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Women's Basketball Season Summaries

2023-24  2022-23  2021-22  2020-21  2019-20  2018-19  2017-18  2016-17  2015-16  2014-15  2013-14  2012-13  2011-12  2010-11  2009-10  2008-09  2007-08  2006-07  2005-06  2004-05  2003-04  2002-03  2001-02  2000-01 1999-00 1998-99  1997-98  1996-97  1995-96  1994-95  1993-94   1992-93  1991-92  1990-91

2023-24 Women's Basketball 
The Cougars finished 9-16 overall. 

Skylar Bianchi was named All-MAC Freedom honorable mention. 

Bianchi led the team in scoring and rebounding with 11.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game while adding a team-high 1.2 blocks per game.

Alyssa Bondi, Jocelyn Grosch and Bianchi were named to the 2023-24 Academic All-District Team, selected by the CSC. 

Bondi broke the school record for career three-pointers made with 232. 

2022-23 Women's Basketball
The Cougars finished 18-8 and qualified for the MAC Freedom semifinals. 

Alyssa Bondi made first team All-MAC Freedom while Melina Santacroce was named second team and Gianna Delfino earned honorable mention.

Bondi was fifth in the league in scoring with 13.5 points per game and went over 1,000 points her career in MU's regular season finale.  She led the league in three-point percentage and with 2.3 three-pointers per game.

Santacroce was third in the league with 8.2 rebounds per game and 20th in scoring with 8.3 ppg.  She was sixth in the league with 2.2 steals per game and was 13th in blocked shots per game (.70) and 17th in free throw percentage.

Delfino tied for the league lead with 2.4 blocks per game and was third with 2.5 steals per game.  She was fifth in rebounding (8.0 rpg) and free throw percentage (75.9) and seventh with 2.8 assists per game.  She was 13th in scoring with 9.8 ppg.

Morgan Haefele, Meaghan McCaffrey, Delfino and Bondi were all named to the 2022-23 Academic All-District Team, selected by the CSC. 

Bondi was named to the MAC All-Academic team. 

2021-22 Women's Basketball 
The Cougars finished 16-11 and reached the MAC Freedom semifinals. 

Alyssa Bondi was named All-MAC Freedom first-team and Melina Santacroce earned honorable mention. 

Bondi led the team in scoring with 14.7 points per game and a 34.8 three-point percentage. 

Bondi was named to the 2022 Winter Academic All-MAC team. 

The team was ranked ninth in the 2021-22 Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll with their 3.696 GPA. 

2020-21 Women's Basketball 
The Cougars finished their modified season at 5-4. 

Meaghan McCaffrey was named All-MAC Freedom second-team while Alyssa Bondi earned honorable mention. 

McCaffrey led the Cougars in scoring and was second on the team in rebounding. She ranked 11th in the MAC Freedom with 9.9 points per game and was fifth with 7.3 rebounds per game. 

2019-20 Women's Basketball 
Misericordia finished 20-7 and in the ECAC Quarterfinals.

Tessa Zamolyi earned first-team All-MAC Freedom honors and Jordan Barth was named to the second-team. 

Zamolyi led the Cougars in scoring and rebounding with 16.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She became the third junior in school history to reach the 1,000 career point plateau. 

Barth, a senior forward, was second on the team with 11.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. She was selected to play in the second annual Beyond Women's Collegiate All-Star game presented by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. 

Zamolyi was named to the D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region third-team. 

Barth was named Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-America honorable mention. 
 
2018-19 Women's Basketball 
Misericordia finished the season at 23-6 with the most wins in school history. They advanced to the MAC Freedom Championship. The Cougars earned their third consecutive bid to the ECAC Championships. 

Rachel Carmody was named to the All-MAC Freedom first-team while Japriya Carroll was named second-team. 

A senior forward, Carmody was second on the team with 11.4 points per game and averaged a career-best 8.7 rebounds per game. She ranks third in school history with 859 rebounds and fifth in rebounds per game at 7.8. 

A senior guard, Carroll made a career-high 50 three-pointers while shooting a career-best 37.0% from the three-point range. She is MU's all-time leader from the free throw line at 86.8%. 

Carmody was named to the D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region third-team and the ECAC Women's Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team. 

Kalynn Sefcik was named to the Winter MAC Sportsmanship Team while Carmody and Carroll were named to the Academic All-MAC team. 

2017-18 Women's Basketball 
The Cougars finished the season with an overall record of 18-11. They made their second consecutive ECAC appearance. The Cougars finished in the MAC Freedom semi-finals. 

A junior guard, Japriya Carroll was named second-team All-MAC Freedom while Quintess Zamolyi was named honorable mention and was the league's Rookie of the Year. 

Carroll led the Cougars in scoring with 11.0 points per game and three-pointers with 31. 

A first year guard/forward, Zamolyi led the Cougars in three-point percentage at 41.7% and was second in the field goal percentage at 47.8%. 

Jaclyn Hajec was named to the Winter MAC Sportsmanship Team. 

2016-17 Women's Basketball 
The Cougars finished 19-9 and earned the second seed in the MAC Freedom tournament. The Cougars reached the postseason for the first time in five years. They earned a bid in the ECAC Championships. 

Senior Justine Seely was named MAC Freedom Player of the Year while Rachel Carmody was named All-MAC Freedom second-team. Japriya Carroll earned honorable mention. 

Seely had a league-best 11.8 rebounds per game and tied the school single-game record with 25 rebounds at DeSales. Seely set the school single-season records for blocked shots (78), rebounds (340) and rebounds per game (12.1). 

Seely became Misericordia's career leader in rebounds (933) and blocked shots (213). 

Seely was also named the ECAC DIII North Women's Basketball Player of the Year and to the D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region team. 

Carmody and Seely were both named to the All-MAC Winter Academic team. 

First-year head coach Jason Rhine was named MAC Freedom Coach of the Year, ECAC Coach of the Year and D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. 

2015-16 Women's Basketball 
The Cougars finished the season at 7-18. 

Justine Seely was named to the All-MAC Freedom second-team. 

Seely finished in the top 10 in the MAC Freedom in five categories. She finished third in blocks with 3.0 per game while setting a Misericordia single-season record with 72 blocked shots and tied the school single-game record for blocked shots (7) twice. 

Shannon Croasdale was named to the Winter MAC Sportsmanship Team. 

2014-15 Women's Basketball 
The Cougars finished 1-24 and missed the postseason for the third straight season. 

Lauren Smicherko was named to the MAC Women's Basketball All-Academic team. 

Smicherko led the team in scoring with 12.3 points per game. She shot a team-high 83.0% from the free throw line. 

Jaclyn Hajec was named to the Winter MAC Sportsmanship Team. 

Amanda Greene represented MU in the women's MAC Senior Basketball Game. 

2013-14 Women's Basketball
The Cougars finished 9-15 and missed the post-season for the second straight season.
 
Senior Hannah Seely was named first-team All-Freedom.
 
Freshman Justine Seely tied the school single-game record with seven blocked shots against Drew and had the second-highest single-season total (37).
 
Hannah Seely was the team MVP.  Katie Drayton earned the Coach's Award.
 
Hannah Seely had the sixth-best single-season field goal % (54.2) in school history and finished as MU's all-time leader at 56.5%.
 
Justine Seely tied for the seventh-highest rebound per game average (9.1).
 
Hannah Seely finished sixth in career fields goals made and 10th in career points (1,083).  She is sixth in career rebounds.

2012-13 Women's Basketball
The Cougars finished 12-13 in the first season under head coach Allison Kern.
 
MU opened the season 5-0, their best start in more than 20 years.
 
Senior Tyann McDaniel and junior Lauren Smicherko both earned honorable mention.
 
Seely set a school single-season record with a 57.2% field goal percentage and became MU's all-time leader at 57.7%.
 
McDaniel had the fourth-highest single-season three-point total (34) and ended her career as the school's all-time leader with 223.
 
McDaniel finished second in career three-point percentage (37.4%) and scored 1,115 career points, ninth all-time.  She is third with 314 career assists.
 
Smicherko set the school single-season record for free throw % (86.5%) and moved into first place all-time (84.8%).
 
Seely is ninth all-time with 6.7 rebounds per game and tied for 10th with 163 career steals.


2011-12 Women's Basketball
The Cougars won their first Freedom Conference Championship and earned their first NCAA Tournament berth.

Interim head coach David Martin led the Cougars to a 17-11 record, including a 9-2 mark in the Anderson Center.

Senior Christine Marks was a first-team All-Freedom Conference selection for the third straight season.  She was a first-team d3hoops.com All-Region selection for the second straight year and was an ECAC South All-Star.

Marks was a d3hoops.com All-American honorable mention and was one of 10 finalists for the Josten's Trophy.

Marks ended her career as Misericordia's all-time leading scorer (1,644) and rebounder (903).

Marks set a school record with 167 free throws and is MU's all-time leader with 510.  She is also the all-time leader in free throw % (84.3).

Senior Jesse Robinson finished third in career points (1,318).  She is second all-time with 494 career free throws.

Junior Tyann McDaniel was a second-team All-Freedom selection for the second straight year.  She became Misericordia's all-time leader in three-pointers (189).

Junior Hannah Seely set the school record for field goal % (56.6).

Marks was the team MVP and Robinson received the Coach's Award.

Marks and Robinson were the only seniors on the team.



2010-11 Women's Basketball

The Cougars finished 16-11 and earned their third straight Freedom Conference playoff berth while reaching the championship game for the first time.

Christine Marks was a first-team All-Freedom Conference selection for the second straight season and earned Player of the Year honors.

Marks was a first-team d3hoops.com All-Region selection.

Head coach Tom Griffith was the Freedom Conference Coach of the Year and went over the 100-win mark for his career.

Marks set school single-game records for free throws made (14) and rebounds (25) and set school single-season records for field goal% (55.7), free throw % (85.2) and points (479).

In addition, she went over the 1,000 career point mark and is currently seventh in all-time scoring (1,110).

Tyann McDaniel was named second-team All-Freedom. She set a school single-season record with 73 three pointers. She is second all-time with 127 career three-pointers.

Jesse Robinson moved into 10th place all-time with 1,001 career points. She is second all-time with 383 made free throws and is seventh 172 steals.

Courtney Sykes ended her career with the most games played in MU history (107). The only senior on the team, Sykes finished fifth in career free throw % (74.0) and tied for eighth with 60 career three-pointers.

Marks was the team MVP and Sykes received the Coach's Award.


2009-10 Women's Basketball

The MU women's basketball team finished 15-11 and earned their second consecutive Freedom Conference playoff berth.

The Cougars dropped their Freedom semifinal at top-seeded Manhattanville, 62-49.

Sophomore Christine Marks was rewarded for an outstanding season with first-team All-Freedom honors.

She led the team in scoring (16.1 ppg) and rebounding (9.7 rpg).

Marks set school single-season records for free throws made (157) and free throw percentage (84.4%).

She set a school single-game record with 15 made free throws against Eastern and is currently MU's all-time leader in free throw percentage (83.7%).

Marks also grabbed 252 rebounds - the second-highest single-season total in school history.

Classmate Jesse Robinson was second on the team in scoring (14.3 ppg) and rebounding (5.5 rpg).

She made 145 free throws, the second-most in school history, and is already sixth in career free throws.

Vanessa Wright, the lone senior on the team, ended her career as a four-year letter winner.

She finished sixth all-time with 173 steals and is tied for eighth in assists (187) and games played (101).

Freshman point guard Tyann McDaniel made 54 three-pointers, the second-highest single-season total in school history.

The Cougars split a pair of regular season games with Freedom champion DeSales.

Marks was the team MVP and Robinson earned the Coach's Award.


2008-09 Women's Basketball

In their first season in the Freedom Conference, the Cougars finished 13-13 (8-8) and hosted a first-round playoff game.

Lacey DeGraw was a second-team All-Freedom Conference selection.

DeGraw was the team MVP and Lindsey Sykes received the Coach's Award.

DeGraw ended her career third in games played (104), third in field goals (452), fifth in field goal percentage (46.6), fourth in free throws (292), fifth in points (1,196), third in rebounds (741) and fifth in rebounds per game (7.1).

DeGraw also ranks in several single-season categories: third in field goals (161), fifth in free throws (101), fourth in points (423), fourth in ppg (16.3) and fourth in rebounds (232).

In just two seasons, Lindsey Sykes finished tied for ninth in career assists (175).

Freshman Christine Marks finished second in single-season free throw percentage (81.8) and fifth in three-point percentage (37.0).

DeGraw, Lindsey Sykes, Rachel Selert, Katie Fox and Julia Bebry were all seniors. Bebry, DeGraw and Fox were four-year letter winners.


 

2007-2008 Women's Basketball

In its first season as Misericordia University and the last in the PAC, the Cougars finished 19-9.

Amy Hughes became the first MU women's basketball player to be named PAC Player of the Year.

Hughes and Ericka Morrison were named first-team All-PAC.

Lacey DeGaw was an honorable mention All-PAC.

Hughes was a second-team All-ECAC selection.

Morrison was a first-team d3hoops.com All-Region selection.

Morrison was MU's Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the NCAA Woman of the Year.

Hughes was MU's Wendy's Athlete of the Year.

Hughes was named team MVP, and Morrison received the Coach's Award.

Hughes set a school single-game record with 12 free throws made against Marywood.

Hughes set a school record with 132 free throws made and became MU's all-time leader with 405 in her career.

Hughes scored 462 points—the highest single season total in school history.

Morrison finished second on MU's all-time scoring list with 1,312 points.

Hughes and Morrison were the only seniors on the roster and were recognized as four-year lettermen.

 

2006-2007 Women's Basketball

Misericordia finished 14-11 overall and 11-5 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference and made the PAC playoffs for the 13th time in 14 years.

Junior Ericka Morrison was a first-team All-PAC selection, while classmate Amy Hughes was a second-team All-PAC choice.

Hughes was the team MVP and Morrison received the Coach's Award.

Hughes set a school record with 122 made free throws and moved into second place all-time with 273.

Megan Yhlen was the only senior on the team and was recognized as a four-year letter winner.

 

2005-2006 Women's Basketball

The Cougars finished 15-10, but had their streak of Pennsylvania Athletic Conference playoff appearances snapped at 12.

Tom Griffith spent his first season as CM's head coach after a year as interim coach.

Ericka Morrison was sixth in the PAC in scoring with 13.7 ppg.

Morrison was a second team All-PAC selection for the second straight season. Kelly Ahart was named to the All-PAC Sportsmanship team.

Morrison was the team MVP and Yhlen earned the Coach's Award.

Ahart, Autumn Barna and Rayna Torchia were recognized as four-year letter winners.

 

2004-2005 Women's Basketball

The Cougars finished 16-11 and reached the PAC playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.

Tom Griffith served as interim head coach as the Cougars were the fourth seed in the PAC playoffs and defeated Rosemont in a first round game and the Anderson Center.

Janell Fort set a MU single season record with 38 blocked shots. She is the school's career leader with 73.

Freshman Ericka Morrison was a second-team All-PAC selection, while freshman Amy Hughes earned honorable mention. Rachel Haley was named to the All-PAC Sportsmanship team.

Hughes was the team MVP, and Morrison received the Coach's Award.

Johnna Schickran was recognized as a four-year letter winner.  Cheri Magda was the only other senior on the team.

 

2003-2004 Women's Basketball

The Cougars finished 12-14 and reached the PAC playoffs for the 11th consecutive season.

Colleen Corrigan set a school single-game record with eight three-pointers vs. Baptist Bible and added to her career mark of 163. She also set a school record for games played (106) and finished second on CM's all-time scoring list (1,283 points).

Emily Sauck broke her own school single-season record for free throw percentage (83.0%) and became CM's career leader (81.6%).

Corrigan was a first-team All-PAC and first-team NPBM selection while Sauck earned honorable mention.

Corrigan was the team MVP, and Johnna Schickram received the Coach's Award.

Corrigan was the only senior on the team.

2002-2003 Women's Basketball

The Cougars finished 19-9 and reached the PAC Championship game for the second time in three seasons.

Leslie Livingstone finished fifth in the country in assists (6.1) and led the PAC for the fourth straight season. Livingstone holds school records for assists in a game (13), season (174) and a career (574).

Sandy Olm set career records for games (105) and rebounds (756). Emily Sauck set a school single-season record for free-throws (80.0%). Colleen Corrigan became CM's career leader in three-pointers made (114).

Livingstone, Olm and Corrigan were second team All-PAC selections. Olm was the team MVP, while Livingstone received the coach's award.

Olm, Livingstone and Jane Berlinger were seniors.  Olm and Livingstone were four-year letter winners.

 

2001-2002 Women's Basketball

The Cougars finished 11-15, ending their string of 8 consecutive winning seasons but returned to the PAC playoffs for the ninth straight.

Despite having her season cut short by an elbow injury, Leslie Livingstone was a first team All-PAC selection for the second straight year. She also led the PAC in assists for the third straight year and was seventh in the league in rebounding. With her senior year yet to be played she is the school's all-time assist leader. In her first year as a starter, Colleen Corrigan was honorable mention All-PAC and received the Coach's Award. While junior Sandy Olm was named team MVP. Lori Weller, Monica Krenzer and Meghan Evans were the only seniors on the team.

 

2000-2001 Women's Basketball

Under first-year head coach Christine Lardon, the Cougars enjoyed their best season ever with a 21-7 record. In enjoying their ninth consecutive winning season and eighth straight visit to the PAC playoffs, they were the first seed and made their first visit to the PAC finals. Although they fell short in the final they qualified for the ECAC Playoffs.

The season was marked by a school-record nine-game winning streak and the Cougars were unbeaten at home during the regular season (10-0) and 12-1 at home overall.

The Cougars were honored with many PAC selections. Leslie Livingstone was first-team; Jane Berlinger earned second-team, and Kristy Boyd was honorable mention. While coach Lardon was Coach of the Year.

Livingstone led the PAC in assists for the second consecutive season with 5.2 per game and was ninth in rebounding with 8.3 per game. She broke her own school single-season record with 143 assists and moved into second place all-time with 284. She set the school record with 13 assists in a game. Olm set the school records for Field Goal Percentage in a season (54.3) and a career (51.7). Boyd became the school's all-time leader with 87 3-pointers. A four-year letter winner, Boyd and Tiffany Dickson were the only seniors on the team. Livingstone was the team MVP, and Olm received the Coach's Award.

 

1999-2000 Women's Basketball

The Cougars enjoyed their eighth consecutive winning season at 12-11. They made there seventh straight appearance in the PAC playoffs. They opened the season by winning the Utica College Tournament. Mary Rowlands was named MVP of the tournament and Leslie Livingstone was named to the All-Tournament team.

Rowlands was 10th in the PAC in rebounding. Livingstone led the PAC in assists with 6.1 per game. She was fifth in NCAA Division III in assists and 24th in steals with 3.7 per game. Also she set the school single-season record with 141 assists and tied the school single-game record with 10 assists. Rowlands and Kyra Vebrosky were the only seniors on the team. Vebrosky was a four-year letter winner.

 

1998-1999 Women's Basketball

In her first season as head coach, Jeanne Dupree led the Cougars to their seventh consecutive winning season at 13-12. Also the team made its sixth straight appearance in the PAC playoffs. They lost to NCAA tournament qualifier Cabrini in double-overtime.

Megan Kopicki was second-team All-PAC selection. Becky Yacobenas was honorable mention All-PAC. Kopicki finished fourth in the PAC with 4.6 assists per game and eighth in NCAA D-III with 4.4 steals per game. Kopicki, Yacobenas and Janet Regan were all four-year letter winners.

 

1997-1998 Women's Basketball

Under head coach Julie Oja the Cougars recorded their sixth consecutive winning season at 13-12 and made their fifth straight appearance in the PAC playoffs. In the PAC playoffs they hosted and won their first round game for the second consecutive year.

Megan Kopicki was a first-team All-PAC selection. Jeanette Manorek and Becky Yacobenas were honorable mention All-PAC. Kopicki tied a school record with 10 assists in a game against Eastern. Rachael Bzdick, Jenn Calachino, Karen Poplaski and Debbie Reiner all concluded their careers.

 

1996-1997 Women's Basketball

The Cougars recorded their fifth consecutive winning season with the best record in school history (18-9). They made their fourth straight appearance in PAC playoffs and hosted their first ever-home playoff game. They also qualified for the ECAC playoffs for the second year in a row.

Staci Hughes was a first-team All-PAC selection. Linda Zebrowski was second team, while Megan Kopicki was honorable mention.

 

1995-1996 Women's Basketball

The Cougars enjoyed their fourth consecutive winning season and returned to the PAC playoffs for the third straight year. In the PAC quarterfinals they beat Marywood for their first ever playoff victory. Also the Cougars earned their first-ever ECAC tournament bid and finished in second place.

The team won the initial Misericordia Invitational. Missy Longhi was tourney MVP, and Staci Hughes and  Becky Yacobenaswere All-Tournament. In the regular season they beat PAC champion and NCAA qualifier Allentown. In three losses to NCAA qualifiers Alvernia and Cabrini, the total margin was only four points.

Longhi went over the 1,000 point mark and went on to become the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,365 points and set the record for most points in a game with 34 against Bethany. Longhi was a first-team PAC all-star while Hughes and Linda Zebrowski were honorable mention. Hughes set two school records with 24 rebounds against Gwynedd-Mercy and 7 blocked shots against Immaculata.

 

1994-1995 Women's Basketball

The Cougars enjoyed their third consecutive winning season and returned to the PAC playoffs for the second straight year. They also reached the finals of the St. John Fisher Tournament. For the second year in a row, the Cougars swept local rivals Wilkes and King's.

Tanya Gillette was named to the ECAC Player of the Week Honor Roll during the first week of the season while Tammy Williams received the same honor during the last week of the season. Missy Longhi also made the honor roll during the season. Williams and Lyons were both named second-team All-PAC while Longhi was honorable mention.

Lyons finished her career with 925 points and while junior Longhi ended the season with 927 points and needs just 73 points to become just the second women's player in the "modern era" of Misericordia athletics to go over 1,000 points for her career.

Seniors, Gillette, Lyons, Lauri Mink, Bernadette Palmer and Carolyn Hilliman all ended their basketball careers at Misericordia.

 

1993-1994 Women's Basketball

The Cougars completed their second straight winning season under head coach Julie Oja and made their first trip to the post-season in the last five years by qualifying for the PAC playoffs. Misericordia finished second in the PAC North with a 16-9 record and compiled a home record of 8-4 in their first year in the Anderson Center. In the first game played in the Anderson Center they recorded a 77-68 victory against SUNY-Oneonta.

Sophomore Missy Longhi was named to the ECAC Player of the Week Honor Roll during the season and set one of three new team single game records with six three-pointers against Cabrini. Shelly Lyons, who missed the last two weeks of the season due to a knee injury, set a new single game record with 17 rebounds against Centenary and King's. Junior point guard Tanya Gillette rebounded from last season's injury and set a record with 10 assists against Marywood.

 

1992-1993 Women's Basketball

The Cougars recorded their first winning season in four years with a 12-11 record. At one point during the season they won 7 of 8 games with the only loss coming on a controversial buzzer-beater. A season highlight was a win over Alvernia, who was ranked 20th in the NAIA.

Throughout the season the Cougars established three all-time single game records; Lauri Mink made 11 free throws against Neumann, Lori Bane blocked 4 shots against Baptist Bible, and Heidi Rinedoller had 8 steals against Baptist Bible. Also Shelly Lyons was twice named to ECAC player of the Week Honor Roll. Mink was named ECAC Rookie of the Week. Missy Longhi was named twice.

Bane ended her career with 1,067 points. So with only one other senior on the squad, Christell Hettes, the future looks bright for the Cougars.

 

1991-1992 Women's Basketball

Considering that the Cougars only had 10 players throughout the season, they enjoyed a successful season with a 7-19 record and surpassed last years win total. The season started off 0-7, but the team rebounded with a 6-6 record in the month of January. A season highlight was an impressive victory against a strong Wilmington team at home.

At one point during the season three freshmen were in the starting line-up, so with all but one girl returning next season things looked bright for the Cougars.

 

1990-1991 Women's Basketball

The Cougars record was 3-22 with victories coming against Mt. Saint Mary's and Neumann College twice. Lori Bane led the team in scoring with 364 points for the year.