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2015-16 Tigers Basketball The Holy Family University women’s basketball team thanks ‘Dress Up Time’ and ‘Domenico Formal Wear’ for donating the evening gowns and tuxedo for their preseason photo shoot! | Holy Family Tigers Women’s Basketball 2015-16 @GoHFUTIGERS Holy Family is appearing in its 12th NCAA Tournament since joining Division II in 2003-04. 2016 Holy Family University Women’s Basketball Postseason Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 About Holy Family 2 About the CACC 3 The 2016 Women’s Basketball Guide was produced by Coaching Staff 4-5 the Holy Family Department of Sports Information. 2015-16 Roster 6 2015-16 Tigers 7-19 2015-16 Schedule 20 2015-16 CACC Year In Review 21 2015-16 Stats 22 Record Book 24-28 TV/Radio Chart Inside Back Cover athletics.holyfamily.edu | 1 2015-16 Tigers Basketball Every great achievement starts with a full-time undergraduates. University located in the Torresdale section dream. We know because we see dreams Holy Family — Newtown is located in New- of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in made real every single day. Whatever your town Township, Bucks County, and offers 1954 by the Sisters of the Holy Family of interests, whatever your goals, you’ll be an undergraduate program in education, Nazareth, Holy Family provides liberal arts given every opportunity to pursue them, graduate programs, and select courses in and professional programs for more than with success, at Holy Family University. the accelerated programs. 2,100 undergraduate students through day, evening, and summer sessions. Founded in 1954 by the Sisters of the Holy Specially designed for adult students, Family of Nazareth, Holy Family University Holy Family — Woodhaven in Bensalem Holy FamilyThe University is based at is a comprehensive four-year university Township, Bucks County, serves as home the Northeast Philadelphia Campus, based in Philadelphia. About half of the to the Division of Extended Learning and which serves as home of the traditional University’s 3,500 students are enrolled on its continuing education and accelerated undergraduate program and offers courses a full- or part-time basis in the traditional degree programs. The University’s ac- in the graduate program. The Northeast undergraduate program. The remaining celerated MBA also is available in South Philadelphia Campus also offers student students are adults enrolled in graduate Philadelphia at Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) housing for full-time undergraduates. Lo- programs or accelerated degree programs Church, located at Columbus Avenue and cated less than a mile from Bucks County, designed for working adults. Christian Street. Holy Family offers the benefits of a big city in a quiet, park-like suburban setting. More than 45 degree programs are avail- Respect for the individual, the dignity of the With easy access to regional rail lines, city able from four schools: Arts & Sciences, human person. Inspired by the Sisters of bus routes, and nearby expressways, the Business Administration, Education, and the Holy Family of Nazareth who founded University serves as a gateway to all that Nursing & Allied Health Professions. Con- the University, these values are at the very the City of Brotherly Love offers. tinuing education and accelerated degree core of our institution. They are values that programs are offered by the Division of are taught here, but even more, they are NEWTOWN Extended Learning. values that are lived here. Our concern for The Newtown facility occupies 79 acres in moral values and social justice guides our Bucks County Pennsylvania. The building The University is based at the Northeast programs and enriches everything that we contains the administrative service area, Philadelphia Campus, which serves as do. faculty offices, the Center for Graduate home of the traditional undergraduate Programs in Counseling Psychology, ten program and offers courses in the gradu- NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA classrooms and laboratories including two ate program. The Northeast Philadelphia Holy Family University is a fully accredited, mixed-use labs, a science lab, a nursing Campus also offers student housing for Catholic, private, co-educational, four year lab, the Learning Resource Center, chapel, student services office, and a commons dining area. WOODHAVEN Woodhaven occupies 4.76 acres on Bristol Pike, in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. It is situated next to the Woodhaven Road exit of I-95 with direct access to both North and South ramps. The 27,000-square- foot building houses both academics and administration. Three hundred convenient parking spaces are available. Woodhaven is home to the Division of Extended Learn- ing and opened in Fall 2003. Woodhaven has academic classrooms, administrative and faculty offices, a conference room, a large meeting/seminar room, a computer lab, and a lounge with vending machines. The site also has the capacity for large group sessions. 2 | Holy Family Tigers Women’s Basketball 2015-16 @GoHFUTIGERS The Central Atlantic Collegiate Confer- ship to 12 schools and that number grew Make-A-Wish Foundation fundraiser. The ence is an NCAA Division II Conference to 13 in 2005 as Philadelphia University 13 CACC schools raised $12,218 in 2008- composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, started active membership. NJIT moved on 09, the eighth-highest total in Division II. Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and to Division I status after the 2005-06 sea- Pennsylvania. The member institutions son. The addition of Chestnut Hill College Division II is composed of 23 conferences are Bloomfield College, Caldwell College, in 2007 and Concordia College in 2009 and seven independent institutions ranging Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (NY) brought the CACC to 14 members. Only from coast-to-coast-and beyond. Division College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Feli- four conferences in Division II have more II is the only NCAA membership division cian College, Georgian Court University, members. with programs in Alaska and Puerto Rico. Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family Furthermore, four of the five colleges on University, Nyack College, Philadelphia The CACC currently offers 13 champion- Hawaii are members of Division II. University, Post University, University of ship sports, including men's and women's the Sciences and Wilmington University. soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and The CACC was founded in 1961. A meet- women's tennis, men's and women's bas- ing of eight schools was arranged and ketball, baseball, softball, men's golf and hosted by Norm Wilhelmi, Athletic Director women's lacrosse. Currently, nine of the at The King's (NY) College. The meeting CACC's season-ending tournaments lead resulted in the forming a new conference, to automatic NCAA qualifications, includ- the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. ing women's soccer, volleyball, men's and The conference included eight original women's tennis, men's and women's bas- members in the fall of 1961. They were ketball, softball, baseball and men's golf. Bloomfield College, Dowling College, The King's College, Marist College, Monmouth With its ascent to active Division II status, College, Nyack College, C.W. Post College the Conference made major improvements and Southampton College. by introducing a new website and logo. Both were unveiled in July of 2004. The After years of transition and member- website, www.caccathletics.org, contains ship changes, NAIA members Bloomfield updated stats, schedules, results, photos College, Caldwell College, Dominican and news about all 14 member schools. College, Georgian Court College, Nyack The site underwent a complete redesign in College, Teikyo- Post University and St. the summer of 2009 and is scheduled for Thomas Aquinas College made applica- another in 2012. tion to the NCAA Division II. The seven schools applied for membership in the fall The CACC adopted its current logo from a of 1998. In 2002 the CACC qualified for design submitted by Royal Rooster Design NCAA Division II Provisional Conference of Iowa. In 2009, the CACC commissioned Status and it achieved Active Status in July seperate logos for each conference sport of 2004. Six schools: Bloomfield College, and in 2010 added championship tourna- Caldwell College, Dominican College, ment logos for all sports. A 50th Anniver- Felician College, Georgian Court College sary Logo was created for the 2011-2012 and Post University, became full Division II academic year. The logos are trademarked members in 2002-03. Holy Family College, through an agreement with Strategic Goldey-Beacom College, Nyack College Marketing Alliance (SMA) to protect and and University of the Sciences in Phila- market the CACC marks. delphia became active DII members in 2003-04, followed by Wilmington College Off the court and field, the CACC and its in 2004-05. student-athletes take pride in the balance between academics and athletics. The During the span from 1999-2009, the CACC finished third nationally among conference underwent numerous changes Division II Conferences for the graduation in addition to upgrading to Division II. In rate of its student-athletes, according to 1999, St. Thomas Aquinas left the con- the latest NCAA report. Furthermore, the ference and five new members joined. conference established its inaugural All- Felician College, Goldey-Beacom College, Academic team in the fall of 2004 and the Holy Family College, University of the number of names on the list continues to Sciences in Philadelphia and Wilmington grow each year. The CACC honored 285 College, all NAIA schools, immediately ap- scholar-athletes in 2010-2011. plied for Division II status upon becoming members. In 2000, New Jersey Institute of The CACC has also become one of the Technology (NJIT) boosted the member- national leaders in the annual Division II athletics.holyfamily.edu | 3 2015-16 Tigers Basketball In 2011-12, Holy Family finished the year with a 26-8 overall record and a 17-2 mark in conference play to claim its fifth straight South Division Regular Season Title and 12th consecutive overall.