2008 Woodie Awards
First seed carries little weight in 'new' MAAC tourney
Joseph Ferrary
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Sports
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With Saturday's thrilling 98-88 victory over Siena in overtime, the Marist men's basketball team clinched the number one seed for the upcoming Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) tournament.
The Red Foxes finished the season with a record of 23-7, 14-4 in the MAAC and will play the winner of the Canisius vs. Saint Peter's game Saturday March 3rd at 4 p.m.
Along with the number one seed for the tournament, the Red Foxes automatically clinched a berth into the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), if they fail to reach the NCAA Tournament.
Last Year's MAAC Tourney
Last year the Red Foxes finished the season with a record of 18-9, 12-6 in the MAAC and were the number three seed heading in the MAAC Tournament. After receiving a first round bye, the Red Foxes faced Canisius, (the number 9 seed), in their opening round game in the quarterfinals.
Behind 17 points from junior guard Will Whittington, including four three-pointers, the Red Foxes defeated the Golden Griffs 68-62. Marist had three other players score in double figures, Jared Jordan with 14 points and James Smith and Ben Farmer with 13 and 11 points respectively. Ryan Stilphen led the Red Foxes with 12 rebounds.
With the victory the Red Foxes advanced to face the number two seed, Iona Gaels, in the semifinals action of the MAAC Tournament. Senior Iona point guard Ricky Soliver scored a career-high 31 points to lead the Gaels to a 100-84 victory over Marist in the semi-finals. Jordan and Farmer scored 18 and 17 points a piece to lead the Red Foxes.
After a see-saw battle in the first half, the two teams were tied at 46 going into the break. The Iona Gaels came out red hot to start the second half by going on a 22-7 run fueled by five field goals and five free-throws by Soliver. Fellow senior backcourt mate Steve Burtt finished with 30 points.
First Round Match-up
The Red Foxes will face either no. 8 Canisius or no. 9 Saint Peter's. Marist finished with a combined regular season record of 3-1 versus these two teams.
The Red Foxes finished the season with a record of 23-7, 14-4 in the MAAC and will play the winner of the Canisius vs. Saint Peter's game Saturday March 3rd at 4 p.m.
Along with the number one seed for the tournament, the Red Foxes automatically clinched a berth into the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), if they fail to reach the NCAA Tournament.
Last Year's MAAC Tourney
Last year the Red Foxes finished the season with a record of 18-9, 12-6 in the MAAC and were the number three seed heading in the MAAC Tournament. After receiving a first round bye, the Red Foxes faced Canisius, (the number 9 seed), in their opening round game in the quarterfinals.
Behind 17 points from junior guard Will Whittington, including four three-pointers, the Red Foxes defeated the Golden Griffs 68-62. Marist had three other players score in double figures, Jared Jordan with 14 points and James Smith and Ben Farmer with 13 and 11 points respectively. Ryan Stilphen led the Red Foxes with 12 rebounds.
With the victory the Red Foxes advanced to face the number two seed, Iona Gaels, in the semifinals action of the MAAC Tournament. Senior Iona point guard Ricky Soliver scored a career-high 31 points to lead the Gaels to a 100-84 victory over Marist in the semi-finals. Jordan and Farmer scored 18 and 17 points a piece to lead the Red Foxes.
After a see-saw battle in the first half, the two teams were tied at 46 going into the break. The Iona Gaels came out red hot to start the second half by going on a 22-7 run fueled by five field goals and five free-throws by Soliver. Fellow senior backcourt mate Steve Burtt finished with 30 points.
First Round Match-up
The Red Foxes will face either no. 8 Canisius or no. 9 Saint Peter's. Marist finished with a combined regular season record of 3-1 versus these two teams.
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