CW Post 5-0 Dartmouth 1-0 Delaware 0-2 Delaware State 2-3 Dominican 2-0 East Tennessee 1-0 Eastern Michigan 0-1 Fairfield 9-14 Fordham 3-6 Fairleigh Dickinson Florida International 0-1 Georgetown 0-1 Georgia 0-1 Georgia Tech 0-2 Hartford 2-2 Hofstra 0-3 Holy Cross 0-6 Idaho State 1-1 Iona 11-9 Kentucky 0-1 Kings 1-0 Lehigh 3-3 Lehman 1-0 Long Beach State 0-1 Long Island Loyola (Chi) 0-1 Loyola Marymount 0-2 Loyola (MD) Manhattan 6-20 Mercer 0-1 Mercy 1-0 Minnesota 0-1 Mississippi State 0-1 Molloy 3-0 Monmouth Montclair State 3-2 Morgan State 2-0 Mt. St. Mary s 2-15 Navy 1-1 New Hampshire 3-2 New Haven 3-1 New Rochelle 2-0 New York Tech 2-0 Niagara 6-11 North Carolina A&T 0-1 Northeastern 0-2 Oklahoma 0-1 Pace 2-0 Pennsylvania 3-2 Providence 0-3 Purchase 1-0 Queens 3-5 Quinnipiac 0-1 Rhose Island 0-2 Richmond 1-2 Rider Robert Morris St. Bonaventure 2-0 St. Francis (NY) 25-3 St. Francis (PA) St. John s 1-1 St. Mary s (CA) 0-1 St. Michael s 1-0 St. Peter s 6-14 St. Thomas Aquinas 1-0 San Francisco 1-0 San Jose State 0-1 Seton Hall 1-5 Siena 6-28 South Carolina 0-1 Southern Utah 0-1 Stetson 0-1 Syracuse 0-2 Temple 1-1 Tennessee Tech 0-1 Tulane 1-0 Vermont 1-1 Virginia Commonwealth 0-1 Wagner William and Mary 1-0 William Patterson 1-0 Winthrop 1-0 Xavier & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 64 Marist Women s Basketball

65 DIVISION I ACCOLADES Maureen Dowe: Maureen Dowe: Nancy Holbrook: Monica O Halloran: Monica O Halloran: Nancy Holbrook: NEC All-Newcomer Team NEC First Team All-Conference NEC Second Team All-Conference NEC Second Team All-Conference NEC First Team All-Conference NEC All-Tournament Team Danielle Galarneau: NEC First Team All-Conference NEC All-Tournament Team Marist Sportsperson of the Year Charlene Fields: Stacey Dengler: Lori Keys: Lori Keys: Cindy Carroll: Jill Heller: Lori Keys: Liz MacDougall: Stacey Dengler: Beth Shackel: Jill Heller: Stacey Dengler: Sabrina Vallery: Sabrina Vallery: Marie Fusci: Diesa Seidel: NEC Player of the Year NEC All-Tournament Team MBWA First Team All-Met Marist Sportsperson of the Year NEC All-Newcomer Team NEC All-Tournament Team NEC First Team All-Conference Marist Sportsperson of the Year Marist President s Academic Achievement Award NEC First Team All-Conference Marist Sportsperson of the Year NEC All-Newcomer Team NEC First Team All-Conference Marist Sportsperson of the Year NEC All-Newcomer Team Marist President s Academic Achievement Award NEC Second Team All-Conference NEC All-Newcomer Team MAAC Third Team All-Conference MAAC All-Rookie Team MAAC All-Rookie Team Diesa Seidel: Stephanie Del Preore: Nina Vecchio: Tara Knight: Sabrina Vallery: Diesa Seidel: Diesa Seidel: Maureen Magarity: Kristen Vilardi: Brian Giorgis: Stephanie Del Preore: Maureen Magarity: Kristin Keller: Brian Giorgis: Kristin Keller: Fifi Camara: Nikki Flores: Alisa Kresge: MAAC Third Team All-Conference MAAC All-Rookie Team MAAC All-Rookie Team Strength and Conditioning Award Marist James Pizzani Award Marist President s Academic Achievement Award MAAC Second Team All-Conference Strength and Conditioning Award Marist James Pizzani Award Marist Sportsperson of the Year MAAC Second Team All-Conference MAAC All-Rookie Team MAAC Coach of the Year MBWA Met Coach of the Year MAAC Second Team All-Conference MAAC Tournament MVP MBWA Second Team All-Met Marist Sportsperson of the Year MAAC Second Team All-Conference MAAC All-Tournament Team Marist Pizzani Award Winner MAAC Sixth Player of the Year MAAC Co-Coach of the Year MAAC First Team All-Conference MAAC All-Tournament Team MBWA Second Team All-Met MAAC FidelisCare Humanitarian of the Year Academic All-America District I Second Team Marist Sportsperson of the Year MAAC First Team All-Conference MAAC All-Tournament Team MBWA First Team All-Met MAAC All-Rookie Team MAAC All-Tournament Team MAAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year MAAC Second Team All-Confer Diesa Seidel: ence Sarah Tift: Courtnie Ciaccio: MAAC All-Rookie Team Marist James Pizzani Award 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 65 Marist Women s Basketball

66 ALL-TIME ROSTER Aeillo, Donna Anderson, Tanya Anderson, Torie Artiano, Marissa Awad, Janice Bamford, Marilee Baskinger, Lauren Bergner, Jessica Blazejewski, Sue Blore, Cortney Brown, Deborah Butler, Claudia Camara, Fifi Carroll, Cynthia Chmielewski, Lisa Ciaccio, Cortnie Ciancone, Carrie Clarkson, Tobither Collins, Kris Dahlman, Meg Daley, Katie De Jesus, Elisha Del Preore, Stephanie Dengler, Stacey DiVincenzo, Kimberly Dowe, Maureen Duff, Mary Alice Dussault, Alexis Ekambi, Paoline Ferguson, Sarah Fields, Charlene Flores, Nikki Fusci, Marie Galarneau, Danielle Geoghegan, Una Gray, Jennifer Green, Pamela Griffin, Lynne Gumz, Tricia Halley, Ruth Hauser, Melissa Hayes, Lois Hein, Kristin Heller, Jill Holbrook, Nancy Horwath, Kim Hrebenak, Laurie Iacullo, Joyce Jones, Diana Keller, Kristin Keys, Lori King, Colleen Knight, Tara Kolesar, Courtney Kresge, Alisa Leger, Erin Leonardo, Laurie Lesko, Jean-Marie Lightner, Mary Lynn, Susanne MacDougall, Liz Macey, Andrea Magarity, Maureen McKay, Annette Metz, Darrah Michel, Michelle Minter, Shannon Moran, Jackie Murray, Kathy Newhard, Beth O Brien, Mary O Halloran, Monica O Neil, Jacalyn O Neil, Jennifer Pagnotta, Pat Paterno, Katy 1987 Paulo, Becky Pharr, Jackie Presnall, Amy Reilly, Kathleen Reynolds, Melissa Saitta, Antoinette Seidel, Diesa Shackel, Beth Sherwood, Mary Pat Shurina, Anne-Marie Silva, Lolita Smith-Bey, Kim Smrdel, Sarah Staton, Jennifer Stempsey, Mary Jo Stephens, Alex Sullivan, Kerry Sullivan, Kim Svoboda, Lauren Talbot, Colleen Taylor, Jennifer Tift, Sarah Trevisani, Laura Tribble, Donna Valentin, Esther 1992 Vallery, Sabrina Vecchio, Nina Vetter, Megan Viani, Julianne Vilardi, Kristen Walega, Shawna Walsh, Jacalyn Walsh, Tara Wancel, Vicki Waters, Alexis White, Lashon White, Toni Whitney, Laura Wilmer, Valerie Winters, Michelle Winter, Ursula Youdath, Stephanie Zuvic, Mary & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 66 Marist Women s Basketball

67 THIS IS MARIST THIS IS MARIST 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 67 Marist Women s Basketball

68 EXPANDING MARIST COLLEGE Following the 1997 addition of a new fitness center in the James J. McCann Recreation Center, Marist began its most ambitious construction activity to date. The focal point of the campus is the new James A. Cannavino Library, built on a hill overlooking the campus green and Hudson River. The 83,000-square-foot granite and sandstone structure, which opened in 2000, combines the best aspects of traditional libraries with a sophisticated technology infrastructure that allows Marist students to access information electronically on campus and around the world. The building encompasses all the features necessary to create and sustain a digital library and features collaborative digital work rooms for producing and capturing content, more than 200 workstations, five computerized classrooms, and nearly 400 network ports for student laptops. The new library also offers a unique level of integrated service to support students in pursuing their educational goals. A host of programs ranging from career advancement to international education are located on the library s third floor, reflecting the new role of libraries in higher education as collaborative learning centers. While construction on the library was in progress, the adjacent college chapel underwent renovation. New heating and air conditioning systems were installed and the carpet was replaced. The college also commissioned artists to create stained glass windows to enhance the beauty of this chapel-in-theround, which were installed during the summer of In the summer of 2005, in addition to hosting the Hudson Valley s first-ever Empire State Games, Marist began construction on an on-campus tennis facility. The courts will not only bring the great tradition of Marist s men s and women s varsity tennis squads home to the riverside campus, but will also provide increased opportunity for the 4,000 undergraduates currently studying at Marist. Another major academic building, four-story Fontaine Hall, was completed in Spring The 33,000-square-foot edifice, named for Marist President Emeritus Bro. Paul Ambrose Fontaine, houses the Division of Humanities faculty offices and classrooms, a small theatre, the nationally known Marist Institute for Public Opinion, and the Advancement Office, which includes the Office of Alumni Affairs. Later in 2000, Marist s Fine Arts Department and Art Gallery moved to new quarters on the campus. The 12,500-square-foot building, a former steel plant purchased by the college in recent years, offers open space, high ceilings, and abundant natural light ideal for housing five studio classrooms dedicated to design, photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, and digital media. Also in 2000, a new section of student townhouses opened to accommodate 240 students. Near the townhouses will be a mini-market and a fitness center for use by members of the Marist community. The year 2000 marked the opening of Marist s new Fishkill Center, located at Interstate 84 and Route 9 to serve students who live in southern Dutchess County and work in Connecticut, Westchester County, and New York City. The facility includes four classrooms and two computer labs that offer full access to Marist s vast digital library resources. The space also features a lounge area with ports for student laptops and a study area equipped with computers. MARIST COLLEGE RECOGNITION Marist s leadership in using technology in support of education has brought the college increased prominence. Marist has been recognized by CAUSE, the association for managing and using information resources in higher education, with its Excellence in Campus Networking award. This distinction honored Marist alongside Cornell, Duquesne and Stanford universities as being among the top colleges and universities in the nation in using network technology. CAMPUS OVERVIEW In 1999, Marist was also recognized by the John Templeton Foundation, which named Marist one of the nation s leading colleges to encourage character development. Marist was also named to the Templeton Honor Roll, a select list of 100 colleges and universities recognized for their record of commitment to inspiring students to lead ethical and civic-minded lives. Marist is consistently ranked highly by several top college guides including those published by Barron s, U.S. News and World Report and TIME/The Princeton Review. Marist works on a number of joint projects with both the IBM Corporation and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library in neighboring Hyde Park, New York. The FDR Library and Digital Archives at are the result of a cooperative effort by Marist, the FDR Library, and IBM to provide the first comprehensive electronic access to a significant portion of a presidential library s holdings. Marist was ranked 18th out of 166 colleges and universities in the northern United States that offer a full range of undergraduate and master s level programs. The U.S. News ranking comes just days after The Princeton Review named Marist one of the Best 357 Colleges in the country, placing Marist in the top ten percent of all colleges and universities nationwide. MARIST ATHLETICS Marist has built a fine athletic tradition with over 550 athletes and 23 varsity athletic programs participating at the Division I level in the highly competitive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Marist has won the MAAC Commissioner s Cup five out of the past seven years and is currently coming off its most successful season across the board in Men s soccer, men s lacrosse, baseball, women s cross country, men s crew and men s and women s swimming/diving all won MAAC titles last season with men s lacrosse, men s soccer and baseball all making NCAA Tournament appearances. ACADEMIC SUCCESS Athletic accomplishments not only occur on the field, but are also mirrored in the achievements in the classroom as well at Marist. Marist was represented by 111 student-athletes on the MAAC Academic Honor Roll for the season, the highest total for any school in the MAAC for the fourth consecutive year. To earn that honor the student-athlete must successfully maintain a 3.2 or higher cumulative GPA, while balancing a rigorous academic and athletic schedule. While continuing to show its athletic prowess, Marist studentathletes continue to make great strides in the academic medium. In three Red Foxes, Jenny Shanks, David Bennett and Viktor Sapezhnikov earned Verizon Academic All-America status. Sapezhnikov became the first Red Fox to earn First Team accolades, while Bennett, became the second men s basketball player to earn the honor, and Shanks, the first women s soccer player to be recognized nationally. Prior to the season, only two Marist student-athletes were so honored. On the regional scale, eight student-athletes were named to Verizon Regional First and Second Teams, also a single academic year high for the Marist athletic department. Over half of the Marist Varsity programs, 10 female and two male teams, boasted grade-point-averages of over 3.0 as a team during the two semesters of the academic year. In the fall 2002 semester, nearly a quarter of the Red Foxes over 550 student-athletes maintained a GPA of 3.4 or higher and earned Dean s List recognition & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 68 Marist Women s Basketball

69 PRESIDENT DENNIS J. MURRAY R E D F O X E S DR. DENNIS J. MURRAY PRESIDENT Dr. Dennis J. Murray was appointed President and Professor of Public Policy at Marist College in During his 26 years as President, he has guided the college through an exceptional period of quantitative and qualitative growth. Enrollments have more than tripled, many new academic programs have been established and the academic profile of entering freshmen has risen significantly. More than $125 million has been invested in the campus, including new academic buildings, new student residences, a new student center, an expanded recreation center and a state-of-the art digital library. Marist College is increasingly being recognized as a national leader in higher education. For the past several years, Marist has been ranked among the top tier of northern colleges and universities in U.S. News & World Report s America s Best Colleges. TIME magazine and The Princeton Review also rank Marist as highly selective. Recently, Marist College was selected by The Princeton Review as one of The 351 Best College and Universities, for the first time. This honor ranks Marist College among the top-10 percent of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Dr. Murray has also forged numerous community and corporate relationships that have greatly benefited the college. Early in his tenure at Marist, he recognized the important role that information technology would play in enhancing the teaching and learning process. Thanks to a long-time partnership with the IBM Corporation, Marist has become one of the nation s most technologically advanced liberal arts colleges. Today, this sophisticated computing environment is helping Marist students gain the knowledge and skills they will need to be competitive in the 21st century. In 2001, Marist was named to Yahoo Internet Life s list of 100 Most Wired Colleges in recognition of its efforts to provide a sophisticated technological platform for teaching and learning. The list includes many prestigious colleges and universities, primarily major research institutions, and very few schools of Marist s size and character. In 1995, the college received the CAUSE Award for Excellence in Campus Networking, which honored Marist along with Cornell, Stanford and Duquesne as one of the top four colleges and universities in America for its use of technology in education. A nationally recognized educator and administrator, Dr. Murray served as an advisor to the NBC television network and hosted a nationally broadcast series on higher education. He has served on the American Council on Education s Commission on International Education and Commission on Leadership Development. He also was a member of the board of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities. He served four years as an alumni representative to the board of trustees of the California State University and Colleges. Dr. Murray is the editor of three books in the field of government and public affairs and the co-author of a guide to corporatesponsored university research in biotechnology. He is also the author of How to Evaluate your Fund-Raising Program and The Guaranteed Fund-Raising System, which are in use in more than 3,500 organizations throughout the United States and Canada. An active member of the civic community, Dr. Murray currently serves on the boards of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board, Poughkeepsie Waterfront Advisory Committee and the Greenway Conservancy for the Hudson River Valley, which oversees the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. He has worked with the McCann Foundation to develop an innovative partnership between the college and the foundation to assist schools and nonprofit organizations in the region. He was the President of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) for the academic year and is a member of its Executive Committee. Dr. Murray also was on the Vassar Brothers Hospital board for more than 18 years, and served as chairman of its foundation board. He previously was a member of the boards of the Bank of New York s Regional Board, United Way and American Heart Association. Dr. Murray s significant contributions to the fields of education and community service have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Franciscan Award from the Sisters of St. Francis and the Americanism Award from the Anti-Defamation League. In 1996, he received the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal at a ceremony that also honored Queen Noor of Jordan, Lea Rabin of Israel and Marist Trustee Frances Reese, the founder of the environmental movement in America. A native Californian, Dr. Murray received a bachelor s degree in political science from California State University, Long Beach and his master s degree and Ph.D. in public administration from the University of Southern California. Prior to his appointment at Marist, Dr. Murray taught at the USC School of International and Public Affairs, and served as Alumni Director, Director of University Relations and Executive Assistant to the President at California State University, Long Beach. He also was Vice President for Development at Whittier College. Dr. Murray and his wife, Marilyn, have two children, Marian and Michael & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 69 Marist Women s Basketball

70 ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION R E D F O X E S DEBORAH DICAPRIO VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS R E D F O X E S TIM MURRAY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Beginning her fifth year as the Vice President of Student Affairs, Deborah DiCaprio continues the work she began over two decades ago, working with the Marist student body. DiCaprio began her term as VP for Student Affairs on an interim basis on July 1, 2001, and was appointed in a permanent basis on December 1st of that year. In her capacity as VP, DiCaprio works to establish for the student body of Marist, through the various support services, an environment conducive to an academic community. DiCaprio began her association with Marist over 20 years ago, when she was hired as a mentor in January of For three years she lived and worked in the Marist residence halls, assisting the student body both academically and personally. In 1985, DiCaprio was named the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, a role in which she continued her interaction with the student body. As Assistant Dean, DiCaprio supervised the campus services that play such a large role in the day-to-day assurance of student s well being. She was responsible for planning the new-student orientation program, as well as overseeing the organizations that helped maintain the well being of the students, including health services, counseling, campus ministry, and special services. DiCaprio took over more responsibilities in 1999 when the then Associate Dean resigned, and she took on the role of supervising the Upward Bound and Liberty Partnership programs, as well as taking over judicial affairs and special events planning. DiCaprio is also active in the community surrounding Marist. She has been involved with the Dutchess County United Way, serving as a representative from Marist for a year, before being named to the United Way Cabinet in She has been active in the Krieger School Parent-Teacher Association for the last seven years, and served as the Chairperson of the Krieger School Building Team during the school years. She is a member of the Hudson River Rower Association Board of Directors. She is President of the Poughkeepsie Crew Parents Association. In her role as Vice President of Student Affairs, DiCaprio oversees the activities of the athletic department, an area in which she has both personal and professional interests. An avid runner for nearly 30 years, DiCaprio participated in organized athletics at both the high school and collegiate levels, and has also coached women s swimming and cross country teams during her career. This past summer she also took up the sport of rowing, joining the Hudson River Rowing Association. She is a firm believer that participation in athletics at both the intercollegiate and intramural level contributes to the education of the whole person. A 1975 graduate of St. Bonaventure, DiCaprio earned her Bachelors Degree in History, before going on to earn her Masters Degree in Education with a concentration in Student Personal Services in DiCaprio currently resides in Poughkeepsie, NY, with her husband Joseph, and their two children, Adam and Kira. Director of Athletics Tim Murray s athletic paradigm of commitment, leadership, integrity, discipline and accountability has proven to be a model for unprecedented success and growth for Marist athletics during his current tenure. Under Murray s direction, Marist Athletics has undergone exceptional growth and achievement since joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in Marist is the only school in the MAAC s 24-year history to win four consecutive MAAC Commissioner s Cups and five overall. The Cup is awarded as a symbol of overall excellence in athletics. In six of its eight seasons as a member of the MAAC, the Red Foxes have captured at least one of those crowns, boasting five men s titles, including the last four, and three women s championships. In addition, Murray increased the varsity sports from 20 to 23, adding opportunities for participation in three new sports: women s soccer, women s lacrosse and women s water polo. Murray s vision of offering Marist students a state-of-the-art recreational facility became a reality in In August 1997, the doors were opened to the McCann Expansion, a $3 million, 20,000 square-foot expansion project that houses a premiere 7,000 square-foot weight training facility and cardiovascular center. Murray s initiative has also brought more change to the McCann Center in 2001 with the addition of the Dr. Michael J. Maynard Center for Sports Medicine and the Center for Student-Athlete Enhancement. These facilities ensure that Marist student-athletes will get the finest medical care available as well as the academic support they need to succeed in the classroom. Together, Murray and his administration realized and added the accessories needed to help studentathletes live up to their fullest potential. A hallmark of Murray s administration is his commitment to hosting numerous conference championships. Over the last several years, Marist has played host to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships in swimming and diving, baseball, softball, women s soccer, women s water polo and men s and women s lacrosse. Murray s devotion to the betterment of collegiate athletics is evident by his involvement in various national and league committees. Murray has served on the NCAA Championship Cabinet and the NCAA Peer Review Committee. He plays an active role in MAAC governance, serving as a member of the league s Marketing & Television, Gender Equity & Diversity Committees and recently completed a term as chair of the Committee on Athletics Administration. In addition, Murray currently chairs the MAAC Golf Committee and is a member of the MAAC Baseball Committee. Murray began his association with Marist in 1986, when he served as an assistant coach on Dave Magarity s men s basketball staff for three seasons and helped guide the Red Foxes to an NCAA berth in He left Marist for six years to serve as Associate Director of Athletics at Iona College. Murray rejoined the Marist community as Director of Athletics in February Murray received his master s degree in Sports Management from St. Thomas University (FL), and a degree in Health and Physical Education from East Stroudsburg University in A native of Bridgewater, New Jersey, Murray and his wife, Barbara, make their home in Poughkeepsie with their daughters, Katherine and Lauren and son Owen & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 70 Marist Women s Basketball

71 ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION R E D F O X E S JOHN RITSCHDORFF NCAA FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE DEAN OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS R E D F O X E S COLIN SULLIVAN SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD Dr. John Ritschdorff is in his 17th year as the NCAA faculty representative for Marist athletics. In his role, Ritschdorff is responsible for monitoring the academic progress of the student-athletes. Promoted to dean of academic programs/assistant vice president in 2000, Ritschdorff is now in his fourth decade of service at the Poughkeepsie-based school, having joined the department of mathematics in During his long career at Marist, he has served two terms as chair of the department of mathematics and computer science and has also served as chair of the Marist faculty. Ritschdorff received his bachelor s degree from Marist and earned his master s degree and doctorate from New York University. A native of New York City, Ritschdorff lives in Poughkeepsie with his wife, Joanne, and three children, Todd, Eric and Lauren. R E D F O X E S SCOTT KHARE ASSISTANT AD/ EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Colin Sullivan is in his second stint as a member of the Marist College Athletic Department, and was promoted to Senior Associate Athletics Director this summer. Sullivan most recently has served as Associate AD for External Affairs, overseeing the Marketing and Promotions Efforts of the Department as well as the office of Sports Information. Sullivan will oversee all business operations in his new position, in addition to intramural and recreation duties, facility operations and MaristÕs strength and conditioning efforts. Sullivan serves on a number of on-campus committees including the Labor Management Group, Integrated Marketing and Campus Web Committees. Externally, Sullivan serves as a member of the NCAA Pool of Peer Reviewers. Additionally, Sullivan serves as the Tournament Director for the Marist-hosted MAAC Championships of menõs lacrosse and baseball and serves on the MAAC Tennis Championship Committee. A 1991 graduate of Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Sullivan was a three-time NCAA qualifier in Cross Country and a four-time All- Conference performer in both cross-country and track. Sullivan also served as an assistant track and cross country coach at Iona College, where he received his M.B.A. in 1994 and worked alongside current Marist Director of Athletics, Tim Murray. Sullivan and his wife Stephanie, a Marist graduate and Assistant Swimming/ Diving Coach for the Red Foxes, reside in Poughkeepsie with their daughter, Molly and are expecting their second child this fall. Scott Khare enters his fifth year as Assistant Director of Athletics for Marist and first as Assistant Athletics Director of External Affairs. Khare will handle all marketing and promotions, athletic alumni affairs, special events and directly oversee the Sports Information Office. Previously, Khare had served as Assistant Athletics Director of Internal Affairs for four years where he oversaw all business operations, intramural and recreation, facility operations and the strength and conditioning department, including the McCann Fitness Center. Khare is a familiar face to Marist Athletics, having played and coached for the Red Foxes football team. he began his association with Marist in 1990 when he began his career as a member of the Red Foxes football team. During his playing career, Khare was a standout offensive lineman, helping lead Red Foxes running backs to over 2,000 rushing yards a season, and 1,300 passing yards in his career. His rookie season saw Marist capture the ACFC Championship and he was a team captain for the Red Foxes first-ever Division I-AA team in After graduating from Marist in 1994 with a Bachelor s Degree in Communications, Khare began his professional career as an assistant for the 1994 MAAC Championship Marist team. After two years at Marist, Khare coached the running backs at Trinity College (CT) and served as the co-offensive coordinator at St. Francis (PA) for the 1998 season. He returned Marist that fall as the Assistant Director of Financial Aid, before joining the Athletic Department in Khare, and his wife Claudine, reside in Staatsburg, NY, with their daughter Paige and son Tyler. R E D F O X E S JEREMY KERSTEN ATHLETICS BUSINESS MANAGER Jeremy Kersten begins his first year as Athletics Business Manager for the Red Foxes. Kersten s duties will include the handling of the department s budgetary items, ticketing matters, summer camps and coordinating of athletic travel for the Red Foxes 23 Division I sports. A Hamburg, N.Y. native, Kersten comes to Poughkeepsie after serving at Buffalo State for two years as the school s Home Events Coordinator/Ticket Manager. There, he was responsible for all facets of ticket sales and supervised more than 30 student workers. Kersten, a 2002 graduate of Canisius in finance and information systems, earned his Master s degree in Sport Administration from the school last May & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 71 Marist Women s Basketball

72 ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION R E D F O X E S ELIZABETH DONOHUE ASSISTANT AD/ SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR R E D F O X E S TIM HENEGHAN COORDINATOR OF EVENTS AND FACILITY OPERATIONS Elizabeth Donohue begins her first year as Marist s Assistant AD/Senior Woman Administrator after serving four years as the Director of Academic Advisement for Student Athletes. She has been a part of the athletic department family for five years now, also serving as a sports information assistant and compliance assistant, before assuming her current role which involves overseeing Marist s compliance office Prior to her current post, Donohue was responsible for overseeing the academic progress of all the student-athletes of Marist s 23 Varsity sports. In that capacity, Donohue oversaw the Center for Student-Athlete Enhancement, coordinated the Faculty Mentor program and was the academic liaison between the Department of Athletics and the Academic School and Administrative Offices. Donohue also served as the Director of Marist s CHAMPS/Life Skills program. She administered the CHAMPS/Life Skills program, including arranging for workshops and personal development programming for the Red Fox studentathletes. Donohue began her tenure at Marist in August 2000 when she was hired as an Assistant Sports Information Director. In that role she assisted the SID in all aspects of publicizing the 23 Varsity Sports of Marist College. In July 2001, Donohue accepted the position of Compliance Assistant, working under the direction of the Senior Woman Administrator. During that time, she was directly responsible for compliance issues for the entire department. Prior to coming to Marist, Donohue served as the Assistant Director of Admissions and Coordinator of International Admissions at the College of St. Elizabeth. Tim Heneghan is in his second year as Coordinator of Events and Facility Operations for the Red Foxes. He is responsible for the day-to-day scheduling, operation management and maintenance for all of Marist s athletic facilities, as well as overseeing game-day operations for all events hosted on campus. In his first year with the Red Foxes, Heneghan was responsible for overseeing MAAC Championships in water polo, men s lacrosse and baseball, as well as playing an active role in the facilities coordination for Marist s many summer camps. Over the summer, Heneghan was also instrumental in Marist s role as a host of the 2005 Empire State Games and development of the department s first-ever game management manual. Heneghan came to Marist from Seton Hall University where he had served as Facility Manager for two years. At Seton Hall, Heneghan oversaw the facilitation of all on-campus athletic events and managed game operations equipment for the Pirates. He also supervised the building and event staffs, among numerous other duties during his stint in South Orange, N.J. A 1999 graduate of Loras College (Dubuque, Ia.), Heneghan earned his Master s degree in Sport Management from Indiana State in While at Indiana State, Heneghan served as graduate marketing assistant, assisting with client-sponsored and non-sponsored athletic in-game promotional events. He also handled all clubhouse duties for the Stadium Golf Course, including hiring, training, staffing and payroll of employees. Heneghan, who has earned his CPO (Certified Pool Operator) certification given by the National Swimming Pool Foundation, currently resides in Poughkeepsie. A 1997 graduate of Muhlenberg College with a Bachelor s Degree in Psychology and a minor in Business, Donohue currently resides in Poughkeepsie. R E D F O X E S ANDREW COPELAN DIRECTOR OF INTRAMURAL AND CLUB SPORTS/HEAD MEN S LACROSSE COACH Andrew Copelan leads the Red Foxes into his third season as head men s lacrosse coach. He was the interim head coach in 2004 before being promoted to full-time head coach. Copelan also serves as Marist s Director of Intramural and Club Sports. Copelan coached the Red Foxes to the MAAC title in 2005 and the program s first-ever berth in the NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Tournament where it fell to eventual national champion Johns Hopkins. Marist finished the 2004 season 10-7 and 8-0 in conference play, earning the league s regular season title. For his efforts, Copelan was named 2004 MAAC Coach of the Year. Copelan was a four-year starter at Bucknell University. As a midfielder, he helped lead the Bison to four consecutive Patriot League titles, and the program s firstever NCAA berth in As a senior he earned All-Patriot League team accolades, and was a four-time selection to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for Student Athletes each of his four years at college. He was also chosen as an alternate for the annual North-South game, a national senior all-star game. Copelan has a strong knowledge of the game, having worked around the region in teaching the game of lacrosse. He has been a coach at the Blue Chip Camp in Fairfield, Conn., one of the top camps in the region. He has also assisted in teaching the youth, running clinics in his hometown of Pittsford, N.Y., as well as during his playing career at Bucknell & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 72 Marist Women s Basketball

73 HOME AT THE MCCAAN CENTER The Lady Red Foxes will play all 12 of their home contests in the friendly confines of the James J. McCann Center, located on the Marist campus. In , Marist led the MAAC in attendance, averaging over 1,200 fans per contest. In , MAAC champions broke program records for attendance, regularly drawing over 1000 fans to the Marist campus. In addition to this year s nine conference home games, the McCann will play host to Big East foe Villanova, defending Ivy League Champion Harvard and Brown. Beyond the gym floor at the McCann Center, the building is also home to Marist s pool, locker rooms, workout facilities and coaches office complex. The Center for Student-Athlete Enhancement as well as the athletic training facilities are conveniently located in the McCann Center. In addition, the Coaches Complex, dedicated in 1997, provides office space for each sports coaches as well as the Sports Information staff, making it a friendly and comfortable work environment for staff to enjoy and student-athletes to visit. The college recently renovated the McCann Center Natatorium, which is home to the Red Foxes MAAC Champion swimming and diving teams as well as the water polo team. The facility boasts a six-lane, 25-yard pool, which is utilized by many of Marist s varsity athletic programs as well as added intercollegiate locker areas. A Plaza of Champions graces the entrance to the center in addition to a newly added 900 square-foot room housing an electronic Hall of Fame, accessible via the World Wide Web with advanced IBM computers available to students as a study area. Additionally Marist has renovated its student exercise facility, where the entire community can have access to the latest workout equipment and the varsity athletes can work on strength and conditioning. The 4,700 square-foot cardiovascular floor, which overlooks both the free weights and recreational gym areas, combines 16 pieces of Trotter-Galileo selectorized weightlifting equipment with a hardwood aerobics/dance floor, as well as more than 30 cardiovascular machines, including eight treadmills, six EFX Cross Trainers, 10 bicycles and 10 stair masters & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 73 Marist Women s Basketball

74 Answering the needs of Marist College s rapid growth, a stateof-the-art, $3 million, 20,000 square foot Fitness Center was completed in the fall of 1997, during a major renovation to the James J. McCann Recreation Center for Marist Athletics. Recognized as one of the premier fitness centers in the Northeast, the facility offers Marist athletes and students some of the most technologically advanced strength and conditioning equipment on the market. Marist students enjoy one of the best recreational facilities in the Northeast, Director of Athletics Tim Murray said. Whether you are an athlete preparing for a MAAC contest, or a student pursuing the benefits of a lifelong commitment to recreational sports, the McCann Center provides the space, the equipment and the trained staff to help you achieve your goals. In addition to an 11,000 square-foot multipurpose gym featuring two mid-sized basketball courts, one full-sized basketball court, and two volleyball courts, the fitness center also provides a 9,000 square-foot strength and conditioning facility. The 4,300 square-foot lower level offers Wynmor free weights featuring nine Husker Power Racks, and a pair of Olympic Lifting Platforms. Additionally the 4,700 square foot cardiovascular loft, which overlooks both the free weights and recreational gym areas, combines 16 pieces of Trotter-Galaleo equipment with a hardwood aerobics/dance floor, as well as more than 30 cardiovascular machines, including eight treadmills, six EFX Cross Trainers, 10 bicycles and 10 stair masters. The philosophy surrounding the strength and conditioning program is based on the concept of building the total athlete. In pursuit of the strongest and best conditioned athletes, Marist has implemented a year-round training program for student athletes, which encompasses preseason, in-season and out of season training protocols. Preseason training begins four to five months prior to intercollegiate competition, in order to be most effective. Lifting, sprinting, jumping, and plyometrics are all activities that when done properly, will build powerful muscles for the athletes, and are the key ingredients in the preseason training. As the season arrives and continues, it is essential that the student-athletes maintain the base that they have built. Marist athletes are active in weight lifting and conditioning during the season to maintain power, speed, and strength. Marist strength and conditioning personnel, coaches and athletes immediately evaluate the program s effectiveness at the end of each season in order to ensure continued development of sportspecific training programs from year to year. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Marist is committed to providing our student athletes opportunities of the highest caliber, Murray said. This complex assists our student-athletes in achieving and maintaining a level of fitness necessary to be competitive at the highest level. The expanded fitness center is just one of the many facilities available to student athletes and the student body at-large in the James J. McCann Recreation Center. The McCann Center Natatorium includes a six-lane 25-yard pool as well as a regulation diving well. The facility is home to Marist s championship men s and women s swimming and diving teams and the women s water polo program, the newest addition to Marist s roster of 23 intercollegiate sports for men and women. The McCann Center is also home to Marist s men s and women s basketball squads and its volleyball team, while the Marist baseball squad, a five-time NCAA Tournament participant, plays on the adjacent McCann Baseball Field. In addition to being the home of Marist football, Leonidoff Field is the home site for Marist s men s and women s soccer and men s and women s lacrosse programs. In spring 2005, Leonidoff was host to the MAAC men s lacrosse championship, which saw the Marist men s lacrosse team earn, not only the conference title, but the program s first-ever berth into the NCAA Tournament. Facilities for the Marist softball program and men s and women s crew teams will soon be joined on the North End of campus by the first-ever on-campus tennis center. Construction began in the summer of 2005 on the multi-court facility, which will be home to Marist s men s and women s varsity programs, as well as an added resource for the more than 4,000 undergraduates at Marist & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 74 Marist Women s Basketball

75 SPORTS MEDICINE As the Red Foxes strive to excel in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), Marist Athletics has completed another piece of the puzzle in pursuit of that goal. Following the addition of the Fitness Center and the addition of women s water polo as its 23rd varsity sport, Marist again responded to the increasing competitiveness of the MAAC by expanding its Sports Medicine facility, which opened fully in the Spring of The Sports Medicine facility offers Marist athletes the best treatment available with the most technologically advanced equipment and modalities, as well as a full staff of well-qualified Sports Medicine professionals. The $350,000 facility, which was made possible through the help of a generous $200,000 donation from Team Physician and Orthopedist Dr. Michael Maynard, will consist of two separate rooms. The Sports Medicine facility is three times the size of the facility it replaced, and encompasses more than 2,100 square feet of space over two rooms. The newest portion of the training room is a 1,600-square-foot treatment room, while the former facility has been converted into a 500 square foot taping and equipment room. The facility includes eight treatment tables, two times the number of modalities in the original facility, a distinct rehabilitation, whirlpool, and taping area, and three new offices, including a doctor s examination room. The ability of the training room staff to diagnosis and treat student athlete injuries is enhanced by the computers systems being networked throughout the facility. This allows the staff to better maintain student athlete medical records and provided more efficient service and information to the athletic department s medical staff. In addition to the physical changes to the training room, Marist has also begun the implementation of an athletic training curriculum to the academics program. This program, which requires a strong foundation in both basic science and practical experience working with athletes, began in the Fall of The athletic training program combines a rigorous course load with internships that prepare the Student Trainers for a successful career in Athletic Training. Graduates will also be eligible to sit for the certification examination administered by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification. This new curriculum and the new facility complement each other. The curriculum also brings athletic training students to the program, allowing it to be an educational facility as well as a treatment facility. The new athletic training curriculum benefits the Marist student athletes, by encouraging and allowing the involvement of Athletic Trainer Student in the day-to-day operations of the Sports Medicine staff. Marist is committed to athletic as well as academic excellence, said Director of Athletics Tim Murray. This facility greatly enhances our athletes ability to compete at the highest level. R E D F O X E S GLENN MARINELLI COORDINATOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Glenn Marinelli is entering his 25th season as the Coordinator of Sports Medicine for Marist. He also serves as the Assistant Director of the Physical Education Program at Marist, as well as being an adjunct professor in the Athletic Training Program. A graduate of Springfield College, Marinelli was honored recently when he received the Springfield College Distinguished Athletic Training Award. The award, given annually, is presented to the Springfield alum who best represents the ideals of the program and shows continued dedication to the school and profession. Marinelli is a member of the National Athletic Trainer Association (NATA), the Eastern Athletic Trainers Association (EATA) and the Nee York State Athletic Trainers Association (NYSATA). He currently serves on the NATA Research and Education Foundation, the College and University Athletic Trainer Committee, as well as being the NYSATA Section II Regional Representative. Marinelli is an active lecturer, speaking at Athletic Training Symposiums around the region. He is the past coordinator of the Marist College Sports Medicine Symposium as well as the organizer of the numerous substance and dietary seminars offered for the benefit of the Red Fox student-athletes. Marinelli earned his undergraduate degree in 1979, serving as a student athletic trainer for four years at Springfield, as he earned his bachelors of Science Degree. He went on to earn a Masters of Education in Athletic Training from the University of Virginia in Prior to coming to Marist, Marinelli spent on year as the athletic trainer at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. He also worked with the New England Patriots from at their preseason training camp. Marinelli and his wife, Angela, reside in Hyde Park, NY, with their three children, Ashley, Lindsey, and Alex & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 75 Marist Women s Basketball

76 SPORTS MEDICINE DR. MICHAEL J. MAYNARD The Dr. Michael J. Maynard Center for Sports Medicine has come to fruition through the generous donation of Dr. Michael J. Maynard, long time Team Physician and Orthopedist for the Marist Athletic Department. After graduating in the top one percent of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1975, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for two years, before finishing his medical degree at Cornell University in An attending surgeon at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, Maynard won received the O Donoghue Award, the top award in Sports Medicine research, from the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine. Maynard has been serving Marist and its student athletes since He currently owns and practices in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. at Hudson Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, directly across from the Marist Campus. Maynard resides in Manhattan and has a daughter, Rachel. The Dr. Michael J. Maynard Center for Sports Medicine is staffed by three full-time athletic trainers, led by Coordinator of Sports Medicine Glenn Marinelli. The Center for Sports Medicine is staffed by Marinelli, Assistant Athletic Trainer Trisha Donnelly, Diane Priestman, and Kate Eidens. As always, the training room is supplemented by students of the Athletic Training program offered by the College. The Marist Sports Medicine Staff and Athletic Department would like to thank the following medical personal who serve all the Marist student athletes: Dr. Mark Steenbergen General Practice Dr. Michael J. Maynard Orthopedics Dr. Steve Puccio Orthopedics Dr. John Uhorchak Orthopedics Hudson Valley Heart Center Cardiology Dr. Rich Whalen Dentist Dr. Art Menkens Ears, Nose and Throat Mid-Hudson Medical Group Internal Medicine Dr. Misha Kucherov Neurology New York Eye Center Opthamology Dr. DeLorenzo Podiatry Dr. Sims Podiatry Dr. Jeff Genshaft Optometry Hudson Valley Plastic Surgeons & Hand Associates 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 76 Marist Women s Basketball

77 ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT Intercollegiate competition is a rewarding extracurricular activity that can add a special dimension to a student s life. The student-athlete at Marist can utilize the department s academic support programs, with the help of the Academic Advisement staff to ensure that student-athletes successfully balance their commitment of academics and athletics.. The staff provides student-athletes with academic support through various means, including academic advisors, tutors, and study facilities, which help the student-athlete to not only be successful in the classroom but also to prepare them to be successful long after their playing careers are complete. I most enjoyed the daily interaction with the student-athletes, says Elizabeth Donohue, Marist s Senior Woman Administrator, a former director of the Academic Advisement program. Our program helps the athletes help themselves. One of the most rewarding parts of the job is to watch them develop the necessary skills to allow them to succeed both in and out of the classroom. The Center for Student-Athlete Enhancement provides Marist student-athletes with a venue in which to pursue academic and life skills. The center provides 16 computers with access to research databases, internet resources, study guides, as well as word processing programs. Students also have access to a group-study conference room and individual tutorial rooms. The department s Academic Advisement program has two main focuses: The first is to be a valuable resource to student athletes for all types of collegiate information. The staff help studentathletes create a class schedule which allows each individual to maximize class participation without compromising their athletic commitments. The office also assists student athletes in identifying major and pre-professional programs which will prepare them for life in the post-graduate world. Additionally, the Academic Advisement office provides a web of academic support. In this capacity, the staff monitors student athletes progress through the course of the semester. Should a student athlete begin to struggle in a class, the professional staff intervenes and helps the individual through the learning process by identifying problems and assisting in organizing tutorials and study hall sessions to help the student better understand class material and improve study skills. The staff works cooperatively with Marist s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Faculty Representative Dr. John Ritschdorff to help student athletes prioritize time so as not to be overwhelmed by the adjustment to college life. They provide assistance for the student athlete, balancing the rigors of academic and athletic demands. Marist wants its student athletes to have as complete a collegiate experience as possible, said Ritschdorff. We want each student athlete to walk away from Marist having not just taken classes and competed but having experienced campus life as a whole. In conjunction with that goal, Marist has implemented the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program to provide student athletes with the opportunity to experience increased academic and personal success. The program is designed to give the student athletes the support and skills needed to become effective citizens, inspired leaders and motivated activists after graduation from college. The CHAMPS/Life Skills program focuses on five areas of Commitment: Academic Excellence, Athletic Excellence, Personal Development, Career Development, and Community Service. The Department of Athletics provides seminars on Violence Prevention, Drug & Alcohol Education, Nutrition & Eating Disorders, Career Development, a Faculty Mentor Program, and Community Service projects. As part of the Marist College CHAMPS/Life Skills Program two student athletes are selected by the NCAA to attend the Foundation Leadership Conference each year. The mission of the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference is to provide student athlete leaders with a multitude of challenging and thought-provoking activities that will enable them to become agents of change on their campuses and in their communities. As a result of participation, the student athletes will enhance their communication skills, decision-making and problem-solving skills, critical-thinking skills, and collaborative skills. R E D F O X E S ALYSSA GATES DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT FOR STUDENT ATHLETES Alyssa Gates is in her first year as Director of Academic Advisement For Student Athletes. Gates succeeds current Marist Assistant Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator Elizabeth Donohue who served in the position for the past four years. During the school year, Gates served as Marist s Academic Advisement Fellow. Gates worked closely with college student athletes as well as with youth programs for four years prior to coming to Marist. For the Spring 2000 semester, Gates served as an intern in the athletic department at Randolph-Macon Woman s College in Lynchburg, Va. In August 2000, Gates moved on to Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. where she was the head field hockey coach for two seasons. Gates has also served as a graduate assistant field hockey coach at NCAA Division II Kutztown. During her time in graduate school, she has also served as Youth Sports Instructor at the Hunterdon County YMCA in Flemington, N.J. She gave the keynote address at Windsor (N.Y.) High School s National Girls and Women in Sports Day event, delivering a presentation entitled Taking It to the Next Level: Planning For and Achieving Success as a College Athlete...and Beyond. Gates also was a panelist at Freshmen Student-Athlete Orientation at her alma mater, Mansfield University (Pa.). A 2000 cum laude graduate of Mansfield and co-captain on the field hockey team with a Bachelor s Degree in Communication, Gates currently resides in Newburgh. Gates also received a Master s of Education in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Kutztown in May & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 77 Marist Women s Basketball

78 MARIST & THE COMMUNITY The Marist College women s basketball program believes that it is a responsibility of the team to give back to the community that supports them in so many ways. The Red Foxes participate in numerous outreach programs throughout the year. Giving back to the community is an integral part of our student-athletes collegiate experience, Head Coach Brian Giorgis said. Our efforts not only have a positive effect on the community but on our players as well. To see the smiles on the kids faces when one of our players drops off a present, or serves a meal, gives our players a sense of accomplishment. Each year, the Red Foxes participate in the NCAA s Take A Kid To A Game program. This nationwide event strives to allow kids to fully experience a college basketball game. Through this program, a free ticket for anyone 18 and under is given with each adult ticket purchased. Not only does this allow the kids to watch a college basketball game, but they also get to meet the players afterwards. We are very excited to be participating in the NCAA Take a Kid to the Game initiative, said Tim Murray, Director of Athletics at Marist College. Our wish is that all of the young children in our immediate area will have the opportunity to experience the one-of-a-kind atmosphere that is women s NCAA Basketball. Marist College sponsors a Girl Scouts Day, when female athletes from all of Marist s programs spend the day with Dutchess County Girl Scout Troops, teaching them about their sports as well as college life. Marist is an annual participant in one of the MAAC s largest growing programs - MAAC Fights Back Against Breast Cancer. Through this program, each MAAC women s basketball team selects a home game during which they will raise money for Breast Cancer research. The teams wear pink shirts with the MAAC and Young Survivors Coalition (YSC) logos during warm-ups and the coaches wear pink ribbons throughout the game. The past two seasons, the Red Foxes and their fans have raised close to $1,000 for the YSC and the Dyson Center for Cancer Care at Vassar Hospital in Poughkeepsie. The team also participates in MAAC Gives Back, a program through which MAAC basketball teams are adopted by middle or elementary schools in the Buffalo, Albany or Trenton regions. Throughout the season, the team exchanges letters with its class and when the players travel to their class city for a MAAC contest, they pay a special visit to the school and the students get free tickets to the game. Last year, the Red Foxes were paired with a class from the Abram Lansing School in Cohoes, NY, who they visited when they played Siena. In addition to being pen-pals, the Marist players also sent the students their statistics which were used for classroom math activities. Throughout the year, the members of the Marist women s basketball team volunteer at the March of Dimes, serve meals at local soup kitchens, help with food drives during the holiday season and collect toys to deliver to children in local hospitals. The Red Foxes spent several weekends last season at Holy Trinity Church (Poughkeepsie, NY) helping with CYO basketball clinics. They also participated in the Haviland Middle School Sportsmanship Program, speaking to students about good sportsmanship. As always, after home games, the Red Foxes spend time with local youth, sighing autographs and taking photographs & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 78 Marist Women s Basketball

79 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 79 Marist Women s Basketball

80 Day Date Opponent Time Sat. Nov. 12 at Connecticut (Preseason WNIT) 7:00 p.m. Fri. Nov. 18 VILLANOVA 7:00 p.m. Tues. Nov. 22 at New Hampshire 7:00 p.m. Fri. Nov. 25 at New Mexico (Tourn.)# 10:00 p.m. Sat. Nov. 26 vs. Oklahoma State/Idaho (NM Tourn.)# 8:00/10:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 4 at Cornell 4:00 p.m. Fri. Dec. 9 ST. PETER S* 7:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 11 IONA* 2:00 p.m. (TWCable) Sat. Dec. 17 HARVARD 7:00 p.m. Sat. Dec. 31 at Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. Thu. Jan. 5 at Niagara* 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 7 at Canisius* 7:00 p.m. Tues. Jan. 10 BROWN 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 14 NIAGARA* 7:00 p.m. (TWCable) Mon. Jan. 16 LOYOLA* 7:00 p.m. Fri. Jan. 20 SIENA* 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Sun. Jan. 22 at Saint Peter s* 2:30 p.m. Fri. Jan. 27 RIDER* 7:00 p.m. Sun. Jan. 29 at Manhattan* 2:00 p.m. Fri. Feb. 3 at Siena* 7:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 5 at Fairfield* 1:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 11 MANHATTAN* 7:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 13 CANISIUS* 7:30 p.m. (TWCable) Fri. Feb. 17 at Iona* 7:30 p.m. Sun. Feb. 19 at Loyola* 1:00 p.m. Thu. Feb. 23 FAIRFIELD* (Senior Day) 5:00 p.m. (MSG) Sun. Feb. 26 at Rider* 1:00 p.m. Mar. 2-6 MAAC Championships% All Day All Times Eastern Standard Home Games in BOLD CAPS *MAAC Opponent # at New Mexico Tournament % MAAC Tournament (Albany, N.Y.) 2004 & 2005 MAAC Regular Season Champions 80 Marist Women s Basketball