ANOTHER ONE 2008-09: Red Foxes Win ‘09 MAAC Championship By the time Brian Giorgis’ seventh season at Marist ensued in the fall of 2008, the Red Foxes were constantly on an upward trajectory. In each of his first six seasons, Giorgis had improved the team’s win total from the previous year. The number stood at 11 in 2001-02, the year prior to his arrival. It then grew to 13, 20, 22, 23, 29, and then 32 in the 2007-08 season. While it would be next to impossible for this number to increase every single season, Giorgis kept the job of making annual NCAA Tournament appearances in a predominantly one-bid conference looking routine. The 2008-09 season marked the Red Foxes’ fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, and fifth in his tenure. Marist kept winning even though a chunk of the core from previous championship teams had graduated. Meg Dahlman and Sarah Smrdel both won MAAC Tournament MVPs. Dahlman and Nikki Flores were both All-MAAC honorees. Alexis Waters played in
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