Women's Basketball

Marymount University

2807 N. Glebe Rd. - Arlington, VA - 22207
Team Office: Tel: (703) 284-1619 Fax: (703) 527-3684
Team website: www.marymount.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1950, Marymount University was initially established for women only. In 1972, it became co-ed. Today, the student body remains predominantly women (65%). Marymount offers a traditional liberal arts curriculum with nearly 40 Bachelor and almost 20 graduate degree programs. A PhD is also offered in Physical Therapy. Majors include Fashion Merchandising, Commercial and Advertising Art, Health Care Administration, Labor and Industrial Relations, Paralegal/Legal Assistant, and Physical Therapy/Therapist. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Marymount 45th among universites in the south offering a Master's degree.

The 21 acre campus is located in Arlington (pop. 190k) which is located on the Potomac River and about six miles from Washington D.C.

School website
www.marymount.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Catholic

Enrollment:

3,900

Getting In:

Not difficult. SAT 25/75: 890-1100

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$29,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Interior Design - Liberal Arts- Computer Science

Misc. Information

Head coach Bill Finney completed his 25th season at Marymount in 2007-08. The women's program at Marymount has a rich history and is among the top D3 programs in terms of all-time winning percentage (.729). The Saints rank 12th among winningest teams. All of the credit goes to Finney who joined the program just one one year after its inception in 1982-83. Finney has made Marymount into one of the most competitive and respected programs in the nation. Through the last 25 seasons, Finney's teams have compiled a 504-183 record. Along the way, Marymount teams have won two national scoring titles and made 14 trips to the NCAA post season tourney, including one Final Four, one Elite 8, and six Sweet 16 appearances. Finney played basketball at Syracuse University on an athletic scholarship. In 2007-08, the Saints went 23-6 but lost in the first round of the NCAA tourney to Salem State.

Team Name	Saints
Colors	Royal Blue and White
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	525-195 (.729)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	23-6	18-10	20-9	113-37 (.753)
Conference	13-3	10-4	9-5	58-14 (.805)
Conf. Finish	2	2	1	1, 1, 2, 2, 2
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	n/a	1st Rnd	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Bill Finney
	Birthday: 1949-06-02
Started at Marymount University	1983-84
Contract Expires	N/A
Record as Head Coach	504-183 (.733)
Record at Marymount University	504-183 (.733)
Coaching Awards	CAC COTY 4x, Regional COTY

Asst. Coaches	Chris Campbell

Recruiting Coordinator

Chris Campbell, (301) 674-5474, ccampbell@marymount.edu

Conference and Schedule

Marymount belongs to the Capital Athletic Conference (www.ycp.edu) which is comprised of nine teams from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. League play often starts in early December but interrupts for a two week winter break before resuming in January. Marymount will play each team twice, home and away. League games are often played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The farthest conference away game is at Salisbury, some 125 miles from campus. The season concludes with the CAC tourney which takes all eight teams with first round games played at top four seeds. Winner receives automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

St. Mary's (Md), Salisbury State, Mary Washington, York (PA), Catholic (MD), Goucher, Hood, and Gallaudet. Note: Catholic and Goucher will be leaving the conference in 2007-2008. Villa Julie and Wesley colleges will join the CAC in 2007-08.

Facilities

Verizon Sports Arena
Capacity 1000 Average attendance: 450