Jen Fay had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Aryn McClure added 18 points and eight boards, and top-seeded Quinnipiac beat Marist 81-51 on Monday to win its third straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship and NCAA Tournament berth.
Marist women's basketball coach Brian Giorgis cleanly caught two foul balls -- in consecutive innings, no less -- at Yankee Stadium in New York's game against his beloved Indians.
Mass shootings across the nation have prompted Marist College in New York to drop Shooter as the nickname for its sports mascot.
From players to watch and potential upsets to the best games in the first round, espnW breaks down each region of the women's NCAA tournament.
Many elite programs steer clear of scheduling Marist. But Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale knows Saturday’s game has the potential to be another classic between two coaches with more in common than their personalities and location might suggest.
Kentucky might have graduated the star guard who had been synonymous with the program since 2009. But the collective presence on the perimeter, paired with two star posts inside, made sure the Wildcats opened their season with a win Friday.
Quinnipiac might have had more able bodies at its disposal, but nobody has one quite like Maryland does with Alyssa Thomas, who led the Terps to the second round.
Dayton, Middle Tennessee and Delaware rule the top three spots in espnW's latest mid-major top-10 rankings.
While coaching in the mid-majors is often a steppingstone to supposedly bigger and better jobs, Brian Giorgis has found a home -- and built a consistent power -- at Marist.
On a night when Baylor and Kentucky understandably hogged headlines, Hartford outlasted Marist in one of the nation's top mid-major rivalries.
The 2011-12 season is going to be a hard act to follow for the mid-major community. But Delaware starts out on top of the preseason top-10 rankings.
