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1 MARIST WOMEN S BASKETBALL Game 9 Sunday, December 10th, 2006 Marist Red Foxes (6-2) vs. Manhattan Lady Jaspers (4-4) McCann Center * Poughkeepsie, N.Y. * 2 p.m. TV: None Radio: GoRedFoxes.com (Mike Ferraro) SCHEDULE NOVEMBER Fri. 10 STONY BROOK W, Fri. 17 at Duke L, Sun. 19 at Villanova L, (OT) Wed. 22 DARTMOUTH W, Sun. 26 FORDHAM W, Tue. 28 at Brown W, DECEMBER Sat. 2 at Bucknell W, Fri. 8 LOYOLA*^ W, Sun. 10 MANHATTAN* 2 p.m. Mon. 18 at Harvard 7 p.m. Fri. 22 at Yale 7 p.m. Fri. 29 Liberty! 6 p.m. Sat. 30 Maryland/UNCG! 6/8 p.m. JANUARY Sat. 6 at Fairfield* 1:30 p.m. Mon. 8 at Rider* 7 p.m. Fri. 12 at Canisius* noon Sun. 14 at Niagara* 2 p.m. Fri. 19 SAINT PETER S* 7 p.m. Sun. 21 IONA*% 2 p.m. Fri. 26 SIENA*^ 5 p.m. Sun. 28 NIAGARA* 2 p.m. FEBRUARY Fri. 2 at Saint Peter s* 7 p.m. Sun. 4 at Manhattan* 2 p.m. Fri. 9 CANISIUS*% 7:30 p.m. Sun. 11 at Siena* 2 p.m. Fri. 16 at Loyola* 7 p.m. Mon. 19 RIDER* 7 p.m. Fri. 23 at Iona*# 4:30 p.m. Sun. 25 FAIRFIELD* 2 p.m. MARCH 1-4 MAAC Championships$ * - MAAC game,! - Terrapin Classic (at College Park, Md.), % - Televised by Time Warner Cable 6, # - Televised by ESPNU, ^ - Doubleheader with men s team, $ - At the Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Conn. The Series Manhattan leads, The Red Foxes have won the last six meetings, and have swept the season series the last two seasons. Marist Probable Starters Pos, Ht, Yr Number/Name Key Stats G, 5-7, Sr #2 Alisa Kresge 10 asts, 7 rebs vs. Loyola G, 5-4, Jr #22 Nikki Flores MAAC leader in 3-point % G, 5-7, RS-So #3 Julianne Viani 10+ points in last 3 games F, 6-2, Jr #50 Sarah Smrdel 9.1 ppg (3rd), 4 blks (T-2nd) C, 6-3, RS-Jr #14 Meg Dahlman Has block in every game Marist Top Subs F, 6-0, Fr #12 Rachele Fitz 13.5 ppg (1st),.589 FG G, 5-8, Jr #33 Courtney Kolesar 10 threes (T-team lead) G, 5-9, Fr #11 Brittany Engle.647 FG (11-17), 3.3 ppg Manhattan Probable Starters Pos, Ht, Yr Number/Name Key Stats G, 5-8, Jr #20 Joann Nwafili 24 asts (1st), 12 stls (T-1st) G, 5-9, Jr #33 Aubrie Dellinger 4.0 ppg, has made 4 starts G, 5-10, Jr #23 Gabrielle Cottrell 8.8 ppg,.905 FT (19-21) F, 5-11, Jr #21 Caitlin Flood Hi in pts (12.1), rebs (6.3) C, 6-3, So #45 Kelly Regan 10.0 ppg (2nd), 4.8 rpg (3rd) Manhattan Top Subs G, 5-8, Fr #10 Jenna Franciosa Team-hi 16 at Siena on Fri. F, 6-2, Fr #55 Jess Victor 1.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg G, 5-8, RS-Jr #11 Amanda LoCascio 7 starts, DNP at Siena The Coaches Brian Giorgis (SUNY Cortland 77) is in his fifth season as head coach of the Red Foxes. The three-time MAAC Coach of the Year has a record of (.661). Myndi Hill (Heidelberg 91) is in her fourth season as head coach of the Lady Jaspers. Her career record is (.516). Hill previously led St. Francis (Pa.) to three NCAA Tournament appearances. Today s Top Tidbits Rachele Fitz scored her 100th career point on Friday in her eighth game in a Marist uniform. The last Red Fox freshman to score 100 points that quickly was Jean-Marie Lesko, who did it in seven games in the season.... Marist has won 15 straight home games, and 17 consecutive against MAAC opponents. Marist Sports Information Mike Ferraro, Assistant SID/Women s basketball contact Michael.J.Ferraro@Marist.edu Phone: , ext (work), (cell) Jason Corriher, Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Information Director Jason.Corriher@Marist.edu Phone: (work), (cell) * 2004, 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions * 1

2 Marist Women s Basketball Numerical Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Shannon Minter Sr. G 5-7 Ossining, N.Y./Ossining 2 Alisa Kresge* Sr. G 5-7 Holmdel, N.J./Red Bank Catholic 3 Julianne Viani RS-So. G 5-7 Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes/Rhode Island 11 Brittany Engle Fr. G 5-9 South Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames 12 Rachele Fitz Fr. F 6-0 Seven Hills, Ohio/Trinity 14 Meg Dahlman* RS-Jr. F/C 6-3 Spencerport, N.Y./Nazareth Academy/Holy Cross 22 Nikki Flores Jr. G 5-4 Montvale, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy 23 Kristin Hein Sr. F 6-0 Howell, N.J./Manasquan 24 Alexis Waters Jr. F/G 5-9 Lansing, Mich./Lansing Sexton 31 Lynzee Johnson Fr. G/F 5-10 Xenia, Ohio/Bellbrook 33 Courtney Kolesar Jr. G 5-8 Concord, Ohio/Riverside 44 Mary Alice Duff Sr. F/C 6-2 Havertown, Pa./Haverford 50 Sarah Smrdel Jr. F 6-2 Mentor, Ohio/Mentor * -- captain Head Coach: Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Brian Giorgis (SUNY Cortland, 77), fifth season Megan Gebbia (Towson, 94), fourth season Jada Pierce (West Chester, 97), first season Erin Leger (Marist, 06), second season Marist Quick Facts Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Founded: Enrollment: ,000 Nickname: Red Foxes School Colors: Red & White Home Facility/Capacity: McCann Center/3,750 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic President: Dr. Dennis J. Murray Athletic Director: Tim Murray Athletic Department Phone: (845) Director of Athletics: Tim Murray Senior Associate AD/Internal Affairs: Colin Sullivan Assistant AD/External Affairs: Travis Tellitocci Assistant AD/SWA: Elizabeth Donohue Assistant AD/Facilities: Tim Heneghan Coordinator of Sports Medicine: Glenn Marinelli Web site: GoRedFoxes.com Head Coach: Brian Giorgis Alma Mater/Year: SUNY Cortland/1977 Record at School (Yrs): (.661) (5) Career Record (Yrs): Same Associate Head Coach: Megan Gebbia Alma Mater/Year: Towson/1994 Assistant Coach: Jada Pierce Alma Mater/Year: West Chester/1997 Assistant Coach: Erin Leger Alma Mater/Year: Marist/2006 Pronunciation Guide Players Alisa Kresge uh-lee-sa KRESS-gee Viani vee-ah-nee Rachele RAY-chul Dahlman DOLL-man Kolesar COLA-sahr Smrdel SMUR-dell Coaches Giorgis JOR-jis Gebbia JEH-bee-uh Jada JAY-duh Leger Ledger This Afternoon s Tale of the Tape Marist Five Team Scoring Scoring Defense Scoring Margin FG% FG% Defense 3-point % 3-point % defense FT% Rebounding margin Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Turnover margin Assist/TO ratio 6-footers Manhattan Three 2 GoRedFoxes.com -- The Official Web Site of Marist Athletics

3 Manhattan Facts * Manhattan enters today s game with a record of 4-4 and 1-0 in the MAAC. In its MAAC opener on Friday, the Lady Jaspers rebounded from an eight-point halftime deficit to earn a win at Siena. Manhattan scored just 13 points in the second half, but outscored the Saints after the intermission. Freshman guard Jenna Franciosa poured in 16 points for the Lady Jaspers, leading all scorers. * Thus far, Marist and Manhattan share one common opponent: Fordham. Three days after the Red Foxes beat the Rams by 50, Fordham came back to earn a victory over Manhattan. Fordham dressed just six players against Marist, but got guard Lisa Carrol and forward LaToya Chalmers back for the Lady Jaspers. Both Carrol and Chalmers had career highs in scoring, combining 40 in the win over Manhattan. * In addition to Siena, Manhattan s other victories are against Fairleigh Dickinson, Columbia and Hartford. Besides Fordham, the Lady Jaspers losses have occurred against Providence, Buffalo and Quinnipiac. * The Red Foxes and Lady Jaspers are ranked 1-2 in the MAAC in scoring defense. No Manhattan opponent has scored 65 points this season. * Six of Manhattan s eight games this season have been decided by 10 points or less. The Lady Jaspers are 3-3 in those contests. * Head Coach Myndi Hill is in her fourth year guiding the Lady Jaspers, and her record at Manhattan is (.389). In Hill s first three seasons, the Lady Jaspers have posted identical records every year. Prior to arriving in Riverdale, Hill was the head coach at Saint Francis (Pa.) for four seasons. In three of those years, the team reached the NCAA Tournament. * Junior forward Caitlin Flood leads Manhattan in scoring (12.1), rebounds (6.3) and minutes per game (32.0). Flood also is tied for the team lead with 12 steals. She has led the Lady Jaspers in scoring twice and rebounding four times this season. In her freshman year, Flood had a double-double against the Red Foxes, finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds in the teams Feb. 20, 2005 meeting at Draddy Gymnasium. * Manhattan has no seniors on this year s roster. The Lady Jaspers have five freshmen, two sophomores and five juniors. * The only Lady Jasper to receive Preseason All-MAAC honors was junior guard Joann Nwafili, who was named to the Second Team. Meet Coach Giorgis Brian Giorgis is in his fifth season as Head Coach of the Marist women s basketball team. Last year, Giorgis led Marist to a program-best 23 triumphs and its second trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last three seasons. The Red Foxes embarked on winning streaks of seven and 12 games as they claimed at least a share of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regularseason crown for the third straight season. Last year also marked the third consecutive season in which Marist won 20 games, a feat which was only accomplished in one season prior to Giorgis arrival. His Marist record stands at 84-43, and he has won 65 of his last 86 games since the middle of the season. As a result, Giorgis was once again honored by his peers. For the third straight year, he earned at least a share of MAAC Coach of the Year honors. Giorgis split the award with Iona s Tony Bozzella last season, shared it with Niagara s Bill Agronin in 2005 and won it outright in The only other MAAC women s coach to win the award three years in a row was La Salle s John Miller, who captured it from Prior to his arrival at Marist, Giorgis enjoyed a tremendous amount of success at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie. In his final season there, the girls basketball team finished with a fourth-place national ranking in the USA Today poll and earned its fourth straight New York State Federation Championship. He earned WBCA Region One Coach of the Year honors, was runner-up for WBCA National Coach of the Year honors and was selected to coach at the Phoenix/WBCA High School All-America Game. Quick Hits - Marist Leaders per game Points: Rachele Fitz, 13.5 Rebounds: Meg Dahlman, 6.3 Assists: Alisa Kresge, 6.1 Blocks: Dahlman, 1.3 Steals: Kresge, 2.0 Three-pointers (total): Courtney Kolesar, 10 Last game: The Red Foxes topped Loyola to win their fifth straight, improving to 6-2 and 1-0 in the MAAC. Quick Hits - Manhattan Leaders per game Points: Caitlin Flood 12.1 Rebounds: Flood, 6.3 Assists: Joann Nwafili, 3.0 Blocks: Jenna Franciosa, 0.8 Steals: Flood and Nwafili, 1.5 Three-pointers (total): Amanda LoCascio, 14 Last game: The Lady Jaspers earned a win at Siena, improving to 4-4 overall and 1-0 in the MAAC. 2004, 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 3

4 MARIST VS. MANHATTAN INSIDE THE NUMBERS Marist career stats vs. Manhattan Player GP FG 3 S FT PPG RPG AST TO BLK STL MPG Minter NA Kresge Viani Dahlman Flores Hein NA Waters 1 NA NA NA Kolesar NA Duff Smrdel Note: Freshmen Brittany Engle, Rachele Fitz and Lynzee Johnson have yet to play vs. Manhattan. Series Notes Last Marist Win: 2/11/06 -- The Red Foxes posted a victory at the McCann Center, in which they held Manhattan to just 12 points in the first half. Fifi Camara led all scorers with 22 to go along with a game-high nine rebounds. The Red Foxes three post players -- Camara, Meg Dahlman, and Sarah Smrdel -- combined for 50 points. Gabrielle Cottrell paced Manhattan with 12 points. Last Manhattan Win: 1/9/04 -- The Red Foxes had their lowest scoring output of their first MAAC Championship season in a loss at Draddy Gymnasium. Marist fell to 6-6 overall with the loss, but would win 14 of its next 19 games. In the team s next game, Alisa Kresge made the first start of her Marist career. Streak: Marist has won the last six meetings. Coach GIorgis vs. Manhattan: 6-3, with losses in the first three meetings, and wins in the last six. The average margin of victory for the Red Foxes in the last three contests is 17 points. Giorgis is 3-1 against Manhattan at home, 2-2 on the road, and 1-0 in the MAAC Tournament. The MAAC Tournament meeting came in the 2004 quarterfinals. Marist Notes * Meg Dahlman had her career high in scoring in last year s first meeting at Manhattan on Jan. 29, finishing with 25. Dahlman shot 9-for-16 from the field, 2-for-4 from three-point range and 5- for-6 from the free-throw line. * Nikki Flores had the first double-digit scoring game of her career against Manhattan on Jan. 24, Flores also scored 10 at Manhattan on Jan. 29, The Lady Jaspers are the only team Flores had a double-digit scoring game against in each of her first two seasons as a Red Fox. * Alisa Kresge tallied 13 assists and just two turnovers against Manhattan last season. She also totaled five steals in the two games. * Julianne Viani did not hit a field goal in either game against Manhattan last year, shooting a combined 0-for-9 from the field and 0-for-6 from three-point range. Viani, however, did have four steals and four assists against just one turnover in the two games against the Lady Jaspers. * The Red Foxes held the Lady Jaspers to a total of 82 points in the teams two meetings last year, the lowest total a MAAC team scored in its two games against Marist last season. 4 GoRedFoxes.com -- The Official Web Site of Marist Athletics

5 Last Time Out The Red Foxes earned their fifth consecutive victory on Friday, posting a home triumph over Loyola in their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener. With the win, the Red Foxes improved to 6-2 overall, which is their best record after eight games in school history. Senior point guard Alisa Kresge tied her season highs in assists with 10 and rebounds with seven. Kresge also had two steals and played all 40 minutes. Kresge was instrumental in holding Loyola's Jill Glessner, the MAAC's second-leading scorer entering Friday's play, to four points on 2-for-13 shooting. Freshman forward Rachele Fitz led the Red Foxes in scoring and rebounding, finishing with 12 and eight, respectively. Home Sweet Home Friday s win over Loyola extended Marist s home winning streak to 15 games. After dropping its home opener to Villanova last year, Marist proceeded to win its final 11 games at the McCann Center. Since the start of the season, Marist is 36-6 at home. Marist comes into today riding a 17-game home winning streak against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponents. The last time Marist lost to a MAAC foe at the McCann Center was on Jan. 8, 2005, when Canisius earned a win over the Red Foxes. Marist proceeded to win its final seven MAAC home games that season, and swept the MAAC home slate last season. The Red Foxes have also won their last nine home games by at least 10 points. The last opponent to come within single digits of Marist at the McCann Center is Loyola, which suffered a loss on Jan. 16, Déjà Vu For the Third Time? If the Red Foxes prevail today, they will improve to 2-0 in the MAAC. In its nine previous years in the conference, Marist has had two 2-0 starts, five 1-1 starts and two 0-2 starts. The previous two times Marist started 2-0 were the and seasons. Those were the two years the Red Foxes advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Marist also started its conference slate with two home games in those seasons, just as it has done this campaign. Fitz Named MAAC Rookie of the Week - Again Freshman forward Rachele Fitz was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week on Monday. This is the second straight week Fitz has earned the award from the conference office. In Marist's two victories this past week, Fitz averaged 15.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. She shot.522 (12-for-23) from the field and.778 (7-for-9) from the line in those two games. Fitz is the second Marist player in school history to win MAAC Rookie of the Week awards in successive weeks. Kristen Vilardi accomplished the feat in the season. Only two other Red Foxes -- Vilardi and Julianne Viani, who did it last season -- have won two MAAC Rookie of the Week awards in a single season. Red Foxes Sign Four Head Coach Brian Giorgis has announced the signing of four players to National Letters of Intent in the early signing period. Élise Caron (Quebec, Canada), Maria Laterza (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Erica Allenspach (Miamisburg, Ohio) and Sarah Huff (Canal Winchester, Ohio) will join the Red Foxes for the season. The additions of Allenspach and Huff will give the Red Foxes six players from Ohio next season, as the incoming freshmen will join Rachele Fitz (Seven Hills), Courtney Kolesar (Concord), Lynzee Johnson (Xenia) and Sarah Smrdel (Mentor). Élise Caron (Quebec, Canada/College Edouard - Montpetit) Caron, a 5-5 point guard, was named Canadian National Player of the Year last year. She averaged 21 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals per game. Giorgis on Caron: She's a point guard who does a lot of things that we like. The first thing that caught our eye was her ability to defend. She sees the floor well and can distribute the ball, and she can also score. She has a tremendous work ethic. Maria Laterza (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) Laterza, a 6-3 center, was rated as one of the top five post players in the New York City. She was named First Team All-Brooklyn and First Team All-City, averaging 17 points and 14 rebounds per game last year. Giorgis on Laterza: She's a strong, athletic post player who will give us a lot of power and strength on the inside. She's a very physical player, which we need up front. She's loaded with scoring potential around the basket and stepping out. Erica Allenspach (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) Allenspach's AAU team, the Dayton Lady HoopStars, finished fourth at Nationals this past summer. A 5-8 guard/forward, Allenspach averaged 16 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals last year. Giorgis on Allenspach: She has a real solid all-around game. She defends, she can score, she's very athletic and a great offensive rebounder for a guard. She has a nice jump shot. We saw her when we saw Lynzee Johnson. She is a consummate team player who just does everything well. Sarah Huff (Canal Winchester, Ohio/Canal Winchester) Huff, a 6-3 power forward, was named First Team All- Mid State League and Third Team All-Ohio Central District. She averaged 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots per game last season. Giorgis on Huff: "She really runs the floor well. She's more of a mobile power forward who has a nice shooting touch, especially around the basket. She's a very bright kid, a very smart basketball player. (Huff and Laterza) will have a year to learn under Meg Dahlman and Sarah Smrdel. Hopefully by their sophomore year, they can help Rachele Fitz and Lynzee Johnson out on the front line." 2004, 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 5

6 NCAA Statistics Marist ranks second in the country in turnovers per game, according to the season s first release of the NCAA statistics. The statistics include games through last Sunday and are updated weekly. The Red Foxes average of 12.0 trails only Montana, which checks in at As a team, Marist ranks in the top 50 nationally in five other categories -- scoring defense (30th), scoring margin (35th), assists per game (36th), personal fouls per game (40th) and field-goal percentage (44th). Individually, freshman forward Rachele Fitz and senior point guard Alisa Kresge are ranked among the nation s elite. Fitz is sixth in the country in field-goal percentage and 82nd in free-throw percentage. Kresge is 37th in assists per game. MAAC Leaders As a team, Marist leads the MAAC in the following categories: scoring offense (68.6), scoring defense (54.0), scoring margin (+14.6), field-goal percentage (.450), threepoint percentage defense (.218), assists per game (16.88), assist/turnover ratio (1.39), longest winning streak (five) and average home attendance (1,379). Individually, Rachele Fitz leads in shooting percentage (.589) and Nikki Flores leads in three-point percentage (.571). Alisa Kresge is tops in assist/turnover ratio (3.50) and second in assists per game. Courtney Kolesar is second in three-point percentage (.455). Page 13 of today s game notes includes more NCAA and MAAC stats. 15 Turnovers And a Victory To Go, Please The Red Foxes have won their last 17 games when they force the opposition to commit at least 15 turnovers. In Marist s last 21 games (dating back to last season), the Red Foxes are 17-0 when forcing at least 15 turnovers and 0-4 when forcing less than 15. Marist s last loss when forcing 15 turnovers was an defeat at Saint Peter s on Jan. 22, She Gives... She Takes... She Rebounds Senior point guard Alisa Kresge had the seventh 10- plus assist game of her career with 10 on Friday s win vs. Loyola. She also had two steals, giving her 50 multi-steal games in her career. Kresge established a season high with seven rebounds on Dec. 2 and Bucknell, and tied that total in the Loyola game. Fitz Loves McCann Center Freshman forward Rachele Fitz was nearly automatic in the Red Foxes three home games this season. In the wins over Stony Brook, Dartmouth and Fordham, Fitz is shooting 20-for-22 (.909) from the field and 11-for-12 from the free-throw line. In Marist s first three home games, Fitz literally scored a point a minute in 51 minutes of action. On Friday against Loyola, Fitz shot just 4-for-14, but still led the Red Foxes in both points (12) and rebounds (eight). 6 Inside the Winning Streak The Red Foxes have won five straight, the eighth time in the last four years Marist has won at least four games in a row. Prior to the season, the Red Foxes had won four in a row just twice in the previous 10 seasons. All five of Marist s victories in the current span have come by at least 10 points. The Red Foxes have only won more than five straight all by double digits once in program history -- last season, a seven-game stretch. Reaching 70 The Red Foxes recently had a stretch of topping the 70- point plateau in each of their last three games, scoring 77 against Dartmouth, 88 against Fordham and 71 at Brown. This marked the first time since Brian Giorgis became head coach that the Red Foxes have scored at least 70 in three consecutive outings. The last time Marist had scored at least 70 in three straight games was in the season. The Red Foxes scored 71 at Manhattan, 70 vs. Rider and 82 at Canisius -- and lost all three games. Earlier that season, Marist had a separate streak of five straight games with at least 70 points. The Red Foxes went 4-1 in that span. Marist has won 19 of its last 20 when reaching 70 points. Under 50 Marist has now won 29 consecutive games when holding an opponent to 50 or less. Friday s win over Loyola was the 38th time since Brian Giorgis became head coach that the Red Foxes held a team to 50 or less in a game. Marist s record in those contests is a staggering Since the start of the campaign, Marist has held 31 opponents to 50 or less. How About 40? The Dec. 2 win at Bucknell marked the seventh time in the last three years the Red Foxes held a team under 40 points in a game: 34: 11/29/04, vs. New Hampshire 35: 1/16/05, vs. Rider 38: 12/2/06, at Bucknell 38: 11/26/06, vs. Fordham 39: 12/17/05, vs. Harvard 39: 2/3/05, vs. Iona 39: 1/20/06, vs. Siena No. 2 Is No And No. 8 With four assists on Nov. 28 at Brown, senior point guard Alisa Kresge moved into second place on Marist s all-time assists list, passing Beth Shackel. Kresge now has 455 career assists. Nina Vecchio, who was teammates with Kresge in Marist s 2004 championship season, holds the top spot on the list with 563. Like Kresge, Vecchio is also a native of Holmdel, N.J. Kresge, who began the season in 10th place on Marist s all-time steals list, moved into sole possession of eighth in the Nov. 22 game against Fordham. She currently stands at 165 career steals. Seventh place on the all-time list is held by Danielle Galarneau, who recorded 181 from GoRedFoxes.com -- The Official Web Site of Marist Athletics

7 Quick Starters The Red Foxes have trailed at the half in just 12 of their 67 games the last three seasons. In that span, the Red Foxes have trailed by more than 10 points just once. Listed below are the Red Foxes records in relation to their halftime score over the last three seasons: Winning: 45-7 Losing: 4-8 Tied: 2-1 The Red Foxes have won 10 consecutive games when leading at halftime. Connecting From Downtown The Red Foxes have hit a three-pointer in 69 consecutive games. The last game in which Marist did not hit a three was its victory over Saint Peter s on March 6, 2004 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals. That was the only game since Brian Giorgis became head coach that the Red Foxes did not hit a three, meaning they have hit at least one in 126 of their last 127 games. Marist s high for three-pointers in a game last season was 12, which came on Feb. 17 at Iona. The Red Foxes hit at least 10 three-pointers on three occasions last year. Their season high for is 11, which came against Fordham on Nov. 26. Meg s Milestones Red-shirt junior center Meg Dahlman scored her 500th career point in the Nov. 28 victory over Brown. It was the second career milestone she achieved in the matter of a week, as on Nov. 22 against Dartmouth, Dahlman hauled in the 200th rebound of her career. These totals include Dahlman s time at Holy Cross, where she played the season before transferring to Marist. She is Marist s leading scorer and second-leading rebounder (trailing Alisa Kresge) among active players. Difficult Schedule The Red Foxes have once again assembled a challenging schedule. In the campaign, Marist will have 14 games against teams which won at least 17 games last season. Eight of the Red Foxes 11 non-conference contests fit this criteria. Marist will also have the opportunity to play each of the participants in last year s national championship game. On Nov. 17, the Red Foxes fell to last year s national runnerup, Duke. Marist will play in the Terrapin Classic Dec , hosted by defending national champion Maryland. The Red Foxes will play defending Big South champion Liberty in the first round on Dec. 29, while Maryland will play UNC Greensboro. Depending on the first-round results, there is a possibility Marist could face Maryland on Dec. 30. The Red Foxes first four games were all against teams which advanced to postseason play last year. In addition to Duke, Dartmouth was also an NCAA Tournament participant last year. Stony Brook and Villanova earned berths in the postseason WNIT. Bench Productivity In each of the last six games, a Red Fox has come off the bench and finish with a least a share of the team lead in scoring. Freshman forward Rachele Fitz has had at least a share of the team lead in scoring in Marist s previous five games. On Nov. 19 at Villanova, junior guard Nikki Flores scored 14 in a reserve role to tie Meg Dahlman for the team lead. In the previous two seasons, a Marist player came off the bench to lead the team in scoring in a game just once. That came in last year s MAAC Tournament semifinals, when Sarah Smrdel had 16 to lead the Red Foxes over Iona. Marist has had nine double-digit scorers off the bench this year (Fitz seven times, Flores once, Shannon Minter once). Last season, a Red Fox came off the bench to score in double digits 15 times (Flores 6, Sarah Smrdel 6, Courtney Kolesar 1, Minter 1, Dahlman 1). On the season, the Marist bench has accounted for 46.4% of the team s total points. The Red Foxes reserves have outscored the opposition s reserves by a margin of 255 to 77. Attacking the Offensive Glass Friday s win over Loyola marked the first time this season Marist won when having under 10 offensive rebounds: 11/10 vs. Stony Brook: 12 (win) 11/17 at Duke: 9 (loss) 11/19 at Villanova: 5 (loss) 11/22 vs. Dartmouth: 15 (win) 11/26 vs. Fordham: 14 (win) 11/28 at Brown: 14 (win) 12/2 at Bucknell: 11 (win) 12/8 vs. Loyola: 8 (win) The Red Foxes have won 24 of their last 26 games when they have secured at least 12 offensive rebounds. Lineup (In)Stability(?) The Red Foxes had stuck mostly to the same starting lineup in the previous two seasons. In that time, Marist has used a total of just five different starting lineups -- two in the season, and three in the season. This year saw Head Coach Brian Giorgis utilize three different lineups in the team s first three games. The Red Foxes used a Kresge/Viani/Waters/Smrdel/Dahlman lineup for four straight games, but then switched it up the last two games, going with Kresge/Flores/Viani/Smrdel/ Dahlman. Here is Marist s record this season by lineup: Kresge/Flores/Waters/Smrdel/Dahlman: 1-0 Kresge/Viani/Waters/Smrdel/Dahlman: 3-1 Kresge/Flores/Viani/Smrdel/Dahlman: 2-1 This Date In Marist History Brian Giorgis earned his first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference victory as head coach, as the Red Foxes posted a win at Fairfield. Marist s Maureen Magarity led all scorers with 21 points, and also hauled in 10 rebounds. It was the third consecutive game Magarity scored at least , 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 7

8 Stopping the Skid By defeating Dartmouth on Nov. 22, the Red Foxes kept a positive trend from recent years -- not letting back-toback losses turn into extended losing streaks. Marist had suffered consecutive losses to Duke and Villanova in overtime prior to the Dartmouth game. Since the start of the season, Marist has had just one losing streak of more than two games. That came at the start of the season, when the Red Foxes lost their first four before winning 23 of their final 26 and going to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years. Besides the four-game skid to open last season, Marist has had just four instances of back-to-back losses in the last four seasons. Feisty Flores Junior guard Nikki Flores was difficult to stop down the stretch in Marist s overtime loss at Villanova. Flores tied her career high with 14 points in the game, and 10 of them came in the final four minutes of regulation and overtime. For the game, she shot 3-for-4 from the field, 1-for-2 from three-point range and 7-for-8 from the free-throw line. Along the way came a couple of milestones, as Flores hit the 100th free throw of her career and scored her 300th point in a Marist uniform. Marist vs. Non-Conference Foes With a 5-4 non-conference record last season, the Red Foxes posted a winning mark against out-of-conference teams in back-to-back years for the first time in program history. In the season, Marist was 6-3 against teams not belonging to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Under Brian Giorgis, the Red Foxes have compiled a regular-season record against non-conference opponents. The includes a record of 15-4 at the McCann Center, 8-14 on the road and 1-1 at neutral sites. Against teams from BCS conferences (Auburn, Georgia, Providence, St. John s, UConn, Villanova and Duke), the Red Foxes are 0-8. Ivy League Grand Tour For the second straight year, Marist will face four teams from the Ivy League. The Red Foxes have defeated Dartmouth and Brown, and will still play Harvard (road, Dec. 18) and Yale (road, Dec. 22). The Dec. 22 contest will mark the first meeting between the Red Foxes and the Bulldogs. The Nov. 22 game was the first time Marist had played Dartmouth since Marist defeated both Harvard and Brown at home last year. The Red Foxes have won eight straight against Ivy League schools, a streak that covers the last two seasons. Days of the Red Foxes Lives The Dartmouth game marked the first time the Red Foxes have played a game on a Wednesday since Jan. 5, On that night, Alisa Kresge hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds to give Marist a win at Lehigh. Marist does not have a regular-season game scheduled on a Thursday this season. 8 Red Foxes Make History vs. Fordham Marist s victory over Fordham on Nov. 26 will go down in program annals for a variety of reasons: * The Red Foxes scored a school-record 55 points in the first half as they rolled to a 39-point lead at the intermission. The previous Marist record for points scored in a first half was 53, which the Red Foxes achieved in a victory over Columbia on Jan. 5, The last time Marist had scored 50 in a first half was on Dec. 5, 2003, when the Red Foxes tallied 51 against Canisius in a win. * The aforementioned victory over Columbia was the last time Marist won a game by at least 50 points, meaning this was the largest margin of victory the Red Foxes enjoyed in Brian Giorgis five years as head coach. The previous largest margin of victory under Giorgis was 36, which was set in Marist s previous game, a win over Dartmouth on Nov. 22. * The Red Foxes shot 56.3 percent for the game, hitting 36 of their 64 attempts from the field. That was the highest field-goal percentage Marist had in any game under Brian Giorgis, and it was the team s highest in any game since Jan. 8, 2002, when the Red Foxes shot 57.4 percent in a triumph at Fairfield. * Eight different Red Foxes hit three-pointers against Dartmouth. Shannon Minter led the way with three, followed by Julianne Viani with two, while Sarah Smrdel, Meg Dahlman, Alisa Kresge, Brittany Engle, Nikki Flores and Lynzee Johnson hit one apiece. It was the first time since Brian Giorgis became head coach that the Red Foxes had eight different players drain a three-pointer in a game. * Twelve different Red Foxes -- Rachele Fitz (18), Meg Dahlman (11), Shannon Minter (11), Sarah Smrdel (9), Julianne Viani (8), Alexis Waters (6), Brittany Engle (5), Nikki Flores (5), Lynzee Johnson (5), Mary Alice Duff (4), Alisa Kresge (3) and Kristin Hein (3) -- scored against Fordham. It marked the first time the Red Foxes had a dozen players score in a game since Jan. 27, 2006, when Marist downed Rider * The Marist bench accounted for 51 points in the game. It was the most the Marist reserves had combined for since they tallied 55 in the victory over Columbia on Jan. 5, * In all, six Red Foxes either tied or set their season or career highs in scoring -- Fitz, Johnson and Duff set career highs, Minter and Waters tied their career highs and Viani established a season high. Due to injuries, Fordham dressed just six players. 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9 Making History The Nov. 10 opener marked the earliest date the Red Foxes have ever opened a season. The previous record did not even last a year, as last year s squad which started its campaign in the Preseason WNIT at the University of Connecticut on Nov. 12. The Red Foxes victory over Stony Brook in the opener improved their record in season openers to 6-20 and snapped a four-year losing streak. Hot Shooting Marist shot 50.9% in the field against Stony Brook, including a total of 53.8% in the second half. The Red Foxes also hit 20 out of 27 free throws (74.1%), including 16 of 19 in the second half (84.1%). The last time Marist lost a game when shooting over 50% in a game came on Feb. 5, 2001, a home loss to Loyola. The Red Foxes have won eight straight since then when hitting more than half their field goals in a game. A Win Is Still a Win The Red Foxes started their season 1-0 despite unusually high numbers of turnovers and points allowed compared to their usual standards. Marist had 20 turnovers against Stony Brook. The Red Foxes turned the ball over 20 times or more in a game on just three occasions last year: the MAAC Championship game vs. Loyola (20), a Feb. 3 game at Siena (20) and vs. Idaho on Nov. 26 (22). Ironically, the Red Foxes won all three of those contests. The Red Foxes also allowed 72 points against Stony Brook. Marist allowed more than 70 points just three times last year, and lost all three games. The last time Marist had won a game when allowing more than 70 was the 2004 MAAC Championship game -- a win vs. Canisius which sent the program to its first NCAA Tournament. This Year s Captains Senior point guard Alisa Kresge and red-shirt junior center Meg Dahlman were selected as co-captains of this year s squad. This year marks the first time in Head Coach Brian Giorgis five-year reign that a graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School is not one of the team s captains. Giorgis coached girls basketball at Lourdes for 19 years prior to coming to Marist. Since Giorgis came to Marist, four of his former Lourdes players have played for him as Red Foxes: Maureen Magarity, Kristin Keller, Kristen Vilardi and Julianne Viani. Viani is the only Lourdes graduate on the squad. Here is a list of captains in Giorgis time at Marist: : Maureen Magarity^ : Maureen Magarity^ : Kristin Keller^ : Fifi Camara, Erin Leger, Kristen Vilardi^ : Meg Dahlman, Alisa Kresge ^ -- Played for Giorgis at Lourdes. Night of Bests... Junior forward Sarah Smrdel set a career high with 24 points in Marist s season-opening victory over Stony Brook on Nov. 10 at the McCann Center. Smrdel also set career highs in field goals made (10) and field goals attempted (17). She tied her career high with two blocked shots and hit the second three-pointer of her career. Her seven rebounds led the Red Foxes. With red-shirt sophomore guard Julianne Viani sidelined, junior guard Nikki Flores stepped into the starting lineup and logged a career-high 33 minutes. Flores finished with 11 points. Junior guard Courtney Kolesar made and attempted six free throws after attempting a total of five in her first two years as a Red Fox. Additionally, Kolesar played a career-high 21 minutes. Ironically, Kolesar s previous high of 20 minutes came on Feb. 3, 2006 at Siena -- the only game last year in which Viani did not play and was replaced in the starting lineup by Flores. The 82 points Marist scored tied the Red Foxes high from last season. That total came in the last game the team had played at the McCann Center -- an victory over Fairfield on Feb. 23. Prior to the game, Marist honored the team which won the most games in program history. The members of the team, which won 23 games, received their championship rings and saw the MAAC regular-season championship and NCAA Tournament banners raised. And Night of Firsts... Freshman forward Rachele Fitz impressed in her collegiate debut against Stony Brook in the season opener on Nov. 10. Fitz scored 17 points and pulled down six rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench. She also did not miss a shot, going 6-for-6 from the field and 5-for-5 from the line. Fitz s 17 points were the most scored by a Marist player in her first game since Jean-Marie Lesko scored 20 against Kentucky on Nov. 26, Lesko went on to score 1,092 points in her career, which is tied for 10th on Marist s all-time scoring list. Fellow freshmen Lynzee Johnson and Brittany Engle also made their debuts against the Seawolves. Johnson scored her first two collegiate points on her only field-goal attempt of the game. She also had a rebound and an assist in eight minutes of action. Engle logged five minutes on the night. It wasn t just the newcomers who accomplished firsts in the season opener. Junior Alexis Waters made the first start of her career at the three, scoring four points in 16 minutes. Classmate Courtney Kolesar also hit the first two-pointer of her career in the game. In her two prior seasons as a Red Fox, all of Kolesar s 24 field goals were three-pointers. For Head Coach Brian Giorgis, the victory was his first in a season opener in his five years with the Red Foxes. It was also the first time Marist opened the season at home under Giorgis. 2004, 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 9

10 Marist Picked Second Marist was picked to finish second in this year s MAAC preseason coaches poll. The Red Foxes earned 90 points, including three first-place votes. Iona, which finished overall and tied for third in the MAAC at 13-5 last season, was picked to capture the crown this year. The Gaels received 94 total points and five first-place votes from the league s coaches. Although Marist has won at least a share of the MAAC regular-season title each of the last three seasons, the team has never been picked first in the preseason poll. The Red Foxes were picked seventh in the season, the first year the team advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Marist followed that up by being picked third for the season, second last year and now second again this season. Dahlman, Kresge Lauded Red-shirt junior center Meg Dahlman was named a preseason First Team All-MAAC selection, following a season in which she earned First Team All-MAAC honors and was named MAAC Tournament MVP. Last year, Dahlman ranked in the top five of the MAAC in three statistical categories -- scoring (third), blocked shots (third) and field-goal percentage (fifth). Senior point guard Alisa Kresge was a preseason Third Team All-MAAC selection. In her junior season, Kresge led the MAAC in assists and was named the conference s Defensive Player of the Year. She was also a Third Team All-MAAC selection. Kresge also was MAAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore. Red/White Report Freshman forward Rachele Fitz finished with gamehighs of 26 points and 11 rebounds to lead the White team to a victory over the Red squad in the annual Red/White scrimmage on Oct. 22. Fitz shot 9-for-16 from the field and 7-for-9 from the line. She hit her only three-point attempt and added two assists and three steals. Helping the cause for the White team was red-shirt sophomore guard Julianne Viani, who finished with 15 points along with six assists and three steals. Junior guard Alexis Waters added 14 points, four rebounds and a game-high three blocked shots for the White team. For the Red team, junior forward Sarah Smrdel scored a team-high 13 points on 6-for-12 shooting. Smrdel also contributed six rebounds and two blocks. Freshman forward Lynzee Johnson had a solid all-around effort with 11 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Freshman guard Brittany Engle totaled 10 points, six rebounds and four assists, while junior guard Nikki Flores also scored 10. The teams combined to drain 17 three-pointers. Viani and junior guard Courtney Kolesar of the Red team tied for the game high by hitting three apiece. In all, 10 different players hit at least one three. Who s Back? The Red Foxes return 10 of last year s 13 letterwinners. Here are the percentages of returning production in several statistical categories: * 65.4% of the team s scoring. * 68.4% of the team s rebounds. * 78.0% of the team s assists. * 63.8% of the team s blocked shots. * 69.9% of the team s steals. * 64.1% of the team s made field goals. * 65.9% of the team s attempted field goals. * A shooting percentage of.397. * 75.7% of the team s made three-pointers. * 74.7% of the team s attempted three-pointers. * A three-point percentage of.349. * 65.2% of the team s made free throws. * 63.6% of the team s attempted free throws. * A free-throw percentage of.691. * 69.5% of the team s minutes played. Who Departed? Fifi Camara, who spent two highly productive seasons with Marist, has graduated. Camara was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year last season, the first Red Fox to ever earn that honor. In the campaign, she was named First Team All-MAAC and earned MAAC All-Tournament Team honors. Camara led Marist in scoring and rebounding last year, averaging 16.3 and 7.8, respectively. She ranks first alltime on the Red Foxes career points per game (15.9) and rebounds per game (8.6) lists, collecting 938 points and 506 rebounds in her two seasons. Currently, Camara is playing professional basketball in Spain. Kristen Vilardi has also graduated after playing the last eight years under the direction of Head Coach Brian Giorgis -- four at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, and four for the Red Foxes. Vilardi finished her career tied for first place on the program s all-time games played list -- with former high school and college teammate Kristin Keller -- at 117. Danielle McCray, a 5-foot-11 forward who spent last season with the Red Foxes, left the program. In 23 games, McCray scored 13 points and collected 26 rebounds. Who s New? Freshman forward Rachele Fitz comes to Marist from Seven Hills, Ohio. In her scholastic career at Trinity High School, Fitz totaled over 2,000 points and 1,400 rebounds. Fitz should see considerable time at the four. Freshman Lynzee Johnson will also have an immediate opportunity to compete for time in the Marist frontcourt. The Xenia, Ohio native stands 5-foot-10 and has good instincts and intelligence in the post. Brittany Engle is a freshman guard from South Easton, Mass., who stands 5-foot-9. Engle led Oliver Ames High School to a state championship last year, and will contend for time at all the backcourt positions. 10 GoRedFoxes.com -- The Official Web Site of Marist Athletics

11 Tonight s Starters Date Opponent Score (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 11/10 Stony Brook W, Kresge Flores Waters Smrdel Dahlman 11/17 at Duke L, Kresge Flores Viani Smrdel Dahlman 11/19 at Villanova L, (OT) Kresge Viani Waters Smrdel Dahlman 11/22 Dartmouth W, Kresge Viani Waters Smrdel Dahlman 11/26 Fordham W, Kresge Viani Waters Smrdel Dahlman 11/28 at Brown W, Kresge Viani Waters Smrdel Dahlman 12/2 at Bucknell W, Kresge Flores Viani Smrdel Dahlman 12/8 Loyola (MD) W, Kresge Flores Viani Smrdel Dahlman 12/10 Manhattan 12/18 at Harvard 12/22 at Yale 12/29 vs. Liberty 12/30 Maryland/UNCG 1/6 at Fairfield 1/8 at Rider 1/12 at Canisius 1/14 at Niagara 1/19 Saint Peter s 1/21 Iona 1/26 Siena 1/28 Niagara 2/2 at Saint Peter s 2/4 at Manhattan 2/9 Canisius 2/11 at Siena 2/16 at Loyola (MD) 2/19 Rider 2/23 at Iona 2/25 Fairfield Bench Report Date Opponent TopPts For/Vs In Mins 11/10 Stony Brook Fitz (17) 27/ /17 at Duke Kolesar (6) 12/ /19 at Villanova Flores (14) 36/ /22 Dartmouth Fitz (16) 46/ /26 Fordham Fitz (18) 51/ /28 at Brown Fitz (16) 41/ /2 at Bucknell Fitz (15) 15/ /8 Loyola (MD) Fitz (12) 27/ /10 Manhattan 12/18 at Harvard 12/22 at Yale 12/29 vs. Liberty 12/30 Maryland/UNCG 1/6 at Fairfield 1/8 at Rider 1/12 at Canisius 1/14 at Niagara 1/19 Saint Peter s 1/21 Iona 1/26 Siena 1/28 Niagara 2/2 at Saint Peter s 2/4 at Manhattan 2/9 Canisius 2/11 at Siena 2/16 at Loyola (MD) 2/19 Rider 2/23 at Iona 2/25 Fairfield KEY: TopPts = Top Marist scorer; For/Vs = Bench points scored by Marist & opposition; In = Total Marist players who appeared; Mins = Minutes logged by Marist bench Clutch Report Marist performances in the last five minutes of regulation when the margin is under 10, and overtime. Field-goal percentage TEAM:.556 (10-18) Dahlman, (3-3) Smrdel,.667 (2-3) Fitz,.500 (2-4) Flores,.500 (2-4) Kolesar,.500 (1-2) Kresge,.000 (0-1) Viani,.000 (0-1) Three-point percentage TEAM:.333 (2-6) Flores,.500 (1-2) Kolesar,.500 (1-2) Kresge,.000 (0-1) Viani,.000 (0-1) Free-throw percentage TEAM:.727 (16-22) Smrdel, (2-2) Fitz, (2-2) Kolesar, (2-2) Dahlman, (2-2) Flores,.625 (5-8) Viani,.500 (2-4) Kresge,.500 (1-2) 2004, 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 11

12 MAAC Players of the Week Week Player Rookie 11/13 Lauma Reke, SPC Jennifer McNamee, NIA 11/20 Shaunna Ambrose, NIA Jenna Franciosa, MAN 11/27 Abby Radunske, CAN Rachele Fitz, MAR 12/4 Laura Menty, SIE Rachele Fitz, MAR 12/11 12/18 12/26 1/2 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26 MAAC Standings Team MAAC Overall Marist Saint Peter s Manhattan Fairfield Iona Canisius Niagara Loyola Siena Rider MAAC Preseason Poll (First-place votes in parentheses) 1-Iona (5), 94 2-Marist (3), 90 3-Canisius (1), 80 4-Siena, 59 5-Fairfield (1), 58 6-Manhattan, 53 7-Loyola, 50 8-Niagara, 27 9-Saint Peter's, Rider, 17 Preseason All-MAAC Teams First Team Player Key Stats (05-06) Megan Lyte, Canisius (Sr., F, 6-0) 12.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg Sabra Wrice, Fairfield (Jr., G, 5-8) 13.0 ppg, 67 stls Martina Weber, Iona (Sr., F, 6-5)* 15.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg Meg Dahlman, Marist (RS-Jr., C, 6-3) 14.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg Laura Menty, Siena (Jr., F, 6-1) 14.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg Second Team Amanda Cavo, Canisius (So., G, 5-9) 9.7 ppg, 62 3 s Tiara Headen, Iona (Jr., G, 5-8) 13.1 ppg, 40.3% 3 s Brittany Dunn, Loyola (Sr., G, 5-8) 9.9 ppg, 67 stls Joann Nwafili, Manhattan (Jr., G, 5-8) 9.8 ppg, 103 asts Shaunna Ambrose, Niagara (Sr., G, 5-10) 13.2 ppg Third Team Jessie Lamparski, Canisius (Sr., G, 5-9) 119 asts, 52 stls Baendu Lowenthal, Fairfield (So., F, 6-0) 8.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg Toni Horvath, Iona (Sr., G, 5-5) 7.3 ppg, 153 asts Alisa Kresge, Marist (Sr., G, 5-7) 174 asts, 52 stls Katelyn Dooley, Siena (Sr., G, 5-9) 11.6 ppg, 38.0% 3 s * -- Preseason Player of the Year Recent MAAC Results 12/8: Marist 60, Loyola 50 Iona 66, Canisius 63 Fairfield 77, Niagara 63 Manhattan 52, Siena 42 Saint Peter s 71, Rider 51 Upcoming MAAC Schedule 12/10: Manhattan at Marist, 2 p.m. Fairfield at Canisius, 2 p.m. Iona at Niagara, 2 p.m. Loyola at Rider, 2 p.m. Saint Peter s at Siena, 3 p.m. 12/12: Rider at Princeton, 7 p.m. 12/16: St. Bonaventure at Canisius, 1 p.m. 12/17: Manhattan at Vermont, noon Wagner at Iona, 2 p.m. 12 GoRedFoxes.com -- The Official Web Site of Marist Athletics

13 NCAA Statistics as of Dec. 3 Team rankings (324 teams ranked) Scoring offense: 95th (69.9) Leader: North Carolina (92.0) Scoring defense: 30th (54.6) Leader: LSU (42.1) Scoring margin: 35th (+15.3) Leader: North Carolina (+44.8) Field-goal percentage: 44th (45.4) Leader: Maryland (52.2) Field-goal percentage defense: 65th (36.8) Leader: Duke (27.2) Free-throw percentage: 88th (71.2) Leader: Wyoming (83.6) Rebound margin: 173rd (-0.3) Leader: North Carolina (22.1) Three-pointers per game: 58th (5.9) Leader: Indiana St. (10.8) Three-point field-goal percentage: 103rd (33.6) Leader: Coppin State (49.1) Won-lost percentage: 81st (71.4) Leader: 14 teams at Assists per game: 36th (16.7) Leader: Indiana St. (21.8) Blocked shots per game: 207th (2.6) Leader: Baylor, Duke (8.7) Steals per game: 218th (7.9) Leader: North Carolina (19.3) Turnovers per game: 2nd (12.0) Leader: Montana (11.8) Personal fouls per game: 40th (15.6) Leader: Fordham (10.9) Individual rankings (100 ranked) Points per game: None Leader: Carrie Moore, W. Michigan (28.3) Rebounds per game: None Leader: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma (15.0) Assists per game: Alisa Kresge, 37th (5.6) Leader: Shantae Robinson, Alabama State (9.3) Blocked shots per game: None Leader: Alison Bales, Duke (5.5) Steals per game: None Leader: Kendra Appling, Tennessee St. (5.3) Field-goal percentage: Rachele Fitz, 6th (66.1) Leader: Crystal Langhorne, Maryland (77.6) Free-throw percentage: Rachele Fitz, 82nd (85.7) Leader: Three tied at Three-point field-goal percentage: None Leader: Mel Thomas, Connecticut (66.7) Three-point field goals per game: None Leader: Rashida Suber, Coppin State (4.7) Marist in the Rankings MAAC Statistics as of Dec. 9 Team rankings Scoring offense: 1st (68.6) Scoring defense: 1st (54.0) Scoring margin: 1st (+14.6) Free-throw percentage: 2nd (71.3) Field-goal percentage: 1st (45.0) Field-goal percentage defense: 2nd (36.8) Three-point percentage: 3rd (.328) Three-point percentage defense: 1st (.218) Rebounding offense: 7th (35.1) Rebounding defense: 2nd (35.6) Rebounding margin: T-4th (-0.5) Blocked shots: 7th (2.50) Assists: 1st (16.88) Steals: 6th (7.63) Turnover margin: 2nd (+4.88) Assist/turnover ratio: 1st (1.39) Offensive rebounds: 8th (11.00) Defensive rebounds: 7th (24.13) Three-point field goals made: 4th (5.50) Winning streak: 1st (Five) Home attendance: 1st (1,379) Individual rankings Scoring: Rachele Fitz, 5th (13.5) Meg Dahlman, T-11th (11.9) Sarah Smrdel, 29th (9.1) Julianne Viani, 30th (8.9) Rebounding: Meg Dahlman, T-6th (6.3) Rachele Fitz, 17th (5.0) Field-goal percentage: Rachele Fitz, 1st (58.9) Meg Dahlman, T-4th (50.0) Sarah Smrdel, 10th (43.1) Assists: Alisa Kresge, 2nd (6.13) Julianne Viani, 5th (3.57) Free-throw percentage: Rachele Fitz, 4th (.846) Julianne Viani, 5th (.810) Steals: Alisa Kresge, T-3rd (2.00) Julianne Viani, T-8th (1.57) Three-point field-goal percentage: Nikki Flores, 1st (.571) Courtney Kolesar, 2nd (.455) Julianne Viani, 14th (.321) Three-point field goals made: Julianne Viani, T-11th (1.29) Courtney Kolesar, 13th (1.25) Blocked shots: Meg Dahlman, T-4th (1.25) Assist/turnover ratio: Alisa Kresge, 1st (3.50) Julianne Viani, 3rd (2.08) Offensive rebounds: Rachele Fitz, T-4th (2.50) Meg Dahlman, T-12th (2.00) Defensive rebounds: Meg Dahlman, T-6th (4.25) Minutes played: Alisa Kresge, 13th (30.63) 2004, 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 13

14 Marist Points High: 88, vs. Fordham (11/26) Low: 50, at Duke (11/17) Field Goals Made High: 36, vs. Fordham (11/26) Low: 14, at Duke (11/17) Field Goal Attempts High: 68, vs. Dartmouth (11/22) Low: 50, at Duke (11/17) Field-Goal Percentage High:.563, vs. Fordham (11/26) Low:.280, at Duke (11/17) Three-Pointers Made High: 11, vs. Fordham (11/26) Low: 3, at Villanova (11/19), vs. Loyola (12/8) Three-Point Attempts High: 25, at Duke (11/17) Low: 8, vs. Stony Brook (11/10) Three-Point Percentage High:.500, 4-8, vs. Stony Brook (11/10) Low:.200, 3-15, at Villanova (11/19) Free Throws Made High: 20, vs. Stony Brook (11/10) Low: 5, vs. Fordham (11/26) Free-Throw Attempts High: 27, vs. Stony Brook (11/10) Low: 8, vs. Fordham (11/26) Free-Throw Percentage High:.875, vs. Dartmouth (11/22) Low:.563, 9-16 at Bucknell (12/2) Rebounds High: 45, vs. Fordham (11/26) Low: 24, at Villanova (11/19) Assists High: 23, vs. Fordham (11/26) Low: 9, at Duke (11/17) Steals High: 11, at Bucknell (12/2) and vs. Dartmouth (11/22) Low: 3, vs. Stony Brook (11/10) Blocked Shots High: 6, vs. Dartmouth (11/22) Low: 1, Three times Turnovers Low: 5, vs. Dartmouth (11/22) High: 20, vs. Stony Brook (11/10) Team Highs & Lows Opponent Points High: 72, by Stony Brook (11/10) Low: 38, by Fordham (11/26) and Bucknell (12/2) Field Goals Made High: 31, by Stony Brook (11/10) Low: 12, by Dartmouth (11/22) Field Goal Attempts High: 66, by Stony Brook (11/10) Low: 45, by Loyola (12/8) Field-Goal Percentage High:.470, by Stony Brook (11/10) Low:.232, by Fordham (11/26) Three-Pointers Made High: 7, by Villanova (11/19) Low: 0, by Loyola (12/8) Three-Point Attempts High: 22, by Fordham (11/26) Low: 3, by Loyola (12/8) Three-Point Percentage High:.467, 7-15, by Villanova (11/19) Low:.000, 0-3, by Loyola (12/9) Free Throws Made High: 18, by Loyola (12/8) Low: 5, by Brown (11/28) Free-Throw Attempts High: 30, by Duke (11/17) Low: 7, by Brown (11/28) Free-Throw Percentage High:.889, by Villanova (11/19); 8-9 by Fordham (11/26) Low:.500, 8-16 by Stony Brook (11/10) Rebounds High: 49, by Duke (11/17) Low: 24, by Brown (11/28) Assists High: 18, by Stony Brook (11/10) Low: 4, by Dartmouth (11/22) and Fordham (11/26) Steals High: 11, by Stony Brook (11/10) Low: 3, by Fordham (11/26) and Loyola (12/8) Blocked Shots High: 6, by Duke (11/17) Low: 0, by Fordham (11/26) and Brown (11/28) Turnovers Low: 21, by Dartmouth (11/22) High: 13, by Villanova (11/19) 14 GoRedFoxes.com -- The Official Web Site of Marist Athletics

15 A Marist Player In A Game? When Was The Last Time...? An Opposing Player In A Game? Scored 30? Fifi Camara, 31, vs. Iona (12/11/05) Had 15 rebounds? Fifi Camara, 15, at Cornell (12/4/05) Had a double-double? Fifi Camara, 20 points and 10 rebounds, vs. Georgia (3/19/06) Hit five three-pointers? Julianne Viani, 5, at Saint Peter s (1/22/06) Played 40 minutes? Alisa Kresge, 40, vs. Loyola (12/8/06) Had 10 assists? Alisa Kresge, 10, vs. Loyola (12/8/06) Had five blocked shots? Kristin Keller, 5, vs. Saint Peter s (3/2/03) Had five steals? Fifi Camara, 5, at Rider (2/26/06) Attempted 20+ field goals? Fifi Camara, 22, vs. Iona (12/11/05) Attempted 10+ three-pointers? Julianne Viani, 11, at Saint Peter s (1/22/06) Got to the free-throw line 10+ times? Nikki Flores, 10, vs. Loyola (3/5/06) The Red Foxes Had...? A five-game winning streak? season, 7 games (1/27 until 2/17) A five-game losing streak? season, 7 games (1/22 until 2/14) A 10-game winning streak? season, 12 games (11/26/05 until 1/20/06) A 10-game losing streak? season, 10 games (1/26 until 2/25) 80 points in a game? 11/26/06 (vs. Fordham, win) 90 points in a game? 1/5/02 (vs. Columbia, win) 100 points in a game? 1/5/02 (vs. Columbia, win) 50 or fewer points in a game? 11/17/06 (at Duke, loss) 40 or fewer points in a game? 12/30/04 (at Saint Mary s, loss) A shooting percentage in a game of 50% or better? 11/28/06 (at Brown,.500) 10 three-pointers in a game? 11/26/06 (vs. Fordham, 11) 30 free-throw attempts in a game? 3/5/06 (vs. Loyola, 33) Fewer than 10 turnovers in a game? 11/26/06 (vs. Fordham, 9) 20-plus turnovers in a game? 11/10/06 (vs. Stony Brook, 20) Four double-digit scorers in a game? 11/10/06 (vs. Stony Brook -- Sarah Smrdel, 24; Rachele Fitz, 17; Meg Dahlman, 11; Nikki Flores, 11) Zero double-digit scorers in a game? 2/14/03 (at Niagara) Two 20-point scorers in a game? 2/23/06 (vs. Fairfield -- Fifi Camara, 21; Julianne Viani, 21; Meg Dahlman, 20) No three-pointers in a game? 3/6/04 (vs. Saint Peter s) An overtime game? 11/19/06 (at Villanova, loss) A double-overtime game? 11/22/03 (at Hartford, loss) A 30-point victory? 11/26/06 (vs. Fordham, win) A 30-point loss? 2/14/03 (at Niagara, 90-56) Scored 30? Rider s Katie Hall, 32 (1/16/03) Had 15 rebounds? Penn s Jennifer Fleischer, 17 (12/31/05) Had a double-double? Villanova s Jackie Adamshick, 25 points/10 rebounds (11/19/06) Hit five three-pointers? Manhattan s Tiffany Schettig, 6 (2/21/03) Played 40 minutes? Fordham s Beth Troutt, Annie Zopf, Daniela Roark and Gina Giambanco, 40 (11/26/06) Had 10 assists? Iona s Toni Horvath, 10 (2/17/06) Had five blocked shots? Saint Peter s Elina Kalnina, 5 (12/5/04) Had five steals? Georgia s Sherill Baker, 9 (3/19/06) Attempted 20+ field goals? Rider s Katie Hall, 22 (1/16/03) Attempted 10+ three-pointers? Fairfield s Cara Murphy, 10 (2/23/06) Got to the free-throw line 10+ times? Dartmouth s Ashley Taylor, 12 (11/22/06) The Red Foxes Allowed...? 80 points in a game? 1/22/06 (at Saint Peter s, loss) 90 points in a game? 2/14/03 (at Niagara, loss) 100 points in a game? 1/31/02 (at Canisius, loss) 50 points or fewer in a game? 12/8/06 (vs. Loyola, win) 40 points or fewer in a game? 12/2/06 (at Bucknell, win) A shooting percentage in a game of 50% or better? 2/17/06 (at Iona,.519) 10 three-pointers in a game? 12/1/03 (at Penn, 11) 30 free-throw attempts in a game? 11/17/06 (at Duke, 30) A team to commit fewer than 10 turnovers in a game? 11/12/05 (at Connecticut, 9) A team to commit 20 or more turnovers in a game? 11/22/06 (vs. Dartmouth, 21) Four double-digit scorers in a game? 11/19/06 (at Villanova -- Jackie Adamshick, 25; Lisa Karcic, 15; Tia Grant, 11; Siobhan O Connor, 11) Zero double-digit scorers in a game? 12/2/06 (at Bucknell) Two 20-point scorers in a game? 11/12/05 (at Connecticut -- Mel Thomas, 23; Ann Strother, 20) No three-pointers in a game? 12/8/06 (vs. Loyola) Marist Had In A Season? 20 wins? (23) 20 losses? (22) A winning record? (23-7) A losing record? (13-16) The top seed in the MAAC Tournament? A losing MAAC record? (8-10) 2004, 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 15

16 Halftime Leading at half: 6-0 Trailing at half: 0-2 Shooting Shooting +50% from the field: 3-0 Shooting 45-49% from the field: 0-1 Shooting 40-44% from the field: 3-0 Shooting -40% from the field: 0-1 Opponent shoots +50% from the field: 0-0 Opponent shoots 45-49% from the field: 2-1 Opponent shoots 40-44% from the field: 0-1 Opponent shoots -40% from the field: 4-0 Having a higher shooting percentage than opponent: 6-0 Having a lower shooting percentage than opponent: 0-2 Marist s record when... Day of the Week Sunday: 1-1 Monday: 0-0 Tuesday: 1-0 Wednesday: 1-0 Thursday: 0-0 Friday: 2-1 Saturday: 1-0 Month November: 4-2 December: 2-0 January: 0-0 February: 0-0 March: 0-0 Scoring Scoring +80 points: 2-0 Scoring points: 2-0 Scoring points: 1-1 Scoring points: 1-1 Scoring -50 points: 0-0 Allowing +80 points: 0-0 Allowing points: 1-1 Allowing points: 0-1 Allowing points: 2-0 Allowing -50 points: 3-0 Rebounds Outrebounding opponent: 3-0 Getting outrebounded: 2-2 Having the same number of rebounds as opponent: 1-0 Assists Having more assists than opponent: 6-1 Having fewer assists than opponent: 0-1 Turnovers Committing fewer than 15 turnovers: 4-1 Committing 15 or more turnovers: 2-1 Forcing 15 or more turnovers: 6-0 Forcing fewer than 15 turnovers: 0-2 Having fewer turnovers than opponent: 5-1 Having more turnovers than opponent: 1-1 Having the same turnovers as opponent: 0-0 Three-pointers Hitting seven or more three-pointers: 2-0 Hitting fewer than seven three-pointers: 4-2 Hitting 35% or more on three-pointers: 3-0 Hitting less than 35% on three-pointers: 3-2 Opponents shoot under 35% on three-pointers: 6-1 Opponents shoot 35% or more on three-pointers: 0-1 Free throws Hitting more free throws than opponent: 3-0 Hitting fewer free throws than opponent: 3-2 Making 70% or more on free throws: 4-1 Making under 70% on free throws: 2-1 Conference America East: 1-0 Atlantic Coast: 0-1 Atlantic 10: 1-0 Big East: 0-1 Big South: 0-0 Ivy League: 2-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic: 1-0 Patriot League: 1-0 Southern: 0-0 Western Athletic: 0-0 Margin of victory The margin of victory is four points or less: 0-0 The margin of victory is 5-9 points: 0-1 The margin of victory is 10 points or more: 6-1 Where? At home: 4-0 On the road: 2-2 At a neutral site: 0-0 When? Playing during the day: 3-1 Playing at night: 3-1 When the leading scorer is Rachele Fitz: 5-0 Sarah Smrdel: 1-0 Meg Dahlman: 1-2 Nikki Flores: 0-1 When the leading rebounder is Alisa Kresge: 1-0 Julianne Viani: 1-0 Sarah Smrdel: 1-0 Meg Dahlman: 3-1 Rachele Fitz: 1-1 Double digits Four players score in double digits: 1-0 Three players score in double digits: 4-1 Two players score in double digits: GoRedFoxes.com -- The Official Web Site of Marist Athletics

17 Another Historical Season The Red Foxes enjoyed their most successful season in school history in Marist won a program-record 23 games, earned its third consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years. It was the third straight year the Red Foxes won at least 20 games. Their 16-2 record in conference play was the best a team posted in the MAAC in the last four years. Schedule/Results NOVEMBER Sat. 12 at #9 Connecticut L, Fri. 18 VILLANOVA L, Tue. 22 at New Hampshire L, Fri. 25 at #25 New Mexico# L, Sat. 26 vs. Idaho# W, DECEMBER Thu. 1 SAINT PETER S* W, Sun. 4 at Cornell W, Sun. 11 IONA* W, OT Sat. 17 HARVARD W, Sat. 31 at Pennsylvania W, JANUARY Thu. 5 at Niagara* W, Sat. 7 at Canisius* W, Tue. 10 BROWN W, Sat. 14 NIAGARA* W, Mon. 16 LOYOLA* W, Fri. 20 SIENA* W, Sun. 22 at Saint Peter's* L, Fri. 27 RIDER* W, Sun. 29 at Manhattan* W, FEBRUARY Fri. 3 at Siena* W, Sun. 5 at Fairfield* W, Sat. 11 MANHATTAN* W, Sun. 13 CANISIUS* W, Fri. 17 at Iona* W, Sun. 19 at Loyola* L, Thu. 23 FAIRFIELD* W, Sun. 26 at Rider* W, MARCH Sat. 4 vs Iona (MAAC semifinal) W, Sun. 5 vs Loyola (MAAC final) W, Sun. 19 vs. #12 Georgia (NCAA) L, * -- MAAC game # -- At New Mexico Thanksgiving Tournament : A LOOK BACK MAAC Year in Review Standings Team MAAC Overall Marist ^* Canisius Loyola Iona Saint Peter s Manhattan Siena Fairfield Rider Niagara ^* Regular season and tournament champion Marist Players of the Week Fifi Camara Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Jan. 9, Jan. 23, Feb. 20 Meg Dahlman Jan. 30, Feb. 6, Feb. 27 Marist Rookies of the Week Julianne Viani Dec. 5, Jan. 2 Marist Award Winners Pepsi MAAC Player of the Year: Fifi Camara The Rock Co-Coach of the Year: Brian Giorgis Defensive Player of the Year: Alisa Kresge First Team All-MAAC: Fifi Camara, Meg Dahlman Third Team All-MAAC: Alisa Kresge All-Rookie Team: Julianne Viani MAAC All-Tournament Team: Nikki Flores, Sarah Smrdel MAAC Tournament MVP: Meg Dahlman MAAC All-Academic Team: Fifi Camara, Meg Dahlman, Nikki Flores, Alisa Kresge, Sarah Smrdel, Julianne Viani First-Place Team Rankings (All Games): Scoring defense: 55.2 Scoring margin: +8.9 Field-goal percentage defense :.381 Steals: 9.3 per game Turnover margin: Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Top-Five Individual Rankings (All Games): Scoring: Fifi Camara, 1 st (16.3); Meg Dahlman, 3 rd (14.3) Rebounding: Fifi Camara, 2 nd (7.8) Field-goal percentage: Meg Dahlman, 5 th (.500) Assists: Alisa Kresge, 1 st (5.8) Steals: Fifi Camara, 4 th (1.9) Three-point percentage: Julianne Viani, 3 rd (.407) Three-pointers made: Julianne Viani, 5 th (1.72 per game) Blocked shots: Meg Dahlman, 3 rd (1.31) Assist-turnover ratio: Alisa Kresge, 2 nd (3.16) Offensive rebounds: Fifi Camara, 3 rd (3.1) 2004, 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 17

18 #1 * SHANNON MINTER * Senior 5-7 * G * Ossining, N.Y./Ossining I enjoy the most about Marist basketball: Friendships, support Why I wear my number: I admire Tracy McGrady. Three people I d like to meet: Ellen DeGeneres, Dwyane Wade, Alicia Keys Favorite team: New York Knicks Favorite movie: Coming To America Minter File * Has one turnover in 73 minutes this season. * Had career-high five rebounds in nine minutes at Brown on Nov. 28. Three came on the offensive end. * Tied career high with 11 points against Fordham on Nov. 26. Also tied career high with three three-pointers made. * Played 14 minutes vs. Stony Brook on Nov. 10, dishing out two assists. * In the final seven games of last season, Minter shot 10-for-17 from the field, 5-for-9 from three-point range and 4-for-5 from the free-throw line. In that span, she averaged 4.1 points per game and had her five highest single-game scoring outputs of the season. * Had two double-digit scoring games entering this season, and both came at Iona. Career Highs Points: 11, twice Rebounds: 5, at Brown 11/28/06 Assists: 5, vs. Canisius 3/7/04 Blocks: 1, vs. Canisius 3/7/04 Steals: 2, four times Field goals: 4, twice Field-goal attempts: 11, vs. Canisius 3/7/04 Three-pointers: 3, twice Three-point attempts: 5, three times Free throws: 2, five times Free-throw attempts: 3, at Rider 2/26/06 Minutes: 30, vs. Canisius 3/7/ / /2.4 14/0.7 11/ / /1.0 14/0.6 10/ / /1.5 20/0.9 6/ / /2.5 10/1.3 5/1 0 2 Total 77/ /1.7 58/0.8 32/ Favorite food: Filet Mignon Biggest influence on career: Father Favorite quote: The sky is the limit. I wear my number because: Megan Vetter had my favorite/lucky 21. Favorite class: Art classes 18 #2 * ALISA KRESGE * Senior * Co-captain 5-7 * G * Holmdel, N.J./Red Bank Catholic Kresge File * Tied season highs with 10 assists and seven rebounds vs. Loyola, and played at least 40 minutes for the fifth time in her career. * Has 12 steals in last four games. * Is currently in second place on Marist s all-time assists list. Nina Vecchio (00-04) is first with 563. * Is currently in eighth place on Marist s all-time steals list. Danielle Galarneau (87-91) is seventh with 181. * Led MAAC in assists last season with 174, the secondhighest single-season total in team history. * Shared MAAC Defensive Player of the Year award in 2005, and won it outright in * Has seven career games of 10 assists or more. Marist is 7-0 in those games. Has 12 career games of eight assists or more. Marist is 11-1 in those instances. * Has 50 multi-steal games in her career. GoRedFoxes.com -- The Official Web Site of Marist Athletics Career Highs Points: 9, vs. Loyola 1/16/06 Rebounds: 12, vs. Manhattan 2/12/04 Assists: 12, twice Blocks: 3, vs. Idaho 11/26/05 Steals: 5, vs. Siena 1/20/06 Field goals: 3, four times Field-goal attempts: 12, vs. Loyola 1/16/06 Free throws: 4, four times Free-throw attempts: 10, vs. Iona 2/3/05 Three-pointers: 3, vs. Loyola 1/16/06 Three-point attempts: 5, vs. Loyola 1/16/06 Minutes: 45, vs. Siena 12/3/ / / /3.6 70/ / / / / / / / / / /2.8 28/3.5 49/ Total 98/ / / /

19 Favorite team: Duke men s basketball Describe yourself in three words: Friendly, fun, genuine Describe Coach Giorgis in three words: Competitive, intense, enthusiastic Three people I d like to meet: Jesus, Billy Graham, Martin Luther King Jr. What is a must-bring on every road trip? My ipod and my bible #3 * JULIANNE VIANI * RS-Sophomore 5-7 * G * Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Lourdes/URI Viani File * Had season-high 13 points at Bucknell, including three three-pointers, to go along with careerhigh seven rebounds. * Is 8-for-17 on threes in last two games. * 19 career games of hitting at least two threes. * Has hit seven consecutive free throws. * Tied career high with seven assists (against no turnovers) and set career high with 36 minutes at Villanova on Nov. 17. * Named to the MAAC All-Rookie team last year. Sat out the season after transferring from the University of Rhode Island. * Named MAAC Rookie of the Week twice last year (Dec. 5 and Jan. 2). * Had the highest single-season three-point percentage in program history last season (.407) among those who hit at least one three per game. Career Highs Points: 21, vs. Fairfield 2/23/06 Rebounds: 7, at Bucknell 12/2/06 Assists: 7, twice Blocks: 1, twice Steals: 4, twice Field goals: 7, vs. Fairfield 2/23/06 Field-goal attempts: 14, at Saint Peter s 1/22/06 Three-pointers: 5, twice Three-point attempts: 11, at Saint Peter s 1/22/06 Free throws: 6, twice Free-throw attempts: 7, twice Minutes: 36, at Villanova 11/19/ / /8.6 65/2.2 74/ / /8.9 22/3.1 25/ Total 36/ /8.6 87/2.4 99/ #11 * BRITTANY ENGLE * Freshman 5-9 * G * South Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames I came to Marist because: The people are very friendly, helpful and made me feel comfortable. I wear the number I do because: In my youth league, I played on the Celtics. I loved Michael Jordan, but there was no #23 jersey, so I watched the NBA and saw (former Boston Celtic) Dana Barros play, and he was #11. Then it just stuck. Describe yourself in three words: Friendly, talkative, determined Favorite quote: It s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. Muhammad Ali Three people I d like to meet: Michael Jordan, Keira Knigtley, Robert E. Lee Engle File * Has a steal in four of team s last six games. * Had career highs in rebounds (four) and assists (three) vs. Fordham. Also took and hit the first three-pointer of her career. * Had career-high eight points (4-4 FG) vs. Dartmouth on Nov. 22. * Scored first four collegiate points at Villanova on Nov. 19 and played career-high 19 minutes. * Made collegiate debut against Stony Brook on Nov. 10, playing five minutes. * Led high school team to state championship in her senior year. * Three-year all-scholastic selection in high school. Career Highs Points: 8, vs. Dartmouth 11/22/06 Rebounds: 4, vs. Fordham 11/26/06 Assists: 3, vs. Fordham, 11/26/06 Blocks: None Steals: 1, four times Field goals: 4, vs. Dartmouth 11/22/06 Field-goal attempts: 4, twice Three-pointers: 1, twice Three-point attempts: 1, twice Free throws: None Free-throw attempts: None Minutes: 19, at Villanova 11/19/ / /3.3 10/1.3 8/6 0 4 Total 8/ /3.3 10/1.3 8/ , 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 19

20 #12 * RACHELE FITZ * Freshman 6-0 * F * Seven Hills, Ohio/Trinity I came to Marist because: The Fashion program and the basketball team. I see myself 10 years from now: Having my own fashion line, or working for a big-time company. If someone made a movie about your life, who would play you? Sandra Bullock Favorite movie: Wedding Crashers I wear the number I do because: My oldest sister wore it all through high school and when she graduated, I came in. Fitz File * Scored 100th career point in eighth career game. The last Marist freshman to score 100 career points that quickly was Jean-Marie Lesko, who did it in seven games. * Had career-high eight rebounds vs. Loyola. * MAAC Rookie of the Week last two weeks. * Has had at least a share of team s scoring lead in last five games. * Leads MAAC in field-goal percentage and is ffith in free-throw percentage. * Has seven games of 10 or more points. * Did not miss (6-6 FG, 5-5 FT) in scoring 17 to go along with six rebounds vs. Stony Brook on 11/10 in 14 minutes. Her point total was the most by a Marist player in her first game since Jean-Marie Lesko scored 20 at Kentucky on Nov. 26, Career Highs Points: 18, vs. Fordham 11/26/06 Rebounds: 8, vs. Loyola 12/8/06 Assists: 1, four times Blocks: 3, vs. Dartmouth 11/22/06 Steals: 1, twice Field goals: 8, vs. Fordham 11/26/06 Field-goal attempts: 14, vs. Loyola 12/8/06 Three-pointers: None Three-point attempts: None Free throws: 5, vs. Stony Brook 11/10/06 Free-throw attempts: 5, three times Minutes: 28, at Villanova 11/19/ / / /5.0 4/ / / /5.0 4/ #14 * MEG DAHLMAN * RS-Junior * Co-captain 6-3 * C * Spencerport, N.Y./Nazareth Academy/Holy Cross Favorite TV show: Grey s Anatomy Describe Coach Giorgis in three words: Dedicated, prepared, devoted Describe yourself in three words: Dependable, enthusiastic, caring Most prized possession: My family Where do you see yourself 10 years from now? Teaching in a special education center, and married with children. Dahlman File * Has led team in scoring three times and rebounding four times this season, including nine boards at Brown on Nov the highest singlegame total for any Red Fox this season. * Has seven double-digit scoring games this season. * Has a block in every game this season. * Named MAAC Player of the Week three times last season. * Scored at least 20 points six times last year, with Marist going 6-0 in those games. * Had two double-doubles last season -- in Marist s first win of the year (Idaho, 11/26) and its last (Loyola, 3/5) * Played freshman year at Holy Cross (03-04) before transferring and sitting out the season. Career Highs Points: 25, at Manhattan 1/29/06 Rebounds: 11, twice Assists: 3, at Cornell 12/4/05 Blocks: 4, twice Steals: 4, vs. Brown, 1/10/06 Field goals: 9, twice Field-goal attempts: 15, twice Three-pointers: 3, at Iona 2/17/06 Three-point attempts: 5, three times Free throws: 9, at Saint Peter s 1/22/06 Free-throw attempts: 14, at Saint Peter s 1/22/06 Minutes: 37, at Fairfield 2/5/ / /1.7 9/0.7 0/ Served year in residency after transferring from Holy Cross / / /6.0 28/ / / /6.3 7/ Total 50/ / /4.6 35/ GoRedFoxes.com -- The Official Web Site of Marist Athletics

21 #22 * NIKKI FLORES * Junior 5-4 * G * Montvale, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy Favorite team: New Jersey Nets Describe yourself in three words: Energetic, outgoing, talkative Favorite quote: Nothing of value comes without being earned. Michael Jordan Favorite food: Anything and everything Something that might surprise you about me: I didn t really get into basketball until seventh grade. Favorite team: Phoenix Suns Favorite athlete: Steve Nash Why I wear my number: Michael Jordan I see myself in 10 years: Teaching and coaching basketball On every trip, I must bring: My ipod Flores File * MAAC leader in three-point percentage. * Hit at least one three in Red Foxes first six games of this season. * Season-high six rebounds vs. Dartmouth. * Tied career high with 14 points (3-4 FG, s, 7-8 FT) at Villanova. Ten came in the final four minutes of regulation and OT. * Has earned MAAC All-Tournament team honors each of her first two seasons. * Scoring average by month prior to this season: November, 3.1; December, 2.8; January, 4.7; February, 4.3; March, * Had stretch of 13 consecutive free throws made last season. * Named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team in Career highs Points: 14, twice Rebounds: 7, vs. Canisius 3/6/06 Assists: 7, vs. Fairfield 3/5/06 Blocks: 1, vs. Siena 12/3/04 Steals: 3, five times Field goals: 4, four times Field-goal attempts: 11, at Saint Peter s 1/22/06 Three-pointers: 3, twice Three-point attempts: 6, at Saint Peter s 1/22/06 Free throws: 8, vs. Loyola 3/5/06 Free-throw attempts: 10, vs. Loyola 3/5/06 Minutes: 33, vs. Stony Brook 11/10/ / /3.8 56/1.9 30/ / /5.6 61/2.1 49/ / /7.8 25/3.1 17/ Total 66/ / /2.2 96/ #23 * KRISTIN HEIN * Senior 6-0 * F * Howell, N.J./Manasquan Hein File * Tied season high with three points vs. Fordham. * Made season debut at Duke on Nov. 17, hitting three-pointer. * In Red Foxes home opener last season, she established career-highs for points (eight) and minutes played (20) in the team s loss to Villanova. * Was named Co-MAAC Rookie of the Week Dec. 22, The award came after a five-point, three-rebound, twosteal performance against Auburn. Career Highs Points: 8, vs. Villanova 11/18/05 Rebounds: 4, vs. Rider 1/16/05 Assists: 2, twice Blocks: None Steals: 2, twice Field goals: 2, nine times Field-goal attempts: 8, vs. Auburn 12/21/03 Three-pointers: 2, three times Three-point attempts: 5, vs. St. Peter s 12/1/05 Free throws: 2, five times Free-throw attempts: 2, six times Minutes: 20, vs. Villanova 11/18/ / /1.3 12/0.8 7/ / /1.6 20/0.8 7/ / /1.7 10/0.5 6/ / /0.9 4/0.6 2/2 0 2 Total 69/ /1.6 46/0.7 22/ , 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 21

22 Favorite team: San Antonio Spurs Favorite food: Macaroni and cheese What do you enjoy the most about Marist basketball? Teamwork What is a must-bring on every road trip? Music Three people I d like to meet: Allen Iverson, Justin Timberlake, Jada Pinkett #24 * ALEXIS WATERS * Junior 5-9 * G/F * Lansing, Mich./Lansing Sexton Waters File * Has played six minutes in team s last three games. * Seven of 11 rebounds are offensive. * Tied career highs with six points and five rebounds against Fordham in career high 18 minutes. * Made first career start against Stony Brook on Nov. 10, scoring four points in 16 minutes. * Hit a three-pointer at University of Connecticut in last year s season opener on her first field-goal attempt of the season. * Had six points and five rebounds against Georgia on Dec. 21, Prior to that game, she had only made one collegiate appearance and played just one minute. Career highs Points: 6, twice Rebounds: 5, twice Assists: 1, three times Blocks: 1, twice Steals: 1, six times Field goals: 3, vs. Fordham 11/26/06 Field-goal attempts: 8, vs. Dartmouth 11/22/06 Three-pointers: 1, three times Three-point attempts: 2, twice Free throws: 3, vs. Rider 1/27/06 Free-throw attempts: 4, vs. Rider 1/27/06 Minutes: 18, vs. Fordham 11/26/ / /1.1 21/1.5 1/ / /0.8 6/0.5 0/ / /2.1 11/1.6 2/4 1 2 Total 33/ /1.2 38/1.2 3/ #31 * LYNZEE JOHNSON * Freshman 5-10 * F * Xenia, Ohio/Bellbrook Favorite team: Cincinnati Bengals Favorite athlete: Chris Paul Biggest influence on my career: My mommy. I wear the number I do because: It was a random number I picked in my freshman year of high school. I had a good year and had it ever since. Favorite quote: Live, love, laugh. Johnson File * Had career-high six points vs. Loyola. * Had five points and two rebounds in career-high 15 minutes vs. Fordham. Also hit first collegiate three-pointer. * Made collegiate debut against Stony Brook on Nov. 10, finishing with two points, a rebound and an assist in eight minutes. * Was born in Portugal. * Mother played basketball at Wright State University, and aunt played collegiately at St. Joseph s. * Scored over 1,400 points at Bellbrook High School. * Also played four years of volleyball and spent two years on the track team in high school. Career highs Points: 6, vs. Loyola 12/8/06 Rebounds: 2, twice Assists: 2, twice Blocks: None Steals: 1, twice Field goals: 3, vs. Loyola 12/8/06 Field-goal attempts: 5, twice Three-pointers: 1, vs. Fordham 11/26/06 Three-point attempts: 2, vs. Dartmouth 11/22/06 Free throws: 1, vs. Dartmouth 11/22/06 Free-throw attempts: 2, vs. Dartmouth 11/22/06 Minutes: 15, vs. Fordham 11/26/ / /2.3 8/1.0 5/5 0 2 Total 8/ /2.3 8/1.0 5/ GoRedFoxes.com -- The Official Web Site of Marist Athletics

23 Favorite athlete: LeBron James Describe yourself in three words: Caring, loving, funny Favorite movie: Love & Basketball Favorite food: Pizza If someone made a movie about your life, who would play you? Brittany Murphy Biggest influence on career: Father Favorite team: Philadelphia Eagles I see myself in 10 years: Working for an agency promoting social change. Three people I d like to meet: Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Jesus Myself in three words: Outgoing, funny, ridiculous #33 * COURTNEY KOLESAR * Junior 5-8 * G * Concord, Ohio/Riverside Kolesar File * Second in MAAC in three-point percentage. * Scored season-high nine vs. Dartmouth. * Set career highs in minutes (21), free throws made (six) and free throws attempted (six) vs. Stony Brook on Nov. 10. * In the Red Foxes last 28 games, has hit 31 of her 64 three-point attempts (.484). * Hit three-pointer which put team ahead for good in closing minutes of MAAC Tournament semifinal against Iona. * Converted team s only four-point play of last season at Loyola on Feb. 19. * Hit eight of 12 three-pointers in a three-game January stretch last season. Career highs Points: 12, at Canisius 1/7/06 Rebounds: 4, twice Assists: 3, twice Blocks: 1, at Niagara 1/5/06 Steals: 2, twice Field goals: 4, at Canisius 1/7/06 Field-goal attempts: 7, twice Three-pointers: 4, at Canisius 1/7/06 Three-point attempts: 7, at Canisius 1/7/06 Free throws: 6, vs. Stony Brook 11/10/06 Free-throw attempts: 6, vs. Stony Brook 11/10/06 Minutes: 21, vs. Stony Brook 11/10/ / /0.4 11/0.7 0/ / /2.4 32/1.1 21/ / /4.8 9/1.1 6/3 0 3 Total 52/ /2.2 52/1.0 27/ #44 * MARY ALICE DUFF * Senior 6-2 * F/C * Havertown, Pa./Haverford Duff File * Has not played in team s last three games. * Had career-high four points in careerhigh 13 minutes vs. Fordham. * Saw first action of season against Dartmouth on Nov. 22, hauling in two rebounds in six minutes. * Established career-highs last season in points, rebounds, games played and minutes played. * Saw three minutes of action in NCAA Tournament game vs. Georgia. * Scored career-high three points in three minutes of action at Cornell on Dec. 4, Career Highs Points: 4, vs. Fordham 11/26/06 Rebounds: 4, at Rider 2/26/06 Assists: 1, vs. Saint Peter s 12/1/05 Blocks: 1, three times Steals: None Field goals: 2, vs. Fordham 11/26/06 Field-goal attempts: 2, seven times Three-pointers: None Three-point attempts: 1, twice Free throws: 2, vs. Rider 1/27/06 Free-throw attempts: 4, vs. Rider 1/27/06 Minutes: 13, vs. Fordham 11/26/ / /0.0 3/0.5 0/ / /0.3 4/0.4 0/ / /0.6 10/0.6 1/ / /2.0 5/2.5 0/1 1 0 Total 33/ /0.5 22/0.7 1/ , 2006 MAAC Tournament Champions 23

24 Favorite food: Spaghetti Biggest influence on career: My family Favorite movie: Shawshank Redemption On every road trip, I must bring: Snacks Something that might surprise you about me: I wear the same size shoes as Nikki Flores. #50 * SARAH SMRDEL * Junior 6-2 * F * Mentor, Ohio/Mentor Smrdel File * Career-high three assists at Brown on Nov. 28. * In third career start, set career highs in points, field goals made and field goals attempted vs. Stony Brook on Nov. 10. Also hit second career threepointer and tied career high with two blocked shots. * Has nine career double-digit scoring outbursts. Marist is 8-1 in those games. * Named to 2006 MAAC All-Tournament team after tying career-high in scoring (16) in semifinal vs. Iona and setting career-high in rebounds (13) in championship game victory over Loyola. Also hit first collegiate three-pointer against Iona in semifinal triumph. * Did not play more than 16 minutes in any game as a freshman. Averaged over 19 minutes per game as a sophomore. Career highs Points: 24, vs. Stony Brook 11/10/06 Rebounds: 13, vs. Loyola 3/5/06 Assists: 3, at Brown 11/28/06 Blocks: 2, three times Steals: 3, vs. Niagara 1/14/06 Field goals: 10, vs. Stony Brook 11/10/06 Field-goal attempts: 17, vs. Stony Brook 11/10/06 Three-pointers: 1, three times Three-point attempts: 5, at Duke 11/17/06 Free throws: 5, vs. Iona 3/4/06 Free-throw attempts: 6, four times Minutes: 41, vs. Iona 12/11/ / /2.0 49/2.0 5/ / / /3.9 9/ / /9.1 24/3.0 5/4 4 2 Total 62/ / /3.0 19/ Head Coach Brian Giorgis * In his fifth season leading the Red Foxes. * Three-time MAAC Coach of the Year * Record at Marist is * Has now led the Red Foxes to eight winning streaks of at least four games. Marist only had two four-game winning streaks in the nine years prior to his arrival. Assistant Coach Jada Pierce Associate Head Coach Megan Gebbia * In first season as Associate Head Coach after spending last three as Coach Giorgis top assistant. Promotion was announced Sept. 7. * Red Foxes are since her arrival. * Previous coaching stops include Wright State, Maryland- Baltimore County, American and Towson, her alma mater. Assistant Coach Erin Leger * In first season on Red Foxes bench. * Had spent last two years as Head Coach at Cheyney University. * Was previously an assistant at University of Massachusetts at Lowell, University of Delaware and St. Michael s College. * In her second season as an assistant. Last year, she gave up her senior season of playing to join Coach Giorgis staff. * Played three seasons for the Red Foxes (02-05) as a walk-on guard, playing in 12 total games. Drained two of her three collegiate field-goal attempts, both of which were three-pointers. 24 GoRedFoxes.com -- The Official Web Site of Marist Athletics