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La Salle University La Salle University Digital Commons La Salle Basketball Media Guides University Publications 1985 La Salle University Women's Basketball 1985-86 La Salle University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/basketball_media_guides Recommended Citation La Salle University, "La Salle University Women's Basketball 1985-86" (1985). La Salle Basketball Media Guides. 31. http://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/basketball_media_guides/31 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at La Salle University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in La Salle Basketball Media Guides by an authorized administrator of La Salle University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. v K ' ^ 4 r 1985- 1 - 1985-1986 ROSTER - NAME CLASS POS. HT. HIGH SCHOOL/HOMETOWN Kelly Briar Jr. C/F 6-2 Bensalem/Bensalem, PA Mary Coyle Jr. F 5-11 Pennsbury/Yardley, PA Jill Crandley Sr. G/F 5-10 William Tennent/Southampton, PA Linda French Jr. C 6-7 Archbishop Wood/Southampton, PA Kelly Greenberg Fr. G 5-7 Archbishop Wood/Abington, PA Linda Hester Sr. G/F 5-8 West Philadelphia/Philadelphia, PA Allison Hudson Jr. F 6-0 Plymouth-Whitemarsh/Norristown, PA Suzi McCaffrey Sr. C 6-2 Wissahickon/Blue Bell, PA Cheryl Reeve So. G 5-7 Washington Township/Tumersville, NJ Tracey Sneed Fr. F 5-11 Susquehanna Township/Harrisburg, PA Jennifer Snyder Fr. G 5-5 Middle Township/Avalon, NJ Suzy Springman So. F 5-11 Central Bucks East/Doylestown, PA Sheila Wall Fr. G 5-7 St. Anthony/Jersey City, NJ HEAD COACH: Bill "Speedy" Morris (Career: 22-8, 1 yr.) ASSISTANTS: Kathy Hemsley, Rich Prendergast, Gina Tobin CAPTAINS: Jill Crandley, Linda Hester, Suzi McCaffrey MANAGERS: Anna Marie Pagliaccetti, Donna Rines TRAINER: Julie Javens NUMERICAL ROSTER 10 Linda Hester 22 Mary Coyle 31 Tracey Sneed 1 Suzi McCaffrey 23 Sheila Wall 42 Allison Hudson 12 Jill Crandley 24 Suzy Springman 50 Linda French 13 Kelly Greenberg 25 Kelly Briar 53 Cheryl Reeve 20 Jennifer Snyder Kneeling (I to r): Tracey Sneed, Jill Crandley (tri-captain), Suzi McCaffrey (tri-captain), Linda Hester (tri-captain), Cheryl Reeve. Standing (I to r): Head Coach Speedy Morris, Donna Rines (manager), Mary Coyle, Kelly Briar, Jennifer Snyder, Linda French, Sheila Wall, Allison Hudson, Suzy Springman, Assistant Coach Gina Tobin, Assistant Coach Rich Prendergast. Missing from Photo: Assistant Coach Kathy Hemsley, Anna Marie Pagliacetti (manager), Kelly Greenberg. Cover: Captains Linda Hester, Suzi McCaffrey, Jill Crandley (sitting) LA SALLE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL 1985-1986 La Salle University 20th Street & Olney Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19141 CONTENTS PAGE La Salle University 2 Brother Patrick Ellis, President 3 Bill Bradshaw, Athletic Director 4 Speedy Morris, Head Coach 5 Assistant Coaches 6 Player Profiles 7-15 1984-85 16-17 Individual Records, All-Time 18-19 Career Leader/1000 Points 20 Team Records, All-Time 21 All Time Coaches/Records, Leaders 22 All Time Opponents 23-24 La Salle Directory/Athletic Dept Inside Back Cover This book is a publication of the Sports Information Office. Photo Credit— Martha Ledger, La Salle News Bureau. For further information contact: Patty Moran Assistant SID Office: (215) 951-1605 Home: (215) 387-9302 Printed by: ICS Corporation - LA SALLE UNIVERSITY - On May 24, 1984, Governor Dick Thornburgh for study and research in Biology, Chemistry, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania official- Geology, Physics, and Psychology; the Olney ly granted University status to La Salle Hall classroom building; and the College College. Union which houses offices for most student activities and clubs and is the main meeting The name La Salle University may take place on campus. some time getting used to, but the institution will continue to serve the community as it has The athletic department is housed in since its founding in 1863. Hayman Hall. The facility includes the 1700-seat Joseph Kirk Natatorium, three "As our destiny is in our own hands, there regulation-sized basketball courts, a 12 is every reason to be confident that we can laps/mile suspended running track, weight retain and enhance our emphasis on the ex- training and exercise areas, a sauna, squash cellent teaching of undergraduates and on the courts and a medical training area. relaxed accessibility of faculty and ad- ministrators to students," said La Salle Presi- La Salle students come from 200 public and dent Brother Patrick Ellis. "Class size, ac- private schools in 30 states, and 20 countries. tivities, availability of computers and the like The dormitories house more than 1100 should not change except for the better." students in 1 1 residence halls and two apart- ment complexes. More than 75% of the stu- Founded by the Brothers of Christian dent body goes on to graduate study, with schools, La Salle is named for St. John Bap- more than 1000 degrees conferred annually tist de La Salle, founder of the Christian on day and evening division seniors. Brothers. The institution which began as a one-building academy in center city La Salle students have been awarded 56 Philadelphia is now a 78-acre, 36-building Fulbright grants since 1970, a total exceeded campus in Philadelphia's Germantown by only one other institution in the Common- section. wealth of Pennsylvania. According to a recent survey, La Salle ranked in the top 6% national- The La Salle day and evening faculty ly among private undergraduate institutions numbers 212 with degree programs offered originating Ph.D.'s (58th of 943 colleges and in Arts, Science and Business. With a student- universities). faculty ratio of 16-to-1 and an average class size of 21, students can be assured of as "I am certain that as a university, La Salle much personal guidance as needed from not only will continue, but expand that tradi- faculty members. This commitment to the in- tion of excellence," said Pennsylvania Gover- dividual has always been a major tenet of the nor Dick Thornburgh on granting La Salle Christian Brothers' goals for La Salle. university status. Among the major buildings on campus are It is a tradition that is being renewed by La the David Leo Lawrence Memorial Library; the Salle University. Roland Holroyd Science Center with facilities - PRESIDENT - BROTHER F. PATRICK ELLIS, F.S.C., Ph.D. Brother Patrick Ellis was installed as President of La Salle College on January 1, 1977 and now has the honor of leading La Salle into a new era as a University. A member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools since 1 946, Brother Patrick first join- ed the La Salle staff in 1960 as a professor of English. He has been associated with La Salle since that time, except for a term as prin- cipal of La Salle High School in Miami, FL from 1962-1964. He returned to Philadelphia in 1964, and was the Director of La Salle's Honors Program until 1969 when he was nam- ed Director of Development and Vice Presi- dent of the Corporation. A native of Baltimore, MD, Brother Patrick graduated from Calvert Hall College High School in 1946, received an A.B. degree in English from Catholic University in 1951 , and earned his master's degree and doctorate in English from the University of Pennsylvania. He first was assigned to the Philadelphia area in 1 951 when he joined the staff at West Catholic High School for Boys. In the 10 years Urban Affairs Partnership; Friends of In- he was there he served as Chairman of the dependence Hall; the Police Athletic League; English Department and as Guidance and the Salvation Army. He has been named Director. to a second three-year term on the Active in numerous national and local Philadelphia Diocesan Council of Managers. organizations, Brother Patrick is a member of Brother Patrick has authored numerous ar- the Board of Trustees of Manhattan College, ticles in educational publications, and con- St. Mary's College (Winona. MN), and St. ducted a "How to Read Great Books" series John's College High School (Washington, for the "University of the Air" on DC). Philadelphia's WFIL-TV in 1961 and 1965. A He is Chairman of the Board of Directors member of Phi Beta Kappa, he was president of the 220-member Association of Catholic of the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Colleges and Universities; President of the Philadelphia for two terms. James A. Finnegan Foundation, which fosters Brother Patrick has been an avid devotee state government internships; and Chairman of the arts all his life, and has performed in of Philadelphia's Campus Boulevard Corpora- several productions over the years, the last be- tion, a cooperative organization of institutions ing "Knickerbocker Holiday" at La Salle's located adjacent to La Salle. Summer Theater in 1 971 . His sketches of local Brother Patrick is also vice-chairman of the scenes frequently adorn his personal notes Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and and Christmas cards. He has sung the Na- Universities, and on the boards of the tional Anthem at a number of La Salle basket- American Council on Education; the Greater ball games, and before four Philadelphia Philadelphia First Corporation; Philadelphia's Phillies games at Veterans Stadium. - DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS - BILL BRADSHAW This success after a major change in scheduling showed the solidity of La Salle's L athletic programs under Bill Bradshaw. In ad- dition, La Salle athletes maintained a gradua- tion rate of 90%, a stronger testament to the overall program. Bradshaw was a second baseman during his collegiate baseball days, captaining the 1969 La Salle team and finishing his career with a .415 batting average as a senior, and a .362 career average.