NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Once the final cord of the net was cut and the final picture was taken to mark Iona’s triumph in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament, Iona Coach Tim Cluess went looking to congratulate Billi Godsey.
A few hours before Iona’s men’s team (22-10) won the MAAC tournament title (its league-record ninth) on March 7, earning an automatic berth in the N.C.A.A. tournament, Godsey and Iona’s women’s team (23-11) had matched the feat. It was the first conference title, and the first N.C.A.A. berth, for the program since its inception in 1974.