Category: Iona Athletics
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Iona MBB defeats Delaware 92-77 in home opener
The Iona men’s basketball team defeated Delaware 92-77 in its home opener. A.J. English led the way with 25 points and 10 assists. The Gaels are 1-2 on the season.
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Iona makes NCAA Tournament for first time
[Originally published: April 7, 2016 in The Ionian] March 19, 2016, is a day that will go down in Iona College women’s basketball history as it marks the date of the program’s first NCAA Tournament game. The Gaels (23-12 overall, 16-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) drew a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament after…
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Iona wins first MAAC championship in school history
[Originally published: March 10, 2016 in The Ionian] For the first time in the history of the Iona College women’s basketball program, the Gaels are Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champions. The Maroon & Gold claimed the title on the back of its stifling defense as they topped Quinnipiac, the MAAC regular season champion, 57-41 in…
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Joy Adams breaks program’s rebounding record
[Originally published: Feb. 11, 2016 in The Ionian] For Iona College women’s basketball senior forward Joy Adams, collecting rebounds is a skill that she has mastered in her four years in New Rochelle. She became the program’s all-time leading rebounder Feb. 1 in the Gaels’ 79-76 overtime win at Canisius. Adams had 1,485 career boards…
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Maroon & Gold excel midway through their season
[Originally published: Jan. 28, 2016 in The Ionian] After losing Damika Martinez, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference all-time leading scorer, to graduation, the Iona College women’s basketball team evolved from a team carried by its offense to a team whose success was fueled by its defense. The Gaels ranked second out of 11 teams in…
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Sean Armand, Tre Bowman embark on pro basketball careers
[Originally published: Sept. 18, 2014 in The Ionian] Iona College has become a hotbed for professional basketball prospects. Fourteen former Gaels have gone on to play basketball professionally over the last five years. The two most recent additions to this club are Sean Armand and Tre Bowman. Armand and Bowman, both members of the class…
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Rich Leaf leaves mark on Hynes Center
The name Rich Leaf might not sound familiar to you. However, if you have attended an Iona basketball home game over the last few years, his voice would sound familiar. Leaf serves as the public address announcer for the Iona men’s and women’s basketball home games. He began in this role in January 2011. While…
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Gaels struggle against tough non-conference opponents
The Iona College women’s basketball team sensed that the first few weeks of the season would be difficult. Playing teams from the power-five conferences such as North Carolina and Southern California, the Gaels did not have an easy road to begin the year. Iona (1-5) took part in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge,…
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