DeSales University Women's Basketball Record Book

DeSales University Athletics

The women's basketball record book has been updated thru the 2024-25 season. Among the features in this PDF are:
Coaching History
Year-by-Year Results
Results vs. All Opponents
Postseason and Individual Awards History
Individual Records
Team Records
Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders

You can view the record book at the link at the top or quickly view each section by clicking on the appropriate links in the first paragraph. This document will be updated at the end of each academic year. Continue scrolling to view some historical photos of top performers as well as some historical facts/program notes. If you find errors and/or believe there to be omissions from the record book in a certain area you can always email DeSales sports information director (BJ Spigelmyer) as sometimes history is unavailable in certain years. In addition, photos are limited and sometimes non-existent especially prior to 2005 so anyone with photos can also email them (color or black & white) to the DeSales SID (BJ) and we will do our best to add them into the history if appropriate.

Program History

by the numbers

Started: 1971-72

Coaches: 8

(led by Fred Richter - 35 years - All-time leader in wins w/681)

Conference Championships: 16 (ESAC - ‘89 and ’90; PAC - ‘96 and ’97)

(MAC Freedom - ‘98, ’00, ‘08, ’09, ‘10, ’11, ‘19, ’20, ‘21, ’22, ‘23, ’24)

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 17 ('89, ‘90, ’96, ‘97, ’98, ‘00, ’03, ‘08, ’09, ‘10, ’11, ‘17, ‘19, ’20, ‘22, ’23, '24)

NCAA “Sweet 16”: 2008 and 2019

Conference Rookies of the Year: 7

Conference Players of the Year : 11

MAC Women's Basketball Scholar-Athletes: 4

(LeighAnn Burke, Kelly Magrann, Averi Jordan, Mikaela Reese)

CoSIDA Academic All-District: 14

All-Region Performers: 41

CoSIDA Academic All-American: 3 (LeighAnn Burke and Averi Jordan 2x)

All-Americans: 24

(Lynn Butler 3x, Tina Costello, Karin Povish, Donna Luft, Kate Corcoran, Teri Antolick, Alyssa Antolick 3x, LeighAnn Burke 2x, Kim Rarick, Morgan Birmelin 2x, Averi Jordan 3x, Megan Bealer 2x, Mikaela Reese)

Jostens Trophy FInalists: 3 (LeighAnn Burke 2x, Averi Jordan)

Dr. John Compardo Female Athletes of the Year: 23

DeSales University Hall of Famers: 18 (2 teams)

(Alyssa Antolick-Holdorff, Teri Antolick-Richter, Kate Baxter-Meredith, LeighAnn Burke-McGovern, Lynn Butler-Tubman, Kate Corcoran, Tina Costello, Nancy Irwin-Hamaday, Jennifer Kish, Jerry Mayza, Jennifer Netwall-Brigham, Donna Luft-Noll, Karin Povish, Kim Rarick, Terri Schultz, Maureen Shaughnessy-Toy, Tom Shirley, Sally Whittaker, 1988-89 Team, 1997-98 Team)