# Iona Gaels softball

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The Iona Gaels softball team represents Iona University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Gaels are currently led by head coach Alyssa Tiumalu. The team plays its home games at the Donald E. Walsh Field at Rice Oval located on the university's campus.

## History

The Iona Gaels are an original member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaels have managed to win four regular season championships (2005, 2010, 2012 and 2017) and six tournament championships (1984, 1985, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014). Iona has qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament four times as a result of winning the MAAC tournament, doing so in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014.
After defeating Canisius by a score of 4–1 in the 2010 MAAC championship game, Iona qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. The Gaels faced off against Texas. The Longhorns defeated Iona by a score of 6–0, the Gaels only managing one hit. Iona was eliminated from the tournament by East Carolina, losing 3–0.
Iona made their second appearance in the 2011 NCAA tournament after defeating Fairfield 4–0. The Gaels faced off against Oklahoma, but were defeated 7–1. Iona was eliminated from the tournament by Missouri State, losing 4–2.
The Gaels qualified for their third consecutive NCAA tournament in 2012 after winning the MAAC championship, once again defeating Fairfield. Iona faced #1 ranked California and were defeated 8–0. They were eliminated from the tournament by Boston University after losing a close 4–3 contest.
Iona's latest appearance in the NCAA tournament came in 2014. The Gaels qualified after defeating Manhattan. The team played Washington in their first game of the tournament, losing 8–0 via the mercy rule in six innings. The Gaels suffered the same fate in their final game and were eliminated from the tournament, losing to Northwestern 14–4 in six innings.

### Coaching history

| Years | Coach | Record | % |
| 1984–1999 | Linda Glum | 7–45 | .135 |
| 2000–2007 | Andrea Farquhar | 146–195–1 | .428 |
| 2008–2010 | Jaime Wohlbach | 54–85 | .388 |
| 2011–2012 | Roni Rivera | 66–48 | .579 |
| 2013–2017 | Melissa Inouye | 93–146 | .389 |
| 2018–2020 | Katie Jansson | 40–60 | .400 |
| 2021–present | Alyssa Tiumalu | 66–69–1 | .489 |

## Season by season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Iona Gaels (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1984–present) ||||||
| 1984 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 1st | |
| 1985 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 1st | |
| 1986 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 1st | |
| 1987 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 6th | |
| 1988 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 5th | |
| 1989 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 7th | |
| 1990 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 7th | |
| 1991 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 7th | |
| 1992 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 4th | |
| 1993 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 2nd | |
| 1994 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 4th | |
| 1995 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | 3rd | |
| 1996 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1997 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1998 | Linda Glum | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1999 | Linda Glum | 7–45 | 3–13 | 9th | |
| 2000 | Andrea Farquhar | 11–26 | 4–12 | T–8th | |
| 2001 | Andrea Farquhar | 15–32 | 2–14 | 9th | |
| 2002 | Andrea Farquhar | 21–24 | 10–6 | 4th | |
| 2003 | Andrea Farquhar | 14–27 | 6–10 | T–6th | |
| 2004 | Andrea Farquhar | 26–20–1 | 9–7 | T–3rd | |
| 2005 | Andrea Farquhar | 32–14 | 15–1 | 1st | |
| 2006 | Andrea Farquhar | 11–31 | 5–11 | T–8th | |
| 2007 | Andrea Farquhar | 14–23 | 8–8 | 5th | |
| 2008 | Jaime Wohlbach | 13–32 | 7–9 | 5th | |
| 2009 | Jaime Wohlbach | 13–27 | 4–10 | 8th | |
| 2010 | Jaime Wohlbach | 28–26 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA Regionals |
| 2011 | Roni Rivera | 31–22 | 11–5 | 4th | NCAA Regionals |
| 2012 | Roni Rivera | 35–26 | 12–4 | 8th | NCAA Regionals |
| 2013 | Melissa Inouye | 13–37 | 9–7 | T–4th | |
| 2014 | Melissa Inouye | 24–24 | 14–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regionals |
| 2015 | Melissa Inouye | 16–28 | 12–8 | T–5th | |
| 2016 | Melissa Inouye | 13–33 | 7–13 | 9th | |
| 2017 | Melissa Inouye | 27–24 | 15–5 | 1st | |
| 2018 | Katie Jansson | 19–27 | 11–9 | 4th | |
| 2019 | Katie Jansson | 19–27 | 12–8 | 4th | |
| 2020 | Katie Jansson | 2–6 | 0–0 | N/A | Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2021 | Alyssa Tiumalu | 22–12 | 21–10 | 3rd | |
| 2022 | Alyssa Tiumalu | 23–24 | 10–10 | 6th | |
| 2023 | Alyssa Tiumalu | 21–31–1 | 10–10 | 6th | |
| 2024 | Alyssa Tiumalu | 0–0 | 0–0 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 472–648–2 (.422) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||