Coach Bozzella has announced the addition of Lauren DeFalco as an assistant coach for the 2010-11 season. DeFalco is taking over the position following the departure of Toni Horvath, who has been with us for the past 3 years. We will miss Coach Horvath very much but wish her nothing but the best in her future endeavors.
It is very exciting to have DeFalco back to be part of the Lady Gaels! She spent the previous 2 seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Sacred Heart, where she assisted in all aspects of the Pioneer program.
DeFalco graduated as Iona's all-time leader in games played, a record she held for two years (now held by graduating senior, Anna McLean). She helped us to the sixth best turnaround in the country in wins total in 2005-06 and to consecutive berths in the WNIT in 2007 and 2008. As a senior, she earned Tournament MVP honors after leading us to our first regular season tournament championship, winning the Bank of Hawaii Invitational. She finished her career with 1,035 points and is Iona's all-time record holder in 3-point field goals made with 167. She is seventh all-time in assists with 315 and fifth in 3-point field goal % (35.4%). Twice she earned a spot on the MAAC All-Tournament team as a junior and a senior after leading us to back-to-back Championship Game appearances.
Needless to say, it is great to have her back as part of our staff. We are confident that DeFalco's success here as a player will now transition into success as an assistant coach!
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