# 2009–10 Iona Gaels women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Iona Gaels women's basketball team represented the Iona College in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Iona Gaels were coached by eight year head coach, Anthony Bozzella. They play their home games in New Rochelle, New York, at the Hynes Athletic Center, and are a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference playing towards the NCAA championship. Jessica Anger was the Director of Basketball Operations.

## Offseason

* August 12: Sophomore guard Jessica Scannell was named a member of the Irish Senior Women's basketball team for the European qualification series. Former Gael Michelle Fahy joined Scannell on the Irish squad.

## Exhibition

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| Sat, Nov 07 | DOWLING | New Rochelle, NY | 1:00 pm | 97-63 |

## Regular season
### Roster

| Number | Name | Class | Position | Height |
| 0 | Tomica Bacic | So. | G | 6-0 |
| 1 | Milica Paligoric | So. | C | 6-3 |
| 2 | Jessica Scannell | So. | G | 5-8 |
| 5 | Haley D'Angelo | Fr. | G | 5-6 |
| 0 | Suzi Fregosi | Jr. | G | 5-6 |
| 15 | Thazina Cook | Sr. | G | 5-9 |
| 20 | Diana Hubbard | Fr. | G | 5-7 |
| 23 | Kristina Ford | So. | F | 6-1 |
| 24 | Robin Felder | So. | G | 5-5 |
| 25 | Kara Kochanek | So. | F | 6-2 |
| 31 | Marissa Flagg | Jr. | G | 5-5 |
| 33 | Kiera Schiavetta | Jr. | G | 5-6 |
| 34 | Sarah Schoof | So. | C | 6-3 |
| 35 | Samantha Kopp | Fr. | F | 6-2 |
| 44 | Catherine Lutz | Jr. | G/F | 6-1 |
| 45 | Anda Ivkovic | Jr. | F | 6-1 |
| 50 | Anna McLean | Sr. | C | 6-2 |

### Schedule

The Gaels competed in the Iona Tip-Off Tournament (Arizona, Bucknell, Miami (OH)) from November 14–15. In addition, they competed in the Cancun Tournament November 26–27.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score | Record |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Arizona | New Rochelle, NY | 7:30 pm | 70-75 OT | 0-1 |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Bucknell | New Rochelle, NY | 3:30 pm | 62-55 | 1-1 |
| Fri, Nov 20 | Pacific | New Rochelle, NY | 12:00 pm | 76-54 | 2-1 |
| Sun, Nov 22 | Notre Dame | at South Bend, IN | 2:00 pm | 45-80 | 2-2 |
| Thu, Nov 26 | Arkansas | at Cancun, Mexico | 1:00 pm | 60-66 | 2-3 |
| Fri, Nov 27 | Cleveland State | at Cancun, Mexico | 2:30 pm | 58-64 | 2-4 |
| Mon, Dec 07 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | at Princess Anne, MD | 6:00 pm | 53-50 | 3-4 |
| Wed, Dec 09 | Fordham | at Bronx, NY | 7:00 pm | 64-70 | 3-5 |
| Fri, Dec 18 | Georgia State | New Rochelle, NY | 7:30 pm | 56-64 | 3-6 |
| Sun, Dec 20 | Connecticut | at Storrs, CT | 6:00 pm | 35-90 | 3-7 |
| Mon, Dec 28 | St. Francis (NY) | New Rochelle, NY | 7:30 pm | 85-51 | 4-7 |
| Sun, Jan 3 | Loyola (MD) | New Rochelle, NY | 2:00 pm | 59-71 | 4-8 (0-1) |
| Tue, Jan 5 | Manhattan | at Bronx, NY | 7:00 pm | 79-62 | 5-8 (1-1) |
| Sat, Jan 9 | Canisius | at Buffalo, NY | 2:00 pm | 60-48 | 6-8 (2-1) |
| Mon, Jan 11 | Niagara | at Lewiston, NY | 7:00 pm | 59-51 | 7-8 (3-1) |
| Sat, Jan 16 | Siena | New Rochelle, NY | 1:00 pm | 69-55 | 8-8 (4-1) |
| Mon, Jan 18 | Saint Peter's | New Rochelle, NY | 5:00 pm | 61-45 | 9-8 (5-1) |
| Fri, Jan 22 | Manhattan | New Rochelle, NY | 12:00 pm | 64-53 | 10-8 (6-1) |
| Sun, Jan 24 | Niagara | New Rochelle, NY | 1:00 pm | 71-55 | 11-8 (7-1) |
| Fri, Jan 29 | Rider | at Lawrenceville, NJ | 7:00 pm | 85-60 | 12-8 (8-1) |
| Mon, Feb 1 | Fairfield | New Rochelle, NY | 5:00 pm | 75-63 | 13-8 (9-1) |
| Fri, Feb 5 | Marist | at Poughkeepsie, NY | 7:30 pm | 58-68 | 13-9 (9-2) |
| Sun, Feb 7 | Siena | at Loudonville, NY | 1:00 pm | 67-75 | 13-10 (9-3) |
| Mon, Feb 15 | Canisius | New Rochelle, NY | 2:00 pm | 63-47 | 14-11 (10-3) |
| Wed, Feb 17 | Loyola (MD) | at Baltimore, MD | 4:30 pm | 72-70 | 15-11 (11-3) |
| Fri, Feb 19 | Fairfield | at Fairfield, CT | 7:00 pm | 59-72 | 15-12 (11-4) |
| Sun, Feb 21 | Saint Peter's | at Jersey City, NJ | 2:00 pm | 57-41 | 16-12 (12-4) |
| Fri, Feb 26 | Marist | New Rochelle, NY | 7:30 pm | 80-82 | 16-13 (12-5) |
| Sun, Feb 28 | Rider | New Rochelle, NY | 2:00 pm | 79-43 | 17-13 (13-5) |

## Player stats

| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |

## Postseason
### Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score | Record |
| Fri, Mar 5 | (7) Siena (Quarterfinals) | at Albany, NY | 9:30 am | 59-43 | 18-13 |
| Sat, Mar 6 | (3) Fairfield (Semifinals) | at Albany, NY | 9:30 am | 57-61 | 18-14 |

### WNIT

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score | Record |
| Fri, Mar 19 | Maryland (First Round) | at College Park, MD | 7:00 pm | 53-88 | 18-15 |

## Team players drafted into the WNBA

| Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |