Women's Basketball
Gaels speak on value that charity work brings to team
Farrell Shine, Staff Writer
April 17, 2019
Players from the Iona College women’s basketball team volunteered with Meals to Go on March 29. The players helped set up tables and prepared and packaged meals for local families in need. “Our group specifically put together the ingredients for macaroni and cheese in small bags to be s...
Iona freshman Shyan Mwai reflects on first season with women’s basketball team
Matthew George, Staff Writer
April 4, 2019
Freshman guard Shyan Mwai is coming off her first season on the Iona College women’s basketball team (5-26, 3-15 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) in which she played a key role in the Gaels’ rotation. Mwai finished the 2018-19 campaign, averaging 8.4 points per game and scoring a season-high 19 ...
Iona falls to Rider in MAAC Quarterfinals
Dan Abbate, Staff Writer
March 14, 2019
The Iona College women's basketball team season came to an end after losing to Rider 54-46 in the quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament on March 8. Iona was feeding off the momentum from its upset win over No. 7 Siena in the first round of the tournament, and the Gaels op...
MAAC Tournament says goodbye to Albany, prepares for future in Atlantic City
Ryan McFadden, Sports Editor
March 13, 2019
The Times Union Center in Albany, New York has been a travel destination for Iona College basketball fans for the last five years. Fans would either drive or take the student bus for more than two hours to watch the men’s and women’s basketball teams compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference T...
Iona seeks to embrace underdog mentality ahead of MAAC Tournament
Farrell Shine, Staff Writer
February 28, 2019
With only two weeks remaining until the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament in Albany, the Iona College women’s basketball teammates are keeping their heads up as they gain some momentum to close out the regular season. “Coming in as a brand new team, you really didn’t know what to...
After playing in junior college, Morgan Rachu continues to find her way at Iona
Ryan McFadden, Sports Editor
December 5, 2018
Iona College women’s basketball junior Morgan Rachu didn’t know what her role would be when she joined the team after playing two years at Wisconsin-Marathon Community College. Her goal when she first step on campus was simple-do whatever the team needed her to do to win. It didn’t matter how much...
Chambers believes Iona’s culture ‘has been restored’
November 6, 2018
After an extremely rough 2-28 season, and losing some key players such as Toyosi Abiola, Alexis Lewis, and Treyanna Clay, the Iona College women’s basketball team is going into the 2018–2019 season with many new players, a positive mindset, and a new assistant coaching staff.Head Coach Billi Chambe...
Gaels prepare for upcoming season by putting the past behind them
Will Schneiderhan Staff Writer
November 6, 2018
It’s hard to forget the Iona College women’s basketball 2017-18 season, in which the team posted a 2-28 record, its second worst record in school history. But with a team consisting of nine new players and three returners, it’s become easier for the Gaels to forget last season and look towards t...
Sara Krumpholcova to play in FIBA U23 3×3 World Championship
Ryan McFadden, Sports Editor
October 4, 2018
Iona College women’s basketball freshman guard Sara Krumpholcova will play with the Czech Republic national team in the FIBA U23 3x3 World Championship in China from Oct. 3 to Oct. 7, according to ICGaels.com. Krumpholcova got into 3x3 basketball three years ago when she participated in the FIB...
Kristin Mahoney learns to balance basketball, biology
April 19, 2018
Iona College senior Kristin Mahoney, who just finished her final season with the women’s basketball team, looks back at her experiences during her time here.“It’s been fun,” Mahoney said. “It was cool to be in a leadership position and showing the younger kids our culture and what to do.”As both a...
Gaels conclude difficult season at MAACs
March 8, 2018
The Iona College women’s basketball team (2-28, 2-16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), who came into the 2018 season ranked third in the MAAC preseason poll, ended a rough season by falling to rival Manhattan 55-39 in the first round of the conference tournament on March 1.Iona only had two player...
Iona looks for silver lining in winless record
Will Schneiderhan Staff Writer
January 24, 2018
The Iona College women’s basketball team has not had an ideal season, currently sitting with a 0-18 record. That said, the Gaels have played the most freshmen in the conference, which was not necessarily the plan coming into the season, according to head coach Billi Chambers.“I don’t think I would...
