Hall of Fame
The 1982-83 Women’s Basketball Team is the first to earn the prestigious Team of Distinction Award. That squad became the first Monmouth University team to play in an NCAA Division I Tournament. The Hawks avenged their only regular season conference loss by winning the Cosmopolitan Conference Tournament with a 77-65 win over Montclair State, then won an NCAA preliminary round game against Dartmouth 77-58. The ’82-83 team, led by Coach Milton Parker, continued to make Monmouth history when it faced Cheney State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The team consisted of Dottie Alexander Mahoney, Sandy Clayton Fox, Pia Frazier, Bettina Garguilo Ketz, Cindy Hook Chandler, Maggie Mathias, Jackie Messina Kripaitis, Sharon Mitchell and tri-captains Bonita Spence, Rosemary Strutz Paitakis and Tami Strutz Sasala. Barbara Withers assisted Parker on the bench.
Standing (left to right): Head Coach Milt Parker, Sandy Clayton Fox, Maggie Mathias, Cindy Hook Chandler, Rosie Strutz Paitakis, Tami Strutz Sasala, Asst Coach Barbara Withers
Sitting (left to right): Dottie Alexander Mahoney, Bonita Spence, Jackie Messina Kripaitis, Pia Frazier, Sharon Mitchell.
Not pictured: Bettina Gargiulo Kretz
