2008 Woodie Awards
Undefeated Foxes face-off against St. Peter's at Yanitelli Center Friday night
Eric Zedalis
Issue date: 2/1/07 Section: Sports
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This Friday night, the women's basketball team will travel to Jersey City, N.J. to take on Saint Peter's College at the Yanitelli Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Yanitelli Center has been a dreadful environment for Marist, whose last and only win over the Peahens on their home floor was on Feb. 14, 2004. The senior duo of Maureen Magarity and Stephanie Del Preore helped seal the 54-51 victory, and only ever season sweep.
In fact, last year at Yanitelli, a very physical Peahens squad snapped Marist's 12-game win streak, which at the time, was the fifth longest in the nation, and gave Marist its first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) loss of the season.
Heading into this year's showdown at Yanitelli, Marist has won its last eight while averaging an astounding 20.3-point margin of victory. In those eight wins are back-to-back dominating performances over Saint Peter's, and pre-season MAAC favorite, Iona.
But beware, Giorgis said, because Marist's 73-34 thrashing of Saint Peter's came on the Red Foxes' home floor. Saint Peter's is not to be taken lightly, especially when they are playing at Yanitelli.
"We've only beaten them at their place once, ever," Giorgis said. "They play very well there, and we just never have played well there. Yeah, we beat them well at our place, but they're a very dangerous team. We can't overlook them."
Giorgis pointed out that Saint Peter's arrived late for the game in Poughkeepsie, and it looked as though it affected how the Peahens played that night. However, Giorgis said he hopes his squad brings the same kind of defensive intensity this next time around.
"They got here late, and they played like it," he said. "They shot 18 per cent. But we have to play as good of defense as we did then."
Giorgis said that the Saint Peter's team that showed up at the McCann Center back on Jan. 19 was "an aberration," and that Marist will have to fight hard to beat them again.
The Yanitelli Center has been a dreadful environment for Marist, whose last and only win over the Peahens on their home floor was on Feb. 14, 2004. The senior duo of Maureen Magarity and Stephanie Del Preore helped seal the 54-51 victory, and only ever season sweep.
In fact, last year at Yanitelli, a very physical Peahens squad snapped Marist's 12-game win streak, which at the time, was the fifth longest in the nation, and gave Marist its first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) loss of the season.
Heading into this year's showdown at Yanitelli, Marist has won its last eight while averaging an astounding 20.3-point margin of victory. In those eight wins are back-to-back dominating performances over Saint Peter's, and pre-season MAAC favorite, Iona.
But beware, Giorgis said, because Marist's 73-34 thrashing of Saint Peter's came on the Red Foxes' home floor. Saint Peter's is not to be taken lightly, especially when they are playing at Yanitelli.
"We've only beaten them at their place once, ever," Giorgis said. "They play very well there, and we just never have played well there. Yeah, we beat them well at our place, but they're a very dangerous team. We can't overlook them."
Giorgis pointed out that Saint Peter's arrived late for the game in Poughkeepsie, and it looked as though it affected how the Peahens played that night. However, Giorgis said he hopes his squad brings the same kind of defensive intensity this next time around.
"They got here late, and they played like it," he said. "They shot 18 per cent. But we have to play as good of defense as we did then."
Giorgis said that the Saint Peter's team that showed up at the McCann Center back on Jan. 19 was "an aberration," and that Marist will have to fight hard to beat them again.
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