Men’s Standings
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Team
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Big 5
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All
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Coach
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La Salle
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4-0
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30-2
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Speedy Morris
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Villanova
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3-1
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18-15
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Rollie Massimino
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Temple
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2-2
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20-11
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John Chaney
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St. Joseph's
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1-3
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7-21
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Jim Boyle
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Pennsylvania
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0-4
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12-14
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Fran Dunphy
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87-63, 58.0%
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Men’s Games
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Date
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Winner
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Loser
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Crowd
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Nov 28
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Temple 55
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Penn 54
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7,271
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Palestra
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Owls, ranked 17th, narrowly avert upset
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Dec 4
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Villanova 75
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Penn 46
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6,500
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Pavilion
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Wildcats bury Penn in the second half
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Dec 11
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La Salle 86
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Penn 83
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5,163
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Civic
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Quakers give Explorers a scare at home
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Dec 21
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La Salle 71
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Villanova 70
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10,004
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Civic
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Doug Overton sparks the La Salle victory
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Jan 3
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La Salle 63
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Temple 62
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3,900
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McGonigle
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Explorers win by one as Simmons scores 23
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Jan 16
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St. Joseph's 77
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Penn 69
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2,185
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Palestra
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St. Joe's begins game with a three-point flurry
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Jan 20
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Villanova 69
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St. Joseph's 62
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6,500
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Pavilion
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Taylor comes off bench, hauls in 10 boards
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Jan 31
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Temple 78
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St. Joseph's 63
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3,200
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Hawk Hill
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Temple outscores Hawks, 48-25, after half
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Feb 12
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La Salle 93
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St. Joseph's 76
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3,200
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Hawk Hill
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Explorers clinch Big Five title outright
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Feb 21
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Villanova 71
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Temple 69
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3,900
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McGonigle
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Balanced scoring offsets Mark Macon's 29
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Men’s Honors
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First Team
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Donald Hodge (Temple)
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Mark Macon (Temple)
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Doug Overton (La Salle)
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Lionel Simmons (La Salle)
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Chris Walker (Villanova)
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Simmons became the NCAA’s third all-time scorer
(3,217 points) and was the consensus National Player of the
Year.
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Second Team
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Craig Amos (St. Joseph’s)
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Hassan Duncombe (Pennsylvania)
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Tom Gries (Villanova)
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Jerry Simon (Pennsylvania)
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Randy Woods (La Salle)
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Hall of Fame Inductees
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Tony Costner (St. Joseph’s)
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Stewart Granger (Villanova)
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Bob McKee (Big Five Scorer)
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Terence Stansbury (Temple)
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NCAA Tournament
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La Salle 79, Southern Miss 63
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in Hartford, Conn.
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Clemson 79, La Salle 75
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in Hartford, Conn.
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St. John’s 81, Temple 65
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in Atlanta, Ga.
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LSU 70, Villanova 63
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in Knoxville, Tenn.
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National Invitation Tournament
No participants
Women’s Standings
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Team
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Big 5
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All
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Coach
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St. Joseph's
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4-0
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24-7
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Jim Foster
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Villanova
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3-1
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9-19
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Harry Perretta
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La Salle
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2-2
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15-14
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John Miller
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Temple
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1-3
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16-15
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Linda MacDonald
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Pennsylvania
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0-4
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10-16
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Julie Soriero
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74-71, 51.0%
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Women’s Games
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Date
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Winner
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Loser
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Nov 28
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Villanova 56
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Temple 55
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Pavilion
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Kelly Lane's 23 points isn't enough
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Dec 2
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La Salle 68
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Temple 65
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McGonigle
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Temple's comeback falls just short
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Dec 6
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Villanova 60
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Penn 48
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Palestra
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Balance is the key to Wildcat victory
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Dec 11
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La Salle 63
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Penn 49
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Civic
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Mary Greybush (21 pts, 8 rebs) leads La Salle
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Dec 21
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Villanova 56
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La Salle 55
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Hayman
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Karen Connell nets 18 off the bench
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Jan 20
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St. Joe's 69
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Villanova 52
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Pavilion
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St. Joe's is led by Dale Hodges' 19 points
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Jan 23
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Temple 68
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Penn 46
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Palestra
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Owls jump to 15-0 lead and never look back
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Feb 5
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St. Joe's 80
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La Salle 73
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Hayman
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Hodges' 28 points too much for Explorers
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Feb 17
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St. Joe's 65
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Temple 63
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McGonigle
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Hawks wrap up at least share of title
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Feb 21
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St. Joe's 80
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Penn 52
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Hawk Hill
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Rita Balaban scores 24 in rout of Quakers
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Women’s Honors
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First Team
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Rhonda Bates (Temple)
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Dale Hodges (St. Joseph’s)
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Helen Koskinen (Villanova)
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Kelly Lane (Temple)
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Ellen Shields (St. Joseph’s)
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Hodges had three 40-point games to close her career.
The All-American averaged a Big 5 all-time high of 27.6 points.
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Second Team
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Kirsten Brendel (Pennsylvania)
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Jen Dorfmeister (Pennsylvania)
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Mary Greybush (La Salle)
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Jen McGowan (La Salle)
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Kelly Wickes (Temple)
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Hall of Fame Inductees
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Lynn Blaszczyk (Temple)
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Sharon Gross (Pennsylvania)
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Karen Hiznay (Villanova)
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Muffet O’Brien (St. Joseph’s)
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Julie Reidenauder (La Salle)
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NCAA Tournament
Old Dominion 91, St. Joseph’s 69
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