2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball Quick Facts / Directory
LADY CAT BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS LOCATION: Johnstown, Pa. HEAD COACH: Sasha Palmer (6th year) ENROLLMENT: 3,100 ALMA MATER: Northern Michigan University (2000) PRESIDENT: Dr. Jem Spectar RECORD AT PITT-JOHNSTOWN: 73-68 (.518) ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Pat Pecora OVERALL RECORD: 73-68 (.518) 2012-2013: 38th Lady Cat Season ASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Sealey (1st year) OVERALL RECORD: 759-249 (.753) ALMA MATER: Lenoir-Rhyne (NC) University (2012) ARENA: Sports Center STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 3/2 COLORS: Navy Blue and Vegas Gold LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST: 7/4 CONFERENCE: West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) LAST NCAA TOURNEY APPEARANCE: 2007
PITT-JOHNSTOWN PITT-JOHNSTOWN ATHLETIC STAFF DIRECTORY PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS
Athletics Office Phone….. ……………..(814) 269-2000 WJAC-TV 6 SPORTS THE TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT Matt Maisel, Mike Tressa Mike Kovak, Mike Mastovich Athletics Fax.. …………………………..(814) 269-2026 (814) 255-7651 Cory Isenberg Athletics Director………….…………………Pat Pecora Fax: (814) 255-7658 (814) 532-5080 Assistant Athletics Director… Abby Gearhart-Hoffman Fax: (814) 539-1409
Sports Information Director……………..Chris Caputo SOMERSET DAILY AMERICAN ALTOONA MIRROR S.I.D. Office Phone……………………..(814) 269-2031 Sports Department Sports Department (800) 452-0823 (800) 222-1962 NCAA Faculty Rep……………...…… Dr. Ray Wrabley Fax: (814) 445-2935 Fax: (814) 946-7540
Athletics Secretary…………………..… Judy Blackburn WTAJ-TV 10 SPORTS BEDFORD GAZETTE Athletics Trainers……………….... Scott Mamula, Elissa Till (800) 762-6053 (814) 623-1151 Trainer’s Office Phone…...…... (814) 269-1935 or 2024 Fax: (814) 946-4763 Fax: (814) 623-5055
Equipment Mgr….Todd Williams…….. (814) 269-7170 PGH. POST-GAZETTE PGH. TRIBUNE-REVIEW Equipment Room Phone……………….(814) 269-7167 Sports Department Sports Department (412) 263-1621 (888) 748-8742 Intramural Dir…..Elissa Till…..……….(814) 269-2024 Fax: (412) 263-1926 Fax: (412) 320-7964
Aquatics Dir……..Jamie Hedrick……... (814) 269-2006 GREENSBURG TRIBUNE-REVIEW THE ADVOCATE Pool Hotline……………………………..(814) 269-2002 Sports Department (Pitt-Johnstown Student Paper) (800) 690-8040 (814) 269-7470 Athletics Website…... www.upj.pitt.edu/athletics Fax: (724) 830-6285
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1 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball Head Coach Sasha Palmer
CAREER RECORD AT PITT-JOHNSTOWN
YEAR RECORD WVIAC OVERALL PCT. 2007-08 10-18 9-11 10-18 .357 2008-09 18-12 14-6 28-30 .483 2009-10 15-13 12-10 43-43 .500 2010-11 16-12 13-9 59-55 .518 2011-12 14-13 12-10 73-68 .518
Head Coach Sasha Palmer On Aug. 1, 2007, Sasha Palmer took over the duties as Lady Cat basketball head coach. After struggling through a difficult first season, Coach Palmer led the Lady Cats to an 18-12 overall record in 2008-09 and the program’s first appearance in the WVIAC Tournament Semifinals since becoming eligible to compete for conference championships in 2007-08. Last season, the Lady Cats finished with their fourth straight winning season under Coach Palmer, ending the 2011-12 campaign 14-13 overall and 12-10 in the WVIAC. In addition, Kaitlynn Fratz was named First-Team All-WVIAC and was named the conference’s Freshman of the Year. Prior to her arrival at Pitt-Johnstown, Coach Palmer spent four seasons as the top assistant coach of the women’s basketball team at Shippensburg University, where her duties included recruiting, working with the post players and monitoring the team’s academic progress. Coach Palmer also spent six weeks of the 2005-06 regular season as Shippensburg’s acting head coach when Kristy Trn was on maternity leave. During her tenure at Shippensburg, Coach Palmer worked with 2004 PSAC Western Division Rookie of the Year and two-time All-PSAC Western Division selection Shanna Oaddams, as well as Kim Strickland, who ranked second in career blocks and sixth in career rebounds for the Lady Raiders. Palmer also coached 2007 PSAC Rookie of the Year Lauren Beckley, who led the conference in scoring as a freshman. A native of Watertown, Wis., Coach Palmer is a 2000 graduate of Northern Michigan University where she had an outstanding playing career for the Wildcats. In 1998, she led Northern Michigan to the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region championship, the first of three-straight regional championship game appearances. As a senior in 1999-00, Coach Palmer ranked fourth in the nation in scoring at 22.7 points per game and led Division II in total points with 703. She garnered All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division first-team honors, GLIAC Tournament Most Valuable Player, and Second-Team Daktronics All-America honors and Honorable Mention Women’s Division II Bulletin All-American accolades. Following her career at Northern Michigan, Coach Palmer competed professionally in Europe for two years, playing for Lausanne Olympic in Switzerland (2002) and Basket Club Racing in Luxembourg (2003). While in Switzerland, she averaged 29 points and 11 rebounds per game and was selected as a European All-Star. In Luxembourg, Coach Palmer averaged 34 points and 13 rebounds per game, leading her team to the Luxembourg championship with only one loss. That year, she was selected the league’s Most Valuable Player. Coach Palmer also spent four years as a member of the four-time Women’s Eastern Basketball Alliance (WEBA) champion Harrisburg (Pa.) Horizon. In 2005, the Lady Horizon recorded the first perfect season in WEBA history, finishing the year 9-0. Four times Coach Palmer earned All-WEBA first-team honors. In 2006 and 2007, she took home WEBA Most Valuable Player honors after leading the league in scoring and rebounding in 2006 and scoring in 2007. Coach Palmer earned her Bachelor of Science degree in physical education/health at Northern Michigan University in 2001 and her Master of Science degree in organizational development and leadership at Shippensburg University in 2007. Coach Palmer is married to Jamal Palmer, a Mountain Cat men’s basketball assistant coach. The Palmers and their daughter Payton reside in Johnstown.
2 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball Assistant Coach Cameron Sealey
Cameron Sealey joins Head Coach Sasha Palmer’s staff for the 2012-13 season after finishing a stellar college career at Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) University. Sealey, a 2011-12 NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region selection and a three-time All-South Atlantic Conference choice, including consecutive first-team honors in 2011 and 2012, ended her college career as Lenoir-Rhynes’ sixth all-time leading scorer with 1,473 career points. Sealey, a four-year starting guard and two-year team captain, is also second on the school’s all-time free-throw percentage list (.796) and 10th in assists (267). The Mount Holly, N.C. native garnered NCCSIA Second-Team All-State honors as a junior and a senior. She guided Lenoir-Rhyne to South Atlantic Region Conference titles in 2009 and 2010, and back- to-back Division II Southeast Regional Tournament berths in those same years. At East Gaston High School, Sealey was a four-year starter and four-year all-conference selection where she holds the school’s all- time scoring record with over 1,500 points. Sealey also led the team to pair of conference championships. Assistant Coach Sealey, who graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne with a degree in sports management in 2012, is the daughter of Lee and Kim Sealey. Cameron Sealey
3 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball Pitt-Johnstown Administration
Dr. Jem Spectar was named the fifth president of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in March 2007. President Spectar, an award-winning professor, previously served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Oregon University. He received a Bachelor of Arts in international studies from the University of La Verne; a Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.; a Jurist Doctorate in from the University of Maryland Law School, and a Master of Arts in politics and a doctorate in political science from Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Calif. President Spectar recognizes and enthusiastically celebrates our student scholar-athlete accomplishments that add value to the university and enhance campus and community pride. He has published numerous scholarly articles on international law and has made presentations on issues involving human rights, the global commons and international health. With extensive university experience, he holds membership in a number of professional organizations. Dr. Jem Spectar Pitt-Johnstown President
In July 2008, Pat Pecora was named Pitt-Johnstown Athletic Director. Pecora also continues in his position as the Mountain Cats’ head wrestling coach, a duty he has held since graduating from West Liberty State (W.Va.) College in 1976. Pecora, who became the first NCAA Division II coach to reach the 500-win plateau on Feb. 14, 2012, began his career as the school’s head soccer and wrestling coach and a physical education instructor. His work has created a legacy that has brought national attention to the Pitt-Johnstown athletics program. In his 36 years at Pitt-Johnstown, his teams have captured a pair of NCAA Division II National Championships and 20 NCAA Regional Championships. Pecora has coached 10 individual national champions and a total of 134 All-Americans. Academically, he has tutored 90 NWCA All-Academic Wrestling Team selections. Pecora has been inducted into five Halls of Fame, including the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches and the NCAA Division II Wrestling Halls of Fame. As Athletic Director, Pecora is responsible for overall leadership, student-athlete development, and compliance with University, WVIAC, and NCAA rules and regulations. Pecora received his BA in health and physical education from West Liberty Pat Pecora State and has done graduate work in the area of health education at the University of Pittsburgh. Athletic Director
In August 2012, Abby Gearhart-Hoffman was named Assistant Athletic Director and Compliance Coordinator. In 2010, Gearhart-Hoffman graduated Magna Cum Laude from Pitt-Johnstown with bachelor degrees in both applied mathematics and secondary mathematics education. Two years later, she earned her Masters in Higher Education Administration at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the athletic department, Gearhart-Hoffman, a three-year captain and Honorable Mention All-WVIAC performer on the Lady Cat volleyball team, served several roles on the Pitt-Johnstown campus, including as a Residence Life Coordinator, Admissions Counselor, and Alumni Liaison. Gearhart-Hoffman represented the WVIAC as the conference’s 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year. In addition, she received the 2010 Pitt-Johnstown Advisory Board’s Service to Community Award. She was recognized, two years in a row, as one of the RealWorld Action Program’s top-five outstanding students. Gearhart-Hoffman was a Presidential Scholar, member of Pi Lambda Theta, and received the Faculty Senate Student-Athlete Award, the Stanton Chapman Crawford Memorial Award, and the Charles Kunkle Jr. Leadership Award at Abby Gearhart-Hoffman the 2010 Academic Honors Convocation. Assistant Athletic Director
4 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball Pitt-Johnstown Proud-Athletics
Pitt-Johnstown varsity teams compete in NCAA Division II athletics and are members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). Pitt-Johnstown’s student-athletes have garnered individual and team honors at the conference, regional and national levels. The 11 varsity sports offer student-athletes an opportunity to compete and represent Pitt-Johnstown, while they learn valuable lessons that can be applied off the court, field, mat or track.
PITT-JOHNSTOWN ATHLETICS - WE ARE MOUNTAIN CAT PROUD! Pitt-Johnstown NCAA Division II Intercollegiate Sports Men’s Women’s Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross Country Golf Golf Soccer Soccer Wrestling Track Volleyball
5 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball Tradition of Excellence
LADY CAT BASKETBALL “TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE” 37-year record of 759-249 (.753) ALL-TIME WIN PERCENTAGE Home record of 417-61 (.872) TOP TEN SCHOOLS IN DIVISION II 16 NCAA Regional Tournament appearances, five Regional (Minimum of 10 Seasons) titles and a trip to the 1987 Final Four Twenty-Four All-Americans, including nine Kodak All- # TEAM YRS. WON LOSS PCT. Americans 1. Drury (Mo.) 12 300 75 .800 Four First-Team All-WVIAC selections, seven Second- Team and Four All-Freshmen Team choices, including 2. Arkansas Tech 35 871 226 .794 Kaitlynn Fratz, the 2011-12 WVIAC Freshman of the Year Thirty-Three 1,000-point scorers 3. Bentley (Mass.) 38 901 235 .793 Jodi Gault finished Pitt-Johnstown career ranked sixth in 4. Delta State (Miss.) 33 824 219 .790 victories (540) and seventh in winning percentage (.776) among active Division II coaches 5. W. Texas A&M 31 733 204 .782 Jodi Gault finished Pitt-Johnstown career eighth all-time in both winning percentage (.7759) and victories (540) among 6. Rollins (Fla.) 26 581 189 .755 Division II coaches 7. Pitt-Johnstown 37 759 249 .753 The Lady Cat basketball program is 10th in all-time victories with 759 8. Cal Poly Pomona 38 859 297 .743 1992 NCAA Division II Champion "Player of the Year" Mindy Young 9. Northern State (S.D.) 35 751 269 .736 Ten GTE/Verizon/ESPN The Magazine Academic All- 10. Fort Valley (Ga.) St. 31 669 240 .736 District College Division Team selections and one First Team Academic All-American (Melissa Patterson in 2005)
In NCAA Division II Basketball, the Pitt-Johnstown women’s program is synonymous with success on the court and in the classroom. In 37 years in existence, the Lady Cats have produced 24 All-Americans, 11 All-WVIAC selections, including Kaitlynn Fratz, the 2011-12 Freshman of the Year, and 10 GTE/Verizon/ESPN The Magazine/Capital One Academic All-District College Division Women's Basketball Team members, including a first-team and a pair of second-team academic All-Americans. Under highly respected Head Coach Jodi Gault, the Lady Cats posted an impressive 540-156 mark from 1992 to 2007, which equates to a .776 winning percentage. Overall, the Lady Cats’ program is 759-249 since its inception in 1975. This record computes to a winning percentage of .753, which ranks seventh in the nation. At home, in the Sports Center, the Lady Cats are an astonishing 417-61 (.872). Coach Gault, who ended her 25-year career at Pitt-Johnstown following the 2006-07 season, became the eighth Division II women’s basketball coach to reach the 500-career victory plateau when the Lady Cats defeated Tiffin (OH) University, 81-71, at the University of Findlay (OH) Tournament on Nov. 19, 2005. She finished ranked eighth all-time among Division II coaches in both wins and winning percentage. The Lady Cats have earned Mason-Dixon and Mideast Conference titles, 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the East Region Semifinals in 2007. The program also has produced five Regional Championships, a trip to the Final Four in 1987 after defeating top-ranked Delta State University and nationally-ranked teams in 13 different seasons. The Lady Cats also have demonstrated academic excellence. Lady Cats have been named to the GTE/Verizon/ESPN The Magazine/Capital One Academic All-District College Division Women's Basketball Team 10 times. In 2005, Melissa Patterson became the program’s only First-Team Academic All-American, while Lindsay Baker was named a Second-Team Academic All-American in 2002. Jessica Zapf joined Baker as the program’s other Second-Team Academic All-American in 2007. In 1992, Coach Gault’s program shot into the national spotlight again when Mindy Young was named the NCAA Champion Division II National Player of the Year. The program has produced 23 All-Americans, including three First-Team Kodak All-American selections: Jill Halapin (1988), Bridget Hale (1990) and Mindy Young (1992). The team also has turned out six Honorable Mention selections to the Kodak list: Carrie Ferguson (1991), Amy Kessler (1992), Denise Gallo (1995), Lindsay Baker (2002), Crystal Barr (2004) and Melissa Patterson (2005), as well as 33 athletes who have reached the 1000- point plateau. Since joining the WVIAC prior to the 2006-07 season, Pitt-Johnstown boasts four first-team and seven second-team all-conference selections, as well as four WVIAC All-Freshman Team choices and a Freshman of the Year. Since 1975, when Lady Cat basketball became a NCAA varsity sport, the program has flourished athletically and academically and has become one of the most respected in the country.
6 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball 2012-13 Season Preview
With just one senior on roster, Head Coach Sasha Palmer needs to be a force in the paint and increase on her 3.3 points and (6th year) will once again have to deal with a young squad 3.0 rebounds a game from a year ago. entering the 2012-13 campaign. However, the difference The Lady Cats are bringing back a wealth of talent, but between last year and this year is that she will have plenty of Coach Palmer must replace starting point guard Sara experience returning to the court when the Lady Cats take on Trimarco (Hollidaysburg, Pa.) and forwards Kayla Loughner their final West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Brinklow, MD) and Katie McBroom (Derry, Pa.). Trimarco, (WVIAC) schedule before joining the Pennsylvania State who took control of the point guard position as a sophomore, Athletic Conference (PSAC) in 2013-14. ranked in the top-100 in assists per game and averaged nearly 10 Despite a roster that featured seven underclassmen a year points per game as a senior, while Loughner and McBroom ago, Pitt-Johnstown was able to scratch out a winning record. combined to average over eight points and nearly five rebounds Now, those underclassmen have a full season of experience and per game. should use it to help the Lady Cats make a run in the WVIAC With the departure of Trimarco, someone will need to step this year. into the point guard spot. Whether it’s Fratz, who played there at Coach Palmer, who returns three starters and four other times last year, or a newcomer, a critical position must be filled if letter-winners, will look for senior guard Maria Montini (Irwin, the Lady Cats are going to be successful. Pa.) and sophomore guard Kaitlynn Fratz (Accident, MD), One of the point guard candidates is freshman Dominique the returning WVIAC Freshman of the Year, to provide Smith (Maple Heights, OH), a two-time All-Lake Erie League leadership on and off the court. choice. Smith averaged 18.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, Montini, one of the Lady Cats’ top three-point shooting and 4.8 steals per game as a senior at Maple Heights High threats, will need to be productive after School. averaging 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds Pitt-Johnstown also signed two before an injury ended her junior season freshman forwards and three other after seven games. freshmen guards who could play Pitt-Johnstown will also look to important roles in the team’s success. Fratz to duplicate her outstanding Forwards Jasmine Harper first season that saw her lead the team in (Cleveland Heights, OH) and Jamie scoring (17.2 ppg.) on her way to being Tabon (Pittsburgh, Pa.) bring more named the conference’s Freshman of the depth to the paint. Harper, an Honorable Year and First-Team All-WVIAC. Mention All-Ohio selection and a First- Fratz, who proved to be one of the best Team All-Lake Erie League choice, scoring guards in the WVIAC, poured in averaged nearly a double-double of 13.8 34 points against Glenville State (WV) points and 9.3 rebounds last year. Tabon College on December 3 and scored 20 collected 11.5 points and 9.4 rebounds more points 11 times as a true freshman. per game as a senior at Penn Hills High Also back in the starting line-up are School. forwards Rachel Johnson (Palmyra, Pa.) Freshmen guards Kayla and Nicole Carman (Cleveland, OH). DeCriscio (Altoona, Pa.), Leah Johnson finished her sophomore year Hansen (Waterford, Pa.), and Olivia as the Lady Cats’ second-leading Rizzo (Irwin, Pa.) will also bolster the rebounder at 5.3 per game. However, Pitt-Johnstown back court. DeCriscio, after averaging just 4.0 points per game, who holds Altoona Area High School’s she must become more of a scoring threat from both inside the career three-point field goals record with 150, scored 12.3 points paint and on the perimeter. Carman’s numbers steadily per game off of three-pointers to lead all of Pennsylvania in 2011 improved throughout her freshman season as she made -12. Hansen was a three-time All-Region choice who finished adjustments to the college game. After starting slow, Carman her career at General McLane High School with 1,133 points, wrapped-up her first year as the team’s leading rebounder (6.0 while Rizzo averaged 8.1 points per game as a senior. She also rpg.) and second leading scorer (10.6 ppg.). With even more helped guide Penn Trafford High School to the PIAA AAAA experience, her numbers should continue to rise throughout her State Playoffs as a junior in 2011. Pitt-Johnstown career. Only time will tell, but with the experience returning to the Coach Palmer also has a pair of talented guards and a line-up and a mix of talented newcomers, Coach Palmer and her solid center coming back to add depth to the roster. Lady Cats could make their final season in the WVIAC a special Junior Grace Hyland (Pittsburgh, Pa.), who has the ability one with a deep run into the conference post-season tournament, the score off of the dribble, averaged 3.2 points and 2.8 rebounds and possibly the NCAA Tournament. a year ago, while sharp-shooting Kelsey Sleighter (Uniontown, Pa.) averaged 8.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in 27 games-played as a freshman. Sleighter also led the Lady Cats in three-point field goal percentage (39.6%) and was second in three-pointers (40). Pitt-Johnstown will also need additional production out of junior center Inaya Stephenson (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Stephenson
7 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball 2012-13 Lady Cat Roster
2012-2013 Lady Cat Numerical Roster
# NAME CLASS POS. HT. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL 1 Jasmine Harper FR F/C 6’0” Cleveland Heights, OH / Cleveland Heights 4 Maria Montini SR G 5’8” Irwin, Pa. / Hempfield Area 10 Kelsey Sleighter SO G 5’7” Uniontown, Pa. / Uniontown 11 Kaitlynn Fratz SO G 5’4” Accident, MD / Northern Garrett 20 Rachel Johnson JR F 5’10” Palmyra, Pa. / Palmyra Area 23 Grace Hyland JR G 5’8” Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper St. Clair 24 Dominique Smith FR G 5’6” Maple Heights, OH / Maple Heights 30 Nicole Carman SO F 5’10” Cleveland, OH / Twinsburg 32 Leah Hansen FR G 5’5” Waterford, Pa. / General McLane 33 Kayla DeCriscio FR G 5’7” Altoona, Pa. / Altoona Area 34 Jamie Tabon FR F 5’10” Pittsburgh, Pa. / Penn Hills 35 Inaya Stephenson JR F 6’0” Pittsburgh, Pa. / Winchester Thurston 45 Olivia Rizzo FR G 5’5” Irwin, Pa. / Penn Trafford
The Lady Cat Basketball Program also would like to thank: Dr. Ernest J. Mantini ('79) (Dentist)
2012-2013 PITT-JOHNSTOWN LADY CAT BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach……………………………………………………………………....Sasha Palmer Coaching Record at Pitt- Johnstown / Years………………………….73-68 / .518 / 6th year Coaching Record / Years……………………………………….…….... 73-68 / .518 / 6th year Assistant Coach………………………………………………….… Cameron Sealey / 1st Year 2011-12 Record…………………………………………….. 14-13 (12-10 WVIAC, 7th-Place) Women's Basketball Office Phone…………………………………………... (814) 269-7173 Athletic Website…………………………………...….…..www.upj.pitt.edu/athletics
Pitt-Johnstown Coaching Staff Baseball………….…………………….……….…….. Todd Williams.……………………………. (814) 269-7170 Basketball (Men)…………………………………….. Bob Rukavina…………………………….. (814) 269-2005 Assistant………………………………… Jamal Palmer…...…………………………..(814) 269-2041 Basketball (Women)…………………………………. Sasha Palmer……………………………… (814) 269-7173 Assistant…………….….……………….. Cameron Sealey…………………………... (814) 269-2032 Cross Country (Women)…………….…………….…Jim Bowser……………………………...… (814) 269-2000 Golf (Men)…………………………………………..... Patrick Greer……………………………… (814) 269-2000 Golf (Women)………………………………………... Patrick Greer.………………………………(814) 269-2032 Soccer (Men)……………………….….……….…….. Eric Kinsey……………………………….. (814) 269-2034 Soccer (Women)……………………………………... Jim Herlinger……………………………… (814) 269-2095 Track (Women)……………………….……….….…. Jim Herlinger……………………………… (814) 269-2095 Volleyball…………………………………………….. Linda Renzi.………………………………. (814) 269-2000 Wrestling…………….……………………………….. Pat Pecora…………………………………. (814) 269-2004 Assistant.………………………………... Jody Strittmatter………………………….. (814) 269-2004 8 #4 MARIA MONTINI Senior 5’8” Guard
HOMETOWN: Irwin, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: Hempfield Area MAJOR: Secondary Education-Mathematics
As a Lady Cat Maria Montini played in the first seven Lady Cat games in 2011-12 before an injury ended her junior season. In those seven games, she averaged 2.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and nearly one assist. In 25 games-played as a sophomore in 2010-11, Montini averaged 4.1 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. She shot 35.5% from behind the three-point line, and her 22 three-pointers ranked third on the team. Montini also shot 38.8% (38-98) from the field and 5-6 from the free-throw line. She scored in double-figures three times as a sophomore, including 12 points in a 4-5 effort from behind the three-point line against Ohio Valley (WV) University on January 27. Montini appeared in 28 games and made five starts in her first season with the Lady Cats. Montini made her presence known quickly on the team in 2009-10, averaging 5.4 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. She shot 37.0% (50-135) from the field and 36.3% (37-102) from beyond the three-point arc. Montini hit 76.5% (13-17) from the charity stripe. She also dished out 29 assists and registered 14 steals last season for the Lady Cats. Montini has posted single-game career-highs of 19 points against West Virginia Wesleyan College on Jan. 25, 2010, four rebounds against Ohio Wesleyan University on Nov. 28, 2009 and four rebounds against Shepherd (WV) University on Feb. 17, 2011. Maria is the daughter of Jim and Diane Montini.
At Hempfield Area High School Maria Montini was a three-time WPIAL AAAA First-Team All- Section selection. Montini, a four-year starter, averaged 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game as a senior in 2008-09. She finished her career with 1,021 points, 259 rebounds, 218 assists and 137 three-pointers. Montini played in the 2009 Pennsylvania Roundball Classic All-Star Game and was a three-time Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Female Athlete of the Week choice. Montini was also a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific Ten selection in both 2007 and 2009. Montini scored 25 points on her way to being named Most Valuable Player of the 2009 Kenny Durrett Classic All-Star Game. Montini also garnered All-Tournament Team honors at the Shaler-Etna Tip-Off Tournament in 2006 and 2007 and the Hempfield Area High School Christmas Tournament in 2007. Montini was coached by Gene Brisbane at Hempfield Area High School.
9 #20 RACHEL JOHNSON Junior 5’10” Forward
HOMETOWN: Palmyra, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: Palmyra Area MAJOR: Biology
As a Lady Cat Rachel Johnson played in every game (14 starts) and averaged 4.0 points per game and finished second on the team in rebounding at 5.3 rpg. in 2011-12. She was also third in steals with 28 and third in blocked shots with seven. Eight times as a sophomore she led the Lady Cats in rebounding, including three double- digit rebounding games. Johnson played in 27 games and made five starts as a true freshman in 2010-11. She averaged 3.0 points per game and was the team’s fourth-leading rebounder at 3.1 per game. Johnson shot 44.1% from the floor, including 7-15 (46.7%) from behind the three-point line, and 59.1% (13-22) from the free- throw line. Johnson dished out 17 assists, blocked five shots and made eight steals. She scored in double-figures twice and grabbed five or more rebounds eight times. Johnson has career-highs of 11 points on three separate occasions. She also pulled down 11 rebounds against Alderson-Broaddus (WV) College on Jan. 9, 2012. Rachel is the daughter of Mark and Diane Johnson.
At Palmyra Area High School Rachel Johnson was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter at Palmyra Area High School, where she scored 739 points, pulled down a school-record 956 rebounds and made 172 steals. Johnson, a Second-Team All-County selection as a junior and a first- team choice in 2010, averaged 9.0 points and 12.2 rebounds per game as a senior. She was a two-time Mid-Penn Keystone Division Honorable- Mention All-Star who played in the 2010 Mid-Penn All-Star Game and the PA Hoops North vs. South All-Star Game. Johnson also helped her team reach the PIAA Sweet 16 in 2008-09, and win back-to-back titles at the Warwick Holiday Tournament. Johnson, a recipient of a Pitt-Johnstown Presidential Scholarship, was a four-year Honor Roll student and a member of the National Honor Society. She also earned a Kiwanis Club Scholar-Athlete Award. In addition to basketball, she was a three-year starter on Palmyra’s girls’ soccer team. She was coached by Ron Berman at Palmyra Area High School.
10 #35 INAYA STEPHENSON Junior 6’0” Forward
HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: Winchester Thurston MAJOR: Accounting
As a Lady Cat Inaya Stephenson saw action in 26 games and made six starts in 2011-12. She averaged 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. Stephenson’s 47.5% (38-80) field goal percentage and 29 blocked shots both led the Lady Cats. Stephenson made her Lady Cat debut and played in 26 games as a true freshman in 2010-11. In 10 minutes per game, Stephenson averaged 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds. She shot 44.6% (33-74) from the field and 52.6% (10-19) from the free- throw line. Stephenson also collected eight assists, six blocks and three steals. Stephenson has career-highs of 12 points at Urbana (OH) University on Nov. 11, 2011 and 10 rebounds against Ohio Valley (WV) University on Jan. 14, 2012. Inaya is the daughter of Ithania Hawes.
At Winchester Thurston High School Inaya Stephenson came to Pitt-Johnstown after playing two seasons at Schenley High School and two seasons at Winchester Thurston High School, where she combined to score over 1,000 points for her career. In two seasons at Winchester Thurston, Stephenson totaled 733 points, and she also scored her 1,000th point during the 2009-10 season. She averaged 16.0 points per game as a senior, and 17.3 ppg., 12.3 rpg., 1.8 apg., 1.2 spg. and 2.9 bpg as a junior. She also shot 87.9% from the free-throw line in 2008-09. Stephenson, a 2009-10 captain for Winchester Thurston, was selected to play in the Kenny Durrett Classic All-Star Game. In 2008-09, she was named Most Valuable Player of the Lady Bulldog Snowflake Shoot-Out. As a sophomore at Schenley, Stephenson played on a team that placed second in the 2008 City Championship, and she played on the school’s first-ever state quarterfinalist team. She was coached by Debbie Lewis at Schenley High School and Monica Williams at Winchester Thurston High School.
11 #23 GRACE HYLAND Junior 5’8” Guard
HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: Upper St. Clair MAJOR: Biology / Pre-Medicine
As a Lady Cat With increased playing time, Grace Hyland began to make an impact as a sophomore in 2011- 12. Hyland started eight games and played in 24 of the Lady Cats’ 27 games. She averaged 3.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and nearly one assist per game. Hyland also finished fifth on the team with 24 steals. Hyland played in 22 games and averaged nearly 14 minutes per game as a freshman in 2010-11. Hyland averaged 2.7 points, one rebound, and nearly one assist per game. Her 23 steals ranked fifth on the team. Hyland shot 22-59 (37.3%) from the floor, 10-31 (32.3%) from three-point range, and 5-9 (55.6%) from the charity stripe. Hyland has single-game highs of 13 points against Alderson-Broaddus (WV) College on Jan. 9, 2012 and six rebounds on three occasions. She also dished out three assists in back-to-back games against Glenville State (WV) College on Dec. 3, 2011 and at Concord (WV) University on Dec. 10, 2011. Grace is the daughter of Scott Hyland and Beth Rotella.
At Upper St. Clair High School Grace Hyland lettered four years, was a three-year starter and a two- year captain at Upper St. Clair High School. Hyland, an Almanac Second- Team All-Section selection as a junior, helped lead Upper St. Clair to a WPIAL AAAA Championship in 2008. She also helped take the squad to the PIAA Final Four in 2007. Hyland finished her career with 591 points and 211 rebounds. She also ranks fourth on the school’s all-time three- pointers made list. In 2009-10 season, Hyland averaged 10.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 1.7 assists per game. She shot 32.5% from the field, 26.8% from three-point range and 75.6% from the free-throw line in her senior season. Academically, Hyland graduated with high honors and was a member of the National Honor Society. Hyland received a Pitt-Johnstown Presidential Scholarship. She was coached by Ernie Koontz at Upper St. Clair High School.
12 #11 KAITLYNN FRATZ Sophomore 5’4” Guard
HOMETOWN: Accident, MD HIGH SCHOOL: Northern Garrett MAJOR: Communication
As a Lady Cat Kaitlynn Fratz burst onto the collegiate basketball scene by leading the Lady Cats in scoring at 17.2 points per game on her way to being named the WVIAC Freshman of the Year and First-Team All- WVIAC in 2011-12. She finished 43rd in NCAA Division II and seventh in the WVIAC in scoring. Fratz, the conference’s Player of the Week on Dec. 20, 2011, also led the Lady Cats with 44 three- pointers, was second in assists (3.3 apg.) and steals (47) and fourth in rebounding (3.4 rpg.). Fratz shot 39.1% (149-381) from the field, 32.8% (44-134) from three-point range, and 75.3% (122-162) from the charity stripe. She led the team in scoring 17 times, assists 13 times, and rebounding three times. Fratz also scored in double-figures in 23 of Pitt- Johnstown’s 27 games. Fratz posted single-game highs of 34 points against Glenville State (WV) College on Dec. 3, 2011, six rebounds on three occasions, and seven assists in her collegiate debut at Urbana (OH) University on Nov. 11, 2011. Kaitlynn is the daughter of Steve and Tracy Fratz.
At Northern Garrett High School Kaitlynn Fratz finished her career at Northern Garrett (MD) High School as Garrett County’s all-time leading scorer for both boys and girls with 2,103 points. She averaged 26.1 points per game as a senior and 21.9 points per game in her four years as a starter. Fratz, a four-time Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference (AMAC) First-Team All-Conference selection and the 2010 and 2011 AMAC Player of the Year, holds school records for career points (2,103), assists (305), and steals (284), and the single season scoring record with 734 points. Fratz, a two-time Cumberland Times News All-Area Player of the Year and the 2010-11 Cumberland Times News Athlete of the Year, led Northern Garrett to the 2011 Maryland State Championship game for only the second time in school history. Along with basketball, Fratz was also a four-year letter-winner in softball, soccer and track. Fratz, the vice president of her senior class, graduated with a 3.3 overall GPA. She was coached by her father Steve Fratz and Pete Brosnihan at Northern Garrett High School.
13 #30 NICOLE CARMAN Sophomore 5’10” Forward
HOMETOWN: Cleveland, OH HIGH SCHOOL: Twinsburg MAJOR: Economics
As a Lady Cat Nicole Carman joined the Lady Cats’ starting line-up as a true freshman in 2011-12 and was the team’s leading rebounder (6.0 rpg.) and second leading scorer (10.6 ppg.). In 27 games-played (24 starts), she shot 38.2% (99-259) from the field, 35.8% (38-106) from behind the three-point line, and 81.7% (49-60) from the free-throw line. Her 38 three-pointers ranked third on the team. Carman led the Lady Cats in scoring four times and rebounding 10 times. She also recorded three doubled-doubles. In one season, Carman posted highs of 23 points at Fairmont State (WV) University on Feb. 1, 2012 and 12 rebounds against the University of Charleston (WV) in the First Round of the WVIAC Tournament in the Sports Center on Feb. 27, 2012. Nicole is the daughter of Hubert and Debora Carman.
At Twinsburg High School Nicole Carman, a four-year letterman in both basketball and tennis at Twinsburg High School, averaged 9.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game on her way to guiding her team to the 2011 Ohio State Championship with a perfect 27-0 record. In her four high school seasons, Carman’s team posted a 94-8 overall record and appeared in three district finals, three regional tournaments, and a state championship game. Carman was a two-time Northeast Ohio All-Conference selection who was named a Greater Cleveland Basketball Coaches Association All-Star and a Tri-County All-Star following her senior season. She also represented the United States in the 2011 Continental Cup Games. On the tennis court, Carman, Twinsburg High School’s Most Valuable Player in 2011, was tabbed Northeast Ohio All-Conference three times on her way to guiding her team to three conference titles. She also earned a letter in track and field in the shot put and javelin. She was coached by Julie Solis at Twinsburg High School.
14 #10 KELSEY SLEIGHTER Sophomore 5’7” Guard
HOMETOWN: Uniontown, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: Uniontown MAJOR: Engineering Technology
As a Lady Cat Kelsey Sleighter played in all 27 games and made three starts as a freshman in 2011-12. Her 8.4 points per game ranked fourth on the team, while her 4.3 rebounds ranked third. Sleighter led the Lady Cats in three-point field goal percentage (39.6%), was second in three-point field goals- made (40), and was fourth in steals (25). She led the team in scoring and rebounding three times, and scored in double-figures 12 times. Through one season, Sleighter has highs of 16 points against Alderson-Broaddus (WV) College on Jan. 9, 2012 and 16 points at Wheeling Jesuit (WV) University on Feb. 6, 2012. She also pulled down eight rebounds against Glenville State (WV) College on Dec. 3, 2011 and dished out three assists three times. Kelsey is the daughter of Chris and Linda Sleighter.
At Uniontown High School Kelsey Sleighter was a four-year letter winner and a three-year starter at Uniontown High School where she was named to the Pennsylvania All-State Girls’ Basketball Team following the 2010-11 season. She finished her career as the school’s second all-time leading scorer with 1,245 points. Sleighter, just the third Lady Raider to reach the 1,000-point plateau, also amassed 145 three-pointers, 503 rebounds, 328 assists, and 254 steals. She also shot 87% from the free-throw line. As a senior, she finished second in the WPIAL in scoring (19.3 ppg.) and second in three-pointers (49). Sleighter, a three-time WPIAL All-Section selection and a three-time All-County choice, also averaged 4.5 steals per game as a senior. She was tabbed a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 10 and played in the 2011 Pittsburgh Roundball Classic. Sleighter was named to the 2010 US Junior National AAU Basketball All- Tournament Team as a member of the Nate Smith Basketball Club Team in Morgantown, W.Va. In the classroom, Sleighter, a 2010-11 Uniontown High School Scholar-Athlete Award recipient, graduated fourth in her class and was a member of the National Honor Society. She was coached by Jason Winfrey at Uniontown High School.
15 #33 Kayla DeCriscio Freshman 5’7” Guard
HOMETOWN: Altoona, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: Altoona Area
At Altoona Area High School Kayla DeCriscio, a three-year letter-winner and 2011-12 team captain, ended her career at Altoona Area High School with 598 points on her way to leading her team to back-to-back PIAA AAAA District 6 Championships in 2011 and 2012. She holds the school’s career three-point field goals-made record with 150 and the single-game record with nine against Ambridge High School. Her 12.7 points per game off of three-pointers ranked first in Pennsylvania on Max Preps in 2011-12. DeCriscio, a Second-Team Altoona Mirror All-Star as a senior, earned most valuable player honors at the 2012 Altoona Mirror Basketball Classic Game and the 2011 McKeesport High School Tournament. Academically, DeCriscio was a member of the National Honor Society and Vice President of her senior class. DeCriscio is the daughter of Jeff and Diane DeCriscio. She was coached by Jill Helsel at Altoona Area High School.
#32 Leah Hansen Freshman 5’5” Guard
HOMETOWN: Waterford, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: General McLane
At General McLane High School Leah Hansen, a three-sport standout at General McLane High School, was a three-time All-Region choice who scored 1,133 career points. Hansen averaged 15 points per game as a senior and was named the school’s Female Athlete of the Year and a First-Team Meadville Tribune All-Star. The four-year starter and two-year team captain started as a freshman on General McLane’s team that won the district championship and advanced to the PIAA AAA Western State Finals. Hansen, her senior class Valedictorian, was also a four-year letter- winner in track and field and a three-year letter-winner in volleyball. Hansen is the daughter of John and Kathleen Hansen. She was coached by Sarah Jay at General McLane High School.
16 #1 Jasmine Harper Freshman 6’0” Forward / Center
HOMETOWN: Cleveland Heights, OH HIGH SCHOOL: Cleveland Heights
At Cleveland Heights High School Jasmine Harper, an Honorable Mention All-Ohio selection and a four- time scholar-athlete at Cleveland Heights High School averaged 13.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.12 steals per game in 2011-12. Harper, also a two-time First-Team All-Lake Erie League choice and a second-team all- district selection, helped lead her team to a pair of league titles. She was named her team’s Most Valuable Player and was tabbed a Greater Cleveland Basketball Coaches Association (GCBCA) All-Star. Harper was also a standout on the volleyball, softball, and track & field teams where she was a two-time MVP in volleyball and the team’s MVP in softball. Academically, Harper was in the National Honor Society with a 3.8 overall GPA. Harper is the daughter of James and Elaine Harper. She was coached by Kim Hansen at Cleveland Heights High School.
#45 Olivia Rizzo Freshman 5’5” Guard
HOMETOWN: Irwin, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: Penn Trafford
At Penn Trafford High School Olivia Rizzo was a four-year letterman in basketball and a one-year letter-winner in softball at Penn Trafford High School. Rizzo, selected as her team’s most valuable player in 2011-12, averaged 8.1 points per game and shot 76% from the free-throw line as a senior. She was also named to the 2011 Lady Spartan Holiday Tournament All-Tournament Team. Rizzo, a two-year team captain, guided Penn Trafford to back-to-back WPIAL Section I Championships, the program’s first and second section titles since 1974. Rizzo also helped the Lady Warriors to four straight trips to the post-season, including a spot in the PIAA AAAA State Playoffs in 2011. Rizzo is the daughter of Lou and Jennifer Cortazzo. She was coached by John Giannikas at Penn Trafford High School.
17 #24 Dominique Smith Freshman 5’6” Guard
HOMETOWN: Maple Heights, OH HIGH SCHOOL: Maple Heights
At Maple Heights High School Dominique Smith, a two-time All-Lake Erie League selection and a two-time recipient of the City of Maple Heights Mayors Most Valuable Player Award at Maple Heights High School, averaged 18.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 4.8 steals per game in 2011-12. She posted single-game highs of 27 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists, and 11 steals. Smith ranks in the top-five in six Maple Heights all-time statistical records, including second in steals in a season (106) and third in both career points (841) and career steals (212). Smith, who earned three letters in basketball and was the school’s starting point guard and team captain for two seasons, was tabbed the team’s Most Valuable Player and the Offensive Player of the Year. In addition to basketball, Smith was an all-league member of the track team and a two-year letter-winner in volleyball. In the classroom, Smith was her school’s recipient of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Award with a GPA of 3.92. Smith, who was on the honor roll for three years, ranked in the top-20 in her class of 270 students. Smith is the daughter of Eddie and Deborah Smith. She was coached by Rickey Watters at Maple Heights High School.
#34 Jamie Tabon Freshman 5’10” Forward
HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: Penn Hills
At Penn Hills High School Jamie Tabon, who earned one letter in basketball at Penn Hills High School, averaged 9.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.1 steals and nearly one assist per game as a senior. She finished her career with 353 points. Tabon, who graduated with honors, was named Most Valuable Player at the 2010 Indiana High School Holiday Tournament. Tabon is the daughter of James, Jr. and Grace Powell. She is also the step-daughter of Tanya Tabon. She was coached by Scott Caticato at Penn Hills High School.
18 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball Individual Statistics
#4 Maria Montini Senior 5’8” Guard
MARIA MONTINI’S STATISTICS AS A LADY CAT YEAR GP FG-FGA PCT. 3G-3GA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB. AVG. A S PTS. AVG. 09-10 28 50-135 37.0 37-102 36.3 13-17 76.5 29 1.0 29 14 150 5.4 10-11 25 38-98 38.8 22-62 35.5 5-6 83.3 30 1.2 17 3 103 4.1 11-12 7 4-26 15.4 2-12 16.7 5-6 83.3 10 1.4 4 2 15 2.1
TOTALS: 60 92-259 35.5 61-176 34.7 23-29 79.3 69 1.2 50 19 268 4.5
#20 Rachel Johnson Junior 5’10” Forward
RACHEL JOHNSON’S STATISTICS AS A LADY CAT YEAR GP FG-FGA PCT. 3G-3GA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB. AVG. A S PTS. AVG. 10-11 27 30-68 44.1 7-15 46.7 13-22 59.1 85 3.1 17 8 80 3.0 11-12 27 41-98 41.8 6-24 25.0 19-39 48.7 143 5.3 14 28 107 4.0
TOTALS 54 71-166 42.8 13-39 33.3 32-61 52.5 228 4.2 31 36 187 3.5
#35 Inaya Stephenson Junior 6’0” Forward
INAYA STEPHENSON’S STATISTICS AS A LADY CAT YEAR GP FG-FGA PCT. 3G-3GA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB. AVG. A S PTS. AVG. 10-11 26 33-74 44.6 0-1 00.0 10-19 52.6 60 2.3 8 3 76 2.9 11-12 26 38-80 47.5 0-1 00.0 11-14 78.6 77 3.0 5 8 87 3.3
TOTALS 52 71-154 46.1 0-2 00.0 21-33 63.6 137 2.6 13 11 163 3.1
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#23 Grace Hyland Junior 5’8” Guard
GRACE HYLAND’S STATISTICS AS A LADY CAT YEAR GP FG-FGA PCT. 3G-3GA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB. AVG. A S PTS. AVG. 10-11 22 22-59 37.3 10-31 32.3 5-9 55.6 22 1.0 18 23 59 2.7 11-12 24 28-69 40.6 4-12 33.3 17-27 63.0 66 2.8 18 24 77 3.2
TOTALS 46 50-128 39.1 14-43 32.6 22-36 61.1 88 1.9 36 47 136 3.0
#11 Kaitlynn Fratz Sophomore 5’4” Guard
RACHEL JOHNSON’S STATISTICS AS A LADY CAT YEAR GP FG-FGA PCT. 3G-3GA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB. AVG. A S PTS. AVG. 11-12 27 149-381 39.1 44-134 32.8 122-162 75.3 91 3.4 89 47 464 17.2
TOTALS 27 149-381 39.1 44-134 32.8 122-162 75.3 91 3.4 89 47 464 17.2
#30 Nicole Carman Sophomore 5’10” Forward
INAYA STEPHENSON’S STATISTICS AS A LADY CAT YEAR GP FG-FGA PCT. 3G-3GA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB. AVG. A S PTS. AVG. 11-12 27 99-259 38.2 38-106 35.8 49-60 81.7 163 6.0 19 23 285 10.6
TOTALS 27 99-259 38.2 38-106 35.8 49-60 81.7 163 6.0 19 23 285 10.6
20 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball Individual Statistics
#10 Kelsey Sleighter Sophomore 5’7” Guard
RACHEL JOHNSON’S STATISTICS AS A LADY CAT YEAR GP FG-FGA PCT. 3G-3GA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB. AVG. A S PTS. AVG. 11-12 27 80-214 37.4 40-101 39.6 28-38 73.7 115 4.3 26 25 228 8.4
TOTALS 27 80-214 37.4 40-101 39.6 28-38 73.7 115 4.3 26 25 228 8.4
21 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball WVIAC Membership
On March 8, 2006, the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) announced it was expanding and voted to induct the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and Seton Hill University into the conference. On July 1, 2006, Pitt-Johnstown and Seton Hill assumed membership into the WVIAC. Each school began playing league schedules during the 2007-08 academic year. The Pennsylvania-based schools are the first WVIAC members from outside of West Virginia since Morehead State departed the league in 1933. With the addition of Pitt-Johnstown and Seton Hill, the WVIAC became the largest conference in NCAA Division II with 16 members. Pitt-Johnstown became eligible for conference championships in the 2007-08 season, while Seton Hill became eligible the following year. Pitt-Johnstown was an NCAA Division II independent. Seton Hill was a member of the NAIA American Mideast Conference. The WVIAC, entering its 89th season of existence, has been a member conference of NCAA Division II since 1995. The league celebrated the 25th anniversary of women's athletics within the WVIAC in 2006-07.
Founded in 1924, the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) rates as one of the oldest leagues at the small-college level. The 15- member conference became the largest league in Division II during the 2006-07 academic year. The current membership includes Alderson-Broaddus College, Bluefield State College, University of Charleston, Concord University, Davis & Elkins College, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Ohio Valley University, Shepherd University, West Liberty State College, West Virginia State University, West Virginia Wesleyan College and Wheeling Jesuit University. Pitt-Johnstown and Seton Hill University joined the WVIAC for the 2006-07 season. Pitt- Johnstown and Seton Hill are the WVIAC’s first out-of-state members since 1932. The WVIAC moved into the NCAA Division II ranks in 1994 after a long affiliation with the NAIA. The conference was the only one in Division II to place a team in the national quarterfinals in men’s basketball, football and baseball during the 1998-99 academic year. In addition, in 2002, the WVIAC, along with two other conferences, became the first league to earn four bids to the NCAA Division II WVIAC Commissioner Barry Blizzard (right) presents former- Men’s Basketball Championship tournament. Pitt-Johnstown President Albert Etheridge with a conference banner Commissioner Barry Blizzard, who has held the post since 1987, led the move March 31, 2006. into the NCAA. Blizzard, a native of Bramwell, WV, previously served as the Bluefield State athletic director. The long-time conference chief has served in a variety of national leadership positions, including a two-year term as president of the WVIAC Chronology: Division II Conference Commissioners’ Association. Alumni of conference members include West Virginia State’s Earl Lloyd (the 1924-West Virginia Department of Education helps organize the first African-American to play in the National Basketball Association), Salem WVIAC in a meeting at the Waldo Hotel in Clarksburg. Charter International’s Cecil Underwood (two-term West Virginia governor) and Wheeling members include Alderson, Bethany, Broaddus, Concord, Davis & Jesuit’s John Beilein (former West Virginia University men’s basketball coach). Elkins, Fairmont State, Glenville State, Marshall, Morris Harvey The conference’s basketball tournament is one of the longest running events in (Charleston), New River State (WVU Tech), Potomac State, Salem, collegiate hoops; the 73rd annual event was held earlier this year at the Charleston Shepherd, West Liberty State, West Virginia University and West Virginia Civic Center. Attendance at the WVIAC tournament ranks among the highest in Wesleyan Division II. The conference also boasts a 12-station radio network for the 1927-West Virginia University exits the league. tournament. Women’s sports were incorporated into the WVIAC during the 1981-82 Morehead State (KY) joins the WVIAC. 1929- academic year as the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association was 1932-Alderson and Broaddus colleges combine to form Alderson-Broaddus. absorbed. Currently, women’s championships are offered in softball, golf, tennis, 1933-Morehead State (KY) leaves the conference. track, basketball, volleyball, cross country and soccer. Men’s championships are conducted in football, cross country, soccer, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and 1946-Beckley College joins the league. track. 1949-Marshall exits the WVIAC. The WVIAC is headquartered in Princeton, WV. 1955-Bluefield State and West Virginia State join the WVIAC after being members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. 1957-Wheeling College becomes member of the WVIAC. 1962-Bethany leaves the conference. 1963-Potomac State leaves the WVIAC. PITT-JOHNSTOWN 1977-Beckley College leaves the conference. 1986-West Virginia Wesleyan leaves the WVIAC for two years. Location: Johnstown, Pa. Enrollment: 3,100 1988-West Virginia Wesleyan rejoins the conference. Nickname: Lady Cats 1999-Ohio Valley becomes a WVIAC member. Colors: Navy Blue and Vegas Gold 2006-WVU Tech leaves the conference. Website: www.upj.pitt.edu/Athletics 2006-Pitt-Johnstown and Seton Hill become the first WVIAC members Varsity Sports: Women’s Volleyball, Men’s from Pennsylvania. League membership is at 16, making the WVIAC the and Women’s Soccer, Women’s Cross Country, Baseball, largest conference in the NCAA Division II ranks. Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Wrestling, Women’s Track and Field, Men’s and Women’s Golf
22 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball WVIAV Member Institutions
UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON ALDERSON-BROADDUS COLLEGE BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE Location: Charleston, Location: Philippi, W.Va. Location: Bluefield, W.Va. W.Va. Enrollment: 800 Enrollment: 2,800 Enrollment: 1,000 Nickname: Battlers Nickname: Big Blues Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Blue, Gold and Gray Colors: Blue and Gold Colors: Maroon and Gold Website: www.ab.edu Website: www.bluefieldstate.edu Website: www.ucwv.edu Varsity Sports: Volleyball, Men’s Varsity Sports: Volleyball, Men’s Varsity Sports: Football, Volleyball, Men’s and Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Women’s Tennis, Men’s Golf, Baseball, Softball, Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Track Men’s and Women’s Basketball Men’s Golf, Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, Women’s Crew
CONCORD UNIVERSITY DAVIS & ELKINS COLLEGE FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY
Location: Athens, W.Va. Location: Elkins, W.Va. Location: Fairmont, W.Va. Enrollment: 3,000 Enrollment: 654 Enrollment: 7,740 Nickname: Mountain Lions Nickname: Senators Nickname: Falcons Colors: Maroon, Gray and White Colors: Red, Navy Blue Colors: Maroon, Fairmont Tan and Website: www.concord.edu and White White Varsity Sports: Football, Website: www.davisandelkins.edu Website: www.fairmontstate.edu Volleyball, Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Varsity Sports: Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Varsity Sports: Football, Volleyball, Men’s and Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Men’s Golf, Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Men’s Golf, Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Baseball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Track and Women’s Basketball Softball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Field Men’s and Women’s Swimming
GLENVILLE STATE COLLEGE OHIO VALLEY UNIVERSITY
Location: Glenville, W.Va. Location: Vienna, W.Va. Enrollment: 1,500 Enrollment: 541 Nickname: Pioneers Nickname: Fighting Scots Colors: Blue and White Colors: Blue, White and Crimson Website: www.glenville.edu Website: www.ovu.edu Varsity Sports: Football, Varsity Sports: Volleyball, Men’s Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Cross and Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Country, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Softball, Men’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Golf, and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball Track and Field
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Location: Greensburg, Pa. Location: Shepherdstown, W.Va. Location: West Liberty, W.Va. Enrollment: 1,700 Enrollment: 3,900 Enrollment: 2,200 Nickname: Griffins Nickname: Rams Nickname: Hilltoppers Colors: Crimson and Gold Colors: Blue and Gold Colors: Black and Gold Website: www.setonhill.edu Website: www.shepherd.edu Website: www.wlsc.edu Varsity Sports: Football, Varsity Sports: Football, Volleyball, Men’s and Varsity Sports: Football, Volleyball, Men’s and Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Men’s Golf, Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Baseball, Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Baseball, Women’s Basketball Softball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Wrestling Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, Field Hockey, Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse, Wrestling, Equestrian
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLL. WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY Location: Buckhannon, W.Va. Location: Wheeling, W.Va. Location: Institute, W.Va. Enrollment: 1,400 Enrollment: 1,200 Enrollment: 4,900 Nickname: Bobcats Nickname: Cardinals Nickname: Yellow Jackets Colors: Orange and Black Colors: Red and Gold Colors: Old Gold and Black Website: www.wvwc.edu Website: www.wju.edu Website: www.wvstateu.edu Varsity Sports: Football, Varsity Sports: Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Varsity Sports: Football, Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Cross Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Country, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Baseball, Softball, Women’s Tennis, Men’s Golf, Baseball, Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Softball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Track and Track and Field and Women’s Track and Field, Men’s and Field, Men’s and Women’s Swimming, Women’s Swimming Wrestling, Lacrosse
23 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball This is Pitt-Johnstown
Founded in 1927, the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown is the first and largest regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh. A vital knowledge center and a foremost contributor to the region’s educational, social, cultural, and economic development, Pitt- Johnstown provides a high quality educational experience that is purposefully designed to prepare students for the real world of the 21st century. Pitt-Johnstown’s record of excellence is reflected, in part, by the accomplishments of its students, faculty, and staff; the record of achievements of more than 19,000 alumni; the satisfaction of area employers; and the commendations of many external organizations. Pitt-Johnstown offers a high quality educational experience in supportive living-learning environment, that is grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, is current, and is responsive to both our students’ personal and professional needs and to our communities’ needs. Our campus is located on 655 picturesque acres in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania, 70 miles east of Pittsburgh.
24 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball 2011-12 Season Review
With three true freshman in the starting line-up, with a 12-10 record in the conference and a home Head Coach Sasha Palmer (5th-year) knew her game against the University of Charleston (WV) in 2011-12 squad could take some time to develop. Led the opening round of the WVIAC Tournament. by senior guard Sara Trimarco (Hollidaysburg, Pa.) A win over the Golden Eagles would have sent and 2011-12 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Pitt-Johnstown to the WVIAC Quarterfinals in Conference (WVIAC) Freshman of the Year Kaitlynn Charleston, W.Va., but it wasn’t to be. Nicole Fratz (Accident, MD), the Lady Cats rebounded Carman (Cleveland, OH) collected a double-double from a 0-7 start to climb two games over .500 in mid- of 13 points and 12 rebounds, but Charleston battled February, before ending the season at 14-13 overall back from a double-digit deficit and ended Pitt- and in seventh-place in the WVIAC with a 12-10 Johnstown’s season at 14-13 overall. mark. Although Pitt-Johnstown had an early exit from Things looked bleak early for the Lady Cats. It the WVIAC Tournament, Coach Palmer’s Lady Cats wasn’t until December 18 and eight games into the continued to improve throughout the season and season when Pitt-Johnstown notched its first victory rebounded from the slow start. of the year. However, after the 0-7 start, the Lady Fratz, who ended her freshman season as Pitt- Cats recorded wins in their next five games and went Johnstown’s leading scorer and the WVIAC’s sixth- 14-6 over their final 20 games. leading scorer at 17.2 points per game, was named the The young Lady Cats tipped-off the season with conference's Freshman of the Year and earned a spot an 82-69 loss at Urbana (OH) University on on the All-WVIAC First-Team. November 11, before suffering a 69-51 loss in the Nationally, Fratz, the WVIAC Player of the Week Sports Center to Davis & Elkins (WV) to open the on December 20, ranked 43rd in NCAA Division II in WVIAC schedule. scoring, while Trimarco’s 3.8 assists per game Pitt-Johnstown continued to struggle with five ranked 93rd. more losses, including a 114-88 home loss, despite 34 As a team, the Lady Cats ranked in the Top-67 points from Fratz in just her sixth collegiate game. nationally in five statistical categories, including sixth After a full month without a win, the Lady Cats in three-point field goals per game (8.1), 19th in finally broke the ice by downing Shepherd (WV) personal fouls per game (14.0), 40th in free-throw University, 67-64, to ignite a five-game winning percentage (73.9%), 50th in three-point field goal streak just before the holiday break. Pitt-Johnstown percentage (43.2%) and 67th in scoring offense (69.5 then scored a 73-65 win at Lock Haven University on ppg.). December 30, and kicked-off the second semester Fratz averaged 17.2 points per game, and with home wins over Clarion University, West Carman added 10.6 points per game to pace the Virginia State University, and Alderson-Broaddus team in scoring. Carman’s 6.0 rebounds and Rachel (WV) College to improve to 5-7 overall and 3-5 in the Johnson’s (Palmyra, Pa.) 5.3 rebounds per game WVIAC. were tops on the team. Back-to-back conference losses to Davis & Elkins Despite the loss of seniors Kayla Loughner and Ohio Valley (WV) University dropped the Lady (Brinklow, MD), Katie McBroom (Derry, Pa.), and Cats to four games under .500. Trimarco, Pitt-Johnstown’s future looks bright. Pitt-Johnstown responded with seven wins in its The 2011-12 crop of talented freshmen gained loads next eight games. Fratz scored 22 points in a 73-55 of experience and will use it to lead the Lady Cats for win at Wheeling Jesuit (WV) University on February the next several years. 6 to help the Lady Cats even their record at 10-10 and 8-8 in conference-play. Five days later, Pitt- Johnstown climbed to 12-10 and 10-8 in the WVIAC behind 21 points from Trimarco in a nine-point victory at Alderson-Broaddus. The Lady Cats split their final four regular season games and celebrated Senior Day by defeating Seton Hill University, 83-68, to secure the seventh-seed
25 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball 2011-12 Schedule & Results
2011-12 Final Record: 14-13 (12-10 WVIAC - 7th Place)
DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD HIGH SCORER HIGH REBOUNDER NOVEMBER 11 at Urbana (OH) University L 69-82 0-1 Kelsey Sleighter (13) Rachel Johnson (8) 16 DAVIS & ELKINS (WV) # L 51-69 0-2, 0-1 FRATZ/SLEIGHTER (12) KAYLA LOUGHNER (5) 19 at University of Charleston (WV) # L 62-74 0-3, 0-2 Kaitlynn Fratz (25) Amber Smith (8) 23 LAKE ERIE (OH) COLLEGE L 62-86 0-4 KAITLYNN FRATZ (24) SARA TRIMARCO (6) 29 WEST VA. WESLEYAN # L 67-76 0-5, 0-3 AMBER SMITH (19) KELSEY SLEIGHTER (7)
DECEMBER 3 GLENVILLE STATE (WV) # L 88-114 0-6, 0-4 KAITLYNN FRATZ (34) SLEIGHTER/SMITH (8) 10 at Concord University (WV) # L 71-79 0-7, 0-5 Kaitlynn Fratz (14) Amber Smith (7) 17 SHEPHERD (WV) UNIV. # W 67-64 1-7, 1-5 KAITLYNN FRATZ (28) RACHEL JOHNSON (10) 30 at Lock Haven University W 73-65 2-7, 1-5 Kaitlynn Fratz (20) Rachel Johnson (10)
JANUARY 3 CLARION UNIVERSITY W 80-67 3-7, 1-5 KAITLYNN FRATZ (18) RACHEL JOHNSON (9) 7 WEST VIRGINIA STATE # W 72-70 4-7, 2-5 KAITLYNN FRATZ (20) NICOLE CARMAN (8) 9 ALDERSON-BROADDUS # W 78-44 5-7, 3-5 KELSEY SLEIGHTER (16) RACHEL JOHNSON (11) 12 at Davis & Elkins (WV) College # L 63-75 5-8, 3-6 Kaitlynn Fratz (21) Kayla Loughner (7) 14 OHIO VALLEY (WV) UNIV. # L 56-62 5-9, 3-7 KAITLYNN FRATZ (13) INAYA STEPHENSON (10) 21 at Seton Hill University # W 74-68 6-9, 4-7 Kaitlynn Fratz (25) Nicole Carman (10) 26 at Ohio Valley (WV) Univ. # W 86-68 7-9, 5-7 Kaitlynn Fratz (24) Inaya Stephenson (7) 28 U. OF CHARLESTON (WV) # W 85-71 8-9, 6-7 AMBER SMITH (17) KATIE MCBROOM (10)
FEBRUARY 1 at Fairmont State (WV) # L 66-88 8-10, 6-8 Nicole Carman (23) Nicole Carman (8) 4 BLUEFIELD STATE (WV) # W 77-42 9-10, 7-8 KAITLYNN FRATZ (17) NICOLE CARMAN (8) 6 at Wheeling Jesuit (WV) Univ. # W 73-55 10-10, 8-8 Kaitlynn Fratz (22) Nicole Carman (8) 9 WEST LIBERTY (WV) UNIV. # W 69-63 11-10, 9-8 SARA TRIMARCO (24) THREE TIED WITH FIVE 11 at Alderson-Broaddus (WV) Coll. # W 64-55 12-10, 10-8 Sara Trimarco (21) K. Fratz/G. Hyland (6) 15 at Shepherd (WV) University # L 69-91 12-11, 10-9 Sara Trimarco (18) Three Tied With Four 18 at West Virginia State Univ. # W 69-55 13-11, 11-9 Kaitlynn Fratz (19) Nicole Carman (10) 22 at West. Va. Wesleyan College # L 51-79 13-12, 11-10 Three Tied With Eleven Rachel Johnson (8) 25 SETON HILL UNIVERSITY # W 83-68 14-12, 12-10 FRATZ/CARMAN (19) NICOLE CARMAN (8)
2012 WVIAC Tournament-Opening Round 27 vs. #10 CHARLESTON (WV) L 51-56 14-13 NICOLE CARMAN (13) NICOLE CARMAN (12)
# = WVIAC Conference Game HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPITALS
Individual Season Highs
Most Points in One Game: Kaitlynn Fratz 34 vs. Glenville State (WV) College Dec. 3, 2011
Most Rebounds in One Game: Nicole Carman 12 vs. University of Charleston (WV) Feb. 27, 2012
Most Assists in One Game: Sara Trimarco 9 at Seton Hill University Jan. 21, 2012 Sara Trimarco 9 at Ohio Valley (WV) University Jan. 26, 2012 Sara Trimarco 9 vs. University of Charleston (WV) Jan. 28, 2012
Most Steals in One Game: Sara Trimarco 7 at Fairmont State (WV) University Feb. 01, 2012
Most Blocks in One Game: Inaya Stephenson 3 vs. Ohio Valley (WV) University Jan. 14, 2012 Sara Trimarco 3 at West Virginia State University Feb. 18, 2012
26 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball 2011-12 Final Statistics
# NAME GP/GS FG-FGA PCT. 3G-3GA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. 4 Maria Montini 7/0 4-26 15.4 2-12 16.7 5-6 83.3 10 Kelsey Sleighter 27/3 80-214 37.4 40-101 39.6 28-38 73.7 11 Kaitlynn Fratz 27/27 149-381 39.1 44-134 32.8 122-162 75.3 20 Rachel Johnson 27/14 41-98 41.8 6-24 25.0 19-39 48.7 21 Kayla Loughner 24/14 54-157 34.4 35-104 33.7 11-17 64.7 23 Grace Hyland 24/8 28-69 40.6 4-12 33.3 17-27 63.0 24 Amber Smith 27/6 59-159 37.1 15-51 29.4 41-50 82.0 30 Nicole Carman 27/24 99-259 38.2 38-106 35.8 49-60 81.7 34 Sara Trimarco 27/27 88-257 34.2 34-93 36.6 36-47 76.6 35 Inaya Stephenson 26/6 38-80 47.5 0-1 0.0 11-14 78.6 45 Katie McBroom 23/6 17-34 50.0 1-3 33.3 4-4 1.00
# NAME REB. AVG. ASSTS. TO BLKS. STEALS POINTS PPG. 4 Maria Montini 10 1.4 8 8 0 2 15 2.1 10 Kelsey Sleighter 115 4.3 26 51 4 25 228 8.4 11 Kaitlynn Fratz 91 3.4 89 81 1 47 464 17.2 20 Rachel Johnson 143 5.3 14 32 7 28 107 4.0 21 Kayla Loughner 73 3.0 10 22 4 9 154 6.4 23 Grace Hyland 66 2.8 18 25 0 24 77 3.2 24 Amber Smith 89 3.3 30 54 1 17 174 6.4 30 Nicole Carman 163 6.0 19 44 8 23 285 10.6 34 Sara Trimarco 87 3.2 103 91 6 59 246 9.1 35 Inaya Stephenson 77 3.0 5 27 29 8 87 3.3 45 Katie McBroom 37 1.6 7 12 2 3 39 1.7 TEAM 106 3.9 7
TEAM TOTALS FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REBS. AVG. LADY CATS 657-1734 37.9 219-641 34.2 343-464 73.9 1057 39.1 OPPONENTS 712-1752 40.6 127-402 31.6 335-463 72.4 1183 43.8
TEAM TOTALS ASSISTS AVG. TO AVG. BLOCKS AVG. STEALS AVG. PTS. AVG. LADY CATS 325 12.0 454 16.8 62 2.3 245 9.1 1876 69.5 OPPONENTS 404 15.0 491 18.2 91 3.4 250 9.3 1886 69.9
27 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball 2011-12 Final NCAA Statistics
KAITLYNN FRATZ SARA TRIMARCO 43rd in NCAA Division II in 93rd in NCAA Division II in Scoring at 17.2 Points Per Game Assists Per Game at 3.8
NCAA DIVISION II LADY CAT TEAM RANKINGS
NCAA Statistical Category NCAA Ranking Final Lady Cat Statistics 3-Point Field Goals Per Game 6th 8.1 Per Game (219 3-Pointers)
Personal Fouls Per Game 19th 14.0 Per Game
Free-Throw Percentage 40th 73.9% (343-464)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage 50th 34.2% (219-641)
Scoring Offense 67th 69.5 Points Per Game
Turnover Margin 92nd 1.37 Turnovers Per Game
28 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball 2011-12 Accomplishments
2011-2012 Final Team Statistics Field Goal Percentage = 37.9% Free-Throw Percentage = 73.9% Three-Point Field Goal Percentage = 34.2% Rebound Average Per Game = 39.1 Average Points Per Game = 69.5 Opponents’ Average Points Per Game = 69.9 Average Assists Per Game = 12.0 Average Steals Per Game = 9.1 KAITLYNN FRATZ SARA TRIMARCO 2011-12 Ranked 93rd in WVIAC Freshman of the Year NCAA Division II and First-Team All-WVIAC in Assists Per Game at 3.8
2011-2012 Individual Accomplishments Head Coach Sasha Palmer --Completed fifth season with an 14-13 overall record and 12-10 record in WVIAC --Team finished Seventh in WVIAC, but suffered 56-51 loss to University of Charleston (WV) in first Round of conference tournament --Team ranked in top-67 in five NCAA statistical categories, including sixth in three- point field goals per game
Kaitlynn Fratz --2011-12 WVIAC Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-WVIAC selection --Ranked 43rd in NCAA Division II in scoring at 17.2 points per game --Named WVIAC Player of the Week on Dec. 20, 2011 --Led team in scoring at 17.2 points per game and was second in assist with 89 as a true freshman
Sara Trimarco --Ranked 93rd in NCAA Division II in assists per game at 3.8
2011-2012 Season Highlights Team finished with 14-13 overall record and placed seventh in WVIAC with 14-12 mark Team suffered 56-51 loss to University of Charleston (WV) in Sports Center in First Round of WVIAC Tournament on February 27 Lady Cat program has 759-249 (.753) overall record and home record of 417-61 (.872) after a 12-3 home season Kaitlynn Fratz named WVIAC Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-WVIAC Team ranked in Top-100 nationally in six statistical categories at the end of the season: sixth in three-point field goals per game (8.1), 19th in personal fouls per game (14.0), 40th in free-throw percentage (73.9%), 50th in three-point field goal percentage (43.2%), 67th in scoring offense (69.5 ppg.), and 92nd turnover margin (1.37) Individually, Kaitlynn Fratz ranked 43rd in points per game at 17.2, and Sara Trimarco ranked 93rd in assists per game at 3.8 Two Lady Cats averaged double-figures in scoring (Kaitlynn Fratz-17.2 ppg. and Nicole Carman-10.6 ppg.) Nicole Carman (163 rebounds-6.0 rpg.) and Rachel Johnson (143 rebounds-5.3 rpg.) led the team in rebounding Sara Trimarco and Kaitlynn Fratz paced the Lady Cats with 103 (3.8 apg.) and 89 (3.3 apg.) assists, respectively Sara Trimarco led team with 59 steals (2.2 spg.), and Inaya Stephenson had a team-high 29 blocks (1.1 bpg.)
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Lady Cat History: 1975-1983
1975-1976 th Mumma also scored her 1,000 career point Led by Deb Deaner and Jeanne Jacko, the in a playoff win over Millersville. Pitt- inaugural season saw the Lady Cats put Johnstown won the EAIAW Championship together 12 straight wins to finish the season with a victory over Elizabethtown and at 15-2. First-year coach Clyde Horner advanced to the Final Four with a pair of attributed the successful inaugural season to a wins in the regional tournament. Eventual combination of guards Deaner and Jacko and national champion Wisconsin-LaCrosse the coming of age of 5’8” center C.J. Wilson, defeated the Lady Cats in the semifinals. who finished her first year averaging 10 Lenore Shimkus and Mumma were named to points and 10 rebounds a game. the All-East Team, and Pitt-Johnstown
finished with a 26-4 record.
COACH CLYDE HORNER 1976-1977 AND LISA BRITT The Lady Cats’ second season found them Pitt-Johnstown’s First AIAW 1981-1982 continuing the winning streak by going All-American After winning the Mountain Cat Classic, the unbeaten, 21-0, extending the streak to 33 team prepared for its first appearance in the games. It also marked the first Mountain Cat Pitt-Johnstown also won the IUP Invitational, NCAA Division III Playoffs. Shimkus was Classic, which became one of the best-known with Britt and Carol Mumma making the All- the Classic’s MVP, while Mumma made the tournaments in the east. Pitt-Johnstown Tournament Team. The Lady Cats finished the All-Tourney Team. Only 16 teams from defeated IUP in the finals. Freshman Lisa season 25-5 with third-place honors in the across the nation were selected to participate Britt was named MVP, and Deaner made the EAIAW Regional Tournament. in the playoffs. Ranked fifth in the nation, All-Tournament Team. Pitt-Johnstown hosted Norfolk State (VA) in the Eastern Finals.
1979-1980 After making the playoffs for the third straight season, the squad took second in the EAIAW and advanced to the “Sweet 16” before being eliminated. Britt became Pitt-Johnstown’s first
AIAW All-American, and the team finished with a 21-7 record. Britt scored 604 points in
her senior season to finish with 1,945 for her career. She received an invitation to the open tryouts for the U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team and eventually played for the PAT Minnesota Fillies in the Women’s Professional Basketball League. The Lady Cats received their first-ever No. 1 ranking in the nation at mid-season. Wajers was later named to the LENORE SHIMKUS WAJERS “Fast Break” All-American Team. Mountain Cat Classic Pitt-Johnstown’s All-Time Most Valuable Player Leading Rebounder
1980-1981 One of Pitt-Johnstown’s most productive teams, However, the Lady Cats lost in overtime, 1977-1978 this squad started its climb to an AIAW Final finishing the season at 20-3. Coach Horner The Lady Cats built their winning streak to Four spot by winning another Mountain Cat resigned to take over the head position with 40 before Jodi Gault led Slippery Rock to a Classic. Mumma, who would become an All- the men’s team, while Jodi Gault was hired to first-round win over Pitt-Johnstown in the American that year, was the MVP, and point lead the women’s program. Recruits Towson State Tournament. The 18-4 team guard Auddie Truitt made the All-Tournament included Bonnie Bacon, Julie Dill and Diane won the Mountain Cat Classic again, while team. This team also repeated as IUP Owens. Britt repeated as MVP and Deaner and Pat Invitational Champions. During the season, Wajers made the All-Tourney Team. The Brenda Clapsaddle was named a National Lady Cats won the IUP Invitational AIAW Division II Player of the Week. 1982-1983 Championship and made the EAIAW Coach Gault entered her first season as head Playoffs in the first year of eligibility. The coach with the team ranked first in the squad finished third in the satellite country in NCAA Division III pre-season tournament. polls. Maureen Latterner was named MVP as the Lady Cats won the Mountain Cat Classic en route to a 24-2 season. Pitt- 1978-1979 Johnstown also won the Shippensburg Pitt-Johnstown opened the season by winning Tournament, defeating Slippery Rock 82-71, its third Mountain Cat Classic, defeating as Shimkus won MVP honors. Later, Slippery Rock. Britt again was named the CAROL MUMMA Shimkus earned All-American honors for the MVP en route to garnering All-American All- second straight year, and Latterner was an honors. Deaner made the All-Tournament AWSF Honorable Mention All-American. Team for the third consecutive year.
American / 1,000-Point Scorer
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Lady Cat History: 1983-1988
All five starters averaged double figures: The Lady Cats lost to top-ranked Scranton in during December and was a three-time Player L. Shimkus (17.2), Terry Solema (13.8), S. the Mid-Atlantic Regional Finals, 65-63. of the Week in the Mason-Dixon Conference. Shimkus (10.1), Lu Ann Ketter (10.3) and Latterner bounced back from knee surgery to Halapin led the conference in scoring to win Latterner (10.9). Recruits included Janet earn first- team All-American honors, as well as the conference Player of the Year Award, as Kartovicky, Karen Sayers, Margaret Gioia, Kodak All-District. Solema was a third-team well as Kodak All-District. Mosay and Carol Nee and Barb Shimkus. All-American selection for the 26-3 Lady Cats. Sayers were first and second-team selections, Recruits included Kim Rairie, Sue Arturo and respectively. Coach Gault was named AWSF Rita Anderson. Division II Coach of the Year as the team won the Eastern Regional title, 59-58, over Millersville. Pitt-Johnstown defeated top- ranked Delta State (MS), 68-63, to earn a trip
to the Final Four, where the Lady Cats lost to four-time national champion Cal-Poly
Pomona, 72-70. Halapin was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Final Four. Mosay tied a school record with 16 assists and was named the MVP of the East TERRY Regional and NCAA Quarterfinals. Recruits MAUREEN LATTERNER included Carrie Ferguson, Teri Menett and Mountain Cat Classic MVP SOLEMA Tammy Thompson. AWSF All-American AWSF All-American SALLY MOSAY 1983-1984 AWSF All-American All five starters returned to lead the Lady Cats 1985-1986 to a No. 3 national ranking. The team won the Pitt-Johnstown jumped from Division III to Mountain Cat Classic with Suzy Shimkus Division II. Former All-American Solema claiming MVP honors. Latterner won the assisted Coach Gault. Janet Kartovicky was MVP trophy as the Lady Cats beat Gannon 61- named MVP as the Lady Cats again captured 56 to win the Shippensburg Classic. Suzy the Mountain Cat Classic. The young Lady Shimkus also netted her 1,000th career point Cats finished 19-8 after being ranked 15th in the and Pitt-Johnstown won the Great Lakes nation. Pitt-Johnstown lost the conference Regional Title and advanced to the NCAA championship to Mount St. Mary’s (MD), 66- quarterfinals in Chicago. The Lady Cats lost 59. Sally Mosay was named to the All- in overtime to North Central (IL), the Tournament Team. Karen Sayers was twice defending Division III National Champions, named the MDAC Player of the Week. Sayers 105-101. The team finished 25-3. Latterner also was named to the First-Team All-Mason- was chosen NCAA third-team All-American, Dixon Conference. Halapin collected second- but was sidelined with major knee surgery. team honors. Recruits included Bridget Hale Recruits included Jill Halapin, Sally Mosay, and Lynne Ashbridge. 1987-1988 Lil Baptiste and Dee Slater. The Lady Cats used a 25-4 record to earn a No. 7 national ranking. The team set a 1986-1987 NCAA record for most points in a game with 1984-1985 Rob Eckenrod joined the Lady Cat staff as 111 in a victory over West Virginia State. The Lady Cats entered the Mason-Dixon Coach Gault’s assistant. The team kept its No. Mosay was named MVP as the Lady Cats Conference as a Division III member and won 15 ranking while compiling a 25-5 record. Pitt- won the Mountain Cat Classic. Halapin the regular season championship. The team Johnstown won the Immaculata Tournament garnered the MVP honors, and Bridget Hale held the No. 1 ranking before slipping to championship, 97-40, over Molloy (NY). was named to the all-tournament team at the second. Pitt Johnstown also won the Mountain Halapin was named MVP. Coach Gault Shippensburg Tournament. Mosay was th honored as Player of the Week as she scored Cat Classic. Latterner and Solema each recorded her 100 career win as the team won th collected their 1,000th point. Janet Kartovicky the Mountain Cat Classic. Sayers won MVP her 1,000 career point. Halapin set a record set a school record with a 36-point effort in the honors and recorded her 1,000th career point. with 25 rebounds against Slippery Rock. She Shippensburg Tournament. Halapin was the AWSF Player of the Month was named Player of the Week in the Mason- Dixon Conference. The team ranked first in the East Region. Hale broke the single-game scoring mark with 38 points against Longwood. Recruits included Mindy Young, Toddy Croyle, Amy Kessler and Tracie Hennon.
SUZY
SHIMKUS KAREN SAYERS 1,000-Point Scorer First-Team All-Mason Dixon Conference
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Lady Cat History: 1988-1992
1988-1989 Ashbridge reached the 1,000-point plateau. was selected to the East Region All- Coach Gault became the winningest active Ferguson won MVP honors in the conference Tournament Team. Kessler and Ferguson coach in Division II (82.5%). Bridget Hale championships, as well as the regular season. were conference Co-Players of the Year. was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Hale was a First-Team Conference Tournament Young was a first-team selection, and Teri West Chester Tournament. The Lady Cats lost choice. The Lady Cats led the country in Menett was selected to the second team. the Mountain Cat Classic Championship for scoring, averaging 90.6 points per game. They Coach Gault was named Conference Coach the first time, 84-80, to Bridgeport. Hale and finished the season 25-4 with a conference of the Year. Ferguson and Young were Carrie Ferguson were named All-Tournament championship and an automatic bid to the Kodak Honorable Mention All-Americans. in the Mountain Cat Classic and Kutztown tournament. A key recruit included Jody The team was second in the nation in free Tournaments. The program earned its 300th Billingsley. throw percentage at 74.3%. Coach Gault victory. Hale added her name as another 1,000 won her 200th game at Pitt-Johnstown. -point scorer. The team finished 19-5, but did Recruits included Janet Hess, Sue Rosso and not receive a tournament bid. Hale was named Krista Schlimm. an AWSF First-Team All-American. Recruits included Tricia Greaser, Sue Delaney and Julie Schlimm.
TERI
MENETT Holds Lady Cat Record For Field Goal JILL Percentage in a Season at 64.5%
HALAPIN COACH JODI GAULT Kodak All-American Wins Her 200th Game 1990-1991 The Lady Cats were ranked fifth nationally and At Pitt-Johnstown 1989-1990 first in the East Region with a 27-2 record. Pitt- Assistant coach Deb Yesenosky joined the Johnstown won the Indiana-Purdue Tournament, Lady Cat coaching staff. The team began defeating Missouri-Rolla, 68-67, and Indiana- participating in the Mideast Collegiate 1991-1992 Purdue-Fort Wayne, 89-78. Young was named Ranked sixth in the nation and No. 1 in the Conference and won the title. Ranked No. 1 in MVP. The team captured the Mountain Cat the East Region and 10th in the nation, the East Region, the Lady Cats compiled a 25-4 Classic, and Young was chosen MVP with record. Pitt-Johnstown won the Mountain squad recaptured the Mountain Cat Classic Kessler on the All-Tournament Team. Young Championship as Ferguson won MVP. Hale Cat Classic. Young was chosen MVP, and was Mideast Player of the Week, and Kessler Kessler claimed All-Tournament honors. and Mindy Young won All-Tournament was selected twice for honors, as well. Kessler honors. Hale broke her own scoring record Both were named All-Tournament at the and Ferguson both reached the 1,000-point Ferris State Tournament. Young scored her with 40 points against Lake Superior State at mark. The Lady Cats hosted the Mideast th the Northern Kentucky Tournament. Pitt- 1,000 career point. Kessler set nine school Conference Championships and defeated records, and the team led the country in free Johnstown set a school record for points in a Buffalo, 78-76. Ferguson was named 119-60 victory over Davis & Elkins (WV). throw percentage at 77.6%. The Lady Cats tournament MVP. The Lady Cats also hosted hosted and won the East Regional Hale was named a Divisional Scholar, as well the Eastern Regional Championships, losing to as GTE Academic All-District. Amy Kessler Tournament. Kessler was named the East Lock Haven. Young Region MVP and the Lady Cats advanced to earned Mideast Player of the Week honors. play Bentley (MA). Unbeaten Bentley (30-0) defeated Pitt-Johnstown, 90-73. Kessler was
named Kodak Honorable Mention All- American. Young was named Kodak All- American and brought national prestige to the program by being selected Champion’s Division II National Player of the Year. Recruits included Shelley Helsel, Denise Gallo, Daina Cleveland, Erin Sullivan and Marcy Sergi.
The Lady Cats
BRIDGET HALE Capture Kodak All-American Mideast Conference Championship
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Lady Cat History: 1992-1997
1992-1993 broke three school records. Bridget Hale’s single- Cats downed Merrimack (MA), 72-52, and Ranked No. 11 in the nation and No. 1 in the game scoring record (40 points) fell when Gallo captured the championship, 68-63, over host East Region, the Lady Cats won their second scored 42 points against St. Vincent College. Florida Tech. Gallo earned MVP honors, consecutive Eastern Regional title. Compiling Gallo also broke Britt’s single-season scoring while senior Sergi made the All-Tournament a 25-5 record, the Lady Cats lost to perennial record of 20.6 ppg and Shimkus’ record of field Team. Gallo shared the national spotlight power Delta State (MS) in the NCAA goals made in a single game (17) when she scored with Shippensburg’s Tracy Spencer by Quarterfinals. Julie Schlimm became the 18th 18; Denise Bence transferred from Division I St. hitting 18-18 free throws to set a new NCAA player in Pitt-Johnstown history to score 1,000 Francis (PA) to join the Lady Cats. Recruits single-game record. The Lady Cats accepted th points. Janet Hess was chosen MVP of the included Erin Knapic, Michele Cicero, Rashawn their 11 NCAA tournament bid, where they Eastern Regional Tournament. “The Rodgers, Mandy Murphy and Denise Acker. defeated Kutztown, 63-52, in the first round. Snowstorm of the Century” was battled that Gallo rewrote the record books, surpassing weekend, along with the Lady Cats defeating the single-season scoring record (615 points), Clarion for the second consecutive year. Hess formerly held by Britt (1976-80). The Lady Cats fell to Shippensburg, 87-77. Gallo was was named to the All-Tourney Team at the Millersville Dutch Country Classic. Seven named to the East Region All-Tournament freshmen made up the majority of the roster. Team and later captured Kodak Honorable All three captains, Schlimm, Sue Delaney and Mention All-American honors. The Lady Trish Greaser, made major contributions to the Cats finished the season at 21-9. Top recruits team’s success. Recruits were Justine George were Meredith Hollis, Jamie Simbeck, Barb and Julie Barker. Kudis, Megan and Erin Meier and Janine Kosmack.
JANET HESS AND SUE ROSSO Co-Captains
1994-1995
A first-round 84-62 loss to eventual national runner-up Portland State set the groundwork for a roller coaster season. Gallo was named to the All- Tournament Team at Bellarmine (TN), and Bence TRICIA GREASER, SUE DELANEY AND set a new tournament rebounding record. Hess JULIE SCHLIMM was named to the All-Tournament Team of the Tri-Captains Mountain Cat Classic, where the Lady Cats captured the title with a 79-68 win over California 1993-1994 (Pa.). Gallo received MVP honors. Helsel came Ranked eighth in the national pre-season poll, off the bench in a 105-74 win over Charleston to the Lady Cats ended a disappointing year with set a school single-game three-point scoring DENISE GALLO a 19-7 record and no bid to the NCAA record with eight. The record previously was held Lady Cat All-Time Leading Scorer with playoffs. An early season upset of powerhouse by Kodak Honorable Mention All-American 1,962 career points Bentley (MA) gave the Lady Cats high hopes, Kessler (7). Hess and Gallo became Pitt- but they could not find consistency throughout th th Johnstown’s 19 and 20 1,000-point scorers. the year. Bright spots for the 1993-94 team Gallo would later be named a Kodak Honorable were Billingsley, who displayed great courage 1996-1997 Mention All-American, making her Pitt- The Lady Cats’ youth showed throughout the in not missing a single game after a Johnstown’s 16th. Coach Gault recorded her 300th season. With a difficult schedule came career victory with a win over Queens College on disappointing losses. However, there were Feb. 12. The team ended the season with a 19-8 bright spots. With only one senior on the record, but did not receive a playoff bid. Top roster, the team defeated four of the Top 10 recruits were Jennifer Tuscano and Carrie teams in the East Region. The Lady Cats Thomas. broke into the Top 10 twice, climbing as high as eighth, until untimely losses knocked the
squad out of the polls. Tuscano led the
1995-1996 offensive attack by averaging 19.8 points per
The Lady Cats opened their campaign at the game, including a brilliant scoring Millersville Dutch County Classic and advanced performance against California (Pa.), when to the championship game before being defeated she tied Gallo’s school record for points in a MINDY YOUNG by Millersville. Senior co-captain Gallo was game (42). Justine George and Carrie Champion Division II named to the All-Tournament Team. The Thomas each had seven double-doubles Player of the Year Christmas season sent the Lady Cats south to play (points and rebounds) for the Lady Cats. in the Florida Tech Holiday Classic. The Lady Recruits include Lindsay Baker, Jessica severe facial injury from a Christmas Day auto Greene, Hillary Prokay and Jessica Rietscha. accident; Hess was named Honorable Mention All-American by the Division II Women’s Basketball Bulletin; Denise Gallo
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Lady Cat History: 1997-2001
1997-1998 Coach Gault also earned her 375th career win. The The 1997-98 season was a series of ups-and- Lady Cats faced Millersville, a team they defeated downs for the Lady Cats. With a difficult by 10 points earlier in the season, in the first round schedule, including 17 games on the road, the of the NCAA Tournament. Coach Gault's Lady young Lady Cats, with Mandy Murphy, the Cats battled back-and-forth with Millersville before falling short, 75-71. Thomas, who became only senior on the roster, showed moments of nd improvement. In the first half of the season, the 22 Lady Cat in history to reach 1,000 points the Lady Cats climbed as high as ninth in the and the third to grab over 900 rebounds, led the East Region. Junior Jen Tuscano became the team in scoring (14.9 ppg.) and rebounding (9.4 21st Lady Cat to reach the 1,000-point plateau. rpg.). Tuscano, who was named MVP at the 1998 Tuscano scored 398 points, an average of 14 Carson-Newman (TN) Tournament, averaged 13.3 points per game, to lead the team. Thomas, points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. The who had 13 double-doubles (points/rebounds), year's recruits included Jamie Cicuto, Helen ERIN MEIER averaged 13 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Young, Mary Beth Drenning and Jenny Bell. rd Thomas also was named to the All-Tournament 23 Lady Cat 1,000-Point Scorer
Team at both the Longwood (VA) and Bloomsburg tournaments. Erin Meier averaged double digits in scoring (10.9 ppg.) and led the 2000-2001 team in assists with 110. Sophomores Jamie Pitt-Johnstown rebounded from a 17-10 Simbeck and Janine Kosmack averaged 6.8 season in 2000 by posting a 25-4 record and points and 5.8 rebounds per game and 6.7 advancing to the East Region Semifinals in points and 5.4 rebounds per game, respectively. 2001. The Lady Cats, who won regular Red-shirt freshman Meredith Hollis showed season tournament titles at Clarion, Felician promise for the future, averaging 8.5 points and The 1998-99 Lady Cats Earned Their (NJ) and Holy Family, put together an 18- 12th NCAA Tournament Bid and game winning streak and climbed to No. 17 3.7 rebounds. Once again, injuries played an th important part in the season. Freshman guard The 11 Under Coach Jodi Gault in the nation to earn the fourth seed in the Lindsay Baker had to red-shirt due to a broken East Regional Tournament. Pitt-Johnstown foot sustained early in the season. Despite 1999-2000 defeated West Liberty State, 90-84, in adversity, the team finished with a 15-12 The Lady Cats posted wins in eight of the final ten overtime, before falling to eventual national overall record, and Coach Gault recorded her games of the season to finish at 17-10 and record semifinalist Shippensburg, 80-70, in the th 350th victory in 16 years at Pitt-Johnstown. the program’s 18 consecutive winning season. second round. In the end, five Lady Cats averaged nine points per game or better, and Recruits included Melissa Park and Katie Four Lady Cats averaged double figures in scoring Bogovic. and two others surpassed milestones during the team ranked among the nation’s elite in six rd different statistical categories. In the process, season. Point guard Meier became the 23 Lady th Cat to reach the 1,000-point plateau and Janine Coach Gault earned her 400 career victory th on Jan. 6. Also, senior forward Hollis Kosmack became the 14 player to pull down 600 th rebounds. Meier finished with 1,042 points, and became the 24 player to reach the 1,000- Kosmack ended her career with 660 rebounds. point plateau when the Lady Cats beat Meier also became the fourth Lady Cat to be Columbia Union (MD), 105-54. Hollis later was named Women’s Division II Bulletin named to the GTE All-District II Academic Team. Jessica Greene and Melissa Park were named to Honorable Mention All-American. Hollis finished her career ranked 13th on the All- the All-Tournament Team at the University of Time Scoring List with 1,242 points and Indianapolis Tournament. With 17 more victories, th Coach Gault, already ranked among college became the 17 player to earn All-American basketball’s elite coaches, pulled to within eight honors. Recruits included Heather Rife, wins of reaching the 400-win plateau for her Melissa Patterson and Lindsay Patterson. career. This year’s recruits included Kristin Creswell, Erin McGee, Sarah Rockwell, Crystal CARRIE THOMAS Barr and Jess Socha. 2nd All-Time Leading Rebounder and th 17 All-Time Leading Scorer
1998-1999 The 1998-99 season showed that the Lady Cats were back. The Lady Cats posted a 22-6 record and returned to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Coach Gault's team was led by two seniors--forward Thomas and guard Tuscano. The "Killer T's" led the Lady Cats to JANINE an 11-0 start, including championships at the Lock Haven and Carson-Newman (TN) Tournaments. In the process, the Lady Cats earned the No. 1 ranking in the East Region. Coach Gault Earns Her 400th Career The team then won six of its last eight games to KOSMACK Victory With a 105-54 Win over finish the regular season at 22-5. 13th on All-Time Rebounding List with 660 Columbia Union College
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Lady Cat History: 2001-2005
Young finished ranked first in career field goal 2001-2002 rd After beginning the season 6-6, Pitt-Johnstown percentage (57.5%), 23 in scoring (1,036 pts.) th won 12 of its final 15 games to finish the year and 10 in rebounding (722 rebs.), while fellow ranked ninth in the East Region with an 18-9 senior forward Jamie Cicuto finished eighth on the record. Senior guard Lindsay Baker led the rebounding list with 748 career rebounds. Barr Lady Cats on her way to earning Honorable tied Helsel’s single-game school record with eight Mention Kodak All-American, Second-Team three-pointers against Columbia Union on Feb. 22, 2003. As a team, the Lady Cats finished second in Daktronics All-American and Honorable th Mention Women’s Division II Bulletin All- the nation in field goal percentage (48.5%), 15 in scoring margin (13.7 ppg.), 22nd in rebound CRYSTAL BARR American. In addition, Baker was named a th Second-Team Verizon Academic All- margin (7.2 rpg.), 27 in scoring offense (75.6 2004 Kodak, Daktronics and ppg.), 33rd in free-throw percentage (74.4%) and Women’s Division II Bulletin American with a 3.83 GPA in biology and was th awarded a $5,000 NCAA Postgraduate 48 in three-point field goal percentage (34.6%). Honorable Mention All-America Scholarship. Baker led NCAA Division II in Individually, Barr was second in three-point field goal percentage (47.1%), while Young was sixth point field goal percentage (35.3%). three-point field goal percentage at 47.9% (68- th 142). She was also 12th in scoring at 20.9 ppg., in field goal percentage (61.2%) and 35 in Sophomore center Samantha Conner finished rebounding (10.0 rpg.), and Kristin Creswell was third in field goal percentage (88.1%), while tied for eighth in free-throw percentage at th 86.8% (99-114) and tied for 20th in three-point sixth in free-throw percentage (87.5%). Recruits Creswell was 12 in assists per game (6.4 included Allison Krischer, Jessica Zapf, Jackie apg.) and Barr was 21st in three-point field field goals per game at 2.5. Junior forward th Helen Young was 14th in the country in field Anthony, Sarah Priest, Jami Oaks and Connie goal percentage (41.3%) and 34 in points per goal percentage at 58.6%, while the team Derzack. game (18.6 ppg.). Barr etched her name in the ranked nationally in five statistical categories. Lady Cat record books when she scored 18 th points against Columbia Union (M.D.) on Baker wrapped up her career ranked 26 on the th Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List with 973 Senior Day to become the 26 Lady Cat to th reach the 1,000-point plateau. She finished points, and senior forward Park finished 20 on th the All-Time Rebounding List with 489 her Pitt-Johnstown career ranked 20 on the rebounds. Recruits included Samantha Conner, All-Time Scoring List with 1,051 points. Shannon Reigh, Jaclyn Schirf and Chelsea Creswell also garnered post-season honors McKinney. when she was named Third-Team Verizon Academic All-District II. Based on her academic excellence, Creswell then earned an NCAA Division II Degree Completion Award for her final semester of class work. Recruits included Crystal Andrews, Krista Britcher and HELEN YOUNG Jill Maurer. Daktronics All-American and Lady Cat All-Time Leader in Career FG%
2003-2004 As the Lady Cats prepared to tip-off the season, Coach Gault knew she could rely on senior guards Barr and Creswell. However, if Pitt-Johnstown was going to make a run at another NCAA Tournament bid, a young group of inside players LINDSAY BAKER had to mature in a hurry. Everything fell into KRISTIN CRESWELL Kodak All-American and 2004 Verizon Third Team NCAA Div. II Leader in 3-Point FG% place. Barr and Creswell’s experience led the Lady Cats, and the young inside players improved All-Academic District II
each game to help Pitt-Johnstown post a 22-6 2002-2003 overall record and the program’s 15th NCAA 2004-2005 Entering the season, the Lady Cats knew if With just one senior on the roster for the 2004- th Tournament berth. Barr earned Kodak, they were going to earn the program’s 14 Daktronics and Women’s Division II Bulletin 05 season, Pitt-Johnstown needed someone to NCAA Tournament bid that it would be a Honorable Mention All-America honors after lead. Coach Gault got her leader in Melissa major accomplishment, considering the averaging 18.6 points per game. The Lady Cats Patterson, the team’s lone senior. Patterson difficulty of their schedule. As it turned out, earned the No. 4 seed in the East Regional put the Lady Cats on her back and carried the team was up to the task. Led by senior Tournament where they faced No. 5-seeded them to a 21-6 record, including a 73-70 upset forward Young, a Daktronics Honorable Barton (N.C.) in the first round. Barr and win over defending national champions Mention and Honorable Mention Women’s Creswell each scored 16 points, but Barton’s California University (Pa). When the regular Division II Bulletin All-American, the Lady powerful inside game was too much, and the Lady season ended, the Lady Cats were ranked in Cats upset NCAA Division II no. 3-ranked the Top 8 of the East Region and still had an Cats’ season ended with an 83-71 loss. Pitt th California (Pa.) on their way to posting a 20-7 Johnstown finished sixth in the nation in field goal opportunity to earn their 16 NCAA regular season record and earning the No. 7 percentage (47.8%), 13th in free-throw percentage Tournament bid. Unfortunately, upsets in the seed in the postseason tournament, where they (76.4%), 21st in scoring offense (76.6 ppg.), 27th in West Virginia and Pennsylvania Conference looked to avenge an earlier loss to No. 2- won-lost percentage (78.6%) and 35th in three- postseason tournaments bumped the Lady Cats seeded Glenville State (WV). Crystal Barr scored 21 points and Young had six rebounds, but it was not enough. Glenville State ended Pitt-Johnstown’s season with a 70-56 win.
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Lady Cat History: 2005-2007 out of the playoff picture. Patterson, who tied Pfeiffer (N.C.), one of the nation’s top-scoring teams, in the first round. Pitt-Johnstown Denise Gallo’s school record for average points per game in a season at 22.3, earned Honorable jumped early on the Trojans and scored a 71-58 upset win behind Zapf’s 25 points and 10 Mention All-America honors from Kodak, Daktronics and Women’s Division II Bulletin. rebounds to advance to the East Region Semifinals against IUP. Unfortunately, the She also was tabbed Independent Basketball Player of the Year. In addition, Patterson Crimson Hawks proved too much. IUP built a big first-half lead and cruised to a 75-59 shined academically, becoming the first Lady Cat to be named a First Team ESPN The victory to end Pitt-Johnstown’s season at 21-8. Zapf, the Lady Cats’ leading scorer (17.9 ppg.) Magazine Academic All-American and the Samantha Conner second to earn a NCAA Postgraduate and rebounder (8.6 rpg.), was named 2005-06 First Team All-Independent and Honorable Mention Women’s Division II Scholarship. Along with her athletic and Women’s Division II Bulletin academic All-American honors, Patterson also Bulletin All-American, Second-Team All- th Honorable Mention All-American finished the season ranked 10 in the country WVIAC and Second-Team Daktronics All-East in scoring (22.3 ppg.) and 22nd in steals per 519-148 (.778) overall record. Senior center Region. Zapf also became the third Lady Cat game (3.4 spg.). Patterson wrapped up her Samantha Conner, the Lady Cats’ 28th 1,000- to be selected to one of the ESPN The career ranked 16th on the Lady Cat All-Time point scorer, was tabbed a 2005-06 Women’s
Scoring List with 1,196 points. Conner was Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All- th th 24 in free-throw percentage (84.9%) and 25 American and a First-Team All-Independent, in field goal percentage (55.5%). Sophomore while junior forward Jessica Zapf was a guard Krischer was tabbed Third-Team All- Second-Team All-Independent choice and a
Independent Basketball and wrapped-up the Third-Team ESPN The Magazine Academic th year ranked 45 in NCAA Division II in assists All-District II selection. Conner ended her th (4.6 apg.). As a team, Pitt-Johnstown set a career 18 on the All-Time Scoring List with single-season school record and was fifth in the 1,183 points and 20th on the All-Time nation in free-throw percentage (78.1%), ninth Rebounding List with 523 rebounds. st in field goal percentage (46.4%), 21 in won- Nationally, Conner was 15th in field goal nd Jessica Zapf lost percentage (77.8%), 32 in scoring offense percentage (56.3%) and 49th in free-throw th 2006-07 Honorable Mention Women’s (73.8 ppg.), 40 in scoring margin (9.9 ppg.) percentage (82.6%), on her way to setting the th Division II Bulletin All-American, and 46 in three-point field goal percentage Pitt-Johnstown career record for free-throw (34.5%). Recruits included Lindsay Cale, Second-Team All-WVIAC, Second-Team percentage at 85.8% (260-303). Independent Daktronics All-East Region and Second- Kristin Irwin, Lindsey McCombie, Jessica Freshman of the Year and Second-Team All- Mock and Devlin Reiley. th Team Academic All-American Independent Crystal Andrews was 18 in steals per game (3.1 spg.). Junior guard Krischer, Magazine Academic All-America Teams when also a Second-Team All-Independent selection, she was tabbed a Second-Team Academic All- was 37th in steals per game (2.8 spg.), while th American. Krischer, the team’s second leading Zapf was 60 in free-throw percentage (82.1%) scorer (16.5 ppg.), was a Second-Team All- and 64th in rebounds per game (8.7 rpg.). As a th WVIAC choice and a Second-Team Daktronics team, the Lady Cats were 15 in steals per All-East Region selection. Zapf ended her game (12.6 spg.), 16th in field goal percentage nd th career ranked fourth on the Lady Cat All-Time (45.1%), 42 in scoring margin (9.7 ppg.), 44 Rebounding List (858 rebounds) and 13th on in won-lost percentage (74.1%), 51st in assists th the All-Time Scoring List (1,325 points), while per game (15.6 apg.), 56 in scoring defense Krischer finished 20th on the scoring list with (60.7 ppg.), 62nd in free-throw percentage Melissa Patterson th 1,167 career points. Nationally, Zapf was 2004-05 Kodak, Daktronics and (72.3%) and 64 in scoring offense (70.3 ppg.). eighth in field goal percentage (57.3%), 37th in Women’s Division II Bulletin Recruits included Chasity Ingram, Chrissy points per game (17.9 ppg.) and 64th in Honorable Mention All-American Forster and Qiuana Brown. rebounds per game (8.6 rpg.). Krischer was and Independent Basketball season 34th in steals per game (2.8 spg.), 50th in Player of the Year 2006-2007 assists per game (4.5 apg.) and 71st in points Coach Gault was unsure what to expect per game (16.5 ppg.). As a team, the Lady from her young Lady Cat basketball team in Cats were 39th in won-lost percentage (72.4%), 2005-2006 th It was another milestone season for Coach her 25 and final season at Pitt-Johnstown. 42nd in steals per game (11.0 spg.), 50th in field Gault and the Lady Cat program. Not only did She could rely on a pair of seniors in Women’s goal percentage (43.1%), 50th in free-throw the team post a 20-7 overall record for the Division II Bulletin Preseason Honorable percentage (72.9%), 81st in scoring margin (5.6 fourth straight 20-win season, but Coach Gault Mention All-American forward Jessica Zapf ppg.), 84th in blocked shots per game (3.0 became the eighth coach in NCAA Division II and athletic guard Allison Krischer. With each bpg.), 87th in turnovers per game (17.7 tpg.) history to reach the 500-win mark. After a loss game, the Lady Cats progressed and posted a and 88th in scoring offense (68.1 ppg.). As it 20-7 regular season record on their way to turned out, the 2006-07 season would be the to open the season at the Findlay (OH) th Tournament, the Lady Cats rebounded with an earning the program’s 16 NCAA Tournament last for Coach Gault at the helm of the Lady 81-71 win over Tiffin (OH) in the consolation berth. In the regional tournament at Glenville Cat program. Recruits included Sheena Aden game on Nov. 19 to give Coach Gault her 500th State (WV), the Lady Cats drew No. 2-seeded and Andrea Dalton. win. Coach Gault finished her 24th year with a
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Lady Cat History: 2007-2011 2007-2008 streak, before the Lady Cats dropped their The 2007-08 season was one of change final four games down the stretch to finish for the Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat basketball ninth in the WVIAC with a 15-13 overall program. Former Shippensburg assistant Sasha record and a 12-10 mark in conference play. Palmer took over the program’s reins from Jodi The Lady Cats’ season came to an end with a Gault. A young Lady Cat squad, led by junior 70-63 loss at Wheeling Jesuit (WV) University Lindsay Cale, the team’s lone returning player in the First Round of the WVIAC Tournament. th with significant collegiate playing experience, On Feb. 6, Aden scored her 1,000 point in a suffered through some growing pains, but 76-35 rout of visiting Bluefield State (WV). nd finished eighth in the WVIAC standings and With her 22 points, Aden became the 32 earned the right to host a league tournament Lindsay Cale player in the program’s history to reach the game in the team’s first season competing for 2008-09 First-Team All-WVIAC and broke 1,000-point mark. One week later, Pitt- Lady Cat Single-Season (90.2%) and Career conference championships. Pitt-Johnstown Johnstown hosted Wheeling Jesuit in a game (86.8%) Free-Throw Percentage Record hosted Wheeling Jesuit (WV) in the first round that took on a significant meaning. At halftime, the Lady Cats honored the life of of the WVIAC Tournament on Feb. 25 for the Second-Team all-conference selection, the right to advance to the Charleston Civic Center Jody Rae Billingsley, a former Lady Cat Lady Cats overcame a 1-5 start to win 15 of standout who was killed in the L.A. Fitness in Charleston, WV for the league’s Elite Eight. their final 21 regular season games to secure The Lady Cats battled back from a late deficit shooting in Pittsburgh on Aug. 4, 2009. The fifth-place in the WVIAC standings. The Lady Lady Cats won the game in thrilling fashion, to tie the game and force overtime. Pitt Cats 132-51 win on February 23 set the school Johnstown then held a 76-74 lead late in the prevailing 90-87 in overtime. At season’s end, record for points in a game, while Cale’s 44 Aden, who led the team in scoring (14.3 ppg.), overtime and looked to advance to the next points broke the single-game scoring mark. round. However, a long three-pointer from the was named First-Team All-WVIAC, while Cale’s 28 points against Ohio Valley on Dalton, who led Pitt-Johnstown in rebounding corner by Wheeling Jesuit’s Lindsay Stuckey February 19 made her the 31st Lady Cat to with less than five seconds to play sunk the (6.5 rpg.) and was second on the team in reach the 1,000-point plateau. Cale ended her scoring (14.2 ppg.), garnered second-team all- Lady Cats’ hopes, 77-76. The loss wrapped up career with 1,157 points. In the conference a 10-18 overall record. conference honors. Nationally, Monae Baker tournament, Pitt-Johnstown earned a 62-59 th finished 28 in field goal percentage at 51.7%. opening round win over Wheeling Jesuit in the th Aden was 50 (49.0%) in field goal Sports Center to send the Lady Cats to the th percentage, while, Qiuana Brown finished 94 quarterfinals at the Charleston Civic Center in in assist-turnover ratio at 1.4. Charleston, WV. In the quarterfinals, Cale and
sophomore forward Andrea Dalton each tallied
18 points in a 72-70 overtime win over
Fairmont State. The Lady Cats could not
overcome eventual tournament champions
Charleston (WV) and suffered a 73-56 loss in
the semifinals to close out the season. Cale and
Dalton earned spots on the WVIAC All-
Tournament Team. Cale set the Lady Cat Head Coach Sasha Palmer Takes Over the Lady Cat Basketball single-season (90.2%) and career free-throw Program Prior to the 2007-08 Season percentage mark (86.8%). Guard Jamie Gennett and forward Monae Baker were named to the WVIAC All-Freshmen Team. In the Cale earned Second-Team All-WVIAC honors, th and Sheena Aden was named to WVIAC All- final NCAA statistics, Cale was 10 in free- throw shooting (90.2%), and freshman Sara Freshmen Team. Cale’s 89.7% (87-97) th shooting from the free-throw line broke Trimarco was 30 in assist-to-turnover ratio Sheena Aden Baker’s single-season school record of 89.2%, (1.76). As a team, the Lady Cats broke the 2009-10 First-Team All-WVIAC and Pitt- set during the 2000-01 campaign. Her free- team’s single-season assist mark with 551 and Johnstown’s 32nd 1,000-point Scorer ranked fifth in the nation in assists per game throw percentage also ranked seventh in the th final NCAA Division II national statistics. As (18.4). Pitt-Johnstown also ranked 16 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.04), 31st in field goal 2010-2011 a team, the Lady Cats set a school record and nd percentage (44.3%), 32 in steals per game Led by a group of four seniors, including finished the 2007-08 season ranked third in th (11.2), 46 in three-point field goal defense Honorable Mention All-American Sheena NCAA Division II in free-throw percentage at nd (29.1%), 52 in scoring offense (72.8 ppg.) Aden and First-Team All-WVIAC selection 78.9% (330-418). rd and 53 in turnover margin (2.8). Andrea Dalton, Coach Sasha Palmer’s Lady 2008-2009 Cats were poised to make a post-season run. After a slow start, Coach Palmer’s Lady 2009-2010 Aden and Dalton guided the Lady Cats to a 16- Cats turned things around and advanced to the With five letter-winners and two starters 12 overall record and a 13-9 mark in WVIAC Semifinals before finishing the year returning Coach Palmer’s Lady Cats were conference play and a spot in the WVIAC with an 18-12 overall record and a 14-6 mark poised to make another deep run into the Tournament Quarterfinals before falling to in conference play. Led by senior guard postseason in 2009-10. Standout juniors eventual champion Glenville State (W.Va.) Lindsay Cale, a First-Team All-WVIAC Sheena Aden and Andrea Dalton led Pitt- College. Pitt-Johnstown was also 12-3 on its choice, and sophomore guard Sheena Aden, a Johnstown to a crucial six-game winning home court in the Sports Center.
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Lady Cat History: 2010-2011
Andrea Dalton First-Team Daktronics All-Atlantic Region, First-Team All-WVIAC, Second-Team Co-SIDA/Capital One Academic All-District II
After a slow start that saw the team slip to 4-7, Pitt-Johnstown rebounded to win 11 of its next 12 games to improve to 15-8 overall and climb near the top of the WVIAC standings at 15-8. Unfortunately, the Lady Cats lost their final three games and fell to the No. 6-seed for the conference tournament. the Lady Cats ousted No. 11-seeded Ohio Valley from the WVIAC Tournament with a 58-55 win in the Sports Center on Feb. 28 to advance to the quarterfinals at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, W.Va. In that game, eventual WVIAC champion Glenville State ran out to a big lead and ended Pitt-Johnstown’s season by dealing the Lady Cats a 91-73 loss. Aden, a Second-Team All-WVIAC selection, was named an Honorable Mention Women's Division II Bulletin All-American and a NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)-State Farm Honorable Mention All-American. Dalton, a three-time WVIAC Player of the Week honoree, garnered First-Team All-WVIAC honors and First-Team Daktronics All-Atlantic Region honors after leading the team in both scoring (19.4 ppg.) and rebounding (8.9 rpg.). Academically, Dalton was Pitt-Johnstown’s WVIAC Scholar Athlete and a Second-Team Co-SIDA/Capital One Academic All-District II choice. Dalton wrapped-up her senior season ranked 13th in NCAA Division II in scoring and 62nd in rebounding, while Aden was 36th in field goal percentage (52.4%) and 39th in scoring (17.8 ppg.). Both Aden and Dalton etched their names in the Lady Cat All-Time Record Books. Aden finished her career ranked fourth on the Lady Cat All-time Scoring List (1,602 points) and 18th on the all-time rebounding list (576 rebounds). Dalton stands in 11th-place on the scoring list (1,417 points) and tied for 15th- place with Janine George (1993-97) on the rebounding list (611 rebounds).
38 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball This is the Sports Center
The Sports Center, which has been the home of Pitt-Johnstown Athletics since the 1977-78 season, offers the Mountain Cats and Lady Cats a home court advantage that is second to none. A seating capacity of 2,400 provides an electrifying atmosphere that includes a pep band, cheerleading squad, and nearly 800 Mountain Cat Maniacs. The fan support is well appreciated, as the Lady Cat basketball team has posted an all-time home record of 417-61. The building also serves as a recreation and exercise area for Pitt-Johnstown students. It provides a swimming pool, dance studio, cardio fitness center, a weight room and a location for physical education classes. In addition, the Pitt- Johnstown athletics offices are located in the Sports Center. Pitt-Johnstown's wrestling team now has access to a training facility fitting a nationally ranked, championship squad. As part of the Sport Center expansion, which included the addition of the Wellness Center, the wrestling room was being expanded to double the square footage in the facility. Construction of the 40,000-square-foot Wellness Center, at a cost of $9.7 million, was completed in December 2010. In addition to a climbing wall, the facility includes an elevated three-lane running track; cardiovascular and strength- training areas, dance space, and two multipurpose courts for basketball and volleyball.
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Lady Cat Alumni Alley
Donors: Bridget Hale-Sherick `90 Cookie Barker `84 Erin Meier `00 Mindy Young-Gagliardi `92 Alumni Alley Marcy Sergi `96 Denise Gallo`96 Maureen Latterner –Brown`85 Donna Helsel (stats) `85 Carol Nee `87 Janet Hess `95 Jen Tuscano`99 Shelley Helsel-McCoon `96 Megan Meier-Nash `00 Deb Deaner-Shaffer`79 Melissa Park-Shearer `03 Jeannie Jacko `75-76 Jill Halapin`88 Sally Mosay `88 Alumni Alley History Meredith Hollis `01 Lenore Shimkus-Schell `84 Carrie Thomas-Aurit `99 Margaret Gioia-Nihoff `87 When the idea of purchasing new Dee Slater-Arblaster `88 Teri Menett-Cruse `91 lockers for the Lady Cat locker room Tricia Greaser `93 Terry Solema-Woods `85 came about, we were concerned about Jody Billingsley `94 Janine Kosmack `00 funding for this project. Carrie Ferguson `91 Luann Ketter-Mills `84 Letters were sent to our alumni, Sue Rosso `95 Tammy Thompson `91 and we requested financial support. Tracie Hennon-Nicholodous `92 Toddy Croyle-Reese `92 Donations of $100, $50 and $25 were Mandy Murphy-Lauer `98 Julie Dill-Hinckley `86 accepted. The response was Barbie Shimkus-Mailey `86 Jamie Cicuto `03 overwhelming. In fact, their Helen Young-Deer `03 Lindsay Baker `02 donations paid for the entire project. Katie Bogovic-Borrelli `02 Thus, the name, “Alumni Alley.” Janet Kartovicky-Hyland `87 Kristin CreswellDR. ERIN MEIER `04 Shannon Reigh-McCall `06 Each locker has a gold donation Melissa Patterson `05 Samantha Conner` 06 plate which indicates the player’s Jessica Zapf `07 Jodi Gault graduation year. Deb Yesenosky
The Lady Cat Program Thanks Them For Their Support!
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1992 National Player of the Year
1992 WBCA Champion NCAA Division II “Player of the Year” 1992 Suzie McConnell Award for Achievement 1992 Kodak All-American 1991-92 GTE District II Academic All-American Averaged 19.0 points per game and 5.4 assists per game in 1991-92 Shot 83.1% from the foul line – 18th in the nation her senior year MVP at the Mountain Cat Classic in 1990 and 1991 All-Tournament Team at 1991 Ferris State Tournament 1991 Kodak Honorable Mention All-American 1991 American Women’s Sports Federation Second-Team All-American Candidate for NCAA Woman of the Year in 1991 and 1992, sponsored by Hanes Her Way Marion Center High School Marion Center, Pa. Mindy Young 1992 NCAA Division II Champion National Player of the Year and Kodak All-American Pitt-Johnstown 1988 – 1992 1992 National Player of the Year
Third on Lady Cat All-Time Assist List – 577 assists Tied for seventh on Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List – 1,486 points Third in nation in assists per game at 8.3 in 1991 1991 First-Team Mideast Conference 1990 Indiana-Purdue, Ft. Wayne Tournament MVP Nominated for the 1992 Honda Division II Athlete of the Year Nominated for the 1992 Honda Collegiate Woman of the Year in NCAA Basketball Inducted into Indiana County Hall of Fame in 2007 Inducted into Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 Inducted into Pitt-Johnstown Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009
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Lady Cat All-Americans
Since becoming a varsity sport at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in 1975, the Lady Cat basketball program has produced 24 All-Americans. Among these 24 All- Americans, 10 have earned Kodak/State Farm honors after voting by the nation’s coaches, including Mindy Young (1988-92), the 1992 NCAA Champion Division II National Player of the Year and Jill Halapin (1984-88) and Bridget Hale (1986-90), both two-time All-Americans. Presenting the Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat All-Americans…
LISA BRITT PAT WAJERS CAROL MUMMA LU ANN KETTER 1976 – 1980 1976 – 1980 1978 – 1981 1980 – 1984 AIAW All-American AWSF All-American AWSF All-American AWSF All-American
LENORE SHIMKUS MAUREEN LATTERNER TERRY SOLEMA KAREN SAYERS 1980 - 1984 1981 – 1985 1981 – 1985 1983 – 1987 AWSF All-American AWSF All-American AWSF All-American AWSF All-American
SALLY MOSAY JILL HALAPIN BRIDGET HALE CARRIE FERGUSON 1984 - 1988 1984 – 1988 1986 – 1990 1987 – 1991 AWSF All-American Kodak All-American Kodak All-American Kodak Honorable Mention All-American
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Lady Cat All-Americans
MINDY YOUNG AMY KESSLER JANET HESS DENISE GALLO 1988 – 1992 1988 - 1992 1991 – 1995 1992 – 1996 Kodak All-American Kodak Honorable Mention Women’s Div. II Bulletin Kodak Honorable Mention All-American All-American All-American
MEREDITH HOLLIS LINDSAY BAKER HELEN YOUNG CRYSTAL BARR 1997 – 2001 1998 - 2002 1999 - 2003 2000 - 2004 Women’s Div. II Bulletin Kodak Honorable Mention Women’s Div. II Bulletin Kodak and All-American All-American Honorable Mention Women’s Div. II Bulletin All-American Honorable Mention All-American
MELISSA PATTERSON SAMANTHA CONNER JESSICA ZAPF SHEENA ADEN 2001 - 2005 2002 - 2006 2003 - 2007 2007 - 2011 Kodak, Daktronics and Women’s Div. II Bulletin Women’s Div. II Bulletin WBCA/State Farm and Women’s Div. II Bulletin Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Women’s Div. II Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American All-American Honorable Mention All-American All-American
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Kodak All-Americans Jill Halapin (1984-1988)
1986-87 Player of the Year – Mason-Dixon Conference 1988 NCAA Division II Final Four All-Tournament Team Two-time Kodak All-American (1987 and 1988) All-Tournament Team at 1988 Mountain Cat Classic – made All-Tournament Team in each tournament Pitt-Johnstown entered from 1986-88 1988 MVP of the Snowflake Classic 1,560 points rank fifth on the Lady Cat all-time list 747 rebounds rank 10th on the Pitt-Johnstown career list Jill Halapin Holds single-game record with 25 rebounds 1984 - 1988 Scored in double figures in every game during the 1986-88 Franklin Regional High School seasons Murrysville, Pa.
Bridget Hale (1986-1990)
First Team All-Mideast Collegiate Conference 1989-90 All-Tournament Team at East Regional 1989-90 All-Tournament Team at Mountain Cat Classic 1989-90 top vote-getter to Northern Kentucky All-Tournament Team Two-time Kodak All-American (1989 and 1990) 1990 GTE All-District Academic All-American Contemporary Award winner at the 10th annual Cambria County War Memorial Hall of Fame Banquet Recipient of the Business Department Scholar Award in Business Management Bridget Hale Recipient of the Howard Picking Award in Business at Pitt Johnstown 1986 - 1990 Sixth on Pitt-Johnstown’s All-Time Scoring List with 1,506 points Oil City High School Ranked fourth nationally in free-throw shooting at 87.6% during the 1989- Oil City, Pa. 90 season
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Kodak All-Americans Mindy Young (1988-1992)
1992 WBCA Champion NCAA Division II “Player of the Year” 1992 Suzie McConnell Award for Achievement 1991-92 GTE District II Academic All-American Third on Lady Cat All-Time Assist List – 577 assists Tied for seventh on Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List – 1,486 points Averaged 19.0 points per game and 5.4 assists per game in 1991-92 Third in nation in assists per game at 8.3 in 1991 1991 First-Team Mideast Conference Shot 83.1% from the foul line – 18th in the nation her senior year MVP at the Mountain Cat Classic in 1990 and 1991 All-Tournament Team at 1991 Ferris State Tournament 1991 Kodak Honorable Mention All-American 1991 American Women’s Sport Federation Second-Team All-American Candidate for NCAA Woman of the Year in 1991 and 1992, sponsored by Hanes Her Way Mindy Young 1990 Indiana-Purdue, Ft. Wayne Tournament MVP 1988 - 1992 Nominated for the 1992 Honda Division II Athlete of the Year Marion Center High School Nominated for the 1992 Honda Collegiate Woman of the Year in Marion Center, Pa. NCAA Basketball Inducted into Indiana County Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 Inducted into Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 Inducted into Pitt-Johnstown Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009
Pi ‐Johnstown Points of Pride · The first and largest regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh, a world-renowned center of knowledge and research, Pitt-Johnstown is currently celebrating its 85th anniversary of getting students ready for the real world. · One of the largest employers in our region, with nearly 500 employees on our 650-acre campus, Pitt-Johnstown is a leading contributor to the region's educational, social, cultural, and economic development with an annual economic impact that exceeds $65 million. · Recognized by the Princeton Review as a "Best Northeastern College." · Named, for the third consecutive year, a "Military Friendly School" by GI Jobs. · Named, for the third consecutive year, to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. · Named a "Top 100 Organization" by Pennsylvania Business Central · Opened the new 40,000-sq-ft Wellness Center featuring a 30-foot climbing wall, a three-lane elevated track, fully equipped cardiovascular and strength training areas, a 1,000-sq-ft professional-grade dance studio, and two multi-purpose courts for basketball and volleyball. · Invested $2 million into the first large-scale renovation of Biddle Hall, and an additional $750,000 in upgrades to residential facilities. · Unveiled The Heroes Memorial, a first-of-its-kind memorial on any college campus in the county that pays tribute to the victims of September 11 and the military men and women who have been killed in the line of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan (5,550 of whom were college age citizens). Completed year two of a three-year faculty hiring initiative that will eventually result in the hiring of 50 full-time faculty to ensure that our students receive the highest quality education possible. Many of these positions are the result, in large part, of new and responsive programs being created in nursing, biochemistry, applied computer science, computer engineering technology, green chemistry, justice administration, energy and earth resources, special education, management information systems, and geographic information systems. Growing the number of partnership with businesses in areas such as healthcare, education, commerce, technology and the arts. The hundreds of employers who have recognized the talent and promise of our graduates describe them as "knowledgeable and capable," hard working and dedicated," "creative and passionate," and "ready for the real world." Increasing the profile of students being admitted to Pitt-Johnstown through our nationally recognized academic programs and student support. Our student retention and graduation rates continually exceed the national average of colleges and universities in our peer group, and we rate about our peers in key areas including services to help students decide on a career and overall service to students. · Increased enrollment of international students to 75 (an increase of 1,800% since 2007) · Pitt-Johnstown's student-athletes ranked #5 among all NCAA Division II schools for fundraising. · Expanded opportunities for student engagement through the RealWorld Action Program and by growing the total number of student organizations to 93. · Presented the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award to Retired Air Force Colonel Karen A. Esaias '79 · We are giving back to the community through a number of endeavors including our signature "Pitt-Johnstown @ Your Service" initiative. · More than 19,500 Pitt-Johnstown alumni are making a difference in our community and around the world in vital areas including medicine, engineering, law, education, research, government service, economic development, finance, and the arts.
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Honorable Mention Kodak All-Americans Carrie Ferguson (1987-1991)
1990-91 Mideast Collegiate Conference Co-Player of the Year 1989-90 and1990-91 MVP of Mideast Collegiate Conference Tournament Tied for second in school history for free-throws made in a season (137-171, 80.1%) and third in free-throws made and attempted in a career (376-519, 72.4%) School record 294 rebounds in a single season Her 1,344 points ranks 13th on the Lady Cats all-time list Tied for second all-time at Pitt-Johnstown with 911 rebounds (tied with Carrie Thomas) Selected MVP of the 1989 Mountain Cat Classic Named to All-Tournament Team at 1990 Mountain Cat Classic First-Team selection in the Mideast Conference during 1989-90 Carrie Ferguson and 1990-91 seasons Shot 56.1% from the field and 80.1% from the free throw line as a 1987 - 1991 senior Greensburg Salem High School Greensburg, Pa.
Amy Kessler (1988-1992)
Most Valuable Player of 1992 Eastern Regional Senior co-captain averaged 19.9 points per game Sixth in nation in 1992 in free-throw shooting (88.1%) Ranks among leaders in NCAA Division II All-Time Career FT% (minimum of 250 free throws made – 84.6%) Led the team in three-point field goal shooting (34.8%) All-Tournament Team at Mountain Cat Classic and Ferris State Tournament in 1991-92 Four-year starter 1990-91 Mideast Collegiate Conference Co-Player of the Year Scored 1000th point as a junior Third on Pitt-Johnstown’s All-Time Scoring List (1,662 Amy Kessler points) and 20th on All-Time Rebounding List (548 rebounds) Owns five school records: Career steals-405; 3-pt FGs made 1988 - 1992 in a career-191; 3-pt FG attempts in a career-519; steals in a DuBois Area High School game-14; steals in a season-140 DuBois, Pa.
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Honorable Mention Kodak All-Americans Denise Gallo (1992-1996)
Two-time Kodak Honorable Mention All-American (1995 and 1996) Most Valuable Player of the Mountain Cat Classic 1994-95 Lady Cat all-time leading scorer with 1,962 points 24th all-time leading rebounder (498) Most points in a season 1995-96 (647) Most free-throws in a season 1995-96 (187) Most free-throws attempted in a season (217) Most free throws made and tied for first in most attempted in a career (458-578 - 79.2%) Consecutive free-throws in a season (53) Tied with Lindsay Cale for most field goals made in a game (18) Tied with Melissa Patterson for highest point average in a season (1995-96-(22.3 ppg.) Tied with Jen Tuscano for second most points in a game (1993-94- (42 points) Denise Gallo Tied with Maureen Latterner for most free-throws made in a game 1992 - 1996 (1993-94-(18) Connellsville High School Leading scorer in 20 of the 29 games she played as a senior Connellsville, Pa.
Lindsay Baker (1998-2002)
2002 Honorable Mention Kodak All-American 2002 Second-Team Daktronics All-American 2002 Honorable Mention Women’s Division II Bulletin All- American 2002 Second-Team Verizon Academic All-American Earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2002 Earned 2002 Pitt-Johnstown Scholar Athlete Award Earned 2000 Lowell Shaffer Student-Athlete Award Led nation in three-point field goal percentage in 2001-02 (47.9%) Finished 12th in the nation in scoring (20.9 ppg.), eighth in free- throw percentage (86.8%) and tied for 20th in three-point field goals made per game (2.5) in 2001-02 Holds Lady Cat record for three-point field goal percentage in a Lindsay Baker season at 47.9% (68-142) 1998 - 2002 Third in Lady Cats history in free-throw percentage in a season at Tussey Mountain High School 89.2% (2000-01) Saxton, Pa.
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Honorable Mention Kodak All-Americans
Crystal Barr (2000-2004)
2004 Honorable Mention Kodak All-American 2004 Honorable Mention Women’s Division II Bulletin All- American 2004 First-Team Daktronics All-East Region Finished 2003-04 season ranked 21st in nation in three-point field goal percentage at 41.3% and 32nd in scoring at 18.6 points per game Finished 2002-03 season ranked second in nation in three- point field goal percentage at 47.1% (57-121) 26th Lady Cat to reach 1,000 career points Ranks 27th on All-Time Scoring List with 1,051 points Scored a career-high 40 points on 17-22 shooting from the Crystal Barr field against Slippery Rock University on Nov. 21, 2003 2000 - 2004 Deer Lakes High School Gibsonia, Pa.
Melissa Patterson (2001-2005)
2005 Kodak Honorable Mention All-American 2005 Daktronics Honorable Mention All-American 2005 Women’s Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American 2005 Independent Player of the Year 2005 First-Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American (first in Lady Cat history) Recipient of a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2005 Finished 10th in NCAA Division II in Scoring (22.3 ppg.) and 22nd in steals per game at 3.4 Tied with Denise Gallo for Lady Cat single-season scoring average record at 22.3 ppg. Ranks 19th on the Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List with 1,196 points Melissa Patterson Led team or tied for team lead in scoring 22 times in 2004-05 Scored 20 or more points in a game 19 times, including a career-high 2001 - 2005 38 points against Shepherd (WV) University on Feb. 21, 2005 Juniata Valley High School Assistant under Coach Jodi Gault during the 2005-06 season Alexandria, Pa.
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Honorable Mention State Farm All-Americans Sheena Aden (2007-2011)
2010-11 Honorable Mention WBCA/State Farm All-American 2010-11 Honorable Mention Women’s Division II Bulletin All- American First-Team All-WVIAC in 2009-10 Second-Team All-WVIAC in both 2008-09 and 2010-11 Named to WVIAC All-Freshman Team in 2007-08 Three-time WVIAC Player of the Week Became Lady Cats’ 32nd 1,000-point scorer on Feb. 6, 2010 Ranks fourth on Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List with 1,602 points and 18th on Lady Cat All-Time Rebounding List with 576 rebounds Tied with Denis Gallo for first-place on Lady Cat career free-throws attempted list with 578 Second on Lady Cat career list for free-throws made (453) Tied for second on Lady Cat list for free-throws made in a season (137) Sheena Aden Ranked 50th in NCAA Division II in field goal percentage at 49.9% 2007 - 2011 (141-288) in 2009-10 th Lakeview High School Ranked 37 in nation in field goal percentage (52.4%, 178-340) and Sandy Lake, Pa. 39th in scoring (17.8 ppg.) in 2010-11
KAITLYNN FRATZ
2011-12 WVIAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
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American Women’s Sports Federation All-Americans
Lisa Britt (1976-1980)
Lady Cats’ second all-time leading scorer with 1,945 career points Holds school record for scoring average in a career at 19.8 points per game Second on Lady Cat all-time list with 583 career assists Ranks 29th on the Lady Cat All-Time Rebounding List with 444 career rebounds Helped lead Lady Cats to 40-game winning streak and the team’s first ever No. 1 ranking in the nation Member of the 1976-77 team that finished the season undefeated at 21-0 Invited to tryout for the U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball team Drafted by the Minnesota Fillies in the 1980 Women’s Professional Basketball League draft Lisa Britt Inducted into Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 1976 – 1980 Inducted into Pitt-Johnstown Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007 Greater Johnstown High School Johnstown, Pa.
Pat Wajers (1976-1980)
Holds Pitt-Johnstown’s all-time career rebounding record with 933 career rebounds Ranks 24th on the Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List with 1,148 career points Helped lead team to 40-game winning streak Lady Cats compiled an 85-16 (.842) overall record while she was on the team Helped lead Lady Cats to their first ever No. 1 ranking in the nation Named to the All-Tournament Team of the Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cat Classic during the 1977-78 season Pat Wajers Inducted into Pitt-Johnstown Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011 1976 – 1980 Bishop Hoban High School Wilkes Barre, Pa.
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American Women’s Sports Federation All-Americans Carol Mumma (1978-1982)
Ranks seventh on the All-Time Lady Cat Rebounding List with 765 career rebounds 25th all-time leading scorer in Lady Cat history with 1,135 career points Helped lead team to EAIAW Final Four in 1981 Named to All-East Region Team following 1981 season Most Valuable Player and two-time All-Tournament Team selection at Mountain Cat Classic Named to All-Tournament Team at the IUP Invitational Helped lead Lady Cats to first ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Playoffs Team posted a 92-19 (.829) record while Mumma was a Carol Mumma Lady Cat 1978 – 1982 Bedford High School Bedford, Pa.
LuAnn Ketter (1980-1984)
Ranks 21st on the Lady Cat All-Time Rebounding List with 532 career rebounds One of five Lady Cat starters who averaged in double figures during the 1982-83 season Helped lead team to the 1984 Great Lakes Regional Championship and a trip to the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals Named to the All-Tournament Team of the 1983-84 Great Lakes Regional Member of the 1983-84 Lady Cat team that finished third LuAnn Ketter in NCAA Division III 1980 - 1984 Jeannette High School Jeannette, Pa.
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American Women’s Sports Federation All-Americans
Lenore Shimkus (1980-1984)
Two-time All-American as a Lady Cat Tied with Mindy Young for seventh on Lady Cat All- Time Scoring List with 1,486 career points Nominated for the 1984 “Champion” Player of the Year Award for NCAA Division III Member of the 1983-84 Lady Cat team that finished ranked third in NCAA Division III Named to the All-East Region Team in 1981 Helped lead team to Great Lakes Region championship and a trip to the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals Most Valuable Player of Mountain Cat Classic and Lenore Shimkus Shippensburg University Tournament 1980 - 1984 Marion Catholic High School Mahanoy City, Pa.
Maureen Latterner (1981-1985)
Two-time All-American as a Lady Cat Kodak All-District selection in 1985 Stands 17th on Pitt-Johnstown’s All-Time Scoring List with 1,237 career points Lady Cats’ all-time leader in assists with 754 career assists Holds school record for free-throw attempts in a game (23), most assists in a season (157) Shares Lady Cat record for free-throws made in a game (18) and assists in a game (16) Two-time Most Valuable Player of Mountain Cat Classic Played on the United States Olympic Handball Team Maureen Latterner Inducted into the Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 1981 - 1985 Inducted into Pitt-Johnstown Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012 Bishop Carroll High School Cresson, Pa.
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American Women’s Sports Federation All-Americans
Terry Solema (1981-1985)
Fifth on Lady Cat All-Time Rebounding List with 847 career rebounds Ranks ninth in Pitt-Johnstown history with 1,437 career points Led team in both scoring and rebounding during the 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons Named First-Team All-Mason-Dixon Conference and First- Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region following the 1984-85 season Helped lead Lady Cats to the Great Lakes Regional title and the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals in 1984 Helped team to earn No. 1 ranking in the nation during 1984-85 Terry Solema season 1981 - 1985 Assistant coach under Jodi Gault during the 1985-86 season Shaler Area High School Pittsburgh, Pa.
Karen Sayers (1983-1987)
Ranks 18th on Pitt Johnstown’s All-Time Scoring List with 1,210 career points Stands eighth on Lady Cat All-Time Rebounding List with 755 career rebounds Ranks among the best all time in NCAA Division II for field goal percentage at 57.2% (minimum of 400 field goals made) Helped lead team to the NCAA Division II Final Four after defeating top-ranked Delta State University Named First-Team Mason-Dixon Conference as a junior and Second Team as a senior Karen Sayers Named Most Valuable Player at Mountain Cat Classic 1983 - 1987 Bald Eagle Area High School Bellefonte, Pa.
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AWSF/Women’s Division II Bulletin All-Americans
Sally Mosay (1984-1988)
Named to the 1988 Kodak All-District Team Ranks 10th on All-Time Scoring List with 1,419 career points Ranks fifth on Lady Cat All-Time Assist List with 513 career assists Shares Lady Cat record for most assists in a game with 16 Named Most Valuable Player of the 1987 East Regional Tournament and MVP of the Division II Quarterfinals Named 1988 Mason Dixon Conference Player of the Year Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Mountain Cat Classic Sally Mosay 1984 - 1988 Elizabeth Forward High School Elizabeth, Pa.
Janet Hess (1991-1995)
1994-95 preseason "Sweet 16 List” 1993-94 Women's Basketball Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American All-Tournament Team at 1994-95 Mountain Cat Classic 1994 Golden Panther Scholar Award Winner 1994-95 second leading scorer averaging 13.6 ppg. Second in free-throw percentage (74.6%) 14th all-time leading scorer (1,340 points) 30th all-time leading rebounder (417 rebounds) Led team in assists 1993-94 and 1994-95 525 career assists Janet Hess 1994-95 co-captain 1991 - 1995 1995-96 Lady Cat Student Assistant Coach Marion Center High School Marion Center, Pa.
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Women’s Division II Bulletin All-Americans
Meredith Hollis (1997-2001)
Ranks 16th on Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List with 1,242 career points Named Honorable Mention All-American by Women’s Division II Bulletin Named Second-Team All-East Region following the 2000-01 season Nominated for Kodak All-America Team, Daktronics All-America Team and Verizon Academic All-America Team Helped lead team to 18 consecutive wins, a 25-4 overall record, and a spot in the East Region Semifinals in 2000-01 Named to the All-Tournament Team at 2000 Clarion University Tournament Meredith Hollis Four-year starter who played in every game of her Pitt- Johnstown career 1997 - 2001 Mechanicsburg High School Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Helen Young (1999-2003)
2003 Women’s Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American 2003 Daktronics First-Team All-East Region Reached 1,000-point plateau in only two seasons as a starter Ranks 31st on Pitt Johnstown All-Time Scoring List with 1,036 points Ranks 11th on Lady Cat All-Time Rebounding List with 722 rebounds Holds school record for career field goal percentage at 59.5% (419-704) Finished 2002-03 season ranked sixth in nation in field goal percentage at 61.2% Helen Young Led team in scoring 10 times and rebounding 23 times during 1999 - 2003 2002-03 season Leonardtown High School Leonardtown, MD
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Women’s Division II Bulletin All-Americans Samantha Conner (2002-2006)
2006 Women’s Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American 2005-06 Women’s Division II Bulletin Preseason Player of the Year for Independent schools Became Pitt Johnstown’s 28th 1,000-point scorer Ranks 21st on All-Time Scoring List with 1,183 points Ranks 22nd on All-Time Rebounding List with 523 rebounds Second on Lady Cat career free-throw percentage list at 85.8% (260-303) Ranks 21st in NCAA Division II All-Time Career FT% (minimum of 250 free throws made – 85.8%) Ranked 15th in field goal percentage (56.3%) and 49th in field goal percentage (82.6%) in NCAA Division II in 2005-06 First-Team Independent Women’s Basketball in 2006 Finished 2004-05 season ranked 24th in nation in free-throw percentage (84.9%) and 25th in field goal percentage (55.5%) 2005 Mountain Cat Tournament All-Tournament Team Samantha Conner Helped Lady Cats to four-straight 20-win seasons, two NCAA 2002 - 2006 Tournament berths and an 84-26 overall record Everett High School Everett, Pa.
Jessica Zapf (2003-2007)
2007 Women’s Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American 2006-07 Women’s Division II Bulletin Preseason Honorable Mention All-American 2007 WVIAC Second-Team All-Conference 2007 ESPN The Magazine Second-Team Academic All-American 2005-06 Second-Team All-Independent Basketball 2006 ESPN The Magazine Third-Team Academic All-District II Became 29th Lady Cat to reach 1,000-point plateau Ranks 15th on Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List with 1,325 career points Ranks fourth on Lady Cat All-Time Rebounding List with 858 career rebounds Finished 2006-07 season ranked eighth in NCAA Division II in field Jessica Zapf goal percentage (57.3%), 37th in points per game (17.9 ppg.) and 64th in rebounds per game (8.6 rpg.) 2003 - 2007 Helped Lady Cats to four-straight 20-win seasons, two NCAA North Hills High School Tournament berths and an 84-27 record Pittsburgh, Pa.
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57 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball Lady Cat Academic All-Americans GTE/Verizon/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans Melissa Patterson (2005) First-Team Academic All-American Recipient of $7,500 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient of Academic Leadership Scholarship at Pitt-Johnstown Earned Lowell D. Shaffer Student-Athlete Award and Fesler Edwards Award for top QPA in Business Management Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 2005 Kodak, Daktronics and Women’s Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All- American Tied Denis Gallo’s school record for single-season scoring average of 22.3 ppg. Finished 04-05 10th in nation in scoring (22.3 ppg.) and 22nd in steals per game (3.4 spg.) Became 27th Lady Cat to reach 1,000-point plateau th Ranks 19 on Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List with 1,196 points MELISSA PATTERSON Lindsay Baker (2002) Second-Team Academic All-American Recipient of a $5,000 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship 2002 Pitt-Johnstown Scholar-Athlete Award winner Honorable Mention Kodak and Women’s Division II Bulletin All-American Second-Team Daktronics All-American Led nation in three-point field goal percentage in 2001-02 at 47.9% Tied for eighth in nation in free-throw percentage (86.8%) and was 12th in scoring (20.9 ppg.) Tied for 20th in nation in three-point field goals per game (2.5) Third in school history in free-throw percentage in a season at 89.2% Holds Lady Cat record for three-point field goal percentage in a season at 47.9% (68-142) LINDSAY BAKER Attended Graduate School at Penn State University studying Kinesiology/Physiology Senior scientist working in the Exercise Physiology lab at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute in Barrington, Ill. Jessica Zapf (2006, 2007) Second-Team Academic All-American 2005-06 Third-Team Academic All-District II 2006-07 Women’s Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American 2006-07 Daktronics Second-Team all East Region and Second-Team All-WVIAC Recipient of 2006-07 WVIAC Female Student-Athlete Award 2005-06 Second-Team All-Independent Basketball Became 29th Lady Cat 1,000-point scorer Ranks fourth on Lady Cat All-Time Rebounding List (858 rebounds) and 15th on All-Time Scoring List (1,325 points) Ranked eighth in nation in field goal percentage (57.3%), 37th in points per game (17.9 ppg.) th and 64 in rebounds per game (8.6 rpg.) in 2006-07 JESSICA ZAPF Member of Pi Lambda Theta Educational Honor Society
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GTE/Verizon/ESPN The Magazine All-District Academic All-Americans
Bridget Hale (1990) GTE Academic All-District Two-time Kodak All-American First-Team All-Mideast Collegiate Conference and East Regional All- Tournament Team Sixth on Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List with 1,506 points Received Business Department Scholar Award in Business Management Recipient of the Howard Picking Award BRIDGET HALE
Mindy Young (1992) GTE Academic All-District 1992 WBCA Champion NCAA Division II National Player of the Year Kodak All-American (1992), Honorable Mention Kodak All-American (1991) Recipient of 1992 Suzie McConnell Award for Achievement 1991 American Women’s Sports Federation Second-Team All-American Third on Lady Cat All-Time Assist List with 577 assists MINDY YOUNG Tied for seventh on Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List with 1,486 points
Dr. Sue Rosso (1995)
GTE Academic All-District Ranks 27th on Lady Cat All-Time Rebounding List with 474 rebounds Earned Pitt-Johnstown Scholar-Athlete Award Earned Lowell Shaffer Outstanding Athlete Award Graduated from the Ohio School of Podiatry Podiatrist in Mechanicsburg, Pa. DR. SUE ROSSO
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Dr. Erin Meier (2000)
GTE/Verizon Academic All-District 23rd Lady Cat to reach 1,000-point plateau Ranks 30th on All-Time Scoring List with 1,042 points Four-year starter and two-year team captain as a Lady Cat Earned Dean’s List four consecutive years Recipient of Pitt-Johnstown’s Lowell Shaffer Student Athlete Award in 2000 Presidential Scholar at Pitt-Johnstown Graduated from the Philadelphia Medical School of Osteopathic Medicine Missionary doctor in Papua New Guinea DR. ERIN MEIER
Kristin Creswell (2004) Third-Team Verizon Academic All-District Three-year Lady Cat starter Tied for sixth in nation in free-throw percentage at 87.5% in 2003 Ranked 12th in nation in assists per game at 6.4 in 2004 Nominated for 2004 Kodak, Daktronics and Women’s Division II Bulletin All-America Teams
KRISTIN CRESWELL
Andrea Dalton (2011) Second-Team Capital One Academic All-District 2010-11 Pitt-Johnstown’s Women’s WVIAC Scholar-Athlete 2008-09 Athletic Director’s Association Honor Roll 2007-08 WVIAC Commissioner’s Honor Society 2010-11 First-Team All-WVIAC, 2009-10 Second-Team All-WVIAC 2010-11 First-Team Daktronics All-Atlantic Region 2009 WVIAC All-Tournament Team selection 33rd Lady Cat 1,000-point scorer th th Ranks 11 on Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List (1,417 points) and tied for 15 on All-Time Andrea Dalton Rebounding List (611 rebounds)
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Lady Cat All-Time Scoring and Rebounding Lists
1,000-Point Scorers All-Time 1. Denise Gallo 1,962 1992-96 Rebounding Leaders 2. Lisa Britt 1,945 1976-80 1. Pat Wajers 933 1976-80 3. Amy Kessler 1,662 1988-92 2. Carrie Ferguson 911 1987-91 4. Sheena Aden 1,602 2007-11 Carrie Thomas 911 1995-99 5. Jill Halapin 1,560 1984-88 4. Jessica Zapf 858 2003-07 6. Bridget Hale 1,506 1986-90 5. Terry Solema 847 1981-85 6. Sue Brown 833 1977-81 7. Mindy Young 1,486 1988-92 7. Carol Mumma 765 1978-82 Lenore Shimkus 1,486 1980-84 8. Karen Sayers 755 1983-87 9. Terry Solema 1,437 1981-85 9. Jamie Cicuto 748 1999-03 10. Sally Mosay 1,419 1984-88 10. Jill Halapin 747 1984-88 11 Andrea Dalton 1,417 2007-11 11. Helen Young 722 1999-03 12. Jennifer Tuscano 1,396 1995-99 12. Suzy Shimkus 681 1980-84 13. Carrie Ferguson 1,344 1987-91 13. Janine Kosmack 660 1996-00 14. Janet Hess 1,340 1991-95 14. Lynne Ashbridge 640 1986-90 15 Jessica Zapf 1,325 2003-07 15. Andrea Dalton 611 2007-11 16. Meredith Hollis 1,242 1997-01 Justine George 611 1993-97 17. Maureen Latterner 1,237 1981-85 17. Julie Schlimm 609 1989-93 18. Sheena Aden 576 2007-11 18. Karen Sayers 1,210 1983-87 19. Teri Menett 561 1987-91 19. Melissa Patterson 1,196 2001-05 20. Amy Kessler 548 1988-92 20. Carrie Thomas 1,185 1995-99 21. LuAnn Ketter 532 1980-84 21. Samantha Conner 1,183 2002-06 22. Samantha Conner 523 2002-06 22. Allison Krischer 1,167 2003-07 23. Jody Billingsley 515 1990-94 23. Lindsay Cale 1,157 2005-09 24. Denise Gallo 498 1992-96 24. Pat Wajers 1,148 1976-80 25. Melissa Park 489 1999-02 25. Carol Mumma 1,135 1978-82 26. Janet Kartovicky 483 1983-87 26. Janet Kartovicky 1,055 1983-87 27. Sue Rosso 474 1991-95 27. Crystal Barr 1,051 2000-04 28. Toddy Croyle 451 1988-92 28. Lynne Ashbridge 1,048 1986-90 29. Lisa Britt 444 1976-80 29. Suzy Shimkus 1,044 1980-84 30. Janet Hess 417 1991-95 30. Erin Meier 1,042 1996-00 31. Helen Young 1,036 1999-03 32. Deb Deaner 1,035 1975-79 33. Julie Schlimm 1,002 1989-93 61 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball Lady Cat Individual Records
Lady Cat Individual Career Records Points: Denise Gallo (1992-96) 1,962 Rebounds: Pat Wajers (1976-80) 933 Scoring Average: Lisa Britt (1976-80) 19.8 Assists: Maureen Latterner (1981-85) 754 Steals: Amy Kessler (1988-92) 405 Free Throws Made: Denise Gallo (1992-96) 458 Free-Throws Attempted: Denise Gallo (1992-96) 578 Sheena Aden (2007-11) 578 DENISE GALLO Free Throw %: Lindsay Cale (2005-09) 86.8% (257-296) 1992 – 1996 Field Goal %: Helen Young (1999-03) 59.5% (419-704) Lady Cat All-Time 3-Pt. FG Made/Attempted: Amy Kessler (1988-92) 191-519 Leading Scorer With 1,962 points
Lady Cat Individual Season Records Points: Denise Gallo (1995-96) 647 Rebounds: Carrie Ferguson (1989-90) 294 Scoring Average.: Denise Gallo (1995-96) 22.3 Melissa Patterson (2004-05) 22.3 Assists: Maureen Latterner (1982-83) 257 Steals: Amy Kessler (1991-92) 140 Field Goal %: Teri Menett (1988-89) 64.5% (81-141) Free-Throws Made/Attempted: Denise Gallo (1995-96) 187-217 PAT WAJERS Free-Throw %: Lindsay Cale (2008-09) 90.2% (110-122) 1976 – 1980 Consecutive Free-Throws: Denise Gallo (1995-96) 53 Holds Lady Cat record 3-Pt. FG Made/Attempted: Shelley Helsel (1995-96) 76-215 for career rebounds 3-Pt. Field Goal %: Lindsay Baker (2001-02) 47.9% (68-142) with 933
Lady Cat Individual Game Records Points: Lindsay Cale (2009) 44 vs. Salem Int’l. (WV) Univ. Rebounds: Jill Halapin (1988) 25 vs. Slippery Rock University Assists: Sally Mosay (1987) 16 vs. Saint Vincent College Maureen Latterner (1984) 16 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse Maureen Latterner (1983) 16 vs. Duquesne University Steals: Amy Kessler (1992) 14 vs. Quinnipiac University Field Goals: Denise Gallo (1994) 18 vs. Saint Vincent College Lindsay Cale (2009) 18 vs. Salem Int’l. (WV) Univ. Free Throws Made: Denise Gallo (1996) 18 vs. Alderson-Broaddus College Maureen Latterner (1985) 18 vs. UMBC Free-Throws Attempted: Maureen Latterner (1985) 23 vs. UMBC 3-Pt. Field Goals: Allison Krischer (2006) 9 vs. Columbia Union (MD) College
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Lady Cat Single-Game Team Records
Points: vs. Salem International (WV) University 02/23/09 132 Points/Half: vs. Salem International (WV) University 02/23/09 71 Free-Throws Made: vs. Shepherd (WV) University 02/21/05 37 Free-Throws Attempted: vs. UMBC 1985 56 Assists: vs. Salem International (WV) University 02/23/09 45 *
* = NCAA Division II single-game record
Lady Cat Season Team Records
Average Points Per Game: 1989-90 90.6 Most Wins: 1990-91 27 Winning Percentage: 1976-77 100% (21-0) Best Field Goal Percentage: 1987-88 51.9% Best Free-Throw Percentage: 2007-08 78.9% (330-418) Best 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: 1992-93 40.9% Best Rebound Average Per Game: 1979-80 51.7 Most Assists Per Game: 2008-09 18.4 (551 assists) Most Steals Per Game: 1976-77 19.2 (403 steals) Least Amount of Turnovers Per Game: 1978-79 11.2 Most Amount of Turnovers Per Game: 1986-87 21.6
63 2012-13 Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cat Basketball Lady Cat All-Time Letter-Winners A D (Cont’d) L S Aden, Sheena -- 1,2,3,4 Delaney, Sue -- 1,2,3,4 Latterner, Maureen--1,2,3,4 Sayers, Karen -- 1,2,3,4 Altman, Denise -- 1 Derzack, Connie -- 1,2 Loughner, Kayla -- 1,2,3 Schirf, Jaclyn -- 1,2,3,4 Anderson, Rita -- 1,2 DiGioia, Dee -- 1 Loughry, Jennifer -- 1 Schlimm, Julie -- 1,2,3,4 Andrews, Crystal -- 1 Dill, Julie -- 1,2,3,4 Schlimm, Krista -- 1 Angle, Candace -- 1 Doosley, Lori -- 1 Schober, Elisa -- 1,2 Anthony, Jackie -- 1 Drenning, Mary Beth -- 1,2,3,4 M Senft, Donna -- 1 Ashbridge, Lynne -- 1,2,3,4 Maurer, Jill -- 1,2,3,4 Sergi, Marcy -- 1,2,3,4 F McBroom, Katie -- 1,2,3 Shimkus, Barb -- 1,2,3 Ferguson, Carrie -- 1,2,3,4 McCombie, Lindsey -- 1,2 Shimkus, Lenore -- 1,2,3,4 B Finn, Karen -- 1 McGee, Erin -- 1,2 Shimkus, Suzy -- 1,2,3,4 Bacon, Bonnie -- 1,2,3,4 Florini, Tina -- 1 McKinney, Chelsea -- 1,2,3,4 Slater, Dee -- 1,2,3,4 Baker, Lindsay -- 1,2,3,4 Forster, Chrissy-- 1,2 McTighe, Rebecca -- 1,2 Sleighter, Kelsey--1 Baker, Monae -- 1 Fratz, Kaitlynn--1 Meier, Erin -- 1,2,3,4 Smith, Amber--1 Balest, Kimberly -- 1 Meier, Megan -- 1,2,3,4 Socha, Jessica -- 1,2,3 Banaszewski, Dorothy -- 1,2 G Menett, Teri -- 1,2,3,4 Solema, Terry -- 1,2,3,4 Baptist, Lil -- 1,2,3,4 Gallo, Denise -- 1,2,3,4 Miller, Lisa -- 1 Stephenson, Inaya -- 1,2 Barker, Celeste -- 1,2,3,4 Gennett, Jamie -- 1 Mock, Jessica-- 1 Stypula, Jeanne -- 1,2,3 Barker, Julie -- 1,2 George, Justine -- 1,2,3,4 Montini, Maria -- 1,2,3 Sullivan, Erin -- 1 Barr, Crystal -- 1,2,3,4 Gioia, Margaret -- 1,2,3,4 Mosay, Sally -- 1,2,3,4 Beamer, Elizabeth --1,2 Goode, Kelly -- 1,2 Mumma, Carol -- 1,2,3 T Bence, Denise -- 1 Goode, Stacy -- 1,2 Murphy, Mandy -- 1,2,3,4 Thomas, Carrie -- 1,2,3,4 Bednarski, Kim -- 1 Greaser, Tricia -- 1,2,3,4 Thomas, Tesha -- 1,2 Bell, Jenny -- 1,2,3,4 Greene, Jessica -- 1,2,3 Thompson, Nancy -- 1 Billingsley, Jody -- 1,2,3,4 N Thompson, Tammy -- 1,2,3,4 Blair, Rhonda -- 1 H Nee, Carol -- 1,2,3 Trimarco, Sara -- 1,2,3,4 Blankenship, Tamara -- 1 Halapin, Jill -- 1,2,3,4 Trombold, Claudia -- 1 Bley, Lee Ann -- 1,2 Hale, Bridget -- 1,2,3,4 Truitt, Audrey -- 1,2,3,4 Bogovic, Katie -- 1,2,3,4 Hargreaves, Amy -- 1,2,3 O Tuscano, Jennifer -- 1,2,3,4 Britcher, Krista -- 1,2,3 Helsel, Shelley -- 1,2,3,4 Oaks, Jami -- 1,2,3,4 Britt, Lisa -- 1,2,3,4 Hennon, Tracie -- 1,2,3,4 Owens, Diane -- 1 U Brown, Qiuana -- 1,2, 3 Herbert, Jean -- 1 Urban, Kaitlin -- 1 Brown, Susan -- 1,2,3,4 Hess, Janet -- 1,2,3,4 Hollis, Meredith -- 1,2,3,4 P V Hyland, Grace -- 1,2 Park, Melissa -- 1,2,3,4 Vass, Suzanna -- 1 C Patterson, Lindsay -- 1 Visnovsky, Carol -- 1,2 Cagni, Deb -- 1,2 I Patterson, Melissa -- 1,2,3,4 Cale, Lindsay -- 1,2,3,4 Ingram, Chasity Pflueger, Michele -- 1 W Caputa, Cindy -- 1.2 Irwin, Kristin -- 1,2,3,4 Priest, Sarah -- 1,2,3 Wajers, Pat -- 1,2,3,4 Carey, Patricia -- 1,2,3,4 Walters, Carrie -- 1 Carman, Nicole --1 J Widmer, Sarah -- 1,2 Certo, Lori -- 1 Jacko, Jeanne -- 1 R Williams, Bev -- 1 Cicero, Michele -- 1,2,3 Jamison, Edna -- 1,2 Rairie, Kim -- 1 Wilson, Carolyn -- 1 Cicuto, Jamie -- 1,2,3,4 Johnson, Rachel -- 1,2 Ream, Lisa -- 1 Wood, Jendi -- 1 Cleveland, Daina -- 1,2,3,4 Reigh, Shannon -- 1,2,3 Worek, Arlene -- 1 Conner, Samantha -- 1,2,3,4 K Rietscha, Jessica -- 1,2,3,4 Creswell, Kristin -- 1,2,3,4 Kartovicky, Janet -- 1,2,3,4 Rife, Heather -- 1,2 Y Croyle, Toddy -- 1,2,3,4 Kessler, Amy -- 1,2,3,4 Risch, Vanessa -- 1,2,3 Young,DR. ERIN MEIER Helen -- 1,2,3,4 Ketter, Lu Ann -- 1,2,3,4 Ritchey, Jessica -- 1 Young, Mindy -- 1,2,3,4 Knapic, Erin -- 1,2,3 Roberts, Cheryl -- 1,2 D Kosmack, Janine -- 1,2,3,4 Rosso, Sue -- 1,2,3,4 Z Dalton, Andrea -- 1,2,3,4 Krischer, Allison -- 1,2,3,4 Zapf, Jessica -- 1,2,3,4 Dawes, Wendy -- 1 Day, Tanya -- 1,2 Deaner, Debra -- 1,2,3,4
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