Coaching Staff HEAD COACH Second Season Villanova, ‘98 Cleary also helped the Wildcats to Cleary is a 1998 graduate of the school’s fi rst ever women’s bas- Villanova University with a degree ketball championship when the team in Political Science. He and his wife won the ECAC Division II title with a Jackie are the parents of Billy, born in victory over Caldwell College. Wilm- September of 2008. ington fi nished the year winning nine of its last 10 games. Bill Cleary begins his second sea- son as head coach of the Bloomsburg Overall in Cleary’s fi ve seasons as University women’s basketball team in head coach, the Wildcats made three 2009-10. Cleary came to Bloomsburg trips to the Central Atlantic Collegiate after spending fi ve seasons as head Conference playoff s and reached the coach of the women’s team at Wilm- semi-fi nals in 2007-08. ington University in New Castle, De. Prior to taking over at Wilmington At Wilmington he helped turn- Cleary spent one season as an as- around the Wildcats program from sistant coach with the Towson (MD) a two-win team into a 20-win team University men’s basketball team with a record the last four seasons of and two-years as a graduate assistant 54-60. During his last season, Wilm- at Georgia Tech where he earned a ington fi nished 22-9 and was ranked Master’s Degree in Sports Adminis- in the NCAA Northeast Regional poll tration. He was also an assistant men’s for the fi rst time in school history basketball coach at Beaver College in ending the season with a ninth-place Glenside, Pa. ranking. 10 Bloomsburg Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff ASSISTANT COACH Second Season Villanova, ‘89 Prior to East Stroudsburg, Decker At Marian Catholic High School, spent three years as head coach at the Mahanoy City native set the Freedom High School in Bethlehem, school scoring record with over 2,300 where she guided the Patriots to points and also grabbed 1,000 re- the District XI playoff s each season. bounds and was selected honorable In three years she led the team to mention All-American by both Con- a record of 82-15 and coached two verse and USA Today. Marian Catho- 1,000-point scorers. lic won a state title and two district Diane Decker enters her second championships during her career, and season as an assistant coach with the Decker was a standout player at she was inducted into the school’s Bloomsburg University women’s bas- Marian Catholic High School and Hall of Fame in 2006. ketball team in 2009-10. Villanova University. Th e Wildcats played in the NCAA Tournament all Decker came to Bloomsburg four years during her college career, after spending three seasons at East including her sophomore season Stroudsburg as an assistant coach. when they went to the Sweet 16. She Last year Decker served as the acting was a second team All-Big East selec- head coach for the Warriors and post- tion in 1989 and helped the Wildcats ed a record of 12-15, 6-6 PSAC East capture the Big East championship in earning a spot in the PSAC playoff s both 1987 and 1988. She also served as the fourth seed from the Eastern as team captain her senior year. Division. During her three seasons with the Warriors the team made the PSAC playoff s each year and in 2006- 07 achieved the fi rst 20-win season in 12 years. Bloomsburg Women’s Basketball 11 Coaching Staff ASSISTANT COACH Second Season King’s College, ‘65 Cy Fulton begins his second where he coached girl’s basketball for season at Bloomsburg after being a three seasons, leading his team to the volunteer coach at East Stroudsburg. district playoff s each year. Prior to East Stroudsburg, Fulton was an assistant coach for Kean Prior to Blue Mountain, Fulton University, during which he helped taught and coached at Bishop Haff ey. lead the team to the NCAA Division He lead his team to three league III Elite Eight two years in a row. championships, one district 11 championship, and one PIAA Eastern. A graduate of King’s College in 1965, Fulton completed his bachelor’s Fulton lives with his wife Kathleen degree in English. He retired in 2005 and has two children, Justin and after 35 years of teaching, the last Joshua. 20 at Blue Mountain High School 12 Bloomsburg Women’s Basketball Player Profi les GRADUATE GUARD 5-4 Emmaus, Pennsylvania / 5 / Emmaus/Bucknell Secondary Education Junior Season (2007-08) Getting to Know Jen • Patriot League Off ensive Player of the Favorite Food: Mint chocolate chip Year ice cream • 1st Team All-Patriot League TV Show I Don’t Miss: Top Chef • SoccerBuzz All Mid-Atlantic Region 3rd Favorite Musical Artist: Goo Goo Team Dolls • Patriot League Honor Roll Sports Role Model: Mia Hamm • Was the team’s leading scorer with Dream Job: Keeping stats for the twelve goals and six assists Phillies General Person in History I’d Like to Meet: • Playing as a graduate student in her Sophomore Season (2006-07) Harry Kalas fi rst year with the Huskies • 2nd Team All-Patriot League Favorite Movie: Th e Italian Job • Attended Bucknell University where •Was second on the team in scoring with she played soccer for four years seven goals and six assists Senior Season (2008-09) Freshman Season (2005-06) • Team captain, Patriot League Of- • Patriot League Honor Roll fensive Player of the Year • Was third on the team in scoring with • 1st Team All-Patriot League fi ve goals and an assist • NSCAA/Adidas All Mid-Atlantic Region 2nd Team Prep/High School • SoccerBuzz All Mid-Atlantic Region • Led team in steals and assists in junior 2nd Team and senior seasons • NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-East • Led team to District VI title in junior Region 1st Team and senior years • ESPN Th e Magazine Academic All- • Was a four-year letter winner in soccer District II 1st Team and three-year letter winner in basketball • Patriot League Honor Roll • Led her soccer team to back-to-back • Bucknellian Female Athlete of the conference titles in junior and senior Year seasons • Led her team in scoring with twelve • Was team captain of both soccer and goals and six assists basketball team • Was named the Emmaus High School Athlete of the Year as a senior 14 Bloomsburg Women’s Basketball Player Profi les SENIOR FORWARD 6-0 Toronto, Ontario / 42 / Archbishop Romero/Jamestown C.C. Pre-Med and Anthropology General Getting to Know Giselle • Transferred to Bloomsburg for the Favorite Food: Chicken wings 2007-08 season after playing one year TV Show I Don’t Miss: I Love New at Jamestown Community College York Non-Sports Role Model: John Lennon Junior Season (2008-09) My Dream Job Would Be: An • Played in 23 games and averaged 2.7 astronaut points per game If I Could Play Another Sport: Soccer • Scored season-high 10 points at Person In History I’d Like to Meet: Columbia Union Dalai Lama Favorite Movie: Th e Hangover Sophomore Season (2007-08) • Saw action in 18 games • Averaged 1.4 points and 1.5 re- bounds per game • Had a season-high 8 points at Mill- ersville • Pulled down a season-high 5 re- bounds at Penn State-Hazleton Freshman Season (2006-07) • Played at Jamestown Community College • Started in 30 games averaging 2.9 points per game Lara’s Career Statistics Total 3-Point Rebounds G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2007-08 18-0 118 6.6 10-19 .526 0-0 .000 6-9 .667 10 17 27 1.5 16 0 3 9 2 5 26 1.4 2008-09 23-0 240 10.4 22-41 .537 0-0 .000 17-24 .708 12 32 44 1.9 31 0 19 24 2 10 61 2.7 Bloomsburg Women’s Basketball 15 Player Profi les SOPHOMORE GUARD 5-8 East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania / 3 / East Stroudsburg South Elementary and Special Education Freshman Season (2008-09) • Won fi rst team honors two times for • Started in 26 of the 27 games Pocono Record, Morning Call • Named PSAC East Freshman of the • Two-time team MVP Year • Scored 1,000 points as a junior and • Received second team All-PSAC totaled 1,562 career points honors • Garnered PSAC East Freshman of Getting to Know Kelsey the Week honors eight times Favorite Food: Baked Ziti • Led team in scoring (15.4), assists TV Shows I Don’t Miss: Army Wives, (3.6) and steals (2.2); second in re- Th e Hills, Hannah Montana bounds (5.0) Favorite Musical Artist: Sugarland • Scored in double fi gures 23 times Sports Role Model: Sue Bird • Season-high 26 points at West Dream Job: Coaching college Chester basketball • Had fi rst career double-double (19 points, 10 rebounds) at Kutztown • Scored 20 points, grabbed 8 re- bounds and had 7 assists at Cheyney • Had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 as- sists at Wilmington • Scored 24 points and grabbed 7 boards vs. Columbia Union Prep/High School • Won All-State honors as a senior • Two-time Mountain Valley Confer- ence Player of the Year • Garnered fi rst team All-Mountain Valley Conference honors twice • Two-time Pocono Record Player of the Year • Morning Call Player of the Year as a senior Gallagher’s Career Statistics Total 3-Point Rebounds G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2008-09 27-26 997-36.9 139-341 .408 60-161 .373 78-104 .750 35 100 135 5.0 78 4 96 109 7 60 416 15.4 Bloomsburg Women’s Basketball 17 Player Profi les FRESHMAN FORWARD 6-0 West Chester, Pennsylvania / 24 / Bayard Rustin Biology Prep/High School Getting to Know Lauren • Th ree-year starter Favorite Food: Buff alo Chicken • Averaged 13 points and 8.5 TV Show I Don’t Miss: Greys rebounds as a senior Anatomy • Received second team all-area Favorite Musical Artist: Dave honors as a senior Matthews Band * Member of the 2009 Chester County Non-Sports Role Model: Tyra Banks All-Star Team If I Could Play Another Sport: • Received honorable mention all-area Volleyball