Women's Basketball

American International College

1000 State Street - Springfield, MA - 01109
Team Office: Tel: (413) 205-3924 Fax: (413) 205-3916
Team website: www.aicyellowjackets.com/

Founded in 1885, American International is a small liberal arts college offering 36 undergraduate and graduate programs through five schools. Majors offered include Business, Psychology, Education, Criminal Justice, Nursing, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked AIC in the 4th tier among universities in the north offering a Master's degree.

AIC is located in Springfield (pop. 160k) about 70 miles from Boston.

School website
www.aic.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

2,200

Getting In:

Not difficult. SAT 25/75: 830-1130

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$32,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business- Health Sciences- Security Services

Misc. Information

Head coach Kristen Patterson takes over from Peter Cinella in 2007-08. Cinella vaulted the Yellow Jackets onto the national scene by assembling fourteen consecutive winning seasons, averaging 20 wins per year and relying on good defense. Throw in nine trips to the NCAA tournament and it's no wonder that Patterson has big shoes to fill. Patterson, an assistant coach for AIC for the past four seasons, is currently the seventh-youngest head coach in Division II women’s basketball. During the time she was Cinella's top assistant, the Yellow Jackets posted a 94-31 (.752) record. Arguably the greatest female student-athlete to attend AIC, Patterson holds school records for career assists, free throws and fourth in career scoring (1,539 points). Coming off a 26-8 record in 2005-06, the Yellow Jackets finished at 21-8 in 2006-07 but lost in the first round of the NCAA tourney to Pace.

Team Name	Yellow Jackets
Colors	Black, Gold and White
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	413-363 (.532)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	21-8	26-8	23-9	109-44 (.712)
Conference	16-6	16-6	16-6	73-33 (.689)
Conf. Finish	2	3	4	3, 8, 1, 4, 3
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	Finals	2nd Rnd	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	#16	#29	NR	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Kristen Patterson
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at American International	2007-08
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	0-0
Record at American International	0-0
Coaching Awards	n/a

Asst. Coaches	Kara Williamson

Recruiting Coordinator

Kristen Patterson, (413) 205-3924, kristen.patterson@aic.edu

Conference and Schedule

AIC plays in the Northeast-10 which is actually comprised on 15 schools from the greater New England area. It is generally regarded as one of the more competitive D2 conferences. The preseason is very short with teams commencing league play in late November or early December. The 22 game league games are often played on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Many of the games are piggybacked with the men's. The season concludes with the Northeast 10 Tourney which includes 12 teams with first round byes for the top four teams. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

New Hampshire College, Southern Connecticut, UMass-Lowell, Pace, LeMoyne, Saint Rose, Saint Michael's, Bryant, Stonehill, Assumption, Bentley, Saint Anselm, Franklin Pierce, and Merrimack

Facilities

Butova Gym
Capacity 2,500, Average attendance (?)

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, AIC was ranked #15 in defense, limiting opponents to 56.4 ppg. In 2006-07, they werre ranked #10 at 54.6.