WBB: Landmark Conference

[NEPAFAN]

Per Scranton Times ( thanks Augie) it was down to Scranton and UMASS for hoops...not bad..


schedules should be out soon and maybe we'll get formal notification on recruits (men and women) in early June

[ronk]

 Does that mean it's basketball instead of softball?

[Augie2020]

She will be playing both Ronk!But like Nepafan said Umass wanted her for Basketball,Lock Haven wanted her for softball and Scranton won her with the physical therapy Dept and how that program is involved in Community services.She said once she received and opened that letter from Scranton and was excepted that was it and her biggest supporters her mom and dad can watch her play!So she will play both.Nice article about Racheal Rose in the paper today and her Choice also.Nepafan I will send the article of Racheal rose .

[Pat Coleman]

That's a good reason to go D-III!

[ronk]

 Goucher names new HC - Joya Whittington, formerly, HC @ Lackawanna.

Former Susquehanna HC Jim Reed retires from assistant @ Bucknell.

[lefty2]

MAC Hall of Fame - https://gomacsports.com/news/2022/5/23/general-mac-hall-of-fame-class-of-2022-announcements.aspx

DEANNA KYLE KLINGMAN, University of Scranton
Class of 1985 / Basketball

In 1985, Deanna Kyle averaged 18.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game to lead the Lady Royals to a 31-1 record and their first-ever NCAA title. She was named the NCAA Division III Basketball Player of the Year, first-team all-American, and the tournament MVP of the Middle Atlantic Conference Northern Division.

Klingman was part of the Scranton coaching staff from 2002-07 to help the team to a 161-21 overall record including five MAC Freedom titles in the six year span. Scranton advanced to the NCAA tournament each year including two semifinal appearances in 2005 and 2006, a quarterfinal in 2004 and two second round appearances in 2002 and 2007.

Klingman was inducted into The University of Scranton Wall of Fame in 1994.

[ronk]

 New Scranton Wall of Fame class includes 1 WBBer - Megan Kopecki. I remember talking with Mike Strong after the 3rd game of the year @ Messiah Megan's frosh year and saying to him that Megan looks like the real deal. She inspired me to scout for prospects because the Lady Royals weren't able to attract quality players in  Megan's 3 following years to complement her.
  I saw Megan's father Fred at a Lady Royals NCAA appearance in New Jersey a few years ago and he put me on to a coming prospect from Megan's high school; alas, that prospect chose Princeton instead and started for their NCAA tourney team this year.

[Augie2020]

Another assistant to replace but congratulations to Kaitlyn Lewis moving up to become Assistant at Lehigh.Thank you

[ronk]

 Hopefully, Abby Anderson will become an assistant coach, if only as a grad assistant. She SHOWED the Lady Royals this past season how to compete, much better than mere words or ideas from any outside coaching possibility.

[saratoga]

Ronk:
Agree 100%.
Abby would make an outstanding coach & she most recently was chosen as one of only a select few to attend the national young coaches symposium.
Sign her on & keep the train moving.

[Augie2020]

Scranton looking for New Head Coach!Good luck at Pitt Coach

[Augie2020]

Scranton hot bed for recruiting coaches.Blessed to have Coach Strong all those years !

[saratoga]

DiPillo moving to Pitt as an assistant.
Not hard to believe considering he felt he was ready for D1 after only one season coaching at Scranton.
Very easy to tell the UofS was merely a stepping stone to him.
Hopefully, the next selection committee will look for someone wanting to build their own legacy and not just pad their resume.

[ronk]

 But he was an assistant at D1 Seton Hall before Scranton; doesn't sound like a move up.
Ok, what's the spec on the new coaching choice?

[saratoga]

In brutal honesty, he may do better in the recruiting area since he'll now have money to offer.
As far as his recruiting at Scranton, in 3 years he brought in 0 impact players.
Of 9 recruits in that time that are on the roster, only 1 plays any significant minutes, all the rest sit.
All the scoring came from Trevor's last class.
I'd give his recruiting a grade of D in talent & C+ in numbers.
As I've said before, if Abby didn't fall into his lap this past year, they wouldn't have won more than 12 games.
Keep an eye on Coach Coleman at Bucknell or Gabby at Susquehanna.