FRIAR TIMELINE SUSAN ROBINSON FRUCHTL 20-70 2012-PRESENT Susan Robinson Fruchtl was named the ninth women’s basketball coach in program history at Providence College on April 9, 2012. Robinson Fruchtl came to Providence after spending the previous five seasons at Saint Francis University (Pa.) from 2007-12. She guided the Red Flash to three-consecutive Northeast Conference Championship games, captured two conference titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and 2011. She garnered Northeast Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2011 after leading Saint Francis to a 2211 overall record and a 14-4 mark in the NEC. Robinson Fruchtl also spent eight seasons as an assistant coach at Penn State University (1993-98, 2004-07). She helped guide her alma mater to a 161-83 record during her eight seasons on the sidelines, including four, 20-win seasons. Robinson Fruchtl graduated from Penn State in 1992, where she won the Wade Trophy, as the national player of the year. She also was a consensus All-American and earned GTE/ CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. 2012-13 (7-23) Coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl PC 50 DREXEL 92 VERMONT 42 at Virginia 46 at Delaware 78 AKRON 70 IONA 39 at Hartford 59 at Harvard 58 ARIZONA STATE 47 vs. Clemson & 78 RHODE ISLAND 71 vs. Colorado State ^ 66 vs. Lafayette ^ 64 GEORGETOWN 62 LOUISVILLE 61 at Rutgers 67 at DePaul 65 VILLANOVA (OT) 44 at Notre Dame 51 ST. JOHN’S 59 at Syracuse 85 at Pittsburgh (2OT) 54 USF 49 CONNECTICUT 56 at Seton Hall 45 at Cincinnati 70 MARQUETTE 57 NOTRE DAME 38 at Villanova 61 vs. Georgetown $ 1784 & Myrtle Beach Convention Center (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) ^ Fordham Holiday Classic (Bronx, N.Y.) $ BIG EAST Tournament (Hartford, Conn.) Date 11/9 11/14 11/18 11/20 11/24 11/28 12/1 12/4 12/7 12/19 12/22 12/29 12/30 1/5 1/12 1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/6 2/10 2/12 2/20 2/23 2/26 3/2 3/4 3/8
OPP 6076 61648158 6673676252 53 54 7970877960 89657583 821057264819272812163
2013-14 (7-23) Coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl Date 11/9 11/12 11/15 11/18 11/20 11/23
PC 109 104 52 82 79 65
at UMass Lowell BRYANT at Drexel at Dartmouth HARTFORD at Arizona State
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11/27 12/5 12/18 12/21 12/29 1/1 1/4 1/8 1/11 1/15 1/18 1/21 1/25 1/28 2/1 2/5 2/8 2/11 2/15 2/18 2/22 3/1 3/3 3/8
60 ALBANY 7078 at Duquesne 8365 DAYTON 8354 at Rhode Island 51 71 BOSTON COLLEGE 80 65 BUTLER 6859 at Villanova 6871 at DePaul 9165 CREIGHTON 9770 GEORGETOWN 61 52 at Xavier 7579 at Marquette 8787 SETON HALL 9069 at Butler 7263 DE PAUL 7466 VILLANOVA 7265 at St. John’s 8562 MARQUETTE 7164 at Creighton 8572 at Seton Hall 8261 XAVIER 59 65 at Georgetown 7142 ST. JOHN’S 6379 vs. Seton Hall $ 882075 2240 $ BIG EAST Tournament (McGrath-Phillips Arena • Chicago, Ill.) 2014-15 (6-24) Coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl Date 11/14 11/18 11/20 11/23 11/26 11/30 12/3 12/6 12/7 12/11 12/21 12/28 12/30 1/2 1/4 1/9 1/11 1/16 1/23 1/25 1/30 2/1 2/6 2/8 2/15 2/20 2/22 2/27 3/1 3/7
PC 59 at Richmond 78 BROWN 54 at Hartford 69 VIRGINIA TECH 56 at Dayton 80 at Bryant 51 VILLANOVA 66 UMASS LOWELL 56 RHODE ISLAND 56 at Florida Gulf Coast 67 DUQUESNE 51 at Boston College 52 ST. JOHN’S 61 at Butler 59 at Xavier 61 at Georgetown 67 SETON HALL 54 CREIGHTON 66 at Marquette 42 at DePaul 59 BUTLER 57 XAVIER 40 at Seton Hall 49 at St. John’s 57 at Creighton 64 MARQUETTE 66 DE PAUL 62 at Villanova 81 GEORGETOWN 75 vs. Marquette $ 1817 $ BIG EAST Tournament (Allstate Arena • Rosemont, Ill.)
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1974-75 • The first season of Providence College women’s basketball. • The Friars finished with a record of 9-4. • Kay McDonald is hired as the College’s first women’s basketball coach. 1975-76 • The Friars finished with an impressive 16-3 overall record including a trip to the E.A.I.A.W. Regional Tournament. 1976-77 • Tim Gilbride is hired as the second women’s basketball coach at Providence. • PC ends the season with an 18-6 record including a birth in the E.A.I.A.W. Regional Tournament. • The Friars defeated Annhurst, 134-28, setting a team record for most points scored and margin of victory. 1977-78 • The Friars topped the 20-win mark for the first time with a 21-5 record. • PC participated in three tournaments including the E.A.I.A.W. Regional Tournament. 1978-79 • Another 20-win season was highlighted by victories over Brown, Boston College, UMass, and Connecticut. • The Friars finished with a 21-9 record as Mary Ann McCoy led the way averaging 11.3 points per game. 1979-80 • Posted third-consecutive 20-win season. • Two Friar greats, Mary Ann McCoy and Lynn Sheedy graduated leading the team to a 22-7 record and PC’s first ever trip to the E.A.I.A.W. National Tournament. • McCoy became the first Lady Friar to score over 1,000 points and pull down over 1,000 rebounds. • Sheedy’s 1,261 career points ranks 13th in Friar history.
1980-81 • Joe Mullaney, Jr. was named the new Providence women’s basketball head coach. • The Friars finished with a 17-12 record and earned a E.A.I.A.W. Regional Tournament berth. • The squad was led by Kathy Finn who averaged 15.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest. 1981-82 • PC captured two in-season tournaments; the Concordia Classic and the Providence College Invitational. • The Friars won a then-record 25 games, with just nine defeats, on their way to yet another E.A.I.A.W. Regional Tournament birth. 1982-83 • The Friars ended the season with a 24-6 overall record, two consecutive 20-win seasons. • Providence began play in the newly formed BIG EAST Conference, finished with a 7-1 conference record and were named Co-Champions. • Friar great Kerry Phayre graduated, earning KODAK District I All-America Team and BIG EAST Honorable Mention honors. 1983-84 • Lynn Sheedy was hired as new PC women’s basketball coach and guided the Friars to a 19-7 overall record and a 5-3 mark in conference play. • The Friars defeated Miami, Duke and Monmouth enroute to the Miami Masonic Classic Tournament title. • Friar greats Kathy Finn, second on the Friar all-time scoring list and Laurie St. Jean, who started in 90 consecutive games, graduated.
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