Table of ConTenTs 1.. Table of Contents/Directions 2-3. Media Information St. franCis College 4. President Brendan J. Dugan 5. About St. Francis College sT. franCis College AthleTiCs 6. Quick Facts 7. St. Francis College Athletics/2008-2009 Highlights 8-9. St. Francis (NY) Athletic Department. The sT. franCis College experienCe 10. There’s No Place like New York City 11. Terriers in the Community 12. Professional Sports Town 13. This is Brooklyn 14. Education Comes First 15. Strength & Conditioning 16. Sports Medicine season preview 17-18. Outlook 19. Roster 20. TV & Radio Roster The CoaChes 21.. Staff Page 22-23. Head Coach Brenda Milano 24. Assistant Coach Dionne Dodson 25. Assistant Coach Sue Wicks 26. Assistant Coach Christine Stragisher The players 27. Meet the Terriers 28-29. Kendra Williams 30-31. Melissa Weithman 32-33. Shannon Gantt 34-35. Bara Galandakova 36-37. Jacinda Williams 38-39. Newcomers Program hisTory 40. History of the Program/1,000 Points Scorers/Hall of Fame 41. Battle of Brooklyn/Individual Team Records 42-49. 2009-2010 Opponents Quick Facts 50-51. All-Time Series Records 52. All-Time Program Records 53-54. All-Time Individual Recorde 55. Season Game-by-Game Results norTheasT ConferenCe 56. NEC Awards St. Francis College . 180 Remsen Street . BrooklynSt. Francis Heights, College NY 11201 57. Northeast Conference Standings 180 Remen Street 58. About the Northeast Conference Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201 Credits The 2009-2010 St. Francis College women’s basketball guide is a publication of the St. Francis College Department of Athletics. It was written by Brian D. Morales, Assistant SID, and edited by David Gansell, Director of Sports Information and Marketing, with the assistance of Jim Hoffman, Director of Compliance; Meghan O’Brien, Senior Woman Administrator; Richard Relkin, St. Francis College Director of Media Relation, and Ron Ratner, Northeast Conference Associate Commissioner. This guide was designed, composed and printed by Register Graphics. Photography by John M. Vollaro and Gregg Armstrong 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 S T . francis co l l E G E W O M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A l l 1 meDia informaTion inTerviews: St. Francis College and visiting locker rooms are closed to the media. For any special interview requests, please contact David Gansell, Director of Sports Information and Marketing. Interviews will be conducted at a designated area. meDia serviCes All media covering the event will receive a game program, notes, complete play-by-play, halftime box score and complete final statistics. Telephones: Phone lines are available in the Pope Physical Education Center for radio/internet broadcasts on a first-come, first-served basis. Broadcasts can be done from behind the scorer’s table or at a designated table on the court. Internet/Radio stations needing phone lines, please contact the sports information office at (718) 489-5369 at least three days prior to game day. sT. franCis College webCasTs: St. Francis College will be broadcasting the men’s and women’s home basketball games and select away games live over the Internet through Stretch Internet. For specific game information, log on to www.SFCathletics.com, your online home to St. Francis College Athletics. sporTs informaTion offiCe David Gansell Director of Sports Information and Marketing 180 Remsen Street Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201 Office: (718) 489-5369 Press Row: (718) 489-5412 Fax: (718) 797-2140 Cell: (718) 930-4237 Email: [email protected] Brian D. Morales Assistant SID 180 Remsen Street Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201 Office: (718) 489-5491 Press Row: (718) 489-5412 Fax: (718) 797-2140 Cell: (646) 342-4414 Email: [email protected] 2 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 S T . francis co l l E G E W O M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A l l Terrier sporTs neTwork (Tsn) St. Francis (N.Y) will continue its partnerships with Stretch Internet for audio and video streaming on SFCathletics.com during the 2009- 2010 campaign. In addition to broadcasting most men’s and women’s basketball games live, the network will feature interviews with coaches and student-athletes while being free of charge for Terrier fans. “I’m delighted that we are continuing our relationship with Stretch Internet this season for all our Internet broadcasts,” said Director of Athletics Irma Garcia. “last season, fans got there first taste of live- action in part to the addition of video-streaming, and this season will be no different as we look forward to giving all our student-athletes the exposure that they deserve.” This will be the eighth season that Terrier athletics can be heard online, the third season with Stretch Internet as St. Francis provider. Interested parties will need to install QuickTime audio, in order to hear and watch the games. QuickTime can be downloaded from Stretch’s website at www.stretchinternet.com New to the mix this season will be Seth Cantor, as he embarks on his first season behind the microphone as the voice of the Terriers. All archived shows can be heard through ITunes, and fans will have the ability to purchase old broadcast through the Stretch Internet website. Seth Cantor www.sfCahletics.com The official athletics website of st. francisCollege 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 S T . francis co l l E G E W O M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A l l 3 presiDenT brenDan J. Dugan After 40 years in commercial banking, Brendan J. Dugan decided to return to his alma mater, St. Francis College, as President in 2008. He had served as Chairman of the College’s Board of Trustees before that, and as a member of the Board played a leading role in the College’s $40 million fundraising Campaign for Big Dreams. President Dugan’s last banking position was Chairman & CEO of Sovereign Bank’s Metro NY/NJ Division. Sovereign had recently acquired Independence Bank where Mr. Dugan worked since 2003. Prior to joining Independence, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Citibank Commercial Markets (2001-2003), President of European American Bank (1991-2001) and President and Chief Executive Officer of NatWest USA (1974-1991). While at each of these institutions, Mr. Dugan helped develop and manage the implementation of growth strategies in the areas of Commercial and Retail Banking, leasing and Real Estate lending, all of which are integral to the New York economy. Mr. Dugan is also a Director of Cox and Company, a manufacturer of aerospace parts for military and civil applications. Reflecting a commitment to community involvement, Mr. Dugan is a board member of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Regional Plan Association, Partnership for New York City, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, and the Futures in Education Endowment Fund. He also serves on the Finance Council of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. In the past he was active with the New York Bankers Association and was a member of its Board of Directors and legislative Policy Committee. Community organizations bestowing honors upon him in the past include the Greater Jamaica Development Corp., the Anti Defamation league of B’Nai Brith, Helen Keller Services for the Blind, the Crohns and Colitis Foundation, the American Jewish Congress, Neighborhood Housing Services, Good Shepherd Services, Touro law School, St. Francis College, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, The Boy Scouts of America, and Brooklyn legal Services Corp. He resides in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn with his wife, Barbara. 4 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 S T . francis co l l E G E W O M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A l l sT. franCis College St. Francis College was founded in 1859 as St. Francis Academy by a group of newly arrived Franciscan Brothers from Ireland. The Brother’s mission was to educate young men from working-class families in the Brooklyn Diocese. St. Francis Academy provided a sound education with a rigorous curriculum and personal support, all for a modest tuition, characteristics that endure today. In 1884, St. Francis College received its Charter from New York State establishing a literary college which could award diplomas, honors, and degrees. In 1926, St. Francis College built a larger campus near its original site in Cobble Hill, where it remained until the 1960s when the College relocated to its current site on Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights. The new location and opening the College’s doors up to women for the first time led to an influx of students from all five boroughs of New York City and beyond, doubling the student population. The cornerstone of the St. Francis College experience is academics. All students complete a core curriculum that offers a foundation for intellectual and professional growth; once completed, they choose from one of 74 majors, many in the liberal arts and others geared to specific professions, included a five year combined Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in Accounting. An honors program serves students of high achievement and a broad scholarship program supports those who are likely to perform well academically. An NCAA-Division I institution, St. Francis College offers students the opportunity to play for any of 19 varsity men’s and women’s athletic teams, including its men’s basketball team, whose program is among the oldest in New York City. Teams compete in many well- known New York City venues such as the USTA National Tennis Center, home of the U.S. Open, Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island and Aviator Sports at Floyd Bennett Field.