Category: Ionian Articles
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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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Peyton Manning poised for fairytale ending
[Originally published: Jan. 28, 2016 in The Ionian] There are very few players who walk away from the game of football hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. Peyton Manning finds himself one win away from joining the likes of John Elway, Jerome Bettis, Ray Lewis and Michael Strahan, all of whom won the Super Bowl in their…
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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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Iona College releases annual fire and safety report
[Originally published: Oct. 15, 2015 in The Ionian] Iona College released its Campus Safety and Security Annual Report, which includes crime statistics from the last three years, on Sept. 30. The document, also known as the Clery Report, presents the number of fires, assaults, sexual offenses, robberies, drug and liquor law violations and other serious…
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Brady, Patriots cement legacy with fourth Super Bowl championship
[Originally published: Feb. 11, 2015 in The Ionian] With a fourth Super Bowl title, the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady established themselves as the best dynasty in the history of the NFL. In addition to winning the Big Game for a fourth time, Belichick and Brady have taken the Patriots to the…
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Security supervisor retires after 18 years at Iona
[Originally published: April 9, 2015 in The Ionian] David Graham, a campus safety and security supervisor, retired March 27 after 18 years of service to Iona College. Graham, who worked in the security field for more than 20 years, began working at Iona in 1996 as a site manager for an independent security firm. He…
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Time to say goodbye to Derek Jeter
[Originally published: Oct. 2, 2014 in The Ionian] Growing up, most sports fans have their favorite athletes. Whether it’s the hometown hero, the underdog, the best player in the game or the leader of your favorite team, everyone has that one athlete that they look up to. For me, Derek Jeter was my favorite, but…
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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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