Women's Basketball

City University NY: Staten Island College

2800 Victoria Blvd. - Staten Island, NY - 10314
Team Office: Tel: (718) 982-3160 Fax: (718) 982-3138
Team website: www.csidolphins.com/index.asp

Founded in 1976, the College of Staten Island is part of the NY City University system. The college offers both associate's and bachelor's degrees, hence it is a hybrid of a traditional four-year college and a two-year community college. It offers nearly 30 Bachelor degree programs and a dozen Master's. Majors offered include Cinematography and Film, Clinical Laboratory Science, Computer and Information Sciences, International Relations, Nursing, and Physical Therapy. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked CUNY: Staten Island in the 4th tier among universities in the north offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in New York City (pop.8M)

School website
www.csi.cuny.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

10,500

Getting In:

Non-competitive. Niether SAT or ACT required

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: $4,000 (tuition only)
Out-of-State: $11,000 (tuition only)

Most Popular Majors

Business - Social Sciences- Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Marguerite Gualtieri completed her 10th season at Staten Island in 2007-08. Staten Island has only recently placed itself among the top D3 programs, registering 10 of 12 losing seasons prior to the Dolphin's rennaissance period beginning in 1996-97. Much of the credit goes to Gualtieri who has made three NCAA appearances and won the conference title four times. Over the last eight years, Gualtieri has averaged nearly 20 wins per season. Prior to coming to Staten Island, Gualtieri coached at Long Island University (D1) for nine seasons where at that time she was the youngest coach at the D1 level at the age of 22. Gualtieri was a standout prep player and was named Athlete of the Year at Hofstra. In 2007-08, the Dolphins finished at 21-8.

Team Name	Dolphins
Colors	Maroon and Blue
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	574-298 (.658)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	21-8	12-15	18-10	111-35 (.760)
Conference	12-1	9-5	10-3	59-6 (.907)
Conf. Finish	1	1	1	1, 1, 1, 1, 3
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	n/a	NCAA 1x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	n/a

Coaches

Head Coach	Marguerite Gualtieri
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at CUNY: Staten Island	1998-99
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	276-245 (.529)
Record at CUNY: Staten Island	200-85 (.701)
Coaching Awards	?

Asst. Coaches	Jason Fein, Jacyln Badaagliaco

Recruiting Coordinator

Marguerite Gualtieri, (718) 982-3164, gualtieri@mail.csi.cuny.edu

Conference and Schedule

Staten Island plays in the City University of New York Athletic Conference (www.cuny.edu/sports) which is comprised of 10 teams all in the NYC area. The CUNYAC is split into two division, north and south. Staten Island plays in the South. Conference play can start in early December with non-league opponents mixed in until January. Game days vary. Staten Island will play each team within its own division twice and teams in the other division once. The season concludes with the CUNY conference which . . .(tbp, info on seeding)

Conference Opponents

North: Baruch, Lehman, City College of NY, Hunter, and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. South: Medgar Evars, York, NY City Tech, and Brooklyn.

Facilities

Sports Center
Capacity: 1,500 , Average attendance: 300