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1 20 Marist Women s Basketball Game Notes - Game #1 Marist (0-0) vs. Vermont (0-0) Nov. 9, :00 P.M. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. - McCann Arena (3,000) EIGHT-TIME MAAC CHAMPIONS Marist Sports Information James J. McCann Arena 3399 North Road Poughkeepsie, N.Y WBB Contact: Brendan Thomas Phone: Fax: GoRedFoxes.com SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT November Fri. 9 VERMONT (ESPN3) 6:00 PM Tues. 13 at Hartford 7:00 PM Sat. 17 PRINCETON 7:00 PM Paradise Jam Thurs. 22 vs. Purdue # 8:15 PM Fri. 23 vs. UConn # 8:15 PM Sat. 24 vs. Wake Forest # 6:00 PM Wed. 28 HOFSTRA 7:00 PM December Sun. 2 at Oklahoma 3:00 PM Sat. 8 BOSTON U. 7:00 PM Thrus. 20 at Yale 6:00 PM Sun. 30 vs. Kentucky 1:00 PM January Fri. 4 at Rider* 7:00 PM Sun. 6 FAIRFIELD* 2:00 PM Fri. 11 LOYOLA (MD)* 7:00 PM Sun. 13 IONA* 2:00 PM Fri. 18 at Canisius* 7:00 PM Sun. 20 at Niagara* 2:00 PM Fri. 25 at Manhattan* (ESPN3) 4:00 PM Mon. 28 SIENA 7:00 PM February Fri. 1 CANISIUS* 7:00 PM Sun. 3 at Saint Peter s* 12:00 PM Thurs. 7 at Iona* 4:30 PM Sun. 10 at Siena* 2:00 PM Fri. 15 NIAGARA* (ESPNU) 5:00 PM Sun. 17 MANHATTAN* 2:00 PM Fri. 22 RIDER* 7:00 PM Sun. 24 at Loyola (Md.)* 4:00 PM March Fri. 1 SAINT PETER S* 7:00 PM Sun. 3 at Fairfield* 2:00 PM Thurs. 7 MAAC Tournament % TBA Fri. 8 MAAC Tournament % TBA Sat. 9 MAAC Tournament % TBA Mon. 11 MAAC Tournament % TBA KEY HOME GAMES in CAPS # Games Played inst. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands * Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game %MAAC Tournament Played in Springfield, Mass. All Times ET SPORTS INFORMATION Assistant SID/Women s Basketball Contact: Brendan Thomas Brendan.Thomas1@marist.edu Phone: ext Cell: Fax: Best Time To Contact Coach: Contact SID Coverage GoRedFoxes.com Audio (Free)/Stats (Free)/Video (Subscription) Play-by-Play - Geoff Brault Pregame Show Begins at 5:45 p.m. The Marist women s basketball team opens its 20 season Friday night in McCann Arena versus Vermont of the America East Conference. The contest will be aired on ESPN3 with Ed Cohen doing the Play-by-Play and former Marist standout guard Julianne Viani providing the color commentary. In a pregame ceremony, the Red Foxes will recieve their 2012 MAAC Championship rings and raise their Championships and NCAA Tournament banners The MAAC Preseason Awards Shows will also be hosted from McCann Arena starting at 5:15 p.m. The Coaches Preseason Poll will be announced along with the Preseason Player of the Year. LAST TIME OUT The Marist women s basketball team had another historic season during the year, finishing the season with a 26-8 overall record as well as a 17-1 mark in the MAAC, giving the Red Foxes their ninth consecutive regular season championship. It was also the program s sixth straight season with at least 25 wins. Senior Corielle Yarde was named the MAAC Player of the Year, the fifth straight year a Marist player as earned that distinction. Head Coach Brian Giorgis was named the MAAC Coach of the Year for the sixth time in his career. Marist won their seventh straight MAAC Title by a score, holding the Stags to a record low for points in a MAAC Championship game. The win was also the 250th in Giorgis 10-year career. The 13th-seeded Red Foxes defeated SEC powerhouse Georgia, the #4 seed, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament for the program s fifth win in the NCAA Tournament. PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. GP PPG RPG Other 14 Casey Dulin G 5-10 Jr. 11 Leanne Ockenden G 5-10 Jr. 33 Kristina Danella G/F 6-1 R-Sr. 13 Emma O Connor F 6-0 Jr. 23 Elizabeth Beynnon F 6-2 Sr. COMING OFF THE BENCH No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. GP PPG RPG Other 1 Bri Holmes G 5-6 So. 2 Eileen Van Horn G 5-8 Fr. 3 Natalie Gomez G 5-7 So. 5 Sydney Coffey G 6-0 Fr. 21 Kristine Best G 5-4 R-Sr, 25 Madeline Blais G/F 6-1 Fr. 40 Delaney Hollenbeck C 6-5 Fr. 44 Tori Jarosz F/C 6-3 R-So. ESPN3 Play-by-Play - Ed Cohen Color - Julianne Viani MAAC Awards Show begins at 5:15 p.m.

2 SERIES OVERVIEW Series Record: Marist, 2-1 First Meeting: Winning Streak: Series History: 12/4/87 - L, (N) Marist Won2 12/4/87 - L, (N) 12/21/90 - W, (A) 11/20/10 - W, (A) STATS Compariston 65.0 Pts Opp. Pts Scoring Margin FG% Opp. FG% FG% Opp. 3FG% FT% Assists/Gm Reb./Gm Opp. Reb./Gm Reb. Margin TO/Gm Opp. TO/Gm Stl/Gm Blk/Gm 2.5 MARIST ALL-TIME VS. AMERICA EAST Marist: vs. Albany 2-0 vs. Boston U. 4-4 vs. Hartford 6-3 vs. UNH 3-3 vs. Stony Brook 2-0 vs. Vermont 2-1 LAST 5 SEASONS... Marist Record: /01/11 Hartford, W /10/11 Boston U., L /20/10 Vermont, W /07/10 Hartford, W /11/10 Boston U., W /12/09 Boston U., W /19/09 Hartford, W /15/09 Hartford, W OT 11/16/08 Albany, W /13/08 Boston U., W /16/07 Stony Brook, W /22/07 Albany, W SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS Vermont finished with an overall record of in and tied for seventh in America East with a 4-12 conference record. This year, the Catamounts were picked to finish third in the conference s coaches preseason poll. Vermont returns its top-five scorers from last year, including America East All-Rookie Team selections Tierra Shumpert and Niki Taylor along with All-Defensive team performer Shanai Heber. Another key young talent for the Catamounts is sophomore Kayla Burchill, who led America East freshmen in scoring last year at 8.3 points per game, hitting 62 3-pointers, good for second overall in the conference. Vermont also boasts one of the top post players in the league in senior Lauren Buschmann, who is 17 rebounds shy of 500 for her career entering the season. HISTORY LESSON - MARIST VS. VERMONT This will be the 4th meeting all-time between the Red Foxes and Catamount and the first time Vermont has visited Poughkeepsie. In the previous three meetings between the two squads, Marist has a 2-1 series lead, winning both of the past two matchups. The two teams last met on Nov. 10, 2010, their first meeting in 20 years, in Vermont s TD Bank Classic tournament. Marist came away with a victory, on its way to winning the tournament after also defeating Dartmouth. Of the current players on Marist s roster, five made an appearnace in that game in a reserve role. Elizabeth Beynnon, playing in her hometown, scored a career-high 10 points while Leanne Ockenden and Kristine Best each had nine points. Emma O Connor and Casey Dulin also made appearnces on the floor. MARIST VS. AMERICA EAST Friday is the first of three regular season games for the Red Foxes against opponents from America East. Marist will also play at Hartford, voted #3 in the conference s preseason poll, on Tuesday as well Boston University, #2 in the preseason poll, at home on Saturday, Dec. 8. Last season, Marist played both Hartford and Boston University in their non-conference schedule. The Red Foxes split those two matchups, defeating the Hawks in McCann Arena, while falling in Boston. Overall, the Red Foxes are all-time against the current members of America East. Besides for the three teams on this year s schedule, they have also beaten Albany, New Hampshire and Stony Brook. Marist has have never faced three teams out of the conference: Binghamton, Maine and UMBC. VERMONT CATAMOUNTS Statistics 10-20; 4-12 America East (5-7 home; 4-10 away; 1-2 neutral)

3 MARIST S RECORD WHEN Overall Conference At home On the road At a neutral site Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Scoring Scoring Scoring Scoring Scoring 49 or less Shooting 50% Shooting 45-49% Shooting 40-44% Shooting 39% or less Opp. Shooting 50% Opp. Shooting 45-49% Opp. Shooting 40-44% Opp. Shooting 39% or less Out-rebounding opponent Getting out-rebounded Rebounds are equal Committing 10 TOs or less Committing TOs Committing 15+ TOs Forcing 10 TOs or less Forcing TOs Forcing 15+ TOs More TOs than opponent Fewer TOs than opponent TOs are even Hitting 7+ 3-pointers Hitting pointers Allowing 7+ 3-pointers Allowing pointers More 3-pointers than opp Fewer 3-pointers than opp pointers same as opp Hitting 70%+ from FT line Hitting less than 70% More FT than opp Fewer FT than opp Same FT as opponent Double-Digit Scorers Double-Digit Scorers Double-Digit Scorers Less Than Final Margin is Final Margin is Final Margin is On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday Day Games Night Games SEASON OPENERS Marist is trying to end a two-game losing skid in season openers. Last year the Red Foxes fell to Big East opponent Villanova They kicked off the season at Kansas State s Commerce Bank Wildcat Classic and fell to the 14th-ranked team in the country, St. John s, The Red Foxes last win on opening day came in the season when they defeated North Carolina A&T Overall, under Giorgis, Marist is just 3-7 in season openers. However, three of those losses have come against ranked opponents as well as a double-overtime defeate to Hartford to start the season. HOME OPENERS The Red Foxes are also looking to end a two-game losing skid in home openers. Prior to last season s loss to Villanova, Marist also dropped its first game in Poughkeepsie in the season, falling to St. Bonaventure. Marist s last win in their first game at home came in the season opener agaisnt North Carolina A&T. That was at the end of a four-game winning streak in home-openers. Since Giorgis arrival to Marist, the Red Foxes are 7-3 in their first game at McCann. 498 AND COUNTING The Marist women s basketball program currently sits at 498 wins since joining Division I in the season. Of those 498 wins, 251 have come in the past 10 years since Brian Giorgis took over as the program s head coach. HONORING CORIELLE YARDE At halftime of Friday night s game, the Marist Athletics Department and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference will honor 2012 Marist graduate Corielle Yarde. In August, Yarde was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Female Student-Athlete of the Year. She became the fourth Marist student-athlete to receive the award in the past 10 years, joining her former teammate Rachele Fitz in and current Marist assistant coach Alisa Kresge in Additionally, David Bennett of the men s basketball team was named the Male Student-Athlete of the year in CAPTAINS The trio of senior forward Elizabeth Beynnon (Burlington, Vt.) and junior guards Casey Dulin (Milford, Conn.) and Leanne Ockenden (Syracuse, N.Y.) will lead the 20 Marist squad. Giorgis on his three captains: I am very happy that we have three members of our team that are capable of being quality leaders, Giorgis said. Elizabeth, Casey and Leanne all started for us last year and were a big reason for our success. We will count on their veteran leadership this season both on and off the court to lead us in our challenging upcoming season. FIVE NAMED PRESEASON ALL-MAAC On Thursday, Nov. 1, the Red Foxes had a league-high five players named to the 2012 All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). This is the sixth consecutive year the Red Foxes had three or more players selected to be on the Pre-Season All-MAAC teams. Junior guard Leanne Ockenden (Syracuse, N.Y.) was named to the First Team and is now up for MAAC Preseason Player of the Year, which will be announced during Friday s Award Show. Senior forward Elizabeth Beynnon (Burlington, Vt.) was selected to the Second Team. Junior guard Casey Dulin (Milford. Conn.), redshirt sophomore forward Tori Jarosz (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) and redshirt senior Kristina Danella (Manalapan, N.J.) were all named to the Third Team All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Preseason Teams 1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team Katie Sheahin - Loyola MyNeshia McKenzie - Rider Katelyn Linney - Fairfield Lily Grenci - Siena Elizabeth Beynnon - Marist Casey Dulin Marist Damika Martinez - Iona Kara Marshall - Loyola Caitlin Bopp - Rider Kayla Stroman - Niagara Monica Roeder - Manhattan Aleesha Powell - Iona Leanne Ockenden - Marist Lauren Gatto - Niagara Tori Jarosz - Marist Jamie Ruttle - Canisius Kristina Danella - Marist YET ANOTHER TOUGH SCHEDULE The Red Foxes continue their recent trend of playing some of the nation s best competition in the non-conference portion of their schedule. This season s slate featuring teams from five of the six power conferences and five of the 11 teams played in last year s NCAA Tournament while four others participated in the Women s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). Included in the non-conference schedule are four teams that are ranked in the top 20 of the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. Leading that group is the University of Connecticut (#2), followed by Kentucky (#7), Oklahoma ((#14) and Purdue (#18).

4 MARIST TEAM HIGHS Points 87, vs Saint Peter s () Field Goals Made 32, at Canisius (2/17/12) 32, vs Rider (1/18/12) Field Goals Attempted 71, at Hofstra (12/22/11) Field Goal Percentage.582 (32-55) vs. Rider (1/18/12) 3 PT Field Goals Made 14, at Canisius (2/17/12) 14, vs Saint Peter s () 3 PT Field Goals Attempts 35, vs Iona (2/23/12) 3 Pt Field Goals Percentage.538 (14-26) Saint Peter s () Free Throws Made 21, vs Georgia (03/18/12) 21, vs Saint Peter s () Free Throws Attempts 30, vs Saint Peter s () Free Throws Percentage (7-7) vs Villanova (11/16/11) Rebounds 47, vs Saint Peter s (03/02/12) Assists 28, at Canisius (2/17/12) Steals 16, at Siena (01/29/12) Blocked Shots 11, at Siena (01/29/12) Turnovers 22, vs Rider (1/18/12) Fouls 21, vs Yale (11/18/11) MARIST TEAM LOWS Points 36, at Boston U. (12/10/11) Field Goals Made 10, at Boston U. (12/10/11) Field Goals Attempted 46, vs Drake (11/24/11) Field Goal Percentage.204 (10-49) vs. Boston U. (12/10/11) 3 PT Field Goals Made 2, vs Niagra (1/15/12) 3 PT Field Goals Attempts 13, vs Yale (11/18/11) 3 Pt Field Goals Percentage.118 (2-17) vs Niagra (1/15/12) Free Throws Made 3, at Canisius (2/17/12) Free Throws Attempts 5, at Canisius (2/17/12) Free Throws Percentage.545 (6-11) vs Fairfield (03/05/12) Rebounds 24, vs Fairfield (02/12/12) Assists 6, at Boston U. (12/10/11) Steals 4, vs Georgia (03/18/12) Blocked Shots 0, at Princeton (11/21/11) 0, vs Auburn (12/21/11) 0, vs Fairfield (2/10/12) Turnovers 4, vs Iona (2/23/12) Fouls 7, vs Canisius (1/4/12) OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS Points 77, at Niagra (02/19/12) Field Goals Made 28, at Hofstra (12/22/11) Field Goals Attempted 79, at Hofstra (12/22/11) Field Goal Percentage.451 (23-51) vs. SBU (03/20/12) 3 PT Field Goals Made 10, vs Niagra (02/19/12) 3 PT Field Goals Attempts 28, at Princeton (11/21/11) 3 Pt Field Goals Percentage.556 (10-18) at Niagra (02/19/12) Free Throws Made 21, at Rider (01/07/12) Free Throws Attempts 28, at Rider (01/07/12) Free Throws Percentage (13-13) at Niagra (02/19/12) Rebounds 60, at Hofstra (12/22/12) Assists 18, at Iona College (01/27/12) Steals 13, vs Georgia (03/18/12) Blocked Shots 6, at Loyola (02/26/12) Turnovers 22, vs Saint Peter s () 22, at Rider (01/29/12) 22, Rider (1/18/12) 22, Niagra (03/03/12) Fouls 22, at Niagra (03/03/12) OPPONENT TEAM LOWS Points 35, vs Fairfield (03/05/12) Field Goals Made 12, vs Fairfield (03/05/12) Field Goals Attempted 42, vs Manhattan (01/09/12) Field Goal Percentage.211 (12-57) vs. Fairfield (03/05/12) 3 PT Field Goals Made 2, vs Niagra (02/03/12) 3 PT Field Goals Attempts 10, vs Niagra (1/15/12) 3 Pt Field Goals Percentage.125 (2-16) vs Niagra (03/03/12) Free Throws Made 1, vs Saint Peter s (02/06/12) Free Throws Attempts 4,vs Saint Peter sr (02/06/12) Free Throws Percentage.250 (1-4) vs Saint Peter s (02/06/12) Rebounds 26, vs Manhattan (01/09/12) Assists 5, at Siena (01/29/12) Steals 2, vs Vermont (11/16/11) 2, at Fairfield (01/12/12) 2, vs SBU (03/20/12) Blocked Shots 0, at Saint Peter s (01/02/12) 0, at Iona College (01/27/12) 0, vs Niagra (03/03/12) 0, vs SBU (12/18/12) Turnovers 10, vs Fairfield (03/05/12) Fouls 9, at Princeton (11/21/11) 9, at Manhattan (02/04/12) The Last Time MARIST A RED FOX Scored 100 points: 1/5/02 vs. Columbia ( W) Had a double-double: Corielle Yarde (17 pts, 10 reb) at Niagara, 2/19/12 Scored 90 points: 1/16/11 at Niagara (95-48 W) Two players had double-doubles: Rachele Fitz (25 pts, 12 reb) and Corielle Scored 80 points: 2/17/12 at Canisius (81-52 W) Yarde (12 pts, 10 reb) vs. Niagara, 3/6/10 (MAAC Semifinals) Scored less than 50 points: 2/4/12 at Manhattan (48-44 L) Scored 35 points: Rachele Fitz (36) at Northeastern, 11/21/08 Scored less than 40 points: 12/10/11 at Boston U. (49-36 L) Scored 30 points: Erica Allenspach (34) vs. Siena, 3/5/11 (MAAC Semifinals) Allowed 100 points: 1/31/02 at Canisius ( L) Scored 25 points: Kelsey Beynnon (26) at Canisius, 2/17/12 Allowed 90 points: 2/14/03 at Niagara (90-56 L) Scored 20 points: Brandy Gang (21) vs. Iona, 2/23/12 Allowed 80 points: 2/26/10 at Iona (82-80 W) 2 players scored 20 points: Corielle Yarde (30) and Rachele Fitz (21) at Rider, Allowed less than 50 points: vs. St. Peter s (87-49 W) 1/11/11 Allowed less than 40 points: 3/4/11 vs. St. Peter s (61-33 W) Had 20 rebounds: Stephanie Del Preore (21) at Rider, 1/31/04 Had 50 rebounds: 3/7/11 vs. Loyola (50) (MAAC Championship) Had 15 rebounds: Rachele Fitz (18) vs. Iona, 3/7/09 (MAAC Semifinals) Had 40 rebounds: 1/20/12 vs. Loyola (43) Had 10 rebounds: Corielle Yarde (10) at Niagara, 2/19/12 Attempted 30 free throws: vs. St. Peter s (30) 2 players had 10 rebounds: Rachele Fitz (12) and Corielle Yarde (10) vs. Niagara, Made 25 free throws: 2/12/10 vs. Rider (27-33) 3/6/10 (MAAC Semifinals) Didn t miss a free throw: 11/16/11 vs. Villanova (7-7) Made 5 3-pointers: Leanne Ockenden (5) vs. Iona, 2/23/12 Made 10 3-pointers: 2/23/12 vs. Iona (11-23) Made 10 free throws: Brandy Gang (12) vs. Loyola, 1/20/12 Won in overtime: 2/26/10 at Iona (82-80) Had 10 assists: Erica Allenspach (10) vs. Oklahoma State, 11/27/09 Lost in overtime: 12/9/09 vs. Oklahoma (80-71) Had steals: Casey Dulin (5) and Corielle Yarde (5) at Niagara, 2/19/12 Played 2 overtimes: 2/19/12 at Niagara (79-88 W) Had 5 blocks: Brandy Gang (5) at Siena, 1/29/12

5 MARIST IN THE MAAC ( season) TEAM SCORING OFFENSE PTS AVG First 2, SCORING DEFENSE PTS AVG Third 1, FREE THROW PCT. FGM-FGA PCT Second FIELD GOAL PCT. FGM-FGA PCT First 785-1, FIELD GOAL PCT. DEFENSE FGM-FGA PCT First 692-1, POINT FG PCT. FGM-FGA PCT Fourth POINT FG PCT. DEFENSE FGM-FGA PCT Sixth REBOUNDING OFFENSE REB AVG Fourth 1, REBOUNDING DEFENSE REB AVG Eighth 1, BLOCKED SHOTS BLKS AVG First ASSISTS ASTS AVG First STEALS STLS AVG Third INDIVIDUAL SCORING PTS AVG 22. Casey Dulin Leanne Ockenden Elizabeth Beynnon FIELD GOAL PCT FGM-FGA PCT 3. Elizabeth Beynnon Leanne Ockenden Casey Dulin ASSISTS ASTS AVG T8. Casey Dulin FREE THROW PCT FTM-FTA PCT 4. Casey Dulin STEALS STL AVG 10. Casey Dulin POINT FG PCT FGM-FGA AVG 11. Leanne Ockenden MAAC STANDINGS (Final) Team Record Pct Record Pct Home Away Neutral Streak MARIST Fairfield Manhattan Loyola Siena Niagara Iona Canisius Saint Peter s Rider Recent MAAC Results MAAC Women s Basketball Championship Thu, Mar 01 Iona 61 Rider 60 OT Springfield, Mass. Thu, Mar 01 Canisius 57 Saint Peter s 62 Springfield, Mass. Fri, Mar 02 Fairfield 61 Iona 45 Springfield, Mass. Fri, Mar 02 Manhattan 33 Siena 34 Springfield, Mass. Fri, Mar 02 Marist 74 Saint Peter s 49 Springfield, Mass. Fri, Mar 02 Loyola 63 Niagara 77 Springfield, Mass. Sat, Mar 03 Fairfield 63 Siena 48 Springfield, Mass. Sat, Mar 03 Marist 68 Niagara 54 OT Springfield, Mass. Mon, Mar 05 Marist 61 Fairfield 35 Springfield, Mass. Women s Basketball Invitational Wed, Mar 14 Manhattan 77 Robert Morris 54 Riverdale, N.Y. Sun, Mar 18 Holy Cross 63 Manhattan 78 Worcester, Mass. Fri, Mar 23 Minnesota 67 Manhattan 54 Minneapolis, Minn. WNIT Thu, Mar 15 Fairfield 41 Drexel 57 Fairfield, Conn. NCAA Championship Sun, Mar 18 Georgia 70 Marist 76 Tallahassee, Fla. Tue, Mar 20 St. Bonaventure 66 Marist 63 Tallahassee, Fla. Upcoming MAAC Schedule Fri, Nov 09 Iona Navy New Rochelle, N.Y. 11:00 a.m. Fri, Nov 09 Florida Fairfield Gainesville, Fla. 4:00 p.m. Fri, Nov 09 Siena Fairleigh Dickinson Albany, N.Y. 5:00 p.m. Fri, Nov 09 Marist Vermont Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 Fri, Nov 09 Stony Brook Rider Stony Brook, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. Fri, Nov 09 Hartford Loyola Hartford, Conn. 7:00 p.m. Fri, Nov 09 Canisius Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. Fri, Nov 09 Robert Morris Niagara Moon Township, Pa. 7:00 p.m. Sat, Nov 10 Manhattan Towson Riverdale, N.Y. 2:00 p.m. Sat, Nov 10 Brown Saint Peter s Providence, R.I. 2:00 p.m. Sun, Nov 11 Long Beach State Iona Long Beach, Calif. 5:00 p.m. Sun, Nov 11 Loyola Maryland Baltimore, Md. 7:00 p.m. Mon, Nov 12 Niagara St. Bonaventure Niagara Univ., N.Y. 7:00 p.m. Mon, Nov 12 Rider New Jersey Inst Tech Lawrenceville, N.J. 7:00 p.m. Tue, Nov 13 Pittsburgh Siena Pittsburgh, Pa. 1:00 p.m. Tue, Nov 13 Hartford Marist West Hartford, Conn. 7:00 p.m. Tue, Nov 13 Fairfield Brown Fairfield, Conn. 7:00 p.m. Tue, Nov 13 Detroit Canisius Detroit, Mich. 7:00 p.m. Wed, Nov 14 Saint Peter s Lehigh Jersey City, N.J. 7:00 p.m. Wed, Nov 14 Manhattan VCU Riverdale, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. Thu, Nov 15 Niagara Bowling Green Niagara Univ., N.Y. 7:00 p.m.

6 QUICKFACTS GENERAL INFORMATION School: Marist College Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Founded: 1929 Enrollment: 4,547 President: Dr. Dennis J. Murray VP for Student Affairs: Deb DiCaprio Nickname: Red Foxes School Colors: Red & White Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Athletic Department Phone: (845) 575- FOXX ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Director of Athletics: Tim Murray Faculty Representative: Dr. John Ritschdorff Associate AD/Internal Affairs: Travis Tellitocci Associate AD/SWA: Elizabeth Donohue Associate AD/Facilities & Events: Darren McCormack Assistant AD/External Affairs: Frank Lombardy Coordinator of Sports Medicine: Glenn Marinelli Director of Student-Athlete Enhancement: Alyssa Gates Strength & Conditioning Coach: Jon Clancy Director of Intramurals & Club Sports: Kristy Nix SPORTS INFORMATION Assistant SID/WBB Contact: Brendan Thomas Brendan.Thomas1@Marist.edu Office Phone: (845) ext Sports Information Fax: (845) Sports Information Director: Mike Ferraro Office Phone: (845) ext Website: GoRedFoxes.com Facebook: Facebook.com/MaristAthletics COACHING STAFF Head Coach/Season: Brian Giorgis/11th Alma Mater/Year: SUNY Cortland/1977 Record at Marist: Associate Head Coach/Season: Megan Gebbia/10th Alma Mater/Year: Towson/1994 Assistant Coach: Erin Leger/8th Alma Mater/Year: Marist/2006 Assistant Coach: Alisa Kresge/4th Alma Mater/Year: Marist/2007 Director of Women s Basketball Operations: Fifi Camara/2nd Alma Mater/Year: Marist/2006 Best Time To Reach Coach: Contact SID TEAM INFORMATION Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning Lost: 10/ Overall Record: 26-8 Home: 11-2 Away: 8-5 Neutral: 7-1 Conference/Finish: 17-1/1st Postseason: NCAA 1st Round - W, vs. Georgia (3/18/12) 2nd Round - L, vs. St. Bonaventure (3/20/12) Raleigh Regional (Tallahassee, Fla.) NUMERICAL No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown/Last School/High School 1 Bri Holmes 5-6 Guard SO Columbus, Ohio/Brookhaven 2 Eileen Van Horn 5-8 Guard FR Waukesha, Wisc./Waukesha South 3 Natalie Gomez 5-7 Guard SO Andover, Mass./Andover 5 Sydney Coffey 6-0 Guard FR New Hope, Minn./Hopkins 11 Leanne Ockenden 5-10 Guard JR Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy 13 Emma O Connor 6-0 Forward JR Lynbrook, N.Y./Kellenberg 14 Casey Dulin 5-10 Guard JR Milford, Conn./Jonathan Law 21 Maggie Gallagher 5-9 Guard SO Stormville, N.Y./John Jay-East Fishkill 22 Kristine Best 5-4 Guard R-SR Commack, N.Y./St. Anthony 23 Elizabeth Beynnon 6-2 G/F SR Burlington, Vt./South Burlington 25 Madeline Blais 6-1 G/F FR Exeter, N.H./New Hampton School 33 Kristina Danella 6-1 G/F R-SR Manalapan, N.J./Red Bank Catholic/UMass 40 Delaney Hollenbeck 6-5 Center FR Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta 44 Tori Jarosz 6-2 F/C R-SO Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Lakeland/Vanderbilt 55 Suzzette Garnett 5-9 Guard SR Bronx, N.Y./School of Business for Young Women ALPHABETICAL No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown/Last School/High School 22 Kristine Best 5-4 Guard R-SR Commack, N.Y./St. Anthony 23 Elizabeth Beynnon 6-2 G/F SR Burlington, Vt./South Burlington 25 Madeline Blais 6-1 G/F FR Exeter, N.H./New Hampton School 5 Sydney Coffey 6-0 Guard FR New Hope, Minn./Hopkins 33 Kristina Danella 6-1 G/F R-SR Manalapan, N.J./Red Bank Catholic/UMass 14 Casey Dulin 5-10 Guard JR Milford, Conn./Jonathan Law 21 Maggie Gallagher 5-9 Guard SO Stormville, N.Y./John Jay-East Fishkill 55 Suzzette Garnett 5-9 Guard SR Bronx, N.Y./School of Business for Young Women 3 Natalie Gomez 5-7 Guard SO Andover, Mass./Andover 40 Delaney Hollenbeck 6-5 Center FR Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta 1 Bri Holmes 5-6 Guard SO Columbus, Ohio/Brookhaven 44 Tori Jarosz 6-2 F/C R-SO Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Lakeland/Vanderbilt 13 Emma O Connor 6-0 Forward JR Lynbrook, N.Y./Kellenberg 11 Leanne Ockenden 5-10 Guard JR Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy 2 Eileen Van Horn 5-8 Guard FR Waukesha, Wisc./Waukesha South COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Brian Giorgis (SUNY Cortland, 77), 11 Season Associate Head Coach: Megan Gebbia (Towson, 94), 10th Season Assistant Coaches: Erin Leger (Marist, 06) 8th season Alisa Kresge (Marist, 07) 4th season Director of Operations: Fifi Camara (Marist, 06) 2nd season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #11 (Leanne) OCKENDEN - OCK-en-din #13 (Casey) DULIN - DOO-lin #23 (Elizabeth) BEYNNON BAY-nun #25 (Madeline) BLAIS - BLAZE #44 (Tori) JAROSZ - juh-rose (Brian) GIORGIS JOR-jis (Megan) GEBBIA JEB-bee-uh (Erin) LEGER - Ledger BY POSITION Guard (9): Best, Coffey, Dulin, Gallagher, Garnett, Gomez, Holmes, Ockenden, Van Horn Guard/Forward (3): Beynnon, Danella, Blais Forward (1): O Connor, Forward/Center (1): Jarosz Center (1): Hollenbeck BY CLASS Redshirt Seniors (2): Best, Danella Seniors (2): Beynnon, Garnett Juniors (4): Dulin, O Connor, Ockenden Redshirt Sophomores (1): Jarosz Sophomores (3): Gallagher, Gomez, Holmes Freshmen (4): Blais, Coffey, Hollenbeck, Van Horn

7 HEAD COACH BRIAN GIORGIS 11th SEASON CAREER RECORD: (.775) 6-TIME MAAC COACH OF THE YEAR Since arriving on Marist s campus prior to the season, Giorgis has taken the Red Foxes from a team struggling to reach.500 to national prominence. With his first team in , a squad which had lost the fourth- and fifth-leading scorers in program history to graduation the prior year, Giorgis improved the Red Foxes win total from 11 to 13. Marist also earned its first win in a MAAC Tournament game in school history with a first-round triumph over Loyola. Here is a list of accomplishments the Red Foxes have achieved since Giorgis first season: Nine consecutive 20-win seasons, six straight 25-win seasons. Two 30+ win seasons ( , ), including a program record 32 wins in Two perfect 18-0 records in the MAAC ( , ) MAAC record 35-game winning streak against conference opponents (including postseason) between the and seasons. Also had a 34-game MAAC winning streak between the and seasons. Both streaks are the only ones in MAAC history to reach the 30-game plateau. Nine winning streaks of 10 or more games, including two separate streaks in Twice have those streaks extended to 20 or more consecutive wins, including 27 in a row in , which was the longest in the nation at the time record in the MAAC Tournament, including 20 consecutive wins. The Red Foxes were 0-5 before Giorgis arrival. 5-8 record in the NCAA Tournament, including becoming the first MAAC program to reach the Sweet 16. Seven straight NCAA Tournament appearances is the longest active streak in the country of any school that does not belong to the SEC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 or ACC. Marist has ranked in the top 50 in the nation in scoring defense in each of the last eight seasons, including leading all of NCAA Division I in with a 49.7 PPG/Allowed average. Marist has ranked in the top 20 in the nation in fewest turnovers per game each of the last seven seasons. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year six times - four times outright ( , , , ), and a share of the award on two other occasions ( , ). Inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame in Prior to his arrival at Marist, Giorgis enjoyed a tremendous amount of success at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie. As the head girls basketball coach at Lourdes, Giorgis posted an astounding record of in his 19 seasons, good for a winning percentage of.911. He won nine state championships with the Warriors. In his last two years, his teams posted a combined mark of 56-2 and earned the top ranking in the Madison Square Garden Tri-State Area Poll each year. Giorgis has earned two WBCA Region One Coach of the Year honors and two Coach of the Year awards from the New York State Coaches Association. He led Lourdes to the league title all 19 of his seasons there and won 15 Section I crowns, with the last 11 coming consecutively. Giorgis achievements at Lourdes were not limited to the basketball court. He is the only coach in state history to take teams in four different sports to the state Final Four, as he also guided the baseball, softball and volleyball teams there. His softball squad captured the state crown in Additionally, Giorgis coached golf and tennis at Lourdes and served as athletic director for 10 years. GIORGIS BY THE NUMBERS 4 - Giorgis ranks 4th among active Division I coaches in winning percentage with a mark of The Red Foxes have won nine consecutive MAAC Regular Season Titles The Red Foxes reached a ranking 17th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in the season. The ranking was the highest in program history Giorgis has had 39 student-athletes named to the MAAC All-Academic Team in his 10 years at the helm Giorgis has had 55 players name to an All-MAAC team in his years at Marist Number of wins Marist has had under Giorgis where the opponent has been held to under 60 points Marist has won 153 MAAC contests since Giorgis took over the program in Giorgis won his 141st career game at Marist on Nov. 21, 2008 when the Red Foxes defeated Northeastern That win put him past Ken Babineau as the program s all-time leader in coaching wins. Top-5 Winning Percentages Among Active Division I Coaches (entering 20) Name School Record (Pct.) Auriemma UConn (.862) VanDerveer Stanford (.811) Mulkey Baylor (.811) GIORGIS MARIST (.775) Foley UALR (.772) Year MAAC Overall Regular Season Result MAAC Tournament Result NCAA Result Regular Season Champions Tournament Champions 13-seed, Second Round Regular Season Champions Tournament Champions 10-seed, Second Round Regular Season Champions Tournament Champions 12-seed, First Round Regular Season Champions Tournament Champions 12-seed, First Round Regular Season Champions Tournament Champions 7-seed, Second Round Regular Season Champions Tournament Champions 13-seed, Sweet Regular Season Champions Tournament Champions 14-seed, First Round Regular Season Champions Runner-Up N/A Regular Season Co-Champions Tournament Champions 14-seed, First Round th Place Quarterfinals N/A Total Regular Season Titles 8 MAAC Championships 5 NCAA Tournament Wins

8 #1 BRI HOLMES 5-6 Sophomore Guard Columbus, Ohio/Brookhaven Prior to Marist: During Holmes junior season, Brookhaven went 21-3 overall and 13-1 in league play en route to the Division I district title game... She was an All-District Honorable Mention and made a teamhigh 33 three pointers as a junior... Holmes averaged 8.9 points and 3.4 assists at Brookhaven Points: 11, Saint Peter s, Rebounds: 3, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, Assists: 1, Canisius, 2/17/12 Blocks: N/A Steals: 1, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, Made FGs: 3, Saint Peter s, FG attempts: 4, Saint Peter s, Made 3-pointers: 2, Saint Peter s, 3-point attempts: 3, Saint Peter s, Made FTs: 3, Saint Peter s, FT attempts: 4, Saint Peter s, Minutes: 13, St. Bonaventure, 12/18/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 11, Saint Peter s, Rebounds: 3, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, Assists: 1, Canisius, 2/17/12 Blocks: N/A Steals: 1, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, Made FGs: 3, Saint Peter s, FG attempts: 4, Saint Peter s, Made 3-pointers: 2, Saint Peter s, 3-point attempts: 3, Saint Peter s, Made FTs: 3, Saint Peter s, FT attempts: 4, Saint Peter s, Minutes: 13, St. Bonaventure, 12/18/ TOT

9 #2 EILEEN VAN HORN 5-8 Freshman Guard Waukesha, Wisc./Waukesha South Points: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Made FGs: FG attempts: Made 3-pointers: 3-point attempts: Made FTs: FT attempts: Minutes: SEASON HIGHS Points: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Made FGs: FG attempts: Made 3-pointers: 3-point attempts: Made FTs: FT attempts: Minutes: Prior to Marist: Van Horn joins the Red Foxes, having been a two-year captain at Waukesha South High School, a four-time All-Conference selection and a two-time All-State honorable mention... She finished her high school career with 1,054 career points... As a senior, she averaged 14.6 ppg, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals while playing 30.4 minutes per game and was selected to play in the Wisconsin All-Star Game... She was named her team s MVP as a junior after averaging 12 points and six rebounds per game and also contributed three assists and three steals per game... Academically, she was named to the honor roll all four years. TOT

10 #3 NATALIE GOMEZ 5-7 Sophomore Guard Andover, Mass./Andover Points: 7, Iona, 1/27/12 Rebounds: 6, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, Assists: 9, Canisius, 2/17/12 Blocks: 1, 3x, M.R. - Siena, 2/12/12 Steals: 4, Hofstra, 12/22/11 Made FGs: 2, 5x, M.R. - Siena, 2/12/12 FG attempts: 5, 2x, M.R. - Iona, 2/23/12 Made 3-pointers: 1, 5x, M.R. - Siena, 1/29/12 3-point attempts: 3, Manhattan, 2/4/12 Made FTs: 3, Loyola, 2/26/12 FT attempts: 4, 2x, M.R. - Loyola, 2/26/12 Minutes: 30, Hofstra, 12/22/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 7, Iona, 1/27/12 Rebounds: 6, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, Assists: 9, Canisius, 2/17/12 Blocks: 1, 3x, M.R. - Siena, 2/12/12 Steals: 4, Hofstra, 12/22/11 Made FGs: 2, 5x, M.R. - Siena, 2/12/12 FG attempts: 5, 2x, M.R. - Iona, 2/23/12 Made 3-pointers: 1, 5x, M.R. - Siena, 1/29/12 3-point attempts: 3, Manhattan, 2/4/12 Made FTs: 3, Loyola, 2/26/12 FT attempts: 4, 2x, M.R. - Loyola, 2/26/12 Minutes: 30, Hofstra, 12/22/11 Prior to Marist: Gomez was a two-time captain and played a critical role in helping Andover High School, the three-time defending Merrimack Valley Conference Champions, to the 2010 Division 1 state championship last year... She was named the MVP of the Massachusetts Interscholastic League Division 1 State Tournament... She was a three-time Lawrence Eagle- Tribune All-Star,three-time Merrimack Valley Conference All-Star and a two-time Boston Herald Dream Team member in 2009 and Through her first three seasons at Andover she scored 1,035 points and dished out 358 assists TOT

11 #5 SYDNEY COFFEY 6-0 Freshman Guard New Hope, Minn./Hopkins Points: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Made FGs: FG attempts: Made 3-pointers: 3-point attempts: Made FTs: FT attempts: Minutes: SEASON HIGHS Points: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Made FGs: FG attempts: Made 3-pointers: 3-point attempts: Made FTs: FT attempts: Minutes: Prior to Marist: Coffey, the third-ranked player coming out of Minnesota in 2012, was a two-year captain at Hopkins, where she was also a three-time All-Conference selection and 2011 AP and Coaches Association All-State selection... She was a Miss Basketball finalist for the state of Minnesota in her senior year... Her high school team won back-to-back state championships in 2011 and 2012 and was ranked as high as second nationally in the 2011 season... Coffey earned the honor of Tournament MVP in her junior season... As a junior, she averaged 10.7 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals per game. TOT

12 #11 LEANNE OCKENDEN 5-10 Junior Guard Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy Points: 18, Canisius, 2/17/12 Rebounds: 8, Loyola, 1/20/12 Assists: 4, 4x, M.R. - Niagara, 3/3/12 Blocks: 2, 2x, M.R. - Siena, 2/12/12 Steals: 4, 3x, M.R. - Niagara, 3/3/12 Made FGs: 7, 2x, M.R. - Canisius, 2/17/12 FG attempts: 13, 2x, M.R. - Fairfield, 1/12/12 Made 3-pointers: 5, Iona, 2/23/12 3-point attempts: 10, Manhattan, 2/4/12 Made FTs: 2, 4x, M.R. - Siena, 2/12/12 FT attempts: 4, 2x, M.R. - BU, 12/10/11 Minutes: 48, Niagara, 2/19/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 18, Canisius, 2/17/12 Rebounds: 8, Loyola, 1/20/12 Assists: 4, 4x, M.R. - Niagara, 3/3/12 Blocks: 2, 2x, M.R. - Siena, 2/12/12 Steals: 4, 3x, M.R. - Niagara, 3/3/12 Made FGs: 7, 2x, M.R. - Canisius, 2/17/12 FG attempts: 13, 2x, M.R. - Fairfield, 1/12/12 Made 3-pointers: 5, Iona, 2/23/12 3-point attempts: 10, Manhattan, 2/4/12 Made FTs: 2, 4x, M.R. - Siena, 2/12/12 FT attempts: 4, 2x, M.R. - BU, 12/10/11 Minutes: 48, Niagara, 2/19/12 Prior To Marist: Ockenden averaged 19 points, seven rebounds, and six assists per game during her senior season for Christian Brothers Academy (CBA)... A four-year varsity player, she led CBA to four straight Onondaga Freedom League titles... A two-time First Team All-League performer, Ockenden was a two-time All-Central New York selection... Was also the OHSL Player of the Year in 2008 and was an All-State Class AA selection that year as well... Ockenden set an OHSL record with 72 three-pointers in a season twice... She finished as CBA s all time leading scorer with 1,489 pts TOT ,

13 20 Marist Women s Basketball Game Notes (Game 1 vs. Vermont.) Points: 9, Nebraska, 12/19/10 Rebounds: 7, 2x, M.R. - Fairfield, 2/10/12 Assists: 4, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, Blocks: 2, 2x, M.R. - Rider, 1/18/12 Steals: 4, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, Made FGs: 3, 2x, M.R. - Fairfield, 2/10/12 FG attempts: 8, Dartmouth, 11/20/10 Made 3-pointers: 2, Nebraska, 12/19/10 3-point attempts: 3, Nebraska, 12/19/10 Made FTs: 3, Rider, 1/7/12 FT attempts: 4, Rider, 1/7/12 Minutes: 22, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s SEASON HIGHS Points: 8, Rider, 1/7/12 Rebounds: 7, 2x, M.R. - Fairfield, 2/10/12 Assists: 4, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, Blocks: 2, Rider, 1/18/12 Steals: 4, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, Made FGs: 3, 2x, M.R. - Fairfield, 2/10/12 FG attempts: 8, Dartmouth, 11/20/10 Made 3-pointers: 1, 5x, M.R. - Loyola, 1/26/12 3-point attempts: 2, 2x, M.R. - Loyola, 2/26/12 Made FTs: 3, Rider, 1/7/12 FT attempts: 4, Rider, 1/7/12 Minutes: 22, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s #13 EMMA O CONNOR 6-0 Junior Forward Lynbrook, N.Y./Kellenberg Prior To Marist: O Connor averaged 18 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four blocks per game during her senior year at Kellenberg Memorial High School.... She was named the Nassau County Player of the Year following her senior season, and was named to the All-Long Island First Team.... O Connor was selected to Newsday s All-Long Island Team as a junior, as well as to the All-Star Team at the New York State Federation Basketball Tournament.... She was named her team MVP at Kellenberg after her senior season TOT

14 #14 CASEY DULIN 5-10 Sophomore Guard Milford, Conn./Jonathan Law Prior To Marist: Dulin is the female all-time leading scorer in Milford with 1,639 points.... During her senior season she averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists per game.... She was an All-Southern Connecticut Conference performer in each of her first three years of high school.... Dulin was a four-time All-Area and All-Conference selection in basketball and volleyball.... She was also selected all-state three times in basketball.... As a senior she was nominated to the McDonald s All-American Team. Points: 20, Saint Peter s, 3/2/12 Rebounds: 8, 4x, M.R. - Fairfield, 3/5/12 Assists: 7, 3x, M.R. - Loyola, 2/26/12 Blocks: 2, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, 3/2/12 Steals: 5, Niagara, 2/19/12 Made FGs: 7, Saint Peter s, 3/2/12 FG attempts: 14, Loyola, 1/20/12 Made 3-pointers: 3, Saint Peter s, 3/2/12 3-point attempts: 5, Drake, 11/24/11 Made FTs: 7, 3x, M.R. - Georgia, 3/18/12 FT attempts: 10, Georgia, 3/18/12 Minutes: 43, Niagara, 2/19/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 20, Saint Peter s, 3/2/12 Rebounds: 8, 4x, M.R. - Fairfield, 3/5/12 Assists: 7, 3x, M.R. - Loyola, 2/26/12 Blocks: 2, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, 3/2/12 Steals: 5, Niagara, 2/19/12 Made FGs: 7, Saint Peter s, 3/2/12 FG attempts: 14, Loyola, 1/20/12 Made 3-pointers: 3, Saint Peter s, 3/2/12 3-point attempts: 5, Drake, 11/24/11 Made FTs: 7, 3x, M.R. - Georgia, 3/18/12 FT attempts: 10, Georgia, 3/18/12 Minutes: 43, Niagara, 2/19/ TOT

15 #21 MAGGIE GALLAGHER 5-9 Sophomore Guard Stormville, N.Y./John Jay Points: 3, Saint Peter s, Rebounds: 1, Rider, 1/7/12 Assists: N/A Blocks: N/A Steals: N/A Made FGs: 1, Saint Peter s, FG attempts: 4, Saint Peter s, Made 3-pointers: 1, Saint Peter s, 3-point attempts: 2, Saint Peter s, Made FTs: N/A FT attempts: N/A Minutes: 8, Saint Peter s, 2/16/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 3, Saint Peter s, Rebounds: 1, Rider, 1/7/12 Assists: N/A Blocks: N/A Steals: N/A Made FGs: 1, Saint Peter s, FG attempts: 4, Saint Peter s, Made 3-pointers: 1, Saint Peter s, 3-point attempts: 2, Saint Peter s, Made FTs: N/A FT attempts: N/A Minutes: 8, Saint Peter s, 2/16/12 Prior to Marist: Played two years of basketball at Our Lady of Lourdes High School and two years at John Jay High School... A four year varsity player, Gallagher was twice namedto the All- League team... She was appointed to the All-Section Academic team in She averaged 8 points a game, 4 assists and 4 rebounds in her junior and senior years... She was also a four year varsity soccer player, winning the state championship in 2009 and named the most outstanding goalkeeper in the Class AA state tournament TOT

16 #22 KRISTINE BEST 5-4 Redshirt Senior Guard Commack, N.Y./St. Anthony s Prior To Marist: Four-year letterwinner at St. Anthony s High School... 1,000-point scorer at St. Anthony High School... Holds St. Anthony s career records for both points and assists... Four-time All-League selection Co-Long Island CHSAA Player of the Year... Averaged 15 points, six assists, four rebounds, and four steals per game... Also played soccer and lacrosse. Points: 17, Manhattan, 2/28/10 Rebounds: 7, 2x, M.R. Boston U., 12/11/10 Assists: 7, Tulsa, 12/4/09 Blocks: 1, Rider, 1/11/10 Steals: 3, 2x, M.R. - South Dakota St., 11/25/11 Made FGs: 7, Manhattan, 2/28/10 FG attempts: 10, 3x, M.R. - Villanova, 11/16/11 Made 3-pointers: 3, 4x 3-point attempts: 7, Manhattan, 2/15/10 Made FTs: 2, 6x, M.R. - South Dakota St., 11/25/11 FT attempts: 4, Canisius, 3/8/09 Minutes: 35, Villanova, 11/16/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 8, South Dakota St., 11/25/11 Rebounds: 5, Villanova, 11/16/11 Assists: 4, 3x, M.R. - Hartford, 12/1/11 Blocks: N/A Steals: 3, South Dakota St., 11/25/11 Made FGs: 3, 2x, M.R. - South Dakota St., 11/25/11 FG attempts: 10, Villanova, 11/16/11 Made 3-pointers: 1, Villanova, 11/16/11 3-point attempts: 4, Villanova, 11/16/11 Made FTs: 2, South Dakota St., 11/25/11 FT attempts: 2, South Dakota St., 11/25/11 Minutes: 35, Villanova, 11/16/ TOT ,

17 #23 ELIZABETH BEYNNON 6-2 Senior Guard/Forward Burlington, Vt./South Burlington Points: 26, Canisius, 2/17/12 Rebounds: 16, Niagara, 3/3/12 Assists: 4, Siena, 1/29/12 Blocks: 3, Fairfield, 3/5/12 Steals: 5, Fairfield, 2/10/12 Made FGs: 10, Canisius, 2/17/12 FG attempts: 14, Rider, 1/18/12 Made 3-pointers: 4, Canisius, 2/17/12 3-point attempts: 5, Canisius, 2/17/12 Made FTs: 11, Niagara, 3/3/12 FT attempts: 12, Niagara, 3/3/12 Minutes: 44, Niagara, 3/3/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 26, Canisius, 2/17/12 Rebounds: 16, Niagara, 3/3/12 Assists: 4, Siena, 1/29/12 Blocks: 3, Fairfield, 3/5/12 Steals: 5, Fairfield, 2/10/12 Made FGs: 10, Canisius, 2/17/12 FG attempts: 14, Rider, 1/18/12 Made 3-pointers: 4, Canisius, 2/17/12 3-point attempts: 5, Canisius, 2/17/12 Made FTs: 11, Niagara, 3/3/12 FT attempts: 12, Niagara, 3/3/12 Minutes: 44, Niagara, 3/3/12 Formerly went by the name Kelsey, but wished to go by her given first name Elizabeth during her senior year. Prior to Marist: Played four years of basketball at South Burlington High School... A three-time All-Conference selection and two-time Conference Player of the Year... Named to the Burlington Free Press First Team in 2007 and A member of the Vermont Basketball Coaches Association s Dream Dozen in 2006, 2007, and A 2007 Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American Adidas Top Ten All-American Camp... Also ran track at South Burlington TOT

18 #25 MADELINE BLAIS 6-1 Freshman Guard/Forward Exeter, N.H./New Hamption School Points: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Made FGs: FG attempts: Made 3-pointers: 3-point attempts: Made FTs: FT attempts: Minutes: SEASON HIGHS Points: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Made FGs: FG attempts: Made 3-pointers: 3-point attempts: Made FTs: FT attempts: Minutes: Prior to Marist: Blais was the top-ranked player out of the state of New Hampshire... She was a First Team All-NEPSAC selection after both her junior and senior seasons... A captain in her senior year, she was named her team s MVP when New Hampton went 23-2 as a team... As a junior, Blais averaged 18.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.5 blocks per game and four assists... Academically, she was awarded a place in the cum laude society. TOT

19 #33 KRISTINA DANELLA 6-1 Redshirt Senior Guard/Forward Manalapan, N.J./UMass/Red Bank Catholic MARIST Points: 21, Manhattan, 2/4/12 Rebounds: 12. Manhattan, 2/4/12 Assists: 2, 6x, M.R. - Loyola, 2/26/12 Blocks: 2, 2x, M.R. - Loyola, 2/26/12 Steals: 4, Boston U., 12/10/11 Made FGs: 7, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, FG attempts: 10, 3x, M.R. - Loyola, 2/26/12 Made 3-pointers: 4, Saint Peter s, 3-point attempts: 6, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, 2/26/12 Made FTs: 7, Boston U., 12/10/11 FT attempts: 7, Boston U., 12/10/11 Minutes: 31, Loyola, 2/26/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 21, Manhattan, 2/4/12 Rebounds: 12. Manhattan, 2/4/12 Assists: 2, 6x, M.R. - Loyola, 2/26/12 Blocks: 2, 2x, M.R. - Loyola, 2/26/12 Steals: 4, Boston U., 12/10/11 Made FGs: 7, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, FG attempts: 10, 3x, M.R. - Loyola, 2/26/12 Made 3-pointers: 4, Saint Peter s, 3-point attempts: 6, 2x, M.R. - Saint Peter s, 2/26/12 Made FTs: 7, Boston U., 12/10/11 FT attempts: 7, Boston U., 12/10/11 Minutes: 31, Loyola, 2/26/ : Served NCAA-mandated year in residency after transferring from the University of Massachusetts. Prior To Marist: Danella spent her first two collegiate seasons at the University of Massachusetts.... Was a four-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week during the season and was selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team.... As a sophomore averaged 11.6 points, 5.6 rebounds for the Minutewomen.... After two seasons at UMass, Danella is a career 39.8% three-point shooter Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules TOT ,

20 #40 DELANEY HOLLENBECK 6-5 Freshman Center Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta Points: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Made FGs: FG attempts: Made 3-pointers: 3-point attempts: Made FTs: FT attempts: Minutes: SEASON HIGHS Points: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Made FGs: FG attempts: Made 3-pointers: 3-point attempts: Made FTs: FT attempts: Minutes: Prior to Marist: Hollenbeck comes to Poughkeepsie as the 27th-ranked high school center in the country... She finished her career ranked second all-time in the state of Georgia with 430 career blocks... Her team was 6AAAA Region Champions and made the sweet 16 in the playoffs and were ranked in the top ten in Georgia... She was a three-time All-Region choice and was selected to the 2011 Georgia Athletics Coaches Association North/South All-Star Game... As a junior, she nearly averaged a double-double with 10.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game and adding an astounding 6.3 blocks per game... As a junior Hollenbeck set the Georgia state record for blocked shots in a single season with 177 and twice recorded 12 blocks in a game, good for second all-time in Georgia. TOT

21 #44 TORI JAROSZ 6-3 Redshirt Sophomore Forward/Center Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Lakeland : Served NCAA-mandated year in residency after transferring from Vanderbilt University. MARIST Points: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Made FGs: FG attempts: Made 3-pointers: 3-point attempts: Made FTs: FT attempts: Minutes: SEASON HIGHS Points: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Made FGs: FG attempts: Made 3-pointers: 3-point attempts: Made FTs: FT attempts: Minutes: Prior to Marist: Transfered from Vanderbilt... In high school, Jarosz was a three-year starter and two-year team captain for the Lakeland basketball team... she was three-time All-League and All-Section andtwotimeall-state First Team selection... Team won league title as junior and senior... Won section and lost in state championship as a senior... Won section and state championships as a freshman... Averaged 22 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks as a senior Owns school record with 39 points in a game... Career leading scorer and rebounder in school history... Owns state tournament record for most points scored in the tournament (senior year)... Three-year letterwinner and starter in volleyball... Started and lettered one year in softball Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules. TOT

22 #55 SUZZETTE GARNETT 5-9 Junior Guard Bronx, N.Y./School of Business for Young Women Prior To Marist: Garnett played four years of high school basketball at the School of Business for Young Women in the Bronx.... She was named to the Dean s List in each of her four years of high school. Points: 1, Iona, 1/4/11 Rebounds: 1, Iona, 1/4/11 Assists: N/A Blocks: N/A Steals: N/A Made FGs: N/A FG attempts: 2, Niagara, 1/16/11 Made 3-pointers: N/A 3-point attempts: 1, 2x, M.R. - Niagara, 2/4/11 Made FTs: 1, Iona, 1/4/11 FT attempts: 2, Iona, 1/4/11 Minutes: 4, Niagara, 1/16/11 SEASON HIGHS Points: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Made FGs: FG attempts: Made 3-pointers: 3-point attempts: Made FTs: FT attempts: Minutes: Missed season with right knee injury TOT