2008–09 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2008–09 Marist Red Foxes Marist "M" logo.png 150 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC 29–4 16–2 Brian Giorgis 7th Megan Gebbia Erin Leger Keila Whittington McCann Center MAAC Regular Season ChampionsMAAC Tournament Champions 2009 NCAA Tournament first round 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. Roster 2008 Marist Red Foxes w y yes w Katheryn Lyons n 0 G 5 10 FR y Kernersville, NC Bishop McGuinness w Julianne Viani n 3 G 5 7 SR y Poughkeepsie, NY Our Lady of Lourdes w Elise Caron n 5 G 5 5 SO Quebec, Canada Cégep Édouard-Montpetit w Erica Allenspach n 10 G 5 8 SO Miamisburg, OH Miamisburg w Brittany Engle n 11 G 5 9 JR South Easton, MA Oliver Ames w Rachele Fitz n 12 F 6 0 JR Seven Hills, OH Trinity w Emily Stallings n 20 F 6 0 FR Newburgh, NY John S. Burke w Maria Laterza n 21 C 6 3 SO Brooklyn, NY Bishop Kearney w Kristine Best n 22 G 5 4 FR Commack, NY St. Anthony w Corielle Yard n 24 G 5 8 FR Reading, PA Schuylkill Valley w Lynzee Johnson n 31 G/F 5 10 JR Bellbrook, OH Bellbrook w Courtney Kolesar n 33 G 5 8 SR y Concord, OH Painesville-Riverside w Brandy Gang n 34 F 6 2 FR Hartville, OH Lake w Sarah Huff n 42 F 6 3 SO Canal Winchester, OH Canal Winchester Brian Giorgis (SUNY Cortland) Megan Gebbia (Towson) Erin Leger (Marist) Keila Whittington (Dillard) https://goredfoxes.com/roster.aspx?roster=190&path=wbball March 5, 2009 Schedule https://goredfoxes.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=240 2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Marist Red Foxes|Regular Season Nov 16, 2008 4:00 p.m. yes Albany McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 2,149 74–56 1–0 Nov 21, 2008 7:00 p.m. yes yes Northeastern Solomon Court Boston, MA 185 93–65 2–0 Nov 23, 2008 2:00 p.m. yes yes Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA 351 76–63 3–0 Nov 26, 2008 8:00 p.m. yes yes Oklahoma 4 Leede Arena Norman, OK 7,063 57–83 3–1 Nov 28, 2008 8:00 p.m. yes yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 1,130 73–53 4–1 Dec 1, 2008 7:30 p.m. yes Lafayette McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 1,574 66–55 5–1 Dec 5, 2008 7:00 p.m. yes Niagara Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 432 60–38 6–1 1–0 Dec 7, 2008 2:00 p.m. yes Canisius Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 608 70–52 7–1 2–0 Dec 13, 2008 2:00 p.m. yes Boston University McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 2,008 73–62 8–1 Dec 20, 2008 2:00 p.m. yes St. Bonaventure McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 1,655 48–45 9–1 Dec 29, 2008 1:00 p.m. yes yes East Carolina U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL FIU Sun & Fun Classic 158 62–58 10–1 Dec 30, 2008 7:00 p.m. yes yes Georgia Southern U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL FIU Sun & Fun Classic 207 60–45 11–1 Jan 4, 2009 1:00 p.m. yes Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,111 69–45 12–1 3–0 Jan 6, 2009 7:30 p.m. 25 Iona McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 1,750 81–58 13–1 4–0 Jan 9, 2009 7:30 p.m. 25 Niagara McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 1,975 98–51 14–1 5–0 Jan 11, 2009 7:00 p.m. yes 25 Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD 582 86–44 15–1 6–0 Jan 16, 2009 7:00 p.m. 21 Saint Peter's McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 2,088 78–58 16–1 7–0 Jan 18, 2009 2:00 p.m. yes 21 Siena Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY 904 65–55 17–1 8–0 Jan 23, 2009 4:30 p.m. 20 Fairfield McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 2,205 65–73 17–2 8–1 Jan 25, 2009 12:00 p.m. yes 20 Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ 412 71–58 18–2 9–1 Jan 30, 2009 7:00 p.m. Manhattan McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 2,606 70–44 19–2 10–1 Feb 1, 2009 2:00 p.m. yes Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 944 69–60 20–2 11–1 Feb 6, 2009 7:00 p.m. Canisius McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 3,200 60–68 20–3 11–2 Feb 8, 2009 7:00 p.m. Loyola (MD) McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 2,553 86–53 21–3 12–2 Feb 12, 2009 7:00 p.m. yes Fairfield Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT 711 64–52 22–3 13–2 Feb 15, 2009 1:00 p.m. yes yes Hartford Chase Arena West Hartford, CT 3,217 78–73 OT 23–3 Feb 19, 2009 7:00 p.m. yes Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY 1,023 91–82 24–3 14–2 Feb 22, 2009 2:00 p.m. Siena McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 2,980 78–49 25–3 15–2 Feb 28, 2009 7:30 p.m. Rider McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY 2,828 81–56 26–3 16–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Marist Red Foxes| MAAC Women's Tournament Mar 6, 2009 1:30 p.m. yes 1 Loyola (MD) 9 Times Union Center Albany, NY Quarterfinals 81–27 27–3 Mar 7, 2009 11:30 a.m. yes 1 Iona 5 Times Union Center Albany, NY Semifinals 3,700 76–69 28–3 Mar 8, 2009 12:00 p.m. yes 1 Canisius 2 Times Union Center Albany, NY Championship 3,882 78–63 29–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Marist Red Foxes| NCAA tournament Mar 21, 2009 10:30 p.m. yes 12 Virginia 24 5 Galen Center Los Angeles, CA First Round 1,292 61–68 29–4 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Marist Red Foxes women's basketball seasons Marist Marist Red Foxes women's basketball Marist Red Foxes women's basketball Marist