2007–08 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team

The 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.

2007–08 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball
MAAC Regular Season Champions
MAAC Tournament Champions
2008 NCAA Tournament, second round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 22
Record32–3 (18–0 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCann Center
2007–08 MAAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
#22 Marist †18–0 1.00032–3  .914
Iona11–7 .61120–14  .588
Fairfield11–7 .61122–9  .710
Manhattan10–8 .55615–15  .500
Saint Peter's10–8 .55619–12  .613
Siena7–11 .38911–18  .379
Loyola (MD)7–11 .38913–17  .433
Canisius7–11 .38913–18  .419
Niagara6–12 .3338–22  .267
Rider3–15 .1678–22  .267
† 2008 MAAC tournament winner
As of March 26, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2007–08 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Julianne Viani 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrOur Lady of Lourdes Poughkeepsie, NY
G 5 Elise Caron 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrCégep Édouard-Montpetit Quebec, Canada
G 10 Erica Allenspach 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMiamisburg Miamisburg, OH
G 11 Brittany Engle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoOliver Ames South Easton, MA
F 12 Rachele Fitz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoTrinity Seven Hills, OH
C 13 Maria Laterza 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBishop Kearney Brooklyn, NY
F/C 14 Meg Dahlman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrHoly Cross Spencerport, NY
G 22 Nikki Flores 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrImmaculate Heart Academy Montvale, NJ
G/F 24 Alexis Waters 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLansing Sexton Lansing, MI
G/F 31 Lynzee Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBellbrook Bellbrook, OH
G 33 Courtney Kolesar Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrPainesville-Riverside Concord, OH
F 42 Sarah Huff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrCanal Winchester Canal Winchester, OH
F 50 Sarah Smrdel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrMentor Mentor, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2008

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 11, 2007*
2:00 p.m.		 at No. 16 Ohio State L 57–63  0–1
 Value City Arena (3,322)
Columbus, OH
Nov 14, 2007*
7:00 p.m.		 at Fordham W 75–55  1–1
 Rose Hill Gym (358)
Bronx, NY
Nov 16, 2007*
7:00 p.m.		 at Stony Brook W 65–54  2–1
 Stony Brook Arena (264)
Stony Brook, NY
Nov 18, 2007*
2:00 p.m.		 at Dartmouth W 71–35  3–1
 Leede Arena (918)
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 (1,814)
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
(1–0)		 McCann Center (1,753)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 9, 2007
1:00 p.m.		 at Fairfield W 55–44  10–1
(2–0)		 Alumni Hall (838)
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 (325)
Albany, NY
Dec 30, 2007*
2:00 p.m.		 at Akron W 76–62  12–2
 Rhodes Arena (401)
Akron, OH
Jan 5, 2008
7:30 p.m.		 Fairfield W 73–43  13–2
(3–0)		 McCann Center (1,975)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 11, 2008
7:00 p.m.		 at Loyola (MD) W 61–59  14–2
(4–0)		 Reitz Arena (582)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 13, 2008
2:00 p.m.		 at Manhattan W 61–59  15–2
(5–0)		 Draddy Gymnasium (201)
Riverdale, NY
Jan 18, 2008
5:00 p.m.		 at Iona W 86–78  16–2
(6–0)		 Hynes Athletic Center (873)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 21, 2008
4:00 p.m.		 Canisius W 93–66  17–2
(7–0)		 McCann Center (2,060)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 25, 2008
7:00 p.m.		 Siena W 78–48  18–2
(8–0)		 McCann Center (3,200)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 27, 2008
12:00 p.m.		 Loyola (MD) W 85–59  19–2
(9–0)		 McCann Center (2,128)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 1, 2008
7:00 p.m.		 Rider W 84–63  20–2
(10–0)		 McCann Center (2,245)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 3, 2008
2:00 p.m.		 at Siena W 79–70  21–2
(11–0)		 Alumni Recreation Center (1,271)
Loudonville, NY
Feb 8, 2008
7:00 p.m.		 at Niagara W 75–54  22–2
(12–0)		 Gallagher Center (423)
Lewiston, NY
Feb 10, 2008
2:00 p.m.		 at Canisius W 91–46  23–2
(13–0)		 Koessler Athletic Center (711)
Buffalo, NY
Feb 15, 2008
7:30 p.m.		 Niagara W 66–51  24–2
(14–0)		 McCann Center (2,284)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 17, 2008
2:00 p.m.		 at Rider W 76–46  25–2
(15–0)		 Alumni Gymnasium (1,494)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb 24, 2008
2:00 p.m.		 Manhattan W 71–61  26–2
(16–0)		 McCann Center (2,821)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 27, 2008
7:00 p.m.		 No. 25 at Saint Peter's W 70–57  27–2
(17–0)		 Yanitelli Center (645)
Jersey City, NJ
Mar 1, 2008
7:30 p.m.		 No. 25 Saint Peter's W 71–58  28–2
(18–0)		 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.

References
  1. "2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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