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2009–10 Iona Gaels women's basketball team

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2009–10 Iona Gaels women's basketball
WNIT, first round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record19–14 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christi Abbate
  • Ashlee Kelly
  • Toni Horvath
Home arenaHynes Athletic Center
Seasons
2009–10 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist † 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
Iona 13 5   .722 18 14   .563
Fairfield 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Manhattan 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Loyola (MD) 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Niagara 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Siena 8 10   .444 11 18   .379
Saint Peter's 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Canisius 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Rider 2 16   .111 4 26   .133
2010 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2009–10 Iona Gaels women's basketball team represented the Iona College in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Iona Gaels were coached by eight year head coach, Anthony Bozzella. They play their home games in New Rochelle, New York, at the Hynes Athletic Center, and are a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference playing towards the NCAA championship. Jessica Anger was the Director of Basketball Operations.

Offseason

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  • August 12: Sophomore guard Jessica Scannell was named a member of the Irish Senior Women's basketball team for the European qualification series. Former Gael Michelle Fahy joined Scannell on the Irish squad.[1]

Exhibition

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Date Opponent Location Time Score
Sat, Nov 07 DOWLING New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm 97-63

Regular season

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Roster

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Number Name Class Position Height
0 Tomica Bacic So. G 6-0
1 Milica Paligoric So. C 6-3
2 Jessica Scannell So. G 5-8
5 Haley D'Angelo Fr. G 5-6
0 Suzi Fregosi Jr. G 5-6
15 Thazina Cook Sr. G 5-9
20 Diana Hubbard Fr. G 5-7
23 Kristina Ford So. F 6-1
24 Robin Felder So. G 5-5
25 Kara Kochanek So. F 6-2
31 Marissa Flagg Jr. G 5-5
33 Kiera Schiavetta Jr. G 5-6
34 Sarah Schoof So. C 6-3
35 Samantha Kopp Fr. F 6-2
44 Catherine Lutz Jr. G/F 6-1
45 Anda Ivkovic Jr. F 6-1
50 Anna McLean Sr. C 6-2

Schedule

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The Gaels competed in the Iona Tip-Off Tournament (Arizona, Bucknell, Miami (OH)) from November 14–15. In addition, they competed in the Cancun Tournament November 26–27.

Date Opponent Location Time Score Record
Sat, Nov 14 Arizona New Rochelle, NY 7:30 pm 70-75 OT 0-1
Sun, Nov 15 Bucknell New Rochelle, NY 3:30 pm 62-55 1-1
Fri, Nov 20 Pacific New Rochelle, NY 12:00 pm 76-54 2-1
Sun, Nov 22 Notre Dame at South Bend, IN 2:00 pm 45-80 2-2
Thu, Nov 26 Arkansas at Cancun, Mexico 1:00 pm 60-66 2-3
Fri, Nov 27 Cleveland State at Cancun, Mexico 2:30 pm 58-64 2-4
Mon, Dec 07 Maryland-Eastern Shore at Princess Anne, MD 6:00 pm 53-50 3-4
Wed, Dec 09 Fordham at Bronx, NY 7:00 pm 64-70 3-5
Fri, Dec 18 Georgia State New Rochelle, NY 7:30 pm 56-64 3-6
Sun, Dec 20 Connecticut at Storrs, CT 6:00 pm 35-90 3-7
Mon, Dec 28 St. Francis (NY) New Rochelle, NY 7:30 pm 85-51 4-7
Sun, Jan 3 Loyola (MD) New Rochelle, NY 2:00 pm 59-71 4-8 (0-1)
Tue, Jan 5 Manhattan at Bronx, NY 7:00 pm 79-62 5-8 (1-1)
Sat, Jan 9 Canisius at Buffalo, NY 2:00 pm 60-48 6-8 (2-1)
Mon, Jan 11 Niagara at Lewiston, NY 7:00 pm 59-51 7-8 (3-1)
Sat, Jan 16 Siena New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm 69-55 8-8 (4-1)
Mon, Jan 18 Saint Peter's New Rochelle, NY 5:00 pm 61-45 9-8 (5-1)
Fri, Jan 22 Manhattan New Rochelle, NY 12:00 pm 64-53 10-8 (6-1)
Sun, Jan 24 Niagara New Rochelle, NY 1:00 pm 71-55 11-8 (7-1)
Fri, Jan 29 Rider at Lawrenceville, NJ 7:00 pm 85-60 12-8 (8-1)
Mon, Feb 1 Fairfield New Rochelle, NY 5:00 pm 75-63 13-8 (9-1)
Fri, Feb 5 Marist at Poughkeepsie, NY 7:30 pm 58-68 13-9 (9-2)
Sun, Feb 7 Siena at Loudonville, NY 1:00 pm 67-75 13-10 (9-3)
Mon, Feb 15 Canisius New Rochelle, NY 2:00 pm 63-47 14-11 (10-3)
Wed, Feb 17 Loyola (MD) at Baltimore, MD 4:30 pm 72-70 15-11 (11-3)
Fri, Feb 19 Fairfield at Fairfield, CT 7:00 pm 59-72 15-12 (11-4)
Sun, Feb 21 Saint Peter's at Jersey City, NJ 2:00 pm 57-41 16-12 (12-4)
Fri, Feb 26 Marist New Rochelle, NY 7:30 pm 80-82 16-13 (12-5)
Sun, Feb 28 Rider New Rochelle, NY 2:00 pm 79-43 17-13 (13-5)

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Player stats

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Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

Postseason

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Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament

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Date Opponent Location Time Score Record
Fri, Mar 5 (7) Siena (Quarterfinals) at Albany, NY 9:30 am 59-43 18-13
Sat, Mar 6 (3) Fairfield (Semifinals) at Albany, NY 9:30 am 57-61 18-14

WNIT

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Date Opponent Location Time Score Record
Fri, Mar 19 Maryland (First Round) at College Park, MD 7:00 pm 53-88 18-15

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

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Round Pick Player WNBA Club

References

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  1. ^ "Scannell Joins Irish Squad". August 12, 2009.
  2. ^ "2009-10 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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