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Drexel Hill, Pa.
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| Position:
Assistant Coach - 7th Year
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| Experience:
7th Season at SJU
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| Alma Mater:
Saint Joseph's '04
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03/21/2013
Hawks and Commodores Open NCAA Tournament Play At 11 A.M. Saturday on ESPN2
03/07/2013
van Grinsven Earns First Team All-Conference Honors; Shields Chosen Most Improved Player
02/17/2012
Game Time Set For 7 p.m. At Halton Arena
01/24/2012
Game Time Set For 7 p.m. At The Reilly Center
01/19/2012
Game Will Be Broadcast Live On The CBS Sports Network at 1 p.m.
03/21/2013
The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team will take on Vanderbilt in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 23. Tip-off is set for 11:05 a.m. at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut.
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Returning to the bench for her seventh season as assistant coach is former Saint Joseph's standout Stephanie McCaffrey.
In her first season as an assistant coach, McCaffrey (nee Graff) worked diligently with the Hawk post players, helping Sarah Acker to finish amongst the Atlantic 10 leaders in shooting percentage, rebounds and blocked shots. Focusing on guard play in 2008-09, she helped Mary Kate McDade finish second in the Atlantic 10 in assists and Jenna Loschiavo rank third in three pointers made. During the 2009-10 season, McCaffrey saw the SJU guards improve their totals for assists (355) over the previous year (330), while freshman Ashley Prim became the first SJU guard to win Big 5 Co-Rookie of the Year.
Last year, McCaffrey returned to coaching the post players as the Hawks finished fourth in the conference in defensive field goal percentage and sixth in blocked shots. The duo of juniors Kelly Cavallo and Samira van Grinsven combined for the second-most rejections in the Atlantic 10 (92), while Cavallo posted the second-highest single-season shooting percentage in Saint Joseph's history at 61.4 percent.
Prior to the 2007-08 season, McCaffrey spent two years as director of basketball operations for SJU before being appointed assistant coach in the summer of 2007.
Perhaps the most intimidating defensive player in Hawk history, McCaffrey finished her playing career as the single game (seven), season (76) and career (175) leader in blocked shots. A two-time Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team selection, the forward finished her career sixth in total rebounds (788) and 12th in career scoring (1,193).
A 2003-04 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team and A-10 All-Defensive Team honoree, the Drexel Hill, Pa., native helped Saint Joseph's post an 80-43 record and earn three consecutive appearances in the Postseason WNIT over her four seasons.
A two-time Academic All-District II and A-10 All-Academic Team selection, McCaffrey graduated in 2004 with a degree in elementary/special education.
In 2004, McCaffrey became the 19th women's basketball player from Saint Joseph's to play professionally as she joined the University of Limerick/Augninish of the Irish Women's SuperLeague.
McCaffrey currently resides in Drexel Hill, Pa., with her husband Jim and daughters, Keara (4) and Kaylin (2).
