2007–08 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
2007–08 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team represented Marist College during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Red Foxes, led by sixth 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 ranked No. 22 and went 32–3, 18–0 in MAAC play to finish in first place to win the MAAC regular season title for the fifth consecutive time. In the MAAC women's basketball tournament , they defeated #8 seed Canisius in the quarterfinals, #5 seed Saint Peter's in the semifinals, and #2 seed Iona in the championship game to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament . It was their third consecutive MAAC Tournament championship. As a #7 seed, they defeated #10 seed DePaul 76–57 in the First Round before falling to #2 seed and No. 6 LSU 49–68 in the Second Round.
Roster
2007–08 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 3
Julianne Viani 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
RS Jr Our Lady of Lourdes
Poughkeepsie, NY
G 5
Elise Caron 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr Cégep Édouard-Montpetit
Quebec, Canada
G 10
Erica Allenspach 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr Miamisburg
Miamisburg, OH
G 11
Brittany Engle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So Oliver Ames
South Easton, MA
F 12
Rachele Fitz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Trinity
Seven Hills, OH
C 13
Maria Laterza 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Bishop Kearney
Brooklyn, NY
F/C 14
Meg Dahlman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Sr Holy Cross
Spencerport, NY
G 22
Nikki Flores 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sr Immaculate Heart Academy
Montvale, NJ
G/F 24
Alexis Waters 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Lansing Sexton
Lansing, MI
G/F 31
Lynzee Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Bellbrook
Bellbrook, OH
G 33
Courtney Kolesar 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr Painesville-Riverside
Concord, OH
F 42
Sarah Huff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Canal Winchester
Canal Winchester, OH
F 50
Sarah Smrdel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Mentor
Mentor, OH
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular Season
Nov 11, 2007 *2:00 p.m.
at No. 16 Ohio State
L 57–63 0–1
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Nov 14, 2007 *7:00 p.m.
at Fordham
W 75–55 1–1
Rose Hill Gym Bronx, NY
Nov 16, 2007 *7:00 p.m.
at Stony Brook
W 65–54 2–1
Stony Brook Arena Stony Brook, NY
Nov 18, 2007 *2:00 p.m.
at Dartmouth
W 71–35 3–1
Leede Arena Hanover, NH
Nov 22, 2007 *7:30 p.m.
vs. Utah Oahu Classic W 70–66 OT
4–1
McKinley High School Gym (111)Honolulu, HI
Nov 23, 2007 *7:30 p.m.
vs. Nebraska Oahu Classic W 66–59 5–1
McKinley High School Gym (134)Honolulu, HI
Nov 24, 2007 *12:00 p.m.
vs. Eastern Washington Oahu Classic W 74–50 6–1
McKinley High School Gym (323)Honolulu, HI
Nov 29, 2007 *7:30 p.m.
Yale W 77–62 7–1
McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 1, 2007 2:00 p.m.
Bucknell W 68–56 8–1
McCann Center (1,549)Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 7, 2007 7:00 p.m.
Iona W 81–55 9–1
McCann Center (1,753)Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 9, 2007 1:00 p.m.
at Fairfield
W 55–44 10–1
Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
Dec 12, 2007 *7:30 p.m.
Hartford L 32–49 10–2
McCann Center (1,538)Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 22, 2007 *2:00 p.m.
at Albany
W 75–71 11–2
SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
Dec 30, 2007 *2:00 p.m.
at Akron
W 76–62 12–2
Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
Jan 5, 2008 7:30 p.m.
Fairfield W 73–43 13–2
McCann Center (1,975)Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 11, 2008 7:00 p.m.
at Loyola (MD)
W 61–59 14–2
Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
Jan 13, 2008 2:00 p.m.
at Manhattan
W 61–59 15–2
Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
Jan 18, 2008 5:00 p.m.
at Iona
W 86–78 16–2
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
Jan 21, 2008 4:00 p.m.
Canisius W 93–66 17–2
McCann Center (2,060)Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 25, 2008 7:00 p.m.
Siena W 78–48 18–2
McCann Center (3,200 )Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 27, 2008 12:00 p.m.
Loyola (MD) W 85–59 19–2
McCann Center (2,128)Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 1, 2008 7:00 p.m.
Rider W 84–63 20–2
McCann Center (2,245)Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 3, 2008 2:00 p.m.
at Siena
W 79–70 21–2
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY
Feb 8, 2008 7:00 p.m.
at Niagara
W 75–54 22–2
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
Feb 10, 2008 2:00 p.m.
at Canisius
W 91–46 23–2
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
Feb 15, 2008 7:30 p.m.
Niagara W 66–51 24–2
McCann Center (2,284)Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 17, 2008 2:00 p.m.
at Rider
W 76–46 25–2
Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb 24, 2008 2:00 p.m.
Manhattan W 71–61 26–2
McCann Center (2,821)Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 27, 2008 7:00 p.m.
No. 25
at Saint Peter's
W 70–57 27–2
Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
Mar 1, 2008 7:30 p.m.
No. 25
Saint Peter's W 71–58 28–2
McCann Center (2,594)Poughkeepsie, NY
MAAC Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2008 1:30 p.m.
(1) No. 24
vs. (8) Canisius Quarterfinals W 54–44 29–2
Times Union Center Albany, NY
Mar 8, 2008 11:30 a.m.
(1) No. 24
vs. (5) Saint Peter's Semifinals W 78–67 30–2
Times Union Center (3,156)Albany, NY
Mar 9, 2008 11:00 a.m.
(1) No. 24
vs. (2) Iona Championship W 83–63 31–2
Times Union Center (2,007)Albany, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 22, 2008 8:00 p.m.
(7) No. 22
vs. (10) DePaul First Round W 76–57 32–2
Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 24, 2008 7:00 p.m.
(7) No. 22
at (2) No. 6 LSU Second Round L 49–68 32–3
Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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