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THE MATCHUP: For the fourth straight season, Marist willtake on a top-25 team on the road as the Red Foxes takeon Oklahoma at the Lloyd Noble Center on Wednesdaynight.

ON THE AIR: Geoff Brault will call all the action onGoRedFoxes.com starting at 7:45 p.m.

SERIES RECORD: Oklahoma leads the overall series 1-0.

LAST MEETING: In their first trip to the NCAA tourna-ment, the Marist Red Foxes fell to Oklahoma 58-45 in thefirst round of the Midwest Regional in Tempe, Ariz. onMarch 20, 2004. Marist trailed 28-23 at halftime, butOklahoma shot 50% from the field in the second half topull away. Stephanie Del Preore led the Red Foxes with 12points and six rebounds.

LAST TIME OUT: Powered by an 18-0 run to start thesecond half, Marist defeated Harvard 76-63 at LavietesPavilion. Senior guard Julianne Viani scored her 1,000thcareer point en route to a game-high 19 points. She alsohad a career-high nine assists and a career-high fivesteals.

MARIST V. BIG 12: The Red Foxes are 1-1 all-timeagainst the Big 12. Marist’s win was a 66-59 victory overNebraska at the Oahu Classic last season.

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MARIST (3-0) VS #4/4 OKLAHOMA (3-1)NOVEMBER 26, 2008

2008-09 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time/Result11/16 ALBANY (TWC) W, 74-5611/21 at Northeastern W, 93-6511/23 at Harvard W, 76-6311/26 at Oklahoma 8 p.m.11/28 at Tulsa 8 p.m.12/1 LAFAYETTE 7:30 P.M.12/5 at Niagara* 7 p.m.12/7 at Canisius* 2 p.m.12/13 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 2 P.M.12/20 ST. BONAVENTURE 2 P.M.12/29 vs. East Carolina! 7 p.m.12/30 FIU/Georgia Southern! 5/7 p.m.1/4 at Rider* 1 p.m.1/6 IONA* 7:30 P.M.1/9 NIAGARA* 7:30 P.M.1/11 at Loyola* 2 p.m.1/16 SAINT PETER’S* (TWC) 7:30 P.M.1/18 at Siena* 2 p.m.1/23 FAIRFIELD* (ESPNU) 4:30 P.M.1/25 at Saint Peter’s* 12 p.m.1/30 MANHATTAN* (TWC) 7:30 P.M.2/1 at Iona* 2 p.m.2/6 CANISIUS* (TWC) 7:30 P.M.2/8 LOYOLA* (TWC) 2 P.M.2/12 at Fairfield* 7 p.m.2/15 at Hartford (ESPN2) 1 p.m.2/19 at Manhattan* 7 p.m.2/22 SIENA* (TWC) 2 P.M.2/28 RIDER* 7:30 P.M.3/5-8 MAAC Tournament^ TBA

All Times EasternHome Games in BOLD CAPS

* - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Game! - FIU Sun & Fun Classic (Miami, Fla.)

^ - Played at Times Union Center (Albany, N.Y.)

Marist Sports InformationAssistant SID/WBB Contact: Mike HaaseEmail: [email protected] Phone: (845) 575-3699, x1-6047Cell Phone: (630) 748-9847Fax Number: (845) 471-0466

Probable StartersPos. # Name Key StatsG 3 Julianne Viani 18.0 ppg, 6.7 apg, 55.9% FGG 5 Elise Caron 6.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.0 apgG 10 Erica Allenspach 9.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 8-8 FTF 12 Rachele Fitz 25.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 73.2% FGC 21 Maria Laterza 6.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 52.9% FG

Top ReservesF 31 Lynzee Johnson 5.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 63.6% FGG 24 Corielle Yarde 4.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 6-6 FTG 22 Kristine Best 1.7 ppg, 2.3 apg, 7.0 A/T ratio

TAKING ON THE RANKS: Tonight’s game is the sixth time the Red Foxes will take on a rankedopponent on the road. In the 2005-06 season, Marist took on #9 UConn and #25 New Mexico. TheRed Foxes took on #6 Duke and #1 Maryland during the 2006-07 campaign. Last season, Maristopened the season with a 63-57 loss at #16 Ohio State.

WELCOME TO THE SOONER STATE: Marist will make its maiden voyage to Oklahoma this week,taking on the University of Oklahoma as well as Tulsa. The Red Foxes will now have played in 23 ofthe 50 United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.

LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN(TY): Marist has scored over 70 points ineach of their three wins so far this season. The Red Foxes have wontheir last 57 games in which they have scored at least 70 points.Marist has not lost a game when they have scored 70 or more sinceJan. 22, 2006 when the Red Foxes lost at Saint Peter’s 84-74.

MOVING UP THE CHARTS: With her performances over this pastweekend, junior forward Rachele Fitz moved into fifth place on Marist’sall-time scoring list. Fitz has scored 1,246 points in her career, twobehind Diesa Seidel for fourth all-time. She scored a career-high 36points against Northeastern, tying Lori Keys for the second-highestscoring game in Marist history.


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2008-09 Roster# Player Ht. Pos. Year Hometown/High School/Last School0 Katheryn Lyons* 5-10 G RS-Fr. Kernersville, N.C./Bishop McGuinness/Maryland3 Julianne Viani 5-7 G RS-Sr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes/Rhode Island5 Élise Caron 5-5 G So. Quebec, Canada/College Edouard Montpetit10 Erica Allenspach 5-8 G/F So. Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg11 Brittany Engle 5-9 G Jr. South Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames12 Rachele Fitz 6-0 F Jr. Seven Hills, Ohio/Trinity20 Emily Stallings 6-0 F Fr. Newburgh, N.Y./Burke Catholic21 Maria Laterza 6-3 C So. Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney22 Kristine Best 5-4 G Fr. Commack, N.Y./St. Anthony's24 Corielle Yarde 5-8 G Fr. Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley31 Lynzee Johnson 5-10 G/F Jr. Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook33 Courtney Kolesar 5-8 G RS-Sr. Concord, Ohio/Painesville-Riverside34 Brandy Gang 6-2 F Fr. Hartville, Ohio/Lake42 Sarah Huff 6-3 F So. Canal Winchester, Ohio/Canal Winchester

* - Lyons will redshirt the 2008-09 season per NCAA transfer rulesHead Coach: Brian Giorgis (SUNY Cortland, '77), Seventh SeasonAssociate Head Coach: Megan Gebbia (Towson, '94), Sixth SeasonAssistant Coaches: Keila Whittington (Dillard, '89), Second Season

Erin Leger (Marist, '06), Fourth Season

Pronunciation GuideAllenspach - allen-SPOCK

Caron - ca-RON

Rachele (Fitz) - Rachel

Kolesar - COLA-sahr

Laterza - la-TAIR - za

Viani - Vee-ah-nee

Corielle (Yarde) - CORY-elle

Giorgis - JOR-jis

Gebbia - JEB-ee-uh

Keila (Whittington) - KEE-la

Leger - Ledger

AMONG THE NATION’S BEST (in 2007-08)

TEAMFree Throw %: 79.3% (5th)Assist-Turnover Ratio: 1.13 (8th)FG% Defense: 35.6% (12th)Scoring Margin: +14.4 ppg (13th)Turnovers Per Game: 13.7 (14th)3-PT FG%: 36.7% (22nd)Field Goal %: 44.6% (25th)INDIVIDUALScoring: Rachele Fitz, 18.5 (28th)Field Goal %: Fitz, 55.6% (20th)FT%: Fitz, 86.6% (13th)

Nikki Flores, 84.7% (31st)A/T Ratio: Julianne Viani, 1.93 (24th)

TEAM TO BEAT: Marist isthe unanimous choice towin the Metro AtlanticAthletic Conferfence title in2008-09. All 10 headcoaches chose the RedFoxes to win their sixthstraight regular seasontitle. Fairfield was pickedsecond, followed byCanisius, Saint Peter’s,and Iona.

NOT DOWN FOR LONG:Marist trailed Harvard forthe first 2:12 of the gameon Sunday. This was thefirst time the Red Foxestrailed in a game all sea-son.

CASHING IN: The RedFoxes have scored over 20points off turnovers in eachof their first three games.

DELIGHTING IN DOUBLE-FIGURES: Rachele Fitz hasscored in double-figures in 37 straight games. In 19 of thosegames, Fitz has scored over 20 points. During this stretch sheis averaging 19.5 points per game while shooting 57.7% fromthe field and 86.1% from the free-throw line. In her career, Fitzhas scored 20 points or more 25 times.

A GRAND MILESTONE: Senior guard Julianne Viani became the 16th player in Marist history toscore over 1,000 points on Sunday, when she led all scorers with 19 points. She now has 1,005career points. Viani also set new career highs in both assists and steals against Harvard. The seniorcame into the season as Marist’s all-time leader in three-point field goal percentage at 37%. Withher nine assists on Sunday, Viani is now fifth all-time in assists at Marist with 316.


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2008-09 MAAC STANDINGSTeam MAAC OVERALLMarist 0-0 3-0Iona 0-0 3-1Fairfield 0-0 2-2Loyola 0-0 2-2Rider 0-0 2-2Canisius 0-0 1-2Niagara 0-0 1-2Manhattan 0-0 1-3Saint Peter’s 0-0 0-2Siena 0-0 0-3

Upcoming GamesWednesday, Nov. 26

Fairfield at IPFW, 2 p.m.Iona at St. Francis (NY), 4 p.m.

Siena at Oakland, 7 p.m.Marist at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

Recent ScoresMonday, Nov. 24

Rider at Monmouth, 7 p.m.Siena at Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 23Loyola 64, at Army 56

Marist 76, at Harvard 63Canisius 54, at Wisconsin 69Iona 64, at Wichita State 66

2008-09 INDIVIDUAL MAAC LEADERS (thru 11/24/08)

Points/Game PPG1. Rachele Fitz, MAR 25.72. Julianne Viani, MAR 18.03. Tammy Meyers, RID 15.34. Siobhan Prior, LOY 14.55. Marie Warner, CAN 14.3

Rebounds/Game RPG1. Heather Stec, SIE 11.72. Kaitlin Grant, LOY 8.33. Charlene Riddick, SPC 8.04. Thazina Cook, ION 7.85. Shaunice Parker, RID 7.7

Field Goal % FG%1. Rachele Fitz, MAR .7322. Micayla Drysdale, CAN .6673. Kaitlin Grant, LOY .5774. Tania Kennedy, SPC .5635. Julianne Viani, MAR .559

Free Throw % FT%1. Desiree Pina, FFD 1.0002. Erica Allenspach, MAR 1.0003. Amanda Sepulveda, RID 1.0004. Ellie Radke, CAN 1.0005. Three Players .900

3-Point FG% 3FG%1. Micayla Drysdale, CAN .6671. Tania Kennedy, SPC .6673. Brittany Wilwohl, SIE .6254. Marie Warner, CAN .6005. Desiree Pina, FFD .583

MAAC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Rachele Fitz was named the MAAC Co-Player of the Weekon Monday. She shared the award with Tammy Meyers of Rider. Fitz is the second straight Maristplayer to earn the honor, as Julianne Viani won the award on Nov. 17. The junior forward averaged27 points per game against Northeastern and Harvard and shot 74.1% from the field. She also aver-aged 7.5 rebounds per game.

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Last sea-son Marist set a new program record in fieldgoal percentage defense, allowing teams toshoot 35.6% from the field. The Red Foxesallowed 57.1 points per game last season.Marist has been strong in defending the three-point arc this season, holding opponents to 28.2shooting.

SHARING THE WEALTH: Marist has assistedon 58 of 90 field goals this season. This meansthe Red Foxes have assisted on 64% of theirfield goals. Last season, Marist assisted on63.9% of its made field goals.

RUN THE TABLE: Last season, Marist becamethe first team since the MAAC expanded to 10teams in 1997 to go 18-0 during the conferenceregular season. The Red Foxes, Chattanooga,UTEP, Utah, LSU, and North Carolina were theonly teams in Division I last season to gounbeaten in their respective conferences.

ROAD WELL TRAVELED: The Red Foxeshave won at least 12 games away from theMcCann Center in each of the last four seasons.Last season Marist was 21-2 away from thehome arena, losing at Ohio State in the seasonopener and at LSU in the second round of theNCAA Tournament.


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MAAC WEEKLY HONORS

Date Player Rookie11/17 Julianne Viani, MAR Kristina Ford, ION

11/24 Rachele Fitz, MAR Desiree Pina, FFDTammy Meyers, RID

12/1

12/8

12/15

12/22

12/29

1/5

1/12

1/19

1/26

2/2

2/9

2/16

2/23

3/2

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS: Inthe 2007-08 season Marist set a newprogram-record with 594 made free-throws. As a team the Red Foxeswere fifth in the nation in free throwpercentage at 79.3%, also a programsingle-season record. Marist isshooting 80.4% from the line so farthis season.

TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK:Marist had an assist/turnover ratio of1.3 last season, eighth best in thenation. So far this season, Marist’shas picked up where it’s left off. ÉliseCaron currently leads the MAAC withan assist/turnover ratio of 3.0.Julianne Viani is second with a ratioof 2.5.

TAKE ON THE BEST: The RedFoxes will take on four teams pickedto finish in the top three of theirrespective conferences this season.Harvard and Oklahoma were chosento win their conferences, withHartford and Boston University cho-sen to finish second and third in

America East.

PROVIDING A SPACH: Sophomore Erica Allenspach gave Marist a big lift in Sunday’s win overHarvard with 15 points and a game-high eight rebounds. She also was 6-for-6 at the free throw line.Last season’s MAAC Rookie of the Year, Allenspach is currently Marist’s third-leading scorer averag-ing 9.3 points per game. She is also averaging 3.7 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal per game.


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AP Top 25 (Nov. 24)1. Connecticut (44) 3-0 11242. North Carolina 5-0 10703. California 3-0 9714. Oklahoma 3-1 9435. Stanford 3-1 9256. Baylor 4-0 8457. Louisville 3-0 8368. Texas A&M 3-0 7419. Tennessee 3-1 71610. Maryland 3-1 70411. Texas 5-0 66412. Duke 3-1 62613. Rutgers 2-2 58314. Notre Dame 3-0 57915. Auburn 4-0 46916. Virginia 2-1 44417. Vanderbilt 4-1 35218. Oklahoma State 2-1 31819. Purdue 3-0 30320. Ohio State 3-1 25821. Arizona State 2-1 25722. TCU 4-0 21123. Old Dominion 3-1 18624. Michigan State 5-0 7925. Xavier 2-2 6725. Iowa State 3-0 67

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTESMARIST 59, Pittsburgh 40, Marquette 30,Florida State 29, Hartford 24, Kansas State18, LSU 18, Georgia Tech 15, Arkansas 9,DePaul 8, Syracuse 8, Georgia 6, CoastalCarolina 4, Michigan 4, South DakotaState 4, Florida 3, Gonzaga 3, Utah 3,Montana 2.

ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll Top 25(Nov. 18)

1. Connecticut (31) 3-0 7752. North Carolina 5-0 7363. California 3-0 6774. Oklahoma 3-1 6535. Texas A&M 3-0 6066. Stanford 3-1 6017. Baylor 4-0 5988. Louisville 3-0 5809. Texas 5-0 48410. Notre Dame 3-0 46411. Rutgers 2-2 44012. Tennessee 3-1 41013. Duke 3-1 40614. Maryland 3-1 36715. Virginia 3-1 35516. Auburn 4-0 32417. Vanderbilt 4-1 28118. Oklahoma State 2-1 19619. Arizona State 2-1 18320. Old Dominion 3-1 14421. Ohio State 3-1 14222. Iowa State 3-0 12223. Purdue 3-0 8924. TCU 4-0 6325. Xavier 2-2 50

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTESFlorida State 45; Kansas State 41;MARIST 40; Marquette 38; Hartford 29;Michigan State 29; Pittsburgh 18;Gonzaga 14; Texas Tech 12; Nebraska 11;Georgia 9; Syracuse 8; East Carolina 7;LSU 6; Georgia Tech 5; Minnesota 5;Montana 4; Michigan 3; DePaul 2; Liberty1; North Carolina A&T 1; South DakotaState 1.

CLEANING THE GLASS: Through three games this season, Marist has a rebounding margin of+4.3. Last season, the Red Foxes rebounding margin was +1.3. Marist held a 43-28 rebound advan-tage against Northeastern on Nov. 21. The Red Foxes have done a good job of turning offensiverebounds into points. Marist has turned 31 offensive rebounds into 40 second chance points.

START ON THE RIGHT FOOT: So far this season, Marist has outscored its opponents 120-69 inthe first half. The Red Foxes are shooting 55.4% from the field in the first half, while holding oppo-nents to a 33.7% clip. Marist is also holding the opposition to 14.8% beyond the arc.

COMPLETE TEAM EFFORT: Every Marist player has had at least one assist through the first threegames of the season. The Red Foxes lead the MAAC with 19.3 assists per game. Individually,Julianne Viani currently leads the MAAC with 6.7 assists per game and Elise Caron is seventh with3.0 assists per game.

SCOUTING OKLAHOMA: The Sooners entered the 2008-09 season as the team to beat in the Big12 conference. Ranked in the top-five in both preseason polls, Oklahoma returned four starters tothis year’s club including potential four-time All-American Courtney Paris. Paris has 101 career dou-ble-doubles, including a 19 point, 20 rebound performance against Arizona State on Saturday. TheSooners opened the season in the preseason WNIT, winning their first three games before falling toNorth Carolina 80-79 on Sunday. Ashley Paris led Oklahoma with 20 points and 11 rebounds in thegame. Paris leads the Sooners in scoring with 16 points per game. Courtney Paris averages 15.8points and 14.8 rebounds per game while shooting 65.9% from the field.

TEAM LEADERSMarist Oklahoma

Points Per Game Fitz (25.7) A. Paris (16.0)

Field Goal % Fitz (.732) C. Paris (.659)

Three Point FG% Viani (.500) Thompson (.364)

Free Throw % Allenspach (1.000) Robinson (.818)

Rebounds Per Game Fitz (7.3) C. Paris (14.8)

Assists Per Game Viani (6.7) Robinson (4.8)

Blocks Per Game 3 players (1.0) C. Paris (3.8)

Steals Per Game Viani (2.3) Robinson (2.0)


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TEAM STAT COMPARISONMarist Oklahoma

Scoring Offense 81.0 80.5Scoring Defense 61.3 64.8Rebound Margin +4.3 +15.8FG% .529 .473FG% Defense .386 .3863PT % .353 .2433PT % Defense .282 .310FT% .804 .721Assists/Game 19.3 14.3Turnovers/Game 15.3 17.5Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.3 0.8Turnover Margin +3.0 -0.8


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HEAD COACH

BRIAN GIORGIS

SEVENTH SEASON

CAREER RECORD: 142-50

Brian Giorgis became Marist’s all-time leader in wins againstNortheastern on Nov. 23. In his seventh season at the helm,his career record stands at 142-50 with a winning percent-age of .740.

Giorgis had led the program to unprecedented heights in hisfirst six campaigns. Marist has improved the win total everyseason that Giorgis has coached. In 2007-08, the Red Foxesonce again set a new program-record with 32 wins. Maristbecame the first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference team tofinish the regular season undefeated, going 18-0 to win itsfifth consecutive regular season title. The Red Foxes alsoearned their first in-season ranking in 2007-08 when theUSA Today/ESPN coaches poll ranked them 25th on Feb. 12.Marist was ranked as high as 20th in the poll by the end ofthe regular season. A new record 21-game winning streakpropelled Marist to its fourth MAAC Tournament title and aseventh-seed in the New Orleans Region of the NCAATournament.

Marist won its first round NCAA Tournament game for thesecond straight season, using a 39-7 run over the last 14:13of the game to defeat tenth-seeded DePaul 76-57. The RedFoxes took a 22-game winning streak, the nation's longestat the time, into their second round game against LSU.While Marist did fall to the Tigers, the Red Foxes showedthey can hang with the nation's elite teams for a secondstraight season. Giorgis earned two accolades for his workduring the 2007-08 season. He was named MAAC Coach ofthe Year, marking the fourth time in six seasons that heearned at least a share of the award. The MetropolitanBasketball Writers Association also honored Giorgis by nam-ing him and C. Vivian Stringer of Rutgers the Maggie DixonCo-Coaches of the Year.

Giorgis led Marist to a program-best 29 triumphs and its

third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last four seasonsin 2007. He led the Red Foxes to their first ever win in theNCAA Tournament, a 67-63 upset of fourth-seeded OhioState. Marist followed it up with a 73-59 win over MiddleTennessee State to advance to the regional semifinals. TheRed Foxes embarked on winning streaks of seven and 13games as they claimed at least a share of the Metro AtlanticAthletic Conference regular-season crown for the fourthstraight season.

In 2005-06, Giorgis led Marist to a then program-best 23 tri-umphs and its second trip to the NCAA Tournament. TheRed Foxes embarked on winning streaks of seven and 12games as they claimed at least a share of the Metro AtlanticAthletic Conference regular-season crown for the thirdstraight season.

In 2004-05, Giorgis guided Marist to a 22-win season, whichincluded a program-record 16-game winning streak. Afterstarting the MAAC season 0-3, the Red Foxes closed it with15 consecutive triumphs to earn the top seed in the MAACTournament for the first time. The 2003-04 season was his-torical, as it was the first time the Red Foxes earned a berthin the NCAA tournament in what became known as a "sea-son of firsts." Additionally, Marist earned its first share of aMAAC regular-season title and compiled its first winningrecord in 11 years.

Giorgis earned a bachelor's degree in health education fromthe State University of New York at Cortland in 1977, andearned a master's in health education from Virginia TechUniversity in 1982.


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CAREER RECORDS

POINTS REBOUNDSYRS. POINTS

1. Ursula Winter 81-85 1,5872. Stacey Dengler 92-97 1,4813. Charlene Fields 89-93 1,4364. Diesa Seidel 98-02 1,2485. Rachele Fitz 06- 1,246

YRS. REBOUNDS1. Stacey Dengler 92-97 8882. Lori Keys 91-95 8603. Danielle Galarneau 87-91 8334. Ursula Winter 81-85 7625. Stephanie Del Preore 00-04 709

FIELD GOALSYRS. FGS MADE

1. Ursula Winter 81-85 6062. Stacey Dengler 92-97 5943. Charlene Fields 89-93 5464. Diesa Seidel 98-02 5175. Lynne Griffin 81-85 490

Rachele Fitz 06- 453

YRS. 3PTS MADE1. Jean-Marie Lesko 93-98 2492. Marie Fusci 98-02 2423. Julianne Viani 04- 1614. Nancy Holbrook 87-91 1305. Melissa Hauser 92-96 119

THREE-POINTERS

FREE THROWS ASSISTSYRS. FTS MADE

1. Sabrina Vallery 96-01 4092. Ursula Winter 81-85 3733. Rachele Fitz 06- 3394. Lori Keys 91-95 3205. Nikki Flores 04-08 305

YRS. ASSISTS1. Alisa Kresge 03-07 5862. Nina Vecchio 00-04 5633. Beth Shackel 95-99 4374. Lynne Griffin 81-85 3555. Julianne Viani 04- 316

STEALS BLOCKSYRS. STEALS

1. Lynne Griffin 81-85 2402. Alisa Kresge 03-07 2223. Diana Jones 81-83 1974. Beth Shackel 95-99 1965. Amy Presnall 91-95 195

YRS. BLOCKS1. Diesa Seidel 98-02 1622. Meg Dahlman 04-08 1313. M.J. Stempsey 82-86 1104. Kristin Keller 01-05 945. Stacey Dengler 92-97 85


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SINGLE GAME RECORDS

POINTS REBOUNDSOPP. (DATE) POINTS

1. Charlene Fields Lehigh (2/3/92) 372. Rachele Fitz Northeastern (11/21/08) 362. Lori Keys FDU (1/7/95) 364. Ursula Winter St. T. Aquinas (12/6/81) 355. Diesa Seidel Manhattan (2/4/00) 345. Mary Zuvic Dominican (2/1/82) 34

OPP. (DATE) REBS.1. Stephanie Del Preore Rider (1/31/04) 212. Lori Keys Long Island (1/18/95) 202. Lori Keys Long Island (12/30/94) 202. Jachie Pharr Queens (3/1/85) 205. Diana Jones Long Island (2/2/83) 20

FIELD GOALSOPP. (DATE) FGS

1. Rachele Fitz Northeastern (11/21/08) 151. Charlene Fields Lehigh (2/3/92) 151. Jackie Pharr Wagner (1/14/86) 151. Mary Zuvic Dominican (2/1/82) 15 1. Ursula Winter St. T. Aquinas (12/6/81) 15

OPP. (DATE) 3PTS1. Jean-Marie Lesko FDU (2/29/96) 92. Marie Fusci Niagara (12/8/00) 83. Marie Fusci Saint Peter’s (2/21/01) 73. Jean-Marie Lesko Manhattan (2/10/98) 7 3. Jean-Marie Lesko FDU (2/19/97) 7

Julianne Viani Three Times 6

THREE-POINTERS

FREE THROWS ASSISTSOPP. (DATE) FTS

1. Danielle Galarneau Long Island (2/23/91) 152. Danielle Galarneau Cornell (2/27/90) 143. Elisha DeJesus Temple (11/21/00) 134. Rachele Fitz Utah (11/22/07) 124. Kerry Sullivan Saint Peter’s (2/1/01) 12

OPP. (DATE) ASSISTS1. Cortnie Ciaccio Richmond (11/19/99) 142. Alisa Kresge Fairfield (2/23/06) 122. Alisa Kresge Canisius (1/7/06) 122. Cortnie Ciaccio Navy (12/30/99) 12 5. Alisa Kresge Liberty (12/29/06) 11

STEALS BLOCKSOPP. (DATE) STEALS

1. Valerie Wilmer Queens (1/23/86) 112. Alisa Kresge Manhattan (2/4/07) 72. Cynthia Carroll St. Francis (PA) (2/6/92) 72. Nancy Holbrook Robert Morris (1/8/91) 72. Monica O’Halloran St. Francis (PA) (3/2/89) 7

OPP. (DATE) BLOCKS1. Diesa Seidel American (11/28/01) 71. Diesa Seidel Navy (12/30/99) 71. Mary Jo Stempsey Hofstra (1/26/84) 7 4. Sarah Smrdel Saint Peter’s (3/8/08) 54. Meg Dahlman Loyola (Md.) (1/27/08) 5

#3Julianne Viani

Redshirt Senior/G/5-8Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of

Lourdes/Rhode Island

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 26, Albany (11/16/08)Rebounds: 7, Bucknell (12/2/06)Assists: 9, Harvard (11/23/08)Blocks: 1, four timesSteals: 5, Harvard (11/23/08)Field Goals: 10, Albany(11/16/08)FG Attempts: 15, Canisius(2/10/08)3PTS: 6, twice3PT Attempts: 11, twiceFree Throws: 8, Albany (12/22/07)FT Attempts: 9, Albany(12/22/07)Minutes: 38, four times

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 14, Dartmouth (11/18/07)Rebounds: 7, Dartmouth(11/18/07)Assists: 7, Stony Brook(11/16/07)Blocks: 2, Canisius (1/21/08)Steals: 4, twiceField Goals: 4, Dartmouth(11/18/07)FG Attempts: 6, Dartmouth(11/18/07)3PTS: 4, Dartmouth (11/18/07)3PT Attempts: 5, Dartmouth(11/18/07)Free Throws: 5, Siena (2/3/08)FT Attempts: 6, Siena (2/3/08)Minutes: 27, Saint Peter’s(2/27/08)

#5Elise Caron

Sophomore/G/5-5Quebec, Canada/College

Edouard Montpetit

#10Erica Allenspach

Sophomore/G/5-8Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 20, Canisius (1/21/08)Rebounds: 9, Canisius (3/7/08)Assists: 5, twice Blocks: 1, four timesSteals: 5, Saint Peter’s (2/27/08)Field Goals: 6, three timesFG Attempts: 9, three times3PTS: 5, Akron (12/30/07)3PT Attempts: 6, Fairfield(1/5/08)Free Throws: 6, Harvard(11/23/08)FT Attempts: 6, Harvard(11/23/08)Minutes: 35, Saint Peter’s(2/27/08)

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 10, Niagara (1/14/07)Rebounds: 6, three timesAssists: 4, twiceBlocks: 1, Yale (11/29/07)Steals: 3, Niagara (1/14/07)Field Goals: 4, three timesFG Attempts: 6, twice3PTS: 1, four times3PT Attempts: 3, Fairfield(1/5/08)Free Throws: 4, Siena (3/3/07)FT Attempts: 4, Siena (3/3/07)Minutes: 22, Niagara (1/28/07)

#11Brittany EngleJunior/G/5-9

South Easton, Mass./OliverAmes

#12Rachele FitzJunior/F/6-0

Seven Hills, Ohio/Trinity

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 36, Northeastern(11/21/08)Rebounds: 14, Manhattan(3/2/07)Assists: 5, Ohio State (11/11/07)Blocks: 4, Iona (3/9/08)Steals: 3, three timesField Goals: 15, Northeastern(11/21/08)FG Attempts: 21, Harvard(12/18/06)3PTS: 1, Northeastern (11/21/08)3PT Attempts: 1, twiceFree Throws: 12, Utah (11/22/07)FT Attempts: 13, Iona (3/4/07)Minutes: 38, Iona (3/4/07)

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 4, Northeastern(11/21/08) Rebounds: 4, Northeastern(11/21/08) Assists: 1, Northeastern(11/21/08) Blocks: 0Steals: 0 Field Goals: 2, Northeastern(11/21/08)FG Attempts: 3, Northeastern(11/21/08)3PTS: 0 3PT Attempts: 1, Harvard(11/23/08) Free Throws: 0 FT Attempts: 0 Minutes: 11, Northeastern(11/21/08)

#20Emily StallingsFreshman/F/6-0

Newburgh, N.Y./Burke Catholic

#21Maria Laterza

Sophomore/C/6-3Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 8, Albany (11/16/08)Rebounds: 6, Harvard (11/23/08)Assists: 2, Albany (11/16/08)Blocks: 3, Canisius (2/10/08)Steals: 2, twiceField Goals: 4, Albany (11/16/08)FG Attempts: 7, twice3PTS: 03PT Attempts: 1, twiceFree Throws: 1, Loyola (1/27/08)FT Attempts: 2, twiceMinutes: 21, twice

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 3, Albany (11/16/08) Rebounds: 3, Northeastern(11/21/08) Assists: 5, Northeastern(11/21/08)Blocks: 0 Steals: 2, Northeastern(11/21/08)Field Goals: 1, twice FG Attempts: 2, twice3PTS: 1, Albany (11/16/08)3PT Attempts: 1, twiceFree Throws: 0 FT Attempts: 0 Minutes: 18, Northeastern(11/21/08)

#22Kristine Best

Freshman/G/5-4Commack, N.Y./St. Anthony’s

#24Corielle Yarde

Freshman/G/5-8Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 6, Northeastern(11/21/08) Rebounds: 6, Northeastern(11/21/08) Assists: 2, Albany (11/16/08) Blocks: 0 Steals: 1, Albany (11/16/08) Field Goals: 1, Northeastern(11/21/08) FG Attempts: 4, Northeastern(11/21/08) 3PTS: 03PT Attempts: 1, Albany(11/16/08) Free Throws: 4, Northeastern(11/21/08)FT Attempts: 4, Northeastern(11/21/08) Minutes: 9, twice

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 15, Bucknell (12/1/07)Rebounds: 7, twice Assists: 3, three timesBlocks: 1, five timesSteals: 2, Fairfield (1/5/08)Field Goals: 6, twiceFG Attempts: 10, Bucknell(12/1/07)3PTS: 3, three times3PT Attempts: 5, three timesFree Throws: 4, twice FT Attempts: 4, five timesMinutes: 26, twice

#31Lynzee JohnsonJunior/G-F/5-10

Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook

#33Courtney Kolesar

Redshirt Senior/G/5-8Concord, Ohio/Painesville-

Riverside

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 12, Canisius (1/7/06)Rebounds: 4, three timesAssists: 3, three timesBlocks: 1, three timesSteals: 2, three timesField Goals: 4, Canisius (1/7/06)FG Attempts: 7, three times3PTS: 4, Canisius (1/7/06)3PT Attempts: 7, three timesFree Throws: 6, Stony Brook(11/10/06)FT Attempts: 6, Stony Brook(11/10/06) Minutes: 21, Stony Brook(11/10/06)

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 4, Northeastern(11/21/08) Rebounds: 1, twice Assists: 1, Albany (11/16/08) Blocks: 2, Albany (11/16/08) Steals: 1, Albany (11/16/08) Field Goals: 2, Northeastern(11/21/08) FG Attempts: 4, twice3PTS: 0 3PT Attempts: 1, three timesFree Throws: 0 FT Attempts: 0 Minutes: 13, Albany (11/16/08)

#34Brandy Gang

Freshman/F/6-2Hartville, Ohio/Lake

#42Sarah Huff

Sophomore/F/6-3Canal Winchester, Ohio/Canal

Winchester

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 6, Eastern Washington(11/24/07)Rebounds: 3, twiceAssists: 1, Northeastern(11/21/08)Blocks: 1, Harvard (11/23/08)Steals: 1, Northeastern(11/21/08)Field Goals: 2, Northeastern(11/21/08)FG Attempts: 3, twice3PTS: 03PT Attempts: 0Free Throws: 4, EasternWashington (11/24/07)FT Attempts: 7, EasternWashington (11/24/07)Minutes: 15, Northeastern(11/21/08)

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#0Katheryn Lyons

Redshirt Freshman/G/5-10Kernersville, N.C./BishopMcGuinness/Maryland

2008-09: Will redshirt the 2008-09 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

2007-08: Appeared in 24 games as a freshman at Maryland ... Averaged 2.1 points pergame in 9.9 minutes per game ... Shot 53.6% from the field and 60% from behind thethree-point arc ... Was 3-for-3 from the three-point line in scoring a career-high ninepoints in games against UMBC and Wake Forest.

High School: A four-year letterwinner at Bishop McGuinness High School ... Led theVillains to back-to-back Class 1A state titles as a junior and as a senior, with the teamgoing 32-1 her senior year and earning a #11 ranking in USA Today ... A four-time APFirst Team All-State selection ... Named the North Carolina State Tournament MostValuable Player as a junior and senior ... Runner-up for North Carolina's Player of the Yearas a junior and senior.

Giorgis on Lyons: "Kat's a great addition to our program. She's a winner, coming fromMaryland and from a very successful high school program. Kat's a versatile perimeterplayer and can shoot the three. To get a player of her caliber from a school like Marylandshows how far our program has come."

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