Baruch college Women’s BASKETBALL
About Baruch College B
aruch College is ranked among the region’s and nation’s top colleges by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Princeton Review, and others. Baruch is within easy reach of Wall Street, Midtown, and the global headquarters of major companies and non-profit and cultural organizations, giving students unparalleled internship, career, and networking opportunities. The College’s more than 17,000 students, who speak more than 110 languages and trace their heritage to over 160 countries, have been repeatedly named one of the most ethnically diverse student bodies in the United States. Baruch College of the City University of New York remains dedicated to being a catalyst for the social, cultural, and financial mobility of a diverse student body, reflective of its historical mission. Baruch College educates men and women for leadership roles in business, civic and cultural affairs, and academia. It offers rigorous baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral programs to qualified students who seek careers in business, public affairs, and the arts and sciences. Integrating professional education with the arts and sciences for undergraduates, Baruch College’s faculty cultivates its students’ analytical ability, critical thinking, cultural awareness, and ethical sensibility. The College’s graduate programs focus on professional preparation that enables students to become leaders and innovators in their fields. The faculty’s contributions to knowledge reflect a commitment to teaching, research, scholarship, public policy, and artistic creativity. Through executive education, continuing studies programs, and public events, Baruch engages the larger civic and international community that includes its supportive alumni, extending the College’s visibility and nurturing its global reputation.
THE 25 MOST DESIRABLE LARGE SCHOOLs 1. Harvard University 2. University of Pennsylvania 3. Cornell University 4. University of Southern California 5. University of California, Berkeley 6. UNC-Chapel Hill 7. University of Virginia 8. UCLA 9. University of Florida 10. New York University of New York 11. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 12. University of Texas at Austin 13. Brigham Young University 14. George Washington University 15. Univ. of Maryland-College Park 16. Kansas State University 17. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 18. University of Miami 19. Northeastern University 20. University of Georgia 21. Clemson University
22. Baruch College, City University 23. University of Central Arkansas 24. Texas A&M University 25. University ofWisconsin-Madison
HEAD COACH Machli Joseph
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he women’s basketball program has seen unprecedented success since Machli Joseph was first named head coach on May 12, 2004. During his eight seasons on the sidelines, the former Division I basketball player has amassed a record of 152-52 (.745). The Bearcats have won six CUNYAC Tournament Championships (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), and earned automatic berths each time to the NCAA Tournament. During their 2006 & 2009 NCAA appearances, the team advanced to the second round before falling to a nationally-ranked opponent. Joseph’s leadership has also produced three CUNYAC MVPs (Chiresse Paradise, Monique Salmon, Jessica Duleba), and a large number of players with regional all-star honors with D3Hoops.com, ECAC and other basketball publications. One of the major reasons for his coaching success has been his ability to recruit both locally and nationally with players on his roster from as far as California, Nevada, Utah, Illinois, Michigan, and Virginia. In his rookie season (2004-05), Joseph coached the Bearcats to a (then) team record 21 wins,
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As a coach, I try to always remind myself of my duties: to love, teach, support & help them become successful. Basketball is just a vehicle.”
their first-ever post-season berth (ECAC), and the CUNYAC North Division Regular Season Championship. His first season also included a win against a #1-ranked opponent (NYU), a Baruch athletic program and CUNY Athletic Conference first, and a pair of Tournament Championships with the Baruch Invitational and Manhattanville’s Castle Classic Tournament. In his second season (2005-06), he led the Bearcats again to a (then) team record 23 wins, the CUNYAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship, and their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The success did not stop there as the Bearcats defeated Mount Saint Mary (NY) for the conference’s first-ever win in the NCAA Tournament, and for his efforts, he was named the Coach of the Year by both the CUNY Athletic Conference and the Met Basketball Writers Association’s/National Invitation Tournament. Overall, the team has won at least 19 games and played in a post-season tournament every season with Joseph as head coach.
2012-2013 R O S T E R #
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2
Full Name
Pos.
Ht.
Yr.
Hometown / High School
Domyae Ivory-Byrd
G
5-3
Fr.
Amityville, NY / Copiague
Iyana Abrams
G
5-6
So.
New Rochelle, NY / New Rochelle
3
Kiara Johnson
G
5-5
Sr.
Woodbridge, Virginia / C.D. Hylton
4
C
Jasmine Smarr
G
5-6
Fr.
Florence, NJ / Stuart Day
5
Sheridan Taylor
F
5-10
So.
Peekskill, NY / Peekskill
10
Francess Henry
G
5-10
So.
Brooklyn, NY / Midwood
11
Dona Sansone
F
5-10
Fr.
Sandy, Utah / Judge Memorial
12
Imani Davidson
F
5-8
Fr.
Severn, Maryland / Arundel
13
Lynda Fields
G
5-4
Fr.
Bronx, NY / Truman
15
Alicea Ulmer
F
6-0
So.
Staten Island, NY / M.S.I.T.
25
Krystie Laurey
G
5-7
Jr.
Horseheads, NY / Horseheads
30
C
Jessica Duleba
G
5-8
Sr.
Commerce Twp., Michigan / Lakeland
34
Fanta Conde
G
5-6
Sr.
Conakry, Guinea / Lycee Francais
42
Roxanne Gibbs
C
6-0
Fr.
Cohoes, NY / Cohoes
Name Title Machli Joseph
Head Coach
Bennett Silber
Assistant Coach
Naesha Moore-Tyler
Assistant Coach
KellyAnn Barrett
Assistant Coach
Karlee Whipple
Assistant Coach
Anthony Brown Anthony Brown
Special Assistant Special Assistant
B aruch C ollege W omen ’ s B asketball :
Champions oN the Court • Six NCAA Tournament Appearances in the last seven years (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012) • Five consecutive CUNY Athletic Conference championships (2008-2012) • Have defeated four nationally ranked teams during the past four years • Three-time NCAA national assist leader in Monique Salmon (2009-2011)• 175-68 record over the past eight seasons • WBCA All-American in Chiresse Paradise (2007-2008) • Since 2004, have featured high-level student-athletes from New York City, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, California, Germany, France and more!
Baruch College’s dominance in recent CUNY Conference women’s basketball history has the aura of UConn, Baylor and Tennessee all rolled into one.
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They just keep coming at you,” said College of Staten Island first-year head coach Tim Shanahan. “They gear themselves for the NCAA Tournament, not the CUNY season. “The history is there.” —Staten Island Advance, January 4, 2013
All-Star Honors Achieved
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CUNYAC MVP’s
Hilary Williams 1989-90, 1990-91 Sybil Smith 1993-94, 1994-95 Chiresse Paradise 2005-06 Monique Salmon 2009-10, 2010-11 Jessica Duleba 2011-12
CUNYAC Rookie of the Year Giovanni Licorish 1992-93
CUNYAC tournament MVP’s Chiresse Paradise 2006, 2008 Monique Salmon 2009 Kalea Davis 2010 Megan Bouwens 2011 Kiara Johnson, 2012
CUNYAC First Team Selections
Maria Epp 1990-91 Hilary Williams 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91 Stephanie Trahan 2001-02, 2002-03 Jessenia Marrero 2003-04 Ally Stamatiades 2004-05 Dominique McClendon 2006-07, 2007-08 Chiresse Paradise 2007-08 Monique Salmon 2008-09 Karlee Whipple 2008-09 Kalea Davis 2008-09, 2009-10 Megan Bouwens 2010-11
CUNYAC Second Team Selections
Stephanie Varcados 1990-91 Giovanni Licorish 1992-93, 1993-94 Sybil Smith 1992-93, 1995-96 Natalie Testamark, 1997-98, 1998-99 Jamees Wright 2000-01, 2002-03 Diane Ramirez, 2003-04, 2004-05 Racquel Reid 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 Jessenia Marrero 2005-06 Jody Trapp 2006-07 Kalea Davis 2007-08 Megan Bouwens 2009-10 Folashade Akinde 2010-11, 2011-12
YEAR BY YEAR HI G HLI G H T S Overall Team Records During the Machli Joseph Era
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
Total
2004-2005
• Defeated NYU, the No. 1-ranked team in the country, 70-68
2005-2006
• Defeated No. 23-ranked McDaniel College, 79-75, in the Catholic University Tip-Off in Washington, DC • Undefeated conference season (16-0) • Won first conference championship in the history of the program • Won first NCAA Tournament first-round game vs. Mount Saint Mary’s College, 6664 • Became the first CUNY team to ever win a game in the NCAA Tournament
21-7 23-7 21-9 21-7 24-6 23-6 23-6 19-10
175-58
2006-2007
• Finished with a 21-9 record and reached the semifinals of the ECAC post-season tournament • Regular season conference champions • Recorded 31 consecutive conference wins dating back to 2005-2006 season • Faced two Top Ten ranked schools in preconference season schedule
2007-2008
• Defeated No. 4-ranked Messiah College, 70-69 • Faced an extremely tough schedule— playing No. 4-ranked Messiah, No. 5 Kean University, No. 15 Scranton University, No. 18 University of Chicago, and NCAA Division II University of Puerto Rico Bayamon
YEAR BY YEAR HI G HLI G H T S
2008-2009
• Went undefeated in CUNY Conference (16-0) • Won NCAA Tournament first-game vs. Cabrini College, 72-58
2010-2011
• Went undefeated in CUNY Conference (16-0) • Won CUNY championship for fourth consecutive season, defeating Brooklyn College in the championship game, 87-60
• Monique Salmon led all NCAA Division III players in assists (8.8 per game)
• Battled Eastern Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament first round before losing, 75-65
• Kalea Davis established a new NCAA record for most double-double performances (18)
• Monique Salmon led the NCAA Division III in assists (7.2 per game), and was named CUNYAC MVP
2009-2010
2011-2012
• Won CUNY championship for third year in a row, defeating Hunter College in the championship game, 93-84 • Monique Salmon led the NCAA Division III in assists (7.3 per game)
• Won CUNY championship for fifth consecutive season, defeating Brooklyn College in the championship game, 65-49 • Lost to an outstanding Rhode Island College team in the NCAA Tournament first round, 69-54 • Played toughest schedule in the program’s history, with games against No. 4-ranked William Paterson University, No. 8 University of Rochester, No. 20 Kean University, and Division I Yale University • Jessica Duleba named CUNYAC MVP • Kiara Johnson named CUNY Tournament MVP
List of Team Members
during the Machli Joseph era NEW YORK Christine Klusko
Woodhaven, NY
Forest Hills
2001-2005
Daina-Marie Henry
Brooklyn, NY
Murry Bergtraum
2002-2005
Christine Hermoso
Ozone Park, NY
Saint Francis Preparatory
2002-2006
Jessenia Marrero
Flushing, NY
Francis Lewis
2002-2006
D.J.Liu
Jamaica, NY
Brooklyn Tech
2002-2006
Melissa Freeman
Far Rockaway, NY
Beach Channel
2002-2006
Diane Ramirez
Sunnyside, NY
Francis Lewis/ Suny Stony Brook
2003-2006
Ally Stamatiades
Astoria, NY
William C.Bryant
2003-2007
Shantal Cooper
Brooklyn,NY
American Studies
2004-2005
Jody Trapp
New Rochelle, NY
New Rochelle Mercy college
2004-2007
Racquel Reid
Bronx, NY
Washington Irving/ Maryland Eastern Shore Uni. 2004-2007
Kalea Davis
Bronx, NY
Herbert H. Lehman
2006-2010
Idelissa Lluveres
Bronx, NY
Aquinas
2007-2008
Michele Runko
Middle Village, NY
Francis Lewis
2007-2008
Tiffanie Carmen
Rockaway Beach, NY
Mary Louis Academy
2007-2008
Shadae Rice
Brooklyn, NY
Grand Street Campus
2007-2009
Awa Diop
Poughkeepsie, NY
Spackenhill/ Dutchess C.C (NY)
2007-2009
Monique Salmon
Bronx, NY
Truman
2007-2011
Maria Turner
Bronx, NY
Aquinas
2007-2011
Lorin Clarke
Brooklyn, NY
Bishop Ford
2007-2010
Kelsey Davis
Bronx, NY
Herbert Lehman
2008-2009
Shamika Boyce
Brooklyn, NY
Boys & Girls
2008-2012
Trista Thomas
Brooklyn, NY
Erasmus Hall
2009-2011
Kristin Sells
Stony Brook, NY
Ward Melville
2009-2011
Regina Washington
New York, NY
Beacon School
2010-2011
Sheridan Taylor
Peekskill, NY
Peekskill
2011–present
Francess Henry
Brooklyn, NY
Midwood
2011-present
Alicea Ulmer
Staten Island, NY
M.S.I.T.
2011-present
Alyscia Jordan
Bronx, NY
Truman
2011-2012
Iyana Abrams
New Rochelle, NY
New Rochelle
2011-present
List of Team Members
during the Machli Joseph era Lynda Fields
Bronx, NY
Truman
2012-present
Krystie Laurey
Horseheads, NY
Horseheads
2012-present
Roxanne Gibbs
Cohoes, NY
Cohoes
2012-present
Domyae Ivory-Byrd
Amityville, NY
Copiague
2012-present
ILLINOIS Chiresse Paradise
Chicago, IL
Rich Central
2004-2008
Naesha Moore-Tyler
Chicago, IL
Rich Central Long Island Uni.
2004-2008
Dominique McClendon Chicago, IL
Monterey Peninsula College
2006-2008
Folashade Akinde
Homewood, IL
Rich Central
2009-2011
CALIFORNIA J.R. Lafontaine
Richmond, CA
Deanza/ Fashion institute tech.
2005-2006
Myleka Garnett
Seaside, CA
Monterey Peninsula College
2006-2008
Luisa Howell
Phillips Ranch, CA
Westside (NE)/ San Jacinto J.C.
2006-2008
NEW JERSEY Vikki DeTata
Brick Township, NJ
Brick
2011-2012
Jasmine Smarr
Florence, NJ
Stuart Day
VERMONT Maisie Wong
White River Junction, VT Hartford
2005-2006
NEVADA Karlee Whipple
Lund, NV
Lund/ Monterey Peninsula College
2006-2009
MICHIGAN Jessica Duleba
Commerce Twp., MI
Lakeland
2010-present
Megan Bouwens
Commerce Twp., MI
Lakeland
2008-2010
GEORGIA Lauri Coward
Snellville, GA
Shiloh
2009-2010
PENNSYLVANIA Karyn Purcell
Harrisburg, PA
Central Dauphin
2010-2011
VIRGINIA Kiara Johnson
Woodbridge, VA
C. D. Hylton
MASSACHUSETTS Toni Fenn
Fall River, MA
Durfee
UTAH Dona Sansone
Sandy, UT
Judge Memorial
2012-present
MARYLAND Imani Davidson
Severn, MD
Arumdel
2012-present
Dominican Republic
Ricardo Ramirez/ Borough of Manhattan C.C 2006-2007
Guinea, West Africa
Lycee Francais
2009-2013
Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Saint Pierre
2010-2011
Hamburg, Germany
Gymnasia Alstertal
2009-2010
International Yudelka Cepeda Fanta Conde Camille Voitot Anika Sierk
2012-present
2011-present 2011-2012
Past Lady Bearcat
All-Stars JESSENIA MARRERO
(2002-2006) 5’7” Shooting Guard (Francis Lewis HS, Queens, NY) • 1,529 pt. scorer, second all-time in Baruch Women’s Basketball. • Sixth all-time in steals • 236 made 3-pt field goals; first all-time at school for both men and women • 2005-2006 Captain of team that won first-ever CUNYAC Championship • Scored 1,000th point on January 12, 2005
ALLY STAMATIADES
(2003-2007) 5’8 Forward (Bryant High School, Queens) • Career totals of 1,138 points (4th best), 628 rebounds (6th best), 237 assists (6th best) and 270 steals (5th best) • Played a big factor in Baruch’s first-ever NCAA Tournament win by scoring 13 points (5-of-7) in the 66-64 victory against Mount Saint Mary’s • Named to the D3hoops.com & Metropolitan Basketball Writer’s Association Team of the Week on December 20, 2004 • Scored team-high 19 points in the 70-68 upset of # 1-ranked NYU on December 15, 2004 • Overall record on Baruch College women’s team: 2003-2007: 79-36 overall, 52-10 conference • During her four-year career, the team won the North Division Title three years and the Conference Regular Season Championship for two years
CHIRESSE PARADISE
(2004-2008) 5’7 Guard (Rich Central HS, Chicago IL) • Career totals of 1,387 points, 338 assists, 279 steals, 79 blocks • 2007-2008 AII-CUNYAC lst Team (13.9 points. 4.1 rebounds, 96 assists) • 2008 CUNYAC Tournament MVP • 2007-2008 D3Hoops.com Atlantic Region 2nd Team • 2007-2008 AII-Met/N.I.T. & ECAC 2nd Team • 2006-2007 D3Hoops.com Preseason All-American 4th Team • 2005-2006 CUNYAC Regular Season & Tournament MVP (16.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 108 assists) • 2005-2006 Preseason AII-CUNYAC First Team selection • 2005-2006 All-Met Div. Ill Women’s Basketball Player of the Year by the Metropolitan Basketball Writer’s Association/ National Invitation Tournament (N.I.T.)
Past Lady Bearcat
All-Stars
• 2005-2006 D3Hoops.com (1st Team All-Atlantic) and ECAC (1st Team All-Metro) • Member of two CUNYAC championship teams • Won five Weekly CUNYAC Rookie of the Week Honors • Scored career-high 37 points in her fifth collegiate game against Hunter (December 3, 2004) • Led team to best home record in history of the program: 9-0 during 2007-08 season • During her career, the team had a 49-3 CUNY Conference record from 20042008, and 87-30 overall record • WBCA All-America Honorable Mention in 2007-2008
DOMINIQUE McCLENDON
(2006-08) 5’11 Forward/Center Monterey Bay CC, Monterey, CA • Highly recruited post player from the California JUCO system. Recruited by Div. II Armstrong Atlantic, and California Poly Pomona University • Career totals of 785 points, 467 rebounds, 58 blocks and 106 assists • 2007-2008 AII-CUNYAC 2nd Team (14.1 points per game, 7.5 rebounds per game, 72 steals) • 2007-2008 All-Met & N.I.T. 2nd Team; 2007-2008 D3Hoops.com 3rd Team • Member of 2007-2008 CUNYAC championship team that played in the NCAA Tournament • In one of the best games of her Baruch career, she recorded 32 points, 12 rebounds and six steals to lead Baruch to an exciting 70-69 home overtime upset of nationally ranked (no. 4) Messiah on 12/13/07
KARLEE WHIPPLE
(2006-2009) 5’6 Guard (Monterey Bay C.C., Lund, NV) • CUNYAC First Team All-Star (12.6 pts per game, 3.7 rebounds per game) • Hit jumper with 14 seconds left to help team defeat Lehman 64-63 in league championship game • Scored career high 23 points against Lehman on January 16, 2009 • Hit five 3-pointers in second half to enable Baruch to defeat CSI in Battle of Unbeatens on February 6, 2009 • Member of 2008-2009 CUNY championship team • Member of 2008-2009 team that reached 2nd round of NCAA Tournament • During her career, team achieved an overall record of 54-18, 36-1 in the CUNYAC • Finished with career totals of 73l points, 222 rebounds, 140 steals and117 assists
Past Lady Bearcat
All-Stars KALEA DAVIS
(2006-2010) 5’8” Forward (Lehman HS, Bronx, NY) • Career totals of 1,196 points, 1,046 rebounds and 134 steals • Owns the NCAA Div. Ill women’s record for most consecutive double-doubles in a single season with 18 (2008-2009). • 2010 CUNYAC Tournament MVP • 2008-2009 & 2009-2010 D3Hoops.com Atlantic Region 2nd Team All-Star • 2008-2009 & 2009-10 Metro Basketball Writers 2nd Team All-Star • 2009-2010 Preseason Atlantic Region All-American Candidate by D3News • Scored 27 points & 12 rebounds vs. 17th-ranked Messiah on January 12, 2009 • Grabbed 1,000th career rebound vs Lehman on February 13, 2010 • Only third player in Baruch women’s team history to total over 1,000 career rebounds & points • Member of three CUNYAC Championship teams
MONIQUE SALMON
(2007-2011) 5’5 Point Guard (Truman HS, Bronx, NY) • Highly recruited point guard and first team All-PSAL Bronx; Recruited by Manhattan College, CW Post, Briarcliffe, and New Haven University. • All-time assist leader in Baruch women’s basketball history with 575 assists • Led the entire NCAA Division Ill in assists two years in a row, in 2008-2009 (8.9 per game) and 2009- 2010 (7.2 per game) • 2008-2009 first team All-Conference (10.9 points, 8.9 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.2 steals per game) • 2008-2009 All-MET Writers/NIT Metro Region All-Star Team • Member of 2007-2008 CUNYAC Championship and NCAA Tournament first round team • 2009-2010 CUNY Conference Player of the Year • 2009-2010 All-ECAC first team & D3 Hoops Team (second team) • 2009-2010 first Team All-MWBA/NIT
MEGAN BOUWENS
(2009-2013) 6’0 Center (White Lake HS, White Lake, Ml) • Transferred to Baruch after playing two years at Adrian College (Divsion Ill MIAA Conference) • In 2009-2010 season, she made a major impact; in 28 starts, she played 28 minutes per game and lead the team with 14.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per game (accumulating 417 points during the season) • Named second team All-CUNY Conference and earned Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors once in 2009-2010