Iona women beat Quinnipiac to reach first NCAA tournament
Marina Lizarazu scored 19 points and Joy Adams added 11 points and 13 rebounds Monday to help Iona earn its first NCAA tournament appearance with a win over Quinnipiac in the MAAC title game.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Iona Gaels
57
Quinnipiac Bobcats
41
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IONA | 13 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 57 |
| QUIN | 11 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 41 |
MVP Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ TCU Horned Frogs | L 53-78 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | @ Arizona Wildcats | L 61-74 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Stony Brook Seawolves | L 63-77 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Dominican (NY) Chargers | W 76-54 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 57-41
Carly Fabbri made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 57-40
Foul on Marina Lizarazu.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 57-40
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 56-40
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:14 55-40
Foul on Adily Martucci.
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LayUpShot 1:19 55-40
Tiffany Webster made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 55-38
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 54-38
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:30 53-38
Foul on Adily Martucci.
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LayUpShot 1:37 53-38
Adily Martucci made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 53-36
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 52-36
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 51-36
Foul on Carly Fabbri.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 51-36
Foul on Karynda DuPree.
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Technical Foul 2:00 51-36
Technical Foul on Karynda DuPree.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 51-36
Foul on Aryn McClure.
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Technical Foul 2:00 51-36
Technical Foul on Aryn McClure.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 51-36
Joy Adams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:02 50-36
Foul on Carly Fabbri.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 50-36
Foul on Aryn McClure.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:15 50-36
Philecia Gilmore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:15 49-36
Philecia Gilmore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:15 48-36
Foul on Paula Strautmane.
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LayUpShot 2:48 48-36
Karynda DuPree made Layup. Assisted by Marina Lizarazu.
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PersonalFoul 4:26 46-36
Foul on Morgan Manz.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:42 46-36
Philecia Gilmore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:42 45-36
Philecia Gilmore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:42 44-36
Foul on Paula Strautmane.
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JumpShot 6:13 44-36
Adily Martucci made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:20 44-34
Foul on Marina Lizarazu.
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PersonalFoul 6:48 44-34
Foul on Carly Fabbri.
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LayUpShot 7:18 44-34
Sarah Shewan made Layup. Assisted by Paula Strautmane.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:53 44-32
Alexis Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:53 43-32
Foul on Aryn McClure.
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LayUpShot 9:39 43-32
Karynda DuPree made Layup. Assisted by Aaliyah Robinson.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 41-32
Foul on Karynda DuPree.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:40 41-32
Aaliyah Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Lewis.
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JumpShot 3:55 38-32
Marina Lizarazu made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:24 36-32
Adily Martucci made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carly Fabbri.
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LayUpShot 5:06 36-29
Aryn McClure made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:17 36-27
Foul on Joy Adams.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:33 36-27
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:33 35-27
Foul on Quinnipiac.
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Technical Foul 5:33 35-27
Technical Foul on Quinnipiac.
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PersonalFoul 5:33 35-27
Foul on Morgan Manz.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:15 35-27
Adily Martucci made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carly Fabbri.
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JumpShot 6:42 35-24
Sarah Shewan made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 7:01 35-22
Marina Lizarazu made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:35 33-22
Foul on Brittany Johnson.
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LayUpShot 8:26 33-22
Joy Adams made Layup. Assisted by Aaliyah Robinson.
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PersonalFoul 8:53 31-22
Foul on Aaliyah Robinson.
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JumpShot 9:13 31-22
Karynda DuPree made Jumper. Assisted by Marina Lizarazu.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:36 29-22
Carly Fabbri made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sarah Shewan.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 29-19
Foul on Marina Lizarazu.
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JumpShot 0:17 29-19
Aryn McClure made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:26 29-17
Joy Adams made Layup. Assisted by Marina Lizarazu.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 27-17
Foul on Brittany Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 27-17
Foul on Brittany Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 27-17
Foul on Philecia Gilmore.
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PersonalFoul 2:47 27-17
Foul on Morgan Manz.
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End Game 0:00 57-41
End of Game
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Offensive Rebound 0:27 57-41
Casey Wortley Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:27 57-41
Treyanna Clay missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:44 57-41
Iona Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:01 57-41
Karynda DuPree Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 57-41
Carly Fabbri missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 57-41
Carly Fabbri made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 57-40
Foul on Marina Lizarazu.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 57-40
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 56-40
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:14 55-40
Foul on Adily Martucci.
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LayUpShot 1:19 55-40
Tiffany Webster made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 55-38
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 54-38
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:30 53-38
Foul on Adily Martucci.
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LayUpShot 1:37 53-38
Adily Martucci made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 53-36
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 52-36
Marina Lizarazu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 51-36
Foul on Carly Fabbri.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 51-36
Foul on Karynda DuPree.
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Technical Foul 2:00 51-36
Technical Foul on Karynda DuPree.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 51-36
Foul on Aryn McClure.
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Technical Foul 2:00 51-36
Technical Foul on Aryn McClure.
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Offensive Rebound 2:02 51-36
Iona Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 51-36
Joy Adams missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 51-36
Joy Adams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:02 50-36
Foul on Carly Fabbri.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:06 50-36
Aryn McClure Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 50-36
Foul on Aryn McClure.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:15 50-36
Philecia Gilmore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:15 49-36
Philecia Gilmore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:15 48-36
Foul on Paula Strautmane.
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Defensive Rebound 2:19 48-36
Philecia Gilmore Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:19 48-36
Brittany Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:48 48-36
Karynda DuPree made Layup. Assisted by Marina Lizarazu.
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Offensive Rebound 3:18 46-36
Joy Adams Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:18 46-36
Aaliyah Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:38 46-36
Joy Adams Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:38 46-36
Paula Strautmane missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:01 46-36
Aryn McClure Defensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 308 events.
Team Stats
IONA
QUIN
19-53
FG
17-56
36
Field Goal %
30
4-15
3PT
3-16
27
Three Point %
19
15-18
FT
4-5
83
Free Throw %
80
39
Rebounds
31
9
Offensive Rebounds
8
30
Defensive Rebounds
23
10
Assists
7
7
Steals
4
3
Blocks
4
10
Turnovers
13
0
Team Turnovers
1
10
Total Turnovers
13
1
Technical Fouls
2
1
Total Technical Fouls
2
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
16
Fouls
21
17
Largest Lead
5
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