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JADA PIERCE 15-15 overall and 11-9 in conference play en route to the programs first MAAC Semifinal’s appearance in nine seasons. Pierce mentored two All-MAAC selections, and MAAC Rookie of the Year Aaliyah Parker. The Purple Eagles led the nation in forced turnovers per game and Angel Parker finished second in the nation in steals per game. The Purple and White also led the MAAC in points per game during the 2021-22 season. Angel Parker was named to the MAAC All-Championship Team and four Purple Eagles earned MAAC All-Academic honors. The 2020-21 season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with the Purple and White playing just 11 games. Niagara finished 4-7 overall and 4-6 in league play and fell to the Siena Saints in the first round of the MAAC Tournament. Pierce helped Angel Parker make tremendous strides as a sophomore, helping her land on the All-MAAC Second Team. The Purple Eagles went 10-21 overall and 7-13 in MAAC play in 2019-20. After defeating No. 9 Saint Peter’s, 64-53, in the first round of the MAAC Championships, the No. 8 Purple Eagles faced No. 1 Rider in the MAAC quarterfinals, falling to the Broncs by just five points, 79-74. Senior guard Maggie McIntyre was named the Sixth Player of the Year. Jai Moore was selected to the AllMAAC Second Team and freshman guard Adia Brisker was a unanimous selection to the MAAC All-Rookie Team. Six players were named to the MAAC All-Championship Team and 10 earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors. During the 2018-19 season, Pierce led the Purple Eagles to their best conference start since the 2004-05 season, with the team going 7-4 through its first 11 MAAC games. On Feb. 13, Niagara defeated crosstown rival Canisius, 74-52, in the Gallagher Center. It was Niagara’s first regular season victory over the Griffs since the 2013-14 season and first overall victory over Canisius since the first round of the 2016 MAAC Championships. The Purple Eagles went 12-19 overall and competed in the Preseason WNIT for the first time in program history. At the conclusion of the season, Jai Moore was selected to the All-MAAC First Team and six Purple Eagles were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team. The Purple Eagles finished the 2017-18 season 13-18, with a 9-9 MAAC record, which was the team’s best record since the 201415 season. NU was the No. 6 seed in the MAAC Tournament. Forward Victoria Rampado was named the MAAC Player of the Year and was a unanimous selection to the All-MAAC First Team. She was also named to the All-ECAC Second Team and to the DI-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team. Forward Kaylee Stroemple was named to the All-MAAC Third Team and Niagara landed eight players on the MAAC All-Academic Team. The Purple Eagles played one of the most difficult non-conference schedules in the country in 2016-17. Niagara opened the season with a 65-43 win over Little 3 rival St. Bonaventure, the teams’ first victory over the Bonnies since 2006. Niagara faced two nationally ranked teams, welcoming then-No. 6/5 Maryland to the Gallagher Center on Nov. 20 and playing at then-No. 20/19 Syracuse on Dec. 10. Following the 2016-17 season, Victoria Rampado was named to the All-MAAC Second Team and six players were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team. Pierce earned her first win as coach of the Purple Eagles, as well as her first win in the Gallagher Center, on Nov. 27, 2015 in a thrilling 73-72 victory over Cleveland State. She picked up her first conference win against Fairfield; Niagara defeated the Stags, 56-55, on Jan. 4, 2016. Pierce also led the team in an upset against local rival Canisius in the first round of the MAAC Tournament; the ninth-seeded Purple Eagles defeated the eighth-seeded Golden Griffins, 65-64, to move onto the quarterfinals and take on top-seeded Quinnipiac. Following the 2015-16 season, senior center Sam Lapszynski, who thrived under Pierce, was named to the All-MAAC Second Team. Lapszynski was also one of 20 student-athlete recipients of the 14th Annual Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar Athlete Teams. All seven eligible members of the 2015-16 Purple Eagles’ squad were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team. Pierce has built a reputation as a dynamic player developer while creating effective defensive schemes throughout her coaching career with stops as an assistant at programs in the Atlantic 10, Patriot League, Northeast Conference, MAAC and America East as well as head coaching experience at the Division II level. Pierce has coached 30 all-conference players, one Player of the Year, three Defensive Players of the Year, one Sixth Player of the Year, 53 all-academic honorees, two WNBA players and assisted four programs to five NCAA Tournament berths. Pierce arrives to Niagara University from Saint Joseph’s University where she served as an assistant coach for three seasons. Pierce was a part of a winning program at Saint Joe’s where the Hawks made two NCAA Tournament Appearances (2013, 2014), won two Philadelphia Big 5 titles (2014, 2015) and won the 2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament. Prior to Saint Joe’s, Pierce served as an assistant at the United States Military Academy at West Point (2010-12), Mount St. Mary’s (2009-10), University of Massachusetts (2007-09), Marist (2006-07), Massachusetts-Lowell. (2001-04), University of Delaware (1999-2001) and St. Michael’s College (1997-1999). Pierce gained head coaching experience at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, an NCAA Division II program, from 2004-2006. During her tenure with the Wolves, Pierce had six players garner scholar-athlete honors, with one player earning all-conference accolades, while coaching the conference leader in rebounds and blocks. Jada Pierce was introduced as the head coach of the Niagara Women’s Basketball program in the spring of 2015 and will enter her eighth season at the helm in 2022-23. Pierce has over 25 years of collegiate coaching experience. The 2021-22 season was the best for Niagara under Pierce as the Purple Eagles finished
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Niagara Purple Eagles # NAME YR POS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 0 Marianna Freeman So. G Rochester, NY Bishop Kearney H.S. 1 Shelby Fiddler Fr. G Roanoke, VA Patrick Henry H.S. 2 Brooklyn Jones Jr. G Pittsburgh, PA Taylor Allderdice H.S 3 Lexi Roe So. G Manilus, NY Fayetteville-Manilus H.S. 4 Ary Hicks Fr. G Punta Gorda, FL Charlotte H.S. 5 Aaliyah Parker So. F Cheektowaga, NY Cardinal O’Hara H.S. 10 Ameila Strong Fr. F Niagara Falls, NY Cardinal O’Hara H.S. 11 Angel Parker Sr. G Cheektowaga, NY Cardinal O’Hara H.S. 12 Nickelle O’Neil Gr. G Amherst, NY Saint Peter’s (NCAA) 14 Maddy Yelle Gr. G Geneva, IL Geneva Community H.S. 20 Marlie Dickerson Fr. G Harrisburg, PA Central Dauphin H.S. 21 Lore Porter Jr. G Woodbridge, VA New Hope Academy 23 Jade Rutledge Fr. F Buffalo, NY Cardinal O’Hara H.S. 25 Saige Glover Jr. F Columbus, OH Northland H.S. 30 Sydney Faulcon Sr. F Glen Burnie, MD Old Mill H.S. Head Coach: Jada Pierce (West Chester ‘97) - 8th Season Associate Head Coach: Brianna Chambers (Cal State-Bakersfield ‘02) - 5th Season Associate Head Coach: Lester Harbin (Lees-McRae ‘06) - 6th Season Assistant Coach: Kayla DeCriscio (Pitt-Johnstown ‘16) - 3rd Season Director of Basketball Operations: Meghan Cunningham (WestChester ‘17) - 2nd Season
# NAME YR POS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Tiera White Jr. F Port Orange, FL Father Lopez Catholic 4 Grace LaBarge So. F Inverness, Ill. William Fremd High School 10 Mary Baskerville Gr. F Enfield, Conn. Enfield/Providence 12 Ella O’Donnell Fr. F Shankill, Ireland Rathdown 14 Jillian Casey Jr. G Horseheads, N.Y. Horseheads Central 15 Cur’Tiera Haywood Sr. F Yukon, Okla. Mustang High School 21 Jackie Grisdale So. G Poland, OH Poland High School 22 Mackenzie DeWees Gr, G Westminster, Md. Manchester Valley High School 24 Rose Caverly Gr. G Brick, N.J. Red Bank Catholic/Vermont 30 Mikala Morris Sr. F/C Springfield, OH Kenton Ridge High School 32 Reuven Douglas So. G Raleigh, N.C. Millbrook High School 33 Khadijah Tungo Fr. F.C Luanda, Angola Complexo Escolar Privado Frei Joao Domingos 40 Rose Caso R-Fr. G Ellington, Conn. Suffield Academy 44 Makenzie Helms Sr. G East Haven, Conn. East Haven High School/Nebraska Head Coach: Tricia Fabbri Assistant Coach: Brian Wilson Assistant Coach: Jen Fay Assistant Coach: William Sullivan Director of Operations: Jasmyne Fogle Quinnipiac Bobcats
# NAME YR POS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Kaylynn Asberry Fr, G St. Paul, MN Como Parl High School 1 Endya Greene Fr. G Brooklyn, N.Y. Brooklyn High School For Law and Technology 3 Jada Leonard Fr. G Bronx, N.Y. Monsignor Scanlan High School 4 Tiara Bellamy Fr. G Plainfield, N.J. Immaculate Conception 5 Kaila Dawkins So. F Brooklyn, N.Y. Brooklyn High School For Law and Technology 10 Erin Harris Jr. G West Haven, CT Notre Dame Catholic/Northwestern State 11 Rachel Kuhl Jr. G Old Bridge, N.J. Old Bridge High School 14 Jazmine Carter Gr. C Sicklerville, N.J. Timber Creek/Fairfield 15 Cristina Rojas Acevdo Jr. F Gijon, Spain IES El Piles/Frank Phillips C.C. / Lamar C.C. 20 Amaris Mills So. G Boston, Mass. Newton South High School 22 Jada Williams So. F Williamstown, N.J. Gloucster Catholic/Temple 32 Imani Felix So. G Sacramento, CA C.K. McClatchy Head Coach: Jennifer Leedham Associate Head Coach: David Jollon Assistant Coach: Jason Marshall Assistant Coach: Johannah Leddham-Warner Director of Operations: Elena Pulanco Saint Peter’s Peacocks
# NAME YR POS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Narrie Dodson 5th F Baton Rouge, La. Towson University 1 Dee Dee Davis Sr. G Bronx, N.Y. Truman 2 Anne Bair Fr, G Gettysburg, Pa. Gettsburg High School 3 Brazil Harvey-Carr Sr. F Camden, NJ Leap Academy (Rhode Island) 4 Gemma Ruiz Garcia 5th F Barcelona, Spain University of Northwestern Ohio 5 Bella Nascimento So. G Grafton, Mass. Shepherd Hill Regional/Worcester Academy 10 Alyssa Costigan Fr. G Herndon, Va. Paul VI High School 11 Emily LaPointe Sr. G Staten Island, N.Y. Staten Island Academy 12 Leyla Ozturk Jr. F Berlin, Germany Schiller-Gymnasium 13 Helena Galunic So. F Zagreb, Croatia Ill. Gymnasium 20 Jade Blagrove Jr. F Barendrecht, Netherlands Calandlyceum (USF) 21 Christina Katsamouri Sr. G/F Thessaloniki, Greece Hellenic College of Thessalonik 24 Becca Wilson Sr. C Mount Vernon, N.Y. Mount Vernon (Independence CC) (Coppin State) 25 Petra Juric So. F Zagreb, Croatia Ill. Gymnasium Head Coach: Heather Vulin Assistant Coach: Callan Stores Assistant Coach: Rena Wakama Assistant Coach: Samera Marsh Director of Operations: Raven James Manhattan Jaspers
# NAME YR POS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Brooklyn Thrash Fr. G/F Wayne, OH Elmwood High School 2 Lydia Gattozzi So. G Chardon, OH Beaumont High School 4 Vannessa Garrelts Gr. G Spring Grove, Ill. Miami (OH) 5 Athina Lexa So. G Thessaloniki, Greece Hellenic College 10 Giana Hernandez-Boulden Jr. G Hamilton, N.J. Trenton Catholic Academy 11 Hannah Dolan So. G Williamsville, N.Y. Williamsville South High School 13 Xanthippi KaratasiouSo. G Katerini, Greece High School of Kontariotissa 14 Sisi Eleko Fr, F Montreal, Quebec New Hope Academy 15 Èlia Páez So. G Sabadell, Spain CN Sabadell 20 Jane McCauley Sr. G New Rochelle, N.Y. The Ursuline School 21 Adrien LaMora Fr, F Philadelphia, N.Y. Indian River High School 22 Dani Haskell Jr. G Franklinville, N.Y. Franklinville High School 24 Cheyenne Stubbs So. G Bradenton, FL Braden RIver High School 33 Rhay Porter So. F Scotia, N.Y. Wilbraham and Monson Academy 34 Chloe Chard Peloquin Fr, F Johnsontown, OH Newark Catholic Head Coach: Sahar Nusseibeh Assistant Coach: Jared Zeidman Assistant Coach: Krista Beechy Assistant Coach: Shareese Ulis-McBrayer Director of Basketball Ops: Isabel Woodworth Canisius Golden Griffins
# NAME YR POS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Natalia Otkhmezuri Sr. G Tbilisi, Georgia Casper College/Southern Utah 2 Petra Oborilova Fr. F Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Stredná Športová Škola Banská Bystrica 3 Addy Salzer So. G Saint Bonifacius, MN Waconia High School 4 Ale Civera Fr. G Madrid, Spain IES Ortega y Gasset 5 Thoranna Hodge-Carr So. G Keflavík, Iceland Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja 10 Vega Lopez So. F Madrid, Spain IES Ortega y Gasset 11 Isabelle Lipinski Sr. F Farmington, CT Farmington/Franklin Pierce 15 Kate Mager Sr. G New City, NY Albertus Magnus/Merrimack 21 Amaya B. Evans Fr. G Neptune, N.J. Neptune High School 22 Juana Camilion Sr. G Palma De Mallorca, Spain I ES Antonio Maura 30 Ketsia Athias Sr. F/C Brooklyn, N.Y. James Madison/NYIT 32 Judith Gomez So. G Barcelona, Spain IES Francesc Macià 34 Marina Cenis So. G Zaragoza, Spain Colegio San Agustín Zaragoza 35 Noa Givon Fr. G Raanana, Israel Ostrovski Head Coach: Billi Chambers Associate Head Coach: Ashlee Kelly Assistant Coach: Nick Volchok Assistant Coach: Brianna Sanders Director of Basketball and Recruiting Operations: Alyx McKiernan Iona Gaels
# NAME YR POS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Anna Eng So. G Croton, N.Y. Croton-Harmon High School 2 Mimi Rubino Jr. G Pequannock, N.J. Morris Catholic 3 Janelle Brown Jr. G Middle Island, N.Y. Longwood High School 10 Izabela Nicoletti Leite R-Jr. G Americana, Sao Paulo, Brazil Neuse Christian Academy/Florida State 12 Kate Peek Fr. G Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The Millbrook School 15 Lauren Beach So. F Medway, Mass. Medway High School 22 Jocelyn Polandsky Sr. G Wallingford, Conn. Choate Rosemary Hall/Utah State 23 Callie Cavanaugh Gr. F Holyoke, Mass. Holyoke/Florida International 25 MacKenzie Daleba Jr. F Dorchester, Mass. Cathedral High School 33 Brooke Tatarian So. G Yonkers, N.Y. The Masters School 34 Dayna Tirado Jr. F Closter, N.J. Northern Velley Demarest 41 Andrea Hernangomez Gr. F Madrid, Spain Carmen Conde 42 MacKenzie Martin Sr. G Syracuse, N.Y. Westhill High School Head Coach: Carly Thibault-DuDonis Assistant Coach: Erik Johnson Assistant Coach: Erika Brown Assistant Coach: Blake DuDonis Director of Basketball Operations: Alex McKinnon Fairfield Stags
# NAME YR POS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Ahniysha Jackson Jr. G Watervliet, NY Albany 1 Nikola Zdenkova Fr. G Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Gymnázium Prípotocní 2 Teresa Seppala Fr, G Tampere, Finland Mäkelänrinteen lukio 3 London Gamble Fr, G Weslake Village, Ca. West Lake High School 4 Valencia Fontenelle-Posson So. G Guilderland, NY Guilderland High School 5 Savannah Wilson Fr, F Humble, TX Kingwood Park High Shool 10 Rylee Carpenter So. F Clifton Park, N.Y. Shenendehowa (Dominican) 11 Angel Jones Fr, G Alexandria, Va. Forest Park High School 15 Bride McCann Fr, G Drexel Hill, Pa. Monsignor Bonner High School 21 Anajah Brown So. F Norristown, Pa. The Baldwin School 23 Emina Selimovic So. G Erie, Pa. McDowell High School 24 Elisa Mevius Fr. G Grunberg, Germany Theo-Koch School 30 Simone Walker Jr. G Clifton Park, N.Y. Shenendehowa (Adelphi) 32 Hannah Finnerty Fr. F Woodside, N.Y. Monsignor McClancy Memorial 35 Nyakoat Ruot Fr. F Anchorage, AK Bartlett High School 44 Sevval Istanbulluoglu Sr. G/F Istanbul, Turkey St. Timothy’s (MD) Head Coach: Jim Jabir Assistant Coach: Terry Primm Assistant Coach: Heather Stec Director of Basketball Operations: Morgan Roche Siena Saints
# NAME YR POS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 00 Isabella Hunt Jr. F Johnstown, Pa. Bishop McCort High School 3 McKenzie Matheny Fr. F West Springfield, Va. West Springfield High School 4 Jo Raflo So. G Gainesville, Va. Osbourn Park/Presbyterian 10 Michaela Harrison Gr. G Cleveland, OH Lake Ridge Academy 11 Jada Lee Jr. G Pittsburgh, Pa. Carlynton High School 12 Giana Hoddinott Fr. G Littlestown, Pa. Delone Catholic 13 Aryna Taylor R-Sr. G Ashland, Va. Patrick Henry High School 15 Jasmine Lindsay-Huskey So. G Middletown, Md. St. John’s Catholic Prep 20 Jaedyn Jamison R-Fr. F Rocky Mount, Va, Franklin County High School 22 Jessica Tomasetti Jr. G North Potomac, Md. Our Lady of Good Counsel 25 Carissa Dunham Fr. G Erie, Pa. Villa Maria 33 Isabella Pelaia R-So. F Mars, Pa. Mars High School 43 Natalie Villaflor Gr. G Leesburg, Va. Loudon Country/Robert Morris Head Coach: Antoine White Assistant Coach: Kelsey Funderburgh Assistant Coach: Joe Haigh Assistant Coach: Nicole Graham Director of Operations: Maggie Tien Mount St. Mary’s (Md.)
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