Mike Ritz is currently a junior journalism major at Iona College. He is from Yorktown, New York and is a sports writer for the school newspaper, The Ionian. Mike has been the manager for the Iona women's basketball team since his freshman year. A lover of sports, he played four years of basketball in high school as well as four years of golf. Mike comes from an Iona family, both of his parents, Ron and Michelle, graduated from Iona as well as his sister, Jen, who played basketball for the Gaels for four years and graduated in 2008. Mike loves to be a part of the Iona family and aspires to be a successful sports writer when he graduates.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - The Iona College women's basketball team dropped a close 77-68 decision to Texas A&M Corpus Christi Tuesday evening at the American Bank Center. The loss dropped the Gaels to 3-2 on the season and stopped the team's winning streak at two.
One of the biggest differences of the game was rebounding efficiency as the Gaels were outrebounded 62-41, which led to a 38-28 deficit in points in the paint. The Maroon & gold also committed a season high 28 fouls, including six players with four personal fouls each. The Islanders were able to convert on 26 of 39 free throws while Iona shot six-of-ten from the line.
Freshman
Damika Martinez had a season high 21 points and pulled down six rebounds, while combating early foul trouble. Senior
Kristina Ford had 17 points and nine rebounds. Damequia Montgomery led the Islanders with 19 points and 15 rebounds.
"I hope they are as disappointed as I am," commented head coach
Anthony Bozzella. "We had a great chance to take a huge lead and we just didn't capitalize on the opportunities we were given."
The Gaels look to bounce back at home against Long Beach State at the Hynes Center at 4:00 pm on Saturday.
