2006–07 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team


The 2006–07 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team represented Marist College during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by fifth year head coach Brian Giorgis, played their home games at the McCann Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 29–6 overall, 17–1 in MAAC play to finish in first place to win the MAAC regular season title. In the MAAC women's basketball tournament, they defeated No. 8 seed Manhattan in the quarterfinals, No. 5 seed Siena in the semifinals, and No. 2 seed Iona in the championship game to win the tournament, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. As a No. 13 seed, they upset No. 4 seed and eighth-ranked Ohio State 67–63 in the First Round, upset No. 5 seed and 17th ranked Middle Tennessee State 73–59 in the Second Round before falling to No. 1 seed, and 3rd ranked Tennessee, 46–65 in the Sweet Sixteen.

2006–07 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball
MAAC Regular Season Champions
MAAC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
Record29–6 (17–1 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCann Center
Seasons
2006–07 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist † 17 1   .944 29 6   .829
Iona 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
Loyola (MD) 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Fairfield 11 7   .611 15 15   .500
Siena 8 10   .444 10 20   .333
Canisius 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
Saint Peter's 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Manhattan 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Niagara 6 12   .333 14 16   .467
Rider 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
2007 MAAC tournament winner
As of March 26, 2007
Rankings from AP Poll

Preview

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Since Brian Giorgis took over the head coaching position at Marist four years prior, the Red Foxes compiled a record of 78–41 overall, and 52–20 in MAAC play. In those four seasons, Marist has won the MAAC regular season crown three times, and been to the NCAA Tournament twice. The team returned first team All-MAAC selection Meg Dahlman, third team All-MAAC selection, and MAAC defensive player of the year, Alisa Kresge, and MAAC All-Rookie team selection Julianne Vianni.[1] Despite this, Iona was the preseason favorite to win it all, while Marist was picked second.[2]

Roster

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2006–07 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Shannon Minter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Ossining Ossining, NY
G 2 Alisa Kresge 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Red Bank Catholic Holmdel, NJ
G 3 Julianne Viani 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Our Lady of Lourdes Poughkeepsie, NY
G 11 Brittany Engle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Oliver Ames South Easton, MA
F 12 Rachele Fitz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Trinity Seven Hills, OH
F/C 14 Meg Dahlman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Holy Cross Spencerport, NY
G 22 Nikki Flores 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Immaculate Heart Academy Montvale, NJ
F 23 Kristin Hein 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Manasquan Howell, NJ
G/F 24 Alexis Waters 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lansing Sexton Lansing, MI
G/F 31 Lynzee Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bellbrook Bellbrook, OH
G 33 Courtney Kolesar 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Painesville-Riverside Concord, OH
F/C 44 Mary Alice Duff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Haverford Havertown, PA
F 50 Sarah Smrdel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Mentor Mentor, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2007

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season[3]
Nov 10, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
Stony Brook W 82–72  1–0
McCann Center (1,465)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov 17, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
at No. 6 Duke L 50–71  1–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,465)
Durham, NC
Nov 19, 2006*
2:00 p.m.
at Villanova L 64–69 OT 1–2
The Pavilion (519)
Villanova, PA
Nov 22, 2006*
2:00 p.m.
Dartmouth W 77–41  2–2
McCann Center (1,114)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov 26, 2006*
2:00 p.m.
Fordham W 88–38  3–2
McCann Center (1,274)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov 28, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
at Brown W 71–53  4–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (171)
Providence, RI
Dec 2, 2006*
3:30 p.m.
at Bucknell W 57–38  5–2
Sojka Pavilion (323)
Lewisburg, PA
Dec 8, 2006
5:00 p.m.
Loyola (MD) W 60–50  6–2
(1–0)
McCann Center (1,662)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 10, 2006
2:00 p.m.
Manhattan W 70–30  7–2
(2–0)
McCann Center (1,471)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 18, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
at Harvard W 74–68  8–2
Lavietes Pavilion (152)
Cambridge, MA
Dec 22, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
at Yale L 52–67  8–3
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (311)
New Haven, CT
Dec 29, 2006*
3:30 p.m.
vs. Liberty
Terrapin Classic
W 76–43  9–3
Comcast Center 
College Park, MD
Dec 30, 2006*
6:00 p.m.
at No. 1 Maryland
Terrapin Classic
L 60–86  9–4
Comcast Center (7,322)
College Park, MD
Jan 6, 2007
1:30 p.m.
at Fairfield W 74–52  10–4
(3–0)
Alumni Hall (1,102)
Fairfield, CT
Jan 8, 2007
7:00 p.m.
at Rider W 84–59  11–4
(4–0)
Alumni Gymnasium (243)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Jan 12, 2007
12:00 p.m.
at Canisius W 63–54  12–4
(5–0)
Koessler Center (1,351)
Buffalo, NY
Jan 14, 2007
2:00 p.m.
at Niagara W 65–52  13–4
(6–0)
Gallagher Center (409)
Lewiston, NY
Jan 19, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Saint Peter's W 73–34  14–4
(7–0)
McCann Center (1,916)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 21, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Iona W 70–49  15–4
(8–0)
McCann Center (2,163)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 26, 2007
5:00 p.m.
Siena W 58–46  16–4
(9–0)
McCann Center (1,659)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 28, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Niagara W 80–59  17–4
(10–0)
McCann Center (1,411)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 2, 2007
7:00 p.m.
at Saint Peter's W 69–58  18–4
(11–0)
Yanitelli Center (381)
Jersey City, NJ
Feb 4, 2007
2:00 p.m.
at Manhattan W 71–51  19–4
(12–0)
Draddy Gymnasium (370)
Riverdale, NY
Feb 9, 2007
7:30 p.m.
Canisius W 66–50  20–4
(13–0)
McCann Center (2,229)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 11, 2007
2:00 p.m.
at Siena W 68–47  21–4
(14–0)
Alumni Recreation Center (1,324)
Loudonville, NY
Feb 16, 2007
7:00 p.m.
at Loyola (MD) L 55–62  21–5
(14–1)
Reitz Arena (322)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 19, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Rider W 75–57  22–5
(15–1)
McCann Center (1,823)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 23, 2007
4:30 p.m.
at Iona W 59–51  23–5
(16–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (768)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 25, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Fairfield W 72–53  24–5
(17–1)
McCann Center (1,900)
Poughkeepsie, NY
MAAC Women's Tournament
Mar 2, 2007
1:30 p.m.
(1) vs. (8) Manhattan
Quarterfinals
W 55–42  25–5
Arena at Harbor Yard 
Bridgeport, CT
Mar 3, 2007
11:30 a.m.
(1) vs. (5) Siena
Semifinals
W 71–59  26–5
Arena at Harbor Yard (1,602)
Bridgeport, CT
Mar 4, 2007
2:00 p.m.
(1) vs. (2) Iona
Championship
W 64–57 OT 27–5
Arena at Harbor Yard (2,007)
Bridgeport, CT
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2007
10:00 p.m.
(13 DAY) vs. (4 DAY) No. 8 Ohio State
First Round
W 67–63  28–5
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
Mar 4, 2007
8:00 p.m.
(13 DAY) vs. (5 DAY) No. 17 Middle Tennessee State
Second Round
W 73–59  29–5
Maples Pavilion (3,917)
Stanford, CA
Mar 25, 2007
12:00 p.m.
(13 DAY) vs. (1 DAY) No. 3 Tennessee
Sweet Sixteen
L 46–65  29–6
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
DAY=Dayton.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball All-MAAC Awards". MAACSports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Iona College Gaels Top Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". MAACSports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "2006-07 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoRedFoxes.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.