St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball
| St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers | ||||
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| University | St. Francis College | |||
| All-time record | 334–818 (.290) | |||
| Conference | NEC | |||
| Location | Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Head coach | John Thurston (4th year) | |||
| Arena |
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Peter Aquilone Court (Capacity: 1,200) | |||
| Nickname | Terriers | |||
| Colors |
Royal Blue and Red[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball program represents St. Francis College in intercollegiate women's basketball. The team has been a member of the Division I Northeast Conference since 1988. The Terriers play on the Peter Aquilone Court at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex located in Brooklyn Heights, New York on the St. Francis College campus.[2]
History
The women's team kicked off intercollegiate athletics at St. Francis College in 1973. The first head coach was Christine McGowan, who led them to a 9–5 record. Since the 1988–89 season the women's basketball team has been a part of the Northeast Conference. The programs first Conference Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament participation occurred in 2015 when both were accomplished.
John Thurston era
As of 2012, John Thurston is the head coach of the St. Francis College Terriers.[3] Thurston replaced Brenda Milano, who coached the Terriers for 9 seasons leading them to the NEC playoffs 3 times.[4] After not making the NEC Tournament for four consecutive seasons, 2008–11, first-year head coach Thurston was able to secure the 7th seed in 2012. The Terriers also won more than 10 games for the first time in 5 years, going 11–19 overall.
For the 2013–14 season the Terriers made a pair of appearances on ESPN3 for the first time in their history.[5] The 2013–14 Terriers improved to 6–2 on the season for the first time since the 1976–77 season.[6] After going 11–2 by winning 5 straight games, the Terriers for the first time in program history were ranked inside the top 25 of a national basketball poll at 25th in the CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Mid-Major Poll.[7] The 2013–14 squad set the single-season school record with 19 wins during the year and the Terriers notched 10 conference wins, the most in St. Francis Brooklyn women's basketball history.
The 2014–15 team was invited to participate in the 2014 Preseason WNIT, the first in the program's history. They are also the 2014–15 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Champions after defeating Robert Morris 77–62 in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. St. Francis Brooklyn is the first team to go on the road and win all three tournament games to be crowned Northeast Conference Champions. They are also the first number 5 seed to take home the championship trophy. This is the first championship for St. Francis women's basketball in program history. The women's basketball team made its first NCAA Tournament appearance and lost to eventual champions Connecticut.
While the Terriers under-performed on the court for the 2015–16 season, they excelled in the classroom and posted the number one ranking in the NCAA for team GPA.[8] Additionally, the Terriers for four consecutive years have won Northeast Conference Top Academic Team Awards, four consecutive Northeast Conference Sportsmanship Awards, and four consecutive years finishing among the top five teams in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Team GPA rankings.[8]
Season by season results
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Christine McGowan (Independent) (1973–1974) | |||||||||
| 1973–74 | Christine McGowan | 9–5 | — | ||||||
| Christine McGowan: | 9–5 (.643) | 0–0 | |||||||
| Dianne Nolan (Independent) (1974–1979) | |||||||||
| 1974–75 | Dianne Nolan | 6–11 | — | ||||||
| 1975–76 | Dianne Nolan | 16–10 | — | ||||||
| 1976–77 | Dianne Nolan | 14–10 | — | ||||||
| 1977–78 | Dianne Nolan | 14–13 | — | ||||||
| 1978–79 | Dianne Nolan | 11–13 | — | ||||||
| Dianne Nolan: | 61–57 (.517) | 0–0 | |||||||
| Unknown (Independent) (1979–1982) | |||||||||
| 1979–80 | Mary Convy | 9–15 | — | ||||||
| 1980–81 | Mary Convy | 9–20 | — | ||||||
| 1981–82 | Mary Convy | 7–16 | — | ||||||
| Mary Convy: | 25–51 (.329) | 0–0 | |||||||
| John Woods (Independent) (1982–1983) | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | John Woods | 5–22 | — | ||||||
| John Woods: | 5–22 (.185) | 0–0 | |||||||
| Dominick Vulpis (Independent) (1983–1986) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Dominick Vulpis | 5–20 | — | ||||||
| 1984–85 | Dominick Vulpis | 13–13 | — | ||||||
| 1985–86 | Dominick Vulpis | 9–16 | — | ||||||
| Dominick Vulpis: | 27–49 (.355) | 0–0 | |||||||
| Kevin A. Jones (ECAC-Metro Conference) (1986–1987) | |||||||||
| 1986–87 | Kevin A. Jones | 14–15 | 9–7 | 5th | — | ||||
| Kevin A. Jones: | 14–15 (.483) | 9–7 (.563) | |||||||
| Cecil King (ECAC-Metro Conference) (1987–1988) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Cecil King | 4–22 | 2–14 | — | |||||
| Cecil King: | 4–22 (.154) | 2–14 (.125) | |||||||
| Irma Garcia (NEC) (1988–1999) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | Irma Garcia | 3–24 | — | ||||||
| 1989–90 | Irma Garcia | 6–20 | — | ||||||
| 1990–91 | Irma Garcia | 5–22 | — | ||||||
| 1991–92 | Irma Garcia | 1–26 | — | ||||||
| 1992–93 | Irma Garcia | 3–23 | — | ||||||
| 1993–94 | Irma Garcia | 9–19 | 8th | — | |||||
| 1994–95 | Irma Garcia | 12–16 | 8th | — | |||||
| 1995–96 | Irma Garcia | 3–23 | 10th | — | |||||
| 1996–97 | Irma Garcia | 5–22 | 10th | — | |||||
| 1997–98 | Irma Garcia | 11–16 | 5th | — | |||||
| 1998–99 | Irma Garcia | 10–17 | 7th | — | |||||
| Irma Garcia: | 68–228 (.230) | 39–151 (.205) | |||||||
| Steve Fagan (NEC) (1999–2000) | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | Steve Fagan | 2–25 | 1–17 | — | |||||
| Steve Fagan: | 2–25 (.074) | 1–17 (.056) | |||||||
| Christine Cunningham (NEC) (2000–2003) | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Christine Cunningham | 2–25 | — | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Christine Cunningham | 5–22 | — | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Christine Cunningham | 2–25 | — | ||||||
| Christine Cunningham: | 9–72 (.111) | 6–48 (.111) | |||||||
| Brenda Milano (NEC) (2003–2012) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Brenda Milano | 8–19 | 7–11 | 9th | — | ||||
| 2004–05 | Brenda Milano | 10–18 | 7—11 | 8th | — | ||||
| 2005–06 | Brenda Milano | 5–22 | 4–14 | T-9th | — | ||||
| 2006–07 | Brenda Milano | 13–18 | 7—11 | 8th | — | ||||
| 2007–08 | Brenda Milano | 10–20 | 7—11 | T-6th | — | ||||
| 2008–09 | Brenda Milano | 4–25 | 3–15 | T-10th | — | ||||
| 2009–10 | Brenda Milano | 2–27 | 1—17 | 12th | — | ||||
| 2010–11 | Brenda Milano | 2–27 | 0—18 | 12th | — | ||||
| 2011–12 | Brenda Milano | 4–25 | 3—15 | 11th | — | ||||
| Brenda Milano: | 58–201 (.224) | 39–116 (.241) | |||||||
| John Thurston (NEC) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | John Thurston | 11–19 | 8—10 | 7th | — | ||||
| 2013–14 | John Thurston | 19–11 | 10—8 | 5th | — | ||||
| 2014–15 | John Thurston | 15–19 | 9—9 | 5th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | John Thurston | 7–22 | 4—14 | 9th | |||||
| 2016–17 | John Thurston | 0–0 | 0—0 | ||||||
| John Thurston: | 52–71 (.423) | 31–41 (.431) | |||||||
| Total: | 334–818 (.290) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Coaching history
| Overall | Conference | |||||
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| Name | Years | Won-Lost | Pct. | Won-Lost | Pct. | Note |
| Christine McGowan | 1973–74 (1yr) | 9–5 | 64.3% | |||
| Dianne Nolan | 1974–79 (5yr) | 64–38 | 62.7% | |||
| Mary Convy | 1979–82 (3yr) | 25–51 | 32.9% | |||
| John Woods | 1982–83 (1yr) | 5–22 | 18.5% | |||
| Dominick Vulpis | 1983–86 (9yr) | 27–49 | 35.5% | |||
| Kevin A. Jones | 1986–87 (1yr) | 14–15 | 48.3% | 9–7 | 56.3% | 1987 NEC Coach of the Year |
| Cecil King | 1987–88 (1yr) | 4–22 | 15.4% | 2–14 | 12.5% | |
| Irma Garcia | 1988–99 (11yr) | 68–228 | 23.0% | 39–151 | 20.5% | 1998 NEC Coach of the Year |
| Steve Fagan | 1999–00 (1yr) | 2–25 | 7.4% | 1–17 | 5.6% | |
| Christine Cunningham | 2000–03 (3yr) | 9–72 | 11.1% | 6–48 | 11.1% | |
| Brenda Milano | 2003–12 (9yr) | 58–201 | 22.4% | 39–116 | 24.1% | |
| John Thurston | 2012–Present (4yr) | 52–71 | 42.3% | 31–41 | 43.1% | First coach to win NEC Conference Tournament and make NCAA Tournament Appearance. |
| Totals | 1973–2016 | 334–818 | 29% | 127–394 | 24.4% | |
Tournament results
NCAA
The Terriers appeared in their first NCAA Tournament in 2015, a 33–89 loss to first seed and eventual champions Connecticut in the Albany Regional at Storrs, Connecticut.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | First Round | Connecticut | L 33–89 |
Rivalry
The fiercest rival of the Terriers are the Long Island University Blackbirds, they have competed ever since their first match on February 21, 1975. During the 1993–94 season the women's basketball programs of St. Francis College and Long Island University contested their first official Battle of Brooklyn match.[10] The Blackbirds lead the Battle of Brooklyn series 13–10.
Terrier records
| Game | Season | Career | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 47 Pam Curcio (December 8, 1999) | 591 Karen Erving-Schiera (1988–89) | 1,929 Karen Erving-Schiera (1987–91) |
| Rebounds | 25 Karen Erving-Schiera (February 14, 1989) | 372 Karen Abrams (1986–87) | 1,049 Karen Erving-Schiera (1987–91) |
| Assists | 10 Jasmin Robinson (November 23, 2013) 10 Jessica Kaufman (February 22, 2014) |
192 Sandy Salerno (1990–91) | 589 Sandy Salerno (1987–91) |
| Steals | 9 Melissa Gialanella (September 12, 1998) | 156 Sharon McAdams (1980–81) | 354 Sharon McAdams (1977–81) |
| Blocked Shots | 9 Katja Bavendam (February 23, 2008) | 93 Katja Bavendam (2006–07) | 236 Katja Bavendam (2004–08) |
Accolades
Northeast Conference (1986–present)
| Year | NEC Player of the Year [11] | NEC Defensive Player of the Year [11] | NEC Coach of the Year [11] | First Team All-NEC [11] | Second Team ALL-NEC [11] | NEC Rookie of the Year [11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Kevin A. Jones | |||||
| 1987–88 | ||||||
| 1988–89 | ||||||
| 1989–90 | ||||||
| 1990–91 | Clare Guerriero | |||||
| 1991–92 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | ||||||
| 1993–94 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Irma Garcia | Christine Taps | ||||
| 1998–99 | Carolyn Harvey | |||||
| 1999–00 | ||||||
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| 2002–03 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Kim Bennett | |||||
| 2005–06 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Tiffany Hill | |||||
| 2007–08 | Tiffany Hill | |||||
| 2008–09 | Kara Ayers | |||||
| 2009–10 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Eilidh Simpson | |||||
| 2014–15 | Jaymee Veney | |||||
| 2015–16 | Leah Fechko | Leah Fechko | ||||
Terriers in professional leagues
- Leah Fechko ('16), signed a professional contract with the women's Killester Basketball Club of the Premier League in Ireland.[12]
- Eilidh Simpson ('15), signed a professional contract with CD Zamarat of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto in Spain.[13]
References
- ↑ "2015–16 MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Shanoff, Dan (28 November 2009). "For a Budding Fan, Basketball the Way It Ought to Be". nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "New Women's Basketball Head Coach John Thurston Introduced on Monday". St. Francis College Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ "2004–05 Women's Basketball Season Preview". StFrancisCollege.edu. 2004. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Men's & Women's Hoops To Make Seven Television Apperances [sic] This Season" (Press release). sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Terriers Tame Lions; 73-47; on Wednesday Evening First 20+win since 2007; First 6-2 Start since 1976-77 season". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Mid-Major Top 25". collegeinsider.com. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- 1 2 "John Thurston Previews His 2016-17 Terriers As Official Practice Gets Underway". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "St. Francis Brooklyn Women's Basketball Won/Loss History". NCAA.org. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "LIU WBB Record Book" (PDF). LIUAthletics.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NEC Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Recent Graduate Leah Fechko Signs Professional Contract With Killester Basketball Club in Dublin, Ireland". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "Eilidh Simpson still calls Australia home". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links
- ESPN's SFC Terriers Women's College Basketball page
- St. Francis Terriers women's basketball official website