2008–09 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team

The 2008–09 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team represented Marist College during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by seventh year head coach Brian Giorgis, play their home games at the McCann Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 29–4, 16–2 in MAAC play to finish in first place and win the MAAC regular season title for the sixth consecutive time. In the MAAC Women's Basketball Tournament, they defeated #9 seed Loyola (MD) in the quarterfinals, #5 seed Iona in the semifinals, and #2 seed Canisius in the championship game to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament. It was their fourth consecutive MAAC Tournament championship. As a #12 seed, they were defeated by #5 seed Virginia 61–68 in the First Round.

2008–09 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball
MAAC Regular Season Champions
MAAC Tournament Champions
2009 NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2008–09 record29–4 (16–2 MAAC)
Head coachBrian Giorgis (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCann Center
2008–09 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Marist †16–2 .889  29–4  .879
Canisius14–4 .778  24–9  .727
Fairfield12–6 .667  18–13  .581
Saint Peter's10–8 .556  13–15  .464
Iona10–8 .556  18–13  .581
Siena9–9 .500  10–18  .357
Manhattan7–11 .389  10–20  .333
Rider7–11 .389  10–20  .333
Loyola (MD)4–14 .222  10–20  .333
Niagara1–17 .056  3–28  .097
† 2009 MAAC Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2009; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2008–09 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Katheryn Lyons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrBishop McGuinness Kernersville, NC
G 3 Julianne Viani 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrOur Lady of Lourdes Poughkeepsie, NY
G 5 Elise Caron 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoCégep Édouard-Montpetit Quebec, Canada
G 10 Erica Allenspach 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMiamisburg Miamisburg, OH
G 11 Brittany Engle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrOliver Ames South Easton, MA
F 12 Rachele Fitz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrTrinity Seven Hills, OH
F 20 Emily Stallings 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrJohn S. Burke Newburgh, NY
C 21 Maria Laterza 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoBishop Kearney Brooklyn, NY
G 22 Kristine Best 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrSt. Anthony Commack, NY
G 24 Corielle Yard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSchuylkill Valley Reading, PA
G/F 31 Lynzee Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBellbrook Bellbrook, OH
G 33 Courtney Kolesar 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrPainesville-Riverside Concord, OH
F 34 Brandy Gang 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLake Hartville, OH
F 42 Sarah Huff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoCanal Winchester Canal Winchester, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2009

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 16, 2008*
4:00 p.m.		 Albany W 74–56  1–0
 McCann Center (2,149)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov 21, 2008*
7:00 p.m.		 at Northeastern W 93–65  2–0
 Solomon Court (185)
Boston, MA
Nov 23, 2008*
2:00 p.m.		 at Harvard W 76–63  3–0
 Lavietes Pavilion (351)
Cambridge, MA
Nov 26, 2008*
8:00 p.m.		 at No. 4 Oklahoma L 57–83  3–1
 Leede Arena (7,063)
Norman, OK
Nov 28, 2008*
8:00 p.m.		 vs. Tulsa W 73–53  4–1
 Reynolds Center (1,130)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 1, 2008*
7:30 p.m.		 Lafayette W 66–55  5–1
 McCann Center (1,574)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 5, 2008
7:00 p.m.		 at Niagara W 60–38  6–1
(1–0)		 Gallagher Center (432)
Lewiston, NY
Dec 7, 2008
2:00 p.m.		 at Canisius W 70–52  7–1
(2–0)		 Koessler Athletic Center (608)
Buffalo, NY
Dec 13, 2008*
2:00 p.m.		 Boston University W 73–62  8–1
 McCann Center (2,008)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 20, 2008*
2:00 p.m.		 St. Bonaventure W 48–45  9–1
 McCann Center (1,655)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 29, 2008*
1:00 p.m.		 vs. East Carolina
FIU Sun & Fun Classic		 W 62–58  10–1
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (158)
Miami, FL
Dec 30, 2008*
7:00 p.m.		 vs. Georgia Southern
FIU Sun & Fun Classic		 W 60–45  11–1
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (207)
Miami, FL
Jan 4, 2009
1:00 p.m.		 at Rider W 69–45  12–1
(3–0)		 Alumni Gymnasium (1,111)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Jan 6, 2009
7:30 p.m.		 No. 25 Iona W 81–58  13–1
(4–0)		 McCann Center (1,750)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 9, 2009
7:30 p.m.		 No. 25 Niagara W 98–51  14–1
(5–0)		 McCann Center (1,975)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 11, 2009
7:00 p.m.		 No. 25 at Loyola (MD) W 86–44  15–1
(6–0)		 Reitz Arena (582)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 16, 2009
7:00 p.m.		 No. 21 Saint Peter's W 78–58  16–1
(7–0)		 McCann Center (2,088)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 18, 2009
2:00 p.m.		 No. 21 at Siena W 65–55  17–1
(8–0)		 Alumni Recreation Center (904)
Loudonville, NY
Jan 23, 2009
4:30 p.m.		 No. 20 Fairfield L 65–73  17–2
(8–1)		 McCann Center (2,205)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 25, 2009
12:00 p.m.		 No. 20 at Saint Peter's W 71–58  18–2
(9–1)		 Yanitelli Center (412)
Jersey City, NJ
Jan 30, 2009
7:00 p.m.		 Manhattan W 70–44  19–2
(10–1)		 McCann Center (2,606)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 1, 2009
2:00 p.m.		 at Iona W 69–60  20–2
(11–1)		 Hynes Athletic Center (944)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 6, 2009
7:00 p.m.		 Canisius L 60–68  20–3
(11–2)		 McCann Center (3,200)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 8, 2009
7:00 p.m.		 Loyola (MD) W 86–53  21–3
(12–2)		 McCann Center (2,553)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 12, 2009
7:00 p.m.		 at Fairfield W 64–52  22–3
(13–2)		 Alumni Hall (711)
Fairfield, CT
Feb 15, 2009*
1:00 p.m.		 at Hartford W 78–73 OT 23–3
 Chase Arena (3,217)
West Hartford, CT
Feb 19, 2009
7:00 p.m.		 at Manhattan W 91–82  24–3
(14–2)		 Draddy Gymnasium (1,023)
Riverdale, NY
Feb 22, 2009
2:00 p.m.		 Siena W 78–49  25–3
(15–2)		 McCann Center (2,980)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 28, 2009
7:30 p.m.		 Rider W 81–56  26–3
(16–2)		 McCann Center (2,828)
Poughkeepsie, NY
MAAC Women's Tournament
Mar 6, 2009
1:30 p.m.		 (1) vs. (9) Loyola (MD)
Quarterfinals		 W 81–27  27–3
 Times Union Center 
Albany, NY
Mar 7, 2009
11:30 a.m.		 (1) vs. (5) Iona
Semifinals		 W 76–69  28–3
 Times Union Center (3,700)
Albany, NY
Mar 8, 2009
12:00 p.m.		 (1) vs. (2) Canisius
Championship		 W 78–63  29–3
 Times Union Center (3,882)
Albany, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2009
10:30 p.m.		 (12) vs. (5) No. 24 Virginia
First Round		 L 61–68  29–4
 Galen Center (1,292)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References
  1. https://goredfoxes.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=240
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