Proof that there is considerable former playing talent on conference sidelines can be found in the answer to this question:
What two assistant coaches for MAAC programs rank as an all-time leader in a statistical category?
The answer is …
- Current Siena assistant Michelle Collins, who played for the Saints (1989-92) when it first joined the MAAC shares the top spot in career assist-per-game average with Liz Sterling of Fairfield (1981-84) at 5.69 per contest.
- Current Marist assistant Alisa Kresge, who played at Marist (2003-07) is the conference’s all-time leader in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.69.
Those stats come courtesy of the conference’s recent release, to media members, of a MAAC Record Book, the result of more than a year of research to determine all-time leaders not only in basketball but all sports played by conference members.
Here are more interesting statistics recorded by women's players:
The conference has produced five women’s players who have surpassed the 2,000-point barrier. They are:
1) Patty Stoffey of Loyola (1991-95) 2,467
2) Jeanine Radice of Fordham (1985-89) 2,417
3) Melanie Halker of Siena (1995-99) 2,021
4) Tonya Grant of Saint Peter’s (1986-90) 2,020
5) Shauna Geronzin of Canisius (1998-02) 2,012
Radice, though, is the top point-per-game scorer (21.8), followed by Stoffey (21.3) and Manhattan’s Sheila Tighe (1981-84), who averaged 21.3. Those are the only three players in conference history to average more than 20 points per contest over their respective careers.
Other all-time leaders:
Field Goal Percentage
1) Liene Jansone of Siena (2000-04) .591
2) Rachele Fitz of Marist (2006-present) .577
3) Katrina Fields of Fairfield (1981-85) .555
Free Throw Percentage
1) Jen Cole of La Salle (1989-92) .852
2) Beth Dickinson of Saint Peter’s (1999-01) .851
- Jeanine Radice of Fordham (1985-89) .851
Three-pointers per game
1) Heather Fiore of Canisius (1993-97) 2.41
2) Kim Kuhn of Niagara (1989-93) 2.39
3) Iris Beistline of Rider (1997-01) 2.22
Note: Amanda Cavo of Canisius is the league’s all-time leader in three-pointers made with 267, followed by Kuhn with 261 and Fiore with 260.
Three-point Field Goal Percentage
1) Peg Taylor of Siena (1989-92) .424
2) Micayla Drysdale of Canisius (2007-present) .411
3) Ann Mymm of Niagara (2000-04) .403
Career rebounds
1) Rosalee Mason of Manhattan (2000-04) 1,217
2) Katrina Fields of Marist (1981-85) 1,210
3) Midred Washington of Saint Peter’s (1993-97) 1,153
NOTE: Siena’s Melanie Halker (1995-99) is fourth in rebounds with 1,122 and is the only MAAC women’s player to rank in the top four in both career scoring and rebounding.
Assists per game
Mimi Harris of La Salle (1988-92) is No. 3 on the list at 5.63, behind Collins and Sterling.
Blocks per game
1) Ayanna Brown of Fairfield (2000-02) 2.58
2) Gail Strumpf of Fairfield (1997-01) 2.12
3) Stephanie Geehan of Fairfield (2006-current) 2.06
Steals Per Game
1) Blanche Jones of Saint Peter’s (1981-85) 3.27
2) Mimi LaMagne of Canisius (1993-97) 3.21
3) Christine Fryer of Fairfield (1992-96) 3.07
Assist to turnover ratio
1) Alisa Kresge of Marist (2003-07) 2.69
2) Tori Horvath of Iona (2003-07) 2.56
3) Mimi Harris of La Salle (1988-92) 2.05
Some interesting team statistics…
- In 2007-08 Marist became the only conference team to record 2,500 points (2,502) in a season.
- Only two teams, both from Holy Cross, averaged more than 80 points per game over a full season. The Crusaders scored 82.8 per game in the 1987-88 season and 80.7 per outing in 1986-87.
- The 1986-87 Holy Cross squad shot .501 from the field, the only time a conference team has gone a full season at better than 50-percent accuracy.
- The 2008-09 Canisius team set the conference record for most three-pointers made (252) in a season.
- The 1987-88 La Salle team shot an incredible .560 percent on three-pointers (47-of-84).
- Fairfield has the top five best blocked-shots-per-game averages for a full season … 5.87 in 200-01, 5.74 in 2008-09, 4.93 in 1983-8, 4.72 in 2001-02 and 4.63 in 1984-85.
- - Saint Peter’s has the two best steals-per-game averages over a full season … 14.54 in 1988-89 and 14.0 in 1985-86.
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