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1998-99
Delaware Women's Basketball
Roster
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No.
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Name
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Position
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Year
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Ht
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Hometown
(High School/Last
School)
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10
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Erin
Wilmer
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Guard
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Fr.
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5-8
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Crofton,
MD (Pallotti)
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11
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Megan
Dellegrotti
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Guard
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Fr.
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5-6
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Berwick,
PA (Berwick)
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14
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Kathy
Corcoran
*
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Guard
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So.
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5-2
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Chalfont,
PA (Central Bucks
West)
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20
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Tracy
Whitling
*
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Center
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So.
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6-4
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Oil
City, PA (Oil City)
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21
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Valerie
Katsorhis
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Guard
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Fr.
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5-8
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Jamaica,
NY (Benjamin Cardozo)
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22
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Cindy
Johnson
*
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Guard
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So.
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5-8
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Far
Rockaway, NY (August
Martin)
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30
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Karen
Mulligan
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Guard
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Jr.
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5-10
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Ronkonkoma,
NY (Connetquot HS/St. John's
Univ.)
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33
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Danielle
Leyfert
*
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Guard/Forward
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So.
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5-11
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Vienna,
VA (Oakton)
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34
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Renee
Baker
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Forward
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So.
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6-0
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Wilmington,
DE (Padua Acad./American
Univ.)
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40
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Christina
Rible
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Forward
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Fr.
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6-1
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Little
Silver, NJ (Red Bank
Regional)
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43
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Lindsay
Davis
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Guard
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Fr.
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5-10
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River
Edge, NJ (River Dell)
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50
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Suzanne
Street
*
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Center
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Jr.
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6-4
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Butler,
PA (Butler HS/Ohio
Univ.)
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53
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Chris
Seifert
*
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Forward
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So.
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6-2
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Myerstown,
PA (Eastern Lebanon
Co.)
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*
= Letters Won
Head Coach:
Tina
Martin
Assistant Coaches:
Jeanine
Radice,
Trina
Wilson,
Cindy
Carroll
Captains: Chris Seifert,
Renee Baker
Home Games at Bob
Carpenter Center
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1998-99
Delaware
Women's Basketball
Quick
Biographies
RETURNING
PLAYERS
DANIELLE
LEYFERT
Sophomore • Guard/Forward • 5-11
• Vienna, VA
Blue Hens'
top player...can play at either shooting
guard or small forward...earned America
East All-Rookie team honors as a freshman
in 1997-98, just missing league Rookie of
the Year honors...led team in scoring
(13.3 ppg; 8th in America East), assists
(60), steals (45), and minutes played
(34.6 per game), and ranked third in
rebounding (5.5 rpg)...has good moves
around the basket...set UD freshman
records for points in a season (358) and
in a game twice (29 vs. Delaware State; 34
at home vs. Northeastern)....scored 20 or
more points in a game four times and had
season-high 11 rebounds vs. James
Madison... enjoyed outstanding career at
Oakton HS where she was ranked as the
fourth best senior in Virginia...named to
Street & Smith's honorable mention
All-American team...scored a school-record
1,235 points and averaged 16.5 ppg and 8
rpg as a senior and 15.5 ppg and 8 rpg as
a junior...first team All-State and Region
Player of the Year in 1996-97...three-time
All-District ...also played
soccer...physical education major at
Delaware.
CINDY
JOHNSON
Sophomore • Guard • 5-8 •
Far Rockaway, NY
One of the
league's top young backcourt players...has
great quickness and has improved
ball-handling skills...outstanding
rebounder for a guard....earned spot on
America East All-Rookie Team as a freshman
last season...ranked third on the team in
scoring (10.6 ppg), second in assists (54,
2.0 apg), second in steals (39), third in
three-pointers (7), and fourth in
rebounding (4.4 per game)...shot 79.4
percent from the foul line to lead team
and set UD freshman record...came on late
in the season, scoring 23 points vs. Maine
Feb. 8 and 23 points vs. Boston University
Feb. 21...also pulled 12 rebounds in the
game vs. Boston University...had
season-high six assists vs.
Northeastern... three-year starter at
August Martin HS where she scored over
1,000 career points and led team to three
city titles...averaged 18 ppg, 5.0 rpg,
and 6.0 apg as a senior when she led team
to 26-1 record and state runner-up finish
and was named first team
All-City...averaged 15 ppg as a junior in
1995-96 when team went 24-1 and lost in
state quarterfinals...member of Guyana
National Team that played in Central
America Tournament and in Jamaica the last
two summers....English major at
Delaware.
SUZANNE
STREET
Junior • Center • 6-4 •
Butler, PA
Intimidating
force as a rebounder and shot blocker in
the middle for Blue Hens...has improved
scoring...played first season at Delaware
last season after transferring from Ohio
University...led America East and ranked
19th in the NCAA in blocked shots (56 for
2.1 blpg average; 2nd highest season total
in UD history), led team in rebounding
(7.4 rpg; 7th in America East) and field
goal pct. (.498), and was second in
scoring (11.1 ppg)...also shot 69.2
percent from the foul line...scored in
double figures 14 times, including 9 times
in the final 13 games, with high of 21 at
home vs. Maine...had four
double-doubles...had season-high six
blocked shots vs. Vermont (Jan.
18)...played 1995-96 season at Ohio
University where she scored 20 points (1.1
ppg) and pulled 14 rebounds (0.8 rpg) in
18 games as a backup...averaged 16.5 ppg,
12 rpg, and 5 blocks per game as a senior
at Slippery Rock HS...played junior season
at Butler HS...physical education
major.
CHRIS
SEIFERT
Sophomore • Center • 6-2 •
Myerstown, PA
Co-captain...outstanding
frontcourt player who returns after
missing all but two games last season with
torn knee ligaments...can play at big
forward or center...had seven points and
six rebounds off bench vs. Navy and added
nine rebounds vs. James Madison before
suffering injury in practice...retained
freshman eligibility...moved into starting
center spot at mid-season of freshman year
in 1996-97 and started 18 games...averaged
5.5 ppg and was third on team with 4.5
rebounds per game...led team and ranked
ninth in AMERICA EAST with 20 blocks (0.8
blpg)...had top two games vs. Boston
University, scoring 17 points with 11
rebounds during the regular season and
adding 14 points and 12 rebounds in
tournament play-in win...one of the top
players in Lebanon County history at
Eastern Lebanon County HS...scored 1,307
career points and set school records with
872 rebounds and 185 blocked
shots...averaged 16 ppg and 10 rpg as a
senior...three-time All-county
pick...state qualifier in discus for
track...nursing major who works as an
Emergency Medical Technician in the
summer.
TRACY
WHITLING
Sophomore • Center • 6-4 •
Oil City, PA
Coming off
a solid freshman season where she showed
steady improvement...has good offensive
skills and teams with starter Suzanne
Street to give Blue Hens one of tallest
lineups in America East...played in 23
games with four starts in
1997-98...averaged 3.7 ppg and 4.1 rpg and
shot 52.2 percent from the
field...struggled at the foul line,
hitting just 28 percent (14 of 50)...had
best game at home vs. Drexel with 10
points and15 rebounds...one of the most
highly-touted recruits in recent Delaware
history...earned Street & Smith's
honorable mention All-American honors as a
senior when she was named one of the top
40 seniors in the nation by
Nike/WBCA...two-time All-State pick,
two-time District 10 Player of the Year,
and three-time All-conference
selection...set Oil City HS records for
career points (1,346) and rebounds
(1,213)...averaged 18.5 ppg and 16.5 rpg
as a senior when she led team to 24-3
record and district runner-up spot...also
a two-time All-State volleyball
player...animal science major at
Delaware...co-secretary of Episcopal
Campus Ministry at Delaware.
KATHY
CORCORAN
Sophomore • Guard • 5-3 •
Chalfont, PA
Second-year
member of squad as a walk-on...proved to
be a valuable addition last season after
joining team midway through pre-season
drills...good ball-handler who averaged
9.7 minutes in 18 games...scored 13 points
(0.7), dished out 19 assists (1.1 apg),
and pulled 11 rebounds (0.6 rpg)...had
four assists vs. Delaware State....enjoyed
an outstanding career at Central Bucks
West High School where she was a four-year
starting point guard and a four-time
All-Suburban One performer...earned
honorable mention All-State honors as a
junior...scored 1,059 career points to go
with 500 assists and 400 steals...was
first guard to score 1,000 points in
school history and also set school records
for three-pointers in a game, season, and
career (100)...team won two conference
titles and advanced to state tournament
her sophomore year...also played tennis
and ran track...accounting major at
Delaware.
1998-99
BLUE HEN NEWCOMERS
RENEE
BAKER
Sophomore • Forward • 6-0 •
Wilmington, DE
Co-captain...begins
first season with Delaware after sitting
out last season after transfer from
American University...great all-around
talent and leader who should move right
into big forward spot for the Blue
Hens...played in 24 games in a reserve
role at American in 1996-97, leading the
Eagles to an 18-9 record...averaged 5.3
points and 3.1 rebounds per game and shot
78 percent from the foul line to earn a
spot on the Colonial Athletic Association
All-Rookie team...had a career-high 19
points and 10 rebounds vs.
UNC-Wilmington...enjoyed an outstanding
three-sport career at Padua Academy in
Wilmington..was a two-time Gatorade state
Player of the Year and three-time
All-State performer...was the 1996 state
high school Player of the Year in
volleyball and the state indoor and
outdoor high jump champion....younger
sister, Stephanie, plays basketball at
Villanova...honor student majoring in
criminal justice and psychology at
Delaware.
KAREN
MULLIGAN
Junior • Guard • 5-10 •
Ronkonkoma, NY
Another
first-year eligible player for the Blue
Hens...transferred from St. John's
University and sat out last
season...brings instant leadership,
experience, and toughness to Delaware
backcourt...will battle for starting spot
at shooting guard...played two seasons in
the Big East at St. John's...played in 24
games as a freshman in 1995-96, averaging
2.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per game...as
a sophomore in 1996-97, started the first
12 games and was averaging 4.8 ppg, 3.0
rpg, and 1.3 apg before missing remainder
of season knee injury....enjoyed a
brilliant career at Connetquot HS on Long
Island, earning All-American and Suffolk
County Player of the Year
laurels...physical education
major.
LINDSAY
DAVIS
Freshman • Guard • 5-10 •
River Edge, NJ
Outstanding
shooter who will compete for playing time
at shooting guard or small
forward...three-sport standout in
basketball, softball, and and soccer at
River Dell High School, earning All-County
honors in each...earned four letters in
basketball, earning All-County honors
three times, All-League laurels four
times, and first team All-State and
All-American notice as as senior...led
team to four-year record of 99-10 and the
1997 county title...averaged 26.0 ppg and
12.0 rpg as a senior and became school's
all-time leading scorer and rebounder
(1,244)...averaged 14.2 ppg and 12 rpg as
junior...earned All-State honors in
softball as a pitcher, setting a school
record for wins in a career... physical
education major at Delaware who would like
to go into coaching...worked in the NBA
New Jersey Nets office this past
summer.
MEGAN
DELLEGROTTI
Freshman • Guard • 5-6 •
Berwick, PA
Outstanding
prospect who could battle for starting
point guard spot as a freshman this
season...has all the skills needed to be
an outstanding leader of Blue Hen
offense...enjoyed a stellar career at
Berwick High School, leading team to
district title and Pennsylvania state
runner-up spot last season...team was
ranked in the final USA Today Top 20
national poll...four-year varsity starter
who was a three-time Wyoming Valley
Conference Player of the Year...earned
All-State honors as a junior and
senior...averaged over 21 ppg over her
final two seasons...set school record for
points in a career with 2,299 and
established season record for points three
times...broke school's girls and boys
single game scoring record with 62 vs.
Pittston, breaking record set by her
father, Lew...also played soccer at
Berwick...National Honor Society
member...arts and sciences major at
Delaware.
VALERIE
KATSORHIS
Freshman • Guard • 5-8 •
Jamaica, NY
High-scoring
freshman who will battle for playing time
at both point guard and shooting
guard...capped an outstanding career at
Benjamin Cardozo HS last winter where she
was a four-year starter and had her number
(21) retired...averaged 26.0 points, 8.0
rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game as a
senior when she was named first team
All-City and All-Queens by Newsday, New
York Post, and New York Daily
News...averaged 18.0 ppg as a
junior...named Queens Player of the Year
as a senior...led Cardozo HS to two
division titles and scored 1,499 career
points.
CHRISTINA
RIBLE
Freshman • Forward • 6-1 •
Little Silver, NJ
Will add
solid depth to Blue Hen frontcourt as a
freshman...had an outstanding career at
Red Bank Regional High School...four-year
varsity starter at forward...led Red Bank
to the New Jersey State Group III title as
a senior...earned second team All-State
honors as a senior and third team as a
junior...competed in New Jersey All-Star
Classic...scored over 1,000 career
points...averaged 16.7 points and 11.6
rebounds per game as a junior...also was a
standout in softball and tennis (No. 1
singles player) at Red Bank...business
major at Delaware.
ERIN
WILMER
Freshman • Guard • 5-8 •
Crofton, MD
One of
four freshman guards on this year's Blue
Hen squad...will be used primarily at
point guard...basketball, lacrosse, and
cross country standout ...attended Arundel
HS before moving to Pallotti High School
for senior year...three-year starter in
basketball at Arundel, leading team to
1996 state title and two county
titles...averaged 17.5 ppg as a junior at
Arundel HS...earned All-State honors as a
senior at Pallotti, earning Laurel Player
of the Year honors...earned All-conference
honors in lacrosse...National Honor
Society member...biology major at
Delaware.
CHRISTINE
KOREN
Junior • Guard • 5-6 •
Drums, PA
Will sit
out the 1998-99 season due to NCAA
transfer rules...transferred from Seton
Hall University last spring after playing
three seasons with the
Pirates...originally recruited by Tina
Martin while at Seton Hall...classic point
guard with great ball-handling and passing
skills...played in 79 games with 76 starts
over three seasons at Seton Hall, scoring
473 points (6.0 ppg), pulling 199 rebounds
(2.5 rpg), and dishing out 389 assists
(4.9 apg)...team tri-captain in 1997-98
when she averaged 4.8 ppg, dished out 155
assists (5.7 per game; 5th in Big East),
and led team in three-point shooting
(.327)...had career highs of 21 points
(Rider) and 12 assists
(Rutgers)...elementary education major
with minor in psychology...active in
student-athlete community service while at
Seton Hall...All-American at Hazleton HS
where she set school career scoring record
(1,834 points) and averaged 20.3
ppg...drove cross country and camped for
two weeks this past summer
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